Soonnelists with us, three to be members of the u. S. Congress who are going to take. He progressive banner and into conflict with the establishment politicians and corporate elites who represent the working families of this country. These are great people who have had great campaigns. Let me introduce them. In acted last night landslide victory, they told us it would be a tough race, rashida. 6633 . S it, 69. Tlaib thank you. I appreciate everything. Is you did about you not become the democratic nominee, but you did not give up on the movement and you continue to support so many of us who are putting people before profits. I cannot thank you enough for not giving up on the movement and continuing to support people like us. Sen. Sanders how can i give up when we have people like you guys . You inspire the American People. An incrediblewon victory. He took on the entire political establishment. A 16 term incumbent and won by not quite as much as rashida. Much,wman not quite as but 15 p
Hearing for state Department Nominees Including ambassador at large for Global Health security and diplomacy as well as u. S. Ambassadors. This is about an hour 20 minutes the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Our hearing today is to hear from five of the President Bidens nominees in dealing with career positions and ambassadorships. Its wonderful to have you all here. We thank you all for being here. Thank you do senator ricketts for being here to lead the republican side of this hearing. Its not always easy to find members that have or willing to adjust their schedules in order to accommodate these hearings, and i think senator ricketts for always being available to this committee to carry out our important work. I want to add some opening comments and senator ricketts wont opening comments but first i want to recognize senator reed and allowed to make an introduction and thank him for being here in the committee. We sometimes have a friendly rivalry between Arme
Thats our job, is to take votes, to try to make legislation better and to offer improvements to it, and that means amendments. Look, i understand in the house of representatives things operate a little bit differently. Youve got 435 people over tlchlt its a lot harder to have that. This is why weve always bragged about our status as the worlds greatest deliberative legislative body. On paper we are. Historically we certainly have been. Today we are not. Were kidding ourselves, were delusional if we want and expect the American People to believe otherwise. Heres the food news the good news, we still are that entity on paper, as it is envisioned, as its created, as its established and outlined by the constitution. We still are that entity, with our own rules, our own precedence, and our own customs. But alas, the best rules, the best constitutional provisions will amount to dead letter if we ourselves refuse to exercise our own rights and our prerogatives. The muscle of legislative proce
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