Mark dayton announced he chose tina smith to fill senator al franken seat until the november election to complete the final two years of senator frankens term. We will likely hear remarks about senate designate tina smith on the floor of the senate today. Live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Our father in heaven, thank you that our lifes pilgrimage is a process and discovery. Open our eyes today that we may see wonderful things in your precepts, gaining wisdom from your word. Help our lawmakers to strive to ensure that their thoughts, words, and deeds will please you. Today, we surrender to your providence, trusting you to order our steps. Lord, teach us to illuminate our world with the wisdom of your divine insights so that your will may be done on earth. Transform lifes deserts so that they blossom like roses. Bring Flowing Spr
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Sift. Coming up right now. Contributions fromm to your pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. Americas criminal Justice System has become a critical debate. The impact on people of color. However, the war on crime that deeg began in the 1970s, in the book locking up our own, crime and punishment in america. Professor foreman, good to have you on this program. Ru part of a grand legacy. Good to be here. Let me start with the remarks of the relatively new attorney general, Jeff Sessions. He wants to go back to the re n reagan era tactics, my read of it was undoing everything that eric holder tried to do. Is that the right or wrong direction . It is the wrong direction, he wants to take us back to policy that is have proven to have fail and caused great damage. If you think about attorney general session, he said marijuana is slightly less deadly than heroine. People have gotten to a point where they recognize the era in the approach, they recognize the incredible damage and pain t
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