To focus on now of course is a trade deal with the uk and so i have joined a number of other senators and asking you can watch this online at cspan. Org. The senate gaveling in at 3 30 p. M. And they will take a procedural vote on a couple of abortion measures. Live coverage now of the u. S. Senate. 18. The presiding officer under the previous order, the time until 3 30 p. M. Will be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. The senator from alaska. Ms. Murkowski madam president , just very briefly here this afternoon, we will have beginning at 3 30 p. M. A series of votes to include the nomination of Katherine Macgregor to be deputy secretary of the department of interior, and i would like to provide my support for this nomination. I want to thank my colleagues on the energy and Natural Resources committee for working with me to report and rereport ms. Macgregors nomination moved out on a bipartisan basis. I thank the majority leader for filing cloture on her nominat
madame speaker, the president of the united states. [applause] [cheers and applause] [indistinct conversations] [cheers and applause] speaker pelosi: members of congress, the president of the united states. [cheers and applause] [chanting four more years ] pres. trump: thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. madam speaker, mr. vice president, members of congress, the first lady of the united states. [cheers and applause] pres. trump: and my fellow citizens, three years ago, we launched the great american come back. tonight i stand before you to share the incredible results. jobs are booming. incomes are soaring. poverty is plummeting. crime is falling. confidence is surging. and our country is thriving and highly respected again. [cheers and applause] pres. trump: america s enemies are on the run. america s fortunes are on the rise. and america s future is blazing bright. the years of economic decay are over. [applause] pres. trump: the days of our country be
the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. heavenly father, thank you for giving us another day. we thank you for every day you give us to be here at the seat of participative government. breast the work of all the men and women who represent the people of the united states. fill them with wisdom and good will that they might better work together for the benefit of our nation. bless all the leaders of all the branches of our government at the end of a difficult week when the divisions in our polity and our faith have been on open display for all the world to see. father, forgive us and send us your spirit that we might indeed heal the divisions and learn to love those with whom we disagree even our enemies. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day s proceedings and announces to the house her ppro
speculation he may use it to criticize democrats who have had a chaotic start to their process to select a presidential candidate for november s election it s taken almost 24 hours for partial results to emerge from that 1st contest of the iowa caucus now president trump has called it an unmitigated disaster now with 62 percent of those votes counted pete is marginally ahead of bernie sanders elizabeth warren is that while former vice president joe biden is trailing in 4th place the democratic party has apologized for that long delay in announcing those results calling it unacceptable its claim to technical glitch but says the numbers are accurate and we are still waiting for those final results but both footage and cylinders are already claiming victory well let s now go back to our white house correspondent candy how good he is at capitol hill for us this evening kimberly i know president trump is unpredictable at the best of times but all we re expecting him tonight to men
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] madam speaker, the president of the united states. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [cheering] [applause] [cheering] is members of congress, the president of the united states. [applause] [cheering] [cheering] thank you very much. madam speaker, mr. vice president, members of congress, the first lady of the united states. [applause] [cheering] and my fellow citizens, three years ago we launched the greatest american comeback. tonight i stand before you to share the incredible results, jobs are booming, incomes are soaring, poverty is plummeting, crime is falling, confidence is surging and our country is thriving and highly respected again. [applause] [cheering] america s enemies are on the run. america s fortunes are on the rise, and america s future is blazing bright. the years of economic decay are over. [applause] t