System completely offline. Mr. President , shutting down the government is a choice, and it is a choice that would lead to a crisis on our southern border getting even worse. I am encouraged that many of our colleagues who share my concerns are working to ensure that the shortterm funding measure will be passed this week. It gives the men and women in Border Patrol and ice greater resources while we continue our work to clean up washington democrats mess. Ending the month of september, starting a new fiscal year, we have a responsibility we accept as members of congress to do some things, answer roll calls, respond to our constituents, keep the lights on in the federal government. The third issue is one which we are contesting this week. The senate, i believe, is taking a responsible, thoughtful approach to this. There are 51 democrats, 49 republicans, effectively. Most majors of consequence require more than a majority vote. So the decision was made by both senator schumer and senator
These companies and more, including comcast. Do you think this is just a Community Center . No, its way more than that. Comcast is partnering with a thousand Community Centers to create wifi enabling listening so students from low income families can get the tools they need for ything. Comcast supports cspan as a Public Service along with these other Television Providers giving you a front row seat to democracy. And this morning, Senate Lawmakers continue work on a shortterm spending bill to avert a Government Shutdown on saturday at midnight. Nell vote at 11 45 a. M. Eastern time to debate the measure. Take you to the floor of the senate 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. Immortal, invisible, god only wise, you still work wonders in the earth. Teach us to do your will. Teach us that prayer still brings results. Teach us that we need not fear what the future holds,
But action their plant to graduate school with his. Father. Ims first met her when i would put that was in your system that i thought was enrages i have written a book called fall of the of fantasy so we had could find debating the entire set of questions. I am very confident that i wonder she acquitted herself very well. But the most recent list of us dont know the utterly shameful condition of the indian reservations and in the shameful treatment that native americans received from the federal government. Naomi has coined the new trail of tears san you will see why that is such a fitting title. And why the story she has to tallis the allimportant. [applause] but his this aid depressing topic so i will begin. And of the above the reservation that makes up the second poorest county in the United States in 2013 the five Police Officers assigned to patrol the area receives 16200500 calls for Emergency Assistance program want to take a moment to do the math. As of 2009 there were 39 innin
We hear about Medicinal Marijuana and its interesting that in the state of california and in the city of denver, we ine more pot dispensaries then we do starbucks. I dont know what your opinion is, but i dont think people are that unhealthy in denver in california. Is there anyone on the panel that would disagree with that . Again, i question. It interacts with what you do. Do you treat someone who is on Medicinal Marijuana versus Recreational Marijuana any differently than when it comes to traffic accidents, when it comes to being able to fly an airplane, to engineer a train. Anyou treat those people differently . Would anyone like to comment on that . Yes, go ahead. Not in the department of transportation. All safety sensitive employees are subject to the same testing and we did issue the two state ends. One in 2009 in response to the inicinal Marijuana Law and 2012 on recreational. Everyone is to be treated the same. There is no legitimate medical explanation for a schedule one drug
The law that is in the legislative language that is in this supplemental. Because i agree with our distinguished whip, mr. Hoyer, and others who have said there are two things happening here. One is we need to address the challenge, the humanitarian challenge. We need resources to do that for particular purposes, and we should do that in the supplemental. Another is to change the law which we shouldnt do in a supplemental. It is legislative legislating on an appropriations bill in a manner in which all kind of statements can be made which may be anecdotally significant but not significant in terms of the difference that they make a difference enough to change the law. And so when people talk about witnesses in one context or another, just saying something on the floor of the house, its interesting. But there should be hearings, if were going to change the law, there should be hearings where testimony can come forth, challenged, confirmed, whatever it may be. But a serious discussion wo