Chief of staff. Now, live coverage of the u. S. Senate. Vice president under the previous order, the senate will consider the following nomination. The clerk nomination, general charles q. Brown, jr. , to be chief of staff and general of the United States air force. The Vice President under the previous order, the question occurs on the nomination. Is there a sufficient second . It appears there is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the Vice President are there any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote . If not, on this vote, the yeas are 98, the nays are zero. And the historic nomination of general charles q. Brown, jr. As the United States air force chief of staff is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Mr. Alexander madam president . The presiding officer the senator from tennessee. Mr. Alexander thank you
The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain. Reverend kyle wright ii, Holy Cross Lutheran church and school, collinsville, illinois. The chaplain let us pray. In the name of the father, son, and holy ghost, amen. I thank and praise you heavenly father for moving each and every one of these men and women to serve this country which you sustain in your mercy. Watch over them this day that your will be done in their discussions, decisions, and most of all their actions. You are the god of all power and might who out of love for your creation established order from chaos, peace from discord, and life from death. For the sake of christ jesus our lord, forgive us of our pride, our disobedience, and poor stewardship of what you have placed into our care. According to your mercy, open the eyes and hearts of your people so they may know the depth of your love found only in christ jesus. Dear lord, i commend to your care our congress, our government,
Just the Arctic Refuge, but the wildlife and the indigenous who depend on this sacred, natural landscape. 1146 earlier. R. This year with my republican colleague, brian fitzpatrick, believe, as do 182 other cosponsors of this bill, that are are some places that simply too important, too sacred to be spoiled by oil and Gas Development. His is the same basic proposition that we were presented with yesterday when bipartisan ssed legislation to protect our coasts from offshore drilling, of use the north coast california is too special to have its fisheries and coastal conomy put at risk for the profit of big oil because places like the low country of south too special to be spoiled by oil spills. And today, were here to show the Arctic National wildlife refuge, the largest wildlife refuge in the united too special. So than fuge is home to more 200 different wildlife species pine,at includes the pork caribou herd. He refuge is a special place where veterans, recovering from begin. Find them
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We begin our program this afternoon for us to know we are not alone. We are not alone and there are allies who stand with us. And my pleasure to open our program by inviting an american evangelical leader, a former twotime commissioner or International Religious freedom, president of the congress of and evangelical leaders and multi states work at the intersection of faith and foreign policy. The fact he is centers medal of valor and the task for minorities in the middle east. He is about to speak to us but i heard him speak at the Israeli Embassy and if you have been to the embassy knows that outside the embass any there are amply fires and air raid siren going out at 100 december bells. And it can break your ears and out there and protesting and i heard reverend moore say if they cared about human rights, they would turn their speakers in the other direction so the chinese can hear their objections the way uighurs are treated. Please join me in welcoming johnny moore. [applause] the