Toward the finish line. I look forward to continue to advance us legislation today. And passing it this week. Mr. President. This morning, the long march for equality for lgbtq americans took a step forward. The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision that federal employment discrimination protections do in fact extend to lgbtq americans. Believe it or not, before today, it was allowed, the federal government did not say you could prevent let me say that in a different way. Believe it or not before today, it was not a settled legal matter that you could sue your employer for firing you solely on the basis of Sexual Orientation or sexual identity. In 2020 in america, it was still okay to discriminate against people because of their Sexual Orientation or identity. Is that unbelievable . Twentyfirst century, still alone. Well, now it isnt. Because of the Supreme Court. And, they deserve credit for that case. And one of the cases that formed the basis of todays ruling originated in m
Last week working on a public lands package that would permanently fund the land and Water Conservation fund with a vote to move forward on that this afternoon at 5 30 p. M. Eastern, live coverage here of the u. S. Senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. Dr. Black, the chaplain of the senate, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god, our righteousness. As each new day seems to bring the unexpected, we thank you for your power that keeps us from stumbling on lifes road. Today, give our lawmakers the wisdom to find in you their refuge and strength. Lord, as they face complex challenges, may they plead to you for guidance and fellowship. Remind them that in the multitude of counselors, there is safety. May our senators plant seeds of righteousness in order to reap a harvest of goodness and grace. May they make you the foundation of their hope and joy as you empower them to meet every trial without weariness. And lord, have mercy
This morning, the long march for equality for lgbt q americans took a step forward, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision that federal employment discrimination protections do in fact extend to lgbt q americans. Believe it or not, before today, it was allowed, the federal government did not say you could prevent let me say that a different way, before today it was not a settled legal matter that you could sue your employer for firing you solely on the basis of Sexual Orientation a sexual identity. In 2020 in america it was still okay to discriminate against people because of the Sexual Orientation and identity. Is that unbelievable, 21stcentury . Still allow . Now it isnt because of the Supreme Court and they deserve credit for that case and one of the cases on the basis of todays ruling originated in my home state of new york where a skydiving instructor was fired for admitting his Sexual Orientation. So today the Supreme Court did the right thing and ruled that Workplace
Grants it emergency use authorization. The panel is meeting one week from this coming thursday. Thats going to be on december 10 and then about 24 hours after that, the vaccine will go first probably to healthcare workers and then begin to broaden out to the larger population, if its approved. We hope it is, the chief scientific advisor to operation warp speed says that they will be able to ship those first vaccine to immunization sites within about 24 hours of that approval. Now speaking, david, of shipping vaccines our corporate cousins the wall street journal reporting that you nighted airlines will fly chartered planes between brussels, belgium , and chicago ohare, the airline will carry five times the amount of dry ice normally permitted on board to keep that vaccine cool, has to be at a certain cold temperature on the plane, on thursday, President Trump welcomed this news. Listen. President trump itll hit the frontline workers and senior s and doctors, nurses, a lot of people are
News to share. A federal judge has just denied the Trump Administrations request to block a tellall book by former National Security adviser john bolton. Nbcs Josh Lederman is at the white house with all of this. What can you tell us about all of this . Reporter President Trump on twitter is calling this a Big Court Win for himself, noting that the judge really excorciated john bolton for publishing this book and arguing theres nothing the judge could have really done to actually block the book from coming out. Trump is right that the judge went sharply after john bolton in this tenpage order that we have been reviewing, saying that he actually the judge actually met with the government and reviewed classified documents that they had provided and concurred that there probably is classified information that john bolton has disclosed as a result of publishing this book. But make no mistake about it, this was not a win for the trump white house. The Trump Administration had asked the judg