So i certainly hope they would be but i have no confidence as i sit here right now that they will. Senator nelson when, mr. Secretary, when you look at a map like this, a map of syria that i assume you handed out, somebody did thats a mess. And maybe it is the only solution is the solution of a political exit for assad so that we can go after these extremist elements. By the way, i had to leave the committee to do an interview on cnn, and the whole focus that they wanted to jump on was your statement earlier in the hearing that we had only trained up 60. But i pointed out to them what you said was the vetting is very difficult and in fact we are vetting some several thousands additional and the vet is a lot more tore tuesdayous because you certainly dont want to have a guy trained up and then you ends up aiming his gun back at us. In iraq, do you think that this new Prime Minister has the capability of getting out of his shiite mold and does he have the capability of bringing all the s
Live now to the floor of the United States senate. They are back from their summer recess and our live coverage picks up right here right now 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. Eternal and sovereign god, the earth in its fullness belongs to you. Teach us to live by your prece precepts and follow your plans. Guide our lawmakers in the challenging decisions they face. May they build up rather than tear down using their powers to keep dreams from becoming nightmares. Give them the wisdom to know that history will judge them by whether they act with courage or cowardess. Lord, lead our senators in their efforts to guide our citizens to the better angels of our nature. May our lawmakers make the commitment to stand for right, though the heavens fall. And, lord, we pray for those affected by Hurricane Harvey and for those bracing for hurricane irma. We pray in your merci
Pay a substantial filing fee and if they were approved, to have a twoyear opportunity to stay in the United States without deportation and with the opportunity to work. That is what daca is all about. People took advantage of that opportunity created by president obama. Senator graham and i agree on many things and disagree on daca. I think it was a proper exercise of president obamas authority. He sees it differently. But even though we come to that issue with a difference of opinion, we are in agreement as to where we are today. It is time for us in congress to do the right thing for america and right thing for these young people and their families and pass the dream act, to make it the law of the land and to do it now. The decision that was announced today by the Trump White House was a disappointment to me, the first and only direct conversation that i have had with President Trump was the day of inauguration and i thank him for the kind words he said about dreamers and daca and he
Good afternoon. I am honored to be here with my colleague lindsey graham. I would like to thank you, it is great to do business. He and i have worked on a number of issues together on a bipartisan basis and this is one of our most important priorities. It was 16 years ago when i ntroduced the dream act. 16 years ago when this nation notion of these young people who were brought to this country as toddlers and Young Children deserve an opportunity to make their way in america and improve themselves and that the law was going to give them a chance. In 16 years, we have been working on this project. It was about six or seven years ago, when i wrote to president obama who had been my colic in the senate and first sponsored the dream act and asked if he could use his power as president to help these young people and he issued the daca program, which gave young people across america who are undocumented a chance to come forward, to give all of their personal information to the government, su
We leave a last minute or so of that interview to take you like to the u. S. Senate about to gamble in print lawmakers expected to work on 2018 defense programs and policies. Starting of the session with a moment of silence for the 16th anniversary of the 911 attacks. Will take you life out to the floor of the 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. Eternal god, our shelter and shield, today we remember 9 11. As we recall the tragedy and and heroism of that day, we better understand that freedom isnt free. We remember how the pain united us so that we knew that we were not hyphenated americans, but one people. Infuse us in these contentious times with a similar spirit of oneness inspiring us to work for the wellbeing of all people. Lord, we are grateful for the protection you have provided us for the 16 years since this calamitous day. May we continue to tru