john fetterman. he s the state lieutenant governor. he scast his ballot from his hospital room before under going surgery to implant a pacemaker. fetterman suffered a stroke last week. scandal plagued congress madison cawthorne suffers defeat despite a last minute lifeline from the tomformer president. i ve got it pulled up. tchs the biggest race going into the nigh and it s the biggest race we don t have called coming out of the night. this is a .2% difference. this important thing the know with oz ahead, i always say, you d rather ahead than behind. david mccormick has to get 2500 plus votes and oz gets zero. it can happen statewide. a lot of ballots still counted. you have ballots being counted when the margin is this small. they will be running against john fetterman. i m a little surprised that this. connor lamb was a rising star. 26% running as a moderate. i think people underestimate fetterman, the lieutenant governor. i don t think they should do that. he won over
The republicans had created this new definition. And this new definition is known as the investment contract assets. Now, we talked about this but, you know, even in the rules committee, while they were, you know, talking about how this bill was going to protect consumers, they did not debate us about this investment contract asset because they know that it created a void. It created a no mans land. This was created basically so that the Crypto Companies could be in a space without regulation. But it goes further than that. It also covers traditional securities so they can be in a space without regulation. It is not enough to says this about a bad bill. This is not only a bad bill,s that bill where the Crypto Companies decided they didnt like the s. E. C. They do not want to be regulated. And they were going to come to the congress of the United States and they were going to use their power and they were going to use their influence to change the rules of the game. And that they were g
The u. S. House coming in now to begin work on four bills, including one that would add a Citizenship Question to the census beginning in the year 2030. And another measure changing efficiency standards for Home Appliances. Live now to the house floor here on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our beloved chaplain, margaret kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me. Teach us to number our days, o lord, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. In the narrow boundaries of time, may we we pray we show our appreciation for the gift that you have given us and would live each day to its fullest. Let us face what you put before us with the strength you so graciously provide for us. May our work be effective, not just in accomplishing the goals we set, but in fulfilling the purpose you have bidden us to carry out. When life is tedious or challenging, may our journey through the uncertainty and around the overwhelming obstacles become an opp
In 30 seconds or less tell us your pic a why. Be sure to watch books a shaped america live every monday at 9 p. M. Eastern on cspan. The u. S. Senate is gambling in now on the agenda today Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to swear in Laphonza Butler as he ascended her. Shes California Governor Gavin Newsom stick to fill the late senator Dianne Feinstein sea. At 5 30 p. M. Eastern there was a vote scheduled with advance the nomination of James Obriant to the assistant secretary of state for european and eurasian affairs. And now live to the senate floor here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god, most holy, you are more ready to hear us than we are to pray, for you know our needs before we ask for help. Give us listening ears, responsive hearts, and willing spirits. Bless our senators. Fill their lives with meaning and shower them with your wisdom. Reveal the is
Gentleman from florida. Mr. Diazbalart madam chairwoman, thank you so much. I am proud to speak on the fiscal year 2024 department of state, foreign operations, and related programs appropriations bill for Floor Consideration today. Anybody who has read the bill you know that its pretty straightforward. If you are a friend, an alley of the United States an ally of the United States, this bill supports you. But if you are an adversary or cozying up to the adversaries of the United States, frankly, you are just not going to like this bill. I am extremely proud of this legislation which was carefully and thoughtfully developed over many, many months. In my judgment, it reflects the values and interests of most americans. We carefully reviewed all the organizations and programs that receive u. S. Taxpayer dollars in this bill. Among the key factors, let be be very blunt, its whether investments advance our National Security interests. Whether they can samoa demonstrated results can show de