Decision to extend federal funding past the december 11 deadline to avoid a Government Shutdown. Your watching live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Bay black, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, who in your wisdom has so ordered our earthly lives that we must walk by faith and not by sight, increase our trust in your sovereign care. Remind our lawmakers that no problem is too difficult for you to solve. Lord, give our senators a faith th triumphs over despair, love that triumphs over hate, and courage that triumphs over faintheartedness. Empower them to be bold participants rather than timid spectators in meeting the daunting challenges of these times. We we pray in our powerful name, amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I edge allegiance to the fla of the United States of erica, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under
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Insignificant office that ever the imagination of man could conceive. Up next, jewel goldstein talks about the history of the vice resident ian argues the office has grown in importance, especially over the last man who held the position. This is one hour. Good evening. The timing for tonight programming is precious as we are on the verge of seeing who the current nominees for the presidency will select as their running mates. Some of you picked up copies of an article from the wall street journal as you entered the auditorium on the impact of the Vice President ial nominee on election results. For those of you who didnt, we are having extras and we will. Un them out after the program tonight, we will discuss that only the electoral process, but the evolving role of the vice presidency. We have the honor of hosting professor jewel goldstein, author of a new book about the vice presidency. Dr. Goldstein is a highly respect did scholar of the vice presidency, presidency, and constitution
Position. From the gerald. Are. Ford president ial library, this is an hour. Good evening again. The timing for tonights program is prescient as is always the case at the ford library as we are on the verge of seeing who the current nominees for the presidency will select as their running mates. Some of you picked up copies of an article from the wall street journal recently as you entered the auditorium. Its on the impact of the Vice President ial nominee on election results. For those of you who didnt pick up copies, were having extras run right now and well have them for you after the program. Tonight were going to be discussing not just the electoral process but the evolving role of the vice presidency. And we have the honor of hosting professor joel goldstein, who is the author of a newly released book the white house vice presidency, the path to significance from mondale to biden. Dr. Goldstein is a highly respected scholar of the vice presidency, the presidency and constitutiona
Its not short of gop panic. Senator Lindsay Graham says hed rather have cruz as president than donald trump. Donald trump is an interloper. I dont trust him. Is this too little too late . Theres been a whole mentality of first we couldnt attack trump because he wasnt serious. Then we couldnt attack trump because it wouldnt work. Finally we couldnt attack trump because its too late. Theres one common themes thats allowed reporter even gop candidates spent most of the campaign embracing him. If you think donald trump is so antithetical to conservatism, what took you so long to say so . You really cozied up to him for the majority of this campaign . Well, listen, dana, for the last couple of months ive been taking on donald directly. I needed to build my base of support and take care so i was on a Strong Foundation before i could take him on. That was a natural process. Reporter one former rival warns republicans are attacking trump at their own peril. Dont pretend that all these voters t