Lawmakers are expected to work on the 2021 policy bill, a vote to advance the measure scheduled for 1 30 p. M. Eastern. Now, live to the senate floor on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Our father in heaven, we sing of your steadfast love and proclaim your faithfulness to all generations. Make us one nation, truly wise, with righteousness exalting us in due season. Today, inspire our lawmakers to walk in the light of your countenance. Abide with them so that your wisdom will influence each decision they make. Keep them from evil so that they will not be brought to grief, enabling them to avoid the pitfalls that lead to ruin. Empower them to glorify you in all they think, say, and do. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the repu
Tgsds and here, here is the thing that shaped the trade more than anything else altogether. This tick, a lovely little creature, and then it harbored a three micron large protozoan, a tiny Little Critter inside the belly of this tick. Now, this tick thrived in the southern regions of the United States, in the southern portions of texas but also in mississippi and louisiana, georgia, florida, and what this tick would do, it latches on to the cattle. It would latch onto deer and horses as well, and then it would release this protozoan into the bloodstream of the cattle. In the south, the long horns and the cherokee cattle both developed immunities to this tick. The mothers milk gave those calves enough immunity where they could survive. They would be they would be touched by this disease, but they would survive it and grow into adulthood. This protozoan, when it got into the bloodstream of an animal that wasnt protected by the antibodies that its mother had given it, it would directly at
Were grawded and defrauded and relieved of some of all of our student debt. 220,000 student borrowers are waiting for betsy devos to do something but they havent done anything except for them having to be harder to prove it. Each of these students are supposed to get their own lawyer, their own investigator and prove the fraud. Is that reasonable for a young student carrying a student debt whos been defrauded to have that responsibility . Secretary devos thinks yes. I think no. And thats what this vote is all about. Who agrees about my with my position on this issue . Most of the advocates for students, but also the Veterans Organization across america led by the american legion. They are supporting our effort now, under this congressional review act, to do away with the new education secretary rule. They say it is unfair to veterans and it is it and unfair to student borrowers. Bill oxford called the rule that were going to get a chance to rule on after the debate fundamentally rigged
Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the ayes are 90, the nays are 1, and the motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, Stephanie Dawkins davis, of michigan, to be United States district judge for the Eastern District of michigan. Mr. Cassidy mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from louisiana. Mr. Cassidy mr. President , i rise to discuss the spending bill which were about to vote on which will increase our deficit by almost a fourth of a trillion dollars over ten years and of which i think im the first speaker. We got it on monday and were going to vote on it tomorrow. I smile, mr. President , because this is supposed to be the worlds greatest deliberative body and weve not deliberated one bit on farranging policies. The mess is bipartisan. We could spread the blame around, but let me bring up the heart of it. When obamacare passed, preside
All right, the Committee Meets today to receive testimony from the Government Accountability office, the Service Secretaries, the Service Chiefs, on the current condition of privatized military housing. Almost a year ago, i first heard from the military families about the dismal conditions they faced. Frankly confession is good for the soul. This was janet driver called this to my attention, from Tinker Air Force base. And i thought this was something that was just unique to Tinker Air Force base, and then i thought, no, it is elsewhere in oklahoma. And so that was the background of how this all started. Weve come to learn that its it is a problem nationwide. Its a National Crisis of proportions we havent seen since the scandal at walter reed about a decade ago. Members of this committee, our staff and myself, weve all traveled and seen these problems firsthand. This is the third hearing this committee has had on this issue and im sure its not going to be the last. We open that since o