Each week the house of commons is in session we bring you Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking questions from the house of commons live wednesday morning cspan2. We also invite your participation using hashtag pmqs. Prior to question time members are finishing other business. Now live to the floor of the bridge house of commons. Action underway to determine what is driving this. The Scottish Government and social care on a range of issues related to covid19 and we will do so too discuss the impact of the black community. A survey of scottish ethnic minorities from 20152019 between 1820 of respondents that they experienced racial dissemination using health services. Will apartment commit to investigating this further and take steps to eliminate all kinds of Racial Discrimination . I would like to recognize the honorable lady. The uk government is keenly aware of continuing discrimination ethnic minorities face in the United Kingdom and sees its obligation to secure equality for all. That
Between israel and the United Arab Emirates, afghanistan, the potential october surprises dealing with Foreign Policy. This a fantastic panel that bring such a depth of expertise to these topics and i would like to introduce them. When charlie cook who is editor and publisher of the cook political report. Celinda lake, president , Lake Research partners. Doctor norman ornstein, resident scholar come senior scholar at the American Enterprise institute, and christian sultans anderson, who is part of cofounder of echelon insights. Thank you all. Were lucky to have you or this discussion and want to dive right in. I was excited to talk you to yl about this. Its something im interested in. Id like to start with the question for each of you that generally gets at the role of Foreign Policy in the 2020s election. How much do Americans Care about Foreign Policy and nationals could issues in this election cycle and how is that different from past elections that weve had recently . Lets just go
Individuals are seated six feet apart. There is no room for the public to attend and the press is working as a pool bang and the hearing may be watched gaveltogavel online. Both of our witnesses, dr. Collins and sargent general adams are participating in person. Some are in person, some are participating by videoconference. The office of attending physician has advised that editors and witnesses may remove their masks to talk in the microphone since our chairs are six feet apart or more. That is why my mask is off and i am more than six feet apart and when i am in a hall or walking on the senate floor, i wear my mask. We are grateful to the committee, the sergeant at arms, the press gallery, the architect at the capital, all who have helped us maintain a safe environment for this hearing. Votesd like to say that began at 11 15 but we will continue the hearing so that all senators will have a chance to participate and if necessary i will ask someone else to reside during the time of vot
Changes to the Supreme Court and federal judiciary. Later, Jessica Anderson from here to Jackson Anderson from Heritage Action for america talks about top issues in campaign 2020. Is the washington journal for september 9. Joe biden is expected to be in warren, michigan today to talk about jobs and the economy a day before President Trump is expected to visit the same state. The trend campaign announcing stops in reno and las vegas, nevada. Senateant the expected to take a test vote tomorrow on something that would authorize five hundred billion dollars of Coronavirus Relief, far smaller than democrats would like to see. When it comes to congressional spending, is that something you would like to see . Let us know. If you are unemployed, call 202 7488000. If you are a Small Business owner or employee, 202 7488001. All others, call us at 202 7488002. You can text us at 202 7488003 and post on twitter and facebook. Set up theto conversation is zach cohen with National Journal and it cove
The presiding officer the senate will come to order. Under the previous order, all postcloture time is expired. On the wiegand nomination. The question now occurs on the nomination. Is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 82, the nays are 14. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of thomas t. Cullen of virginia to be United States district judge for the Western District of virginia. Signed by 17 senators. The