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Department of Veterans Affairs. Robert Alan Mcdonald of ohio to be secretary. The presiding officer under the previous order, the time until 12 30 will be equally divided in the usual form. Mr. Sanders madam president . The presiding officer the senator from vermont. Mr. Sanders as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, i rise today in strong support of the nomination of Robert Mcdonald to serve as secretary of the Veterans Affairs administration. Madam president , i also want to thank majority leader reid for moving this important nomination forward as quickly as it has, and i hope very much that later this afternoon, with a very strong vote, the u. S. Senate will vote to confirm Robert Mcdonald as secretary of the v. A. Madam president , before i talk about mr. Mcmcdonalds qualifications, i did want to take a moment to express my sincere thanks to generic shinseki for his dedicated service to our nation, first as a soldier and then as head of the v. A. , working ti
After me, we appreciate that they have all strongly supported israels right to defend itself. We also appreciate their efforts to help israel achieve a sustainable ceasefire. And i speak directly for my Prime Minister here. The criticism of secretary kerry for his good faith efforts to advance a sustainable ceasefire is unwarranted. [applause] there is broad understanding between israel and the United States about the principles for a sustainable ceasefire, and we look forward to continuing to work closely with the United States to advance that goal and a durable solution to the problems in gaza. The demilitarization in gaza is critical if any ceasefire is to prove durable. Hamas must not be allowed to rebuild its war machine. Effective mechanisms must be put in place to assure that cement is not used to build terror tunnels, iron is not used to manufacture rockets and chemicals are not used to fuel explosives. When israel raised these issues in the past, they were largely dismissed by
With just 85 days until the election, democrats are calling on the Postal Service inspector to investigate the new postmaster generals restructure plan. A major trump supporter louis dejoy, released sweeping overhauls. Democrats say the postal workers are blaming the costcutting measures for slower delivery. According to the washington post, the Postal Service banned employees from working overtime. Joining the conversation now, virginia democratic congressman jerry connelly, thank you very much for joining us. You recently called the restructuring that we witnessed at the Postal Service a deliberate sabotage, explain to us why you believe that and what the new cuts mean to workers and the reliability of the Postal Service. Were in the middle of a pandemic, the one constant in everyones life is mail delivery, it comes roughly at the same time every time. And that is something that we can rely on, one of the few areas of our lives that hasnt been disrupted. Why in the middle of a pandem
C. E. O. Of the Washington Posts parent company, Donald Graham. Warner i am the shooter, declared Army Major Nidal Hasan at the start of his trial in an attack that killed 13 at fort hood, texas. We look at todays opening arguments and early testimony. Ifill the pentagon eased financial pain for its employees by cutting unpaid furlough from 11 days to six. Ray suarez discusses the budget cuts and Terror Threats with deputy secretary of defense Ashton Carter. Our effort to deal with the current budget situation, we believe, has to be driven by strategy. That is, a view of the future. Terrorism is one of those things thats going to be around. Warner and more than 1. 5 Million People have fled the bloody syrian civil war. We have an ontheground report from the worlds second largest refugee camp in jordan. Ifill thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william a