The ocean. Why are we having this hearing . Sullivan and the white house will leave me alone. [laughter] evertelling you, if we clean up plastics in the ocean, it will be because of these two folks and senator lee and i will be willing coconspirators. I have been told about this a lot, and im astounded by the problem mankind has created for the oceans. We can be better stewards of gods creation. We are going to have a hearing today about some solutions, and we are going to find a way to thate some kind of fund people can contribute to. I know they are doing it at the world bank, but i like the you comend idea where together to solve the problem. To our two colleagues, to live for your leadership. Senator lee . Thank you, mr. Chairman. With all the joking that goes back and forth, it is safe to say that the chairman and i feel very strongly about this. Vietnam last year and we met with the vietnamese officials and scientists to discuss Ocean Plastic pollution and had a great meeting, an
The republican senate. We are living through one of the greatest failures of president ial leadership in our countries history. Did you hear that donald trump . You have created one of the greatest failures of president ial leadership. We are going to this last portion of the conversation because the senate is about to gamble back in after their weekly caucus meetings. Senators continue work on the 2021 Defense Authorization bill with votes scheduled later this afternoon for five Senate Coverage on cspan2 a senator madam president. The presiding officer the senator from wyoming. Mr. Enzi madam president , i rise today to discuss our federal finances and the need to address our unsustainable fiscal debt and deficit. The federal budget has already been on an unsustainable path before covid19 reached our shores and before the pandemic and our governments response to it, which has accelerated what i believed is a coming day of reckoning. I recognize the unprecedented crisis presented by th
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Course of time america should find a president in the oval office who chooses to break the Police Tactics of dictators around the world to the streets of america, then that is the moment it is incumbent on every member of this chamber who has sworn and oh an oath to our saytitution to stand up and no no say not now, not here, not ever, and we put an end to i t. That is why i brought forward this amendment, stop secret policing in america amendment and ask for it to be debated on this bill because it involves police powers, military powers in the United States of america, and it is happening right now. What am i talking about . Some sense ofu what we have seen on the streets of america in the past few days. Governments, not democratic governments send unmarked authorities after protesters. This is what we saw. Border protection in combat camouflage coming to streets not marking what their organization is and no unique identifier. The head of the cbp said they had markings. Here they are
America should find a president in the oval office who chooses to bring the Police Tactics of dictators around the world to the streets of america, than that is the moment it is incumbent upon every member of this chamber who has sworn an oath to our constitution, who is determined to practice civil rights of america to stand up and say not now, not here, not ever, and we put an end to it. Why i brought forth this amendment. Stop secret policing in america amendment and asking for it to be debated on this bill because it involves police powers, military powers, the United States of america, and its happening right now. What am i talking about . Well, let me give you some sense of what we have seen on the streets of america in the past few days. And as i note here, authoritarian governments, not democratic republics and unmasked and unmarked authorities after protesters. Well, this is what we saw, customs and Border Protection in military uniform in combat cam flowj, no camouflage, no m