Why did the president veto those resolutions . Niels the president believed that this is generally speaking an undue interference by congress in his conduct of Foreign Policy. Also believes that the arms sales himself, specifically, are vital for national interests, particularly regarding u. S. Saudi relations and security in the middle east, and in the persian gulf. The vetoes were to be expected, but the congress has been on a bipartisan basis, frustrated with the president and his administrations handling of relations with saudi arabia. Involvement in the support of the saudiled campaign in yemen. And it was it sort of a debate that we know the way this is going to end with these beingtion, the veto sustained, but it is an exercise that members of both parties wanted to go through. We mention it as part of a busy week in the senate or your rollcall headline reflecting that. The headline sayin,g next week the senate will consider a budget deal, confirm judges, and two senior official
This mornings session is on Human Trafficking. I think we are all aware of what a pervasive, evil that Human Trafficking is. The fact that every state in our nation and millions of people around the world. We know it takes everyone working together and we have seen this in arizona to make a difference. Both local, state and federal governments, Law Enforcement, nonprofits and others. Earlier, nga had adopted a new policy to advocate for partnership across all sectors to fight this evil. My name is doug ducey and i am the governor of arizona. It is really my pleasure today to introduce someone who has led the fight on Human Trafficking for many years. It is someone im proud to be able to call a dear friend. Someone who, through her work at the Mccain Institute is cochair of the arizona Human Trafficking council and is proven to be indispensable in the fight to end Human Trafficking. We are so glad she could be here today to share your wisdom with us. Will you please join me in giving a
My name is doug ducey. Im the governor of arizona. Its really my pleasure today to introduce someone who has led the fight on Human Trafficking for many years. Its someone im proud to be able to call a dear friend, someone who, through her work at the Mccain Institute and as cochair of the arizona Human Trafficking council, has proven to be indispensable in the fight to end Human Trafficking. We are so glad that she could be here today to share her wisdom with us. Will you please join me in giving a very warm nga welcome to mrs. Cindy mccain. [ applause ] cindy, would you take the floor for a few moments . I think that i have learned so much about this issue and i still remember in 2009 when you personally called and said that we were going to do something about this in the state of arizona, and i have been able to see what has happened to the state, but it was an issue that was so new to me at the time, and the reason that i have knowledge of it is because of you, and part of the reas
A question to challenge any person in america to name the one thing this majority democratic has accomplished. Only internally are they asking. So what i thought i would do i would look at the numbers at this moment and at this time when last congress there was a different majority. First i looked at the bills coming out of committee everybody that has elected the representatives. The last congress there were 308 bills passed at this point democrats of neither the past 200 bills out of committee. So the final chapter through the American Public on the Mueller Investigation may say we dont know we have another hearing on this but listening to our leadership it with that election they dont like the outcome. To hold the American Public back. You can see from the sheer numbers remember those committees that they went to. And one third of the country believes immigration that is currently facing the nation. Only a handful of issues have become that prominent in the minds of america. They ha
Amy from new york, this is democracy now pres. Trump i will be signing an executive order imposing hardhitting sanctions on the Supreme Leader of iran and the also office of the Supreme Leader of iran and many others. Amy iran says the move will permanently close the passage of diplomacy between the two countries. This comes as the u. S. Carries out Cyber Attacks against iran. We will get the latest. Then to oregon where the State Government is in a standoff after 11 republican lawmakers fled the capital thursday, some fled the state, to avoid voting on landmark Climate Change legislation. Threats of violence from rightwing militias supporting the rope gop legislators then led the remaining lawmakers to shut down the state capital in salem. They could today could have been in a store day for organ. House bill 2020 was poised to come to the senate floor. Virtually, Senate Republicans failed to show up and failed to do their jobs. Amy we will go to portland, oregon for the latest. And we