Life driving to an amtrak station. Day fromd every wilmington delaware to washington dc when i got elected as a young senator after my wife and daughter were killed and i didnt plan on staying in the senate. But i agreed i would stay for six months. [laughter] a long time ago. I started commuting. Fact is, they tell me i have logged more than 2 million miles on amtrak. So it is good to be here. It is not as fast as a helicopter, but i made a lot of Family Friends on amtrak. I am looking forward to getting on a train with you guys. I want to start by saying it is great to be in ohio. Friends, local elected officials. It is an honor to be here with tiffany. I know how hard it is for her. I say i know. I was in the position of her children. My dad went through the same thing. Back in scranton, pennsylvania, he lost his job. I remember walking up the stairs, making what i called that longest walk a parent has to make to tell a child he will have to leave. My dad only had a 3. 5 hour ride.
[applause] [laughter] mr. Biden hey, buddy. I have to tell yall it is great to see you. Hello, cleveland [applause] dont jump folks, i was reminiscing as we drove to the station. I spent the bulk of my adult life driving to an amtrak station. I commuted every day from wilmington delaware to washington, d. C. When i got elected as a young senator after my wife and daughter were killed , and i didnt plan on staying in the senate. But i agreed i would stay for six months. [laughter] a long time ago. I started commuting. Fact is, they tell me i have logged more than 2,100,000 miles on amtrak. So it is good to be here. It is not as fast as a helicopter, but i made a lot of Family Friends on amtrak. I am looking forward to getting on a train with you guys. I want to start by saying it is great to be in ohio. So many friends, local elected officials. It is an honor to be here with tiffany. I know how hard it is for her. I say i know. I was in the position of her children. My dad went through
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 49, the nays are 44. The nomination is confirmed. 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 keith e. Sonderling of florida to be a member of the equal Employment Opportunity commission. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The questions is, is it the sense of the senate the is that debate on the nomination of keith e. Sonderling of florida to be a member of the equal Employment Opportunity Commission Shall be brought to a close. The yeas are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote vote the presiding officer on this vote the yeas are 52, the nays are 41. The motion is
Plans. Quite the opposite. Companies have called off inversions and even brought back operations to this country and they are citing our tax reform as a main reason for doing it. So why would mr. Biden want to undo that . Even more curious is that mr. Bidens own talking points suggest that he supports a number of our tax reform policies in that 2017 bill. We have kimberly clausey who reportedly advised mr. Biden on tax policy have said the tax cuts and jobs act, quote, should be commended for providing some limits on tax avoidance through the guilty and the beat, end of quote. Guilty and beat are those acronyms that i referred to. Whats more ms. Clausey estimated the new rules under the 2016 tax bill will result in a 20 decrease in shifting profits overseas. Thats consistent with the joint committee on taxations Macro Economic estimate in 2017 that found tax reform would reduce Profit Shifting and increase the u. S. Tax base. Nevertheless, however, mr. Biden wants to double down on inc
I will be your moderator for todays debate against senator ben sasse and democrat chris janicek. Follow on social media. Find us on facebook and twitter. And at the nesen. We welcome those watching nationwide on cspan tonight. The next hour, the candidates will face questions from nebraska journalists. The rules are fairly simple. Each candidate will have three minutes to respond to the question with 32nd rebuttals if needed. Onwill begin with questions domestic policy and transition to Foreign Policy. Before the debate, we held simple coin tosses to determine the order of different parts of the debate. As a result, the first candidate to present an opening candidate is mr. Janicek. Ready to go. I am going to start off with a personal story. Me, andry personal to it is the reason i am in this race. My father died of a heart attack when he was 54 years old. His father, my grandfather, died of a heart attack when he was 58 years old. My greatgrandfather dropped dead at age 60. When i tur