Congressional coverage here to you can watch that online at cspan. Org. We will take you live now to the senate for where lawmakers will see about extending federal spending past october 30. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, sovereign, source of wisdom, hear our prayers. Listen as we lift our hearts to you in our times of distress, answer us quickly. Strengthen our lawmakers. Keep them restless until they find rest in you. Keep them dissatisfied until they find their satisfaction in you. Lord, give them the wisdom to make wise choices that will glorify your name. Help them to keep their hearts and minds responsive to you, enabling them to help make a better nation and world. Remind them that you keep a protective eye on the godly so that they may be surrounded with the shield of your divine favor. May our senators, with faith, expect you to provide them with strength for each task. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of
Impact the president s diagnosis and two members of the Senate Judiciary committees diagnosis will have on her Supreme Court nomination. Guest so far, according to the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, senator Lindsey Graham, no effect at all. Full steam ahead. Hearings will Begin Next Week as he has announced. The committee put out a fact howt last night, explaining many hearings they have had so far. Some members have participated remotely. The anticipation from Republican Leadership is to move as quickly as possible to attempt to confirm judge merrick judge barrett before the election. We will find out if perhaps something comes up. Democrats on the committee have been demanding that the hearings take place in person, they say. They are also saying that it is too dangerous to have but they do not have the votes to enforce that if the republicans stick together. Host you talk about having the votes. If multiple republican senators cannot be in the room for a Committee Confirmation
On cspan2. Your familiar with wall street Journal Supreme Court correspondent joining us. On the opening date of the new term of the Supreme Court. But before we get to that, just give us an update on judge hope hicks confirmation timeline and what impacts the presence diagnoses into members of the Senate Judiciary committee diagnosis will have on judge Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court domination so far the chairman no affected all. Posting ahead. The begin next week. That he is announced 40 the committee put out a fact sheet last night. Claiming how any hearings theyve had so far. Wereey some members at a participated remotely so intentionally right now from the Republican Leadership is to continue moving as quicklyci as possible to attempt to confirm judge Amy Coney Barrett before the election. We have not heard any change there. I think we will find out if perhaps something comes up to delay the democrats on the committee. Demanding that they hearings take place in person they say. A
The latest campaign 2020 initiative. And Oakland University Political Science professor will talk about michigan is a key battleground state in november. Good morning. Its friday, september 20 fifth. We begin with your reaction to President Trumps remarks this week about a peaceful transfer of power. Supporting the biden harris ticket dial in at 202 7488000. If youre supporting the president and Vice President pence, bite dial in at 202 7488001. If you are undecided or supporting another candidate, 202 7488002. ,lso text us with your comments first name, city, and state at 202 7488003. Or join the conversation on twitter and facebook. Call,we wait for your heres a question and answer from the president on a peaceful transfer of power from wednesday evening. Inits win, lose, or draw this election, will you commit today for a peaceful transferral of power after the election. There has been rioting in many cities across this country, and your socalled red and blue states. Will you commit
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Mr. Biden good afternoon. Welcome to the constitution center. I have the great privilege of being a guest here. It is a Perfect Place to make a speech im about to make. I attended a mass earlier today and prayed for Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg and her family. The nation lost an icon. They also lost a mother, a grandmother and matriarch. We know how hard that is, to watch a piece of your soul absorb the cruelty and pain of the dreadful disease of cancer. I spoke to her daughter and granddaughter last night, expressing my whole familys sorrow, particularly my grown granddaughters, one of whom was a student of Ruth Bader Ginsburgs daughter. They made clear to me, daughter and granddaughter, that until the very end Justice Ginsburg displayed the character and courage you would expect of her. They said she held their hands and give them strength and purpose to carry on. It has been noted that she passed away on rosh hashanah. By tradition, a person