Shelter us until the violent storms are passed. Let your glory shine on your lawmakers. May their thoughts, words, and deeds prompt people to glorify you. Inspire our senators to place their confidence completely in you. Eternal god, you are our salvation. We will trust and not be afraid, for you are our strength and song. We pray in your loving name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington d. C. , january 7, 2020. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable cindy hydesmith a senator from the state of mississippi, to perform the duties of the chair. Signed chuck grassley, president pro tempore. Mr. Mcconnell madam presiden
116th congress, no votes are planned but we spent remarks the two leaders, Mitch Mcconnell and Democrat Chuck schumer. Now live to the floor of the u. S. Senate on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Father of all, in a world where each new day seems to bring the the chaotic and unexpected, we praise you that you are the same yesterday, today, and forever. Lord, you are your help in ages past. You are our hope for years to come. Give thus day wisdom to know your words and obey your precepts. May we show our gratitude with obedience because you have demonstrated your might, wisdom, and love throughout the days of our earthly pilgrimage. As our lawmakers follow your lead, may they trust you to carve tunnels of hope through mountains of despair. Give our senators the courage to embrace integrity with a clear conscience. May they not retreat from lifes battles but faithfully keep their hands in
Elizabeth warren held a town hall. Afterwards, Senate Leaders discuss the articles of impeachment against President Trump and the pending senate trial. Daniel weiss, your new book in that time opens with a poem that was composed in 1970. Id like you to frame our conversation by reading it. Id be happy to. Its letters from plaku. If you are able save for them a place inside of you. And save up with backward glance when you are leaving for the places they can no longer go. Be not ashamed to say you love them though you may not have always. Take what they have left and what they have taught you while youre dying and keep them in their own. And in that time when men decide to call the war insane, take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind. Michael odonnell, january 1st, 1970. Who was Michael Odonnell . He was a young man who found himself in vietnam in 1970. He was a songwritered a a poet and a helicopter pilot and a hero and ultimately a casualty of the vietnam war. Ho
What do you remember about what happened and how all of this transpired over the next month . Alexis the senate trial was fascinating because of the idea that it is called a trial, but it is not a legal proceeding and is at its heart very political. But it had so many interesting, dynamic characters involved in it. Robert byrd, senator byrd of west virginia, a stalwart constitutional scholar and not a supporter or friend of bill clinton in any particular way, he ended up at one point just throwing up his hands and saying that this should not even have happened, that the trial was misguided. He even told his colleagues that he was going to introduce a motion to dismiss the whole thing. Different senators played different roles. The house managers were fascinating to listen to. The president s legal team was really interesting. He had a strong array of legal representation there. And he also tried to sort of, what would you say, to try to add, to put some english on the ball. His legalen
Poem that was composed in 1970. This was on new years day. Id like you to frame our conversation by reading it. David id be happy to. Its titled letters from plaku. If you are able save for them a place inside of you. And save up with backward glance when you are leaving for the places they can no longer go. Be not ashamed to say you love them though you may not have always. Take what they have left and what they have taught you while youre dying and keep them in their own. And in that time when men decide to call the war insane, take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind. Michael odonnell, january 1st, 1970. Susan who was Michael Odonnell . David he was a young man who found himself in vietnam in 1970. He was a songwriter and a poet and a helicopter pilot and a hero and ultimately a casualty of the vietnam war. Susan how did you encounter his poetry . David i first read a book by harold evans. There was a section of the vietnam war in that section theres a small ph