the young people brought here by their parents, who we call dreamers or daca people.to give them certainty, given legalization. and so the majority leader, two weeks ago promised the minority an opportunity to have a tdebate on that issue. the first debate on immigration since 2013, i believe. and so the majority leader today tried to carry out that promise and get this bill moving. and we have this objection. very puzzling. so i think it s legitimate to ask the minority leader, subject to an unanimous consent agreement, why the objection is coming for the very debate that he has in his side of the file has been demanding from the majority for a long period of time. hasn t the minority leader and the entire democratic party been asking for this debate? they have been. leader mcconnell has honored his commitment and allowed us to have an open, fair immigration debate. the key word here is immigration debate. not a daca only debate. not an amnesty only debate. an immigration de
this congress from decades. while the floor debate where can be tryingow and can actually be thrown offkilter by one more real-time tweets from the president, we have to keep our eye on the ball. because as tough it may seem right here, the stakes are so much higher for millions of people who live every day in this country. they re trapped inn a a broken immigration system. they face the constant fear of deportation and they suffer the threat of being ripped apart fromie their families, their friends, and the communities that they love. so just like the deep divisions we saw on this issue across the country, i think a path forward in the senate, in the house and all the way to the white house is not going to be easy. tackling the tough issues and engaging in a fair and honest debate is why we are here. creating more perfect union is why we re here. finding a bipartisan pathe forward to both secure our borders and protect the futures many hard-working families is why we are he
deliver them from jealousy, from those who hate the upright and surround them with the shield of your divine favor. give them the wisdom to find common ground in order to accomplish the best for our nation and world. remind them that righteousness elevates a nation but sin destroys. prepare their hearts and minds for all of the challenges they will face in the days to come. we pray in your merciful name. and, lord, today, we thank you for the legacy of our nation s first president, george washington. we pray in your strong name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. 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: under the previous order, the leadership time is resoiched. morning business is closed. pursuant to the order of the senate of january 24, 1901, as amended by
the rain that was supposed to hold off getting here sooner than expected. the timing that you need to know. the news at 11:00 starts now. now abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. kellye: hundreds of people in hagerstown coming together to remember a young boy. jack garcia was not years old when he was beaten and handcuffed after trying to take a birthday cake. tom roussey was at the vigil. people telling him this was a problem. tom: it was a terrible, terrible thing that happened. tonight in hagerstown city park the humidity came out to try to stop it from ever happening again. jack garcia, you are forever in our hearts. you will never be forgotten. tom: tonight, hagerstown remembered a nine-year-old boy s death that never should ve have happened. the only lived in hagerstown a few months. many here do not know him, but still hundreds came. a couple weeks ago garcia s boyfriend reportedly beat jack reed heatedly for taking beat jack repeatedly for taking a piece of birthd
the fdic has the history in being able to do that. clearly we re in far better shape than we were. of all the economies around the world the one that s doing the best is ours. it wasn t a miracle. it was because of hard work that we put in place here that allowed us to aren t there unintended consequences such as the issues of market liquidity, for example? i do want to comment on one aspect of hansling. i was amazed to read i wish i had his ability to say ridiculous thing and be unphased by the potential reaction. he complained nothing has been done since the bill passed about fanny may and freddie mack. the man has been in control of the house of representatives. he s chairman over the committee that has jurisdiction. it s the great republican myth. the republicans controlled the congress from 1995 to 2006 and did nothing about fanny may and freddie mac. we would have if we retained control worked on it in 2011. the republicans have been in control of the congress a