Way to go, els. [ laughter ] well, it has taken a long time for Henry Johnson and william shem into receive the recognition they deserve. And there are surely others whose heroism is still unacknowledged and uncelebrated. So we have work to do as a nation to make sure that all of our heroes stories are told. And well keep at it no matter how long it takes. Americas the country we are today because of people like henry and william. Americans who signed up to serve and rose to meet their responsibilities and then went beyond. The least we can do is to say we know who you are. We know what you did for us. We are forever grateful. May god bless the fallen of all of our wars. May he watch over our veterans and their families and all those who serve today. May god bless the United States of america. With that id ask chaplain to return to the podium for benediction. Lord of all, as we go forward today we ask you to instill within us your peace, your courage, your strength. Lead us to all that
Where you dont have to have a background check for purchasing a weapon at a gun show. In massachusetts, all of new england, youve got to have background checks. In connecticut, youve got to be practically licensed to buy ammunition. Psychiatric evaluations is a simple solution to make your medical records public information. Then you can go and the people who do the background checks i had to go through this with the Police Department here. They look at your records and they see whether you have had any instances where you would be suspect to owning a gun. Governmentw why the has not done this a long time ago. I think the nra has promoted this, that they wanted to have peoples records made public so they can easily check and evaluate the old instant background check. Thats about it. Very simple solution. Bernie sanders was saddened by the on air shooting. As a selfdescribed socialist, Bernie Sanders has not been a gun control advocate necessarily given his state of vermont. There is a
Some payback to them other families for the loan they have taken out. We need to make sure you can get done in fouregree years. There are great programs around the country. One i admire is a program called tennessee promise, where every student who participates, gets done, the first two years, and Community College , free of tuition. It requires mentors and personal responsibility and that is the kind of approach we need. We need more kids graduating with a grease of purpose so they can live an independent life. Thank you. [indiscernible] [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] we are thrilled and excited to be here. I want to thank cspan for covering this National Book festival. I hope the camera shows behind me how huge the crowd is. We are proud of that. About thing to remember exceptional president s is they are the ex
Quorum call a senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from colorado. Mr. Bennet thank you, mr. President. Id ask the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Bennet thank you. Mr. President , as you know, last night, President Trump fired f. B. I. Director james comey. He did this in the middle of an active f. B. I. Investigation into possible links between the Trump Campaign, Trump Associates and the russian government. This action should worry every member of the senate. And i know it worries the people we represent. My office has been flooded with calls since this decision became public. Americans are asking why this firing happened now, why the firing happened at all, and they are right to ask. Officially, President Trump said the f. B. I. Directors dismissal was necessary to restore, quote, the public trust and confidence in the f. B. I. That is laughable. Anybody who knows director comey or knows the f. B. I. Knows that that statement
Quorum call a senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from colorado. Mr. Bennet thank you, mr. President. Id ask the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Bennet thank you. Mr. President , as you know, last night, President Trump fired f. B. I. Director james comey. He did this in the middle of an active f. B. I. Investigation into possible links between the Trump Campaign, Trump Associates and the russian government. This action should worry every member of the senate. And i know it worries the people we represent. My office has been flooded with calls since this decision became public. Americans are asking why this firing happened now, why the firing happened at all, and they are right to ask. Officially, President Trump said the f. B. I. Directors dismissal was necessary to restore, quote, the public trust and confidence in the f. B. I. That is laughable. Anybody who knows director comey or knows the f. B. I. Knows that that statement