Race for the white house. All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for t pbs newshour has been provided by with a world its complicated, a lot goes through your mind. With fidelity wealth management, an advisor can tailor advice and recommendations to your life. Consumer cellular. Johnson and johnson. Financial Services Firm raymond james. Bm sf railway. The william and flora hewlett foundation, for more than 50 years supporting ideas and institutions for a better world. And, with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Judy the stakes dont come any higher. The death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg has created an opening on the u. S. Supreme court just before a president ial election. Now, a battle royal begins, and the outcome could decisively shift the high court to the right. John yang begins our coverage
Joined by Richard Mullaney. We will discuss the florida role as a battleground state this year. Host good morning on this tuesday. We are going to begin with republicans only. How should the Senate Precedent . If you believe they should fill the seat before the election,. Ial in at 202 7488000 if you think they should wait until after the election, 202 7488001 is your number. Are 7488002 if you undecided. At 202 lso text us 7488003. Tomorrow, we will talk to democrats only. Legalould Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell move forward on the vacancy on the Supreme Court after Justice Ginsburgs death this past friday. Here is the majority leader. Hearing there is not sufficient time to examine and confirm the nominee. We can debunk this myth in about 30 seconds. Until novemberys 3 and 104 days until the end of this congress. Stevens was confirmed by the senate in 19 days. Days from start to finish. Oconnor, was day confirmed in 33 days after the nomination. Herself, it was just 42 days.
That a structured. But brady left room for there to be some changes. One of the main reasons is there still looking for the u. S. House is working on the budget resolution right now. You can watch that on cspan. The senate is about to convene the day working on two judicial nominations. Also scott palk have been nominated to be a district judge for the Western District of oklahoma and his confirmation vote is at noon today. A boat follows to limit debate and advance the nomination of Trevor Mcfadden to be a district judge for washington, d. C. Live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. The chaplain let us pray. O god, our king, were grateful that righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Give our lawmakers such a connection with you that they will hate evil. Let the light of your wisdom shine upon them, providing them with the joy of doing right. Save them from lifes pitfalls providing them with the protection of the shield of your favor. Lord, remind them of your faithful
Laxton in a video library. Going you live to the floor of the senate about to gavel in peer voting today and whether to confirm Trevor Mcfadden to be d. C. District judge and another debate on amy barrett to be the seventh Circuit Court. More work on judicial nominations are expected this week and also let you know in rush investigation, bail has been set for Paul Manafort and rick gates, former Trump Campaign staffers. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain will legal the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, we are grateful for your goodness, your faithful love endures forever. We cannot list the miracles you have done throughout our lives and history. Lord, establish our lawmakers with your might. When they go through dry and barren places, become for them a stream of water in lifes desert. Demonstrate your mighty wisdom as they seek to solve the daunting problems of our time. May your promises never fail, as your will is done on earth e
Are rich and can hire fancy accountants and lawyers and lobbyists to help create special tax statuses. Im talking about americans dependent on Government Programs many im not talking about disability or Social Security or medicare, programs they made into. Im talking about programs that assist antipoverty programs. Something else we should talk about again. Some are not working in terms of helping people escape poverty. Im talking about people who work and make just enough not to qualify for any of that stuff but not enough to afford the cost of living. Not just them. You add to that the cost of raising children. Its more expensive to raise children more than ever. There is nothing we can do in tax reform by itself that solves all of those problems, but there is no way we can do tax reform without addressing the millions of americans who feel every time there is a debate in washington its about helping everybody else except for them. So take, for example, the issue of the Child Tax Cre