Expect by wednesday. By the end of the week in the senates expecting the house to sentenced over the short term spending bill to fund the government until december 22nd current Government Spending expires this friday. Now live to the floor of the u. S. Senate. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Spirit of the living god, fall afresh on us this day. Radiate your hope and power through our lawmakers creating in their hearts an expectation of your best for them, our nation, and our world. May they face their challenges with total confidence in the triumph of your unfolding providence. Give our senators the wisdom to seek ways to Work Together to find Creative Solutions to the crucial issues of our time. As they seek to serve your purposes for their lives in this generation, may they remember the sacrifices of those who fought and died for the american dream. Lord, change and decay surro
Politics, Paul Wellstone told us, is about the improvement of peoples lives. I know that the work ive been able to do has improved peoples lives. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. For a decade now every time i would get tired or discouraged or frustrated, i would think about the people i was doing this for and it would get me back up on my feet. I know the same will be true for everyone who decides to pursue a politics that is about improving peoples lives. And i hope you know that i will be fighting alongside you every step of the way. With that, mr. President , i yield the floor. Mr. Sullivan madam president . The presiding officer the senator from alaska. Mr. Sullivan madam president , i ask that following disposition of the balash nomination the senate proceed to consideration of executive calendar 167 as under the previous order. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Sullivan madam president , i have five requests for committees to meet during todays session of t
President s desperation. I want to put this in the appropriate context right now for every one. Donald trump failed. Completely and totally failed to deliver on his Signature Campaign promise of building a wall and mexico paying for it. We all remember that. Now hes in a new phase trying to do anything to get the wall paid for. Raiding billions of dollars from the u. S. Military for this construction. Heres the news. Donald trump diverting 3. 6 billion today that was already designated for u. S. Military Construction Projects in order to do things that he can argue will amount to wall. This delays by one count 127 projects across the u. S. And around the world. Lets be clear. Donald trump promised over and over mexico would pay for this wall. Now, the military that he claims to love so much, hes overriding their judgments and plans to pay for it. I will build a great, great wall on our southern boardrder i will have plex kmexico pay. The pentagon is cancelling 3. 6 billion in military
Election interference in her state. And making sense of the latest explosive developments in the brexit crisis. When will the Prime Minister finally apologize for his derogatory and racist remarks . When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. At this hour, Hurricane Dorian is moving up the southeastern coast after having devastated and leveled parts of the bahamas. By the latest count, there are 20 confirmed deaths and the Health Minister says they expect the number to rise. The National Hurricane center saying the category 2 storm has gained some strength and issuing warnings of a potential lifethreatening storm surge for hundreds of miles from florida to North Carolina to the very border of virginia. There is one place that definitively will not be hit by this hurricane, and that is the state of alabama. Today President Trump did one of the things that he clearly loves the most about the job he has, which is to play weatherman. Here he is in the oval off
Election interference in her state. And making sense of the latest explosive developments in the brexit crisis. When will the Prime Minister finally apologize for his derogatory and racist remarks . When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. At this hour, Hurricane Dorian is moving up the southeastern coast after having devastated and leveled parts of the bahamas. By the latest count, there are 20 confirmed deaths and the Health Minister says they expect the number to rise. The National Hurricane center saying the category 2 storm has gained some strength and issuing warnings of a potential lifethreatening storm surge for hundreds of miles from florida to North Carolina to the very border of virginia. There is one place that definitively will not be hit by this hurricane, and that is the state of alabama. Today President Trump did one of the things that he clearly loves the most about the job he has, which is to play weatherman. Here he is in the oval off