Will talk about later to get to senator alexanders remarks at the 10 30 scheduled time. Thank you, mister president. It is such an honor to be here and to join my colleagues in paying tribute to senator alexander, there are many that want to speak and have a few words to say. All of us wish we could do this to a background of music with lamar playing the piano. That would be the proper setting but i am so pleased to stand and honor the three terms of service in this body and the way he touched the lives of individuals in this body and millions of tennesseans. We know that he has talked about it in his remarks, he has worked with educators. He has worked with innovators. He has worked with the healthcare community, and works with entertainers, many of whom called tennessee home. When i was serving in the house and representing tennessees seventh Congressional District so many times i would look over here and i would say what is lamar not working on today because he always had such a bro
Now. Hes tlets begin with the election. What do you think is the state of the Republican Party after november 3rd . Its surprising. Its an election where you had the rare event of an incumbent president getting voted out. Down battllot, they did so well. There was a lot of expectation that after this election if the polls were right and it was going to be a blowout for democrats, that there would be a lot of grappling within the party about what it stabnds for and what the future is. I havent seen that at all. Republicans feel like what the outcome particularly down ballot is justification of everything that the president has been doing and that trumpism has worked. You had a situation where democrats were expected to take another 10 to 12, 15 seats and have lost close to 10 in the house. Democrats are very demoralized about not getting the senate. Everybody that waswas hoping fo conversation among the party about what we stand for, i think thats put on. For the time being, despite the
James knapp to the u. S. District court judge for the Northern District of ohio. Votes expect around 5 30 p. M. Eastern time. You are watching live coverage of the u. S. Senate on cspan2. Ie senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Sovereign god, you are you are wisdom without end and mercy without limit. We worship you. Lord, have compassion on our nation. Heal our physical, mental, and spiritual wounds. We are worn out from this challenging season. Restore us to the vision of a liberating freedom that enables justice to flourish. Hear the prayers of our senators and give them your peace. And, lord, thank you for the degree of resolution that has occurred in our nations election process. Remind us all of the wisdom of mark 3 25 that says a house divided against itself cannot stand. We pray in your mers sovereign name. Amen we pray in your sovereign name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the
After our Special Report on the torture and rape of uighur women in chinese camps, the us and British Governments promise serious consequences for beijing. A Hotel Quarantine scheme for uk residents returning from Coronavirus Hotspots is expected to come into force on the 15th of february. Hello and welcome whether youre watching in the uk or Around The World. We start in washington where President Joe Biden has made his first majorforeign President Joe Biden has made his first major Foreign Policy speech as president. Diplomacy is back he said. And america is back ready to work with others to solve global challenges once again. It was a huge shift in tone, and in direction from the last four years. The president said he was prepared to talk to americas adversaries and pointed to an early example the extension of a treaty with russia to limit Nuclear Weapons stocks. But he also had a warning for moscow. At the same time, i made it clear to President Putin in a manner very different fro
Where having a baby is becoming something of a lockdown trend. We begin in the us, where President Biden has pledged to rebuild americas alliances and re engage with the world, in his first major Foreign Policy speech. Its a markedly different tone to the America First approach of the Trump Administration. Mr biden said solutions to problems such as Armed Conflicts and Climate Change could be solved only by working with other nations. We are stepping up our diplomacy to end the war in yemen, a war that has created a humanitarian and strategic catastrophe. I have asked my middle east team to ensure our support for the United Nations Led Initiative to impose a ceasefire, open humanitarian channels and restore long dormant peace talks. We can now speak to gerald 15, the Senior Vice President at the Senior Vice President at the middle Eastern Institute who previously served as Us Ambassador to yemen during the obama administration. Thank you forjoining us. How much involvement has the us h