And direct their way, training them in your school of humility so that they will strive to bring glory to you. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the 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 the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington d. C. , december 12, 2017. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable ben sasse, a senator from the state of nebraska, to perform the duties of the chair. Signed orrin g. Hatch, president pro tempore. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell yesterday the senate advanced the nomination of Leonard Stephen grasz to be a judge on the eighth Circuit Court of appeals. Mr. Grasz has sterling credentials
Because they are earned in the view of these people, rightly or wrongly. To a significant degree, wrongly. And significantly antielitist, that theres a wisdom in the collective that the elites often are combating. He wrote, and i thought this was quite a remarkable statement, the tea party is jacksonian american aroused, angry, and above all fearful backed by the new american demography that threatens its interests and scorns its values. They view obama as a sort of, having a conscious strategy of Building Political support by increasing americas dependence on government, and they i in polls of the tea party conducted by Pew Research Center and others suggest that these people consider obama as pushing america towards socialism. Well, thats not entirely wrong in the sense that obama seems to be ad slow candidate of advocate of europeanstyle social democracy. So this is a powerful strain in american politics. It has significant antecedents in our political tradition. It may not be a big
Of washington, took out Student Loans to do that. Some of the loans we debate here in congress recently, im paying off the Student Loans, but im grateful this is a country where no matter who you are, where you come from, that you can come here, you can pursue dreams, work hard, and really see what you can do with your life. And following your twitter account, twitting out including one in the mcdons uniform. How old were you in i was in college. It was a summer job that i had at that point in the mcdonalds in washington. There was that would be the probably 1986, my freshman year in college. National journal says youre one of the top ten republicans to follow on twitter. How much do you tweet . I try to do it my goal is once a day. Its a combined effort between my staff and myself, so it is, you know, sometimes they 2003 tweet or im tweeting, and i can easily check twitter on blackberry to get a sense of what the hot topics are, whats on peoples minds or what reactions are in congress
Now or into view with senator joe manchin. He talks about his child in farmington West Virginia his familys political history and his own political career. This is a halfhour. Senator joe manchin them accredit West Virginia you are a true West Virginia native. Absolutely through and through. Were you born . I was born in fairmont close to my home of farmington where i grew up and spent my childhood up until i went to college. How many brothers and sisters . There are five of us but in our family my cousins there about 20 of us. We were raise really close together a short distance and my grandparents were mama and papa papa it was a mayberry. What were your parents like and did you talk politics . Politics was a big part of our lives but not something i desired to be in. I enjoyed being around it. They flamboyant and colorful politician the youngest how so delegate member back in 1948 i think 47 or 48. He was elected when he was 20 years old and had to be 21 to serve so he turned 21 so
Texas is one of the few states that offers a certified specialty in civil appellate law. In this episode, Kelley Morris, a partner at Wright Close and Barger in Houston, joins Jody Sanders.