Impeachment proceedings. It seems like morning, noon, and night the relentless effort to unseat the president of the United States is a toxic strain of potomac fever infecting capitol hill. Now if only congress would channel every waking minute to fix problems in the real world, wouldnt that be wonderful. Let me provide a reality check. For People Living in the real world, impeachment inquiry is not what keeps americans up at night. Its not what wakes up moms and dads worried sick about paying for their childs insulin. Its not what drains the pocketbooks of seniors and takes a big bite out of peoples paychecks. The issue that unites americans from maine to iowa to oregon is the high skyhigh prices that americans and the taxpaying public pay for are paying for prescription medicine. As chairman of the Senate Finance committee, i am working in a bipartisan way to fix whats broken in our drug supply chain. In february we called the heads of big pharma to testify before the finance committ
1 45 eastern today. Now to live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. Todays opening prayer will be offered by robert lewis, former pastor and founder of better man, the National Mens organization from little rock, arkansas. The guest chaplain let us pray. Heavenly father, we give thanks for this new day and the hope that lies within it. We have been a blessed nation not by accident but by this. In you, god, we trust. Thank you for the men and women of this distinguished body who will again rise to face the immense challenge that will mark this day along with the special opportunities it holds for good. I pray you will make this body ready for both. In these turbulent times, empower their work with your spirit. Give them a difference making wisdom only you possess. Protect them from small ambitions. Call each heart here up to the higher ways of humility, understanding, and much needed unity. Help these leaders seek what is rig
Behavior. Youll hear the voice mails from his exassistant. Sticker shock, cable tv bills on the rise. Just how much were now paying in hidden fees. And from the elephant that got onto this roof to the urban cowboy causing controversy in new york city to the dog who wandered far, far away from home. All the trending stories for your friday morning. Good friday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We begin with several developments from the impeachment battle in washington. Were learning more about the Text Messages provided to congress by the former u. S. Envoy to the ukraine. Those messages could be crucial evidence in the impeachment investigation. Also this morning more republicans are coming to the president s side defending his actions just hours after he brazenly called on china to investigate joe biden. Abcs Serena Marshall is following all the new details. Serena, good morning. Reporter trevor, janai, good morning to both of you. Overnight more of those Text Messages rel
Gabby giffords was shot. Where a young woman was shot and died. It is not okay. The time for turning a blind eye is over mr. Udall madam president. The presiding officer the senator from new mexico. Mr. Udall madam president , i believe were not in a quorum call. Is that correct . The presiding officer that is correct. Mr. Udall thank you. Thank you for the recognition, madam president. Last month on august 22, an 86yearold grandmother born and raised in my hometown of santa fe, new mexico, was gunned down while she was shopping at walmart in el paso by a white supremacist with an ak47 style assault weapon. The gunman said, and this is his quote, he wanted to shoot as many mexicans as possible, end quote. The shooter told police he had purchased 1,000 rounds of ammunition. Less than 24 hours later it took the shooter in dayton, ohio, only 32 seconds to kill 10 people and wound 27 others with his 223caliber high capacity rifle with 100 round drum magazines. Had the Dayton Police not res
Sal you take shootings if Punxsutawney Phil and i had taught us anything its that predicting the future can be a few tile and deborah hawk watchers but that doesnt mean we shouldnt try and the best way to know your future is to study your past and its wall streets past sins that now has many very concerned about our Economic Future you see back in mid september the new York Federal Reserve started handing out emergency overnight loans to the big banks starting up at a rate of 75000000000. 00 a day as well as handing out 3 different 30000000000. 14 day term loans to the banks as well well apparently these numbers they just werent big enough to cover the bank short term loan needs and according to wall street on parade after the demand for the 1st 14 day loan was more than double the 30000000000 that they had at the new York Observer the new york bad boosted the next term loans to 60000000000 and increased its overnight loans to 100000000000 wow. And just who is getting these loans is be