[inaudible conversations]l day all day hear we are recognizing and celebrating authors and books the library of Congress Makes it seem easy but the truth is the National Book festival is a huge undertaking a huge financial undertaking and is possible from generous support you can see if they are from the Convention Center but i would ask you to consider making a contribution right now you can send a text for a one time gift added to your mobile home bill will phone bill as soon as youn, make that contribution please silence of cellphone and now i would like to introduce cochair of thena National Book festival. [applause] we are very honored today to have one of the w bestselling authors who wrote his first book how many people here have readav the book . How many people are going to read the book . Our special guest is j. D. Vance. [applause] thanks for coming for those who do not know your background a little introduction come ahead native of middletown ohio and a graduate of middleto
Im a librarian at the library of congress. All day here at the library from the National Book festival we are recognizing and celebrating the importance of authors and books. The oklibrary of congress does this every year but the truth is, the National Book festival is a huge undertaking. Its a huge financial undertaking. And it has been made possible by generous support from our sponsors. You can see who they are in your program and on the video monitors around the convention center. We take it for granted this event will continue to exist so i would ask you to consider making a contribution right now using your cell phone. You can send a text to make a onetime gift that will be r added to your mobile phone bill. Details on the screen on the back of your program, and as soon as you initially making that contribution, please silence cyour cell phone. And now on to the main event, id like to introduce cochair of the National Book festival, david rubenstein. [applause] we are very honore
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
The majority leader. For the past eight years we have had a president who selected nominees for a nations judiciary based upon what became known as the empathy standard, the empathy standard. An ideological litmus test designed to find judicial nominees who would favor certain groups or individuals over others. Its a great standard if you are the party in the case of the judge youhy have empathy for. Its not so great if you are the other person. Not only does the standard deny every litigant a fair shake, it also disregards our nations bedrock legal tradition of dissenting equal justice under the law. President trump on the other hand is selecting nominees who will help ensure that the judiciary is true to his role in our democracy. Later today the senate will vote to confirm one of those nominees Trevor Mcfadden a District Court judge for the district of columbia. His nomination was approved by the Judiciary Committee without a single vote inju opposition, t one vote in opposition. De
Come as late as 12 30 a. M. Eastern wednesday. Mr. President , on another matter yesterday the senate advanced nomination of professor amy barrett, President Trumps impressive nominee to be a judge on the seventh Circuit Court of appeals. She is the first of for strong nominees to our nation Circuit Court that the senate will confirm this week. Professor barretts experience as it was law professor at the university of notre dame shows her qualifications to serve our nation on the federal bench. She is going to be an asset to our judiciary. Of course, some on the left have tried to invent any reason to prevent this president nominees from advancing. For an outstanding nominee like professor barrett was not easy. They attacked her credentials which are truly. They cant attack her belief in the rule of law. Her writings and testimony clearly show a nominee who will uphold our prosecution and our nations laws as they are written, asof they are written, not as she wishes they were. Unbeliev