Quorum call my colleagues are so mixed up on this, it is almost comical. The sums that we borrowed and spent through 2020, through last year, through the last administration, through the actual economic emergency were largely covered by the previous Debt Suspension that just expired. But democrats want a new debt limit increase for the new borrowing and the new spending that they willfully piled up since they took power, about 2 trillion back in march, trillions more sometime soon. So they want to unleash another reckless taxing and spending spree with zero republican input. Oh, oh, but when the bill comes, they say its time to split the check, when the bill comes, it is time to split the check, initiating another Budget Reconciliation Process in a 50 50 senate is as willfully partisan as go it alone as it gets, especially in a senate that keeps proving we can do bipartisan work. So look, if our colleagues want to ram through yet another reckless taxing and spending spree without our i
Debates on legislation to protect americans Voting Rights. Once again the senate republican minority has launched a partisan blockade of a pressing issue here in the United States senate. An issue no less fundamental than the right to vote. Could we have order, madam president. The. Senate will be in order. I laid out the facts for weeks. Republicans, state legislators across the country are engaged in the sweeping Voter Suppression in 80 years. Capitalizingli on and capitalizd by Donald Trumps big why these state governments are making it harder for younger, poor, urban and nonwhite americans to vote. Earlier today, the Republican Leader told reporters that, quote, regardless of what may be happening in some states, there is no rationale for federal intervention. Thetl Republican Leader stated that no matter what the states do to undermine our democracy, Voter Suppression laws, partisan takeovers the senate should not act. My colleagues if senators 60 years ago held that the federal g
Be assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department. Earlier the approved the centers for medicare and Medicaid Services and that vote was 5544 per it also, this week science and Technology Bill, live Senate Coverage now here on cspan2. E e senate will come to order. The presiding officer the senator from arkansas. Mr. Cotton today the senate will vote on Kristen Clarkes nomination to head the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. I will of course oppose her nomination. We have a lot of partisan nominees around here, so thats not very surprising. But mrs. Clarke isnt just partisan, she is extremely is partisan. She called senator murkowski shameful. She accused senator manchin of being disingenuous and she casually slandered 200 200 sitting senateconfirmed judges as white male extremists. If confirmed for this position, she will be entrusted with representing the United States government in front of those very judges not exactly a credible a
Now when the greenhouse is one of the Supreme Courts best and most experienced observers. She covered the court for the New York Times for decades and now writes about it for the times opinion page and teaches at yale law where shes the night distinguished journalist and residence. Shes written in oxford and oxford university. Press very short introduction to the Supreme Court, which is apparently sold out currently at the Supreme Court. A biography of Justice Blackmon and cowrote history of roe vs wade and in her newest book the burger cart, she turns her attention to the court between 1969 and 1986 when the chief justice was the nixon appointed Warren Burger received wisdom as we were just discussing at the desk about this period in the courts history. Isnt that much happened . There was some big decisions. There was roe v wade, so that was good and that that was it. Not not so much greenhouse takes the idea part and she and her coauthor Michael Gratz show the ways that the conservat
1969 and 1986 when the chief justice was the nixon appointed Warren Burger received wisdom as we were just discussing at the desk about this period in the courts history. Isnt that much happened . There was some big decisions. There was roe v wade, so that was good and that that was it. Not not so much greenhouse takes the idea part and she and her coauthor Michael Gratz show the ways that the conservative mainly nixon appointed burger Court Reversed or undercut the president sat by the liberal court led by chief Justice Warren curbing civil rights and individual liberties while extending first demand that rights to businesses the first time. I could draw some connections here, but youre not actually here to listen to me talk about the court. Youre here for linda greenhouse. So please join me in welcoming her to politics. Thank you. Its really a treat to be back here. Ive been here for a couple of the other books you heard about and this is my first actual book talk with this book whic