Hes a proud queens boy. And a graduate of Forest Hills High School which i used to represent in congress. I commend President Biden for no, maam night mr. Lew and i look forward to his nomination here in the senate. I yield the floor. Well mr. President im glad to welcome our colleagues baa fire truck the august work period. Spending time back in our states with folks we represent isnt just part of our job. More than anything else, it allows us to be in washington. Now one particular moment of my time back home is received its fair share of tension in the press over the past week. But i assure you all of this was a busy and productive month for me and my staff back in a commonwealth. I kicked off the month in west kieg and entered hometown of louisville facing our state from relentless inflation, straining families and Business Owners to the challenge of finding workers in a lagging labor market. Also i had a chance to travel to the eastern part of kentucky where i met with health manc
And we are sending our care to her family tonight. Thanks so much for watching this room with wolf blitzer starts now its tuesday, may 21, right now on cnn this morning and explosive admission from Michael Cohen in a dramatic clash between the judge and a witness in the final hours of the trump Hush Money Trial, plus an angry response from President Biden after the International Criminal well, court decided to see an Arrest Warrant for israels Prime Minister. Was growing uncertainty in the middle east. Whats next for iran after the sudden death of their president . Alright, by they, im hearing washington alive. Look at New York City on this Tuesday Morning. Good morning, everyone. Kasie hunt. Wonderful to have you with us in just hours. Donald trumps criminal Hush Money Trial set to resume in new york. This comes after an explosive monday in court. Former trump fixer, Michael Cohen, admitting to stealing thousands of dollars from the Trump Organization. Another hit to the credibility o
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When youre connected, youre not alone. Cox supports cspan as a Public Service along with these other television providers. Giving you a front row seat to democracy. Welcome back to cspans live coverage of the u. S. House of representatives where moments ago history unfolded again. The house voted 216210 to remove congressman Kevin Mccarthy as speaker of the house. There were eight democrats that eight republicans that joined all the democrats in voting to oust Kevin Mccarthy from this top leadership position. We want to get your thoughts this afternoon on what unfolded here in the nations capitol. Heres how weve divided the lines. Republicans, 2027488920. Democrats, 2027488921. And others, all oarks 2027488922. You can also text us, first name, city, and state, include that information, at 2027488903. You can also join us at facebook. Com cspan. Well get to your thoughts in a minute. Start dialing in. After one hour of debate the house has voted for the first time in more than a centur
Had to say. Just moments ago on the house floor, we passed by overwhelming numbers the ability to keep government open for the next six weeks. Youve got to understand why we are here. The senate has produced not one Appropriation Bill through the floor. The house . More than 70 . Discretionary spending has now passed. I do not believe our troops need to be punished for us not getting the work done. So i ask congress will stay in session the next two weeks, continue to work to get this done. Lets take a closer look at whats in the stopgap measure. The bill keeps the governments funding at 2023 levels, but only for now. It also freezes the us s aid to ukraine. Democrats had originally tried to plug this gap with a 6 billion aid package, but that measure was removed from the resolution in order to secure the votes needed to pass it. All of this only lasts for 45 days, so the us could be back at the same cliff edge in just over six weeks time. A shutdown would leave hundreds of thousands o