Joe biden. Joe biden thank you, sarge, thank you, deshaun, i thank you for your years of service and thank you for your continued commitment to supporting our students, veterans as they pursue their education. And thank you Hillsborough Community college for hosting us today. My wife jill is a Community College professor and ive known for a long, long time the Community Colleges she says are the secret, best kept secret in america in terms of our Education System and this is just one reason why. You help people take the next step in their lives to get the training and accreditation they need, including our vets, who after years of dedication to our country are ready to build civilian lives of meaning and of opportunity. Less than 1 of the population of our country chooses to serve our country in the military less military. Less than one percent risk everything to defend our nation, our values, and everything we hold dear. Them our 99 of us owe thanks, gratitude, and respect. My view, b
Joe biden. Joe biden thank you, sarge, thank you, deshaun, i thank you for your years of service and thank you for your continued commitment to supporting our students, veterans as they pursue their education. And thank you Hillsborough Community college for hosting us today. My wife jill is a Community College professor and ive known for a long, long time the Community Colleges she says are the secret, best kept secret in america in terms of our Education System and this is just one reason why. You help people take the next step in their lives to get the training and accreditation they need, including our vets, who after years of dedication to our country are ready to build civilian lives of meaning and of opportunity. Less than 1 of the population of our country chooses to serve our country in the military less military. Less than one percent risk everything to defend our nation, our values, and everything we hold dear. Them our 99 of us owe thanks, gratitude, and respect. My view, b
At cspan store. Org. The senate currently stands in recess will members work on agreement on public lands package. After individual amendments to the bill were blocked from consideration but without an agreement all debate time must expire before the senate can vote to advance the legislation. That means the next procedural vote might not happen until later this evening. While the senate live when it returns here on cspan2. counties on coastlines. outdoors where americans live, and tonight the problems from the coastal states like my state of louisiana. And i amendment, theth coastal amendment, addresses this disparity. Mr. President , these are in certain pretty coronavirus continues to kill. Nr can country struggles with the issues raised by the george floyd killing. Hindsight is 2020. So we wish that we had stockpiled more personal protective equipment. We wish minneapolis hadmi instituted research warrants. And addressed these issues before and these issues might be better now. And
Chief of staff. Now, live coverage of the u. S. Senate. Vice president under the previous order, the senate will consider the following nomination. The clerk nomination, general charles q. Brown, jr. , to be chief of staff and general of the United States air force. The Vice President under the previous order, the question occurs on the nomination. Is there a sufficient second . It appears there is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the Vice President are there any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote . If not, on this vote, the yeas are 98, the nays are zero. And the historic nomination of general charles q. Brown, jr. As the United States air force chief of staff is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Mr. Alexander madam president . The presiding officer the senator from tennessee. Mr. Alexander thank you
Our moms and dads struggling to purchase diapers, our child care providers and workers who have continued to look after our kids, our family caregivers who are helping iowa seniors and those most at risk during this pandemic. And to ensure we are prepared for whatever might come next, lets not only focus on the immediate needs but on the long term. National priority for critical medical supplies and other materials to be produced right here in the United States of america. We should never again depend on a foreign nation to protect our citizens, especially one like the communist party of china, which has been continually and unsurprisingly deceptive about this threat from the very beginning. Folks, while we still have a ways to go before we can return to life as we know it, we will get through this. And when we do, we will revive the great economy we built together and prepare for an Even Stronger future together. With that, mr. President , i yield the floor. Mrs. Capito mr. President