May our lawmakers live with such faithfulness that they will be your redemptive instruments at a time when truth seems a rare commodity. May you find delight in those who by faith trust you to make the crooked places straight and the rough places smooth. Lead our senators to a fresh dedication in their service you to and humanity. Grant that justice will roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore amen. Please join me in the please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of americ, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask to speak in morning business for 30 seconds. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley veterans, meaning our veterans of war, our veterans who are
Committee for the moment. [inaudible conversations] the committee will go back into session and discuss the vote that senator murray and senator hatch is asked, she talked about role six which reads proxies may be voted on the committee. Such a motion shower acquire the concurrence of the majority of members who are actually present at the time such action is taken. It would be my opinion that we had the concurrence of majority at the time such action was taken, because the question did not come until later. Revoterfectly willing to the nomination. The question has been raised whether there was proper notification for that. My inclination would be both ways on the to ask senator hatch how he votes and let his book be recorded, or to assume that under rule six, there was concurrence at the time such action was taken. Or if the minority prefers, im glad to revote both of the votes. Point of order mr. Chairman. Know the procedure for revoting. As i read the rules, there was a notice, ther
Committee for the moment. [inaudible conversations] the committee will go back into session and discuss the vote that senator murray and senator hatch is asked, she talked about role six which reads proxies may be voted on the committee. Such a motion shower acquire the concurrence of the majority of members who are actually present at the time such action is taken. It would be my opinion that we had the concurrence of majority at the time such action was taken, because the question did not come until later. Revoterfectly willing to the nomination. The question has been raised whether there was proper notification for that. My inclination would be both ways on the to ask senator hatch how he votes and let his book be recorded, or to assume that under rule six, there was concurrence at the time such action was taken. Or if the minority prefers, im glad to revote both of the votes. Point of order mr. Chairman. Know the procedure for revoting. As i read the rules, there was a notice, ther
Committee for the moment. [inaudible conversations] the committee will go back into session and discuss the vote that senator murray and senator hatch is asked, she talked about role six which reads proxies may be voted on the committee. Such a motion shower acquire the concurrence of the majority of members who are actually present at the time such action is taken. It would be my opinion that we had the concurrence of majority at the time such action was taken, because the question did not come until later. Revoterfectly willing to the nomination. The question has been raised whether there was proper notification for that. My inclination would be both ways on the to ask senator hatch how he votes and let his book be recorded, or to assume that under rule six, there was concurrence at the time such action was taken. Or if the minority prefers, im glad to revote both of the votes. Point of order mr. Chairman. Know the procedure for revoting. As i read the rules, there was a notice, ther
Committee for the moment. [inaudible conversations] the committee will go back into session and discuss the vote that senator murray and senator hatch is asked, she talked about role six which reads proxies may be voted on the committee. Such a motion shower acquire the concurrence of the majority of members who are actually present at the time such action is taken. It would be my opinion that we had the concurrence of majority at the time such action was taken, because the question did not come until later. Revoterfectly willing to the nomination. The question has been raised whether there was proper notification for that. My inclination would be both ways on the to ask senator hatch how he votes and let his book be recorded, or to assume that under rule six, there was concurrence at the time such action was taken. Or if the minority prefers, im glad to revote both of the votes. Point of order mr. Chairman. Know the procedure for revoting. As i read the rules, there was a notice, ther