Chance and its our one chance. We dont think were going to get tens of billions of dollars again, and we have this really Incredible Mission to connect everyone. I keep saying to reliable affordable highspeed internet service. So thats huge. 2023 massive milestones for us that went through we talked a lot about mapping. We did the allegations we are going to leave this here and take you back now live to the u. S. Senate where today lawmakers work on several judicial nominations. They are also expected to vote on the confirmation form a new Representative Sean Patrick Maloney to be the u. S. Ambassador to the organization for Economic Cooperation and development. Live coverage of the senate here on cspan2. The presiding officer the question is on the nomination. Is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote the clerk ms. Baldwin. Mr. Barrasso. Mr. Bennet. Mrs. Blackburn. Mr. Blumenthal. Mr. Booker. Mr. Boozman. Mr. Braun. Mrs. Britt. The clerk mr
Parties are headed in and how they will stack up this november. Consider the scores of down ballot races. Microcosms of a country at war with itself over its priorities and its politics. The Premiere Matchup in california, where leading the volatile u. S. Senate race polls moderate adam schiff against the Liberal Democrat katie porter and republican exballplayer steve garvey, who has surged in the polls, even while barely campaigning. In North Carolina, maga voters could elevate a trump endorsed Culture Warrior in the fight for governor. And one of the countrys few true battleground states. Texas voters, ground zero for what is increasingly the top Campaign Issue in the country. What to do about the border. And across the country, 115 congressional primaries are being decided as we speak. With democrats needing to flip just four seats to take control of the house. All of that providing valuable exit polling data, informing Campaign Strategies with extraordinary stakes that include the
Other. With the basic principles of the republic on the line. A name more famous for decades and decades than nikki haley, in republican circles, came out swinging directly at the Presumptive Republican nominee, donald trump, early this morning. In a post liz cheney saying this, quote, the gop has chosen. They will nominate a man who attempted to overturn an election and seize power. We we have eight months to save our republic, and ensure that donald trump is never anywhere near the oval office again. Then liz cheney sent people to this video originally released in may. Watch. Donald trump is the only president in American History who has refused to guarantee the peaceful transfer of power. Joe biden he lost the election and knew it. He betrayed millions of americans by telling them the election was stolen. We will stop the steal he ignored the rulings of dozens of courts. Rather than accept his defeat, he mobilized a mob to come to washington and march on the capitol. Then he watched
To abortion and the economic costs of Family Planning. Witnesses include a Reproductive Health care professional, an economist, a prolife advocate and a mother who had an abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy. From the Budget Committee, this is just under two hours. Senator whitehouse good morning. I call this committee to order. We have multiple committees on which we serve in the senate and from time to time its important to go check in at another committee to get in the queue properly and so senator grassley will be along. Ill make my opening statement, yield to him and then ill introduce the first three witnesses. Senator grassley will introduce a witness, senator lee will introduce a witness and then well proceed. We are here today to discuss womens rights, their right to bodily autonomy. Their right to set the course of their own life. And their right to economic freedom. I hear often that the Budget Committee should only be concerned with debt and deficits but any serious conversati
Have multiple committees on which we serve in the senate and from time to time its important to check in with those committees. Senator barasso will be along and ill make my Opening Statement and then i will introduce the first three witnesses. Senator grassleyey will introdue a witness in senator lee will introduce a witness and we will proceed. We are here today to discuss womens rights, the right to bodily autonomy, the right to set the course of their own life and their right to economic freedom. I hear off in the Budget Committee should only be concerned in deficits but in a serious conversation about debt and deficit must analyze threats to Economic Growth and ability. Deficits do not occur in a vacuum. Welcome. They result from a fiscal decision that we make and from what we do. It it strengthens or weakens our economy. Y. Reproductive rights it turns out are intrinsically tied to economic opportunity. Reproductive justice is Economic Justice. Restricting one restrictsin the oth