Automatic sequester cuts. Kentucky senator rand paul will offer an amendment to lower spending caps over the next decade. We expect final votes later this morning and we may also see more work on President Trumps judicial nominations. Now live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. The senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, who has created humanity in your image, look upon us and hear our prayers. Today, give our lawmakers the desire to do your will and the energy to complete the tasks that will glorify your name. That which they dont know, reveal it. That which they lack, supply it and that which they doubt, confirm it. Keep them blameless in your service, so that their lives will be living letters causing people to exalt your name. Lord, strengthen their minds for your service, so that your wisdom will permeate their endeavors. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in re
Reporter lopez, a student and single mother had been pumping gas on her way home from school when another car crashed into the pump. As flames engulfed lopezs car with her three year old in the back seat a passenger in the car that had lost control jumped out and went to work. He kicks the window in like pulling some karate stuff on the window. He gets the baby out and he didnt hesitate to jump in and just go save the baby. He put the babys life before his own. Reporter that man likely saved the little girls life as her mother remains in the hospital after being severely burned in the fire. No charges will likely been filed in the case as police are calling it an unfortunate accident. Its a situation lopezs family says could have been a lot worse. Im very upset about the situation but at the same time relieved because she is alive. Reporter and we did speak to several eyewitnesses who spoke to the man that saved that child. They say he was wearing some sort of an official uniform but n
Vote the presiding officer are there any senators looking to vote or to change their votes . If not, the ayes are 54, the nays are 36. The motion is agreed to. Pursuant to the provisions of s. Res. 15 of the 113th congress, there will now be up to eight hours of postcloture consideration of the nomination, equally divided in the usual form. Mr. Reid mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Reid it is hard to believe that tomorrow will be the anniversary of the deaths of 20 little boys and girls in newtown, connecticut. Not only those little boys and girls, but six educators whose lives were taken by an unspeakable tragedy at sandy hook, elementary school. The names allison, aviel, charlotte, daniel, olivia, josephini, anna, dylan, madeline, katherine, james, chase, jesse, grace, noah, jack, emily, carol, jessica and benjamin. These little boys and girls were 6 and 7 years old. They were murdered. Although their years were few, their lives have touched and will con
The No. 1 reason is that you call one home! Kachemak Bay and Cook Inlet are both estuaries. So, what is an estuary? An estuary is a coastal area where saltwater from the sea mixes with freshwater from rivers. They are the gateways to the ocean.