Government for the rest of the year to avoid a shut down tomorrow at midnight and work on a number of judicial nominees today. Now, live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, you are our light and salvation and we are not afraid. You protect us from danger so we do not tremble. Mighty god, you are not intimidated by the challenges that confront our nation and world. Lord, inspire our lawmakers with the knowledge of your holiness that will give them reverential awe. Remind them of the many prayers they have prayed that you have already answered. Lord, you have been our help in ages past. You are our hope for the years to come. We magnify your holy name. Dont stay far off. Show yourself strong to this generatio and fill us with your peace. We pray in your powerful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge
We are going to get started. The subcommittee hearing will come to order, without objection, the chair has authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. This briefing extension of several hearings we have had, discussing Climate Change. We are focusing on the Economic Impacts of global warming. I will defer the Opening Statement for myself. When we spoke earlier in the holding area, i mentioned the fact that we would be trying to do a hearing. This is a briefing. We do have time for your Opening Statements. What i would like to do is afford each of you the opportunity to do so. Let me introduce the four of you and then we will move to you, mr. Gomez. We have alfredo gomez, director, Natural Resources environment team, Government Accountability office. Dave jones, senior director for environmental risk at the Nature Conservancy, institute of Economic Freedom and the heritage foundation. Dr. Michael greenstone, Milton Friedman distinguished Service Professor of economics a
We take you to capitol hill for a House Oversight hearing on the Economic Impact of Climate Change under way. There are several reasons the on as a consequence it undermines the american people. Let me list. One, in 2018, the Trump Administration instituted a smaller social cost of carbon of 1 to 7 compared to 50. Its based on two faulty assumptions. First, it uses inappropriately high discount rates that are not supported by economic theory or Financial Markets. Second, it fails to account for damages that occur outside the United States. This failure discourages other countries who in total produce about 90 of total co2 emissions from undertaking emissions cuts that would benefit u. S. Citizens. The United States special role in global democracy can produce demonstrable benefits for u. S. Citizens, and we are failing here. The absence of meaningful progress at the recent madrid climate talks is evidence of what happens when we retreat. Number two, the social cost of carbon is no long
Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 56, the nays are 38. The nomination is confirmed. The senator from missouri. Mr. Blunt mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that with respect to the mcfarland nomination, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senates action. The presiding officer without objection. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of Anuraag Singhal of florida to be United States district judge for the Southern District of florida, signed by 17 senators. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate o
Health secretary ben carson joining the conversation at the white houses Mental Health summit. Iftrying to figure out everyone is together. Let me double check. We are going to get started. The subcommittee hearing will come to order, without objection, the chair has authorized the committee sometime. This briefing extension of several herrings we have had, discussing Climate Change. We are focusing on the Economic Impacts of global warming. I will defer the Opening Statement to myself. When we spoke earlier in the holding area, i mentioned the fact that we would be trying to do a hearing. This is a briefing. We do have time for your Opening Statements. What i would like to do is afford each of you the opportunity to do so. Let me introduce the four of you and then we will move to you, mr. Gomez. , governmented gomez accountability office. Dave jones, senior director for environmental risk. Dr. Michael green zone, distinguished professor of economics at the university of chicago, and t