Thats our job, is to take votes, to try to make legislation better and to offer improvements to it, and that means amendments. Look, i understand in the house of representatives things operate a little bit differently. Youve got 435 people over tlchlt its a lot harder to have that. This is why weve always bragged about our status as the worlds greatest deliberative legislative body. On paper we are. Historically we certainly have been. Today we are not. Were kidding ourselves, were delusional if we want and expect the American People to believe otherwise. Heres the food news the good news, we still are that entity on paper, as it is envisioned, as its created, as its established and outlined by the constitution. We still are that entity, with our own rules, our own precedence, and our own customs. But alas, the best rules, the best constitutional provisions will amount to dead letter if we ourselves refuse to exercise our own rights and our prerogatives. The muscle of legislative proce
For a few moments about the urging, pressing matter about americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad. Mr. Coons and about a specific positive recent development, to make sure when they are released and freed, they are welcome home in a positive and meaningful way. Today theres somewhere between 30 and 40 americans wrongfully detained abroad and they range all over from the backgrounds to the countries of which theyre held. I met repeatedly with rachel and john, parents of an american israeli attending a Music Festival when he was attacked, badly injured, kidnapped by Hamas Terrorists and dragged to gaza where he is still today a hostage beneath gaza in tunnels. Ryan corbet has been held in afghanistan for years, an ngo worker who was abducted by the taliban, mike has been held in china on narcotics trafficking charges, a sentence upheld recently but not yet imposed. And of course evan gershkovich, a wall street journal reporter currently in prison in russia whose mother i met
Coast, and 6 00 a. M. In gaza where daybreak is they are in the assault is well underway. Welcome to a breaking addition of americas late news, fox new at ninth. Americas longtime ally is now at work, israel is battling hamas after they conducted a Surprise Attack in Southern Israel over the weekend Slaughtering Hundreds and drago were across the border includin women, children, and the elderl who are now either dead or bein held hostage. Some 900 israelis have been killed in the conflict so far into night the white house is confirming at least 11 american were also killed in the attacks. Our middle east correspondents life or as on ground in souther it israel is with the latest on what israel is calling a complete siege. What relearning . Good evening, tonight is really Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the nation in the world tane blinken asked for were another going to get a warbird that is really continue to strike the gaza strip from the air, thousands of airstrike condu
[indistinct conversations] good morning. In congress, and your recognize, my friend. Mr. Hill chairman mast, thank you. First, let me start out before i do opening comments and welcome our families and provide introductions for the family members who are here on this very tough, emotional day for them. And a quarter, her husband ryan is a humanitarian aid worker who has been imprisoned in afghanistan since 2022. He is the father of three kids and has been away for 600 days. Deborah, her son is a freelance journalist and was kidnapped in syria in 2012. This august will mark his 12 and hopefully final year away from home. My dear friend marion, her father is a texas psychologist who traveled to syria back in february 2017 to treat refugees and establish a clinic. A day after arriving, he was stopped at a checkpoint outside of damascus and has not been seen since. Giselle, her father jimmy is an iranian journalist and Software Developer who has been detained by the Iranian Regime since 20
[indistinct conversations] good morning. In congress, and your recognize, my friend. Mr. Hill chairman mast, thank you. First, let me start out before i do opening comments and welcome our families and provide introductions for the family members who are here on this very tough, emotional day for them. And a quarter, her husband ryan is a humanitarian aid worker who has been imprisoned in afghanistan since 2022. He is the father of three kids and has been away for 600 days. Deborah, her son is a freelance journalist and was kidnapped in syria in 2012. This august will mark his 12 and hopefully final year away from home. My dear friend marion, her father is a texas psychologist who traveled to syria back in february 2017 to treat refugees and establish a clinic. A day after arriving, he was stopped at a checkpoint outside of damascus and has not been seen since. Giselle, her father jimmy is an iranian journalist and Software Developer who has been detained by the Iranian Regime since 20