We break away from this portion of washington journal to fill our longtime commitment to bring you live Senate Coverage. Follow this at cspan. Org, senate gasoline and next coming up shortly. Senator Tammy Baldwin will deliver the annual reading of washingtons farewell address. After that the senate will debate the nomination of Robert Malloy to be a district judge for the Virgin Islands with the vote to limit debate on the nomination is scheduled for later this afternoon. Live Senate Coverage is here on cspan2. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, the center of our joy, make us your captives so that we may live liberated lives. Provide our senators with the spiritual, mental, social and physical revitalization they need just for today. May they place their trust in you and experience your profound peace. Grant that they will relinquish their worries to you, as they permit your perfect love to cast out every fear. Lord, show them your redemptive purposes in every problem they must so
Administrations response to the coronavirus and election security. The World Health Organization has now reported there are 79000 cases of coronavirus across at least 30 countries. At least 53 confirmed cases here in the United States. As the virus continues to spread, the Global Economy is already beginning to suffer. All of the warning lights are flashing brightow red. We are staring down a potential pandemic. And the administration has no plan, we have a crisis of coronavirus and President Trump has no plan. Tno urgency, no understanding of the facts or how to coordinate a response. We must to v get a handle on the coronavirus and make sure the United States is fully prepared to deal with its potential lee farreaching consequences. But the Trump Administration has been asleep at the wheel. President trump, good morning, arthere is a pandemic of coronavirus, where are you . Where is your plan . Its just amazing, the crisis grows and grows and we hear nothing. Coronavirus, no coronavi
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Stunned grad this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up bolivias prosecutors issue an arrest warrant for exalt president evo morales. And a deal between 2 companies to form the worlds 4th largest automaker but there are doubts some brands will survive. For only the 3rd time in 243 years a u. S. President has been impeached Donald Trumps been charged with abuse of power and obstruction of congress the vote following more than 8 hours of the visit debate in the democrat controlled house of representatives she now britains it begins our coverage from washington d. C. The result was never in doubt dont trump is the 3rd u. S. President in history to be impeached article one is adopting article 2 is adopted i mean research gentleman from new york over several hours the democrats repeated arguments that have now become very familiar the president needs to be held to account many speaker the house of representatives must now consider 2 articles of impeachment against President Trump the
President to be impeached in u. S. History. The democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi opened the debate. She called for both sides to put aside their differences and vote in the interests of the country. It is tragic that the president s reckless actions make impeachment necessary. He gave us no choice. What we are discussing today is the established facts that the president violated the constitution. It is a matter of fact that the president is an ongoing threat to our National Security and the integrity of our elections, the basis of our democracy. Hundreds of historians, scholars and former prosecutors regardless of party have stated that the president committed impeachable offenses. Now, republican senator Lindsey Graham says he wants to see a quick trial and the Senate Without any new witnesses presented. I think this exercise in the house is beginning to weaponize impeachment. The Intel Committee conducted the factfindings elements of it which is unusual. The process they used i think