With temperatures around 90. Were at 77 in cedar rapids. Winds are out of the south at 8 mile an hour. Theres the dew point standing tall at 88 degrees. Well have a mild night ahead of us, a hot, humid theyday tomorrow, temperatures pushing 90, and then tomorrow night and wednesday, some thunderstorms are back in the forecast. 86 in mason city. Temperatures will drop the 70s. Thats a front that are be around for the next couple of days. As that gets chloeer and closer, the chances for thunderstorms will increase. Tomorrow light, theres a chance of thunderstorms in the northern counties. On tuesday, the threat recovers. At least tonight, the radar is not showing much in minnesota or northern iowa. It will be a quiet night ahead and well have to wait until conservative i con fillies schafly died today. The conceivetive activist helped decent the equal rights amendment. She also founded the elogy to preserve traditional gender roles. Schlafly was 92. A minnesota family has some closure to
once that batch of rain moves through by mid evening take a look at those tropical downpours developing in the mid atlantic state, approaching d. C. , some embedded thunderstorms in there and they are moving in our direction. cant rule out a rare february thunderstorm, as we go through late this evening and overnight. but that will be accompanied by spring warmth. how warm does it get overnight into early tomorrow and how about more changes for the rest of the the week, thats ahead. tom and this mild weather means that not only are snowmobile trace closed, memberships are dropping. New Hampshire shares the money from snowmobile registrations with clubs so they can buy things like grooming equipment. but it also means that the year. the d. O. T. Says its crews are still hard at work treating the highways, even with relatively adam sexton is in hooksett tonight and this relatively mild winter could result in a snow budget surplus, i guess. reporter thats right, tom. we dont want to jinx
Add the department of homeland security, i. C. E. Has no smaller mission, no smaller mission than the National Security Border Security and Public Safety of our citizens. Like any Law Enforcement agency, we deal with serious and difficult matters every day. In the area of immigration, recent estimates are that there are about 11. 2 million Illegal Immigrants in the country. There are approximately 2 million, 2 million undocumented immigrants who are involved in some form or fashion in i. C. E. s administrative process. There are about half a million, 500 thon of those, who are part of active cases in the immigration court. I. C. E. Detention program booked in approximately 300,000 individuals last fiscal year. As you know, we have been funding at the 34,000 bed level for the last couple years. You, the congress, have not only provided the funds to carry out our responsibilities for which were very grateful, but you have also set forth the framework to execute those responsibilities. An
The presiding officer are there any senators wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . If not, the ayes are 53, the nays are 45. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, randolph d. Moss of maryland to be United States district judge for the district of columbia. The presiding officer under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate equally divided prior to the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the may nomination. A senator mr. President . Mr. Leahy i ask consent all time be yielded back. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection all time is yielded back. Mr. Leahy i withhold that request. I yield back my time on this side. The presiding officer the senator from georgia is recognized. Mr. Isakson on behalf of myself and is senator chambliss from georgia the presiding officer the chamber will come to order. Mr. Isakson we would like the senate to look favorably. We could appreciate y
See which convicted child molesters are going to be recidivists. Most of them are. And im not willing to take the risk that our kids should be left alone with people like that. We have a National Sex Offender registry for a reason because these people recognize the danger that extends past their time of incarceration. Parents need to know about that and thats why we have this national registry, and schools need to avoid the danger. To be clear mr. President im not suggesting that a convicted child molester can never work again anywhere, but i am saying they shouldnt work in a school, and i think thats completely reasonable. Im shocked frankly that these organizations would come out against this, against this commonsense legislation. But the objection in fairness, some objection that comes from our side of the aisle as well. I have a colleague who i have all the respect in the world for, the senior senator from tennessee is a wonderful senator, and i agree with him on far more than i di