I move the quorum call be suspended. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Blunt mr. President , were looking at an outline for tax reform that helps working families in ways that those families havent seen for almost a decade now, a decade of buying power that didnt go up, and obligations that did, a decade with more government requirements and less takehome pay. Were going to be here for the next few weeks talking about what to do to reverse that situation so that the opportunities for those families is reversed and that eventually weve also reversed our competitiveness so that were creating better jobs. There are two ways to get more takehome pay, and one is the government to take less out of it. Im for that. The other one is to do things in the tax code to make us more competitive so there are better jobs with better pay to start with. If you combine those two things better jobs and better pay and the government taking less out of that higher e in a way that drives toward a
Plans to remember that event today. On this anniversary, a debate about gun violence and what to do about it. Were interested in hearing from you. How to best reduce acts of gun violence. If you are a gun owner. If you do not own a gun, 2027488001. If you want to put your thoughts on how the best way to reduce gun violence can occur, you can put those thoughts on facebook and twitter. Patch talks about the remembrances that will take place in sandy hook today. It has been for years since the gunman took the lives of those 20 innocent children. Four years. Today, the town will hold a somber, silent reminder for 15 minutes, the time the shootings took place. The superintendent said that the will bees of silence for Department Staff and the schools themselves. Abc news looks at the efforts made by the Obama Administration since that shooting at sandy hook. Mr. Obama has made little federal progress towards what he repeatedly described as common law. The outgoing president has knowledge on
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No kkk no racist usa protests erupt following trumps victory. Lets look at what they are protesting. They are protesting democracy. You have people who are terrified. If you want it, we have to hear the pain first before you tell wrong to hurt. There will be casualties on both sides there will be because people have to die to make a change in this world your party is in tatter. Tatter. The Republican Party is in tatters. Donald trump crushed two political dynasties in the bush family and the clintons. Donald trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead. We all want what is best for this country. Thats what i heard when i spoke to him and i was hardened by that. Markets plunged but surged throughout the day and finished his promise was to make America Great again and donald trump has launched his transition website greatagain. Gov. All that. No matter how you feel about this election, the election is over, its done. Donald trump got elected presiden
His critics point to the loss of the popular vote, which does not give him one of according to them. Is the supporters look at the victory in the Electoral College, saying that gives them the mandate to complete his agenda. We want thoughts from you of if he has a mandate and what he should do with that. 202 7488000 for democrats. 202 7488001 for republicans. And independents 202 7488002. President elect trump, does he have a mandate . You can make your thoughts known on twitter and facebook. There was a recent poll in the Washington Post taking a look at this idea of mandates, not only taking coals of this president , but comparing him to president obama. Pulled, over were 1000 adults, saying 29 of those responding said that Donald Trumps election gave him a mandate. 59 of those saying should compromise Going Forward. 13 expressing no opinion. Comparing to president obamas first election, 50 of those responding said he had a mandate. In his reelection, only 34 saying he had a mandate