Critically and tonight a new report out shows the company had an unfavorable Safety Record and had hired unqualified drivers. Cbs5s andria borba is at the bus companys offices there in San Francisco the andria . Reporter after the chp inspected the entire city sight seeing flight 20 of the city sight seeing buses were pulled off the road for service problems. Now problems included emergency exits on two of the buses that did not work. Two bucks had broken wheel fasteners near the axles. 1 bus had a leaky fuel tank and one bus had passenger seats not properly secured to the floorboards. The attorney for the union says he is not surprised at all by this report. Lots of laws are in place to protect the public. Unfortunately we have to depend upon these companies to self regulate and to follow the law and to take their buses in and properly license them, properly inspect them, get the chp inspections done each year, have the drivers properly licensed and trained, follow the rules regarding
Supply our needs and to lead us toward abundant living. Continue to sustain our senators with your eternal presence remind them that your hand is on the helm of Human Affairs and that you still guide your world. Renew their strength, as you provide them with the courage to carry on. May they refuse to do anything which could bring them regret, remorse and shame. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell tonight well welcome the president of the United States for the state of the Union Address. Its his final address, and it gives us cause for reflection. Many of us recall a moment in boston when a state senator became a national star. His rhetorica
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When we were parol with these guys. But im talking about people that have helped come under that classification that now because of law we can find for themselves a safe product to live. Same thing with the gun situation. If you go to drop it off and then you end upped getting arrested for something. Sometimes we have to pull it back. D i will say they need to be questioned that you were not happy. You have something you wanted to add . Er yeah, i just wanted to say that at this stage kind of going back to what ambassador blackwell said with regard to crime. Because i worked the last seven years with the perfect dog las ound dation. Foundation. I think that we have a tremendous opportunity right now because many of theme candidates with regard to the second amendment. They have a second amendment. But yet they come from community where is they do have huge problems as it relates to guns and crime. The point im making is that we toe such a great opportunity really help to shape thought
Too, that were imagining a Massive Mission to effect this great transition. Massive missions always require a mastery of politics. There is simply no other way to marshal the requisite resources. We could more fully master politics, we could more fully ensure a certain transition if more of us showed up to serve in elected office. Now, you may agree that the world is run by those who show up, but youre not the least bit inclined to show up to serve in the irrational world of politics. Well, you know, i found that politics is not all that irrational. I served as a montana representative. Its a world defined by a bunch of knuckleheads, but theyre not irrational. [laughter] more importantly, i have come to believe that at its core, our political system favors folks like us. It favors people that believe that facts and knowledge and scholarship and determination matter. Why do i believe this in this age of hyperpartisanship . Because of the way in. Way in which our country was founded. Dur