Now, welcome to another week and senator mcconnell his legislative graveyard. Does anyone know how monday bills the senate is scheduled to vote on this big . Any guesses. While it is zero. Every day the leader mcconnell is that the republicans failed to allow us on bipartisan bills, there are hurting the working people in this country. There is no good reason why President Trump cant be working with democrats right now. On important bipartisan legislation. When it comes to mind is what happened this week, background checks. President trump, after el paso, were going to do something on background checks he said. We have to do it. Well, he just sent an abandoned those efforts. Not doing anything on gun violence. Instead having the department of justice continue to work on bipartisan gun proposals, gun safety proposals, President Trump since his attorney general globetrotting. Chasing conspiracy theories that undermine our intelligence agencies. Instead of working with congress on a plan
Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 86, the nays are 2. The nomination is confirmed. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the the president be immediately notified of the senates action with respect to the nominations confirmed during todays session of the senate. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to legislative session. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All those in favor, say aye. Those opposed, say no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 387. The presiding officer question is on the motion. All those in favor, say aye. Those opposed, say no. The ayes appear to have it. The
Our heavenly father, may your holy name be honored. May your name be held in high regard in this senate. We give thanks to you for you are good, and your steadfast love endures forever. You have watched over this nation through various times of peace, prosperity, turmoil, and war. May we continue to look to you and be a people who seek your face. Draw us near, and may we draw near to you. Blessed is the nation whose god is the lord. Reveal to us our sins and forgive us. Reveal to us also your love, and enable each of us to love you with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Today, i pray that you grant to these senators of the United States the spirit of wisdom, the fear of the lord, and the courage to act by the counsel of the lord in all matters great and small. May they have your perspective on all things. May your kingdom come and your will be done here in our nation as it is in heaven, in and through these senators. Bless their families and their health. Give them your peace. O
The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving and gracious god, we give you thanks forgiving us another day. For giving us another day. Help us this day to draw closer to you, so that with your spirit and aware of your presence among us we may all face the tasks of this day. Bless the members of the peoples house. Help them to think clearly, speak confidently, and act courageously in the belief that all Noble Service is based upon patience, truth and love. May these decisive days through which we are living make them genuine enough to maintain their integrity, great enough to be humble, and good enough to keep their faith always regarding Public Office as a sake faith, always regarding Public Office as a sacred trust. Give them the wisdom and currently to not fail their fellow citizens nor you. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker pro temp
Their borders and how to regulate them. Worst of all, the socalled Clean Power Plan would have barely reduced Carbon Emissions. It would have crippled our economy and done very little, if anything, to help the environment. President obamas plan wasnt just bad policy, it was illegal. 27 states, including wyoming, filed a lawsuit to stop the regulation. The Supreme Court ruled that obamas e. P. A. Went way beyond its legal authority. The court blocked the overreaching rule. Now President Trump has put forward a commonsense replacement to protect americas air. The Affordable Clean Energy rule follows the law and is good news for the people of wyoming and the rest of the country. It recognizes that the e. P. A. Is not supposed to pick winners and losers. Under the new rule, power plants can make reasonable changes like improving efficiency. The rule promotes the use of clean technologies, cleaner technologies to generate electricity so Energy Companies can modernize their power plants with