The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Our father, may your name be praised. Lord, use our senators today to permit justice to rule in our land. Remind them that righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is an equal opportunity destroyer. As our lawmakers strive to do your will, reward their faithfulness,. Illuminate their hearts with your wisdom and love. Help them to remember that the entire ethical requirement is fulfilled by loving your neighbor as you love yourself. May this love for those in need hasten the day when justice will roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. Continue to be our strength and fortress, sustaining us with your amazing grace. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for w
Policy center here to walk us through this spending package that House Democrats and republicans have negotiated. Ofwhat you have is a package a bunch of spending bills with a grand total of 1. 4 trillion. How does this compare to previous deals question mark this is about 50 billion more than what we spend in the previous fiscal years. It is 12 appropriation bills and by the way it is to bills. They do not want to put all 12 bills on the desk, so they have broken it up into two, so they it is all theand funding for the federal government to the end of next year. Why 50 billion more. It is a number of particular and for 25terest years, i guess we have not had the authority to look at the , but i think about 2 million, so the increases are an increase of salary for employees and the president s wall. As he was saying, it was two packages, politico reports that one package contains four bills and buy Financial Service spending measures, it holds a bills to fund the department of agricult
A. M. , the fulcrum editor and she previews this weeks house debate and vote ant articles against President Trump. Host good morning on this tuesday. We are one day away from the house voting to impeach President Trump and it is looking like a vote the vote will be a partisan one with democrats expected to approve the charges while republicans are standing by the president. We will divide the lines differently. If you are a democrat who imposes impeachment, your line is 2027488000. If you are a republican who supports impeaching President Trump, 2027488001. If you are unsure, your line is 2027488002. You can text us your ideas with your first name, city, and state at 2027488003 or go to twitter at cspanwj and facebook. Com cspan. Start dialing in. If you are a democrat who imposes this idea of impeachment, you have your own line. Take a look at the National Papers this morning, the headlines in the Washington Post, democrats in center fall in line on impeachment and you have the wall s
Spending package that House Democrats and republicans in the senate have negotiated. What you have is a package of a bunch of spending bills with a grand total of 1. 4 trillion dollars, how does this compare to previous deals . About 50 billion more than what we spent in the previous fiscal year, about a 50 billion increase, 12 appropriations bills. It is two bills, they did not want to put all 12 bills on the desk of the president , so they have broken it into numeral two bills. They are reporting 2 bills. It is all the funding for the federal government through the end of next year at 1. 375 trillion. Host why is it 50 billion more . Caller guest studies of guns, which for 25 years we have not had the authority to look at the statistics related to guns. A number of provisions increasing National Institutes of health by 2 billion. Increaseases 3. 1 in salaries for employees and also money for the president s wall. About 1. 4 billion. Host it is two packages. 4 bills,ge contains includ
Georgia and rout northam of south carolina. They won their special elections last tuesday. 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, gracious god thank you for giving us another day, we ask your blessing of strength and perseverance that each member might best serve their constituents and our entire nation. The debates and issues that dominate the legislative landscape are contentious and challenging. Many americans are anxious to know what will come to pass. Bless the members of congress with wisdom and goodwill as they struggle to find solutions that might unite rather than further divide our nation. We know that this is a lot to ask. But grant also to all americans increased faith and hope, virtues most in need in these difficult days, that their representatives might faithfully perform their appointed tasks. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The s