In 1917, there was no cloture rule at all. The senate functioned entirely by unanimous consent. So how did the senate overcome the determined opposition of 11 isolationist senators who refused to give consent to president wilson to arm ships . Senator walsh made clear that the senate would exercise its Constitutional Authority to reform its practices by a majority vote. I think the majority leader deserves more respect. The senate is not in order and the senate will be in order. The senator from alabama is correct. The senator from kentucky is recognized. Senator walsh made clear the senate would exercise its Constitutional Authority to reform its practices by a simple majority vote. A past senate could not take away the right of the future senate by tying the hands of the new senate. He said a majority may adopt the rules in the first place. It is preposterous to assume they can deny the right to change them. What he said made good sense. [captioning performed by national captioning i
In his 2004 Democratic Convention speech, a speech that got me involved in politics. He said that we worship an awesome god in the blue states. Then there was his address to reverend jim walliss call to a renewal conference in 2006, a speech that i was honored to work with him in the Senate Office and he developed a template for how this president would engage issues. In that speech, then senator obama declared that, our failure as progressives to tap into the moral underpinnings of this nation is not just rhetorical. Our fear of getting preachy may also lead us to discount the role that values and culture play in some of our most urgent social problems. He went on to say individual churches are sponsoring day care programs, building senior centers, helping ex offenders reclaim their lives and rebuilding the gulf coast in the aftermath of hurricane katrina. And he concluded, the question is, how do we build on these partnerships between religious and secular people of goodwill . It wil
Interview did they walk in and see you and go great. The bicycling riding dog. And all that matters. I worry he may have a heart attack or stroke. Its like a time bomb waiting to happen. On cbs this morning. Two tickets to paradise you are not going to hollywood. Whoa whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa captioning funded by cbs welcome to cbs this morning. There will be a birthday like no other for the little boy known as ethan who was held as a hostage in an underground bunker for nearly a week. Mark strassmann is in midland city alabama w new details on the raid that ended with the death of the kidnaper. Good morning. Reporter good morning. On ethans birthday fbi bomb technicians will be back inside the bunker for looking for and removing improvised explosives. The body will stay at least until this bomb threat is over. Were here to celebrate answered prayer. Reporter they called it a praise vigil people in ethans Community Gathering last night to give thanks the little boy was safely back with h
Were subsequent terminated within 24 hours. If you consider how many employees nationwide we are exposed to throughout the screening process, many employees had the opportunity to do the wrong thing but only three did. Tsas workforce of the fundamental role in providing security for the traveling public. The public has every right to expect the workforce to adhere to the highest professional standards. On a personal note let me be clear that administer pistol and i have a zero Paul Thornton misconduct. We appreciate that putting to work with each of you. Thank you and look forward to answering your questions. Thank you. The chair when i recognize mr. Lord for an opening statement. Spin chairman duncan and hudson, Ranking Member thompson, thanks for inviting her today to discuss results of our tsa misconduct report released yesterday but i think this is a timely hearing, given recent press accounts about these types of incidents. And also tsas recent efforts to address them but i think
Whether he booby trapped the entire entrance or blow himself and his hostage up. This morning technicians are still looking for even more explosives. Fbi assault team attacked the bunker and rescued the hostage. Ethan turns 6 years old today safe and sound. The white house coming under fire for the confidential white houses memo on the legal justification for drone strikes against u. S. Citizens found to be operatives of al qaeda. Theyre legal, ethical, and wise. Quake in the South Pacific. Reports at least five people are dead in the Solomon Islands. Governor jerry brown taking on rick perry. Who would want to spend their summers in 110degree heat. The president is proposing another stop gap measure to avert the deep spending cuts due to kick in next month. These reforms would reduce our governments bill. Whats up, camera men . Come on. Theyre breaking my flow all the time. Lindsey vonn out the rest of the skiing season after a scary crash that tore her acl and mcl and broke a bone in