Now inside the white house President Donald Trump hosting folks k through 12 years old professionals. Higher education folks and parents and students. The president speaking right now in this moment in the news conference. Talking about going back to school, how important that is not just for parents but also kids themselves. The white house saying if schools follow the cdc guidelines then opening up will be done safely. Listen to this. Very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools to get them open and it is very important. It is very important for our country. It is very important for the well being of the student and the parents. Reporter the head of cdc came out actually said urging schools to open. No one at the white house here is pushing a one size fits all approach. Health and Human Services secretary said some areas hit harder by the coronavirus will have to adjust but still can reopen. Not going to be the full experience. It will not be th
For later today at 1 30 p. M. Eastern. We also expect more floor speeches on policing reforms after Senate Republicans introduced their bill yesterday. Now, live to the senate floor. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our hearts are steadfast toward you. Lead us safely to the refuge of your choosing, for you desire to give us a future and a hope. Lord, provide us with grateful hearts to appreciate your mercies that are new each day. Today, give our senators the power to do your will, as they realize more fully that they are servants of heaven and stewards of your mysteries. Give them your perspective on their daily tasks and every decision they must make. Remind them that people usually dont care how much you know until they know how much you care. May faithfulness to you become the litmus test by which they evaluate each action. We pray in your powerful name. Amen. The
I want to talk about that. As i tried to communicate last week, the drafting of our institution, the history of its formation is extraordinary to say the least. It is remarkable moment in all of world history. We are here at 233 years later and our constitution is in the news daily, being referred to as we almost speak here tonight, again and again. One particular aspect, but it is alive and well. To think about the fact this came together from a period of midmay until midseptember of 1787 is remarkable. We recall that we said the revolutionary war, and a lot of folks are not clear on the sequencing. It is important to note conflict began with lexington and concord and massachusetts in 1774. These very independent colonies, all british colonies that operated with their own governments and their own leadership, and so forth, suddenly had to come together and form a military alliance. It was not easy for them to do that. They had a lot of hesitation and concern about what it meant to be
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