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There is a lot of equality in the senate. Most of what we do is on unanimous consent. Anyone of the hundred of us could object and throw the place into a stupor. Every senator has some real clout. The majority leader has more clout in the ability to set the agenda and be recognized first, which gives you tactical advantages. But the house always says we are like a pyramid. At the top you have the speaker. The senate is more like a level playing field, with the majority leader has a little more advantage than anyone else. A strongwilled senator can frequently get his way, simply by objecting. You study the senate. He somewhat downplays the the leaders role. You said Party Leaders are more powerful today than a have been at any time in the Senate History . We take leadership for granted. We think leaders are the most powerful and essential leaders in the United States senate. If we did not have them, the senate could not function. Two beyond this that is probably , correct given how the
To focus on now of course is a trade deal with the uk and so i have joined a number of other senators and asking you can watch this online at cspan. Org. The senate gaveling in at 3 30 p. M. And they will take a procedural vote on a couple of abortion measures. Live coverage now of the u. S. Senate. 18. The presiding officer under the previous order, the time until 3 30 p. M. Will be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. The senator from alaska. Ms. Murkowski madam president , just very briefly here this afternoon, we will have beginning at 3 30 p. M. A series of votes to include the nomination of Katherine Macgregor to be deputy secretary of the department of interior, and i would like to provide my support for this nomination. I want to thank my colleagues on the energy and Natural Resources committee for working with me to report and rereport ms. Macgregors nomination moved out on a bipartisan basis. I thank the majority leader for filing cloture on her nominat
Because i think a sort of compassion fatigue. It is hard to communicate because i think a sort of compassion fatigue sets in and people didnt seem to be as interested in the wider world as they used faults in and people didnt seem to be as interested in the wider world as they used for the point of view of a unicef ambassador i think we just have to keep at it for the point of view of unicef ambassador i think we just have to keep at it and who says its also very dangerous news organizations are going to says its also very dangerous news organizations are. And dont want to risk or to take the risk of sending people to the. Dont want to risk or to take the risk of sending people to these dangerous places that they go to syria they go to very dangerous places dangerous places that they go to syria they go to very dangerous places. I mean a news editor at one of our mainstream broke i mean a news editor at one of our mainstream broker theyre not going to be sitting there seeing the fried