Quorum call a senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from colorado. Mr. Bennet thank you, mr. President. Id ask the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Bennet thank you. Mr. President , as you know, last night, President Trump fired f. B. I. Director james comey. He did this in the middle of an active f. B. I. Investigation into possible links between the Trump Campaign, Trump Associates and the russian government. This action should worry every member of the senate. And i know it worries the people we represent. My office has been flooded with calls since this decision became public. Americans are asking why this firing happened now, why the firing happened at all, and they are right to ask. Officially, President Trump said the f. B. I. Directors dismissal was necessary to restore, quote, the public trust and confidence in the f. B. I. That is laughable. Anybody who knows director comey or knows the f. B. I. Knows that that statement
Quorum call a senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from colorado. Mr. Bennet thank you, mr. President. Id ask the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Bennet thank you. Mr. President , as you know, last night, President Trump fired f. B. I. Director james comey. He did this in the middle of an active f. B. I. Investigation into possible links between the Trump Campaign, Trump Associates and the russian government. This action should worry every member of the senate. And i know it worries the people we represent. My office has been flooded with calls since this decision became public. Americans are asking why this firing happened now, why the firing happened at all, and they are right to ask. Officially, President Trump said the f. B. I. Directors dismissal was necessary to restore, quote, the public trust and confidence in the f. B. I. That is laughable. Anybody who knows director comey or knows the f. B. I. Knows that that statement
Body. Thank you, mr. President. I yield the floor. A senator plop . The presiding officer the senator from washington. Ms. Cantwell i come to the floor tonight to raise concern about a proposed Senate Health care bill that might move through the United States senate, as my colleagues are pointing out, without hearing, without attention to the details actually, almost in secret. I guess it would be secret if we didnt know exactly what was in the house bill. It would be even more secret. People have said it will be about 80 of what was in the house bill. I can agree with President Trump. That was a mean bill. If it is just 80 mean, i can guarantee that you its still going to be mean. I say that because i have been at home listening to my constituents. They do not appreciate one bit if youre Harbor View Hospital and you are going to cut 800 million out of their budget because of the cap on medicaid and you are going to leave a hospital without resources, they are mad. If you are talking a
American nation could achieve. No one could even come close to us. Maria the present renewing his call for immigration reform. He went to be an immigrant friend collecting welfare. Congressman Steve Scalise a special visitor on capitol hill. Bought a scion of card after another update on his health. Doctors say hes improved to fair condition. Once again another grade. Tropical storm cindy makes landfall. The threat of heavy rain and flash flooding 2 million. Photo looks to rebound today. The lowest level in nearly a year yesterday. Today up two thirds of 1 . The Broader Market in terms of stocks. Take a look at stocks this morning. The market fractionally lower. Dow industrials down 20 points. Nasdaq and s p 500. As you will see, weaker across the board. Ft 100 the cat around down 100. In asia overnight, as youll see with the exception of korea up one half of 1 . The motorcycle chain getting into rival ducati. We will tell you about that developing story. Tom brady makes another stop o
Has announced it will issue its analysis of the bill later today and you can read more at thehill. Com and watch the senate live this afternoon at 4 00 eastern on cspan2. This week on q a robert caro. He talks about on power, his audio project looking at the evolution and exercise of political power in america. Brian robert caro, why did you decide to do, for the first time, an audio of what you are thinking instead of publishing . Robert when you write your book, hopefully it endures. Sometimes you are doing a lecture and you say, that was worth saving. But the thing about lectures is, the moment they are over, they are over. They disappear. So when audible said, could we record two of your lectures, i said, great. Brian so its audible. Com for eople that do not know it. They can subscribe to that and get this hour and 42minute talk that you made. It was from lectures . Robert it was the 100th anniversary of the pulitzer prizes. Last september. So the Neiman Foundation sponsored a cel