Objection. Mr. Udall thank you, madam president. Madam president , i rise in opposition to the renomination of mr. Ajit pai to the federal Communications Commission. Mr. Pai both as f. C. C. Commissioner and now as chairman has not been a vigorous watchdog for free speech. He has not put the peoples right to information first. In fact, he has put corporate interest first. And he has opposed policies outright that ensure underserved communities have access to essential technology. I strongly oppose his renomination to the commission. Lets begin with his responsibility to guard First Amendment rights. President trump has relentlessly attacked nbc, cbs, abc, cnn, the new york times, and the washington post. He called these established and esteemed news outlets fake news. He even called them the enemy of the people. Earlier this year in february during a Senate Commerce hearing, this was an oversight hearing, i asked chairman pai point blank whether he agreed with the president that these
Russia and some of our other toughest competitors around the world. When our businesses compete and win, it means better paying jobs here at home, higher wages, bigger paychecks for americans. And so were going to continue to keep focused on tax reform that delivers tax relief to hard working American Families and that creates greater growth in our economy, better paying jobs and higher wages for people in this country. And the focus, of course, of tax reform is to improve the quality of life for American Families. And you do that by lowering individual tax rates so people get to keep more of their hardearned money. You also do it by lowering corporate rates so that businesses can have more money to pay higher wages and to increase the activities of those businesses. Additionally, there is a lot of money in u. S. Companies that is still sitting overseas that wed like to get back here, but the tax code makes it a lot harder because those companies are taxed twice; once in the country wh
202 7488000. Five to 15 guns 202 7488001. 16 to 30 guns 202 7488002. If you own more than 30 guns 202 7488003. You can also catch up with us on social media. Good thursday morning. You can start calling in now. We are talking to just gun owners in this first segment of the washington journal today. In las vegas still trying to find a motive into that shooting. The arsenal the attacker used now well known. The front page of the New York Times today with a composite image of the room in the mandalay bay resort and casino where the attacker opened fire. Includingom 23 guns ak47 and ar15 style rifles. They also found 12 bump stocks which let semiautomatic weapons fire like automatic weapons. The target of one piece of legislation introduced by senator Dianne Feinstein. Heres what she had to say. Bump stocks which cause less increase a semiautomatic rifles rate of fire from between 45 and 60 rounds per minute to between 400 and 800 rounds per minute. Thats the same rate of fire as automatic
Path you have created, inspiring them with the potency of your powerful presence. May they trust you in times of adversity and prosperity, knowing that they will reap a productive harvest if they persevere. Lord, keep them from underestimating the power of your great name, inspiring them never to forget that nothing is impossible with you. Give them the wisdom to solve the hard problems of our times and grace to live in harmony with one another. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge f allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C. , may 10, 2016. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable rob portman
Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies and brought to you as a Public Service by your cable or satellite provider. And now on booktvs after words program, historian pamela haag provides a history of guns in america. Host were here today with pam a la chicago, author of a new book called the gunning of America Business and the making of american gun culture. Hello, pam a la, how are you . Guest hello, im fine. Host pamela, exactly why did you write book, and when did you decide that we needed a book like this . Entering well, its an interesting story. Today most people who talk about guns love guns or hate guns. But when i started this project, i had never owned a gun or even used one. Nor had i been involved in gun control politics. Instead, i came to this story through a ghost story. When i was in graduate school in new haven, a friend of mine told me the story about Sarah Winchester who was Oliver Winchesters daughterinlaw. Now, Oliver Winchester was known as the rifle