Votes on some of those amendments in the 4 00 hour. Now to live coverage of the u. S. House here on cspan. All mighty and eternal god we pause this morning to express our gratitude. Especially give thanks and pray for our nation. Praying for unity where there is division. Praying for peace where there is discord. Praying for love where there is hatred. Praying for the eradication of l forms of racism, sexism, gism, inequality, and poverty. Praying for an end to xenophobia, homophobea, and all othererphobias that might plague and oiceon our nation. Poison our nation. Praying we continue to strive for justice and peace for all people. And always respect the dignity of every human being. O lord, bless these united and for united we stand divided we fall. May we be more loving and compassionate, more understanding and giving, more inviting and welcoming. And bless all elected officials , the communities they serve, and every state, every commonwealth, every city, every district, on every s
Socalled sanctuary cities. His is 40 minutes. Please be seated. There are a few times in there are a few times in a persons life they get to have an honor what i am about to do and its been bestowed upon me two times. We have with us the United States attorney general and, ladies and gentlemen, perhaps the finest attorney general the nation has ever had. Hes a man of commitment. Hes a man of dedication but hes also a man of vision, leadership. Let me tell you about him personally a little bit. Raised in alabama. Became a lawyer. Became a prosecutor. Became an attorney general for the state. He became a United States senator. That alone is an enormous set of accomplishments. But what hes done this past year for us, for Law Enforcement, for our nation to restore the rule of law is if i nominal. Ladies and gentlemen, it is giving me no higher pleasure than to tell you you have a friend, a friend who is listening and is doing exactly what Law Enforcement has asked for years. The list is lo
The finest attorney general the nation has ever had. A man of commitment, dedication but also a man of leadership and vision. Raised in alabama, became a lawyer, became a prosecutor, let me tell you a little bit about him personally. Raised in alabama, became a lawyer, became a prosecutor, became an attorney general for the state. He became a United States senator. That alone is an enormous compliment. But what he did this past year to restore the rule of law is phenomenal. Ladies and gentlemen, it is giving me no higher pleasure than to tell you you have a friend who is listening and doing exactly what Law Enforcement has asked for years. The list is long, whether it is Asset Forfeiture, returning the 1033 program, or a reversal of the cole memoranda. Please stand and give an amazing welcome to your attorney general, jeff sessions. [applause] sessions thank you, all. Thank you. Thank you indeed. Thank you. Thank you so much. I gotta say, you made my monday morning. Thank you for those
Nation has ever had. A man of commitment, dedication but also a man of leadership and vision. Let me tell you a little bit about him personally. Raised in alabama, became a lawyer, became a prosecutor, became an attorney general for the state. He became a United States senator. That alone is an a norm us is an enormous a compliment. But what he did this past year to restore the rule of law is phenomenal. Ladies and gentlemen, it is giving me no higher pleasure than to tell you you have a friend who is listening and doing exactly what Law Enforcement has asked for years. The list is long, whether it is asset forfeiture, returning the 1033 program, or a reversal of the cole memoranda. Please stand and give an amazing welcome to your attorney general, jeff sessions. [applause] thank you, all. Thank you. Thank you indeed. Thank you. Much. You so gotta say, you made my monday morning. Thank you for those great words. Your friendship and a leadership of the sheriffs association, that you pro
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