EurasianeurAsian Affairs. Live coverage here on thoigs. Cspan3. Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. We have an unusual procedure today. As usual well defer to the outstanding senators who are here to introduce others, and we thank them for being here. Its an honor to have you here in our committee. We will let them go first so that they can go on to their other business. We will then convene adjourn and convene the business meetings for just a moment and hopefully pass the nominees out and pass some bills out. And then well resume with the great testimony we know well hear from our nominees. So with that, again, we welcome you. If i i dont know if i can remember the seniority order. I know senator cornyn is first in soeniority. Ill let you guys armwrestle over it while senator cornyn gets his comments. Thank you so much for being willing to come and make good comments about outstanding nominees. We thank you. Yes, sir. Thank you, chairman corker. And Ranking Member carden,
Why we sell a nonrefundable product. Even though customers have agreed to a nonrefundable product you can see this entire hearing on our website on cspan. Org, type House Transportation Committee in the Library Search bar. Well also have it tonight on the cspan networks. Well go live to capitol hill as the House Rules Committee is meeting to consider the rules debating the Government Spending bill sent down from the white house. In approved, Government Operations would continue until september of this year. A tentative agreement was worked out on monday morning and the bill is due on the house floor later this week. Live coverage here on cspan3. The rules committee will come to order. Good afternoon. Thanks for joining us this afternoon. Today the committee will consider hr 244 fiscal year 2017 appropriations bill. And i want to welcome both of our very special guests from the Appropriations Committee, the Committee Chairman and the Ranking Member. We met last week and asked that you p
The presiding officer are there any senators wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . If not, the ayes are 53, the nays are 45. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, randolph d. Moss of maryland to be United States district judge for the district of columbia. The presiding officer under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate equally divided prior to the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the may nomination. A senator mr. President . Mr. Leahy i ask consent all time be yielded back. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection all time is yielded back. Mr. Leahy i withhold that request. I yield back my time on this side. The presiding officer the senator from georgia is recognized. Mr. Isakson on behalf of myself and is senator chambliss from georgia the presiding officer the chamber will come to order. Mr. Isakson we would like the senate to look favorably. We could appreciate y
Heroism, doubts, disbelief and patriotism on that date that will live in infamy. Lord, continue to guide this land we love on its labyrinthine path to greatness. Protect it from dangers seen and unseen as you unite for the common good. Use our senators for your glory as our nation seeks to bring deliverance to captives and to let the oppressed go free. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the 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. Mr. Reid mr. President . The president pro tempore the majority leader. Mr. Reid following my remarks and those of the republican leader the senate will be in a period of morning business until 5 30 this afternoon. At 5 30 the senate will proceed to three roll call votes on the confirmation of baran baran to be a member of the Nuclear Regulator
And the question here is, who is eligible, who has what it takes to control the areas that this International Campaign is going to liberate from isis . Definitely it is the assad regime, because as i said, or 16 months the moderate rebels were desperate, and doesnt enjoy any kind of support, either we are talking about weapons or training or financial support. So unfortunately, the people in syria now are not optimistic when they think about this war against terrorism in their country and in iraq, because they think at the end of the day it will help the regime. My last point is, is it a lost case, or is there still hope . This is what gives me hope actually when i think about syria. People are still going to the streets, chanting against the regime. They started to chant against the regime like four years ago, and now they are saying in every single occasion, down with the regime, and down with isis as well. They think they deserve a better choice. They dont have to choose between Bas