Impeachment trial. And i trust her judgment because that is a lady who has definitely spoken to some managers [ laughter ] following last nights debate, senator Elizabeth Warren appeared to turn down a handshake from senator Bernie Sanders also, a foot rub from joe biden. [ laughter ] bring em over here. Following last nights debate, mayor Pete Buttigieg told reporters that he believes he would be the quote boldest president weve had in a halfcentury. I dont know if youve been watching the news. But were were good on bold for a while. [ laughter ] if you want a winning slogan, how about, make the news boring again. [ cheers and applause give us a break. Were just asking for a break. President trump praised the Republican Party in a tweet last night. And it said it fights for, quote, citizens from every background, and from every race, religion, color and creed. And after he tweeted that, even his twitter avatar couldnt keep a straight face. [ light laughter ] a florida woman was arrest
He outlined his plan for Economic Growth in the state, including expanding workforce training and bringing businesses to the state. [applause] raise your right hand please. , doonathan tate reeves solemnly swear that i will faithfully support the constitution of the united states. Gov. Reeves the constitution of the united states. And the constitution city mississippi. Gov. Reeves and the constitution of the state of mississippi. That im not disqualified from holding the offices of governor of the state of mississippi. Gov. Reeves i am not disqualified from holding the office of governor of the state of mississippi. I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of which im about to enter. So help me god. Gov. Reeves so help me god. Congratulations, governor. [applause] gov. Reeves thank you. Thank you, mr. Chief justice. Governor bryant, governor barbour, thank you for being here. Lieutenant governor hose men, speaker gunned, the president pro tem. Members of the mississippi leg
Us. Marker says our founders and poets and others have used over time as to places in time to emphasize the importance of time. Everything is about time. , how we mark it, and today is an important day because today is the day that we name the managers who go to the floor to pass the resolution to transmit the articles of impeachment to the senate, and later in the day, when we have our and gross meant, when we have our engrossment, that we march those articles of impeachment to the United States senate. As ive said, its always been our founders when they started, Abraham Lincoln four score and seven years ago. Thomas payne, these are the times that times have found us. Again and again, even our poets, longfellow, listen my children and you will hear the Midnight Ride of paul revere. That famous day. Its always about marking history. Using time. On december 18th the house of representatives impeached the president of the United States. An impeachment that will last forever. Since decem
Republicans, 2027488001. Independents, 2027488002. Us your firstext name, city, and state at 2027488003 or join the conversation on twitter cspanwj and facebook. Com cspan. We will get to your comments right after we hear a little bit more from Mitch Mcconnell on the floor yesterday outlining what we will see today in the senate. [video clip] a few minutes ago the senate was notified the house of a senates is finally ready to proceed with articles of impeachment. By unanimous consent, we have laid some of the groundwork that will structure the next several days. We have invited the house managers to come to the senate tomorrow at noon to exhibit their articles of impeachment and later tomorrow afternoon at 2 00 p. M. , the chief justice of the United States will arrive in the senate. He will be sworn in by the tem, chiefro grassley. We will pledge to rise above petty factionalism and do justice for our states and the nation and we will formally notify the president and some in the pres
And zach cohen, congressional reporter for the national journal. We appreciate you being with us. Senator, i want to begin with something that you told maryland media recently with regard to the impeachment, that its not how the parties do, but how the senate does. Can you elaborate . Sen. Cardin exactly. This is the senate. Its reputation is so much at stake here. The house has exclusive jurisdiction over the articles of impeachment. The senate has exclusive jurisdiction over the trial. Although well listen to the house managers and the president s lawyers, its up to the senate to conduct this trial, not the democrats, not the republicans to make points, but the senate has an institution to carry out a fair trial. And to me, this is our challenge. So ive said many times, we got to make sure she is a fair trial. We need to hear from those witnesses who have the direct information. We need to see the documents. We need to make independent judgments as to what the evidence produces, as w