[applause] ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming out on yet another rainy day in kentucky in 2019. Let me take a moment to ask you to take your time now to check your cell phones and make sure it is turned off. Thank you all for coming out today to another historic moment for the history of the Mcconnell Center here at the university of louisville. Ive decided to handle it this way. I will not call you out. Thank you for bringing her today out in the rain or dragging her through the rain here today. This is a historic moment for the center, one of many in our history. I was thinking about it this week the very roman statesman, one of those important and one of the most important statesmen of all time in his book on duties as it seems if we were going w to live in a free socie, we would have duties. One it seems to me is to remember, to learn from our past and pass on to the rising generation. The two authors today have done that with the buck that we launched to the world. We also
Vote the presiding officer are there any senators wishing to vote or change their vote . On this the vote the yeas are 53, the nays are 40. The nomination is agreed to and confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates actions. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of Lawrence Vandyke, of nevada, to be United States circuit judge for the ninth circuit. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of Lawrence Vandyke, of nevada, to be United States circuit judge for the ninth circuit shall be brought to a close . The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the rol
Campaign 2020. As always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Is next. Host as Congress Returns from its thanksgiving break, House Committees get back to work on the impeachment inquiry. House Intelligence Committee releasing its report to members, voting on it on tuesday and the House Judiciary Committee holding its first public hearing on wednesday. Good morning and welcome to washington journal on monday, december 2, 2019. We would like to ask you what is your message to your member of congress on impeachment . Republicans, call 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. Independents and others, 2027488002. You can send us a text. Make sure you include your name and where you are texting from. 2027488003. On twitter, we are at cspanwj on facebook, you can post at facebook. Com cspan. We heard from the administration from the white house in particular. A letter from the president s council and we will show you
Ceo of the National Constitution center, joining us here on washington journal to talk about impeachment and the constitution, where things stand now. And he has a new book about Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Will get to that as well. Good morning. Thanks for being here. Guest great to be here. Host how does this 2019 impeachment inquiry, where the process is now, how does this align with what the constitution says the process should be . Guest the constitution does not say much about what the process should be. It has a couple of really important things. First, in article one, section two, it says that the house should have the sole power of impeachment. Then, in the part about the senate, it says the senate should have the sole power to try impeachments and that impeachment should be presided over by the chief justice. Impeachedresident is and conviction is by two thirds of the senate but should not extend further than removal from office and disqualification to hold future offices of honor o
The red flags he says he raised months ago as the first formal vote on impeachment is scheduled for later this week. Daring operation, what were now learning about that brave informant who helped lead american troops to the worlds most wanted man and the hero military dog that also played a vital role in the raid a beautiful dog a talented dog. Those stories, plus charged, the Stunning Development in the tragic death of a toddler on a cruise ship. Why her grandfather could be facing prison time taking a stand. I need you to know my fight is not over. The embattled congresswoman who resigned over allegations over affairs with staffers, reveals her plan to fight back. And happy birthday internet, how one event 50 years ago changed all of our lives forever. Today, tuesday, october 29th, 2019 from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, everybody, welcome to today, thank you for joining us on this Tuesday Morning where were