Skin two. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Mighty god, teach us to trust you more fully, to wait quietly for the unfolding of your providence, to pray fervently, and to worship more humbly. Reassure us with your wisdom, power, and love, that your providence will prevail. Lord, you are our shelter for every storm. Remind our lawmakers to remember how your purposes have prevailed in our nations history so they need not fear for the future. Provide them with a firm faith that will enable them to meet the daunting challenges of these times. Lord, lengthen their moments of prayer until their lives become a continual aspiration after you. We pray in your matchless name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivis
Book about the middle class in the United States. Rudolph discusses foreign interference in campaign 2020 at 9 15 a. M. Host following the Police Killing of a black man, jacob blake, in kenosha, wisconsin, and a week of protest and violence, President Trump went to kenosha yesterday to meet with Law Enforcement and tour the damage. He reiterated his Campaign Theme of law order. Good morning. This is washington journal. We will spend the first hour getting your views on the Campaign Message on law order. Is it working . The lines for those of you supporting former Vice President joe biden is 202 7488000. Supporters of president and mike pence, 202 7488001. Areall others, if you undecided, that line is 202 7488002. 3. Text, 202 748800 on twitter, it is at cspan wj. On facebook, we are facebook. Com cspan. President trump touring that damage as you saw in that video. We will show you his comments during that tour. This is reporting from the kenosha news. Kenosha. Trump in with Law Enforce
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The untold true story of americas middleclass. Guest thank you for having me. Host how do you define the middle class . Guest there are so many ways you can define the middle class and some new ways people have over time. Sete it as an aspirational of Economic Security items that americans want to have to make their lives feel safe and secure , and to pass a better life onto their children. I defined middleclass as someone who is able to buy their own home, their own car, send their kids to school come a safer retirement , save for retirement. Stablel people feel more through tough economic times. If you can build enough wealth up to buy those things, i think in america we would call you middleclass. Are strivingle who for that security are aspirational middleclass. Host how far back in our history does the use of the term middleclass go to refer to economic success . Guest we think of the middle class as quintessentially american, but it is relatively new term in terms of popular news
The night session gets underway at 8 30 p. M. Eastern. The Democratic National convention concludes tonight with a fourth night of speeches. Three keynote speakers from past conventions are considered to have delivered the best speeches of their political careers. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan at the 1976 democratic convention, three term new york governor mario cuomo in 1984, and future governor ann richards keynote speech in 1988. In 1976, Barbara Jordan became the first black woman to give the keynote address to the dnc. She received a law degree edit law degree from Boston University and was the first black woman to serve in the u. S. Senate. She talked political ethics at the university of texas in austin on immigration reform. It recommended immigration be cut by a third. She spoke to delegates in new york city. [applause] [applause] ladies and gentlemen. [applause] ladies and gentlemen. [applause] you are neither ladies nor are you gentlemen. Ladies and gentlemen, in case you do