Follow what is true and do what is right. Lord, inspire our lawmakers with a renewed trust in you and commitment to Work Together for your glory. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our 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 i move to proceed to calendar number 211 s. 1569, the debt limit legislation. The president pro tempore the clerk will report. The clerk motion to proceed to calendar number 211 s. 1659 a bill to ensure the timely payment of the obligations of the u. S. Government until december 31, 2014. Mr. Reid the time until noon will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. At noon there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture
And a good saturday morning to you. Craig melvin here, it is 5 00 a. M. On the east coast, 2 00 a. M. Out west, and at this hour, texas is now the first state to pass 1 million coronavirus cases, and the white house chief of staff just tested positive, and we are also still counting votes in america. Joe biden still leading the vote total in some tight races, but were waiting for an answer to that question that everyone in america wants to know this morning, who will reach the 270 electoral vote threshold and when will they reach that threshold. Heres where things stand in four key states early on this saturday morning, well start in the keystone state. As you can see, still too close to call. The difference between the two candidates, 28,833 vote, mr. Biden with a slight lead there. From pennsylvania to nevada, in nevada still waiting for votes to come in from clark county specifically, but right now mr. Biden ahead by almost 2 Percentage Points with 93 of the votes in. The difference
And informative talk. [applause] good evening. Welcome to the Commonwealth Club of california where you are in the no. I am the political reporter of kcbs radio in your moderator for the program. Find is on the internet at Commonwealth Club. Org and download the apple for information and a broadcast of past programs. You can find me on twitter. It is now my pleasure to introduce George Packer a staff writer for the new yorker and author of the new block the unwinding an inner history of the new america. Born here in the bay area and raised in palo alto a child of Silicon Valley before it was called back. Served in the peace corps then became a journalist and author written for the New York Times magazine, mother jones, harpers and a staff writer at the new yorker 10 years ago. He has ridden 10 novels and the Award Winning offbroadway play cover the iraq war and about the assassins gates and reported from africa, the middle east and all over america and chosen as a guggenheim fellow in
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