Good morning, everyone. This is a very important day for us. This is a very important dayr us. Founders and poets and others use used over time to place in time, to emphasize the importance of time. Everything is about time. How we market. 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 engrossment, that we march those articles of impeachment to the United States senate. As ive said, its always been our founders when they started, when in the course of human events it becomes necessary when. 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 impea
Mr. Mcconnell mr. President. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent that pursuant to rule 1 of the rules and procedure and practice, when sitting on impeachment trials, the secretary of the senate inform the house of representatives that the senate is ready to receive the managers appointed by the house for the purpose of exhibiting articles of impeachment against Donald John Trump, president of the United States. Agreeably to the notice communicated to the senate. Further, that at the hour of 12 00 noon on thursday, january january 16, 2020, the senate will receive the managers on the part of the house of representatives in order that they may present and exhibit the articles of impeachment against Donald John Trump, president of the United States. The president pro tempore is there any objection . If not, so ordered. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent that pursuant to rules 3 and 4 of the rules of procedure and practice when sitting on imp
Efforts in afghanistan. We will come to order. All members will have five days to submit statements to the record. Notice, we are here today to examine the lessons from americas war in afghanistan. , welcome general sopko to the Foreign Affairs committee. I look forward to learning the lessons of afghanistan, but also getting some input to what we should do in the future. Learning the lessons of afghanistan, but also getting some input to what we should do in the future. Afghanistanes in over the last six years have 10. Aged roughly we mourn those deaths and take them seriously. Compared to the other ,onflicts we are engaged in compared to the training deaths we suffer in our military, we cannot have the exhaustion of 10 years ago blind us to what is the operation now, and what is its cost. I know the chairman has an opening statement, but i will ,ecognize the Ranking Member then i will recognize our witness for his opening statement, and hopefully by then we will hear the chairmans st
Speemac. [background sounds] subcommittee on Oversight Committee will now here comes the order. It is hauling hearing in china and the public help emergencies, to curb the Opioid Crisis. The premise of todays hearing is to examine states efforts and successes and adjusting the Opioid Epidemics as well as opportunities for future federal support. And just to let everybody know, doctor alexander, the reason why we are Getting Started a little late. The plane was delayed. But now the dr. Is on our way. We will swear in the witnesses when we get to that. If we have to do that later we will. The. [cheering]. Will now recognize the suffering Opening Statement. As i said, today the committee contends his bipartisan efforts to combat the Opioid Crisis. As we know, the countries in the midst of an epidemic unlike any of recent history. According to the centers for Disease Control and prevention, from 1999, 2017, nearly 400,000 people died from opioid overdoses. In 2017, more than two thirds of
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