They are out there were out there raising the money they need. Its been a brutal campaign. Toare all looking forward fancy farm. Its a very run munches rambunctious crowd. Partisans tog the have some decorum today heard. The crowd is very enthusiastic and pumped up. Thats what really matters and makes this the spirit. I have run into several people that are coming to their first fancy farm picnic. All across the state who have not made the trip, give us a feel of what this is all about. Some of the preevents. There are fundraisers and breakfasts and dinners and all that. Give us a bit about that. Party, ourrepublican presence has grown in western kentucky over the past couple decades. When it used to be we would get together, our crowds would be a dozen people. Down athave an event the state park and we had 300400 people. It is indicative of the growing conservativism in west kentucky. This event is one of those Political Rights of passage. Nobody knows that better than Mitch Mcconnell
Bomb that past behavior shows they try to get away weapons capability . Yes evictee will agree congress may make things worse with sages but we should have a say about the final outcome . With. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President many have now heard the sad news that one of the giants of kentucky politics passed away last night. Wendell ford first came to the senate in the 1970s, calling himself just a dumb country boy with dirt between his toes. But over a distinguished twodecade career, this workhorse of the senate would prove he was anything but. I had the opportunity to watch my Senate Colleague up close as he ascended to leadership in his party and established himself as a leader on issues of importance to my state. A proud kentuckian who rose from page in the statehouse to governor of the state ford shaped the history of the commonwealth in ways few others had before him. He never forgot the lessons about hard work he learned while milking cows or
Quorum call quorum call a senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from carn can. Kansas. Mr. Moran mr. President , i would ask unanimous consent to lift the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Moran mr. President earlier this evening an amendment of mine was made pending to the legislation that we now have before us, amendment number 73, and i thank my colleagues for allowing that amendment to become pending and i look forward to the opportunity now in this moment in which were determining the remainder of the evenings schedule to describe for my colleagues the nature of amendment number number 73. I have a copy of the amendment in front of me. Its a short paragraph but its one that has significant consequences to the people of kansas. But glad to the people of kansas has significant consequence to the people of colorado, new mexico, oklahoma and texas. The story that were talking about is the lesser prairie chicken, and in march of 2014, the les
Mr. Inhofe i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call in progress be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Under the previous order the leadership time is reserved. Under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with the senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each, with the democrats controlling the first half and the republicans controlling the final half. Mr. Inhofe mr. President . I suggest the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader is recognized. Mr. Mcconnell i ask that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President many have now heard the sad news that one of the giants of kentucky politics passed away last night. Wendell ford first came to the senate in the 1970s, calling himself just a dumb country boy wi
Once youve gotten that first you have to get that. So far off all the companies but after that you dont have to get it again, correct . So far 14 have been granted. Out of how many . Is that right, 14 . Out of everyone in the country wants to fly their drones. Fourteen . Right at the process is being improved and they will be coming out a little more frequently. So typical first to get it. 14 out of however many thousands and once you have a section 333 of to get the certificate of authorization to fly a specific area which what we have here is Technology Capabilities far sebastia billy of making decisions about standards and rulemaking general rulemaking. Thats a we have to catch up with. This isnt the first time this happened in history im sure. Can anyone here tell me which is more dangerous, a small privately owned airplane flying from here to there, or a drone flying from here to there . Ive had several friends that event in helicopter crashes actually specifically test coming in,