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Hello, glad to be part of your live performance. [laughter] good afternoon. The main purpose today is to followup on the letter i spent to leader mcconnell about the potential Senate Impeachment trial and rules for them. Lets not forget that there are many other things the senate should be working on right now. , we recognize the seventh anniversary of the sandy hook massacre. In the seven years since that unthinkable tragedy, america has experienced countless incidents of gun violence ranging from horrific Mass Shootings to the thousands of shootings that devastate communities everyday. The senate has not even debated background check legislation. The senate has not debated legislation to reduce the cost of health care, college education, or prescription drugs. Republican leadership has even refused to work with democrats on Bipartisan Solutions to secure our elections and deter foreign adversaries from interfering in our elections. All of the productive activity in congress is coming
Of gun violence ranging from horrific Mass Shootings to the thousands of shootings that devastate communities everyday. The senate has not even debated background check legislation. The senate has not debated legislation to reduce the cost of health care, college education, or prescription drugs. Republican leadership has even refused to work with democrats on Bipartisan Solutions to secure our elections and deter foreign adversaries from interfering in our elections. All of the productive activity in congress is coming out of the house. The Senate Remains a legislative graveyard for so many different issues. Now on impeachment. As you know, the house is expected to vote on the articles of impeachment this week. Assuming the articles are adopted by the house, the senate will serve as a court of impeachment. Conducting an impeachment trial in the senate is on norma slee test is enormously weighty and solemn responsibility. Its one of the most important things that the Founding Fathers a
Recognize the seventh anniversary of the sandy hook massacre, in the seven years since that unthinkable tragedy, america has experienced countless incidents of gun violence ranging from horrific Mass Shootings to the thousands of shootings that devastate communities every day. The senate has not even debated background check legislation. The senate hasnt debated legislation to reduce the cost of health care, college education, or prescription drugs. Republican leadership has even refused to work with democrats on Bipartisan Solutions to secure our elections and to deter foreign adversaries from interfering in our elections. All the productive activity in the congress is coming out of the house. The Senate Remains a legislative graveyard for so many issues and now on impeachment. As you know, the house is expected to vote on the articles of impeachment this week. Assuming the articles are adopted by the house, the senate will serve as a court of impeachment. Conducting an impeachment tr
Hello welcome to the program the u. S. Senates top democrat is calling for current and former white house aides to testify president Donald Trumps expected impeachment trial Chuck Schumer says he wants senior officials including White House Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and former National Security adviser john bolton to be summoned hes due to give a News Conference this hour of course well have that few live when it starts a vote in the democratic led house to impeach President Donald Trump is expected on wednesday if that pass hell then be tried in the Republican Controlled Senate but republicans have called for a short trial about any witnesses why did your castro joins us live now from capitol hill what are you hearing but there about the prospect of mulvaney and bolton being summoned as witnesses. It mariyam so thats looking forward into the new year when after this wednesdays expected vote on the house floor that is expected to impeach President Trump making him only the 3r