Bill that has a lot of attention to security already in it, but these are clearly amendments that will improve the bill. I spoke about it earlier today. I certainly commend these amendments to the senate. Mr. President , i yield the floor. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call mr. Thune madam president , i ask the quorum call be suspended. The presiding officer without objection. Under the previous order, there will now be two minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote on amendment numbered 3512, offered by the senator from south dakota, as modified. Mr. Thune madam president , i yield back whatever time remains on the the presiding officer the question is on the amendment. Is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote a senator are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . If not, on this vote, the ayes are 85, the nays are 10. The amendment, as modified, is ag
And other countries are taking advantage of that. What do you think about the scope of our presence at some of these Rule Setting Meetings . What are your plans for the future . Senator, we need to be there. We need to be active. We need to be capable. We need to be value added. We need to come prepared to engage and work for americas interests in these multilateral discussions. I think you described wto in this article. Sounds like we share that sentiment. I couldnt tell you why we werent there. I dont know if it was an absence of people or the absence of focus. I view those as important to get the International Rule of law thats in accord with our view and not the chinese view in that particular instance. You have concerns and i will do my best to make sure were there and were capable. Appreciate it, that answer. I want to get a little bit of clarification with respect to an answer that you gave Senator Menendez at the outset coming back to that meeting with the president on march 22
Where is that great family . Great family. [applause] thank you so much. Can you come up here . Id like to have this family. New york police department, close to my heart. Come on. Can you open those gates, please . [applause] [applause] i promised i wouldnt tell you shes 90 years old. But shes really something. You look like 55 maybe . 55 . Huh . Boy, i tell you what, you got up those stairs better than i did. Thank you, maam. Thank you. A great guy. A friend of yours. So i just want to say, the officer just Say Something. You know what id like to do . Say how great she was. Hes done this before. Say how great she was. You just told me something, that this was a great partner. Go ahead. That was unexpected. Yes, my name is officer morrow. I was a detective the night she was killed. I knew her for about ten years. I worked with her on and off. This is a woman that got injured awhile ago and volunteered to come back to patrol to one of the roughest places in new york city. She volunteer
Plus, a new scandal surrounding a member of the president s cabinet. Did he help give cover to an accused serial pedophile . Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Shocking news with special Counsel Robert Mueller announcing a Cooperation Agreement with and a new felony charge against the president s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen. Cohen making a surprise appearance in a federal court today pleading guilty to lying to congress about President Trumps business dealings in russia, and cohen said he did it to help then candidate donald trump who was telling voters at the time he had no commercial or political ties to russia so cohen repeat that had lie before Congress Testifying today, quote, i made these statements to be consistent with individual ones, political messaging and to be loyal to individual one. Individual one is president donald j. Trump. The Court Documents lay out cohens multiple false statements which center around the proposed trump tower project in moscow. Cohen say
The Islamist government of Turkey is persisting in providing refuge to radical Kuwaiti Muslim cleric Sheikh Hakim al-Mutairi, a convicted felon who has collaborated with known al-Qaeda figures, advocated for jihad against America and conspired to