Confirmation vote expected on that nomination. Also this week, debate and votes on Police Reform legislation introduced by South Carolina republican senator tim scott. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god our shield, look with favor upon our senators today. Guide them around the obstacles that hinder their progress, uniting them for the common good of this great land. Free them from anxiety and fear, as they put their trust in you. Lord, enable them to go from strength to strength, fulfilling your purpose for their lives in this generation. Guide them to use their abilities and talents to accomplish your holy will. Striving to please you, help them to stand for right and leave the consequences to you. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america
Thank you, madam speaker. I ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Thank you, madam speaker. I yield to my friend from maryland, the majority leader. Mr. Hoyer i thank my friend from georgia for yielding. On monday the house will meet at 9 00 a. M. For morning hour debate, i repeat that because its unusual. On monday, 9 00 a. M. For morning hour debate and 10 00 a. M. For legislative business, votes expected to occur as early as 2 30 p. M. On tuesday and wednesday the house will meet at 9 00 a. M. For morning hour debate and 10 00 a. M. For legislative business. On thursday, the house will meet at 9 00 a. M. For legislative business. The house will consider h. R. 1425, Patient Protection and Affordable Care enhancement act. This bill will sig canly increase the a. C. A. s affordability, subsidies, lower Prescription Drug prices, expand coverage and crack down on junk plans. While strengthening protections for people with preexi
Believe it is simply boredom during the covid19 pandemic. It is hard to say why it is so much now other than people are probably pretty bored about now, you know. It has been, what, three and a half months . Reporter Richmond Police also say that if possible to record those people who are setting off those illegal fireworks. They are offering rewards that lead to confiscations. And when you call in, theyre asking you to provide specific information about the location of those homes and they assure you that you will remain anoon mouse. Were live in richmond, kenny choi, kpix 5. You have asked about fireworks in your neighborhood and we have been getting a lot of responses. Jen says there have been fireworks about two weeks between 8 00 p. M. And 2 00 a. M. Lorraine tells us the fireworks have been starting before dark. And another says it has been nightly in concord, so much so it sounds like Christmas Celebration ifs her native country and barbara says she has been hearing the firework
Deeply held beliefs on all sides. The bill we intended to consider last night strengthened privacy protections and made substantial improvements to the law. The bill as amended by the senate is a good and important package of reforms. Now you may disagree with that assessment. You may genuinely believe that the bill doesnt go far enough to reform the fisa system or perhaps that it goes too far with those reforms. If you disagree with me on the merits of the bill i respect that disagreement. I cannot accept and what i accept Many Americans will not accept is a transparent, inexplicable, totally unjustified flipflop on this bill. A bill important both to the security and the privacy of the United States. Just a few weeks ago, 126 republicans joined 152 democrats in support of a nearly identical measure. Differed only in that the senate added one amendment, a good amendment with almost universal support. Virtually all of those 126 republicans change their position in the past 24 hours. Mr
Perhaps that it goes too far with those reforms. If you disagree with me on the merits of the bill i respect that disagreement. I cannot accept and what i accept Many Americans will not accept is a transparent, inexplicable, totally unjustified flipflop on this bill. A bill important both to the security and the privacy of the United States. Just a few weeks ago, 126 republicans joined 152 democrats in support of a nearly identical measure. Differed only in that the senate added one amendment, a good amendment with almost universal support. Virtually all of those 126 republicans change their position in the past 24 hours. Mr. Speaker, the American People see through those excuses. Nobody believes that the sudden reversal has anything to do with complaints about proxy voting. Nobody believes that the flipflop is about Michael Flynn or roger stone or even President Trump whose cases have nothing to do with the authorities we hope to reform. There have been no real policy demands to expla