Hearing on the covid19 pandemic best practices and opportunities for innovation. Before we begin i would like to remind members that we have established in the military and the distribution list dedicated to circulating red materials that members might want to offer is part of our hearing today. If you would like to submit that terry will. Send them to the email address that has been previously distributed to you all and we will circulate the materials to members and staff as quickly as we can. I also ask unanimous consent that following items be entered into the record. A letter to chairman johnson and Ranking Member roby and the American Association of judges and the results of a study in a recent survey by the federal Bar Association and its members on Legal Practices in the covid19 era. Without objection, so admitted. I will recognize myself for an opening statement. Welcome to the Senate Committee hearing on courts during the covid19 pandemic best practices and opportunities for i
At 5 30 p. M. Eastern. Later in the week debate on the Police Reform bill introduced by South Carolina republic and senator tim scott. Now live to the senate floor on cspan2. Senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal spirit, the source of our joy, were grateful that you still speak to us. Continue to communicate with our lawmakers through the voice of conscience. Enable them to maintain a clear conscience before you and humanity. Continue to speak to them through the precepts in your sacred word, providing them with a lamp for their feet and a light for their path, as they navigate through this challenging season. Continue to speak to them through the unfolding of your powerful providence, Opening Doors you desire them to walk through and closing doors that lead them away from glorifying you. And lord, when you speak to our lawmakers, give them the wisdom to listen and obey. We pray in your gracious name. Amen.
The u. S. Senate. I want to thank senator lankford who is here with us at the table for agreeing to appear before us today to discuss the merits of his resolution. In 2010 this committee undertook a comprehensive examination of the filibuster in the United States senate. That examination was conducted in response to an ongoing debate about invoking the Nuclear Option. While no action was taken immediately following the conclusion of the committees work, the senate did take steps in early 2013 to modify rules and procedures considering bills, conference reports and certain nominations during that congress. Later that same year the senate took a more drastic step and invoked the Nuclear Option for certain nominations. Invoking the Nuclear Option affected a permanent change as my colleagues well know, but the other changes which improved the efficiency of the senates operations were temporary and expired the at end of the 1 13th congress. Today well resist it one aspect of the temporary c
Testimony on Senate Resolution 355, improving procedures for consideration of nominations in the u. S. Senate. I want to thank senator lankford whos here with us at the table for agreeing to appear before us today to discuss the merits of his resolution. In 2010 this committee undertook a comprehensive examination of the filibuster in the United States senate. That examination was conducted in response to an ongoing debate about invoking the Nuclear Option. And while in action was taken immediately following the conclusion of the committees work, the senate did take steps in early 2013 to modify some of the rules and procedures more considering bills for considering bills, conference reports and certain nominations during that congress. Later that same year the senate took a more drastic step and invoked the Nuclear Option for certain nominations. Invoking the Nuclear Option affected a permanent change, as my colleagues well know. But the other changes which improve the efficiency of t
Consideration of executive and judicial nominees. This runs about an hour and 15 minutes. The meeting will come to order. Today, the committee on rules and administration will receive system on Senate Resolution 355, improving procedures for consideration of nominations in the u. S. Senate. I want to thank senator langford, who is here with us at the table, for agreeing to appear before us today to discuss the merits of his resolution. In 2010, this committee undertook a comprehensive examination of the filibuster in the United States senate. That examination was conducted in response to an ongoing debate about invoking the Nuclear Option. And while no action was taken immediately following the conclusion of the committees work, the senate did take steps in early 2013 to modify some of the rules and procedures for consideri ining bills and certa nominations during that congress. Later that same year, the senate took a more plastic step and invoked the Nuclear Option. Invoking the Nucle