community daily. and in too many other ways to count, my parents were too meaningfully occupied in life to detour to something that can be so frivolous as politics. so you got their son instead. and i rise today to say that it has been the honor of my life to represent my home, arizona, in the united states senate and before that in the house of representatives. that is, it has been my honor in life after being deemed a son, cheryl s husband, and ryan, alexis, austin, tanner and dallin s father. through 18 years in washington, our kids grew up thinking it was normal to have their faces plastered on campaign signs along the roadside whenever campaigns roll along. they were dragged to countless fund-raisers and campaign events. they were used to having their dad join them, sort of, with a choreographed wave on c-span at dinner time. they spent summers in washington catching fire flies and voting with their dad on the house floor. they served as interns and congressional pages.
flake spoke on the floor about his time in congress, and the importance of democracy around the world and his work in the media and zimbabwe. the arizona republican decided not to run for a second term in the senate. mr. flake: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. flake: mr. president, i would like to begin today by noting that had the people of arizona and america been truly lucky, my mother or father would have served in the united states house of representatives and then in the senate. everything i know about what matters most in life i learned first at their dinner table, but for many reasons they were otherwise preoccupied raising and feeding 11 children, working the land, running cattle to keep the f-bar business going. serving their church and community daily. and in too many other ways to count, my parents were too meaningfully occupied in life to detour to something that can be so frivolous as politics. so you got their son instead. and
expected today and we ve seen a number of speeches this week from senators who are retiring. this morning, senators dean heller of nevada and jeff flake of arizona will deliver their farewell remarks to colleagues. and now to live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. . the senate. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. o god, our protector, mountains melt in your presence and islands shout for joy. we praise you because your ways are just and true. you know our hearts and minds like an open book. thank you for the security we have in you. when all around us seems daunting, you alone remain our rock and refuge. give our lawmakers this day such reverence for you that they will stay in the path of integrity. may they think about you throughout the day whispering prayers of gratitude for your goodness and grace. lead our national and international leaders on the road that will bring glory to your name. lord, give them the
otherwise feeding 11 children working the land keeping the business going serving the church and community m daily and too many other ways to count. for those that could be so frivolous but i rise today to say it is been an honor to represent arizona in the united states senate and before that in the house of representatives. it has been my honor to be cheryl s husband and to those 18 years of washington with those campaign signs along the roadside drawn to countless they are used to having their dad joined them with that choreographed wave on c-span. catching fireflies voting with their dad on the house floor on the congressional pages but extraordinarily understanding the rock on which our family is built, the strength endless patience and love and good humor and that this would be perfectly reasonable these are the things of my wife. all of us that presumed to hold these positions from someone that loves us that we can never repay maybe just properly recognized. that girl
musical guests dirty projectors featuring dawn and the legendary roots crew. questlove: 672. yeah! steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] jimmy: you know it! you know it! you know this is it, baby. welcome to the tonight show! [ cheers and applause ] you feel it! i feel it! there s a buzz, there s a buzz in the building tonight. steve: oh! jimmy: you feel it. this crowd knows [ cheers and applause ] it s a great show tonight. welcome, welcome, everybody, welcome. here s what everybody s talking about. it was another crazy day in washington. can you believe what s going on? i don t even know what to say anymore. yesterday donald trump fired the director of the fbi, james comey, the guy who has been in the news every day since the election. [ light laughter ] he fired him. yeah. i guess comey heard about it right before a recruitment event he was going to speak at. [ laughter ] he was like, hey, while i m recruiting, anyone want to