Vote the presiding officer is there anyone in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . If not, the yeas are 56, the nays are 42. The nomination of David Ryan Stras is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates actions. Mr. Boozman mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from arkansas. Mr. Boozman i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from arkansas. Mr. Boozman thank you, mr. President. Tonight in the state of the Union Address, President Trump will discuss the importance of Infrastructure Investment. This is an important conversation for the administration to lead because our nations infrastructure is
Im Nora Odonnell with my colleagues gayle king and john dickerson. Well check in with jeff in just a moment. Were awaiting the house sergeant of arms to announce the president s entrance into the chamber, one of the important symbols on this symbolic night, one of the most traditional roles. White house aides have promised President Trumps speech will seek to unify, but what does that mean . They seem to be in a great mood, lots of handshakes and smiles on both sides of the aisle. This is a very important moment for President Trump. He can celebrate a big win on his tax overhaul. The president s first guests are sitting in the first section including a welder from ohio who says he benefits from the tax cuts, the parents of the victims of the ms13 street gangs and some victims from the hurricanes and the wildfires. Ambassador haley, nicky mcgahn following her into the chamber. The president said his speech will be about bringing people together. Hes trying to kick off his second year in
Weve seen him in the room. The Ranking Member is tom carper of delaware. And youre watching live coverage on cspan. Now, good morning. I call this hearing to order. We have quite a full house today. I welcome the audience. This is a formal Senate Hearing in order to allow the committee to conduct its business. Im going to maintain decorum. That means, if theres any disorder or demonstration by a member of the audience, that person causing the disruption will be escorted from the room by the capitol police. First, id like to welcome the administrator of the Environmental Protection agency, the honorable scott pruitt to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for your testimony today. With respect to todays hearings, were going to abide by the committees fiveminute rule for length of member questions in the first round. Time permitting, we will also have a twominute second round of questions until 12 30, when administrator pruitt has to leave the building. Now of course, member
Collusion. Rocket man. We are building a wall. Very fine people. On both sides. Hes fired. Hes fired. Announcer now, tonight, what will his message be to a divided congress and polarized america . Finally, we are putting america first. Announcer live from the nations capital, the state of the Union Address and the democratic response. Now reporting, george stephanopoulos. Announcer good evening, and welcome to abcs live coverage of President Trumps first state of the union. What a year it has been. Its been a year of conflict and controversy. Both for President Trump and the country he now leads. Its been exciting and exhausting, unusual in so many ways. With a president unlike any weve seen before. Tonight, a turn to tradition. Trumps chance to put his stamp on the year past and set the agenda for the year ahead in this most formal setting. And that was the moment, just moments ago when the first lady, melania trump, came in, as has become the tradition. Shell be surrounded by the pre
Sense of how much, in this case, democrats are going to respond to the president doing. You know, quite understandably, a lot of votes came out of the tax cuts and the economic impact. He is convinced theyre already having. That will be interesting to witness tonight. Absolutely. And its always like opposing sides at a High School Football game. And you know when the home team is scoring, republicans are going to be on their feet cheering. And you know, well see if there are any hec hecklers in the cro. Were in a post modern political age. And it feels so so often anything goes. And thats why youre going to see record high ratings tonight. People want to see if the president stick to the script, how the crowd responds to him and certainly the divide along party lines will be clearer than anything weve seen in modern history. The president s cabinet, you saw rick per we, betsy devos, and im reminded of the fact that the president wants to remind these folks that the same tax cuts, for e