Nomination of Barbara Barrett to be the next air force secretary, with a final vote on her scheduled for 4 15 eastern. And now to live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. Todays opening prayer will be offered by Giani Sukhvinder Singh of milbourne, pennsylvania. The guest chaplain good morning. Let us pray. One universal creator god, by the grace of the true guru. Almighty god, we call you by many names but you are one. Keep your divine hand over the members of this senate as they help steer the future of our great nation. Keep truth on our tongues, love in our hearts, and sound judgment in our minds. Remind us of our purpose to love and serve one another and create a more peaceful world. We ask for blessings unto all leaders as they work for the common good. Give all who govern this land humility and courage, integrity and compassion. Release each one of us from ego so that we may serve selflessly. Help us remember that we
As they work under the duress of time and pressures from diverse interests, inspire them to strive to live with integrity, making ethical decisions that honor you. Lord, be with their Staff Members who run the office and provide the data needed for responsible decisions. Be also with those who process the mountains of business in and out of the cloakrooms. Lord, sustain those who transcribe the debates for the congressional record. Bless those who monitor parliamentary order, schedules, and voting records. Protect those who provide security at the doors, on the floor, and on the street. And, lord, bless our pages. Strengthen all who are a part of the senates support system, surrounding them with your protection and favor. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty a
And the New York Times russia sends bombers to syria using base in iran. And how about this alarming headline . The wall street journal the u. S. Sent another 1. 3 billion to iran after hostages were released. Yet we continue to allow this. We are allowing this. Just last weekend, iran threatened to shoot down our Navy Aircraft in the region. These are our men and women, and iran is threatening to shoot them down. Whats next, folks . These actions will will only continue because this administration yields to their demands. From the start, i have spoken out against this deal with iran which not only threatens our safety but the safety of our ally, israel, and it threatens us here at home as well. As we remember the victims of 9 11 this past weekend, i am reminded of irans link to al qaeda, the ones who carried out that horrific attack on our homeland 15 years ago. In 2011, the Treasury Department officially accused iran this is hour Treasury Department accused iran, as the wall street j
Come record temperatures and now our forecast is showing not just one day of record warmth, we could have three days in record territory, today the forecast high is 56, and that ties the record high, and Christmas Eve the temperatures really surge, 76 degrees shattering the old date of 64 and that is the warm of the day ever recorded if philadelphia and a front is behind it and temperatures ease a bit but still Christmas Day tying the record high of 68 degrees, eye talk about the timing of the rain coming up in the full accuweather forecast. As the rain continues to come and go tonight and tomorrow, check back with 6 abc Storm Tracker weather, use live radar to make sure you know what is coming as we move through the holidays. Breaking now Philadelphia Police gave us new details about the death a psychiatrist inside a seventier city hotel, they say that howard baker was strangled inside of the roadway inn at market, and chad pradelli is live at Police Headquarters now where we learned
Would be subject to minimal regulatory requirements where as a larger aircraft over Populated Areas where require highly reliable avionics, additional training, and felt they mechanisms like a parachute. Even the types of risks models used to allow commercial operations in europe today including france and. I am please the faas stated its intention to f switch to this test model. The critical question is how quickly can it be implemented . Finally i would like to discuss the effect of delayed regulation on u. S. Businesses. France allows low risk commercial application that has canada, united kingdom, australia and many other countries. The United States typically a leader in aviation is one of only a few countries that prohibits commercial operations. Small and Large Businesses are moving casting and operations abroad. More regulations are more advanced. Delayed and overly restrictive regulations are not just slowing growth of the industry. The Largest Industries and corporations in a