Vote vote vote vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . Hearing none, the yeas are 64, the nays are 24. The nomination 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 action. Mr. Thune madam president . The presiding officer the senator from south dakota. Mr. Thune i ask unanimous consent that 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. Mr. Thune madam president , i have four requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. They have a approval of the majority and minority leaders. The presiding officer duly noted. Mr. Thune madam president , before i begin, i want to acknowledge the tremendous news released yesterday that early
Today. I am honored you asked me to inaugurate this center for freedom and democracy. Lets see if i cant solve this feedback problem myself. Ready, i wastting reminded of a line from emerson. He said an institution is lengthened by the shadow of one man. There is no man who did more than reagan to restore americas confidence and human freedom in the post world war ii era. There is no better event than continuing that work by launching this institution 40 years after america sent our 40th president to the white house. People watching online and those in this room are students of president reagan. As a kid growing up in california, i got to see him in action as the governor. It was a very different california then. [laughter] was ronald but it reagan as governor who believed in the promise of america. He believed no other nation under god was conceived in liberty quite the way that we are. His deep, innate understanding of americas exceptional place in the world gave him the strength to
Stop are stop stop battered and our care are tested stop as we put the election that includes struggles we share. You should share our undivided the covenant pandemic. We must start writing this irish together and earlier this year we took steps overnight invite that there was struck down by bye Wisconsin Supreme Court using the tools supported by science and Public Health experts. Unfortunately, since then wisconsin has become a national hotspot. Rivalrges in our state what we saw in new york city this past spring. Our case numbers continue to climb. More last friday, we added than 25,000 new cases. It took us 7. 5 months to get through 100,000 cases, but only took 36 days to add another 100,000. We have now surpassed deaths. The number of lives we projected we would have saved months ago if we would have been able to keep safer at home and reopen safely. 2395 wisconsinites. Grandparents,rs, friends and coworkers have lost their lives. I offer my condolences to those who are mourning
Current president s rhetoric and work to ensure the peaceful transfer of power on january 20. Barry, theack with cofounder and president of National Popular vote. Barry is here to talk to us about his groups effort to promote the National Popular vote rather than the Electoral College to elect president s. Good morning. Thank you very much for giving me to time the time to talk about the National Popular vote plan. Host tell us about your organization. What is the mission of National Popular vote . Guest the mission is very simple. The mission is to guarantee that whatever president ial candidate sees the most votes in all 50 states and the District Of Columbia is elected the president. So, we want the president to be elected by the National Popular vote. States e in all 50 you have the vote in all 50 states and the District Of Columbia and that is the winter. Home without my constitution and the cspan copy of the constitution. One giveso section state legislatures the exclusive right
And lockstep with president as he pursues different recounts and litigation across the political map. It is an example of the solidarity in the gop despite trumps defeat. T elect biden who is trying to mount a transition at this point but he doesnt have formal backing from the current administration. Host what are you hearing is the mood inside the white house, officials and sources you talk host what is the mood inside the white house from the sources you talk to . Guest trump is unlikely to concede. He may walk away in january if the election is certified if biden becomes president. Trump views himself as a political outsider, someone who has grievances against the system and establishment. For his own branding services, he will never call himself a loser or someone who has been defeated. But itikely to walk away wont be until the bitter end after he has exhausted all legal and political options. Two also signaled to his voters ahead of a potential run in 2024 he did Everything Possi