Isaacson, and were expecting to break this afternoon so they can attend their caucus meetings. Now live here on the floor of the senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Our father, be with us not only in great moments of experience but also during mundane and common tasks. Through the power of your spirit, may our senators mount up with wings like eagles, running without weariness and walking without fainting. Give them the wisdom to be patient with others, ever lenient to their faults and ever prompt to appreciate their virtues. Lord, rule in the hearts of our lawmakers, keeping them from sin and sustaining their loved ones in all of their tomorrows. Surround us all with the shield of your mercy as you provide us with a future and a hope, and blessings too numerous to be stored. We pray in your sovereign name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting
High pressure put your thoughts on twitter and facebook if you wish. When it comes to that spending bill, to give you some some of the roundup, the budget cap for Discretionary Spending that will rise to 1. 37 trillion in 2020. That will go up to 1. 375 trillion in 2021. Defense spending goes to 738 billion in 2020. 741 billion in 2021. And when it comes to domestic spending, in 2020 the budget bill will spend 632 billion. If approved. Nd 635 billion in 2021. It has passed the house as you saw yesterday, set to go to the senate. President trump offering his support of that bill on twitter and other means. Politico taking a look specifically at republicans on this matter saying g. O. P. Leaders, their story this morning, despite a boost from the president , scrambled to round up republican backing in the hours before the house passed the twoyear, 2. 72 agreement. Hat was on a 2841894 vote 194 vote. It is expected to clear the senate next week. Only 65 out of 197 House Republicans ended
Chinas industrial output falls to its slow pace since 2002, and President Trump says the attacks on the oil tankers in the gulf of oman have irans fingerprints all over it. Iran detaining 23 crew members of the attack on the norwegian ship. Those sailors remain in iranian custody, no indication of what the next steps are. But the u. S. Military issuing a videotape showing irans revolutionary guard removing an undetonated mine from one of those tankers. And acting secretary of defense patrick mad dog shanahan would not mention iran by name when addressing what he calls an International Situation. Its been a busy 24 hours, as you can imagine, and secretary pompeo and ambassador bolton have been very, very helpful. But i think as you can tell, we have an International Situation there in the middle east. Its not a u. S. Situation. And the focus for myself and ambassador bolton and secretary pompeo is to build International Consensus to this international problem. Gregg for more on the whit
In the month of may while chinas industrial output falls to its slow pace since 2002, and President Trump says the attacks on the oil tankers in the gulf of oman have irans fingerprints all over it. Iran detaining 23 crew members of the attack on the norwegian ship. Those sailors remain in iranian custody, no indication of what the next steps are. But the u. S. Military issuing a videotape showing irans revolutionary guard removing an undetonated mine from one of those tankers. And acting secretary of defense patrick mad dog shanahan would not mention iran by name when addressing what he calls an International Situation. Its been a busy 24 hours, as you can imagine, and secretary pompeo and ambassador bolton have been very, very helpful. But i think as you can tell, we have an International Situation there in the middle east. Its not a u. S. Situation. And the focus for myself and ambassador bolton and secretary pompeo is to build International Consensus to this international problem.
Chinas industrial output falls to its slow pace since 2002, and President Trump says the attacks on the oil tankers in the gulf of oman have irans fingerprints all over it. Iran detaining 23 crew members of the attack on the norwegian ship. Those sailors remain in iranian custody, no indication of what the next steps are. But the u. S. Military issuing a videotape showing irans revolutionary guard removing an undetonated mine from one of those tankers. And acting secretary of defense patrick mad dog shanahan would not mention iran by name when addressing what he calls an International Situation. Its been a busy 24 hours, as you can imagine, and secretary pompeo and ambassador bolton have been very, very helpful. But i think as you can tell, we have an International Situation there in the middle east. Its not a u. S. Situation. And the focus for myself and ambassador bolton and secretary pompeo is to build International Consensus to this international problem. Gregg for more on the whit