Diminishes us. We weep because of the grief of George Floyds family. We weep because of the explosive impact of deferred dreams. We weep because of the potentially catastrophic consequences of peaceful proking during a pandemic. We weep because justice delayed is justice denied. We weep because of the paralysis of analysis that often impedes your prevailing providence. We weep because of our personal culpability during these tragic times. We weep because of our sins of commission and omission. We weep because we know you are weeping. Today use our lawmakers for your glory. May they strive to find a vaccine to inoculate our nation against hate, sin, and despair. We pray in your merciful name, amen. The president pro tempore please join me in 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 and justice for all. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr.
Mr. Cornyn madam president , ours is a nation with the split screen after battle on two fronts. One is the pandemic that weve been fighting now for many months about, and the other is to continue the fight to defeat Racial Injustice that has sadly divided our nation since its very inception. One week ago today, george floyd, a native houstonian, was tragically died in the custody of a Law Enforcement officer. As the gutwrenching video of his death spread, so has the passion and the anger among all of us who wonder how can Something Like that happen . Our constitution guarantees every american the right to protest injustice, and i believe we all have a responsibility to stand up for whats right and condemn what is plainly wrong. People of all color, backgrounds, and ages are demanding that justice be served in the case of george floyd. The first step in that process came on friday when the officer who had him in custody was himself arrested and charged with thirddegree murder. Devastati
Yield the floor. Madam president , ours is a nation with the split screen of a battle on two fronts, one is the pandemic that weve been fighting now for many months and the other is to continue the fight to defeat Racial Injustice that has sadly divided our nation since its very inception. One week ago today, george floyd, a native houstonian, tragically died in the custody of a Law Enforcement officer. As the gut wrenching video of his death spread, so has the passion and the anger among all of us who wonder how can Something Like that happen . Our constitution guarantees every american the right to protest injustice and i believe we all have a responsibility to stand up for whats right and condemn what is plainly wrong. People of all color, backgrounds, and ages are demanding that justice be served in the case of george floyd. The first step in that process came on friday when the officer, who had him in custody, was i am himself arrested and charged with third degree murder. Devasta
Kavanaugh, i just granted another extension to dr. Ford to decide if she wants to proceed with the statement she made lasts week to testify to the senate. She should decide so we can move on. I want to hear her. I hope you understand. Its not my normal approach to be decisive. Are they giving him a heads up, friends . A dm. The tweet was sent before midnight and in its own awkward way granted dr. Christine blasey ford, the woman accusing kavanaugh of Sexual Assault when both were teenagers, one more day to decide if she will testify before the senate committee. According to the New York Times she has until 2 30 today to decide, a deadline completely made up by chairman grassley and the republican majority. Another tweet last night grassley addressed dr. Ford writing five times now, we have granted extension for dr. Ford to decide if she wants to proceed with her desire stated one week ago that she wants to tell senate her story. Dr. Ford if you changed your mind, say so, so we can move
G20 in argentina was that of individual 1. That is the legal code name used to describe court in Court Documents prepared this week by Robert Mueller. According to those documents, trump was kept informed as Key Associates made efforts to reach out to wikileaks and into the highest levels of the kremlin. The Washington Post puts it investigator have now put trump as a central figure during the campaign campaign. In a draft plea agreement for trump ally jerome corsi, alleging he lied about contacts with wikileaks in 2016, he actually mentions trump by name. Former fbi assistance director for counterintelligence says of reference to trump in two separate documents involving lying are more than a coincidence. Theres a reason why were seeing the president referred to as individual number one. Its because hes soon to become defendant number one. Multiple people cannot lie simultaneously about the same thing without central coordination. The investigation seems to be weighing on trump. The n