Different colors. All woven and held together by a single precious thread of democracy. Paul has taught us so much and as students who followed him, worked with him, believed with him, loved him and now miss him, we could never, ever be more thankful. With that, mr. Trone and mr. Speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. Mr. Trone i recognize mr. Levin. Mr. Levin thank you very much for recognizing me, mr. Trone and i thank the majority leader for organizing this. Mr. Speaker, i rise to speak for mr. Sarbanes, senator sarbanes employees. And especially for my sisterinlaw milley freeman, who worked for Paul Sarbanes from december of 1989 to january of 2007. And im not going to talk about all the Amazing Things about senator sarbanes that his maryland colleagues have eloquently mentioned and john, im not going to talk about fathers and sons, but my dad who served in this house and my uncle carl levin who served in the senate, both loved him very much. Andlet me talk about nellie his
Strategy that substantially reduces the likelihood of war and a nucleararmed iran. The time is running short. The Administration May be committed to a policy of regime change, but the senate can act. We can pass a bipartisan s. J. Res. 68 and other measures to make sure that this administration cannot take us recklessly to war with iran without congressional authorization or a declaration of war. We owe it to the American People and to our Service Members to do this. Mr. President , i would yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk shall call the roll. Quorum call quorum call a senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from tennessee. Mrs. Blackburn is the chamber currently in a quorum call . The presiding officer yes. Mrs. Blackburn i ask the quorum call be lifted. The presiding officer without objection. Mrs. Blackburn thank you, mr. President. Over the past few months, we have spent a great deal of time in this chamber discussin
More than 300,000 Muslim Rohingyas have now fled myanmar, as the un says theyre victims of ethnic cleansing. Bell rings ceremonies are held at ground zero in new york and across the United States, to mark the 16th anniversary of the 9 11 attacks. Its 5 00. Our main story is the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, and the extensive damage caused in the state of florida. At least five people have died and millions of homes and businesses in the state are still without power. Parts of miami are under water. The hurricane swept up from the caribbean, where it claimed the lives of dozens of people, and caused terrible damage. Over the weekend, it hit cu bas northern coast. Irma then moved north, battering the islands in the florida keys, before passing by miami and close to the coastal city of tampa. The storm, which has now been downgraded to a category one storm, is heading north towards the state of georgia. Our first report is from andy moore. The aftermath of irma in naples on floridas west c
In florida and in parts of the caribbean government and aid agencies are preparing for one of the biggest relief operations the region has ever seen. Hurricane irma has now been down graded to a storm but as it travelled across the caribbean to florida it killed at least 30 people and caused widespread destruction. Our first report is from florida where up to six million homes are still without power. Aleem maqbool reports. After a day of darkness and fury, miami opened its eyes to the aftermath. This city is now littered with the debris of the hurricane. Boats were even lifted clean out of the bay and dumped on the shore. People here are emerging from the shelters and barricaded homes to try to start clearing up. So you got out this morning and what did you find . Sheer devastation, everywhere you look. I mean, the parking lots are flooded, cars, trees falling down. In spite of all the preparation, millions are now without power. The financial district of the city has been badly affec
Future Space Tourism. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. In florida and the caribbean, government officials and aid agencies are gearing up for one of the biggest relief operations the region has seen. Hurricane irma has been downgraded to a storm but as it travelled across the caribbean to florida it left at least 30 people dead and cities flooded. In a moment, well be hearing from cuba, which was battered by massive waves reportedly 36 feet high. And well be in the British Virgin islands, where the aid operation is finally beginning. But first to florida, where up to 6 million homes thats more than half the population are without power. Aleem maqbool is in miami. After a day of darkness and fury, miami opened its eyes to the aftermath. This city is now littered with the hurricanes debris. Boats were even lifted clean out of the bay and dumped on the shore. People here are emerging from their shelters and barricaded homes to try to start clearing up. So, you got up this morning, an