Today. I left our discussion even more convinced that President Trump has nominated exactly the kind of outstanding person whom the American People deserve to have on their highest court. Americans deserve brilliant judges with firstrate legal minds. Judge barrett is that and then some. She attended Notre Dame Law School on full scholarship, graduated number one in her class, and was executive editor of the law review. She secured topflight clerkships on the d. C. Circuit and the Supreme Court, and after a few years in private practice, she returned to academia and built a National Reputation as an awardwinning professor and legal scholar. Judge barrett is brilliant. Americans also deserve judges who are committed to fairness and impartiality to following the facts in every case. They deserve judges who understand that their job is to interpret the text of our laws and constitution as they are written, not as the judge might personally wish they had been written differently. Again, jud
Congressional coverage here to you can watch that online at cspan. Org. We will take you live now to the senate for where lawmakers will see about extending federal spending past october 30. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, sovereign, source of wisdom, hear our prayers. Listen as we lift our hearts to you in our times of distress, answer us quickly. Strengthen our lawmakers. Keep them restless until they find rest in you. Keep them dissatisfied until they find their satisfaction in you. Lord, give them the wisdom to make wise choices that will glorify your name. Help them to keep their hearts and minds responsive to you, enabling them to help make a better nation and world. Remind them that you keep a protective eye on the godly so that they may be surrounded with the shield of your divine favor. May our senators, with faith, expect you to provide them with strength for each task. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of
Calling the National Subcommittee hearing back to order the chair will recognize congressman for five minutes. Thank you madam chairwoman and thank you for holding this hearing today. This is been a very difficult week for all of us and for john lewis of georgia a champion for quality that so many others engaged fighting for their freedoms by discussing the removal congressman lewis described these efforts as the beginning of the movement to help us move toward the realization one people and one nation to be sensitive to her owniv history. Just this week we in the house of representatives are honoring this movement in the Nations Capital by voting on historic legislation to removeov the statue of defenders but the horrific system of slavery segregation and racism from the us capitol building. Lamp out of the work hour chair and all colleagues are doing to demonstrate the public land and parks this is an opportunity to shine a light on greatth individuals but rather those who reflect ou
Harris played out on the front pages of several Major National papers. This is the front page of the washington post. A historic move. Ine first woman of color number two slot for a major party. Front pages of new york tabloids, from the new york daily news, yes we kam. Kamrades, is what they went with. Frome political headlines, huffington poo huffington post, making history. We want to hear from you this morning about your thoughts on that pick and as you are calling in, we want to remind you where Kamala Harris came from before this pic was announced yesterday. Heres some of her background,orn in oakland, california 1964, as we said, the daughter of jamaican and indian , she was the San Francisco District Attorney from 2004 to 2000 11, leaving to become the California Attorney 2017, thenm 2011 to leaving to become the u. S. Senator from california elected steen and she announced her president ial run in january of 2019 in oakland, california, ending her pain in early december of 201
This morning on washington journal we take a look at the Michael Flynn perjury case that was reheard yesterday i the d. C. Circuit judge court of police judge court of appeals. Good morning, its wednesday, august 12, 2020. Yesterday afternoon joe biden named Kamala Harris as his running mate in the 2020 election. The 55yearold daughter of jamaican and indian immigrants becomes the first lap woman in first asianamerican to run for Vice President on a major party ticket. This morning we are getting your reaction. Phone lines are open to let us know your thoughts. Republicans can call in this ,orning at 202 7488001 democrats 202 7488000, 202 7488002. You can send us a tax that 202 7488002 a text at 202 7488002. Good wednesday morning to you. You can go ahead and talk calling him right now as we show you how the joe biden for Kamala Harris played out on the front pages of several Major National papers. This is the front page of the Washington Post. A historic move. Ine first woman of color