At 5 30 p. M. Eastern. Later in the week debate on the Police Reform bill introduced by South Carolina republic and senator tim scott. Now live to the senate floor on cspan2. Senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal spirit, the source of our joy, were grateful that you still speak to us. Continue to communicate with our lawmakers through the voice of conscience. Enable them to maintain a clear conscience before you and humanity. Continue to speak to them through the precepts in your sacred word, providing them with a lamp for their feet and a light for their path, as they navigate through this challenging season. Continue to speak to them through the unfolding of your powerful providence, Opening Doors you desire them to walk through and closing doors that lead them away from glorifying you. And lord, when you speak to our lawmakers, give them the wisdom to listen and obey. We pray in your gracious name. Amen.
Quorum call quorum call . Mr. Cardin madam president. The presiding officer the senator from maryland. Mr. Cardin thank you, madam president. I ask unanimous consent that the dwoark be dispensed with. The presiding officer that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cardin madam president , in february of this year, the house of representatives passed whats known as the universal background check in regards to gun sales. Since that time, the senate has had no action whatsoever on gun safety issues. Leader mcconnell could bring this bill to the floor, and i am confident that we have the support to pass it. I do hear from many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle that were waiting for the president , and unless the president signs off on a bill, they are not interested in bringing it up. Well, the last time i checked the constitution of the United States, the first article of the constitution provides for the legislative branch of gover
Discusses Housing Solutions at an event hosted by the partisan Bipartisan Policy Center at 11 a. M. Eastern on cspan, cspan now or online at cspan. Org. D. C. Circuit court judge discussed the constitution. This is hosted by the American Enterprise institute. Yuval levin hi, everybody. Thank you for being here and for helping us remember walter burns and celebrate the constitution from director of social studies. It is my great pleasure to welcome what is the 12th annual constitutional day lecture held in honor of the great walter burns. We honor walter just the way he would like to be remembered become together to think about the constitution. And we do it each year with the help of some someone particularly wellplaced and gifted for helping us do that. That is very much the case. We could hardly ask for a better guide and thinking together about the constitution that are speaker tonight. On the u. S. Court of appeals for the district of columbia. It isas for one thing a Public Servic
Crumbs to the people. Cspan is live on the National Mall today in washington, d. C. To hear from speakers at the march for life rally. Mike johnson and new jersey congressman chris smith who is the chair of the prolife caucus are going to be this is the 51st annual march with live coverage here on cspan. Welcome. Im jeanniean, im honored to serve as president of march for life. On behalf of our whole march for life team i would like to welcome you to the 51st march for life, the largest annual human rights demonstration in the world. [applause] well be joined in a minute for the pledge of allegiance by Jeffrey Lance of the Catholic University of america were going to join together to sing our National Anthem led by threetime grammy nominee dan goki. O say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleamingt stars through the p fight oer the ramparts weatched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave pr
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