Chief of staff. Now, live coverage of the u. S. Senate. Vice president under the previous order, the senate will consider the following nomination. The clerk nomination, general charles q. Brown, jr. , to be chief of staff and general of the United States air force. The Vice President under the previous order, the question occurs on the nomination. Is there a sufficient second . It appears there is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the Vice President are there any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote . If not, on this vote, the yeas are 98, the nays are zero. And the historic nomination of general charles q. Brown, jr. As the United States air force chief of staff is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Mr. Alexander madam president . The presiding officer the senator from tennessee. Mr. Alexander thank you
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To say when want to you help us end the civil war in syria. Putin has leverage with iran thatould benefit the United States. I think americans need to remember that Hillary Clinton tried to have a russian reset. Why cant the Trump Administration . I think thats a great point . Tony, your thoughts . I think the clinton Foreign Policy gave up all our options by withdrawing and retreating. Now you have in Rex Tillerson somebody who has successfully negotiated with russia, who runs one of the Biggest Multinational Companies in the world. He understands the use of lenches as a valuable weapon in diplomacy and economic negotiations. There is no doubt this is a measures and di dynamic pick bye president elect. I love the choice of governor rick perry for the energy department. Rick perry is one of the classiest human beings, great american, and i think will be terrific in that role. Ryan zin kerks, the congressman from montana, 23 years a u. S. Navy seal. If i were trump i would be tempted to
When callahan got to eastern iowa, he found a lawyer in Council Bluffs to try to get his property back. He also learned about the state court ruling limiting what police can do during routine traffic stops to make more serious criminal cases. Im going to file a civil suit for illegal search and seizure because until somebody stands up for the rights of drivers out of state that come through that corridor to have them violated in that Little Pocket where they operate. In that 55 mph zone a spokesperson for the iowa state patrol issued a statement about the traffic stop involving callahan. He said a trained narcotic k9 conducted a free air sniff of the exterior of the vehie and gave a positive indication for narcotics. But the spokespspson also said he couldnt tell us anything about the seizure of the Electronic Items because it involves an ongoing investigation. Bruce beth thanks dave. This was drug court graduationon day in iowa city. Substance abuse and whove gone through at hearings