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And freedom. Inspire them to be stewards of your will as you answer their cries for help. Lord, listen to their fervent prayers as they wait expectantly for your deliverance. Keep our senators on the right path of your prevailing providence and surround them with the shield of your love. Defend them with your heavenly grace and give them the courage to face perils with total trust in you. We pray in your sovereign 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. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley one minute for morning business, please. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley you watch the news or read the newspapers and you know that theres a lot of deliberati ....
Quorum call mr. Shelby mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from alabama. Mr. Shelby thank you. Mr. President , the American People the presiding officer were in a quorum call. Mr. Shelby i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Shelby mr. President , the American People are apprehensive about the spread of the coronavirus in the u. S. And abroad, as we can always remember. Global Financial Markets are on edge. Both are resilient but vigorous action is needed to calm nerves, stabilize the situation and get our arms around this crisis. I believe Congress Must marshal the resources here necessary for an aggressive, comprehensive, and swift response. Im pleased to report to my colleague ....
Vote convict or quitt an impeached president. How any time said he personally gone through any kind of an impeachment trial . Senator byrd i have sat through three impeachment trials of federal judges. As president pro temp of the the democrats were in control of the senate, i presided over the convictions of two federal judges, which i believe is probably the highest number of convictions over which any president progra temp has presided. I also prepared for the impeachment trial of former president nixon. Host what is the public going to see that they will be surprised about . I hope that well, whichill see a trial in there will be proper the quorum decorum. I dont expect them to see, annd d i would want to go to a corner and stand in shame if they saw the senate engaged in a trial such as the o. J. Simpson trial. Its not a criminal trial, an impeachment trial is not a criminal trial. Differently. Ed e that concern an offens is not indictable in a court of law, and thats important to ....
And policy bill for 2020. Initial votes mid afternoon. Live coverage here on cspan. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend Asriel Mclain, capitol hill presbyterian church, shreveport, louisiana. The chaplain let us pray. O lord, in the name of jesus, we praise you for the liberties paid for by our sons and daughters who gave their last full measure of devotion. New orleans, gettysburg, normandy, iwo jima, vietnam and the middle east. Thank you for those who marched in places like selma and montgomery. Seeking to perfect our union. Now, lord, bless this the peoples house of which it is said here served the people govern. Bless, o lord, this body, leadership on both sides of the aisle whose composition mirrors the apples orchard the washington state, to the citrus groves of florida to the sun kissed beaches of california and to the beloved bayous of louisiana. Remember our s ....
February 20. And today , a 67yearold woman died in Donetsk Region due to russian shelling. The occupiers covered the village of oleksandropil with artillery. A civilian was killed in her house, the National Police reported. The russians also dropped a guided aerial bomb on severny. One person was injured there. Four apartment buildings and an administrative building were damaged in the village. In total, during the day, the enemy attacked the region 17 times. Anger at the russians can be converted into donations. The espresso tv channel calls for help with the collection of fpuidrons for a separate platoon of Unmanned Aerial Systems sapsan, the state special transport service. These courageous soldiers are actively fighting in the donetsk direction, attacking and restraining the enemy. Thanks to the strike dron ....