Means m. P. s will convene again tomorrow on the looming deadline and the embattled premier. Live from moscow watching our International Daniel walk ins with you tonight welcome to the program. The u. N. General assembly is underway in new york but not everyone got their ringside seat Russias Foreign Ministry has said that 10 members of its delegation were not granted u. S. Visas ahead of the session the kremlin called the move a provocation which warrants a tough response where if a national joined you know neal earlier in the studio with the details. Well moscow is absolutely furious because if you think about it thats a huge thing. Constant in russias prominent politician and diploma a term and of the Foreign Affairs committee of the upper term for the Russian Parliament said hes not going to attend the Un General Assembly that is open these days in new york because of visa issues and he wasnt actually denied american visa but what basically happened as far as we understand is that
Maybe she would have stood by them, but well never know. So, mr. President , it is for these reasons i regrettably cannot support her nomination. Ms. Saldana, as i said, is somebody who i admire and respect, but if she is determined to help the president implement this deeply flawed executive action and refuse to enforce the law that congress has written and has been signed by previous president s, i cant support her nomination. I will not aid and abet a president dead set on unilaterally defying our nations immigration laws. Mr. President , i yield the floor. The presiding officer the senator from illinois. Mr. Durbin mr. President , i ask the chair report the saldana nomination calendar number 1084. The presiding officer is there an objection . Without objection. The clerk will report the nomination. The Clerk Department of Homeland Security, sarah r. Saldana of texas ton an assistant secretary. Mr. Durbin mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from illinois. Mr. Durbin mr
As hank myers said, i am privileged to be the president and ceo of the National Constitution center in is the only which institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. What an inspiring charter that is. I am thrilled to be here at the for our ford symposium symposium on gerald ford. This is what we hope will be a series of collaborations with libraries across the country where we will join in theirrship to explore constitutional legacy. In partisan politics every person who serves as president makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the constitution, and the limits in places on governmental powers. I could not imagine a better than the one that we are going to talk about today. This panel is devoted to president ford domestic posit policy. Theael gearhart is distinguished professor of law of northiversity carolina chapel hill. He is author of a new book, the forgotten president. One of the 10
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Again, the more we look into it, the more we find people in powerful and influential places saying things that just dont square with the facts. Its about a u. N. Treaty that failed to be ratified by the senate. A treaty that was meant to encourage other countries to be more like the u. S. On equal rights of the disabled. If other countries adopted better treatment of their disabled citizens, the idea is that disabled americans who visit or live in other countries would also benefit. 125 countries ratified the treaty. It was supported by george bush, signed by the current president , and has support from both sides of the aisle like john mccain and past Republican Leaders like bob dole, himself a world war ii veteran. He was wheeled onto the senate floor, you can see, for the vote he hoped to see the treaty ratified. Instead after pressure from special interest groups, 38 republicans some vowing to support the treaty voted no. One of the loudest critics was the Home School Legal Defense