judicial nominations, this while negotiations continue on 2021 federal spending and heading off a government shutdown this coming friday night as well as the covid-19 relief plan. now to live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. black, will open the senate with the chaplain: let us pray. eternal spirit, our hope for the years to come today teach our lawmakers to do things your way, embracing your precepts and walking in your path. inspire them to trust you for safety as they receive guidance from you and follow your leading, replace anxiety with calm, confusion with clarity, and pessimism with hope. lord, guide our senators to find workable solutions for the problems of our nation and world. you are our god and the good things we have come from you. we pray in your marvelous name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the f
on a parachute issues and providing government funding through september2021 . current funding expires at midnight eastern tonight and now live to the floor of the us senate here on c-span2. what you desire of them as you fill them with your wisdom. lord, manifest your power through their labors so that this nation will fulfill your purposes. may your angels guard us in in all our ways. we pray in your mighty name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting 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. the presiding officer: the senator for iowa. mr. grassley: one minute for morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: history will look back at 2020 and find many lessons and even some silver linings to impact. the loss of more than 300,000 american lives so far will be worn
a portion of the event was held by video conference. [bugle] [inaudible] love of god, fairness in human relations, responsibility, concern for the welfare of others, and conviction that each individual could through his own efforts achieve a full life. it is the firm duty of each of our free citizens to place the cause of his country before himself. we must be ready to give out to our country for history does not long entrust the care of history to the weak or timid. we must be willing to accept as a nation to accept whatever sacrifices must be required of us. a people who values privileges above principle soon will dissolved. these men came here to storm these beaches not to gain anything for themselves but just to preserve freedom, systems of self-government in the world. many thousands died for ideal such as these. but these people gave us a chance and they bought time for us so that we can do better than we have before. we must find some way to gain an eternal peace f
partisanship on those changes. that starts tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. causes my mind to go back to the truth we learned at home, beliefs would shake my paths and their guidance of their children. love of god, fairness in human relations, independence, and responsibility concern for the welfare of others and conviction that each free individual could, through his own efforts, achieve a full life. it is a firm duty of each of our free citizens to make the cause of his country before the comforts of himself. we must be ready to dare all for our country, for history does not trust the freedom to the weak, we must be willing individually and as a nation to accept whatever sacrifices may be required of us. a people that values its privileges above its principles. these men came here to storm these beaches, not to gain anything for ourselves, but just to preserve freedom, systems of self-government in the w
captioning performed by vitac captioning performed by vitac . you and i, my fellow sense, need to be strong in our faith that all nations under god will reach the goal of peace with justice. we pray that people s of all faith, all races, all nations may have their great human needs satisfied and that the scourge of poverty, disease and ignorance will be made disappear from the earth, that in the goodness of time, all people will come to live together in a peace guaranteed by the finding force of mutual respect and love. evening, and welcome to the dedication ceremony for dwight d. eisenhower memorial. for everyone s health and safety, please exercise safe social distancing and ensure that your masks remain on when you are not eating or drinking. to begin our program, we are honored to be joined by the soldiers of the 101st airborne division as they were with general eisenhower the night before d-day to present tonight s colors. they will be accompanied by the president s