And the vote is set for 11 eastern advancing nomnation for the u. S. Court of International Trade. Live Senate Coverage is here on cspan2. Thpresiding officer the senate will come to orde the chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray holy god, continue to be our strength and shield. Extend your powerful hands to aid and deliver us. Lord, inspireur senators to bieve that you continue to work for the good of those who love you. Let your favor shine upon our lawmakers, and sustain them with your unfailing love. Lord, release to them the pleasings you have stored for those who honor you. You are our god, and our future is in yourands. Remind us al to seek first to understand before we stri to be understood. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The presiding officer 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 one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and
The presiding officer is there anyone in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . If not, the yeas are 29. The nays are 64. The amendment is not agreed to. A senator madam president . The presiding officer the senator from alabama. Mr. Jones madam president , under the previous order i call up amendment the presiding officer order in the chamber. Please take your conversations out of the well. Lets have order in the chamber. Order in the chamber. The senator from alabama. Mr. Jones thank you, madam president. Under the previous order, i call up amendment number 1141 as modified. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk the senator from alabama mr. Jones for himself and miss mccaly proposes amendment 1141 to amendment number 948. Mr. Jones i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Jones madam president , madam president , i rise in support of the amendment offered by myself and my friend from ari
A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from montana. A senator i ask the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. A senator mr. President , i rise in commemoration of constitution day, celebrated nationwide yesterday, the date september 17. 232 years ago our Founding Fathers gathered in Independence Hall in philadelphia and signed the document that remains the supreme law of the land today. Mr. Daines in those 232 years, the United States has become the most powerful, the most prosperous nation in the history of the world, and that success has come as a result of the framework set by our constitution. The genius of the framers was their determination to maximize the freedom of the individual while recognizing the need for a Central Government but limited in size by our constitution. The founders understood the nature of man. The founders understood that power corrupts. And under the framework of federalism, we created a divide between the s
A defense spending bill to provide 659 billion to the pentagon for the current fiscal year, 2018. Votes later this afternoon. Now live coverage of the u. S. House on cspan. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. We give you thanks, o god, for giving us another day. As you make available to your people the grace and knowledge to meet the needs of the day, we pray that your spirit will be upon the members of this peoples house, giving them the richness of your wisdom. Bless the members of the Majority Party as they prepare and gather these next days. May they, with those who accompany them, travel safely and meet in peace. Bless also the Minority Party as they prepare for their own gathering. May these days b
Objectivity. Welcome the like to cspan and public radio audiences. Follow the action on twitter npclunch. Introduce our to head table. I would ask each to stand briefly as your name is announced. From your right, kevin, a Committee Member for the vietnam war commemoration. Marcus, a documentary film maker. Washingtonppe, a correspondent for ganett. Secretary of the the air force and a member of the National Press club. Thomas burr, senior washington correspondent for the Salt Lake City tribune and the chairman of board of the National Press club. Jim michaels, military reporter for usa today. Bill ingram, director of the Army National guard. The podium. R donna, a reporter for usa today. The organizer of todays lunch on the Speakers Committee and the 2009 president of the National Press club. Skipping over the speaker momentarily, rachel oswald, a at National Journal news wire. Brigadier general james whitham. Mary french of army magazine. Chief Master Sergeant mitch enlisted advisor t