Decision to extend federal funding past the december 11 deadline to avoid a Government Shutdown. Your watching live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Bay black, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, who in your wisdom has so ordered our earthly lives that we must walk by faith and not by sight, increase our trust in your sovereign care. Remind our lawmakers that no problem is too difficult for you to solve. Lord, give our senators a faith th triumphs over despair, love that triumphs over hate, and courage that triumphs over faintheartedness. Empower them to be bold participants rather than timid spectators in meeting the daunting challenges of these times. We we pray in our powerful name, amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I edge allegiance to the fla of the United States of erica, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under
And at least as far as the actual the house goes and their side of the impeachment process i think weve reached the stage of foregone conclusion i really cant envision what any of these witnesses or other process between now and and the final vote in the house that could actually change anyones mind in a meaningful way david they say the senate is the judge of this now in a trial nobodys supposed to have a 3 opinion this moves the judges on the facts in front of them that can happen in a trial right. Not not not this trial larry youre right did ordinary criminal trial jurors or are. Are instructed to be as impartial as possible there voted for that but this is no no ordinary trial this is an impeachment of the president its a trial that as you said will be conducted on the floor of the United States senate presided over by the chief justice of the. State Supreme Court and the jurors in this case or 100 do elected members of the senate in other words theyre politicians and they have pol
Vetted for that but this is no no ordinary trial this is an impeachment of the president its a trial that as you said will be conducted on the floor of the United States senate presided over by the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court and the jurors in this case or 100 do elected members of the senate in other words theyre politicians and they have political interests at heart or at least many of them have expressed that they do when it comes to whether or not theyre approaching this impeachment trial with open minds i think the real question here for republicans especially is whether theyre going to actually look at the evidence and the reality is this is a factual record that is that is pretty well undisputed at this point the facts are what they are no matter what some on the far right tried to say otherwise and so for republican senators the test is will they go into this with open minds will they look at the facts as they are and will they make a judgment on the basis
Presided over by the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court and the jurors in this case or 100 do elected members of the senate in other words their politicians and they have political interests at heart or at least many of them have expressed that they do when it comes to whether or not theyre approaching this impeachment trial with open minds i think the real question here for republicans especially is whether theyre going to actually look at the evidence and the reality is this is a factual record that is that is pretty well undisputed at this point the facts are what they are no matter what some on the far right tried to say otherwise and so for republican senators the test is will they go into this with open minds will they look at the facts as they are and will they make a judgment on the basis of that factual record in other words will they actually put their oath of office before partisan interests. Of the republicans going to bring up witnesses. You know thats an ope
Politicians and they have political interests at heart or at least many of them have expressed that they do when it comes to whether or not theyre approaching this impeachment trial with open minds i think the real question here for republicans especially is whether theyre going to actually look at the evidence and the reality is this is a factual record that is that is pretty well undisputed at this point the facts are what they are no matter what some on the far right tried to say otherwise and so for republican senators the test is will they go into this with open minds will they look at the facts as they are and will they make a judgment on the basis of that factual record in other words will they actually put their oath of office before partisan interests some other republicans going to bring up witnesses. You know thats an open question i think at the end of the day they well its been reported that there is some tension between people in the white house and some in the senate as