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The vote 11 40 eastern, a final vote around 1 30 this afternoon. Now, live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The chaplain lord god, in these difficult and challenging times, remind us that the earth belongs to you, and you have not abandoned it unite us with the understanding that you are our father, and we are all members of the human family. We pray for all who have been impacted by the pain of this us to crisis season. Use our senators to make the weak strong, the sick healthy, and the broken whole. Lord, surround those who have been shaken by anguish with your divine presence and peace. We pray in your loving 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 for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communi ....
Tour takes you to amarillo, texas. The treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin testified to congress. Theielded questions about 4. 8 trillion proposal and Economic Growth and the impact of the jobs act signed into law december, 2017. [camera shutters] sen. Grassley we are pleased to have treasury secretary mnuchin, here today testifying about the president s fiscal year 20202021 budget, the president s budget includes proposals to confront a number of important issues, i want to work with the president , the secretary, and others in congress, to address these and other pressing issues, within our committees jurisdiction. Drug pricing, and employer pension crisis are two such issues that must be dealt with, this Budget Proposal comes at a time when the economy is very strong, especially for working families. Better trade deal ....
Administrator nominee Steven Dixson today. The senate will vote on his nomination at 11 eastern. On the other side of the capital Robert Mueller is testifying before two house panels today. Now live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our shelter in the time of storms, we thank you for this land we love. Were grateful for its history, government, discoveries, knowledge, creativity, and vision. As our lawmakers seek to keep our nation strong, may they act and speak in ways that make us proud to be americans. Use our senators to banish hate and bigotry, inspiring our citizens to live together in peace. May the words of our legislators mouths and the meditations of their hearts ....
Said lets try to get to a level Playing Field and that is what u. N. Senator hatch have talked about and then to have comparable measures. Im going to work closely with you and i appreciate youre not offering it today. Senator nelson is back. I applaud the excellent work in the leadership of hatch and wyden and if you are from pennsylvania, utah, to West Virginia, you are underrepresented as we are in florida on the new markets tax credit. For example it serves the poor population encouraging investment in low income areas. An example in my state we have 6. 3 of the poverty resides in florida in the country and yet our new markets tax credit share is only 2 . Those other states are similar that i mentioned. And so what it does this tax credit is incentivize investment of commercial projects to create jobs in low income areas. And since the program was established back in 2000, ....