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Congressional coverage here to you can watch that online at cspan. Org. We will take you live now to the senate for where lawmakers will see about extending federal spending past october 30. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, sovereign, source of wisdom, hear our prayers. Listen as we lift our hearts to you in our times of distress, answer us quickly. Strengthen our lawmakers. Keep them restless until they find rest in you. Keep them dissatisfied until they find their satisfaction in you. Lord, give them the wisdom to make wise choices that will glorify your name. Help them to keep their hearts and minds responsive to you, enabling them to help make a better nation and world. Remind them that you keep a protective eye on the godly so that they may be surrounded with the shield of your divine favor. May our senators, with faith, expect you to provide them with strength for each task. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of
These spiritual attributes that your name will be glorified throughout our nation and world. As our senators dedicate their lives to obey your precepts, direct them to your desired destination. Lord, give them a faith that will not shrink when at times they cannot see clearly the road ahead. Help them to place their total trust in you. We pray in your holy 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. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask for one minute in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley imagine the people of the United States have been able to follow the demonstrations in bella rouse in opposition to the president declaring victory, since alexer chankov has con sol dated con
Prison. The grand jury chose not to charge the other two Police Officers involved in the shooting, the state attorney general, Daniel Cameron said the use of force by the Police Officers was justified and that emotions cannot determine outcomes. If we simply act on emotion or outrage, there is no justice, my justicmob justice is not jus, justice by violence is not justice. It just becomes revenge. In our system, criminal justice is not revenge is for truth, evidence and facts in the use of that truth as we fairly apply our laws. Our reaction to the truth today says what kind of society we want to be, do we really want the truth or do we want the truth that fits our narrative. Do we want the facts or are we content to blindly accept our own version of events. We as a Community Must make this decision. Lou the decision has been reached at least in the courtroom and you see a decision forming in the streets of louisville, soon after the announcement of the indictment, these people took to
Prison. The grand jury chose not to charge the other two Police Officers involved in the shooting, the state attorney general, Daniel Cameron said the use of force by the Police Officers was justified and that emotions cannot determine outcomes. If we simply act on emotion or outrage, there is no justice, my justicmob justice is not jus, justice by violence is not justice. It just becomes revenge. In our system, criminal justice is not revenge is for truth, evidence and facts in the use of that truth as we fairly apply our laws. Our reaction to the truth today says what kind of society we want to be, do we really want the truth or do we want the truth that fits our narrative. Do we want the facts or are we content to blindly accept our own version of events. We as a Community Must make this decision. Lou the decision has been reached at least in the courtroom and you see a decision forming in the streets of louisville, soon after the announcement of the indictment, these people took to