Vote vote vote vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . Hearing none, the yeas are 64, the nays are 24. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Mr. Thune madam president . The presiding officer the senator from south dakota. Mr. Thune i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Thune madam president , i have four requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. They have a approval of the majority and minority leaders. The presiding officer duly noted. Mr. Thune madam president , before i begin, i want to acknowledge the tremendous news released yesterday that early
Bill with a final vote scheduled for this morning. Theyll also work on the nomination of Justin Walker to serve on the u. S. Court of appeals. Live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Lord, god of heaven and earth, today teach our lawmakers to do things your way, embracing your precepts and walking in your path. Lord, make them powerful instruments for goodness in our nation and world. Remind them at the narrow and difficult road leads to life and few find it. You honor those who honor you. As our senators receive guidance from you and following your leading, replace anxiety with calm and confusion with clarity. Give them attentive hearts and open minds as they seek to find in the diversity of ideas what is best for our nation and world. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to o
Im looking forward to tonight. You have nothing last a judge. Many of you may know him. He was appointed to the United States Circuit Court november 7, 1985. Served as chief just judge from 2007 2014. Graduated from ucla and from Ucla Law School in 1975. Prior to the appellate bench, he served as chief judge of the United States claims court from 82 85 and special counsel to the protection board and he retired in 2017 after 35 years additional service. [applause] hes married to marcy and has three children. He and three grandchildren. We thank you for being here. [applause] now we mentioned ucla but we must give you this. [applause] we are really honored to have ronald trump, practical politics. [applause] director of the usc center for the political future. [applause] professor sean as director of the center and a former strategist and consultant who was described as the most sought after consultant in the Democratic Party by the atlantic monthly, he observed speechwriter and new york
Next, criminal defense attorney Alan Dershowitz debates democratic consultant robert shrum on the politics of impeachment, the me too movement and antisemitism. The Beverly Hills temple of the arts hosts the event. Well, tonight should be a humdinger. Im looking forward to it. To moderate, we have nothing less than a judge, judge Alex Kosinski who is seated in the center. Many of you know him, he was appointed to the United States Circuit Court for the ninth circuit on november 7th, 1985, and served as chief judge from 2007 to 2014, graduating from ucla and from ucla law school, receiving a jd in 1975. And prior to his appointment to the appellate bench judge kosinski served as chief judge of the United States claims court from 82 to 85 and special counsel to the merit systems protection board. And he retired from the bench in 2017 after 35 years of judicial service. [ applause ] judge kosinski is married to Marcy Jane Tiffany and has three children, yale, wyatt, and clayton, and three
Half of america. Social security numbers, birth dates, home addresses, phone numbers, even credit card numbers all in the hands of criminals. Ive heard from working families in massachusetts and all across the country since then. The equifax is a nightmare. At best it is a giant hassle. Time on hold with credit reporting agencies, fees for this service and that service, confusion about whats been stolen and what to do about it. At worst, it could be ruinous, a lifetime of responsible spending and borrowing wiped out by Identity Theft and fraud. People are outraged and rightly so. Bad enough that equifax was so sloppy that they let hackers into their system, but the companys response has been even worse. First, equifax hid the information about the breach for 40 days 40 days. Equifax gave criminals a 40day head start to use the information they had stolen while the rest of us were left in the dark. And then, when equifax fine lily decided to disclose the breach, they didnt call or send