Its been an extraordinary challenging time for the greatest nation, the time that has been grateful for so many of our fellow americans, but its also been a time when people across the country have given so much to their communities, their states, neighbors and as you know, we are a great nation. We are a kind nation, we are a proud nation and we are a resilient nation. Weve been testing the character of the country, and i believe that we are passing the test as americans. I believe that because i see it everywhere. I certainly see it in the great state of alaska. People passing out food, doing what they can for the elderly, tending to those in need. We are seeing this all across the nation. We see millions of our fellow citizens, people that we all have the privilege of representing here in the senate stepping up with purpose and resolve. And we see a greater appreciation for the dignity and the value of our workers ar that are on the frontlines of helping us get through this pandemic
Nation together. I yield the floor. Mister president , we all know it has been an extraordinary extraordinarily challenging time for our great nation. Of time that has been painful for so many of our fellow americans, but also been a time when people across the country have given so much to their communities, states, neighbors, it is a kind nation and proud nation and resilient nation, testing the character of the country. They are passing the test as americans, i believe that because ics everywhere, i see it in my state. And pandering to those in need, we see this across our nation, we see millions of our fellow citizens, people we have the privilege of representing in the United States senate stepping up with purpose and resolve, and we see greater appreciation for the dignity and value of our workers on the front lines of helping us get through this pandemic. I was in my home of the state, when you get to alaska you have a strict, 14 day quarantine. I was quarantined with my wife an
Quorum call ms. Cortez masto mr. President , i rise today in opposition to it the nomination of lawrence van dyke to serve on the United States court of appeals for the ninth circuit. Mr. Van dyke fits neatly into this administrations pattern of picking federal judges for our Circuit Courts of appeal without meaningful input from home state senators. The president continues to select ideologically extreme nominees like mr. Van dyke, and the white house is putting forward people without enough experience for the momentous roles they have been chosen to serve. Mr. Van dyke has been nominated to fill a nevada seat on the ninth circuit, even though hes not a nevadan. He didnt grow up in my state, he doesnt appear to own property there, he doesnt seem to have family ties, and he was only an active member of the nevada state bar for two years. Senator rosen and i engage with the white house to put forward highly respected nevadans with bipartisan support, but our suggestions were summarily i
Many voters feel about the government. This runs about an hour and 45 minutes. Sen cruz good ever good afternoon. Let me begin by thanking you all for attending, and thanking senator hirono for working with me and my staff to convene this hearing and bring these witnesses together. The topic before us is one, i believe, of great importance the need for term limits for members of congress so that we can begin to fix what is broken here in washington politics. Before i introduce our first panel, id like to explain why we organized todays hearing. In the 2016 election, the American People made a resounding call to drain the swamp that is modern washington. And sadly this is a bipartisan problem. The American People have lost confidence in washington, and especially in congress. Enmeshed in backroom deals and broken promises, our capital has too often become a political playground for the powerful and the wellconnected, for members of the permanent Political Class looking to accumulate mor
Of send her back, directed toward ilhan omar. It was hosted by the Christian Science monitor. This runs a little more than an hour. Linda its a little after 9 00. Were going to start and im good to talk a little bit and let the congressman eat quickly. Im Linda Feldman from the Christian Science monitor Washington Bureau chief for our guest is congressman tom emmer of minnesota the chairman of he National Republican ampaign committee. This is his first appearance at a monitor breakfast so welcome. Now we will give you bennett queue ground. He was born in south bend indiana and grew up in the dina minnesota attended First Boston College and the university of alaska fairbanks and played hockey for both. Then he got his law degree at William Mitchell college in st. Paul. 10 years later, he got into politics verses a city councilman and then a state legislator and after not quite reaching the minnesota governors office, he won a seat in congress. That was in 2014, Michele Bachmanns old sea