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Automatic sequester cuts. Kentucky senator rand paul will offer an amendment to lower spending caps over the next decade. We expect final votes later this morning and we may also see more work on President Trumps judicial nominations. Now live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. The senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, who has created humanity in your image, look upon us and hear our prayers. Today, give our lawmakers the desire to do your will and the energy to complete the tasks that will glorify your name. That which they dont know, reveal it. That which they lack, supply it and that which they doubt, confirm it. Keep them blameless in your service, so that their lives will be living letters causing people to exalt your name. Lord, strengthen their minds for your service, so that your wisdom will permeate their endeavors. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in re
Have been received, in the closing ceremony of one work the chosen one is appreciated. According to mr. Rafiei , more than 900 works of 163 poets have been sent to the secretariat, and the best people of each section will be honored in the closing ceremony. Director general of culture and islamic guidance of sistan baluchistan said that the 3rd International Poetry congress of prophet mehrabani with the presence of more than 20 poets. From tajikistan, pakistan, afghanistan and iraq and the poets of our country will be held in zahedan city. Sargazi said since the call, more than 600 works have been sent to the secretariat of the Poetry Congress of the merciful prophet, of which 400 are domestic works and 20 are foreign works. International Poetry Congress of the merciful prophet it will be held on the 17th of march. The third license book written by rahim. Makhtoomi was launched on the market. This book narrates the life story of martyr alireza tausli with the name jihadi abu hamid. Ali
Suggests that the Guardian Council confirms that abadan district , rasht district, qom district, and malair district are the four election districts. These two processes are done manually in the rest of the areas, but in these four areas, they are done electronically. Ok the report that we have in these four constituencies , honestly, the accuracy, accuracy and speed of all of them are different. You can see that in the electoral district of tehran , we have Something Like 5 thousand branches and there are 30 representatives for the electoral district of tehran. It is very difficult to count these votes, to be honest, this period together with the election headquarters of tehran province. Having a faster speed means that we announced the results this morning , while in the Previous Term , in fact, the counting continued on the third day in those constituencies. The cash register, or in other words, the electronic cash register, comes and counts and reports. The attendee observes, the m
To do something to support the unity of the peoples efforts , sadeani rayan, the whole people of iran. Thank you very much. The world has sad days as well as good and sweet days. Yes, our old people say that life has ups and downs. Life has ups and downs. Dont get tired. Just remember that the life of these hardships is short, believe that we can have very good days on your way, look at the smiling sun , say hello to tomorrow, hello to. Keep looking at the smiling sun, say hello to tomorrow, hello to the future. First, irans gossip that says our face has become old, then the new peoples revolution, the cat of our plan has become a lion, the cat of our plan has become a lion. When you know that you can open any herd, no matter how it is, you break the cage and fly, we dont get tired. For us, fatigue has no meaning. If the eyes dont flow, there is no way to the sea. Wherever we are today, we will be higher tomorrow. That lions heart that turns is the quality of our hearts. Wherever there