We have seen our legislation disregarded by the executive branch and then by the judicial branch.
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I thank the Chair and yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Nebraska. ____________________
One other point briefly--I see a colleague awaiting an opportunity to speak--and that is my hope we will address, before the end of the year, the issue of televising the proceedings of the Supreme Court of the United States. This is an…
I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
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