President John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery 62 years ago today. Rep. John Larson (D-CT) on the House floor earlier this month paid tribute to the 35th President who "epitomized placing service above self.”“ www.c-span.org/clip/us-hous...

Viola Fletcher,who was 7yrs old during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre,was the oldest living survivor:”I hear the screams.I have lived through the massacre every day.Our country may forget this history,but I cannot.I will not & other survivors do not, & our descendants do not."RIP x.com/cspan/status...

21 Senate Democrats including Schumer & Schatz, Republicans Cruz and Paul, and Sanders (I) voted in support of Paul amendment's to strike the hemp product ban language from the government funding bill. Amendment was tabled 76-24. www.senate.gov/legislative/...

51-47: Senate votes to end the national emergency declared by President Trump on April 2 to impose global tariffs. Republicans Collins, McConnell, Murkowski and Paul. Senators earlier this week voted to repeal Trump's tariffs on Brazil 52-48 and Canada 50-46.

It's Gov’t Shutdown Day 28. Senate today will vote for a 13th time to try to advance the House-passed GOP short-term funding bill to reopen the gov’t. VP Vance will meet with Senate GOP during their party lunch to talk about the shutdown stance & this week's floor votes on tariff repeal. @cspan 2

Barrasso responded to Merkley: "One of our Senate colleagues just spent over 22 hrs on this floor reading from a book, reciting poetry, one poem at least four times, & talking about renovations currently going on at the White House. It was 22 hrd of what I can only describe as rubbish."

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) yielded after holding the Senate floor for a marathon 22 hr & 37 minutes. It was the 3rd longest floor speech in Senate history. He surpassed fellow Oregonian Sen. Wayne Morse’s 22 hr & 26-minute floor speech from 1953. Applause in the chamber followed. x.com/cspan/status...

Merkley (D-OR) briefly suspended his marathon Senate floor remarks, which began at 6:23pm ET Tuesday, for a prayer at Noon today required under the rules when the Senate has been in continuous session. Senate convened yesterday morning at 10am followed by the first prayer by Chaplain Black. @cspan 2

15 hours and counting for Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), who began speaking on the Senate floor opposing Trump’s policies & authoritarianism last night at 6:23pm ET. He’s yielded for questions to Booker, who holds the record for the longest Senate floor speech at 25 hours and 5 minutes.

“And Lord, end this government shutdown.”-Senate Chaplain Barry Black in the opening Senate prayer on Government Shutdown Day 21. www.c-span.org/congress/?ch...

It's Gov’t Shutdown Day 20. Only the Senate's back in session today & will vote at 5:30pm for the 11TH time on whether to advance House-passed GOP short-term funding bill. And with 60 votes needed, it's expected to fail again w/only Republicans & the same few Dems & King-I planning to support it.

Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) along with several other Democrats introduced legislation to ban "the use of federal funds for construction or renovation on the White House grounds" during the shutdown.

On Day 17 of the gov’t shutdown,House announced Oct 20-26 will now be a district work period for members, meaning no votes will be held for a 5TH consecutive week. Last votes were 9/19. Rep. Olszewski (D-MD) yelled from floor,calling on Rep-Elect Grijalva (D-AZ) to be sworn in. x.com/cspan/status...

A war powers resolution was introduced in the Senate by Senators Kaine (D-VA), Paul (R-KY) and Schiff (D-CA) to block the use of U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unauthorized by Congress. www.kaine.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

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