00:00I've come to the floor to talk about the Senate process and specifically the challenge we have
00:07in exercising our constitutional responsibility to provide advice and consent on nominations.
00:17But I just heard moments ago about a shooting of a podcaster,
00:23and each and every assault on any individual is outrageous.
00:36And assaults that are motivated by suppressing viewpoints is so horrifically against the vision of our country,
00:45where we believe in the power of free speech, and we believe in the power of protest,
00:56we believe in the power of assembly.
01:00Let the best arguments win the day, not in violence to suppress any viewpoint.
01:08So I hope the individual who I have not heard the details yet, I hope, is going to be okay.
01:17I hope it's going to recover.
01:19But let's all remind ourselves, as we carry on a debate, and often carry on that debate passionately,
01:28that the place to decide issues is through speech, debate, and our Democratic Republic,
01:42electing people to represent your viewpoints,
01:45having them cast votes in the House of Representatives down the hall,
01:49having them cast votes here in the Senate.
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