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John takes his constitutional duty serving as president of the Pennsylvania Senate incredibly seriously, during the spring of 2020, beginning in March, much of the commonwealth, including John's home county of Allegheny, and Dauphin, the county where the state Capitol is located, were under restrictive red and yellow phases to stop the spread of COVID-19. After Allegheny County and Dauphin Countyreturned to green phase status on June 19, Fetterman returned to presiding.

Joe Calvello

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

If the warrant turns out to be invalid, evidence may still be admitted as long as law enforcement reasonably relied on the warrant when conducting the search, courts will only throw out evidence if the underlying affidavit unquestionably failed to establish probable cause, the warrant failed to specify the place to be searched or the things to be seized, law enforcement lied to get the warrant, or the presiding judge abandoned his judicial role.

Robert Leider

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

There are those in our party who believe that as the presiding officer over the joint session of Congress, I possessed unilateral authority to reject electoral college votes.

Mike Pence

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

There are those in our party who believe that as the presiding officer over the joint session of Congress, I possessed unilateral authority to reject Electoral College votes, i heard this week, President Trump said I had the right to ‘ overturn the election ’. President Trump is wrong … I had no right to overturn the election.

Mike Pence

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The Constitution doesn't place any conditions on the types of ties the vice president can break as presiding officer, that would presumably leave the VP free to break a tie on confirming herself to the Supreme Court.

Sarah Binder

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Needless to say, I am honored, but let me be clear : If I am nominated, I, like every other district judge who's been considered for elevation to the circuit, will continue to do my day job, which means presiding over this trial through completion and handling the literally hundreds of other civil and criminal matters on my docket.

Judge Alison J. Nathan

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The newly-enacted statute in Missouri that allows this proceeding requires the judge to consider a very large volume of written material from the original trial and from prior habeas proceedings, so there is much more work for the court than just presiding over the hearing that took place this week, the Missouri General Assembly and Gov. Parson deserve credit for creating a new legal avenue for a local prosecutor to seek relief.

Robert Hoffman.Two

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I think if the vice president, as presiding over the joint session, would at least agree that because those ongoing contests have not been resolved, we can't count those electors. That, that, that means that nobody has a majority of the electors, and either they delay things -- so those constitutional challenges are resolved -- or they say,' OK, well, we don't have electors from those states, that nobody has a majority. This is going to Trump White House.'.

John Eastman

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The president pro tempore has historically presided over Senate impeachment trials of non-presidents, when presiding over an impeachment trial, the president pro tempore takes an additional special oath to do impartial justice according to the Constitution and the laws. It is an oath that I take extraordinarily seriously.

Patrick Leahy

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The president pro tempore has historically presided over Senate impeachment trials of non-presidents.When presiding over an impeachment trial, the president pro tempore takes an additional special oath to do impartial justice according to the Constitution and the laws, it is an oath that I take extraordinarily seriously.

Patrick Leahy

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I can't tell you how many hundreds of hours my staff and I have gone over the Constitution procedure, because it appears I may well be the one presiding over the trial.

Patrick Leahy

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I'd start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask as he speaks and people below him are — I can't tell you what to do, i don't wear a mask when I'm speaking, like most senators.

Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I'd start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask as Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley speaks and people below Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley are — I can't tell you what to do, i don't wear a mask when I'm speaking, like most senators.

Sherrod Brown

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Speaker Pelosi's actions last night were appalling and shameful. Regardless of Speaker Pelosi personal feelings, Speaker Pelosi had a responsibility to conduct Speaker Pelosi with civility as the presiding officer representing the House of Representatives. Speaker Pelosi is not the Speaker of the Democrats, but of the People's House.

Kay Granger

Found on CNN
4 years ago

There's a lot of uncertainty in terms of what happens with the presiding officer.

Mike Braun

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted.

Chief Justice John Roberts

Found on CNN
4 years ago

In the 1905 Swain trial, a senator objected when one of the managers used the word' pettifogging' and the presiding officer said the word ought not to have been used, i don't think we need to aspire to that high of a standard, but I do think those addressing the Senate should remember where they are.

Chief Justice John Roberts

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I'm not recommending it, but it's possible for the Senate, through the presiding officer, the chief justice, to appoint a committee to hear additional evidence, if the Senate thinks it's necessary.

John Kennedy

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Establishing a university was a commitment to Higher Education but also a recognition of the talent in the country. The Anita McBride government wanted to educate them in their country. The US government took wrestling with OMB and USAID to get it funded, but The US government got done, mrs. Bush's presiding over The US government was essentially underscoring that education was important to the overall focus of rebuilding of Afghanistan.

Anita McBride

Found on CNN
4 years ago

That was my first time presiding. And it's exciting. It's certainly a view. I wish we could, I wish we were allowed to take photos.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

For what purpose does the gentleman from Ohio - um, from Illinois, excuse me, seek recognition? that was my first time presiding. And it's exciting. It's certainly a view. I wish we could, I wish we were allowed to take photos.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I think President Trump will be re-nominated by my party easily, and I think President Trump'll be reelected solidly, i think that not just because of the strong economy and because people are increasingly seeing rising wages, but I think it's also true because I think our Democrat friends are likely to nominate someone who is really out of the mainstream of American thought and will make it easier for a president who is presiding over a growing economy.

Mitt Romney

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Not only is the government presiding over the most sustained crackdown on legal activists witnessed in two decades, it has also launched media propaganda campaigns against specific targets.

Nicholas Bequelin

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Cannes is a festival that has been important to us since the very beginning of our career. Presiding over the Jury is a special honor, since we have never heretofore been president of anything.

Coen brothers

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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