Transcripts For CSPAN U.S. House Of Representatives 10022017 20171002

Children who die. The debates will once again ensue. Speed us to the day when the wisdom of solomon might inspire our congressional members beyond the limitations of sound bites and platitudes before more and more american citizens are deprived of their lives. Lord, the suffering of our world is all around us. Stimulate our hearts and minds so that everything we may do this day would be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his pproval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be bead the gentleman from South Carolina, mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson everyone, including our guests in the gallery, please join in. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker pro tempore the chair will entertain was for oneminute speeches. For what reason does the gentleman from South Carolina wish to speak. Mr. Wilson nuke to address the house. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Wilson our thoughts and prayers are with the families impacted by the massacre in las vegas. Were blessed with courageous law enforcement. I am extremely grateful to the South Carolina National Guard nearly 150 engineer soldiers to assist puerto rico in relief efforts after hurricane maria. This was a devastating storm for the people of puerto rico and they have been in our thoughts and prayers each and every day. These dedicated soldiers are part of a multistate engineer task force with north carolina, louisiana, and the new york army National Guards. They will be assisting in debris, and s, working to reach areas that have been deemed unreachable due to the storm. They will also work on restoring infrastructure. As a veteran of the South Carolina National Guard and father of three sons who served in the guard, im grateful our state is able to assist the u. S. Territory debris, and of p in their time of need. On my visits to san juan, i have been very impressed by its dynamic citizens. I am very appreciative of the leadership of general robert livingston, the speernsed South Carolina National Army guard members, as well as the leadership of the governor. In conclusion god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . To address the house for one minute. Revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Green thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, our nation is in mourning. Many hearts are bleeding. Mr. Speaker, there is much suffering. Lives have been lost in a senseless, needless manner in las vegas. Mr. Speaker, there is a right time for all things. This is a time for our nation to mourn and for hearts to heal. Announce that impeachment is postponed. Let us mourn, let us heal. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the chair lays before the house a communication. The clerk the honorable the speaker. House of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2h of rule 2 of the rules of the the clerk u. S. House of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on september 29, 2017, at 9 53 a. M. That the Senate Passed, senate 770. That the Senate Passed without amendment h. R. 2519. With best wishes i am, signed sincerel searly, karen l. Haas. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 4 of rule s. The following enrolled bills were signed by speaker pro tempore harris on friday, september 29, 2017. H. R. Rk h. R. 2519, 3823. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to khris 12a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until good morning, everybody. Im katie peters with americans for responsible solutions. Gun Violence Prevention Organization founded by former congresswoman giffords and her husband captain mark kelly. Gabby and mark are here today to share a few remarks with youall. Following remarks well take a couple questions. Ill hand it over to park. To mark. Goon, everybody. Today is a very dark day for our great country. Thousands of lives are forever changed by what happened last night in las vegas. Over 55 people are dead. Over 500 have been wounded. And this tragedy has fundamentally altered the lives of countless families, thousands of people. They will have to learn to lead very different lives. As gabby has. As i have. They are not alone. Were not alone. Every year roughly 33,000 from guns. Over it 100,000 more are shot. This is the worst case scenario. From guns its haunted our dreams. That we would wake up to the news of a massacre like this. Weapons of war in the hands of a determined killer with a taskical advantage. Tactical advantage. This was an ambush if there ever was one. This was domestic terrorism. Gabby and i are heart groning. Days like today remind us and many others how quickly things can change. Were angry. But we also have a choice. Can offer thoughts and prayers and move on through life numb to these losses. We can accept this galling reality. We can accept the wounds. We can accept that folks like gabby will just have to pay the price for the status quo. We could accept the enormous social, moral, and Economic Cost imposed on this country by accepting gun violence as simply the cost of living in america. Or we can choose courage. We can decide that this problem is worthy of our greatest efforts. We can reject the idea that this is inevitable. We can distance ourselves from dogma and political point scoring. We can also reject special interests. We can demand that the leaders we elect go to work in the building behind me and the one right down the street dont have the option to say that this is just too hard. What were hearing today at the capitol and white house are thoughts and prayers. Thoughts and prayers are important. We send our thoughts and prayers, too. But they are not enough. Your thoughts and prayers arent going to stop the next shooting. Only action and leadership will do that. For years gabby and i have been working to get the people in this building to summon the courage to take meaningful action that make our communities safer places to live. But despite the tragedies in places like aurora, newtown, and orlando, despite daily shootings and communities cross america, despite senseless deadly gun related Domestic Violence well leave this briefing at this point to