Last minute of thiswe going to t minute or so of this discussion. The house will be in order. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. November 21, 2017. I hereby appoint the honorable andy harris to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, paul d. Ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend dr. Scott wilson, Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church in washington. The chaplain let us pray ogether. Gracious and loving god, we use this morning to give you thanks for the Many Blessings that we have received. Were thankful for this land where we can freely worship and speak your truth. And seek your justice. We pray today for a spirit of unity. With a blessed us with a country, a nation of magnificent diversity. Yet our oneness is that which we celebrate. Each person is a separate treasure, celebrate. Each person is a separate treasure, unique from different backgrounds, but each of us share in our
Correspondent. I am thrilled to welcome you to the seven annual Texas Tribune festival. We have a terrific lineup, as ibm sure you all know. We need to introduce them real quick. Is cecilediate left richards. [applause]. [applause] next, the speaker of the colorado house of representatives. She has represented her district in central denver sense 2010. She was elected during 2016 as well. Year, she was the recipient of the rising star award. Next, we have deray mckesson. [applause] really exciting. He was on the ground in ferguson, missouri. Since then he is been at protests around the country protesting police violence. He joined other advocates in founding campaign zero, an effort to end police violence. [applause] and ezra levin, cofounder and executive director of the indivisible project. Worked forvisible he prosperity now and served as deputy policy director for congressman lloyd dilated this panel will last about 60 minutes. It will conclude with a q a at the end. We are going t
Against an epidemic brought to us by opioids. It does not matter where you live. This crisis has touched every corner of american society. While new england and the ohio valley regions represent states hardest hit by the epidemic, Health Officials from the south and reaching across the Mountain West all report a dwroeg number of Overdose Deaths in those counties. The latest figures from the cdc is astounding, 91 americans die every day from an overdose. Now more than ever we must come together and strengthen our commitment to fight this malady. I expected tos members will bring to the forefront key incites on this critical issue. In the Previous Congress the energy and Commerce Committee led several bipartisan initiatives to help address the epidemic. Theyre now law in providing resources at the state and local levels. Much needed policy changes are being implemented. The passage of both kara and cures. In fact, as a result of kara patients suffering from Substance Abuse now have great
, one of the three softer currencies against the dollar. I wanted to follow the tech selloff. Nasdaq futures are down again. 7 . We have seen that industry continue. Lets get an update and wants making headlines. Emma chandra is here. Am it there is a turn in the tax bill debate and Republican Leaders are scrambling to save the bill. Mitch mcconnell sent lawmakers home last night. They are looking to offset the cost of the measure. While republicans are asking the tax cut not drive up the nations debt. The price of oil is rising after opec will keep production curbs in place. Libya and nigeria have joined the agreement. Opec and allies like russia are trying to reduce global stockpiles. Oil prices are up 20 since september. Parties on both sides of the irish border issued are refusing to compromise. They are trying to deal with the hard border. The eu will not let trade talks continue until there is an agreement. Global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and anal
We all voted to give that 12 weeks. All of us know exactly why the can keeps being kicked farther and farther down the road. Its because the majority cannot muster the majority of their own members to support bipartisan funding bills. Because the governing party which controls the house, senate, and white house has not been able to govern. Senate republican john cornyn can always y, seemed to be kicked down the road. And here we are again with republicans doing exactly that. Mr. Speaker, lets call this c. R. For what it is, a chaotic retreat from rational regular order and fiscal responsibility. We have a supplemental bill that provides some emergency Disaster Relief for those affected by our natural disasters, but it ought to do more, in my opinion, to help those in puerto rico and the virgin islands. Its been three months since irma and maria devastated puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands and harvey visited so much water on houston. Many still do not have electricity in puerto r