The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , december 18, 2012. I hereby appoint the honorable nan s. Hayworth to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the house will receive a message. The messenger madam speaker, a message from the senate. The secretary madam speaker. I have been directed by the house sflat that the house that the senate has passed a bill in which the concurrence of the house is requested. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 17, 2012, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whi
A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered, pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Smith i move the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 6621, to correct and improve certain provisions of the leahysmith america invents act, and tighted 35, United States code, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 6621, a bill to correct and improve certain provisions of the leahysmith america invents act and title 35, United States code. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. Smith, and the gentleman from michigan, mr. Conyers, each will control 20 minutes. The chair now recognizes the gentleman from texas. Mr. Smith mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and includ
Caller thank you for taking my call. I think we need to go back one more step. How about these videos and these games . I have a 12yearold grandson. It was a video game that played plan only. Plays violently. His dad allows him to watch these violent movies and played these violent, violent video games. He thinks that its ok. I said, that is not parenting. Even if your child is not mentally ill or has a problem, what are they watching . Guest that is a good point. Almost all people calling for more gun control make no mention of any restrictions of our First Amendment rights. Look, i do not want to control hollywood or video games. Quentin tarantino has a new film out in which a bunch of white people get massacred because they are owning slaves and it is a massacre. I know the city has canceled the Los Angeles Premiere of this film. I think some self restraint is in order. I do not believe gratuitous violence does not help the situation. I do not want to curtail our first or Second Ame
Mr. Herger i thank my good friend. How wonderful it is to be able to sit here and listen to all these incredibly warm remarks from people who, like myself, know and love jay pearson. And theres a reason for that. Jay, youre one of the best of the best. And i think, its hard to believe that 26 years comes and goes so very, very quickly, but it was 26 years ago when i first came here. And of course, you come here and youre excited and you come here with a dream, because of our great country and preserve our constitution, but, boy, theres a lot to learn. Theres a lot of hall ways to figure out. There are a lot of procedures to try to figure out how to work our way through. And jay, you were always there. You were there to a guy like myself that i could come up to on the q t and asked jay, what could do next . What is this vote on . When is the procedures coming up next . And no matter what the question, jay pearson had the correct answer in a way that even a freshman or one that was new l
And to end them, we must change. And now we learn more about the victims that unforgettable friday morning. The ultimate question remains, why did it happen. And we may never, ever get an answer to that question, why. Welcome to a special edition of starting point from newtown, connecticut. Im joined by early start coanchor john berman. Today, two 6yearold boys will be buried and children across the country head back to school. Jack pinto, a little guy who loved new york giants. And noah pozner, the youngest of the 26 victims who died on friday morning. He is a twin. His sister survived. Still doesnt know how her twin brother died. President obama here, trying to bring comfort to the inconsolable, promised to use his powers, everything he can do as president to end this kind of madness. This is our first task. Caring for our children. Can we truly say as a nation that were meeting our obligations . Three around. Come down now. One, two, three, ready, and go. Come now all my were rememb