Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news. Rajini this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am rajini vaidyanathan. The democrats claim victory in alabama for the first time in 25 years. President trump backs the loser. Doug jones says his win marks a moment for unity. Senatorelect jones we have shown not just in the state of alabama, but we have shown the country the way we can be unified. Rajini secretary of state Rex Tillerson says he is ready to sit down for talks with north korea at any time. The white house disagrees, saying not until pyongyang improves its behavior. Crisis in congo. A humanitarian disaster as violence and Food Shortages ravish the country. At least 400,000 children are at risk of starvation. Rajini welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. Today the u. S. Woke up to a political earthquake. The deepred
Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news. Rajini this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am rajini vaidyanathan. The democrats claim victory in alabama for the first time in 25 years. President trump backs the loser. Doug jones says his win marks a moment for unity. Senatorelect jones we have shown not just in the state of alabama, but we have shown the country the way we can be unified. Rajini secretary of state Rex Tillerson says he is ready to sit down for talks with north korea at any time. The white house disagrees, saying not until pyongyang improves its behavior. Crisis in congo. A humanitarian disaster as violence and Food Shortages ravish the country. At least 400,000 children are at risk of starvation. Rajini welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. Today the u. S. Woke up to a political earthquake. The deepred
I now call to order the committee on House Administration or purposes of todays hearing titled preventing Sexual Harassment in the congressional work place on examining the funds to the Congressional Accountability Act. Figuring record will remain open for five legislative days until members submit any they wish to be included. A quorum is present or we may proceed. I ask for unanimous consent that the committee on ethics chairwoman susan brooks, represented Jackie Speier and Bradley Byrne said on the dais and question our Witnesses Today. Without objection so ordered. At the outset with an call of our witnesses for taking time out of what i know are very busy schedules to be here. We are much appreciative of that. First and foremost, let me reiterate there is no place for Sexual Harassment in our society. Especially in congress. One case of Sexual Harassment is one case to many. The speaker of the house, paul ryan, tasks the committee with heading up an extensive review on this issue
House of two bills dealing with Sexual Harassment in congress. Heres some of the debate. Gentleman is recognized. Mr. Harper mr. Speaker, a little more than three months ago you tasked the committee on the House Administration with a great responsibility to undertake a comprehensive review of the training, policies, and mechanisms to guard against Sexual Harassment in the Congressional Workplace. I believe that the legislation were considering today, h. R. 4924, the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 reform act, and immediately following that the House Resolution together respond to this great task. At the outset id like to thank the speaker of the house, paul ryan, for his leadership on this issue and the trust he placed on our committee to conduct this important review. Id also like to thank and work done the on the committee on the committee on House Administration, thrick the Ranking Member, mr. Brady, he has been a great friend and colleague over o the last decade and i appr
Conversation. Guest thank you, very much. Host lets go to the floor for the pro forma session. Beganl pick up where we this morning, getting thoughts on safety in schools. I hereby appoint Bradley Byrne to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain. Let us pray. Us pray. Gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. We express our gratitude. You have created us with opportunities to serve other people in their need to share together and respect and affection and to be faithful in the responsibilities we have been given. In this moment of prayer, please grant to the members of this peoples house, as they meet with their respective constituents, the gifts of wisdom and discernment, in their words and actions they will do justice, love with mercy and walk humbly with you. May all that i done today be for your greater honor and floory. Amen. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 4a of House Resolution 736, the journal of the last