This is just short of one hour. Good morning and happy morning after. Thank you for coming out to the state of the union post again. We appreciate the bank of america for making these conversations possible and we have a fantastic triple crown, tripleheader line up this morning, people who were in the chamber who are helping make the news and will it illuminated for us. Makes you smarter and faster on the topics that matter. The events follow the same format. We start with what happens and why it matters. Thats the formula that you always get in the axios stream when you get on axios. Com. Its whats new, whats happening, and why it matters to make you smarter, faster. I would like to thank my events colleagues for pulling together this fantastic event and thank all of you for being here. We will start with her three guests. Our first guest this our first guest today, representative from the Fifth District of prince georges hoyer. Congressman steny what an honor. We were just talking ab
Just process and congress and would require members to repay claims. His tuesdays 50 minute here is tuesdays 50 minute debate. 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 appreciate being able to work clos
In the workplace. I believe the legislation we are considering today, the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 reform act and immediately find to. Mmediately following that i would like to thank speaker putting trust in us to conduct this review. I would like to take time to appreciate the work done by our conference chair Cathy Mcmorris rodgers. I would also like to thank every member of the committee on House Administration, particularly mr. Brady who has been a great friend and colleague over the last decade and i appreciate being able to work closely with them on this. This reflects the dedication and commitment of a Bipartisan Group of members including andesentative burns representative do each others. I also want to thank representatives disantos and chris smith for the work theyve done on this bill. There is no place for Sexual Harassment or any type of house oft in the u. S. Representatives. It is no secret the culture on capitol hill is unique. While there are hundreds of
Federal government and related agency until march 23rd, live house the floor of the here on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. We give you thanks, o god, for giving us another day. Bless the members of the Minority Party as they prepare may her these next days, they with those who accompany them, travel safely and meet in peace. Bless also the Majority Party as they may to their those return constituencies, give them hearts and ears to listen. To listen well to all those whom they represent. May the work that needs to be done to their presently result progress toward addressing the needs of the nation to the benefit of all. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and lrry glory, amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journ
That the same or looked at differently and the role of federal government may be different in them in supporting the states to accomplish these opposed to the state supporting the municipalities and the counties to getting things done. There are environmental issues, theres housing, this employment. Theres civil rights. Theres union rights. Its all those things. Its access to health care, affordability of health care, access to education and Higher Education coul. Bill what has surprised you the most since your swearing in . Rep. Coleman my republican colleagues refusing to drop the issues like a womans right to and myopically immigration from the southern border perspective as opposed to internationally. Things of that nature and our refusal to move beyond those issues. Up, i wante we wrap to ask your daytoday routine on capitol hill. What do you like the most and what you like the least of the things you have to do day in and day out . Rep. Coleman i like the movement. Toike moving f