Good afternoon, everyone. I am the director of the museum and staff director of the museum of Natural History. It is my pleasure to welcome you to the next pandemic. Hopefully its not the next pandemic right here. You might think that the Natural History museum is not the best placed at the meeting like this. This museum is the largest Natural Museum and has 145 million objects. I say that objects, whatever, but the reality is collecting the Natural World for the last frontiers in preserving preserving those objects in museums, and this is the place where we have what we know about planet earth, so the records have collect and over the years 300 years preserved at acceptable by research scientists. Last year over 400 species were described by scientists working the building. At the same time we welcome 6 million visitors. Most of those visitors are tourists which means the next years a different 6 million, the world plus largest collection, visit by the Worlds Largest is the audience,
All time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Thompson, for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the nation observed the National Miners day which was designated by congress to honor the contributions and sacrifices of miners both past and present. Mr. Speaker, im the proud grandson of a pennsylvania coal ner, and National Miners day does mark the anniversary of the worst mining accident in istory on december 6, 1907, in west virginia. The disaster resulted in the deaths of 362 miners. While technology in mining has continued to improve, mining remains difficult work. Every day our nations miners work so hardess can vating nerals hard escavatting minerals for manufacturing. Particularly my family heritage, i am proud of our penn
Welcome to the International Museum of a surgical science we are so happy that you could all be here. We are really honored to host the new talk on counting backwards. For those of you that have not been here before the International Museum of a surgical science is a division of the International College of surgeons it was founded in 1954 by dr. Max saw rex. Is housed in this historic mansion. It was built in 1917 for the countess family Eleanor Robinson was a prominent figure in the upper class during the early early 20th century. We are proud to continue that legacy. The museum houses four floors for floors of exhibits on surgical and medical history the main themes in the museum are the development of the understanding of Human Anatomy the development of anesthesia in the development of nsf this. We are really excited today to host this book counting backwards it is a pleasure to be here. A little while back and understand that as one gracefully matures it was a little while back th
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 415. The nays are two. 2 3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from louisiana, mr. Higgins, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 4564 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 4564, a bill to require a threat assessment on current foreign terrorist fighter activities, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. Members will record their vote by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes
Go to cspan. Org. Click the series tab. Take you live to the floor of the house gaveling in for legislative business in just a moment. 15 bills on the agenda, including a resolution of support for proteverts in iran. Most of the bills today dealing with Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Lord our god, we give you thanks for giving us another year. At the beginning of this new session, surround us with your holy spirit, encompass with your power all the walls and the dome of this building, truly a symbol to the world of inalienable rights and the free tom of people. Guide and protect your elected servants in government and all who work in this place. May all who visit here be treated with respect and kindness. May the comings and goings of your people be under the seal of your loving care and may all our work be done for your greater honor and glory, amen.