A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from montana. A senator i ask the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. A senator mr. President , i rise in commemoration of constitution day, celebrated nationwide yesterday, the date september 17. 232 years ago our Founding Fathers gathered in Independence Hall in philadelphia and signed the document that remains the supreme law of the land today. Mr. Daines in those 232 years, the United States has become the most powerful, the most prosperous nation in the history of the world, and that success has come as a result of the framework set by our constitution. The genius of the framers was their determination to maximize the freedom of the individual while recognizing the need for a Central Government but limited in size by our constitution. The founders understood the nature of man. The founders understood that power corrupts. And under the framework of federalism, we created a divide between the s
From individuals who are a danger to themselves or others pursuant to court orders for this purpose. Mr. Nadler without objection, the bill is considered read and open for amendment. I recognize myself for an opening statement. Last month, the country was rocked by news of Mass Shootings on two successive days in el paso, texas where 22 were killed and dayton, ohio, nine people were killed and 27 injured. A few weeks later, the gunman in odessa texas took the lives of seven people. 5 people were killed in Mass Shootings in Mass Shootings. The governors speech was called to do something. Today we will. This committee has passed two important gun safety measures. The background checks act and enhanced back grouped checks act. And they are being blocked in the senate by the republican. Today we consider three more measures that will prevent the tragic gun violence that has engulfed this nation. I want to emphasize we are not taking these actions simply to respond to Mass Shootings. It has
Points after a rally that saw all of the major averages up do you up by 227 points. S p up by 21 nasdaq up about a percent at 85 points a lot of people muling through and looking at some deescalation it still continued but let up a little bit trade looks like a sidelined issue or better. Much much lower but rising that made people feel like they didnt have enough exposure. The dow is up around 2,000. Russell 2000 is up first it is a catch up and then lets see how far we can stretch it overnight, with the headlines of the latest concessions, the s p futures shot up. We are up six or so percent. If we wanted to, we couldnt make new lows or deals it is fairly far away. You are in this zone. You have a cushion below you see the 10year 1. 726 it is good. It is good it is good always a good side, bad side of things. In asia, we did see the president tweeting about postponing tariffs sang high composite ended up in europe, if you look at what is happening there, right now, markets have barely
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 234, the nays are 198. The question is on adoption the previous question is ordered. The question is on the adoption of the resolution. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. The gentleman from texas is recognized. I request the yeas and nays. Mr. Burgess i request the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. All those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Members will record their votes 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 is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the s
Rief pro forma [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 is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore the house will be in order in order. The prayer lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , august 16, 2019. I hereby appoint the honorable ro khanna to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore thank you. The prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend Gary Studniewski from st. Peters catholic church. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, we thank you for the favor you have shown to the United States of america, from the countrys founding. We asked your continued favor today in continuing to pr