The committee will come to order. The Committee Welcomes mr. David norquist, the undersecretary of defense, comptroller, and chief Financial Officer as our witness today. The topic is the audit of the department of defense, which by law begins this fiscal year. And i would just say its not by accident that the committee will start our year on this topic. Requiring that the Department Conduct an audit has been a bipartisan priority of this committee for some time. The chief Financial Officer act of 1990 required all federal departments conduct an annual financial audit and partly out of frustration with a lack of progress toward that end at the department of defense, the 2010 required the Financial Statements of the department be ready for audit by september 30, 2017. This committees panel on defense Financial Management and reform put close scrutiny on the departments efforts and issued a number of recommendations that have enabled us to arrive at this point. The 2014 ndea required a f
There. The house is about to gavel in. Live coverage here on cspan. Ci pposes is exprsly ohibit by the u. S. House of presentatives. ] the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offeredy the guest chaplain,ab mara nathanabbmara nathan, le bhel, san antonio, texas. The chaplain holy one of blessing,oure the source of all. Regardless of our faiths tradition, we recnize a force in the uverse calling each of us toe fulfill to fulfill our potential. We chlenge ourselve to compensate for our shortcomings and emphasize our tlents and energies for the greater good. Wededicate ourselves each in our ownay to a life of service andeaning. Committed to the ideals of our great nation, were ever worki towards the promi of wh is l yet to be. Therefore, pray, tt you bestow the blessingsf foreght, coassion, and patience upon the womenand men of our committed to te ideals of our cs may they be united in working for the good of our nation and may tey recognize the spark of holiness in ever
Morrow. The book cost 8. 95 plus shipping and handling. To get your copy go to cspan. Org landmark cases. Yesterday treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the house ways and Means Committee regarding the president s 2019 budget request for his agency. On most of the questions from lawmakers focus on the budget and tax reform related matters, the secretary was asked about his thoughts on gun violence after 17 people were killed in a shooting in parkland, florida. The treasury secretary urged congress to look at these issues and said he would talk to the president and other cabinet members by how to address it. This hearing is one hour 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the meeting will come to order. Before we get started today i want to take a moment to offer our committees deepest condolences to all those impacted by yesterday tragic shooting in florida. Our hearts go out to all the victims an
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 whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from the gentleman from oregon, mr. Blumenauer for five minutes. Mr. Blumenauer thank you, mr. Speaker. One of the most difficult and challenging situation any family faces is dealing with circumstances surrounding the end of life. Earlier this week, n. P. R. Ran a fascinating story on a little known fact that physicians die differently than the rest of us. They are more comfortable, theyre more likely to spend their final days surrounded by loved ones. They seldom die in an i. C. U. Or in a hospital setting. Thats because doctors understand what works and what doesnt. Doctors are very clear about their wishes, and they choose quality of life and concern for their families as well as their own well
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 242. The nays are 175. The resolution is adopted. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 the Unfinished Business is the question on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal which the chair will put de novo. The question is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The journal stands approved. The gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Speaker, i ask for a recorded vote. The speaker pro tempore a recorded vote is requested. Those favoring a recorded vote will rise. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be 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 closedca