[inaudible conversations] with members please take their seats. The ways and Means Committee will come to order. Good morning and welcome. We arere here to discuss a difficult issue that confronts nearly every family in the nation and that is care for our loved ones as they age. Its certainly appropriate we work to address this matter in november which is alzheimers Awareness Month and u. S. National Family Caregivers month. A deeply personal issue for many of usit in the room and for thoe who havent personally struggled to ensure an older relative receives the care they need you must certainly know somebody in your life who has. Navigating a fragmented and insufficient longterm care system if you not only confused and emotionally taxing, but also enormously extend the indeed even unaffordable. Around the clock inhome care costs about 180,000 per year. It costs over 80,000 a year to live in a nursing home, and assisted living costs 43,000 a year. These weigh heavily on aging americans
The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. October 31, 2019. I hereby appoint the honorable paul tonko to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Haplain conroy let us pray. Dear god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. We ask your special blessing upon the members of this peoples house. They face difficult decisions in difficult times with many forces and interests demanding their attention. Give them again rossity to enter into their work generosity to enter into their work. May they serve you in the work they do as you deserve. Give of themselves and not count the cost, fight for what is best for our nation and not count the political wounds. Toil until their work is done d not seek to rest and labor without
There are no kings or queens here. No one is above the law. The process of impeachment is really use because of its seriousness. This will be only the fourth time in our nations history that congress has considered the president ial impeachment process. Nixon,case of president he resigned instead of facing likely impeachment by the house and removal by the senate. It is a solemn responsibility. This congress with our existing authority under the constitution and the rules of the house is in the midst of an impeachment increase right now. No one runs for congress to impeach a president. We are here today because the facts compel us to be. Evidence thatus the president may have violated the constitution. Unlike during the impeachment of president nixon and clinton, no special prosecutor has been named to investigate President Trump on this. There is no single report from which this congress can make a decision whether or not to impeach President Trump on his dealings with ukraine. That i
Next, we will show the House Rules Committee meeting from yesterday to consider the rules for floor debate and possible amendments. The rules committee will come to order. This is a sad day. When our founders drafted the constitution more than 230 years ago, they included a process that could lead to removing a president from office if he or she abused their power. Americawhat separates from so many other nations. There are no kings or queens here. No one is above the law. The process of impeachment is rarely used because of its seriousness. This will be only the fourth time in our nations history that congress has considered the president ial impeachment process. That congress has considered the president ial impeachment process. Nixon,case of president he resigned instead of facing likely impeachment by the house and removal by the senate. It is a solemn responsibility. This congress with our existing authority under the constitution and the rules of the house is in the midst of an i
Termination yesterday. This are expected later afternoon. And now to live coverage of the u. S. House here on cspan. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Haplain conroy let us pray. God, father of us all, thank you for giving us another day. All the world and certainly all americans know that this is a time of rare historic significance here in the capitol. Bless your children, the men an women of the peoples house with grace, patience, good judgment, and honesty in the deliberations of this day and the many to come. Lord, have mercy on us all. May all that is done be for your reater honor an glory, amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal othey have last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. For sunt to clause 1 of rule 1