The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, the lord of the harvest, we acknowledge that only by your might can we live productive lives. Inspire our lawmakers in their daily work to labor for your glory. Give them the desire to please you even with their motives, so that their thoughts, words, and deeds will honor you. Keep them from avoiding irksome and unpleasant issues, as they arrange their priorities to accomplish your purposes. Lord, guide them in the paths of justice and cooperation. As understanding and forebearance prevail among them. We pray in your great name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read
For what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i send to the desk a privileged resolution and skr for and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk House Resolution 469. Resolution, resolved, that the clerk of the house of representatives requests the senate to return to the house the joint resolution, house joint resolution 76, entitled granting the consent and approval of congress for the commonwealth of virginia, the state of maryland, and the District Of Columbia, to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the washington metrorail safety commission. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceedings will resume on motions to suspend the rules previously postponed. H. R. 3180 by the yeas and nays. S. 114 by the yeas and nays. H. R. 3218 by th
But theyll be ushered in. Good afternoon and welcome to the Aspen Institute. On behalf of the Strategy Group and the Rural Development Innovation Group, i want to thank you for joining us for this lunchtime dialogue series. Americas rural opportunity. I want to thank all the people in the room here, in washington, d. C. , with us, as well as the hundreds of the people Live Streaming and those of you watching on cspan3. So i am i wonder how many there are. Im janet topolsky. Im executive director of the Aspen Institute strategies group. What we do here at aspen usg is we do a lot of work out in the country equipping local leaders to build more prosperous regions. And to advance those living on the economic margins while they do that. Since 1985, aspen csg has focused most of its work in Rural America. And through our experience over those years, we have learned full well that Rural America is not flyover country. Rural america, rather, is livein, workin, start a business in, and raise a