The hearing will come to order. This hearing is entitled congress and the frank bringing congressional mailing standards into the 21st century. I now recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. Happy halloween everybody. I am dressed as americas most maligned superhero, congressman, to be able to fly across the country in six hours on alaska airlines. We were thinking about titling this hearing frankenstein, have houses ghoulish mailing standards have haunted members for decades, but i suppose we should go with the official on spooky title for the record. Like most of the issues that fall into this commencement date, its very inside baseball. To most people frank is a name or aam hot dog but the reality s for members of congress, congressional frank is actually fundamental to how we can indicate with our constituents and every time we respond to constituent request or send newsletters or send synopsis te upcoming town halls we use frank. So surprised with the rise o
Impeachment inquiry of President Trump. Here is a look at what they had to say. This is an hour. And revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Madam speaker, our duly elected president took office and even before that, House Democrats had been calling for his impeachment. The rationale may keep changing, and it will, but their quest for impeachment has been never ending. Yet for some reason, this impeachment inquiry is being conducted behind closed doors, leaving many in this poddy and the American People in the dark. Is that fairness . Theyre even refusing to take a formal vote here on the house floor, a fair and open process appears to be the least of their concerns. Instead of wasting valuable time with this baseless inquiry, there is so much more we could and should be doing. We could be ratifying the united statesmexicocanada agreement to help manufacturers and farmers in my district in michigan and across
The clerk on this vote the yeas are 395 the nays are 23. The amendment is adopted. The chair on this vote, the yeas are 395rk the nays are 23. The amendment is adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 4 printed in house report 116247 by the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. Maloney, on which further proceedings were postponed, and on which the yeas prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 4 printed in part b of house report 116247, offered by ms. Carolyn b. Maloney of new york. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of th
Reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. The president declares he is pulling u. S. Troops from northern syria, and the pushback is immediate. Lawmakers on both sides accuse him of abandoning kurdish allies. Why the u. S. And britain are clashing over immunity to a diplomats wife involved in a deadly car crash. Plus, two american doctors share the nobel prize for medicine with a british scientist. How their work with oxygen led to their win. Laura for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. Hours after President Trump announced he was pulling u. S. Forces from northern syria, the backlash began. Lawmakers of both parties say america is abandoning its kurdish allies who were vital in liese defeat of Islamic State. Nikki haley, former u. S. Former u. N. Ambassador, said leavinaidlies to die is a big mistake. Orla guerin has more. Orla a pullout at dawn. U. S. Troops leaving observation posts along the syrian border. Washington says only a small
Supreme court a unanimous decision rules that british Prime Minister Boris Johnson the suspension of parliament was unlawful with 5 weeks 5 weeks to go before the press at deadline johnson vows the ruling will not get the way of the u. K. Takes it from the European Unions. Lust for a blood red skies in indonesia as fires burn out of control we meet a man whos battling the blaze in his region. I will have glue cruft welcome to the program only 2 president s have been impeached in American History donald j. Trump may become the 3rd after months of will she or wont she speculation nancy pelosi the speaker of the house of representatives has announced her congressional committees will form an umbrella encourage its goal gather the evidence necessary to impeach trump thats the 1st of a long and uncertain path to removing him from Office Pelosi grounded her decision in the us constitution. The actions taken to date by the president have seriously violated the constitution especially when the