Several dealing with child safety. Lawmakers will also debate and ans Department Issues funding for historically black olleges and universities, tribally controlled colleges and other Higher Education institutions that serve minorities. Any votes requested will be held at 6 30 eastern. Expected to lso vote on starting negotiations with the senate over defense and policy rograms over the next year including troop numbers, pay increases and programs. Live house coverage here on cspan. The chair will postponefurther proceedingses on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or votes object jeggetted under clause 6 of rule 20. The house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition . Ms. Schakowsky mr. Speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 2211 the speaker pro tempore the clerk will report does the gentlewoman from illinois wish to call the bill
In to start legislative work today. You can continue watching this and both of last weeks Senate Health Care Committee hearings on the individual Health Insurance market on our website cspan. Org. Live coverage of the u. S. House. Prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conro y. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god we give you thanks for giving us another day. As members of the peoples house return to washington, delayed by the storms that have blown through the southeast, we ask your blessing upon them. That they might be all the more focused in their work and as modeled by so Many Americans in their efforts these past days in helping their neighbors prepare to Work Together to address our nations most pressing needs. Continue to bless those who are recovering from hurricane destruction and those fighting still the storms of wildfire that plague our western states. Blanket those who fight to overcome these Natural Disasters with your spirit of strength and endurance and pres
And in the senate today, started debate on the nominee to head the u. S. Citizenship and immigration services. Part of the Homeland Security department, President Trump is visiting puerto rico today to see the damage from the hurricane spared and visit las vegas to mark todays after the mass shooting. We may your senators talk about both of those events. We take you live now to the senate floor. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain will deliver the opening prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Hear our prayers, eternal god, as you bend your ears toward us. Provide for the needs of the high and low, for the rich and poor, the just and the unjust. Empower our senators to love even their enemies, to bless those who curse them, and to pray for those who seek to misuse them. Lord, give our lawmakers lips that speak wisdom, hearts that love purity, and minds that embrace understanding. Deliver them from fear even in calamitous times. May they not trust in wealth or m
If youre closer to the shore. Were going to see higher amounts 3 to 5, wind gusts up to 50 Miles Per Hour. Next chance of rain is closer to friday, heading into saturday. And thats why we have a first alert weather day issued for both of those days. We are also tracking, as we get into friday, waves between 10 to 15 feet, widespread erosion and high tide, 3foot storm surge. These are things you need to plan for as we start to wind down the work week. A closer look as 0 to what expect friday and saturday. Heavy downpours, strong winds, flooding a possibility and the beach erosion, also storm surge, all concerns. Thats associated with the cold front moving through and has nothing to do with Hurricane Joaquin which is in addition to everything were talking about. Well turn it over to first alert meteorology Sheena Parveen. So were watching the storm after we watch the heavy rain moving through friday into the weekend and then the hurricane. That will be getting closer as we go into the we
Remove fear and confusion wipe away distrust which only inhibit good judgment and leadership. Strengthen the resolve and compassion of all members that they may serve your people with renewed clarity of vision and refined purpose that will soon unify this nation in selfdiscipline and confidence. The where you reward the just and their deeds. Bless all members this day, o god, and be with them and with us all and every day to come. May all that is done be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval theo pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. For what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition . Mr. Speaker pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, i demand a vote on the speakers approval of the journal. The speaker pro tempore the question is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. Save. Those opposed, no. Mr. Hardy i request