The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 415. The nays are two. 2 3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from louisiana, mr. Higgins, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 4564 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 4564, a bill to require a threat assessment on current foreign terrorist fighter activities, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. Members will record their vote by electronic device. This is 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 closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes
Governor dennis duguard. [ applause ] [ applause continues ] thank you very much. Thank you, Lieutenant Governor. Youre outstanding. Thank you all for being here today. To begin, i would like to recognize two new legislators, first, doug bartell. Appointed him to replace don hager. Doug spent his career in Law Enforcement, including 12 years as due pauls chief of police. He was here last month and sworn in. Lets welcome him again. Doug where are you . There he is. Welcome. [ applause ] second is mike dedrick. I appointed mike last month following the loss of our friend, craig teasen. Mike has served three terms in the 80s and 90s. I appreciate his willingness to serve, especially on short notice. Please join me in welcoming mike. [ applause ] today, i would like to look back at some of the things weve accomplished together over the past seven years, and update you on some progress. Ill also offer new proposals to consider this year. I would like to start today by talking about workforc
Yu Lieutenant Governor stanford. It is a pleasure serving with you, appreciate all that you are doing, and appreciate the fact you are staying so close to your kids. I cant even get through the first line. This guy is amazing as a dad, a partner, former cfo, he is exactly what the state needs it is a key part of what we have gotten done as well. [applause] governing is a team effort and there are three branches of government and we are well represented here today. We have four of the five Supreme Court justices that serve our state here today including the chief justice, longestserving justice in the history of north dakota but lets honor our judicial court, if you guys could stand to be recognized. [applause] and we have a fabulous turn out of state legislators hear from across the state, they have different from all over, these people serve all of you, not just when they are in session but all year round so if we could have all our state senators and representatives today please stan
With you and we appreciate so much what youre doing the sacrifices youre making. Also you staying so close to your this guy is amazing. His exactly what the state needs right now. Hes been a key part. We go name is a team effort. There are three branches of government government. Were well represented. We have four of the five Supreme Court justices that serve our state here today including the chief justice a longestserving justice. Lets on our judicial court. [applause] [applause] we have a fabulous turnout of state legislators hear from across the state. These people served all of you not just when theyre in session but all year round. We could have all of them here today please stand. [applause] [applause] were also very fortunate to be able serve with a number of other very dedicated statewide elected officials. Theres a number of them here today. If we could have the auditor in the tax yes can stand and do that. [applause] and sa were fortunate to have within our borders five tri
The people of south dakota listening and viewing this, please welcome the honorable governor dennis daugaard. [applause] applause continues ] [ applause] governor daugaard thank you. Thank you, very much. Thank you, Lieutenant Governor. Youre outstanding. Thank you all for being here today. To begin, i would like to recognize two new legislators, first, doug bartel. I appointed doug to replace don hager. Doug spent his career in Law Enforcement, including 12 years as due pauls chief of police. He was sworn in last month. Lets welcome him again. , where are you . There he is. Welcome. [applause] second is mike diedrich. I appointed mike last month following the loss of our friend, craig teasen. Mike has served three terms in the 1980s and 1990s. I appreciate his willingness to serve, especially on short notice. Please join me in welcoming mike diedrich. [applause] today, i would like to look back at some of the things weve accomplished together over the past seven years, and update you