We are leaving this portion to have u. S. House coverage. You can watch all of our coverage online at cspan. Org. The house is holding a recession today. He house will be in order. The chair lays before the house communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room, d. C. , april 24, 2020. Hereby appoint the honorable g. K. Butterfield 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 now be offered by chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Of mercy, thank you for day. G us another inspire the members of this peoples house as they continue from home to bring comfort and assistance in their istricts as they are able to do. As the habits and customs of the who n change, may those mourn the loss of loved ones, of e who mourn the loss lifelong businesses look for he open window of futures we never needed to imagine before. Begin to states loosen precautionary measures, and
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. April 23, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable kathy castor to act as splote on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. 7 the speaker pro tempore the a prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Merciful god, thank you for giving us another day. Send your spirit of peace and comity among the members of the peoples house. These are days of great political, social, and economic stress in our nation, and those whose work is to legislate through this pandemic are naturally under considerable pressure. Give us all patience, especially with one another. May all our citizens in the midst of great turmoil be filled with gratitude for those in our nation whose work must go on when it would be so easy not to assume their responsibility to do so. Continue to bl
Mr. Mccarthy i thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank him for his service. Thank i begin, i want to all of us for spending the time to be here today. But, madam speaker, i want to say to the families who are battling this virus, or to the families who have lost a loved one, if we would all pause to think about that. Not only did they lose a loved one, but they couldnt even be near them or with them at their time of need. I want them to know, from a republican and democrat side, for the entire congress, you are in our prayers and you will stay in our prayers. I also want to give a sincere thank you to all the essential workers on the front line of this crisis. Not from the republican leader, but from a very grateful nation. For the medical professionals, the doctors, nurses, receptionists, we thank you for going to work. We know the fear that it brings. We know the fear that it brings when you go home to your families. Nd were grateful. To the farmers who make sure we have food grown
But from a very grateful nation. For the medical professionals, the doctors, nurses, receptionists, we thank you for going to work. We know the fear that it brings. We know the fear that it brings when you go home to your families. Nd were grateful. To the farmers who make sure we have food grown in america thats safe. Or the Truck Drivers who drivethrough the night to replenish the stores that we walk in to keep our distance, to have the food. The postal workers, the warehouse workers, the clerks inside those stores who every day go to work. You are making a meaningful and measurable difference in the lives of our entire nation. We will be forever grateful. For those who kept us safe, kept us healthy and kept us fed, you deserve a government that strives to meet that very same level of dedication. That is the promise i will make. That we will bring the same dedication that you bring to help others that you dont even know. And we should rise to that occasion. This is a commitment we ma
Workers on the front line of this crisis. Not from the republican leader, but from a very grateful nation. For the medical professionals, the doctors, nurses, receptionists, we thank you for going to work. We know the fear that it brings. We know the fear that it brings when you go home to your families. Nd were grateful. To the farmers who make sure we have food grown in america thats safe. Or the Truck Drivers who drivethrough the night to replenish the stores that we walk in to keep our distance, to have the food. The postal workers, the warehouse workers, the clerks inside those stores who every day go to work. You are making a meaningful and measurable difference in the lives of our entire nation. We will be forever grateful. For those who kept us safe, kept us healthy and kept us fed, you deserve a government that strives to meet that very same level of dedication. That is the promise i will make. That we will bring the same dedication that you bring to help others that you dont