Spending. The impeachment of president trump. And the u. S. Mexicocanada trade agreement. Today work on a number of suspension bills, clig one dealing with telecom security. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Pray. In conroy let us loving god, we give you thanks day. Iving us another in your word, you have implored s to have no fear for you are with us. Help us to put our trust in you our motto ve up to which faces this assembly as a to us. T call bless all the peacemakers of our world. Your eternal spirit be with them and with us always. May your special blessings be upon the members of this important and e difficult work they are given to do. Wisdom and charity that they might Work Together for the common good. Is done this day in your oples house be for greater honor and glory. Amen. Tempore r pro pursuant to section an of house of house a resolution 758, the journal of days approval last proceedings is appr
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Under the eight previous years of republican chairmen, debate was never cut off when democratic members offered difficult amendments during democrats members democratic members offered difficult amendments during the process. We took tough votes when we needed to. Mr. Speaker, i wish we could have had such a different conversation today, the day after veterans day, than this one. But i would be remiss in my duty as Ranking Member if i did not call out this behavior and ways in which it fails our nations veterans. Chairman takano has spoken movingly about how he want us to use his chairmanship to stand up for the rights of minority veterans and i commend him for that. And have stood alongside him in doing that work. Including in may when we stood side by side to launch the Bipartisan Women Veterans Task force. Yet i urge him now in carrying out this that commitment not to spurn the historical bipartisan traditions of the Veterans Affairs committee, not to trouns on the rights of the min
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