The senator from maryland. This sunday will mark a grim anniversary, 38yearold man holding a longtime grudge against the Capital Gazette, reporting about him make good on the threats. Went to the newspapers office headed to the newsroom and deliberately shot and killed five employees of this community newspaper, the local paper of record, one of the oldest continuously published newspapers in the United States, traces its roots back to the maryland gazette which began publishing in 1727, the capital which was founded, the senseless loss of life to remain so personal to so many people in annapolis and around the state, you need to understand the Capital Gazette was as much a part of the fabric of an apple us as the state department covers better than anyone in the business. Today it still carries out that Mission Better than anyone else, covering gun violence that continues to plague this country and reduce gun violence and public safety. I want to think a moment to mourn those we lost
Care, potential for vaccine treatments and mitigation of the incredible economic arm, the fourth bill is still lingering with an uncertain future in the senate. And then the murder of george floyd brought a long simmering crisis to a head for our nation. Last week, this house passed the justice in policing act to deal with systemic racism and policing. This bill deals with another crisis. Denied by the president and denied by most in his party. The existential threat of Climate Change to the world as we know it. To our nation. To our coastal areas. To our inland areas. To everything, our crops, our future, our childrens future, our grandkids future. Before us today is a long overdue transportation, comprehensive 21st century, the first 21st century transportation bill that moves beyond the eisenhower era and just reauthorizing the same old programs all the time. It also deals with the incredibly deteriorated infrastructure in this country. There is bipartisan agreement on that. It need
Objection. Ms. Norton the United States is the only democratic country that denies both Voting Rights in its National Legislature and local autonomy to the residence of its Nations Capital. As we approach jeweluly 4 its long pastime to apply the nationals oldest slogan, no taxation without representation, and without consent of the governed to district of columbia residence. H. R. 51 would do so. And congress has both the moral obligation and the Constitutional Authority to pass the bill. H. R. 51 would admit the state of washington douglas commonwealth into the union and reduce the size of the Federal District. The state would consist of 66 of the 68 square miles of the present day Federal District. The reduced Federal District over which congress would retain mrenery authority pleneray authority would have two square miles. The reduced district would have washington visitors to the capitol capitol, the supreme court, and the principal federal monuments. H. R. 51 has both the faxcts a
Bless and comfort those who suffer from this disease. Give them healing. Bless and comfort those who mourn the loss of loved ones in he wake of covid19. Inspire those professionals whose lifes work is health care. Those who care for the sick and those who labor to find treatments and cures to diseases as they emerge and begin their own effort to survive. Help us to love you and one another for we know that you work all things together for good for those who do so. In our communities throughout the country, fin toe continue to bless government, citizens, and police with a spirit of respect and cooperation. May peace descend upon all that mabes and those in service to them can look Forward Together to a more prosperous future. Bless the peoples house and may all that is done be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 4a of House Resolution 967, the journal of the last days proceeding is approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gent
Capital. Virginia did the same. They sought schooley had their land withdrawn from that, this is maryland land, and it is historic in the sense, first, we passed, the first time we passed a statehood bill. Secondly, we believe we are the only nation in the free world that has a democracy whose citizens do not have a Voting Member in the parliament, in our case, the congress, who live in the city capital, in the state, excuse me, in the nations capital. That is unacceptable, undemocratic and unworthy of our democracy. So im hopeful that we will see a very, very good vote. I know that we will get the overwhelming majority of democrats, sufficient to pass the bill, but i would certainly help a large number of republicans would also show their respect for the people of the district of columbia, which 700,000 plus, larger than twof our states. At some point in time theyve been larger than six of our states and another point of times larger than 11 of our states. This is a very significant p