Mr. Petri i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 961. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 1961, a bill to amend title 46, United States code to extend the exemption from the fire retardant materials requirement for vessels operating wiin the boundary line. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. Petri and the gentleman from maryland, mr. Coupling cummings, each will control 20 minutes. Mr. Petri i ask that members may have five legislative days to include extraneous material on h. R. 1961 the speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Petri i yield myself such time as i may consume. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Petri h. R. 1961 renews the exemption for the delta queen from certain coast guard requirements adopted decades after the vessel was bill. The delta queen is a paddlewheel river boat and was built in 1926. It operated in california until 1947, then carried tourists up and down the mi
Posturing. Delia goncalves is live outside the Wilson Building with more on what a shutdown could mean for the district. Good morning, delia. Good morning, andrea, mike. The mayor, hair gray is hoping mayor gray is hoping cooler heads will prevail on the hill. However, he is preparing for the worst and that would be a Government Shutdown. Later dat mayor will have a News Conference announcing the later today, the mayor will have a News Conference announcing the citys contingency plan because they have a whole lot to lose in this fight. Why . Congress still controls d. C. s budget. And so that means any stalemate on the hill means the city gets hit hard. The senate is expected to return the Budget Proposal to the house without the provision defunding obama care, but house members seem to be digging in their heels and intent on defunding that health care plan, even if that means a Government Shutdown. The deadline just seven days away, october 1. Heres d. C. Council member tommy wells. W