We break away from this portion of washington journal to fill our longtime commitment to bring you live Senate Coverage. Follow this at cspan. Org, senate gasoline and next coming up shortly. Senator Tammy Baldwin will deliver the annual reading of washingtons farewell address. After that the senate will debate the nomination of Robert Malloy to be a district judge for the Virgin Islands with the vote to limit debate on the nomination is scheduled for later this afternoon. Live Senate Coverage is here on cspan2. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, the center of our joy, make us your captives so that we may live liberated lives. Provide our senators with the spiritual, mental, social and physical revitalization they need just for today. May they place their trust in you and experience your profound peace. Grant that they will relinquish their worries to you, as they permit your perfect love to cast out every fear. Lord, show them your redemptive purposes in every problem they must so
Are there for six years in two years in the senate. This is where we have to have a wellinformed electorate. The senate has been in recess subject to the call of the chair and members such as gavel back in. Youre watching live coverage on cspan2. Nell i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following nominations executive calendar 541, 542, and 552. The presiding officer without objection. The clerk will report the nominations en bloc. The clerk cynthia l. Attwood of virginia to be a member, Amanda Wood Laihow of maine to be a member, and director of the institute of library services. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent the senate vote on the nominations en bloc with no intervening action or debate, that if confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc, the president be immediately notified of the senates action, that no further motions be in order, and that any statements related to the nominations be p
They now must walk the walk. Im incredibly proud to have brought forward this Bipartisan Legislation tonight. I urge my colleagues to join me in voting yes. Thank you. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from illinois reserves. The gentleman from texas is recognized. But first, lets have some order in the house, please. Take your conversations off the floor. Those of you in the back of the room. Thank you. The gentleman from texas. Mr. Burgess thank you, madam speaker. At this time im pleased to recognize the gentleman from georgia, mr. Carter, pharmacist by profession, very valuable member of the Health Subcommittee and the energy and Commerce Committee, for three minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from georgia is recognized for three minutes. Mr. Carter i thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam speaker, i rise to speak in support of h. R. 2115, the Public Disclosure of drug discounts act. Im very glad to see this bill that was part
The chair lays before the house a communication. The clerk the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. Madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2h of rule 2 of the rules of the u. S. House of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on october 28, 2019, at 12 27 p. M. That the Senate Passed senate 2665. That the Senate Passed senate 2107. With best wishes i am sinned sign searly, cheryl l johnson. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or votes objected to under pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18 clause 6 of rule 20. The house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at later time. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from oregon seek recognition . Miss bonamici, mr. Speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 4334, as amended. T
Work. On the agenda today several measures on humanitarian aid and human rights. Off the floor, House Democrats will meet this afternoon to discuss the impeachment inquiry of president trump. The house is live here on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Haplain conroy let us pray. Loving god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. As members of the peoples house return to washington, we ask your blessing upon them that they might be all the more focused in their work as modeled by so Many Americans in their efforts these past days, prepared to Work Together to address our nations most pressing needs. As a community of colleagues, we ask your blessing on representative clyburn and his family who mourn the loss of his beloved wife, emily. May all those who mourn the loss of their loved ones be comforted by your spirit and lifted up by the support of their colleagues and friends. May all that is done