The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h. R. 5322, the ensuring diversity in Community Banking act, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 5322, a bill to establish or modify requirements relating to Minority Depository Institutions, Community Development Financial Institutions, and impact banks and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. Sherman, and the gentleman from sk, mr. Timmons, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. Sherman. Mr. Sherman mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on this legislation, and to insert extraneous material thereon. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Sherman i yi
This is a very unprecedented time. Three priorities in this period. The first is the health and safety of our employees. If we can all stay healthy what stay healthy, we can be part of the contribution here. Even under adverse conditions, we are trying to maintain manufacturing of our food and beverage products. And then with the physical presence in 187 countries, it is very important to us that we also give the helping hand over and above the call of duty around the world where we are present. And on the business continuity, mark, do you have all of your raw material supply guarantees . Crisisminute we saw this spread, we were trying to improve inventory levels at all. Evels of manufacturing obviously there was very little time, and i think flex ability is what is required right now. You do have logistics constraints. Sometimes you need to resort to airfreighting. Sometimes that takes longer or capacity is limited. It is all about managing in a very tight way this crisis and ensuring
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President thousands rallied told him for yet that john is returned from exile. The u. S. Military has admitted that some of its soldiers were injured by an iranian that stock in iraq earlier this month washington had initially denied anyone was hurt the missiles targeted the base north of baghdad they were launched in retaliation to the assassination of Iranian Military commander qassam so the money in a u. S. Drone strike the u. S. Says 11 soldiers have been treated for concussion in kuwait and germany gable in his numbers in washington d. C. He says the troops are expected to return to iraq after treatment. It does not appear to be serious injuries nevertheless this is what the pentagon is telling us they say that after the missile attacks on the base many of the Service Members were screened for concussions which they say is very common the blast from missiles can cause buildings to shake and rattle and and can cause potentially concussions in in people that are even outside of the
We begin in greece where the libyan warlord only for have to is due to hold talks with the Prime Minister and foreign minister its all part of the latest International Effort to end the conflict in libya athens has criticized this exclusion from a u. N. Backed peace conference on libya said to be held in berlin on sunday it says it should be included because tripoli signed a maritime and military deal with its regional rival turkey well on the ground in Libyas National Oil Corporation says its warehouses have been bombed several times during fighting it follows a recent attack on a fleet of trucks revenue from the company is a key source of income for the internationally recognized government in tripoli the violence threatens to disrupt the countrys supply of fuel. When the agreement ignores greeks the rights in parts of the mediterranean thought to be rich in natural gas giants are open it explains from. General have to visit to greece is a surprise move but very gratifying to the gre