Follow what is true and do what is right. Lord, inspire our lawmakers with a renewed trust in you and commitment to Work Together for your glory. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Reid mr. President . The president pro tempore the majority leader. Mr. Reid i move to proceed to calendar number 211 s. 1569, the debt limit legislation. The president pro tempore the clerk will report. The clerk motion to proceed to calendar number 211 s. 1659 a bill to ensure the timely payment of the obligations of the u. S. Government until december 31, 2014. Mr. Reid the time until noon will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. At noon there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture
Very emotionally true book, spiritually rich and, i think, a real eyeopener. Very pleased about it. Host and thats a quick look at some of the books coming out by Yale University press this fall. Booktv continues now with mac griswold. He presents a history of a mansion on Shelter Island, new york, that was built in 1652 and owned by the same quaker family, the sylvesters, for 11 generations. This is about 40 minutes. [applause] thank you all for coming. Thanks for, many thanks to those of you who are suffering in the sun. Soon the shade of asa grays copper beach will shade you gently, so i promise to speak long enough for that to happen. [laughter] now, every endeavor like this that spans so many years is a collaborative effort, and we are very lucky here today to have Richard Rabinowitz whos going to come up and say a few words, because it is he and linda kaplan, both of the American History workshop, who pioneered the story of northern slavery and particularly in new york with the t