Can know and share the fruits of your spirit, especially in this time, virtue of tolerance and reconciliation, of justice and righteousness. Watch over this house and cause your blessing to be upon each member that they might serve all the people in their home districts, those who voted for them and those who did not. May all that is done within the peoples house this day be for your greater honor and glory amen. That we all the speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. For what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas rise . Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. The speaker the question is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The journal stands approved. The gentleman from arkansas. Mr. Womac
About the appropriations, and democrats been saying and over again it doesnt have any of their players and then come to block them until they get some kind of negotiation. Why not take him up on that offer and what is the downside of talking with the white house and the democrats on the bill . Just my perspective, as you see the numbers i recited moving through the Appropriations Committee with the Ranking Member and other members, we debated a lot in our markups that are fully flushed a summary difficult issues, and i think we stayed within a budget. We stayed with the numbers we all agreed on and so i think we can have a discussion the lets have it on the floor of the United States senate. I think its a place the best place to have it. One of those budget areas where we did not gain bipartisan support as we moved that subcommittee through the process, but it was not because there was not great work going on between myself and my Ranking Member on that subcommittee. So when you sugges
Law enforcement. Just for example when i was in phoenix a couple of weeks ago to inspect the security of the super bowl i met with state and local law enforcement. It was pointed out to me that all the communications equipment, all although surveillance equipment there was funded by my department. As long as we are on this er we are unable to do these very important things for Homeland Security. So we need a fully funded department of Homeland Security especially in these challenging times. So thank you very much for being here. Thank you very much for coming to washington and we look forward to a good discussion. Thank you. [applause] last week washington journal visited several historically black colleges and universities to talk to College Administrators about the state of their institutions. We are replaying those interviews all this week on cspan2. Next the president of Fisk University in nashville tennessee. This is 40 minutes. Host throughout the month of february we are visitin
Minister is calling it an emergency. We begin in yemen where a saudiled campaign against houthi fighters is entering its third week, intense fighting is taking place in the port city of aden where rockets have reportedly landed on houses. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says at least 643 people have died and more than 2,200 have been injured since march 19th. The first medical supplies have started arriving. Doctors without boosterrers says they have made it to some of the hospitals in aden. And two iranian warship as received in the gulf after den do what teheran describes as an anti piracy operation. But u. S. Secretary of state john kerry says iran is providing support to houthi rebels. There have been there are obviously surprise coming from iran, there are a number of flights every single week flying in. We traced those flights and we know this. We are well aware of the support that iran has been given to yemen and iran needs to recognize that the United States is not goi
I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this resolution. With that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore purr superintendent to House Resolution 694, the previous question is ordered on the resolution as amended. The question is on adoption of the resolution. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. Ms. Slaughter mr. Speaker, i request the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. All those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of re