[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 representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. September 16, 2019. I hereby appoint the honorable donald m. Payne jr. To act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the chair will be offered by the guest chaplain, dr. Reverend dan cummins, capitol worship, washington, d. C. The chaplain come pray with me. Merciful father, in times like these, we need your holy spirit to refresh us, cleanse us. In times like these, we need your word revealed to heal us. In times like these we need your prophe