Who had the opportunity through system, publicol community college, and la salle university. Standing today in a seat with many of my predecessors, five africanamericans from the commonwealth of west virginia. Our theme tonight is the history of the cbc and the legacy of Martin Luther king. Next week, we begin the television of the birthday of dr. Martin luther king. King was not only a great man, but a great patriot who loved america and the ideas of the underpinning of our democracy. To kick off our discussion, i want to open up with two dr. King comments, really capture our Political Climate and what is at stake. We may havete, come over here on different ships, but we are in the same boat now. Quote is all forms of inequality and justice and health care in the most shocking and inhumane. Dr. Martin luther king. When we think about this great nation and the leaders before us like dr. King who came together to lay a framework for equal pay, fair wages, health care, and housing, so mu
Here today, in the city of many of my predecessors, our theme tonight is the history of the cbc and the legacy of Martin Luther king. Week, we begin a celebration. A great man and patriot who loved america and the ideas of our democracy. Up with dr. King comics that i cap comments that capture our political comment climate and what is at stake. Of all forms and inequality and justice and health care, the most shocking and inhumane greate think about the leaders in our nation before us who came about to lay a great framework for equal pay, equality and housing, we are reminded of what is at stake and how much we have to lose in this current political climate. We have a lot to lose under the current administrations destructive policies. Dr. King would be greatly disappointed at many things going on in this country right now that affect all of our communities. We are in the business of doing no harm but we must continue to , fight to show results and solutions that help move our neighborh
Vote the presiding officer is there any senator in the chamber who wishes to vote or to change his or her vote . Seeing none, on this vote the yeas are 39. The nays are 60. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from North Carolina. Mr. Tillis mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Tillis mr. President , i suggest the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk should call the roll. Quorum call quorum call quorum call quorum call mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell well, mr. President , i think its sa
Pro tempore on this day. Signed, paul d. Ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties. All time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. Gutierrez, for five minutes. Mr. Speaker, this past saturday i was a guest at Lincoln United Methodist Church in chicago where we had an emergency meeting to discuss how we would defend daca, the deferred action for childhood arrivals initiative, started five years ago. Daca has allowed nearly 800,000 dreamers, immigrants who were brought to the u. S. As children and grew up h
Mexican drug lords who are beheaded in the middle of the night. Civil war conspiracies and to bring down the late Martin Luther king. Let me introduce you to this cheery, cheery group of guys. [laughter] ill be going in no particular order so the cspan cameraman will have to move around. This is the First Complete biography of the great gangster that cuts down all the hollywood myth about capone and even about the great heroic, absolutely now as we know nonheroic elliott ness as the gman who brought him down. Hampton sides author of hell hound on his trail has pieced together a dramatic ticking clock narrative of the last days of Martin Luther king going back and forth from the days of kings life to his funeral. To the manhunt which at the time was the largest in history for his assassin James Earl Ray. And most amazing hampton took the title of his book from a Robert Johnson song, probably the First Time Ever thats been done in american literature. And speaking of titles, we now have