May all members with your grace rise to the importance of this great challenge with integrity and professional excellence. May all their efforts in the days and weeks to come be for the benefit of all americans and inspire all to proclaim your greater honor and glory. Amen. 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 illinois seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. The speaker the question is on greeg to the speakers approval of the journal. Is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The journal stands approved. Mr. Hultgren mr. Speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is
Pursuant to House Resolution 607 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h. R. 3043. Will the gentleman from illinois, mr. Davis, kindly ake the chair. The chair the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h. R. 3043 which the clerk will report by title. The clerk a bill to modernize hydropower policy and for other purposes. The chair when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, a request for recorded vote on amendment number 4 printed in house report 115391 offered by the gentleman from illinois, mr. Rush, had been postponed. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 4 by the gentleman from illinois, mr. Rush. On which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 4 printed in house repor
Lawmakers walk through their starting legislative session. We will bring you live coverage here on cspan. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] [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 the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. You have blessed us with all good gifts and with thankful hearts we express our gratitude. You have created us with opportunities to serve other people in their need, to share together in respect and affection
Captioning sponsored by annenberg cpb narrator north america is comprised of canada and the united states. These two highlyadvanced and comparatively wealthy countries are home to an extremely urbanized and mobile population. In the u. S. , many urban areas are characterized by diverse cultures, which create a rich ethnic mosaic. Our focus is boston, massachusetts, part of a megalopolis located on the northeastern seaboard of the united states. Here, as in Many American cities, ethnic populationss have taken root in older innercity neighborhoods. In recent decades, these neighborhoods deteriorated, with a downward spiral in infrastructure, services and opportunities. But now boston is bouncing back. Well see how relative location to the Central Business district, or cbd, is important to the development of these neighborhoods how so much can ride on their being part of federallyfunded enterprise zones and how Geographic Information systems, or gis, can be used in addressing some difficu
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