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. October 31, 2019. I hereby appoint the honorable paul tonko to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Haplain conroy let us pray. Dear god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. We ask your special blessing upon the members of this peoples house. They face difficult decisions in difficult times with many forces and interests demanding their attention. Give them again rossity to enter into their work generosity to enter into their work. May they serve you in the work they do as you deserve. Give of themselves and not count the cost, fight for what is best for our nation and not count the political wounds. Toil until their work is done d not seek to rest and labor without
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Health of the first lady. Its september 5th, this is today. Covid positive. Dr. Jill biden comes down with the virus after spending the long Holiday Weekend with her husband. The first lady now recovering at their home in delaware. The president back at the white house being tested and monitored. Well have the latest and the potential impact on the major trip just days away. Gridlock. A mass exodus one way at burning man, after severe flooding let to chaos at the popular festival. Making it out. The line of cars and suvs. Stretching for miles as people who made it share their stories. September scorcher. 45 million americans facing a postlabor day heat wave. Recordhigh temperatures. Stretching all the way to new england. Al has your full forecast. New twist. Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh seeking a new trial. Just ahead, what were learning about the mystery evidence that his attorneys say they have just discovered. Close calls. With millions of kids heading back to school this week, a
Automated systems to notify supervisors when the end of an individuals probationary period is imminent. Agencies have these systems. They just need to use them. My amendment requires supervisors to be net fi notified as a series of regular intervals in advance of the expiration of a probationary period. Notifications occur at one year, six months, and three months before the scheduled completion of a probationary period. This will remind supervisors of their responsibilities to observe employees and provide feedback throughout the probationary period. It will also remind supervisors to decide whether the employee is fit for federal service. I urge members to support this amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman reserves. Does any member seek time for opposition . The chair for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition . Mr. Connolly i have no speakers on this side. I do rise in opposition to the amendment. The chair the gentleman is r
Mcarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia. My name is chris, its my honor and privilege to be the director here. We are a museum, archive and Research Center dedicated to life and times of general of the army Douglas Mcarthur. What were going to look at is the treasures related to alaska arthur from the period really world war ii, the occupation of japan and beyond to the end of his life. So with that, lets take a look at our first item. Douglas mcarthur was offered the job of military advisor of the Common Wealth of the philippines. They were slated in 1946 and they need admit advisor basically to create the philippine military. Douglas mcarthur brings very impressive resume to that task. He is the most highly decorated american officer in the first world war. Had been superintendent at west point at the u. S. Military academy. One of the outstanding graduates at west point. Known in the philippines. Had a lot of friends including friends in the current philippine government. Had been ch