The speaker the house will be in order. The chair wishes to make an announcement to the house regarding practices. Members are reminded of the unique tradition and dignity of the house that sets it apart from other institutions and workplaces. Members should refrain from trafficking in the well when another member, including the presiding officer, is addressing the house. The rules establish 15 minutes as the minimum time for electronic voting in the ordinary case and five and two minutes as the minimum time in other cases when members are already in or near the chamber in response to an earlier vote. As a reminder, members should attempt to come to the floor within the 15minute period as proscribed by the first ringing of the bells. As a point of courtesy to each of our colleagues, voting within the allotted time would help with the maintenance of this institution. Members are further reminded that the policy is not to terminate the vote when a member is in the well attempting to cast
To consider who we are as a people. Please bless all our citizens and those who would be citizens with generosity and discernment, that the National Discourse would be a wonder for the world to see and not a time of everwidening divisions. For the members of this wisdom house, we ask and patience that they might Work Together and through the differences that are all too familiar to a new vision of those qualities that might bring us together as one people. Finally, we ask your blessing on the people of texas, puerto rico, the Virgin Islands, california, oregon, washington and montana, all who suffer the ravages of extreme Natural Disasters. Comfort them and strengthen those who labor to bring relief to their hardships. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Men. The speaker pro tempore 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. Fo
Day long. Oh, happy december. [ laughter ] all right. Thanks. Highways town speed. No accidents to talk about. It is early yet. Not a whole lot of traffic on the roadways. It is 271 northbound. If i can get that out. 90 westbound. That ramp is closed. Thats reported by o. D. O. T. 77 still in the green. Lets head outside. Right now 490 at broadway. That ramp is open. All right. We are staying on top of breaking news overnight. A Police Officer shot and killed while on duty in tai tacoma, washington. A standoff going on. The suspect barricaded inside a home with a gun. The officer who has not been identified was shot multiple times while responding to a Domestic Violence call. A procession of Law Enforcement forming around the region escorting the body. We will be following this for you all morning long. Right now a man hunt for the man responsible for a murder in the township. Police say hes armed and dangerous live with the latest on the search for the spotlight. Good morning. Reporte