Benefit pension, and now they are seeing the possibility that that could result in up to a 90 cut in their benefits. Over the past several years weve been working on this, ive been involved with it. Ive been working on the finance committee which is the committee here in the senate that has responsibility for this issue. In 2018, going back two years ago now, iowas participating in hearings as a member of the joint committee on solvency of multiemployer Pension Plans. It was a oneyear committee. House and senate, republican and democrat. Woe were we were supposed to get to a solution for this problem before it gets worse. We spent countless hours trying to do that. I spent countless hours in meetings, with beneficiaries, retirees, spouses. Ohio is one of the states thats hardest hit. I have heard their stories about how years of mismanaged Pension Plans have put them on the hook for unthinkable cuts into pensions that they just assumed were going to be there. Let me spell out how preca
About the violence against women act. And i speak to this body not just as a senator, but i speak to this body as a survivor of rape. And as the survivor of Domestic Violence. For months for months, the senior senator from california and i worked together on a piece of legislation that would reauthorize the violence against women act, a bipartisan effort, an effort that brought the senator and i together in an effort to reauthorize the bill with as much support in this body as possible. Now, we were working together in good faith. To make our way through the issues that affect so many women in abusive situations, partners in abusive situations, Domestic Violence situations where children are involved to find a common path forward to have this bill reauthorized, again with as much possible support in this body, at a time when america views us as so politically divided. What could bring us together . The issue of violence. Directed at women and children and survivors of Sexual Assault. T
Our heavenly father, may your holy name be honored. May your name be held in high regard in this senate. We give thanks to you for you are good, and your steadfast love endures forever. You have watched over this nation through various times of peace, prosperity, turmoil, and war. May we continue to look to you and be a people who seek your face. Draw us near, and may we draw near to you. Blessed is the nation whose god is the lord. Reveal to us our sins and forgive us. Reveal to us also your love, and enable each of us to love you with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. Today, i pray that you grant to these senators of the United States the spirit of wisdom, the fear of the lord, and the courage to act by the counsel of the lord in all matters great and small. May they have your perspective on all things. May your kingdom come and your will be done here in our nation as it is in heaven, in and through these senators. Bless their families and their health. Give them your peace. O
Their borders and how to regulate them. Worst of all, the socalled Clean Power Plan would have barely reduced Carbon Emissions. It would have crippled our economy and done very little, if anything, to help the environment. President obamas plan wasnt just bad policy, it was illegal. 27 states, including wyoming, filed a lawsuit to stop the regulation. The Supreme Court ruled that obamas e. P. A. Went way beyond its legal authority. The court blocked the overreaching rule. Now President Trump has put forward a commonsense replacement to protect americas air. The Affordable Clean Energy rule follows the law and is good news for the people of wyoming and the rest of the country. It recognizes that the e. P. A. Is not supposed to pick winners and losers. Under the new rule, power plants can make reasonable changes like improving efficiency. The rule promotes the use of clean technologies, cleaner technologies to generate electricity so Energy Companies can modernize their power plants with
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 234, the nays are 198. The question is on adoption the previous question is ordered. The question is on the adoption of the resolution. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. The gentleman from texas is recognized. I request the yeas and nays. Mr. Burgess i request the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. All those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [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 s