Journal comes your way tomorrow at 7 00. We take you to the house of representatives. [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 guest chaplain pastor Mark Westerfield, Central Baptist Church, round rock, in round rock, texas. The chaplain let us pray. Our father in heaven, i am humbled to stand before you in these honored and distinguished men and women today. To stand in the gap and offer this prayer. Today we gratefully recognize the gift of life, liberty, and responsibility you have given us to lead this great country. On behalf of these men and women, i ask for wisdom, discernment, and unity as they carry the weight of caring for the close to 350 million citi
Rise up to meet you, as the day rises to meet the sun. Humble our lawmakers in your presence that they may delight in the power you provide. Help them to remember that before honor comes humility. Give them also the wisdom to know that their sufficiency comes from you. Teach them your wisdom, as you infuse them with the spirit of reverence for you. May they make the commitment to faithfully serve you and country with their whole hearts. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. Morning business is closed. Under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the branstad nomination which the clerk will report.
Conversations off the floor, into the clock ream, please. Into the cloakroom, please. He house will come to order. The chair will now entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to honor the memory of tony castillo, a longtime friend of mine from my hometown of aurora, colorado, who recently passed away. Mr. Coffman we had a friendship that started in our youth, we had so much in common. Tony and i both came from military families. Our late fathers had both married war brides in the aftermath of world war ii. They were career enlisted soldiers who were transferred to the Army Medical Center for their last assignment in 1964. When we were both just 9 years old, our military families both came from previous assignments in europe. While i followed in my fathers footsteps and joined the military, tony stayed in aurora and eventually ma
A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from georgia. A senator i ask unanimous i ask unanimous consent to remove the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. A senator i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations calendar number 115122 and all nominations oh 122 and all nominations placed on the secretarys desk in the air force army, marine corps and navy. That the nominations be confirmed the motions to consider be to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, that no further motions be in order that any statements related to the nominations be printed in the record the president be immediately notified of the senates actions and the senate then resume legislative session. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Perdue mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that the environment and Public Works Committee be discharged from further consi
Anne arundel county back open after high water and a search. Witnesses told police they saw a driver go into the didnt come out in the car. They didnt see anyone anyway. This happened between Whiskey Bottom road and route 32 in laurel. Fortunately, no one was found but we could see more rain today. Plenty of cloud outside. Its very warm and very humid. Were waiting on a change of air masses to come in later today with the pattage of a cold front that will take rain chances out of here for the rest of the week. Cloudy sky, cold front itself just now moving into far western maryland. It will be on i95 corridor by late this afternoon. It may be able to wring out more in the way of a rain chance. Both bwi marshall and martinsburg, West Virginia set daily rainfall records with more than inch in both locations. Today, temperatures top out in the mid to upper 80s. There is about a 30 chance of more showers. Well take a look at radar when i see you next. Your ride on metro is improving at this