Parties. All time shall be equally allocated between the parties and no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. Lumenauer, for five minutes. Mr. Blumenauer thank you, madam speaker. What if the headline in the morning paper was slightly different . What if we had a disease that had killed 59 people yesterday and sickened over 500 others . You think the nation would demand action . If we had an outbreak every day that had over 100,000 people a year, killed and injured, congress would be in a frenzy. Yesterday we found two minutes for a moment of silence and we moved on. Un violence is a Public Health hazard. Every bit hazard. Every bit as important as any other disease or outbreak. Ours is the only developed country in the world that cannot protect our families from death and injury, there guns on a massive scale. After y
Differences into opportunities, richness and strength. Prevent us from turning them into sources of division, polarization, hate and bigotry. The most merciful one, this incredible diverse nation of ours is one of the most successful attempts to understand your wisdom in creating us different. We are far from being perfect, but came a long way in creating a multicultural, multireligious and Pluralistic Society by making in america, you will be judged by what you do, not by who you are, as one of our foundational promise. The most compassionate one, help us to preserve our achievements in this regard. Do not let the Destructive Forces of division and exclusion erode our ideals. Our Firm Commitment to diversity and pluralism. Empower us and these legislators to further improve the culture of inclusion and welcome to all in our nation and beyond. The most forgiving one, even if and when we forget you, please do not forget us. In your most holy and beautiful names we pray. Amen. The speake
Today during the white house reefing, press secretary Sarah Sanders talked about a range of domestic and Foreign Affairs issues after many reporters asked questions about president trumps comments claiming there was a calm before the storm. This is half an hour. Good afternoon. Theys jobs report shows impact recent weather events have had on our economy. Calculations from estimate the recent storms could cause between 195 billion and 245 billion in economic losses but those numbers come as large as they are, not the best way to understand the impact the storms of had on the people of our nation. President trump has visited storm ravaged areas in numerous states and territories and seen the devastation and looked into the eyes of americans struggling to find hope in the midst of hartig. The president has committed that we will walk with them every step of the way as the rebuild their homes, committees, and their lives and he has committed to all americans that we are going to build an e
Iran nuclear deal. We said it many times on this show. This is not a good deal and it is not in americas interests. This as there is whole lot of intrigue over President Trumps calm before the storm comment last night. Was he referring to the Iran Nuclear Deal . North korea . Something else entirely. Lieutenant colonel ralph peters sounds off in a few moments. To our own Hillary Vaughn in las vegas on latest for the search for a motive. Hillary, are they getting any closer . Trish, we dont know, because we havent heard from police in 45 hours. It is day five and police are still processing the crime scene. We have new video from above that shows festival grounds. Peoples items and belongings are scattered, random, bullets rained down from the 32nd floor from the mandalay bay hotel. Police trying to figure out why Stephen Paddock gunned down hundreds from his hotel window, we have not heard a briefing from police in almost two days. Thats a problem, because the Clark County Sheriff hims
Index is up a fraction. In asia overnight, japan and hong kong higher as you see there, the other markets still closed for a holiday, new details this morning about the man behind the deadliest mass shooting in history, Stephen Paddocks girlfriend divulge jing concerns about possible mental issues with Stephen Paddock as investigators reveal veg was was not the only city he considered for attacks. The latest of investigations as first victims lay to rest. Lawmakers are questioning the need for socalled bump stock, the devices are soldout, new questions surrounding the regulations coming up. Did apple give uber permission to watch your screen. The troublesome report this morning on the access that the Ridesharing Service may have been granted to your phone. Plus, cam newton apologizing. During this whole process ive already lost sponsors and countless fans, i realized that the joke is really on me and ive learned a valuable lesson from this. Maria wow, the star quarterback after sexist