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Leading up to the vote. Nized. Mr. Butterfield thank you, mr. Speaker. I bring this legislation to the floor today on behalf of the committee on house administration. I want to thank our chair, congresswoman zoe lofgren, for her leadership. I thank Ranking Member rodney davis for his friendship and leadership on our committee. Thank you, mr. Davis. I said this to you privately, thank you for the spirit in which you have approached this important but delicate issue. Recognizing the issue of removing confederate statues from the capital has been simmering for years. Since i recognize that, ill now approach the issue today with the utmost respect for those who are opposed to the goal of the legislation. But, but i ask the dissenters to consider that america has been a divided nation since its founding. And its past time for us to close this chapter of American History that remove statues that depict an era that caused enormous pain to africanamerican citizens. Mr. Speaker, as you, i grew
For later today at 1 30 p. M. Eastern. We also expect more floor speeches on policing reforms after Senate Republicans introduced their bill yesterday. Now, live to the senate floor. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our hearts are steadfast toward you. Lead us safely to the refuge of your choosing, for you desire to give us a future and a hope. Lord, provide us with grateful hearts to appreciate your mercies that are new each day. Today, give our senators the power to do your will, as they realize more fully that they are servants of heaven and stewards of your mysteries. Give them your perspective on their daily tasks and every decision they must make. Remind them that people usually dont care how much you know until they know how much you care. May faithfulness to you become the litmus test by which they evaluate each action. We pray in your powerful name. Amen. The
The winds of change how a classic piece of hollywood cinema is now being seen and a very different light. In shops reopening in the epicenter of the pandemic despite a Record Number of krona buyers tatts in brazil. Just one day after george floyd was laid to rest his brother has testified at a congressional hearing looking at the racial inequality and Police Violence issue in the United States floyd called his brothers death a modern day lynching in broad daylight and urged politicians to stop the pain Congressional Democrats are progress weeping changes to how america polices black people but the white house says certain proposals arent going to happen such as reducing immunity for Police Officers who say they have been vilified all politicians in washington figure out what to do next protesters are pressing on with their cause going into the 6th. Night of demonstrations castro has more. Villainous cloyd travel directly from his brothers funeral in houston to the u. S. Capitol join us
Ladies and gentlemen, please, speaker of the house of representatives, Kevin Mccarthy, senator fischer, governor of nebraska. James pilling, house democratic. Hakeem jeffries, representative adrian smith and Lora Lunzmann black Lora Lunzmann black. Please be seated. Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable Kevin Mccarthy speaker of, the United States house of representatives. I know your but im more excited because this the first statue i get to do as being speaker. And if you followed took me a while to get there. Okay so this is special so good morning and you for joining us for this special in statuary hall. You know, every state since two statues of, extraordinary citizens, the u. S. Capitol represent them in washington. By law, the statues have to made of bronze or marble. But make no mistake the men and women we honor here are living symbols who represent our national memory, patriotism and our american creed. E pluribus unum. Out of many one, as one of americas greatest novelist will