The speaker pro tempore the yeas are 239 and the nays are 181. The motion is adopted. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the the gentlewoman from michigan, mrs. Dingell to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 2497 as amended on which yeas and nays are ordered the Clerk Union Calendar number 73, h. R. 2497 a bill to establish the amache as a unit of the national parksystem and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device [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. ] for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the memb
What a selfless act. We need more people like that. If i had any emotional depth, i would have wept. Her parents, her mother worked so hard to get her to america, she was worn in the uk. They went to ghana, the kid didnt get here until she was 9. They worked the system, got the opportunities, the mother worked two jobs, went to community college. She gets into harvard, gives the scholarship back because she had been blessed enough. An amazing young lady, but there are so many stories like that in america, people who werent born with Silver Spoons in their mouth. And you remember george bush, he was born with a Silver Foot in his mouth. Ann richards used to say that. May she rest in peace. And some people realize the incredible opportunity we have in a country like america to live in this country. So i think thats a lesson for a lot of folks who are out there, who are privileged, were born with money and with ease, and with comfort, to stop complaining so much and look on the bright sid
And she gives it back, because she remembers how hard it was for her mother. And she had been blessed enough. Yeah. Listen. The an amazing, Young Lady. But there are so many stories, like that, in america. People who were werent born with Silver Spoons in their mouths. Or as a formergovernor of texas used to say, with silver george bush, he was born with a Silver Foot in his mouth. And richards. You remember that . That was her line. May she rest in peace. There were many people who arent born with Silver Spoons in their mouths. Who do things like that. Who have every reason to complain, to be aggrieved. And they just arent, because its just not in them. And they realize, the incredible opportunity we have, in a country like america. To live in this country. And so, you know, i think thats a lesson for a lot of folks. Who are out there, who are privileged. Were born with money and with ease and with comfort, to stop complaining so much and look on the bright side. Look at young ladies,
Protections for the Boundary Waters and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are being challenged this week, along with the BLM's recently enacted "Public Lands Rule"