Mr. Huizenga thank you, mr. Chair. I stand here today to offer while i stand here today, as i offer my amendment, residents across the great lakes are facing imminent threats to their property, their infrastructure, and to the shore lines themselves due to historically high water levels. Great lakes communities, including many in my own district along the shores of lake michigan, are in critical need of shore line projects to protect against devastating erosion. For those of us who call the region home, the great lakes forever shapes our way of life. Its from we recreate, its where we do business, its where we pass along the heritage of our region. It is the largest freshwater system and holding 20 of the freshwater supply and generate 1. 5 million jobs and provide the backbone of a 5 trillion regional economy and home for more than 3,500 different plants and species. Often say, we can and should both protect and promote both the if we dont protect our shore lines now. The high water l
You are right now and you were preparing for a long awaited phone call between President Trump and president selenski now colonel binman in advance of this phone call did you prepared talking points as you did for the able to 21st call yes i did. What were those talking points based upon they were so this is not in the Public Record and i cant comment too deeply but what is. The areas that weve consistently talked to talked about in public is cooperation on supporting his reform agenda. Anti corruption efforts and helping president zelinsky implement his plans to and russias war against ukraine in other words theyre based on official u. S. Policy correct and is there a process to determine official u. S. Policy yes that is my job is to coordinate u. S. Policy so throughout the preceding. Year that ive been on on staff i had undertaken enough or to make sure we had a cohesive core here and u. S. Policy and as you listen to the call did you observe whether President Trump was following t
The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. As the members of the peoples house begin the day, grant them an abundance of your grace. May they be filled with the spirit of wisdom, patience, and good will toward one another and the issues to be addressed this day. Bless them, o god, and be with them and with us all this day and every day to come. An may all that is done be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker thank you. The chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to he house her approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from illinois, ms. Kelly. Ms. Kelly 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 an
Lines. Heres the very latest on the fire thats burning in Sonoma County. Today cal fire says the kincade fire has burned more than 76,000 acres, thats about 118 square miles, or more than twice the size of San Francisco. Containment on the fire remains at 15 . 189 buildings have been destroyed including 86 home. 90,000 other buildings are still trained by the fire, and more than 4800 firefighters are now out on the fire lines battling the fire. We have Team Coverage tonight, who talked to residents on edge. And bill martin will show us just how strong those winds are. We begin with deborah v along. Right now, quiet and i just got word from a leader up here in the hills, he is finding it quite, the winds we have not felt, and thats all very good. As you said, it is a local landmark up here in the hills, medics are standing by, and weve been watching fire trucks coming in and out of this parking lot as they patrol the hills, ready to rush in any direction that the fire flares up. The gri
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