The house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain. Let us pray. God, our father, we give you thanks for giving us another day. Bless the members of the peoples house as they gather another week in the capital and the graces needed to attend to the issues of the day with wisdom. The results of their effort might benefit citizens of our nation and the world. We also ask your blessing leading into this weekend, upon a world both celebrating sport with the womens world cup competition, and facing heightened, even dangerous tensions in the middle east. Spirit best of the human be manifest in all the actions undertaken by those in positions of responsibility. Be for yourdone greater honor and glory. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his pproval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from New Hampshire, mr. Pappas. Mr. P
Experience covering and handling some of the biggest issues in world affairs. I am sitting with four of the people i would reach out for insights and thoughts. Cant say i got that many of them. One better to speak about the milestone of the Nato Alliance at 70 and the challenges we are facing. Im going to ask each of the ambassadors to start off by talking about how nato was brought home to them by the unique issues and may be a little bit of their reflections on what nato meant to them at the time. Evening, everybody. I want to thank the ambassador who is our host and who has done such a great job. It is a national and internationally known present as of all of you and his efforts. Say iing to be brief and was ambassador to nato between august 31, 2001 and march, 2005. My Great Fortune was our deputy i arrivedion not knowing as much as i wanted to know about nato. We were hit hard. Everybody in this audience remembers where we were. Ahead of theours withcoast, in a meeting our fellow
Ms. Granger mr. Ise today in support of this sixbill appropriation package. Im glad we are here to consider fullyear bills and i want to thank everyone who participated in this process. With the odds stacked against us, House Republicans made progress in how we fund the government. We drafted the bills in history. Members submitted over 1,000 amendments, we considered house bills individually on the floor. And we avoided a massive omnibus measure. In total, we increased defense funding and made targeted cuts. R legacy under my colleagues on the othere of the aisle want to remove. This bill strengthens our energy security, holds agencies farmeran ranchers and makes our Transportation System safer. I urge my colleues to support this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from texas reserves. The gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Takano thank you, mr. S regt rise in opposition to the measure before us. Im anguished over it for one simp
Giving you a front row seat to democracy. By a vote o 300 3985, the approved a six bill spen packa d until september 30, the end of the fisca year. The legislation passed the twothir majority of quite required despite oppn from 83 republicans a democrats. Senate has until midnight friday to pass it to avoid ial Government Shutdown. Heres the debate among house members leading up to the vote. Of this sixbill appropriation package. Im glad we are here to consideo thank everyone who participated in this process. With the odds sta republicans me progress in how we fund the government. We drafted the most conservative bills in history. Members submitted over 1,000 amendments, we considered house bills individually on the floor. And we avoided a massive omnibus measure. Increased defense funding and made targeted cuts. We also made maintained our legacy under my colleagues on the other side of the aisle want to remove. This bill honors our commitment to our veterans, strengthe our Energy Sec
Ms. Granger mr. Speaker, i rise today in support of this sixbill appropriation package. Im glad we are here to consider fullyear bills and i want to thank everyone who parti this p. With the odds stacked against us, House Republicans made the government. We drafted the most conservative bills in history. Members amendments, we considered house bills individually on the floor. And we avoided a massive omnibus measure. In total, we increased defense funding targeted cuts. We also made maintained our le colleagues on the other side of the aisle want to remove. This bill honors our commitment to our veterans, strengthens our Energy Security, holds agencies accountable, supports our farmers and ranchers and makes our Transportation System safer. I urge my colleagues to support this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from texas reserves. The gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Takano thank you, mr. Speaker. It is regrettable that i must