Current government funding expires friday at midnight. Youre watching live coverage of the senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, help us to remember your mighty acts. You are kind and merciful, better to us than we deserve. You feed the sparrows and cause the sun to rise. You forgive our sins and provide us with strength for every challenge. Lord, use our lawmakers today for your glory. May they be courteous and kind as they seek to do what is best for this land we love. Remind them that they represent the hopes and dreams of many people. Thank you, lord, for the wonderful things that you continue to do for us all. We pray in your loving name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. 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
We leave a last minute or so of that interview to take you like to the u. S. Senate about to gamble in print lawmakers expected to work on 2018 defense programs and policies. Starting of the session with a moment of silence for the 16th anniversary of the 911 attacks. Will take you life out to the floor of the senate. Here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our shelter and shield, today we remember 9 11. As we recall the tragedy and and heroism of that day, we better understand that freedom isnt free. We remember how the pain united us so that we knew that we were not hyphenated americans, but one people. Infuse us in these contentious times with a similar spirit of oneness inspiring us to work for the wellbeing of all people. Lord, we are grateful for the protection you have provided us for the 16 years since this calamitous day. May we continue to tru
How the democrats can get out of here. It is not officially the package. Lawmakers say it will be in the final package via a special rule that the leadership is crafted, and it will end up being a title of the bill at the end. Inause it is not want to be any of these individual spending bills and the package, lawmakers say they cant bring up an amendment to try and strip it out and they can have an official debate on it. I would imagine that a lot of lawmakers will still find ways to bring up bring up the subject of the border wall over the course of two days. How to revoke ands reconcile the budget cap how do republicans reconcile the budget cap put in place . It. Hey dont reconcile they go ahead with the package and basically the way some people see the package is if what are statements on spending should be at the end on what could be a very important negotiation, september october. That is what they hope to amend the budget control in the caps to raise them up so they can have more
Ensure that states have the authority to collect sales tax, sales and use tax on internet purchases. Im disappointed. But rather than moving the bipartisan be fairness legislation that our communities need, we are considering this measure instead. And for these concerns and other reasons, i hope that you will join me in opposing h. R. 2315. I thank the gentleman from new york, mr. Nadler, and reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from michigan is recognized. I yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. I appreciate the opportunity to address my colleagues regarding my bipartisan, bicameral h. R. 2315, mobile workforce state income tax simplification act. Mr. Bishop states are free to set their own Public Policy. They do it in a way that does not place a substantial burden on the Commerce Clause on the Unite
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