Heavens that bring blessings to our earthly pilgrimage. Today, guide our lawmakers with your glorious wisdom. In the greatness of your majesty, fulfill your purposes for their lives as you order their steps. Show them such unfailing love that they will walk before you in wholehearted devotion. Lord, place your Healing Hands upon our nation and world, delivering us from this Global Health crisis. We pray in your powerful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting 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, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley permission to speak in morning business for 90 seconds. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley my iowa offices are located in cedar rapids, council bluffs, davenport, doims, sioux city and waterloo. My state
I stand here at this task that i accused but before it was my desk. The desk of doctor tom coburn. After we d. In march he took his first breath and have been where he was finally cancer free, teen free, living in the presence of jesus where there is no government waste or inefficiencies. He serves in this chamber for ten years from 2005 to 2015 but also served in the house of representatives for six years from 1995 to 2001. The one title he carried in the chambers was doctor, and that was just his preferred term. He was born in casper wyoming march 14, 1948. He graduated from Central High School in 1966. In 1968 he married carolyn at the ms. Oklahoma. They have three daughters and nine grandchildren. Oklahoma state university, he was an honors student, president of the Student Business Council graduated in 1970 with a bachelors degree in accounting. After the Family Business was sold, he attended medical school at the university of oklahoma, received his medical degree with honors in
The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. April 14, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable Jennifer Wexton to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. God of mercy, thank you for giving us another day. After a weekend of great spiritual significance for millions of americans, we stand before you o lord, in need of your healing presence in our rld. N, in our wo inspire the members of this peoples house as they work from home to bring comfort and assistance in their districts as they are able to do. As the habits and customs of the nation change, may those who mourn the loss of loved ones, those who mourn the loss of lifelong businesses look for the open window of futures we never needed to imagin
Futures searching for direction. Take a look, gain in the dow but decline on s p after wild day yesterday. Dow erasing all of its early gains of more than 900 points to end the day negative yesterday at 4 00 oclock on wall street, the dow industrials coming down from a gain of 900 to end down 26, the nasdaq down 25 and s p 4 points. Treasury secretary mnuchin seeking 250 quadrillion. If the money did run out the white house would go back to congress and ask for more. Meanwhile in china the country ending the lockdown of wuhan, people allow today leave the city where outbreak began. Mornings with maria is live right now. Global markets this morning red across the board in europe. Take a look at european indices, cac quarante 75. Still no unified response in europe to coronavirus pandemic from European Union leaders following 16 hours of discussions, talks set to resume tomorrow. Boris johnson remains in intensive care as he battles coronavirus. Overnight in asia and markets in china, so
The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 7a of House Resolution 891, the journal of the last days proceedings is approved. The chair will lead the house 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, with liberty and justice for all. Pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled bill was signed by the speaker on friday, april 3, 2020. The clerk Senate Joint Resolution 66, joint resolution providing for the appointment of Dennis Oleary as a citizen regent of the board of regents of the smithsonian institution. The speaker pro tempore now pursuant to section 7b of House Resolution 6891, the house stands adjourned until 10 00 a. M. On tuesday, april 14, 2020. Host that is congressman don buyer behind the mask there. Presiding over that house session. No business. They do this often during recesses. Speaker pelosi had said the house might come back for busin