The presiding officer the senator from alaska. Ms. Murkowski request that proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Ms. Murkowski madam president for the information of all senators, we are were working now to set up votes on several pending amendments to the bill and these votes would be after lunch today. Right now were looking at 60vote thresholds on the fischer amendment along with a boxer sidebyside. The sanders amendment and the lee amendment. I do understand that the boxer amendment is now filed at the desk and i would also ask unanimous consent that the fischer amendment number 18 be modified with the changes that are at the desk. The presiding officer without objection. Ms. Murkowski thank you madam president. I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call ms. Murkowski madam president . The presiding officer the senator from alaska. Ms. Murkowski request
Be exchanged between the private sector. Weking about publicprivate, are talking about information sharing. When you are talking about the investigation, it is too late. To get to a point where we are , not in real time, in signaturesme, the that things are happening, we have to realize this is voluntary on the private sectors part. There is no law compelling them to do this. There probably should not be. Voluntary, we want to encourage the private sector to share information. Everyone agrees the sharing of this information is for the government to facilitate it. Reduce the hurdles and barriers to sharing the information with the government and with other entities. Better,ink security is if i am telling you what i am seeing and we are both telling dhs, the businesses that are doing that should not think there is going to be an antitrust violation if they share between each other or that dhs, which was designed to accept information from the private sector and disseminate going to publi
Report card prayer initiative. We are asking parents to make copies of their report cards and turn them in the offering goes around. We believe those are offerings. We want the congregation to pray over them and children see this intersection of faith and study. We will have educational liaisons that help churches and parents improve the educational success of their students. They can be contacted. It is a strategic move on our part. Those are a couple of new initiatives. The faith and education education website is new. We are emphasizing that we are not pushing Public Education away any longer. This is the first time in th history of evangelicalism that we are not embracing secularism if it exists, 95 of our students are educated in public schools. This is our system. We want to embrace Public Education and let them know that we are here to support you. How can we help . Can pastors offer their churches for afterschool programs . Thank you for the question. Thank you. I am caitlin fr
Referendum whether to end of their 305yearold Political Union with england. Members pressed first minister alex salmond. This is about 30 minutes. Thank you. Presiding officer, the first minister and i can agree on two things. He is the preeminent expert on north sea oil. He reluctantly entered the debate, saying he did so as a father and grandfather and saying he didnt want future generations to ask why he stood silent. He warned the Scottish Government had overestimated gas and Oil Production by between 45 and 60 . He warned the first minister had over estimated tax revenue by two thousand Million Pounds a year. We would ask him to explain to him and his grandchildren why he is wrong. I hope john and i can agree on more than two things. We agreed just two weeks ago that scotland had the potential to be a prosperous, independent country. I think everybody agreed with that in this chamber. Let me agree that ian wood is an authority on oil and gas, but not the only one. There are other
Forward in whatever their path of life to make a positive contribution to the strength of our democracy. Bless us this day bless us this day and every day and all that is done within these hallowed halls n for your greater honor and glory amen. The speaker pro tempore the compare compare and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from ohio, mr. Chabot. Mr. Chabot please join me in the pledge. 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. The speaker pro tempore the chair will entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition . Request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized fo