Grieves for the court and they will take a vote at 1 45 eastern. Now, live coverage 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. God of might and mercy, thank you for providing our lawmakers with opportunities for courageous and noble service. Inspire them to labor for your glory in all they say and do. Illuminate their minds with the light of your divine precepts. Equip our senators for their tasks that they may be physically fit, mentally alert, morally straight, and spiritually strong. Create in them the life of purity, honesty, and altruism that contributes solutions to the problems they face. May they work with perseverance and magnanimity for the new and better day toward which your divine intentions guide them. We pray in your faithful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the
this afternoon. today, they re working on 19 dealing with ls veterans health, water infrastructure, and post offices renaming. live coverage of the house. peak house will be in order. the prayer this morning will be ffered by the guest chap rape, by the guest chaplain. i stand before you in prayer and memory as i m reminded of solomon king of ancient israel who would preside over the most unusual judicial hearing, one in which two mothers would lay claim to the life of one child, a child they would each insist to be their own. this passage allows us to see solomon s wisdom as preserving the nation as we are sadly remind sod soon after his death that the kingdom is split asunder. i too am reminded of abraham lincoln when he spoke with prophetic pressure yens, a house divided cannot stand s preyens, a house divided cannot stand. from this we would soon learn that our future lies not in enemyity but unify. unity. from the book of leviticus, from your torah, teaches us fr
Committee have been invited to that meeting. Adam shapiro has all the very latest. Adam . Reporter neil, some of the parameters of the deal we already know. Remember all of this has to pass what they call the byrd bath. It is being scored. If it doesnt pass or meet reconciliation guide lines in the senate and they have to go back to the Conference Committee to work that out. Here is what we know. Corporate tax rate, 21 . Top individual rate, 37 . You would be able to deduct 20 reduction from your taupe rate, top income rate if youre a small business. Mortgage interest deduction, this was agreed two days ago. Interest deduction on mortgages up to 750,000. As you pointed out the president is going to be having lunch with republican members of the Conference Committee, conferees. No democrats were invited to this here is what chuck schumer, Ranking Member in the senate had to say about where tax reform is headed. It is hard to believe they could make this new tax proposal even worse for t
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Speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 6 2015, the chair will now recognize members from lists commit smithed by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. But in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. Gutierrez, for five minutes. Mr. Gutierrez mr. Speaker a few weeks ago i was on the h. B. O. Show real time with mill maher on friday night and had a chance to talk with ann cowl ter. As you might have guest guessed i dont have my speed dial. It was several days after donald trump was running for president. When it was my turn i told mrs. Colter what they were saying about mexican immigrants would serve as a vote rergestration machine to turn g