And pray for our elected officials and, god, pray for wisdom for them in areas they need it and guidance to follow you, lord, in all things. God, we pause today and ask you to use us as your servants. We realize our dependence on you and look to you for answers to the problems that face our country. And i pray that the discussion and the decisions made in this chamber today, god, will reflect your heart and your direction and, lord, we pray in jesus name. Amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. For what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise . Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. The speaker the question is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. Those in favor independent diindicate by saying indicate by saying aye. Those opposed, no. In the op
Mindful of opportunities to help, to share, to protect, to welcome and to proclaim what is just and what is good. We ask your blessing on this house, this government, and all those who serve the common good. By your holy spirit, grant that they might have the courage to do just that. And may all that we do or say give honor and glory to you, almighty father, now and forever, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from texas, mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson please join me. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker without objection, the gentleman from michigan, mr. Kildee, is recognized for one minute. Mr. Kildee thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise toda
World. Good afternoon to all of you. [laughter] thank you all for being here. And we have a number of senators who will be joining us. Senator schumer will be here, as well as a number of other people, but we are going to go ahead and get started today because this is a critical issue because this week republicans put out their true position on abortion. A national ban and punishing doctors. For months, they have been posturing and hiding their extreme views and ignoring the health care crises that they are causing. But republicans cant pretend they just want to leave abortion to states and then block senator cortez masterss bill that would make sure people can travel to other states for an abortion. They cant say they dont want to punish doctors and meanwhile block my bill to make sure doctors in states where abortion is legal can be punished for doing their jobs. But if there is any doubt about republicans true intentions about their extreme abortion plans, there is no question after
Afghan military. According to u. S. Military officials and dod officials, thats what happened here today. At camp carga in kabul. Military Training Facility that was established by the british. Now, there was some kind of event or two that are ongoing that involved u. S. Military officials when suddenly a lone gunman opened fire, shooting and wounding at least a dozen, mostly americans. We heard some german soldiers may also have been wounded. Were told as many as three have been killed. Dont know if they were americans or germans. In fact, dod officials have asked nbc news not to identify at least one of the victims because next of kin has not been notified. According to a senior dod official here, this one is really bad, chuck. And this being kabul, this is supposed to be theres nothing thats incredibly safe in afghanistan but kabul is supposed to be among the most secure. Well, you know, kabul is one of the best fortified cities in afghanistan actually. Even the taliban, when they l
Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. For the first time a patient being treated for ebola on u. S. Soil has died. Thomas eric duncan, the liberian man with first case of ebola diagnosed in the u. S. Died this morning in dallas just under two weeks after first reporting symptoms. This hurts deeply, and we were hoping this was not going to happen. But on behalf of the city of dallas, i extend our deepest sympathies to the families and the friends of mr. Duncan. Duncans girlfriend louise, the woman he came to the u. S. To marry and who is herself currently under quarantine released a statement expressing her grief. Eric was a wonderful man who showed compassion toward all. I trust a thorough examination will take place regarding all aspects of his care. Im now dealing with the sorrow and anger that his son was not able to see him before he died. Duncan hadnt seen his son in 16 years since he was 3. Now another possible patient has been admitted to the same hospital in dallas where