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Online. Go to www. Cspan. Org, and you will see the icon to click on our live coverage. The Supreme Court oral argument having today. We have been getting protesters and speakers outside all morning. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Eternal god we give you thanks for giving us another day. Once again we come to ask wisdom, patience, peace and understanding for the members of this peoples house. Give them the generosity of heart and the courage of true leadership to work toward a common solution to the many issues facing our nation. As true states men and women, may they find the fortitude to make judgments to benefit all americans in their time of need. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. 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 st
Arguments will be heard today. Create a kicko for a samesex wedding. Many people are willing to go in and listen to the arguments. We will show you audio of that later this week. Us. Y we are guests joining chief counsel and policy director. Thank you for joining us. Lets start with you. Can you explain the concept of the case from the point of the baker . He is a bigger in colorado. He was an artist and realized he could merge that with his interest in pastry chef. Views his expression of his art. He has a lot of different types of cakes that he cannot make for religious reasons. He had a samesex couple come in and ask for a custom wedding cake. He said i can make you other cakes, but when it is a custom is my expression. I cannot do that because i cannot believe this. Colorado says that violates their antidiscrimination law. Now he has had to drop what percent of his business because he cannot make any wedding cake whatsoever. Tell us why they went so far with this case. Obviously th
Thank you very much for joining us this afternoon for another fun rules committee meeting. Today the committee will be considering hr 38, the concealed. Reciprocity active 2017. Conflicting state codes and legislations have created a patchwork of reciprocity agreements for concealed carry permit holders. Citizens of a state issued concealed carry permit from a state that does not require permits can lose their Second Amendment rights when entering another state if that state may have different rules and regulations. They concealed carry reciprocity citizenses lawabiding s Second Amendment rights do not end when they cross state lines. The facts show citizens to carry concealed handguns undoubtedly better prepared to act in their own selfdefense, but also a defense of others. Legislation under consideration acludes the fix nix act, bipartisan act to ensure that federal and state authorities comply with existing law and support criminal history records through the National Instant crimin
Committee will come to order and thank you for joining us for a fun rules committee today. The rules committee will be considering the concealed carry reciprocity act of 2017. The concealed. Reciprocity active 2017. Conflicting state codes and legislations have created a patchwork of reciprocity agreements for concealed carry permit holders. Citizens of a state issued concealed carry permit from a state that does not require permits can lose their Second Amendment rights when entering another state if that state may have different rules and regulations. They concealed carry reciprocity citizenses lawabiding s Second Amendment rights do not end when they cross state lines. The facts show citizens to carry concealed handguns undoubtedly better prepared to act in their own selfdefense, but also a defense of others. Legislation under consideration acludes the fix nix act, bipartisan act to ensure that federal and state authorities comply with existing law and support criminal history recor