I also want to tell you right away that this is the first time that i have spoken on lafayette. I thought youd be interested in knowing that you are going to be at the Maiden Voyage of this trip. [laughter] mr. Miller i wonder about how much i could say to, and i wrote two pages of notes last night. I thought to myself, no, that is what the book is for. If you really want to know, you can consult the book. It is 446 pages. It is illustrated. And my wife says it moves along really rapidly. [laughter] mr. Miller the story of lafayette is quite profound. He was born to wealth. In central france. In a area called auvergne, and he grew in his early years in a chateau there called chavaniac. The town has since changed its name to chavaniac lafayette. And in france someone who has any kind of relationship through marriage can have the name of a famous person to their own name. Rather nice. Lafayette never knew his father. His father was killed in battle against the british at age two. And he
View, but every case is individual. Everyone had to be proven guilty. A lot of people are locked up and that is a big problem, but heres the fact. In 2014, america was f safer than it was when i was born in 1960. I think a big part of that change is due to Law Enforcement. Im of the view that yes, we can reform our criminal justice system, but weve got to reform it with an eye towards where we used to be. I would not want to give back to our grandchildren the america we lived in in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. I believe we can be better in a lot of ways. I think it is important for us to be thoughtful. I grew up in new york city in the 1980s, in the midst of the crack cocaine epidemic, 2000 homicides in the city. No one wants to return to that. That in all 17ed states that have cut incarceration rates, theyve experienced a decline in crime over the past decades. It seems to me that there is room based on the data for a real discussion as to how to get the balance correct. I gather you
The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. As we meditate on all the blessings of life, we especially pray for the blessing of peace in our lives and in our world. Our fervent prayer, o god is that people will learn to live together in reconciliation and respect so that the terrors of war and violence will be no more. As you have created each person, we pray that you would guide our hearts and minds that every person of every place and background might focus on your great gift of life and so learn to live in unity. May your special blessings be upon the members of this assembly and the important, sometimes difficult, work they do. Give them wisdom and charity that they might Work Together for the common good. May all that is done this day in the peoples house be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journ
Pipeline. 29 democrats joined 241 republicans in voting in favor. It now heads to the president but the white house has repeatedly said it will be vetoed. Members debated the bill for a little over an hour. 1 the keystone x. L. Pipeline act. S. 1 passed the senate by a bipartisan vote of 6236. This bill is based on h. R. 3 which last month the house passed by a bipartisan vote of 266153. S. 1 does not change any of the house provisions regarding the keystone x. L. Pipeline. So here we are again on the floor with a bill that has been approved on a bipartisan basis three times in the last four months. Its time for the president to approve the Keystone Pipeline. His own administration found the pipeline would have minimal impact on the environment. Congress has shown that theres republican and democratic support for the pipeline and the last remaining excuse for delay, pending litigation in nebraska, has been resolved. I hope the president reconsiders his veto threat on this bill. I think
Pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. 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 the minority whip each, to five minutes but in no event shall debate beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. Blumenauer, for five minutes. Mr. Blumenauer mr. Speaker, we begin the second week of the republican Government Shutdown. The approximate cause was the republican effort to stop denial to delay money for the government needs to fund to stop the Affordable Care act. Well, its also the second week of the Affordable Care act, which clearly now will not be repealed, defunded or delayed. Just this last weekend, we