And National Security activities and bringing some of those. I think the Member States are able to engage in the discussion through the council. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Great god and father, your anger lasts only for a moment, but your favor lasts a lifetime. Lord, open our eyes to see the wonders of your grace and the majesty of your love for people everywhere. Keep our lawmakers from being blind to the work you are doing in our world. Bring healing to the sick and liberation to the oppressed. Lord, you have watched over this land we love from generation to generation, in prosperity and adversity, in peace and war. Today, keep our senators so dedicated that they will do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation un
To focus on now of course is a trade deal with the uk and so i have joined a number of other senators and asking you can watch this online at cspan. Org. The senate gaveling in at 3 30 p. M. And they will take a procedural vote on a couple of abortion measures. Live coverage now of the u. S. Senate. 18. The presiding officer under the previous order, the time until 3 30 p. M. Will be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. The senator from alaska. Ms. Murkowski madam president , just very briefly here this afternoon, we will have beginning at 3 30 p. M. A series of votes to include the nomination of Katherine Macgregor to be deputy secretary of the department of interior, and i would like to provide my support for this nomination. I want to thank my colleagues on the energy and Natural Resources committee for working with me to report and rereport ms. Macgregors nomination moved out on a bipartisan basis. I thank the majority leader for filing cloture on her nominat
Of the sun and its setting. For the beauty of the earth and the glory of the skies, we give you praise. Today, make our lawmakers heirs of peace, demonstrating that they are your children as they strive to find Common Ground. May they take pleasure in doing your will, knowing that by so doing they are fulfilling your purposes in our world. Lord, you are never far from us but often we are far from you, so show us your ways and teach us your paths. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The presiding officer please join us in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. 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 presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington,d. C. , december 4, 2019. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1 paragraph 3 of the stranding rules of the senate i hereby appoint the honorable kevin
Global Business Forum. Will be speaking to pierre moscovici, european for economic and funny to affairs, andreas , Allianz Global Investors ceo, and stephen badger, mars inc. Chairman. Lisa deepening some of the concerns about trade come the s p lower. Crude dropping as well as saudi arabia seems it is getting production online faster than expected. The euro losing versus the dollar. The dollar strengthening despite concerns about turmoil amid the leadership in the u. S. Onyear yields going lower this risk off day. David joining me now at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum is andreas utermann, Allianz Global Investors ceo. It is good to have you here. I want to start with why we are here. It is the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative. Explain to us what that is. Andreas it is an initiative that michael bloomberg, on behalf of the u. N. , kicked off about a month ago. It brings together a significant number of affluent to private sector organizations with the aim of cooperating and c
May we perceive the love you have for us and may that translate into love for one another, especially the most vulnerable. Finally, may we recognize that all this comes as a gift from you from jesus christ so that we can find new life in him. It is in his name i pray. Amen. The speaker pro tempore 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 will be led by the gentleman from South Carolina, mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson everyone, including guests in the fwalry, please join in. 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 without objection the gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Walker is recognized for one minute. Mr. Walker thank you, mr. Speaker. You just heard a man in j. D. Greear i have