Quorum call quorum call a senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from carn can. Kansas. Mr. Moran mr. President , i would ask unanimous consent to lift the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Moran mr. President earlier this evening an amendment of mine was made pending to the legislation that we now have before us, amendment number 73, and i thank my colleagues for allowing that amendment to become pending and i look forward to the opportunity now in this moment in which were determining the remainder of the evenings schedule to describe for my colleagues the nature of amendment number number 73. I have a copy of the amendment in front of me. Its a short paragraph but its one that has significant consequences to the people of kansas. But glad to the people of kansas has significant consequence to the people of colorado, new mexico, oklahoma and texas. The story that were talking about is the lesser prairie chicken, and in march of 2014, the les
Truth. I pray for these leaders who serve this Congress Today the wisdom to make choices that are righteous just and good for all americans and all peoples beyond. I pray those leaders the humility to remember that if they seek your ways, you will guide their journey to those choices that are always best. I pray with all my heart that all of us as americans strive to know who we are, to know who and what we serve, and to know where were going. Bless them as they lead us and may we all seek with our lives to leave a shadow that makes a difference for freedom, for truth, goodness, and always with encouragement. Acknowledging you, we pray, amen. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from minnesota will suspend. 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 approve the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from minnesota, mr. Emer. Mr. Emer will all members and g
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70 years. The body count is rising as desperate typhoon survivors cling to hope of aid and rescue. Good morning and welcome to al Jazeera America. The death toll is above 2300 the the union warns it will spike. The red cross is preparing to send 1500 body bags to the region. The first mass burial took place outside tacloban without ceremony. 40,000 people in tacloban got water, rice, canned goods and victims. Each ration is enough to feed a family for 23 days. Another shipment is expected today. The u. S. S. George washington is arriving today, carrying 5,000 sailors to aid in the rescue and relief efforts of the the arriving of the Aircraft Carrier will trip the the number of helicopters. Theyll help to deliver hundreds of thousands of gallons of water. In a town in northern cebu one person was killed in the storm. It suffered significant damage. Officials say requests for aid have gone unanswered. Al jazeeras correspondent is on the island in northern cebu with this report. Many peop
Younger or older. Also, i am introducing an important Water Conservation measure today with the puc. The current drought highlights the need for Even Stronger Water Conservation efforts in our city and also region wide and thats why these two resolutions im introducing mark an important moment in San Francisco where we began groundwater supply project that will help expand and diversify our water supply and increase reliability for our water system. The first adopts ceqa findings for the project and the second approves the construction of a first project facility in Golden Gate Park which will create six deep groundwater wells and the Treatment Facilities on the west side. Although the project has been in the works for sometime now, it is especially timely to break ground now as california continues to experience one of the most extreme droughts on record. Also, the groundwater from these sick wells would be mixed with our hetch hetchy water in two reservoirs and when this project is c