Im recently elected president of the ewan aitken United Nations Association National capital area chapter and im just pleased and tickled frankly to see on an august day maybe because its a cool august 8 what a fantastic turnout on capitol hill on an august 8. And naturally due to the extruder line up of people who are going to be presenting a talking to you today im sure and that brings you here. Five years ago maybe even before five years ago United Nations with the cooperation and certainly of the United States and with many countries around the world began to plan for the future of world Global Development that would apply not only to the least developed countries duchesses will equally and universally to the critical states of affairs for human rights and for development in the best equipped countries including the United States. Out of that conversation came this extraordinary set of Sustainable Development goals to help lead the way for all countries voluntarily, and portly volu
Cool august day, what a fantastic turnout on capitol hill on an august day. And thats really due to the extraordinary lineup of people presenting and talking to you today, im sure, that brings you here. Five years ago, maybe even before, the United Nations with the cooperation, certainly, of the United States and with many countries around the world began to plan for the future of world Global Development that would apply not only to the least developed countries, but just as well equally and universally to the critical state of affairs for human rights and for development in the best equipped countries including the United States. And out of that conversation came this extraordinary set of Sustainable Development goals to help lead the way for all countries voluntarily. Importantly, voluntarily to collaborate on how we will achieve the outcomes of those goals as set forth for the years 20152030. So were just two years into this, and already theres significant progress to be talking ab
Schools abruptly closed. We will watch the lobby at trump tower in new york city for the next several minutes. [background sounds] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] again, we are looking like a trump tower in newark city. Authorities engaging with a couple of young protesters there today. President trump is in the belly. He is expected to leave at two p. M. Eastern. He will be visiting wall street today, and later on had back to the golf resort in new jersey. The president will sign a bill that will end a 15 year limit for veterans to use their education benefits, the bill also restoring benefits to veterans whose schools abruptly closed. Cspan where history unfolds a daily. In 1979 cspan was created as a Public Service by americas cabletelevision companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. Now to remark some
An august day maybe because its a cool august day what a fantastic turnout on capitol hill and that is due to the extraordinary lineup of people who will be presenting and talking and that brings you here. Five years ago maybe before five years ago the United Nations with the corporations of the United States and many countries around the world began to plan for the future of world Global Developments and it would apply not only to the least developed countries but equally university to the critical space and affairs and human rights for development in the best equipped countries including the United States. Out of that conversation became this extraordinary set of Sustainable Development goals to lead the way for all countries voluntarily to collaborate and how we will achieve the outcomes of those goals as set forth for the years 20152030. We are two years into this and already theres significant progress to talk about the build on the progress of the millennium the following goals t
Eternal god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. Lead us this day in your ways that our nation might be guided along the roads of peace, justice and good will. Grant strength and wisdom to our speaker leaders and members of both the peoples house and the senate, to our president and his cabinet and to our Supreme Court. Bless as well the moral and military leaders of our country and may those who are the captains of business, industry and unions learn to Work Together toward the Mutual Benefit of all, walking in the ways of righteousness and working for the highest good of our beloved land. Bless us this day and every day and may that is done within the peoples house be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approl erf. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the distinguished gentleman from michiga