Us, for we need you every hour. May our lawmakers remember that their success comes from you. Give them the wisdom to seek justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with you. Lord, free them from any entanglements that dishonor you. Protect them from dangers seen and unseen, as they strive to return good. When they feel overwhelmed, remind them that in everything you are work being for the good of those who love you. Help us all to strive to dploarfy you gluerfy you in to glorify you in every action, both large and small. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore pleae join me in reciting the pledge f 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. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell id like to bring a little perspective to todays vote on the clean c. R. Zika package.
A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from rhode island. Mr. Reed thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , i rise to discuss the conference report on the fiscal year 2016 National Defense authorization bill, which we will be voting on in the next hour. This conference report is the product of months of negotiation and compromise between the house and the senate, and i frankly want to commend chairman mccain, chairman thornberry and remember member smith for a thoughtful, inclusive and cautious process. There are many provisions in this bill which provide the support we owe to our Service Members and their families. The Funding Authority and equipment necessary for our troops to succeed in combat and significant and Critical Reforms for the military retirement compensation and acquisition systems, many of which i will talk about in further debate on this bill in the days and hours ahead. However, i regret that i am unable to support this conference report because
Program should be reformed in that direction, and i have also argued for a wage enhancement credit that would allow an individual to receive an extra 4 an hour because at least theyre working. The longer you are unemployed the harder it is to give reemployed again. We have offered a number of Innovative Solutions to deal with that. The government obligation is to create systems for individuals have fallen on hard times can get back up and try again. In some cases it is a lifestyle and in other cases system that traps you. We need to cure poverty and are not doing that right now. Thank you for your emphasis on innovation. I can tell you firsthand startups have trouble. Our local universities train a lot of foreignborn students, some of whom are undocumented, like i have been since the 1st grade. As president what would you do to help foreignborn students and dreamers like me who want to stay in this country and work in this country . I believe we need to pass immigration reform. I just
Youre dealing with garvey bonds, governor bentley said to wall street weve got an ongoing Funding Source from the feds so i can turn to the folks of alabama and say with certainty were going to be all right. But we need it too because obviously we make similar decisions. I think all governors do. So the two versus the five actually drives the cost up . Not only is it a certainty issue. You got it. Its a challenge for the states. Driving up the cost of the Construction Projects also. Absolutely, senator. The second piece is in terms of the partnership. My experience has been that weve had to increase our state contribution just to keep up with our federal match. And what i mean by that is unfortunately the gas tax is a dwindling tax. Unso unfortunately. Its for good reasons. People are driving less miles and theyre driving more efficient vehicles. But we all know that in the long run were going to have to figure out another way to drive revenue both nationally and in the states. Were go
The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , october 2, 2013. I hereby appoint the honorable Glen Thompson to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john the 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 imited to five minutes each, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. Mcclintock, for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Yesterday, the president charged that the Government Shutdown is the result of a, quote, ideological crusade to deny Affordable Health care for millions of americans. Id begged the president to read his cor