The vote 11 40 eastern, a final vote around 1 30 this afternoon. Now, live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The chaplain lord god, in these difficult and challenging times, remind us that the earth belongs to you, and you have not abandoned it unite us with the understanding that you are our father, and we are all members of the human family. We pray for all who have been impacted by the pain of this us to crisis season. Use our senators to make the weak strong, the sick healthy, and the broken whole. Lord, surround those who have been shaken by anguish with your divine presence and peace. We pray in your loving name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting 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 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. , jun
Skies. We praise you for the love that surrounds us and for your mercies that are new each day. Lord, guide our senators. May they continue to look to you as their helper, defender, and friend. Inspire them to always trust in your unfailing love as they depend on you to do for them what they cant accomplish with their strength alone. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me 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. Mr. Grassley mr. President. Pra the senator from iowa. The presiding officer i ask mr. Grassley i ask permission to address the senate for one minute. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley my friend senator wyden and i released an updated version of our bipartisan prescription reduction act. That bill will deliver even more savings for seniors
Lso, a republican effort to censure Intelligence Committee chair adam schiff. Live coverage of the house now here on cspan. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] recorded v yeas and nays are ordered, or votes objected to under clause 6 of rule 206789 the house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. That rules and pass the bill, h. R. 4406, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 4406, a bill to amend the Small Business act, to improve the Small Business Development Centers program and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from new york, ms. Very laz kess, and the gentleman from velazquez, and the gentleman from ohio, mr. Chabot, each will control 20 minutes. The chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from new york. Ms. Velazquez thank you, mr. Speaker. I ask unanimo
The senate, Small Business and entrepreneurship, three women testified about their experiences running companies. And working to promote and increase ownership and investment rolls for women in American Business and industry. This is about an hour. I know everybodys having a good time and networking, and moving the enterprise forward. We really should get started. We have two votes starting at noon, were going to be on a bit of a short string here. That shouldnt in anyway denny great the importance of this hearing of the Small Business committee. What were going to do is explore ways to help Women Owned Businesses reach their full potential and grow the american economy. I want to thank my colleague for working together on this. This is of great importance to all of us and all america. As you know, october is National Womens Small Business month. Fee malentrepreneurs employ more than 9 million workers, they contribute 1. 6 trillion in sales to our national economy. And are capable of e