Follow what is true and do what is right. Lord, inspire our lawmakers with a renewed trust in you and commitment to Work Together for your glory. We pray in your sacred 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. Reid mr. President . The president pro tempore the majority leader. Mr. Reid i move to proceed to calendar number 211 s. 1569, the debt limit legislation. The president pro tempore the clerk will report. The clerk motion to proceed to calendar number 211 s. 1659 a bill to ensure the timely payment of the obligations of the u. S. Government until december 31, 2014. Mr. Reid the time until noon will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. At noon there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture
Does cause cancer. Definitive new research from the World Health Organization. A bosnianserb arrested on war crime charges. Hundred was thousands of u. S. Government employees are heading back to work for the first time in more than two weeks. It follows the vote from Congress Wednesday night that approved raising the debt ceiling and reopening the government. President barack obama signed the bill into law in the early hours, but its only a temporary reprieve. The deal only funds the government until next year. Despite the talk of bipartisanship, democraties and republicans remain divided over budget issues. We are monitoring the stock exchange. First, lets go live to kimberly covering the political tussle in washington d. C. Kimberly, i guess now this deal must be breathing some life at least back into the government buildings around you. Indeed, you can see it on the roads heading into washington, d. C. This morning, packed for the first time in 16 days as more than 800,000 federal
But first, the u. S. Federal employees are going back to work after Congress Vote today reopen government and raise the debt ceiling. Ideal to resolve the financial crisis was finally approved in the early hours of the morning, but it may only be a temporary meant and as al jazerras White House Correspondent reports, Many Americans are worried that politicians took so long to reach this agreement. Without objection the motion is agreed to. Reporter and with that, a temporary reprieve for the global economy. The u. S. Will not default on its debt. For the American People, their government will now reopen. For at least the next three months. President obama expressing optimism that the country wont be back in the same place a few months from now. Once again i want to thank the leadership for coming together and getting this done. Hopefully next time it wont be in the 11th hour. One of the things that i said throughout this process is that we have got to get out of the habit of governing
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