Their own. And i have to say the majority over there tried. The democrats in the senate stopped consideration of that spending bill four different times over six weeks. In the meantime, the house had to sit here waiting for the senate, and we have been waiting six weeks until just now. Finally, this more the senate has passed a bill funding the department for the balance of the year. Which differs from the house passed version of that bill so we got to go to conference. Thats the way the framers set things up when the house does something, and the senate does Something Different on the same subject, youve got to bring them together into conference to work out the differences and come up with a bill for the president to sign. Thats where we are. Finally now we can go to conference. We could not have earlier because the senate had not passed the bill. Now we can go to conference. And well be asking the speaker for that designation today. But in the meantime we cant let the Department Sto
Impell. And may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker 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 approved. Mr. Speaker. The speaker the gentleman from pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. The speaker the question is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The journal stands approved. The gentleman from pennsylvania. Mr. Thompson mr. Speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not pnt. The speaker pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. The pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentlelady from indiana, mrs. Broo
That chair is authorized to declare races of the committee at any time. This hearing is entitled, Holding Meghan banks accountable. Oversight of americas Largest Consumer facing banks. I recognize myself for four minutes to give an opening statement. Testifying before us today, we have the ceo of the seven largest u. S. Commercial breaks that each serve millions of consumers. Chairwoman of this committee, i prioritize connecting rigorous oversight over our nations largest banks and their activities. Last year for these mega banks that survived for us. Since then our motion continues, to battling ongoing epidemic. Inflation that is affecting every household budget, russias invasion of ukraine, raising Interest Rates another crisis. And better that economy. In this environment, the role of banks played to protect consumers and provide access to Affordable Credit is absolutely critical. Over the past several years that weve seen several symptoms of banking across the country take a dramat
Secretary of defense for the state of israel . I will take your answer off the air. Host that was part of the discussion yesterday. Guest absolutely. There was a lot of time spent on israel yesterday. It is a huge foreignpolicy issue for the. They happen to be in the middle of an environment that is unsettled and without clear paths forward. It is a core interest of the United States. Again, it is a scenario where politicians feel strongly and American Voters feel extremely strongly. There were some differences of opinion but got explored yesterday. Again, that is part of the point of the hearing process of a confirmation progress process, getting into areas where people have concerns. Host one of the exchanges about israel, democrat from rhode island. Interviews and speeches, i have always said i am a supporter of israel. In some cases, i have said a i am a strong supporter. I think it is in my book that we have a special relationship with israel. We always have. So i have never voted
Outlooks and prerogatives that reflects a way that reflects more the grass roots and not so much the gun manufacturers or Big Industries or the manufacturers . First, i reject the claim that there is any guncontrol legislation that will be passed the will be popular among our supporters. What it will do is energize our base. Our base is extremely focused on what is going on in congress. They are extremely passionate and have a lot of energy. They will generate a higher level of interest in the 2014 elections, and we will able to capture that energy and spirit accordingly in the elections steer it accordingly in the elections. Terrific. Well, we have reached the end of our time, so i asked you to join me in thanking our panel sara chieffo, david kirby, brandon davis, and glen caroline. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2013] coming out in about 30 minutes, we will take you live to the state department, w