Mr. Mcconnell madam president . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i move to refer the house message on h. R. 601 to the committee on appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith the presiding officer morning business is closed. Under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the house message to accompany h. R. 601 which the clerk will report. The clerk house message to accompany h. R. 601, an act to enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact of assistance provided under the foreign assistance act of 1961 and so forth and for other purposes. Mr. Mcconnell now, madam president , i move to refer to the house message on h. R. 601 to the committee on appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with a paul amendment numbered 816. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Yang tonight, the state of florida is bracing for what could be its worst hurricane ever. While irmas sustained winds have dropped a bit, it is still a category 4 storm, with at least 22 dead and a trail of destruction in its wake. P. J. Tobia begins our coverage, from cocoa beach, florida. Reporter snaking lines of traffic and clogged highways floridians, escaping a storm thats targeting the entire state. Irma blew toward the florida keys today. The Storms Center is on track to turn north and make landfall on the mainland by early sunday, then pl
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Yang tonight, the state of florida is bracing for what could be its worst hurricane ever. While irmas sustained winds have dropped a bit, it is still a category 4 storm, with at least 22 dead and a trail of destruction in its wake. P. J. Tobia begins our coverage, from cocoa beach, florida. Reporter snaking lines of traffic and clogged highways floridians, escaping a storm thats targeting the entire state. Irma blew toward the florida keys today. The Storms Center is on track to turn north and make landfall on the mainland by early sunday, then pl
A high wind warning. But nevertheless, it will be windy and it will be a factor in our weather tomorrow. Hurricane jose maximum sustained winds at 75 miles an hour. So just hurricane strength. 250 miles to the east of Cape Hatteras North Carolina moving toward the north then making that north northeasterly turn look at this making another annoying loop and staying off the coast of new new jersey until friday. So that serve surf will continue and you can see passing by as category one storm but well offshore. So as we look at the winds which will be a big impact, by tuesday morning, were talking about north north hell winds down the shore 26 miles an hour. Near 20 miles an hour gusts in philadelphia. The maximum wind will definitely be tuesday night but you can see its a 34 miles an hour gust little bit weaker than earlier forecast. And then during the day on wednesday as the storm pulls away you can see that northwesterly flow with winds gusting to at least 26, 27 miles an hour. This i
The speaker pro tempore on this 23 e yeas are the speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 237, the nays are 189. He bill is passed. Without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Reminded that all visitors here are guests of the shows of opinion are against the rules of the house. He smotion on passage. The clerk senate 782, an act to reauthorize an the chimes against Children Task force program and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the howls suspend the rules will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this