Chaplain conroy let us pray. God of the universe, thank you for giving us another day. Throughout the country people mourn those whom they have lost. People lament the loss of businesses of normalcy. 100,000 have now died of covid19. They were democrats and republicans, they lived in urban areas and now more and more in rural areas. They were the desendents of men and women who were colonists or founding fathers, and immigrants who had recently become citizens. They were disproportionately people of color, but not only of color, and of every religion and culture in this nation. , when o lord, will we come to understand that we are all in this together . If we do not stand together we risk falling together. Heal the divisions within our body politic, within this chamber so that your healing power through our actions and good will can be manifest in our United States. May everything done this day and in the days and weeks to come be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker pro
Mr. Huizenga thank you, mr. Chair. I stand here today to offer while i stand here today, as i offer my amendment, residents across the great lakes are facing imminent threats to their property, their infrastructure, and to the shore lines themselves due to historically high water levels. Great lakes communities, including many in my own district along the shores of lake michigan, are in critical need of shore line projects to protect against devastating erosion. For those of us who call the region home, the great lakes forever shapes our way of life. Its from we recreate, its where we do business, its where we pass along the heritage of our region. It is the largest freshwater system and holding 20 of the freshwater supply and generate 1. 5 million jobs and provide the backbone of a 5 trillion regional economy and home for more than 3,500 different plants and species. Often say, we can and should both protect and promote both the if we dont protect our shore lines now. The high water l
Dethe vote. Put de novo. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The journal stands approved. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will be in order. He house will be in order. Please take your conversations off the floor. He house will come to order. Please take your conversations off the floor. He house will come to order. Pursuant to clause 8, rule 20, the chair will postpone further the house today will come to order. Please take your conversations off the floor. Pursuant to clause 8, rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or votes objected to under clause 6 of rule 20. The house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. For what purpose does the jerusalem from california seek recognition . I move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill s. 239, the Christa Mcauliffe commemorative coin act of 2019.
While we were on the august recess, it was projected that theyd reach trillion, doubling the estimate of we simply cannot continue down this path of spending large sums of money without regard to the fiscal future of our nation. This bill takes the same approach American Families take every day. They simply have to do more with less under the biden economy. American families decide every single day where to cut back spending to pay for whats most important for them. For them, those decisions are difficult. Likewise, we have to make tough, difficult decisions for the good of the nation. This represents 2. 7 billion across discretionary accounts throughout this bill except for the Supplemental Program for w. I. C. With this reduction the fiscal year 2024 agriculture appropriation bills discretionary allocation is 15. 1 billion. By redirecting nearly 7. 5 billion in unobligated funds from the inflation reduction act, this funds the food and agriculture and the Commodity Futures Trading Co
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 227. The nays 186. The previous question is ordered. The question is on adoption of the resolution. Those in favor say aye. All opposed say no. The ayes have it. Ms. Slaughter mr. Speaker, i request the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. Those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. 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 vote the yeas are 221. The nays are 190. The resolution is adopted. Without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. The s