Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 71, the nays are 21. The nomination is confirmed. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President. The presiding officer under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell on monday, republicans introduced a 1 trillion proposal to give American Families more Coronavirus Relief. Most urgently, the republicans want to continue a federal supplement to state Unemployment Insurance which is set to expire, as we all know, tomorrow. If our democratic dleetions had acted colleagues had acted with the urgency struggling people deserve we could right now be finishing up a major bipartisan package for kids, jobs, and health care. If our democratic colleagues had acted with urgency, unemployed
We convene today to examine recommendations by the Inspector General and gla. Gao. This mission is never more important than during times of natural disasters, like the one in the gulf coast we are experiencing now in Hurricane Harvey with another hurricane about to hit the florida coast. I want to express my sincere sorrow to everyone impacted by the storm. Hurricane harvey is one of the worst natural disasters the United States has ever faced, and still too early to tell the devastation that has displaced thousands of people. Members on both side of the aisle present in sichuans who have experienced loss as they begin to rebuild their lives from this national tragedy. During the storm and in the aftermath, epa plays a Critical Role in the federal response to Hurricane Harvey. While epa is in the midst of initial response efforts, their work is on the begun. We look forward to monitoring their response and learning the full extent of the Environmental Impact and the challenges ahead.
By the time these cases get process for the debbie g oh, what happens with the politicians in the future might not have the same interest in limited government and good tax policy . They get the wto decision and they say be simplest way to deal with this is make wages no longer deductible. Even though its a subtraction method, debbie geo would probably approve it, and that, of course, i think you might as well fold up shop. Thechance of controlling size of government would be very, very low. This is something i think we need to seriously think about. Also, we have to think about the implications for tax competition, which i think is one of the few good things on our side controlling the greed of the political class. The better way plan in some sense is based on a plan that was published by the center for american progress, which is not exactly an organization that is friendly to limited government and low tax rates. The very first subtitle was avoiding the race to the bottom. And that
Country and virtually nothing happens. No sustained comprehensive action is taken. But it is happening and it does every day. Illegal guns are the weapons of mass destruction on our streets. We experience as one of any fellow mayors has said has murder once by one by one in slow motion every single day in the United States of america. And so i ask the question, where is our right red line on violation violence in america . 10,000 plus murdered americans every year. That is a crime against humidity. We have a civil war unfolding in our cities every day, week, every month. Mary landrieu and i have both have spoken with president obama on this issue. He is ready to act. The question is where is the congress . What are they prepared to do . So let me ask this question, what if our response to domestic terrorism was as thorough and engaged as our response to International Terrorism . What if we had a 9 11 commission about black men getting slaughtered on the streets of america . A National
Such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern mr. Speaker, welcome to witchhunt week here in the United States house of representatives. Our economy is slowly recovering. Slower than any of us would like. Millions of unemployed americans have been left behind because their Unemployment Benefits have expired. Our immigration system is broken. Millions of americans are living in poverty because they dont earn enough to make ends meet. And we have a pay equity issue where women on average earn less than men for doing the same job. I mean, Climate Change is a real issue and getting worse. And so what is the response from the House Republican leadership . A jobs bill . No. A fully funded transportation bill . No. An extension of longterm Unemployment Benefits . No. Comprehensive Immigration Reform . No. An increase of the minimum wage . No way. A pay equity bill . No. A sensible Energy Policy . No. Of course not.