And possibilities of things that could happen if theres uncertainty about the outcome. They are bob bauer a distinguished scholar at nyu school of law now on leave as a Senior Adviser to the biden president ial campaign and Benjamin Ginsberg an election attorney in the cnn commentator. I like to recognize some of our special guest today the ambassadors of singapore sweden new zealand and the european union. Id also like to recognize our sponsors our Title Sponsor bank of america of the Greater Washington d. C. Area larry, thank you very and are sponsors terry women senior partner and also its like to recognize siemens usa ceo. Thank you for your leader sponsorship. Sponsors onrporate the screen and the like to thank them as well for their support we have a few Upcoming Events as some of you know about already but let me just remind you on november the 18th at 10 00 a. M. We will have that bandwidth alex of course he who is the chairman and ceo of Johnson Johnson. As you probably know J
Members of congress and others. Forward, march. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Ready, step. Halt. Forward, march. [indiscernible] [indistinct speaking] ladies and gentlemen, [indiscernible] please, rise. [indiscernible] march. Ard, gentlemen,nd [indiscernible] Speaker Pelosi good afternoon. It is an official, personal, and very sad honor to welcome our colleague, john lewis, back to the capitol, to welcome his family and his many friends to acknowledge his sacred life. Please stay standing for the invocation by reverend, dr. Granger browning jr. , ebenezer a. M. E. Church. Let us bow our heads in a word of prayer. Eternal god, our father, i come
This big puckture of john lewis was just put up here, rest in power. You cant see from the tv but over here in the front row is a big bouquet of white flowers. Its in the place where john usually sat in the front row of a section that many of the members of the congressional ack caucus held forth, conspired sometimes, plotted, and made progress for the American People. Its appropriate that we have those flowers there. Where john sat. For so many years. John meacham who is writing a book on john lewis told us yesterday on a caucus call that when john was born he was born into a garden. He loved to be in the garden. He loved to be with the chicks, as we know, little chickens. And he loved to see things grow. Loved to see things grow. And he lived his life in that way. He loved to see progress grow, he loved to see love and peace grow. He loved to see ideas grow. And he loved to see a more Perfect Union grow. Many of our colleagues will have many things to say this evening and because of
Reporter we should have a few dozen members. The Congressional Black Caucus and Close Friends of the congressman will be in the rotunda as this begins in earnest throughout the course of the day. Any other members who want to come in and pay their respects privately will get an opportunity to do so after. Forgive the motorcycle noise, the motorcade is starting to leave the front of the east steps. But the black caucus members have priority access, if you will. They are specially invited for this purpose. I think also important to note that congressman clyburn, the whip whose friendship wit lewis either of their service in washington going back several decades will give the benediction at the close of the formal proceedings inside the rotunda. Only after the family has departed will other members of congress be back. The senate arriving later this in and pay their respects in the rotunda before the congressmans body is moved back out to the east front steps for the public viewing this e