Connecticut, senator murphy, organizing this time to bringing members of the senate together. I want to thank my colleague from ohio, senator brown, the senior senator, or his words tonight, is passionate about this issue. And his commitment to change. That should be a commitment that is shared by everyone here, but well be talking about what has not happened your tonight as much as what has happened. When i think a about this issue, the issue of gun violence, which its an epidemic, its also uniquely american problem. No other country has this problem. In fact, america didnt have this problem for all of its history. Its, debating on where you start the y clock, its years od is not a lot longer than that. When i think about the issue and think about the debates where having sometimes we start withes the names of communities, and we unfortunately have been memorized. So many communities are known for so much, so much thats positive about their culture, about their history and about their
The presiding officer the senator from connecticut. Mr. Murphy are we in a quorum call, mr. President . The presiding officer we are not. Mr. Murphy thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , i thank my colleagues for their indulgence this evening, and for those of us those of you who help us keep this floor open. I will make some longer remarks later this evening, but while we have a short break in the floor waiting for senator brown to arrive, i wanted to say a word of appreciation to all of my colleagues who have decided to join us this evening on the floor. This is my first appearance here, to talk about the imperative of changing the nations gun laws, recognizing that this number, 100 americans killed by guns every single day, is not inevitable. Almost every single one of these murders and suicides and accidental shootings is preventable. If we make different choices here on the floor of the United States senate, and our purpose tonight is to try to bring some consistency of effort
The gray wolf in the 48 states from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife, published under the endangered species active 1973, and providing for proceedings during the period from november 19, 2018, through november 26, 2018. The speaker pro tempore referred to the house calendar and ordered precipitationed. Printed. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceedings will resume on motions to suspend the rules previously postponed. Votes will be taken in the following order. H. R. 6064 by the yeas and nays. And h. R. 2615 by the yeas and nays. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote. Remaining electronic votes will be conducted as fiveminute votes. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from colorado, mr. Lamborn, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 6064, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk house calendar number 188. H. R. 6064, a bill to rename the Oyster Bay National Wildl
Vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or to change their vote . If not, the yeas are 64. The nays are 34. The nomination is confirmed. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from nevada. Ms. Cortez masto i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Ms. Cortez masto thank you. Mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from nevada. Ms. Cortez masto thank you. I rise today to honor a dear friend. Her name was emily faye reece who passed away on november 3 at the young age of 44 after eight years of battling colon cancer. Emily was a source of strength and a beacon of light in the reno community. She radiated love and kindness to every person she met, and her loss will be felt by every Single Person whose life she touched. She loved and adored her thre
Its 8am in singapore, 7am in bangkok, and midnight in leicester, where the Football Club have confirmed that their chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, was among those killed on saturday evening when the helicopter carrying him and four other people crashed outside king power stadium. None of those on board survived. In a statement, the club said mr vichai was a great man, and they would pursue a vision for the club that was now his legacy. Our Sports Editor dan roan reports from outside the stadium in leicester. Its a city in shock. Tributes and tears outside the king power stadium in leicester today as the club and its fans struggle to come to terms with last nights Helicopter Crash. Just yards away, the burnt out wreckage as an investigation into the tragedy continues. Club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha one of five people on board. The thai billionaire had been at the ground to watch Leicester Citys draw against west ham united last night. An hour later, the moment his helicopter to