we know we have got a job to do and that this is a great time for mayors to be in washington, dc. now more than ever washington and the country need to be reminded that it is still possible to look past party affiliation and work together and to get things done. let me introduce myself. i am the mayor of rochester hills and president of the united states conference of mayors. is the mantra we should shed party labels. it is in our agenda. it is proven by the men and women that are standing up here this morning. i would like to this is the most challenging part. i would like a quick roll call to introduce themselves. the focus here is your name and your city number not your latest economic win. [laughter] baseballll score, team. why don t we start way down here with the mayor here. and whoever else is trying to can, as best we massachusetts. mayor of framingham, massachusetts. des moines, iowa. minnesota. dayton. las cruces. tacoma, washington. new orlea
weathering of mayors, the largest of mayors gathering of mayors, the largest of anywhere. it will be an exciting week in washington, dc glad we are here when there is nothing else going on. basically have the media all to ourselves this week. we know we have got a job to do and that this is a great time for mayors to be in washington, dc. now more than ever washington and the country need to be reminded that it is still possible to look past party affiliation and work together and to get things done. let me introduce myself. i am the mayor of rochester hills and president of the united states conference of mayors. is the mantra we should shed party labels. it is in our agenda. it is proven by the men and women that are standing up here this morning. i would like to this is the most challenging part. i would like a quick roll call to introduce themselves. the focus here is your name and your city number not your latest economic win. [laughter] baseballll score, team.
like it all has been worth it. politics, paul wellstone told us, is about the improvement of people s lives. i know that the work i ve been able to do has improved people s lives. i would do it all over again in a heartbeat. for a decade now, every time i would get tired or discouraged or frustrated i would think about the people i was doing this for and would bet me back up on my feet. i know the same will be true for everyone who decides to pursue a politics that is about improving people s lives. and i hope you know that i will be fighting alongside you every step of the way. with that, mr. president, i yield the floor. neil: with that, senator al franken has resigned from the united states senate. he says he will do so in the coming weeks. he didn t specify how many weeks. that is important parliamentarywise because we don t know whether he wants to stay for the vote, not only temporary measure to continue the government and continue operating the government for another c
gavel back in. take you live to the floor, and today work on a number of bills including legislation that would redefine the term joint employer to ensure that franchises and temp agencies are not held liable for the working conditions of employees. also today, several bills on veterans medical care. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] cappingscappings. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offer bird the guest chaplain, chaplain michael j. halliard, south texas veteran system, san antonio, texas. the chaplain: merciful and loving god, source of life and constant guide to your people, we ask your blessings on our esteemed representatives as they continue to help govern a course for our nation and its citizens. in these days of disrepute and impropriety, keep them steadfast in their deliberation
chaired a hearing. senator rounds: good morning. the subcommittee on superfund waste management oversight is meeting today to conduct a hearing entitled oversight of the u.s. environmental protection agency s superfund program. we will hear testimony from witnesses with involvement in cleaning up superfund sites. they will discuss their expenses in working with the epa, state government, and local committees to clean up these sites as well as offer suggestions on how cleanups can be completed quicker and more efficiently while best utilizing taxpayer dollars. since 1980, the comprehensive environmental sponsor of an liability act has been a cornerstone of our hazard waste management program. superfund was enacted by congress to give the federal government authority to clean up contaminated and hazardous waste sites and is fun to oil spill s and natural disasters. the program created a trust fund that is dedicated to cleaning up site and gives the agency to work with and respo