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adoption of house resolution 657, if ordered, and passage of house resolution 1638. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. remaining electronic votes will be conducted in five-minute votes. the unfinished business is the vote on ordering the previous estion on house resolution 657 which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 109. are house resolution 657, resolution providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 2396, to amend the gramm-leach-bliley act to update the exception for certain annual notices provided by financial institutions. and providing for consideration of h.r. 4015 to improve the quality of proxy advisory firms for the protection of investors, and the u.s. economy, and in the public interest, by fostering accountability, transparency, responsiveness and competition in the proxy advisory firm industry. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on ordering the previous ....
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eastern, author walter starr, and howard university professor on abraham lincoln s friends and enemies. watch this week in prime time on c-span3. now, to the women s march on washington. organizers held it to an to one-yearte the anniversary of president trump s inauguration. up? good afternoon, ladies and friends. it is indeed a pleasure to join you here this afternoon as we celebrate the one-year when we sent a message to the world that women are here to stay, that we will not go quietly into the night, and that this is our time. my heart is so full at the site of the array of beauty out here today. 2016 was undeniably a check for us all. no one could have predicted the predicament we landed in. but i must say, no one had a more appropriate response and solution to the mess we are in than women. year, millions of women organized, mobilized and marched. this year, the we are still marching, we have taken it a notch further and now we are running. [cheering] ms. cla ....
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the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 242. the nays are 175. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 the unfinished business is the question on agreeing to the speaker s approval of the journal which the chair will put de novo. the question is on agreeing to the speaker s approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the journal stands approved. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. speaker, i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. ....