[applause]. [applause] thank you for coming its great to be back one of the greatest independent bookstores in the entire country. [applause] i spent many a day and night looking at my books with my daughter back there. You can buy as many books as you want. Makes an excellent gift item. You could write out all of your Holiday Shopping tonight. [applause]. Its not just a book about housing i think its not an exaggeration to call this a manuscript. And then with the housing crisis and then it begins and then it ends up the author of sb 50 and may be coming back. Take us back to the great migration and the movement west and with the singlefamily home. And with the barbecue a backyard. And the california living. And some of the early history of how california grew and the role housing has played. It is a journalism book with history in it. So what it is like to be a rich society in america. And then the house with an orange tree in our backyard. People really thought of it as an instructi
American housing crisis. Give them a warm welcome. [applause] thank you for coming, its always nice to be back at romans, one of the best independent bookstores in the entire country. [applause] i was just browsing the childrens section, i spent many a day and night looking with my daughter atbooks. And tonight you get to buy books. As many as you want. Theyre stacked up hereand there are more than that available. It makes an excellent gift item. Whatever holidays might be coming up for you, you can wipe out all of your Holiday Shopping tonight. Take the rest of the year all. It is a wonderful book and its not just i should say its not just a book about housing. Its, i think its not an exaggeration to call this a manuscript, a great manuscript of california history. So you will be getting a lot of policy in here but its also brilliantly driven by characters. You will get to know quite a few people involved in the history of californias housing crisis and the activists and all the other
[applause] thank you for coming its great to be back one of the greatest independent bookstores in the entire country. [applause] i was just browsing the children section i spent many time day and night looking at my daughters books. That there was an excellent gift item. It is a wonderful book it isnt just housing but i think it is not and exaggeration to call this a manuscript of california history. So you will be getting a lot of policy in here and then with the housing crisis and then it begins and then it ends up the author of sb 50 and may be coming back. Take us back to the great migration and the movement west and with the singlefamily home. And with the barbecue a backyard. And the california living. And some of the early history of how california grew and the role housing has played. It is a journalism book with history in it. So what it is like to be a rich society in america. And then the house with an orange tree in our backyard. People really thought of it as an instructi
Of representatives at 5 p. M. Eastern. And you can see that here on cspan2. Now, live to the floor of the u. S. Senate. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, we whisper our prayer boldly before your throne of grace. You have invited us to come to you with all our needs. We thank you for our requests that you have already answered. We have sought and found. We have knocked and walked through open doors. Lord, with your grace and mercy, strengthen our lawmakers for their journey. Prepare them for the ravages of the valley and the chill of the mountain summits. Guide them, great redeemer. They are pilgrims on this earth. They are weak, but you are mighty. Inspire them to keep their eyes on you and not the problems that seem too difficult to solve. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pled
You rescue us from lifes deep waters, restoring us when we feel powerless. Continue to show yourself faithful, as our lawmakers seek to accomplish your purposes. Lord, be a shield for them as they place their trust in you. When they lose their courage, continue to be the god of their salvation. When they cry to you for help, answer their requests. When they feel the pains of despair, fill them with your hope, peace, and love. May they always remember that yu will never forsake them. We pray in your precious name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge f allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 123450l the presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C. , october 24, 2023. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of t