[inaudible conversations] good morning. The committee will come to order. Welcome one and all. On monday september 16 a horrible tragedy unfolded in the navy yard in washington d. C. A very troubled individual took 12 lives in a senseless act of violence. The circumstances that led to this tragedy are multidimensional. The issues raised by this tragedy such as the adequacy of our gun laws and the quality of Mental Health care are outside the purview of this committee. But as we have learned more about aaron alexis a number of my colleagues and i have been asking each other why such a troubled unstable individual possessed a security clearance from the United States government. Why was he originally granted a security parents when he did not disclose his arrest record on his application . Why did the investigator responsible for looking into that arrest rights quote retaliated by deflating someones tires instead of disclosing alexis had shot those tires. We also wonder how such violence
The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , july 19, 2022. I hereby appoint the honorable Sheila Jackson lee to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me . Loving god, you have called those who believe in you to live in community, to love and support those in need, to encourage each other in the faith. God, at times, these seems like such easy tasks. All we need do is look around us and we see fellow human beings in great want for so many things. And yet, we are reluctant to act, not knowing where to start, whom to help first, or what the right help is for us to give. Open our eyes to those who are hungry, who need clothes, who thirst for the water that will satisfy their deepest needs. May we be
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WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $685,239 from the U.S. Department of Housing an