We break away from this portion of washington journal to fill our longtime commitment to bring you live Senate Coverage. Follow this at cspan. Org, senate gasoline and next coming up shortly. Senator Tammy Baldwin will deliver the annual reading of washingtons farewell address. After that the senate will debate the nomination of Robert Malloy to be a district judge for the Virgin Islands with the vote to limit debate on the nomination is scheduled for later this afternoon. Live Senate Coverage is here on cspan2. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, the center of our joy, make us your captives so that we may live liberated lives. Provide our senators with the spiritual, mental, social and physical revitalization they need just for today. May they place their trust in you and experience your profound peace. Grant that they will relinquish their worries to you, as they permit your perfect love to cast out every fear. Lord, show them your redemptive purposes in every problem they must so
2662, the growing American Innovation not act, or linking act. This bill would bring long overdue legislative reform to the clean air ask new Source Review Program. The new Source Review Program protects airquality when factories and power plants are modified in newly built. Gain act provides muchneeded clarity to factor in power plant owners as well as to state permitting officials about when permits are needed. The new Source Review Program was originally designed to support pollution control projects and upgrades. It had the opposite effect. In its current form the program is complex, costly, timeconsuming. The program directly slows Economic Growth and slows job creation, Technical Innovation as well as the ability to modernize our american industry and infrastructure. The association spent a letter to the committee outlining the extreme burden that new source review places on its members. The association explained a Member Company sought a permit to combust alternative fuels. The
S2662, the growing American Innovation now act or the g. A. I. N. Act this would bring long overdue ledges lative reform to the Clean Air Act review program. It protects air quality when industrial boilers, factories and power plants are modified or newly built. The g. A. I. N. Brings clarity to factory and power plant owners as well as to state permitting officials about when permits are needed. The new Source Review Program was originally designed to support pollution control projects and upgrades. Its actually had the opposite effect. In its current form the program is complex. Its costly. Its time consuming. The program directly slows Economic Growth. It slows job creation. It slows Technical Innovation as well as the ability to modernize our american industry and infrastructure. The Portland Cement Association Submitted a letter outlining the extreme burden that new source review places on its members. The association explained that, quote, a Member Company sought a permit to comb
With confidence and conviction and armed by your spirit, we will be able to forge Good Solutions to the current impasse to promote equity, justice and truth. Pardon us as we have missed the mark to this point and we pray we will be faithful messengers of your word and steadfast stewards of all your gifts. May all that is done today be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces his approval. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone. Mr. Pallone please join me with the pledge of allegiance. 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 stice for all. The speaker the chair will entertain 10 requests for one minute requests. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Thompson permission to address the house for one minute
We will show all of this briefing later on this afternoon. The u. S. House is gaveling in next. We do expect them to be in just briefly for now, with possible work later on. Thatrday they are proof same day rule for consideration of a continued resolution. The senate is in session, they have been session for about one hour and there is discussion about a possible way forward, at least on the senate side. We will update you on that once the house devils out momentarily, but let us go live to the house floor. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray, god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. You have promised that you are with us wherever we are and whatever we are doing to heal and to help, to give strength and make us whole. We pray that we all and the members of this Assembly Especially will be receptive to your promises and receive them with confidence and conviction and armed by your spiri