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Quorum call quorum call . Mr. Cardin madam president. The presiding officer the senator from maryland. Mr. Cardin thank you, madam president. I ask unanimous consent that the dwoark be dispensed with. The presiding officer that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cardin madam president , in february of this year, the house of representatives passed whats known as the universal background check in regards to gun sales. Since that time, the senate has had no action whatsoever on gun safety issues. Leader mcconnell could bring this bill to the floor, and i am confident that we have the support to pass it. I do hear from many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle that were waiting for the president , and unless the president signs off on a bill, they are not interested in bringing it up. Well, the last time i checked the constitution of the United States, the first article of the co ....
Realize more fully that they are servants of heaven and stewards of your mysteries. May faithfulness be the litmus test by which they evaluate each action. May they never be careless about their spiritual and moral growth. As you make them your instruments for achieving lasting peace and justice in troublesome times. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the 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. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C. , january 15, 2014. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable edward j. Markey, a senator from the commonwealth of massachusetts, to perform the ....
Evening and number two is please hydrate. Thank you very much. Nice to see you. Thank you. Our coverage of this dramatic scene in the house continues throughout the night. It looks like the drama is taking a turn on the house floor right now so well go right to it. The democrats historic sit in on the house floor is continuing with speaker ryan expected to have the house reconvene at any moment now. Thats a shot of whats happening in the house right now. We dont know if the democrats will continue doing what you see them doing there if the republicans try to reconvene the house, that they may try to prevent the house from reconvening. We have never seen that happen before. We have never been here before. No one watching the congress has ever seen this happen before. We truly, truly have no idea whats going to happen next on the day when the Minority Party in the house decided they couldnt take it anymore. There are 535 federal ele ....