providing for consideration of the senate amendment ott bill h.r. 1892 to amend title 4 united states code to provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? by direction of the committee on rules i call up house 6 727 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar 174, house resolution 727. resolved that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to take from the speaker s table the bill h.r. 1892, to amend title 4, united states code, to provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty, with the senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the house, without intervention of any point of order, a motion of
i want you to know i m pleased to report today, rules committee favorably reported out this bill and we will be talking about the substance of that today. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlelady from new york is ecognized. ms. slaughter: thank you, mr. speaker. i wasn t quite ready but i thank my friend for yielding me the customary 30 minutes and yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. slaughter: i m sorry i can t support this continuing resolution today. the great government of the united states of america that s been called the last, best hope of man cannot be funded in traunches of maybe two weeks to three weeks. this is the fifth continuing resolution that we have done since the 30th of september. that s an atrossfi. i don t think of any, any legislative body anywhere, totally unable to do its job. and as sorry as i am to say it, because of my great respect and affectio
in the sunshine it doesn t feel all that bad. where i m standing in the shade now at 16 degrees it is cold cold, cold. cold enough so when i squirt some water on the back of this granite marker it freezes instantly. and cold enough that as you said, it broke some pipes here in the courthouse. it s going to be closed again tomorrow and this is a problem we re seeing across the region. when we caught up with the plumer richard mills he and his partner were loading up to head to the next of what will be many jobs. we ve been working 24 hours a day running like crazy all over virginia maryland. too cold. everything is bursting. he specializes in fire sprinkler systems often the first to burst. it makes a big mess. everything is wet and freezes. the ice and discharged the spripgler heads. it s a more complicated fix at the prince george s county circuit court where a pipe burst and the ensuing flood damaged the electrical here. the building closed and she didn t get word.
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