applause please be speeded. It is my pleasure to present to you his excellency, the governor of the commonwealth of virginia, the honorable ralph at northam. Thank you all. Thank you. Well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Happy new year and thank you for the warm welcome. To my wife pam, Lieutenant Governor fairfax, and attorney general hearing, justices of the supreme court, newly elected members, old friends of my cabinet and staff, thank you all for your service to our commonwealth. And good evening to madam speaker and madam president. applause the Chamber Looks pretty good from up here doesnt it . laughs laughs you know its a proud moment to look out and see General Assembly that reflects more than ever the virginia that we see every day. applause this is truly an historic night. Just one week ago, we closed a decade that sometimes challenged our fundamental beliefs and even made us question what it means to live in a changing america. So tonight, let us recall some basic fact
[applause] this is my pleasure to represent you that governor commonwealth of virginia, the honorable ralp ralph. [inaudible] [applause] well good evening ladies and gentlemen. Happy new year and thank you for the warm welcome. To my wife pam, Lieutenant Governor fairfax, a attorney general hearing, justices of the Supreme Court, newly elected members, old friends of my cabinet and staff, thank you all for your service to our commonwealth. And good evening to madam speaker and madam president. [applause] [applause] [cheering] the Chamber Looks pretty good from up here doesnt it . [laughter] you know its a proud moment to look out and see General Assembly that reflects more with the virginia we see every day. Pplause] this is truly an historic night. Just one week ago, we closed a decade that sometimes challenged our fundamental beliefs. And even made us question what it means to live in a changing america. So tonight, let us recall some basic facts. Because we have a lot to be thankful
Caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] about 20 minutes left in this discussion. A reminder, you can find it online at cspan. Org wj. The house gaveling back in. We take you now to the floor. He house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. The hat purpose does gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Takano madam speaker, i suspend the house rules and pass h. R. 4920. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 4920, a bill to amentitle 38, United States an , to provide for exception to certain Small Business contracting equirements applicable to the department of Veterans Affairs procurement of certain goods and Services Covered under the Ability One Program, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempe pursuant to the rule, the california, mr. Takano, and the gentleman from will each bost, control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman
The secretary madam speaker. Im directed by the president of the United States to deliver to the house of representatives messages in writing. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postponefurther proceedings to suspend the rules on which the the yeas and nays are ordered or votes objected to. The house will resume proceedings on the postponed questions at a later time. For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Takano i move the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 4625 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title the clerk a bill to amend title 38, United States code, to require that educational institutions abide by certain principles as a condition of approval for purposes of the Educational Assistance programs of the department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. Takano, and the gentleman from tennessee
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