Transcripts For CSPAN Pro Forma Session 20150428

Prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain arch die owes ease of chicago. At the end of the day, god of heaven and earth, you bid us, lay our worries and concerns and responsibilities to rest. What time we sleep, you continue to care and provide for your creation renewal of energy and evolution and duty and peace, continue without us. Let it be, now and forever, amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings. Pursuant clause 1 rule 1 the chair will lead the house in the pledge of the 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 justice for all. The speaker pro tempore the chair lays before its house a communication. The clerk the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, this is to notify you pursuant to rule , pursuant to the house of representatives, that i have served with testimony issued by the central zict of illinois. I will make a determination to require by rule 8 signed sincerey, kelly rip p. The honorable speaker, house of representatives pursuant to the permission granted in clause 246r7b. The clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on april 27, 2015 at 10 11 a. M. , that the senate agreed to without amendment, house concurrent recent like 21 house concurrent resolution 25. And signed sincerely karen l. Haas. The speaker pro tempore works. The house a a brief session in the house. They are back on tuesday for legislative work. This week, but will take up the v. A. Spending bill the first of a dozen spending bills the house has to pass. The focus tomorrow will be on the Supreme Court case, the hearing of two cases on samesex marriage. One will determine whether states have to require, where the 14th amendment requires a marriage license to two people of the same sex. The court will also consider the case if the 14th amendment requires the recognizeo recognize the samesex marriage. We showed you video of people gathering outside the Supreme Court. The Huffington Post and did a story on that. A look at the list the sign up list of people who have reserved spots in line who are camping out that the Supreme Court. Our coverage begins at 10 a. M. Eastern tomorrow on cspan3. Here is what is ahead on cspan we will bring you to todays swearingin ceremony of loretta lynch. She was sworn in by joe biden. Then Chuck Grassley tops of the National Press club laying out his committees agenda and that is followed by the oral arguments of the two cases the spring court will hear tomorrow whether states can recognize a samesex marriages. The casess from michigan and ohio. We will begin the day tomorrow on cspan with washington journal. Washington journal will start at 7 a. M. Eastern tomorrow with a look at the Supreme Court nominations whether states can ban samesex marriage. We will hear from brian brown and evan wolfson, founder and president of freedom to marry. After that, david savage who covers the Supreme Court and judicial issues for the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune will talk about the case and what a rolling either way will meet. That is tomorrow morning, every morning, at 70 and easter. 7 a. M. Eastern. Your participation is welcome. Loretta lynchs nomination began