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Mr. Carper mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from delaware. Mr. Carper mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Carper thank you mr. President. Well mr. President Congress Says here we do a lot of oversight, oversight thats focused on what is going right and also what is going wrong in our government. Theres a lot of each actually. That oversight is critically important work. Sometimes overlooked but cr...

This morning, we are opening our phones on that debate. We want to hear from you. Give us a call. Republicans can call the numbers are on the screen. You can also catch up with us on social media on twitter or facebook, or email us. And a very good thursday morning to you. This president ial request to congress is the front page story of most papers around the country. We will be taking you through that authorization for use of military force. Here is what Washington Post had to say here is the ...

I hereby appoint the honorable evan h. Jenkins to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 6, 2015, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than thmari a mory leade and t...

Exorbitant costs and restrictive licenses are obstructing libraries’ efforts to resist book bans via access to e-books.

Among the weeks headlines: concerns that defund the library may become the new front in the book banning wars; the Texas Senate passes its school library bill; librarians in Illinois weigh in on the states proposal to defend the freedom to read; and ALA launches a new initiative to combat book bans.