Kespa a National Nonprofit that works for inclusion in lgbt in the Jewish Community. Welcome. I know the Jewish Community federation and the National Nonprofit have been working on the issue of how to Pay Attention to awareness and inclusion issues with lgbt and choose jews for decades now. We started a program last summer late last summer, called, lgbt pathways to leadership. It is a Leadership Development program that was a year and a half in its development. And launched in november technically with 12 members. That was in the initial cohort. The program was designed to bring folks in that lgbt q world to the table. That proverbial decisionmaking table. And the idea really behind that was that we, as an inclusive engaged community wanted to make sure we have representation from all of our Jewish Community including the lgbt q community. The program will run about nine months. The idea is to give people leadership skills give the participants leadership skills in order to have them r
Will rise and remain standing until counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. In cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 236, the nays are 181. The bill is passed. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Foxx thank you mr. Speaker. I send to the desk a privileged report from the committee on rules for filing under the rule. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title. The clerk report to accompany House Resolution 152, resolution providing for consideration o
House of january 6, 2015, the chair will now recognize members fromis smiedy the morityndinity 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 theajitanmiri leaderand the minoty whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 1 50 p. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from washington, mr. Heck, for five minutes. Mr. Heck thank you, madam speaker. Tick to be ticktock, ticktock, tomorrow, count them there are 30 legislative days left before the Export Import Bank is gone vanished, disappears and each day that we fail to address this Vital Institution for american jobs we let the extruxists win. We let this obstructionists win. We let this impaway. And the irony of it all, as my dear friend from texas, congressman green said if we dont have the Exportimport Bank we would be scurrying around to try to develop to compete with every country in the world who h
Eternal god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. Lead us this day in your ways that our nation might be guided along the roads of peace, justice and good will. Grant strength and wisdom to our speaker leaders and members of both the peoples house and the senate, to our president and his cabinet and to our Supreme Court. Bless as well the moral and military leaders of our country and may those who are the captains of business, industry and unions learn to Work Together toward the Mutual Benefit of all, walking in the ways of righteousness and working for the highest good of our beloved land. Bless us this day and every day and may that is done within the peoples house be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approl erf. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the distinguished gentleman from michiga
California facing the driest winter on record. The States Government asking people to do their part. H1n1 is one of the strains that doesnt take much contact for it to be transmitted from one person to the other. Why more young people will be hit hard this season. Good morning to you and welcome to al jazeera america. Im Morgan Radford coming to you live from new york city. Voting in thailands election has ended. It could take weeks before results come out. Antigovernment protesters making good on their promise to disrupt the voting. Many polling centres have reported problems. So far it seems the election has little to resolve some of that viaed spread anger over the Prime Ministers government. Scott heidler reports from bangkok. In her north bangkok neighbourhood Prime Minister vin arrived as the yin arrived Yingluck Shinawatra arrived as the polls opened. Setting an example. Translation as thais its our duty to exercise a vote. Doesnt matter who you vote for. In other parts of the c