Clerk on a motion to not disclose the closed session deliberations [roll call] clerk mr. Chair, there are three ayes. Chair mar thank you, mr. Clerk. Is there any further business . Clerk that concludes our business for today. Chair mar great. We are adjourned. Take care. Good morning. The meeting will come to order. The december 3rd meeting. I am joined by Committee Member peskin. Committee member haney will be joining us. I would like to thank sfgovtv for staffing this. Do you have announcements. In order to protect the public and City Employees during the Health Emergency the board of supervisors legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. This is taken pursuant to local state and federal orders and directives. Committee members will attend through video and participate to the same extent as if physically present. Public comment is available for each item on the agenda. Both cable channel 26 and sfgovtv are streaming the call in number on your screen. Your opportunity to spea
354, h. R. 6395, a bill to authorize appropriations for 2021 for military activities of the department of military d for construction to prescribe military personnel strength for for other year and purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to House Resolution 053, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on the services printed in bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of rules committee is adopted and the bill, as amended, is considered as read. Debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and the ng minority member of committee on Armed Services. The gentleman from washington, smith, and the gentleman from texas, mr. Thornberry, each minutes. Rol 30 the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington. Mr. Smith mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and to heir remarks include extraneous material on h. R. 6395. The speaker pro tempore witho
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In 30 seconds or less tell us your pic a why. Be sure to watch books a shaped america live every monday at 9 p. M. Eastern on cspan. The u. S. Senate is gambling in now on the agenda today Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to swear in Laphonza Butler as he ascended her. Shes California Governor Gavin Newsom stick to fill the late senator Dianne Feinstein sea. At 5 30 p. M. Eastern there was a vote scheduled with advance the nomination of James Obriant to the assistant secretary of state for european and eurasian affairs. And now live to the senate floor here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god, most holy, you are more ready to hear us than we are to pray, for you know our needs before we ask for help. Give us listening ears, responsive hearts, and willing spirits. Bless our senators. Fill their lives with meaning and shower them with your wisdom. Reveal the is
Federal employees. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, pastor jon lands, Fellowship Baptist Church, vienna, west virginia. The chaplain lord god, i thank you for your hand of providence that has guided our nation and protected us over these past 241 years. Were thankful for those who have gone before us and paid the price for our freedom from tyranny. In recognizing your blessing in our history, we now ask for your continued favor and grace. We ask that youll protect those who even now place themselves in harms way to preserve the liberty of our land. I especially thank you for these dedicated men and women who gather today to do our nations business. We pray for all in authority, that we may live in peace. We ask you to lead this congress, to follow your instruction given to the prophet mica. To do justly. To love mercy. And to walk humbly with you. These things we pray in jesus name. Amep. Amen. The speaker the chair has examined