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The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , july 19, 2022. I hereby appoint the honorable Sheila Jackson lee to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me . Loving god, you have called those who believe in y...

Human trafficking is a crime that robs people of their human dignity. Is the traffickers dignity question . Why is my dignity question . One of the definitions of dignity is selfrespect. That is what was stolen from me, not my selfrespect but my sense of selfrespect. I stand before you and up until when i started speaking i questioned why i am here. Why do i get to speak. My fellow survivors who cannot speak english. Why not the young man or boy because he was not a girl being raped . Why not so...

Think both emily but also Nancy Goldberg for your interest as well not only interest but your work as a native san franciscan to do everything that you have been doing to end this too. I am privileged today to recognize a number of individuals who have been strong, strong advocates, people who have gone way beyond the duty but also deserving of recognition for all their advocacy work. The first person i would like to introduce is these years recipient of the abolitionist the word for advocacy, s...

Nancy kirshner rodriguez, police chief greg sur sounds like i will like to turn this over to mayor lee. Diana are you here . He is on his way. Well thank you. Why dont we do that . Why waste a moment. Nancy did mention that we will announce the winners of the fabulous Poster Contest. I am the executive director of commission on the status of women. The mayor will be announcing not only the winners of the Poster Contest but also the winners of this years abolitionist awards. Fire commissioner is ...

Earlier today the president and first lady volunteered at a school in the washington, d. C. Area, nbcs ron is standing by the national day of service day tent at the mall and you have a special guest there with you as well, good day to you, sir . Reporter hey there, craig. My special guest is being mobbed by the crowd behind me. Its the Senior Adviser to president obama. She will make her way here in a second. As she comes up, we will give her a big welcome. Welcome, valerie. Pleasure to see you...

Applause we also have someone whose services have been both exemplary and deserving of recognition. She is a founder and executive director of Freedom House. She is the 2013 abolitionist award for providing exemplary services, em. applause we also together in collaboration with the status of women, with supervisors, Department Heads, the Human Rights Commission we wanted to make sure that future generations of children are part of the solution. In that effort both in advocacy we have a strong, s...

Are hugely competitive stories. There is an imperative to do that. Doingrnalists had been that work we would have known about it. These are disclosures that are important for the public to know about. Spoke earlier about how many different Media Outlets there are out there now. They are all covering the same story. The things that are exclusive and distinctive are important. There is no better way to set yourself apart. To become somebody who breaks news that editors can get from any other sourc...

The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Nadler mr. Speaker, h. R. 8404, the respect for marriage act, would reaffirm that Marriage Equality is and must remain the law of the land. Over the past several decades, millions of lgbtq people in loving and supportive relationships have married and formed families, particularly after the Supreme Court ruled in oberkfell and hodges that the constitution protects Marriage Equality. An estimated two million children are being...

Constitution protects Marriage Equality. An estimated two million children are being raised by lgbtq families today. An enormous body of Research Shows that stable and loving families are the foundation for childrens wellbeing and success and children do best when their families have the critical Legal Protections to care for one another. Thankfully, Marriage Equality remains constitutionally protected. And there is no indication that it will be overturned in the foreseeable future. It is and sh...

Think both emily but also Nancy Goldberg for your interest as well not only interest but your work as a native san franciscan to do everything that you have been doing to end this too. I am privileged today to recognize a number of individuals who have been strong, strong advocates, people who have gone way beyond the duty but also deserving of recognition for all their advocacy work. The first person i would like to introduce is these years recipient of the abolitionist the word for advocacy, s...