Lawmakers walk through their starting legislative session. We will bring you live coverage here on cspan. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] [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 the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. You have blessed us with all good gifts and with thankful hearts we express our gratitude. You have created us with opportunities to serve other people in their need, to share together in respect and affection
Terry mcauliffe today. Virginia Governor Terry mcauliffe today. President donald trump in the navys leadership will usher in a new era in Naval Aviation today. A large cloud of uncertainty still hovers over the 12. 9 billion ship. The Nuclear Powered ship them the first in a new class of carriers, joins the fleet after spending years over budget and behind schedule. It is unlikely to the plate deploy for another five years. That is from navytimes. Com. The commissioning germany for the uss Gerald R Ford. The commissioning ceremony for the uss Gerald R Ford. Live coverage on cspan. [no audio] [no audio] we are live in norfolk, virginia, waiting for the commissionings our money to begin for the navys newest Aircraft Carrier, the uss Gerald R Ford. President trump has arrived. The crowd waiting for the ceremony to begin. We also expect to hear from defense secretary james mattis today, as well as virginia Governor Terry mcauliffe. The president has arrived and the ceremony should get unde
Will the guests please rise and arrival. Anding for the military honors for the president of the United States, our National Anthem, in the invocation. Forelcome the band assisting us today. Ladies and gentlemen, our platform guests. Ms. Mary baldwin. Greg willard, white house staff assistant to president ford and commissioning committee cochairman. Mr. Byron cavaney, commissioning committee cochairman. Mr. Douglas devos, committee cochairman. From Huntington Ingalls shipbuilding, mr. Matthew mulherin and, who most recently served as president of newport news shipbuilding. Rear admiral bruce lindsey, United States navy, commander, and Naval Air Forces atlantic. Rear admiral brian antonio, United States navy, Program Executive officer, Aircraft Carriers. Vice admiral thomas moore, United States navy, commander, naval seas shipments command. Vice admiral michael shoemaker, United States navy, commander, Naval Air Forces. Admiral frank caldwell, United States navy, director, Naval Nuclear
Will the guests please rise and arrival. Anding for the military honors for the president of the United States, our National Anthem, in the invocation. Forelcome the band assisting us today. Ladies and gentlemen, our platform guests. Ms. Mary baldwin. Greg willard, white house staff assistant to president ford and commissioning committee cochairman. Mr. Byron cavaney, commissioning committee cochairman. Mr. Douglas devos, committee cochairman. From Huntington Ingalls shipbuilding, mr. Matthew mulherin and, who most recently served as president of newport news shipbuilding. Rear admiral bruce lindsey, United States navy, commander, and Naval Air Forces atlantic. Rear admiral brian antonio, United States navy, Program Executive officer, Aircraft Carriers. Vice admiral thomas moore, United States navy, commander, naval seas shipments command. Vice admiral michael shoemaker, United States navy, commander, Naval Air Forces. Admiral frank caldwell, United States navy, director, Naval Nuclear
Will the guests please rise and arrival. Anding for the military honors for the president of the United States, our National Anthem, in the invocation. Forelcome the band assisting us today. Ladies and gentlemen, our platform guests. Ms. Mary baldwin. Greg willard, white house staff assistant to president ford and commissioning committee cochairman. Mr. Byron cavaney, commissioning committee cochairman. Mr. Douglas devos, committee cochairman. From Huntington Ingalls shipbuilding, mr. Matthew mulherin and, who most recently served as president of newport news shipbuilding. Rear admiral bruce lindsey, United States navy, commander, and Naval Air Forces atlantic. Rear admiral brian antonio, United States navy, Program Executive officer, Aircraft Carriers. Vice admiral thomas moore, United States navy, commander, naval seas shipments command. Vice admiral michael shoemaker, United States navy, commander, Naval Air Forces. Admiral frank caldwell, United States navy, director, Naval Nuclear