Quorum call mr. Cardin madam president. The presiding officer the senator from maryland. Mr. Cardin thank you, madam president. I ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cardin equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or bridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Equal rights amendment. Most americans believe its part of our constitution today. But its not. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg stated, and i quote, every constitution written since the end of world war ii includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Our does not. The state of maryland has a provision very similar to that in its state constitution. Many of our states have acted on the equal rights amendment. But as Justice Scalia, the late Justice Scalia said, certainly the constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It doesnt. W
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 225. The nays are 184. With three answering present. The journal stands approved. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on Armed Services be discharged from further consideration of h. R. 3891, and ask for its immediate consideration by the house. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 3897, a bill to amend title x United States code to provide for the issuance of the gold star installation access card to the surviving spouse, dependent children, and other next of kin of a member of the armed forces who dies while serving on certain activity or reserve duty to ensure that a remarried surviving spouse with dependent children of the deceased member remains eligible for installation of benefits to which the surviving spouse is previously eligible, and for other purposes. The speaker pr
Campus, in your chunks, and in your communities. You are leaders. Young people talking to the president , seeing the president for the first time, they are inspired. Flies one in the air to left center back at the wall. It is gone 239 hitter. We wilwe will talk more about t. New details about the man accused of sending more than a dozen suspicious packages to prominent democrats. Pete behind bars facing up to 48 years in prison and learning more about his long criminal past. Rachel todd piro live with more on how authorities todd law officials continue to warn we are not out of the woods yet as there could be more dangerous packages in the mail yet to be delivered. But, they say they did get the attempted alleged bomber. He is cesar sayoc, multiple agencies working together used d. N. A. A fingerprint and pings from a cell phone tower to hunt him down, nabbing him at Auto Parts Store parking lot in south florida. The key break in the case came on thursday when investigators traced five
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