The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 415. The nays are zero. 2 3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The Unfinished Business is on the vote of the gentleman from washington, mr. Hastings, to suspend the rules and pass s. 459 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk Union Calendar number 140, senate 459, a bill to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the state of south dakota and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. 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 closedcap
I know this additional flexibility provided under our proposed amendment would help get Quality Charter School office the ground. The amendment also allows for revenue to be more portable across School Districts to provide states with the ability o move toward more models. Or competency based education if they so desire. It ensures that Charter Schools are doing outreach to low income and other schools. Many Charter Schools are already leading in this regard d helping our most atrisk families to achieve success. We want to ensure they continue to lead the way and provide access to choice for more families. Im also pleased that my amendment i offered with brooks regarding Computer Science is made in order. My amendment with representative brooks would clarify that federal funds can be used for Computer Science education. Its particularly important because it relates to funding for teacher preparation based on the bipartisan Computer Science education act which representative brooks and
Catherine adams. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] Elizabeth Monroe was a true partner in her husbands career. They were a love story and absolutely devoted to each other. Elizabeth monroe had a well developed sense of style and image. This is a woman who knew how to carry herself with great elegance. It is called the era of good feeling. This is a woman who spoke french. Very great beauty. She received is seldom anything in the white house. She hated it. Dignity, civility. Those are the words that come to mind. Elizabeth monroe served as first lady from 1817 to 1825 as a time known as the era of good feeling. Coming up, we will explore her life and what were not always happy times inside the white house for this woman born into a welltodo new york family. She married james monroe at the age of 17 and traveled new york extensively with him. She brought with her to the white house a certain french sensibility
Gulf. Bara starr reporting tonight. The u. S. Baton is heading to the gulf with 1,000 marines on board and armed American Drones are flying over baghdad as Human Rights Watch releases an image of what the terrorist group isis is capable of. Two mass graves of iraqi soldiers, police and civilians killed by militants. Barbara what are they being sent to do . We were told a few hundred advisers and now 1,000 marines. We are here every night talking about more and more fire power. 1,000 marines on board the uss baton headed to the persian gulf. Now there is no word that the president is ordering air strikes or anything like that. But this just simply puts more fire power and boots in the region if they are needed. These 1,000 marines will join 2,000 marines already in the persian gulf area. Seven warships already there. Dozens of war planes and helicopters up and down the persian gulf. Things are clearly being put into place if it gets worse. From was to be an order for air strikes or an o
Funding bill. We begin with john roberts live at the white house. Hi, john. Good morning, to you. The president is expected to leave the white house in about an hour headed for his christmas vacation at maralago. Yesterday we were told the president may have a full blown press Conference Today but that wouldnt leave a lot of time between now and his departure for the press to get together and ask questions of the president. Im told that he may stop and talk to the press on his way to the helicopter but likely we may not even hear from the president this morning. Tell you whats on his agenda for today, though. He will sign that continuing resolution which includes the socalled paygo waivers that prevent cuts to entitlement programs to pay for tax reform and hell put pen to paper to sign the his historic tax cut and reform bill. He said it has taken on a new source of love, Big Companies and corporations showering their workers with bonuses. This is a phenomenon that nobody thought of an