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The chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Frelinghuysen i rise and offer this amendment and yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Frelinghuysen i present house amendment to the Senate Amendment to h. R. 1370. This legislation keeps the government fully open, funds Important National Security Priorities and temporarily extends critical Government Programs like the Childrens Health Insurance Program, the National Flood Insur...

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 rooms, washington, d. C. , december 22, 2017, i appoint the honorable Mike Gallagher to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed paul d. Ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend paul d. Holland, jesuit conference, washington, d. C. ,. Reverend holland gracious god...

By your holy spirit breathe into us a new spirit, shape this congress and our world according to your design that we may fulfill your holy will. Give the members of this peoples house the intent of open hearts and minds and through the diversity of ideas they may sort out what is best for this nation. Let them not be afraid of silence and even before they eak, they may heed yo revealedordith longing. Their speech be delivered be deliberately of all prejudice that others may listen wholeheartedly...

Mr. President i simply would like to read a statement from the spokesperson from the pentagon we have been working under a continuing resolution for three years now the current cr expires january 19 this is destructive. We need to fully funded budget or face ramifications on the military. That very cr that the pentagon objects to and i strenuously object. The objection is served. With that motion to concur. Report the culture or emotion. In accordance with provisions of the standing rules of the...

Pleas ms. Pelosi good afternoon. I stand proudly with the democratic leadership of the house of representatives. Leadership of the caucus that voted overwhelmingly and with great unity to support our lues and rejecting the illfounded republican c. R. C. R. s are a way to debilitate government. You dont quite shut it down but debilitate the opportunity for our country to act full force as we go into the rest of the fiscal year. On the process, our members knew that the right thing to do is vote a...

Amendment. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i move to concur on the house amendment to the Senate Amendment to h. R. 195. I ask unanimous consent there now up to ten minutes of debate equally divided on the motion to con tur and concur and following the use or yielding back of time the senate vote on the motion to concur with no intervening action or debate. The presiding officer is there objection . Mr. Schumer reserving the right to object. ...

Quorum call mr. Mcconnell madam president. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i ask that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule 22 the senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur on the house amendment to the Senate Amendment at 10 00 p. M. Tonight. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i...

Impact of this legislation but theres no doubt that this is backing off of commitment that this nation has made so that all people in our country can freely participate in home ownership. Theyll try to minimize and say its only Credit Unions and banks under only issue 500 or fewer mortgages. But when you add all those folks up, that ends up being a whole lot of mortgages, mr. Speaker. If it was only certain types of data. That data is critical to making sure people are included in the American D...

Respect of this nation and who should welcome them because there are a lot of good kids. And im going to keep on working on a solution. But now ive got people that want to distract us, not only distract us from trying to negotiate a reasonable outcome from daca, but add to distraction and create the toxic environment that shutting down the government will cause. If you go back, whats amazing to me is the very people who are now saying we should shut down the government made these kind of stateme...

The house returns tomorrow to vote on a bill dealing with abortion. This evening, the house passed a shortterm spending bill to avoid a Government Shutdown. Current governments funding expires friday at midnight. Paul ryan and other Republican Leaders called on the senate to pass the spending bill. Rep. Ryan im going to be brief. Shutor schumer, do not down the federal government. Do not jeopardize funding for our military and national security. Forot jeopardize funding the Childrens Health Insu...