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For a bill combining several Clean Energy Initiatives followed by five measures dealing with veterans issues. Live now to the floor of the u. S. House here on cspan. Orde the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Lord god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. The advance of Coronavirus Infections continues to rise in a number of states around our nation, send your spirit of healing and wellbeing among those who suffer and your angels to prot...

Connectivity issues or other problems that render the member unable to participate on camera. Members participating remotely will remain muted when not recognized, just like turning your microphone on and off. This is out of courtesy to all members on the committee. When you are recognized, you will need to unmute your microphone and pause for a couple of seconds before speaking so that well be able to hear everything that you say. If you wish to be recognized, raise your hand using the webex ra...

Technical support you can resolve your issues immediately. Under a member unable to be on the committee and subcommittee policy that members remotely remain would not recommend like turning microphone on and off during an in person hearing. Background noise interview member to speak. You unmute your microphone and pause a couple of seconds before speaking so we can hear everything you say. If you wish to be recognize, raise your hand using the race hand function unmute your microphone and asked ...

Amy as a humanitarian catastrophe in syria deepens, aid workers describe scenes of chaos and devastation, with families scrambling for shelter as temperatures fall below freezing and children freeze to death. We will get an update on idlib executive benoioit, director of Doctors Without Borders. We will also talk about coronavirus and talk about their new report called no way out on how immigration policies imposed by the u. S. And mexico trapped thousands of Central American migrants in dangero...

Amy as a humanitarian catastrophe in syria deepens, aid workers describe scenes of chaos and devastation, with families scrambling for shelter as temperatures fall below freezing and children freeze to death. We will get an update on idlib executive benoioit, director of Doctors Without Borders. We will also talk about coronavirus and talk about their new report called no way out on how immigration policies imposed by the u. S. And mexico trapped thousands of Central American migrants in dangero...

Restrict military action against iran. Live coverage of the house now on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god, lord of us all, we give you thanks for giving us another day. You, o lord, are the source of life and love. You hear the prayer of congress for the good of this nation and for the good of humanity around the world. Help this congress and the president to discern your ...

The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. God our father, we give you thanks for giving us another day. Bless the members of this peoples house as they gather at the end of another week in the capitol. Endow each with the graces needed to attend to the issues of the day with wisdom. That the results of their efforts might benefit the citizens of our nation and the world. We also ask your blessing leading into t...

The clerk the speakers room washington, d. C. , february 11 2015. I hereby appoint the honorable david w. Jolly to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the chair will receive a message. The messenger mr. Speaker a message from the president of the United States. The secretary mr. Speaker, im directed by the president of the United States to deliver to the house a message in writer. The speaker pro tempor...

House that is doing all that we can to ensure that our veterans get timely care and the best care that we can provide them. This is cynical and its shameful and i believe, i believe that the American People can see straight through it. So i hope again, madam chair, that the president will reconsider this position. Because there is no place, no place here in this bill for political gamesmanship when it comes to our military families and our veterans. Thank you. I yield back. The chair the gentlem...

V. A. Officials appeared before a House Veterans Affairs subcommittee to explain what is being done to address the issue. This hearing is about an hour and a sexualharassment affects the rights and wellbeings of employees. An estimated 17 of the v. A. s four hundred thousand employees experienced Sexual Harassment in the preceding two years. This exceeds a governmentwide average of 11 and may be the highest rate of sexualharassment across federal workforce. These figures show an unacceptable sit...