They are gathering in for a special brief session. Father, creator of all that is good, you have called our u. S. World to work in your and by its cooperation to improve the condition of humankind. Always work may ogether as a loving, devoted family. Bringing out the best in our nation. Men. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 2a of 562, the lution journal of the last days roceedings is hereby approved. The chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker pro tempore the before the house a communication. Honorable the speaker, house of representatives. Sir, pursuant to the permission 2h of rule 2 se of the rules of the u. S. House f representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the 2017, at ctober 17, 12 04 p. M. That the Senate Passed senate 705. To the senate agreed Senate Concurrent Resolution 26. Appointment, congressional award board. With best wishes, i am, signed l. Haas. Karen the speaker pro tempore the chair lays before the house the following communication. Honorable the speaker, house of representatives. Sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2h of rule 2 of the rules of the u. S. House of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the nate on october 17, 2017, at 3 24 p. M. That the senate agreed to with the a conference house of representatives. H. R. 810. Am, signed hes, i sincerely, karen l. Haas. The speaker pro tempore ion, and pursuant to clause 11 of rule 1, the chair removes the gentleman walden, as a r. Conferee on h. R. 2810 and the gentleman from illinois, mr. Shimkus, to fill the vacancy. Without objection, the of conferees from the committee on natural h. R. 2810 is modified by striking the first section 2863. The clerk will notify the senate of these changes. Section 2b of House Resolution 562, the house adjourned until noon on 2017, for ober 23, morning hour debate, and 2 00 p. M. For legislative business. P. M. For legislative business. Not the 60 votes typically needed to pass legislation in he senate. In e expecting a long day the senate with final vote later tonight. Follow the senate live over on cspan2. Here on cspan later today, well bring you the white house briefing. Huckaby etary sara sanders scheduled her briefing for 3 00 p. M. Eastern. Ell have it live once it gets under way. Former president barack obama campaigning today for the first ime since he left office earlier this year. Campaigning for ralph northam, the democratic candidate for virginia. The Campaign Rally in richmond, evening, capital this well have it live on cspan. Cspan. Org. E at and on the free cspan radio app. Speaker ight house paul ryan is at the annual Al Smith Dinner in new york city. Fundraiser for catholic charities. Were expecting his remarks at 8 40 p. M. Eastern. O o o o oo live here cspan. Went in, its a long story, but i was barely to the get back surface, but then a bunch of them jumped in and theres a im sure youll show of them pulling me out of lake. You can see my arm is broken. And up high. Once they pulled me out, they werent very happy see me. Because i just finished bombing the place. So we got pretty rough. And hurt my lder nee again. Look, i dont blame them. I dont blame them. Ere in a war. I dont didnt like it, but at the same time i dont didnt like it, but at the same time when youre in a war and youre captured by cant you can expect to have tea. 50 years after his capture, arizona senator john mccain talks about the impact of the vietnam war on his life and the country. Sunday, at 6 00 and 10 00 p. M. Eastern on American History tv. N cspan3. Up next, a conversation on the Opioid Epidemic in the United States. First well hear from the parents of an addict up who overdosed. Then senators maggie hasen of new hampshire, rob portman of joe manchin of west virginia. Later journalists from the and 60 post minutes on the investigation on the influence of pharmaceutical distributors over congress antiDrug Enforcement administration. And the Drug Enforcement administration. Good morning, everyone. Im lenny bernstein, a health here at ine reporter the washington post. Im going to introduce to you todd, the parents ofed that of thad, one of the people who ,000 died of a Drug Overdose in minutes on the investigation on the influence of pharmaceutical distributors over congress 20