The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk speakers rooms, washington, d. C. May 8, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable Jennifer Wexton to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Compassionate and merciful god, thank you for giving us another day. As confirmation of the economic sufferingsu suffering so Many Americans are experiencing becomes known, we ask your blessing upon those who are working to ease the effects of lost jobs and spreading infection. Bless those who continue to serve even though threatened in doing so. Health care professionals, food service workers, and those whose work demands they engage outside zones of distance protection. Bless as well the members of this house, the senate, and those working in the administration. Give them all the wisdom to Balance Health security with maintaining an economy that works now but also can reemerge in the future. May everything done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 7a of House Resolution 891, the journal of the last days proceedings is approved. The gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Bishop, will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. Mr. Bishop 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 chair lays before the house the following communication. The clerk the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. Madam, 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 enate on may 5, 2020, at 12 16 p. M. Appointments, congressional oversight commission, signed, sincerely, cheryl l. Johnson. The honorable the speaker, house of representatives madam. 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 senate on may 8, 2020, at 9 22 a. M. That the senate agreed to, Senate Concurrent Resolution 38, appointment, United States commission on International Religious freedom and commission on combating synthetic opioid trafficking. Signed, sincerely, robert f. Reed, deputy clerk. The speaker pro tempore the chair lays before the house the following communication. The clerk the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. Madam, please accept this letter as a formal resignation of my position on the oversight and government reform committee. A seat i hold on a waiver. To allow for newly elected member, representative mfume to be appointed. At a time when oversight and accountability is of the utmost importance, i am honored to have serve alongside my colleagues working to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in government to improve the lives of all americans. I ran for congress on the promise of holding those who threaten our democracy and institutions accountable. Thank you for the opportunity to raise issues of critical importance to our democracy and give my unique perspective to ensure our government is working for new mexico families and the american people. If an opportunity to serve on this committee were to become available in the future, i stand ready to fill the position. I am available to offer any assistance necessary to facilitate a seamless transition of duties and responsibilities to my successor. I trust representative m mfume will continue to contribute to the much needed investigative work taking place in our nations capital. I look forward to the continued success of this committee. Signed, sincerely, deb haaland, member of congress. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the resignation is accepted. The chair lays before the house the following communication. The clerk the honorable the speaker house of representatives, madam. This letter is to inform you move my resignation from the House Small Business Committee effective immediately. Signed, sincerely, marc veasey, member of congress. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the resignation is accepted. Without objection, the chair lays before the house the following resolution. The clerk House Resolution 954, resolution electing a certain member to certain Standing Committees of the house of representatives. The secretary without objection, the resolution is agreed to, and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. The chair announces the speakers appointment pursuant to section 2a of House Resolution 935, and the 116th congress, and the order of the house of january 3, 2019, of the following members to the select committee on the coronavirus crisis. The clerk mr. Scalise of louisiana. Mr. Jordan of ohio. Mr. Luetkemeyer of movement. Mrs. Walorski of indiana, and mr. Green of tennessee. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 7b of House Resolution 891, the house stands adjourned until noon on tuesday, may 12, 2020. The federal response to the coronavirus pandemic our guest is House Speaker nancy pelosi talking about the next step lawmakers are likely to take. On the Economic Impact of the virus. Join the conversation, tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. The u. S. Unemployment rate is now at its highest since the great depression. The Labor Department reports 14. 7 unemployment in april, when there were 20 million jobs lost. It is less than the great depression, when unemployment hit just over 25 . Live today on cspan at 12 30 eastern, we will take you to the white house for a briefing with the press secretary. She will answer questions about todays job report and the federal response to the coronavirus. At 2 00 eastern, North Carolina governor roy cooper will update his state about the number of coronavirus cases and plans to reopen the economy. Live coverage on cspan. You can also watch on cspan. Org and the free cspan radio app. Television has changed since cspan began 41 years ago. Our Mission Continues to provide an unfiltered view of government. We have already brought you primary election coverage, the president ial impeachment process, and now the federal response to the coronavirus. 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