We do have some republican governors who are helping us who have expanded medicaid and their state helping us to protect medicaid, because they are out to get medicaid with attacks. Good morning. Blessings be upon all of you. Task foren given the invocation. Let not this prayer be in futility that our hearts are not present. Let it not be a service of the lips when the hearts are not in line. I want you to look into your hearts. Forget where you are come and be in the presence of god for a second. Feel the presence of god and look within your heart. It is important for us that when we pray, we are in the presence of god and humble ourselves. If we look into the words of the , prophetradition mohammed taught us that if the heart is sound and upright, then the entire body is sound and upright, and if the heart is corrupt and ill, then the entire body will suffer illness and corruption, and many times the world we see around us is reflection of the human heart that exist throughout the world. So let us remember what is prayer. Prayer is first to call upon god, request that we put in front of god, and then we admit our mistakes. We have to admit our mistakes for the help of god to calm. Let us look into the bible and the book of isaiah where the prophet isaiah called amidst a National Turmoil and said, then you will call your lord, and the lord will answer. You will cry, and he will say, herei am. But that is if you remove oppression from amongst you. That is if you start saying yes, black lives matter. That is yes if you say all muslim lives matter. That is when we start standing up for humanity, or mystically and domestically and abroad. He willhet isaiah said answer your call if you remove oppression from amongst you. If you stop pointing fingers at others. If you stop speaking evil rhetoric and wickedness. If you pay people what they deserve. [applause] this is the call of god. The desire ofy those afflicted and seeking refuge. We know of a brown skinned man who was considered a threat by the authorities. We know of a round skinned palestinian man who was considered a threat. And he was nothing but a refugee. And that is jesus. [applause] ,o remembering this word brothers and sisters, isaiah said when you realize and satisfy the desire of those afflicted, our lights will arise in the darkness, and your gloom will become like a mid, and your lord will continually guide you and give you and you will be called to repair the breach. In a, we ask that we live world that is full of hate and division. We ask and pray that you give us revive hearts, changed hearts, but you fill our love for all of humanity for democrats, republicans, the rights, the give love for the home of humanity. We ask you to bless this assembly. Give us the ability to take to heart the words of Martin Luther that change comes through continuous struggle. We must straighten our backs and work for the betterment of freedom. The member the words of jesus when he said all of gods commandments can be summed up into a single command. You must love for others that which you love yourself. We ask you, dear god, to remove us from us the walls we have built within our hearts. We ask you the ability to remove the vans in our hearts against others. We ask you to give us the ability to a brace embrace one another. No longer use religion and faith as a tool for dividing and conquering. Let us no longer look at anyone else as the other. We cannot afford, at this moment, to be blind and sightless. We ask you to give us the realization of the words of notolm x, who said you are to be blind with patriotism, that you can no longer see and face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it. Of Martin Luther king, who said the ultimate measure of a man is not what he stands in moments of convenience at times of stands controversy. We ask you, dear god, to guide us, to bless this assembly, to bless all of us, our family and this nation, under god, with liberty and justice for all. Amen. [applause] thank you, imam. Thank you for your wonderful words and courier. It is now my opportunity to bring forward you may all take your seats. Before i bring forward our secretary, former mayor Stephanie Rollins blake of the city of baltimore, can i ask the members once more to use their one, if you know are present. To if you are not. 2 if you are not. We are going to make sure the system is perfect. Kevin and kevin back there can everyone, once you put it on the screen. Can it go on the screen . On. Sure your battery is if you have any issues, if you do not see the light on the side. Hit 1, if you are present. If your light is linking blinking. All right. There we go. Remember it is yellow, then turns green when you click. If youre having a problem, raise your hand. Staff will come by and make sure you are charged up and ready to go. Charged up and ready to go. Number,ee that magical 442. Point it like a Remote Control to your tv at night when you are watching espn or syfy. Just point to the front of the room. It should be working. Take a look at the numbers. Please vote your proxy as well. , when time isy completed, can you come Forward Foreign ise if a present a forum is present . Panic. S going red, dont just keep clicking until it turns green. Just making sure it works. Do not panic. If it is read, it does not mean your state is going red. Keep clicking. 82 seconds remaining. 45 seconds remaining. It will flash red once and green twice. 40 seconds remaining. Raise your hand if you are having issues. Staff is located in the aisles with all right. All right. I told some of you are not holding the button down long enough. Just hit it as if you want to evict someone from the white house in 2020. [applause] keep getting it. We will get it done. Ok, madam secretary. Blake thank you. I want to thank everyone in atlanta. I want to think my former pper for being an amazing host. We finally got the clickers to work. Madam chair, i can say without a doubt, democrat are here, ready to move forward. And we indeed have a quorum. Thank you. [applause] chair brazile thank you, madam secretary. Let me introduce the other guys. They are the wonderful, amazing officers with whom i have had the privilege of serving, some eight years, others just a few months grace. I will start with a vice chair maria elena durazo. Congresswoman grace meng. Mayor r. T. Rybak. Raymond buckley. Finance chair henry munoz. And of course, secretary stephanie rawlingsblake. Thank you very much. Give them all a round of applause. [applause] i have the numbers on speed dial for the future of officers. During our session yesterday, we agreed to take up resolutions this morning. At the time of the motions we had before us, the motion from the gentleman from california to strike resolution 33 in its entirety. Theers request of resolutions be provided to you again, and some in writing. Can i get a show of hands that will have all received a copy of the resolutions . Excellence. We have more Copies Available if you want it printed out again. Today, as you entered this room, again, hard copies of the resolutions available. Please notify staff if you do not have a resolution packet. We can bring it to your chair. There is also a cover sheet, which categorized the action committee. Motion before you is the adoption of the report of the Resolutions Committee. If you adopt the recommendations, you will adopt the actions as described in that memo. We will go over it again. However, right now, we have an amendment to that main motion, which is to strike number 33 in its entirety. In order to expedite our preceding, the chair suggested to the parties involved that we agreed to 10 minutes of debate on this matter, with each side having up to five minutes. That has been agreed to by the persons who are the proponents of this matter. Do i hear a motion . Seconded. Any discussion . Great. All in favor . Aye. All opposed . Great. After the motion to limit debate, those in favor and who want the strike should be recognized, and those in opposition and who want to at 33 in the packet as the expiration of the time, we will put it to a vote. Have agreed toa come forward to assist me in this process. Thank you, madam chair. What you have today in front of you is a breakout of the resolutions that we considered. There were 50 in total. 50 resolutions in total that we considered. Presented to you as resolutions that were passed by the committee and to be passed on to you for your approval. In addition, i would add that resolution 22, which is listed in the second group, resolutions referred to the rules and Bylaws Committee and the unity reform bemission is also to included in that top group. Other resolutions in that second group are to be passed on to the and Unity Reform Commission and rules and bylaws and do not require a vote. The resolutions 22, 23, and 24 are referred to the incoming chair. I said that already. I said 22 is in the first group, ok . Resolution 26 was withdrawn. 31 are to be8 and referred to the Resolutions Committee, and therefore will not require a vote here. Yes . [inaudible] 24 is to be voted on by the group or to be referred into the incoming bylaws and reforms commission. It is on the paper. And you have desk, a copy, as you do with resolution 23. Now, lets be clear. We passed these resolutions. This is something i will guarantee you will be considered by the Unity Reform Commission. They will be considered by rules and bylaws, considered by the next chair. We have a very thorough debates. So i urge a simple consideration and approval as the most expedient way to move forward. I understand we have new language of a managers amendment to 33. Will that be on the screen or is it simply what they have in front . It is on the screen. Ok. 33 is a resolution that the way we considered it was we were going to vote on it in the full committee and pass it on to the executive community for forementation committee implementation. Because there was no consideration of how to implement because the Resolutions Committee has no power to implement of that sort. Christine pelosi wanted us to vote on it as a group and then pass it on. That is the one we will debate in a minute. [indiscernible] we are voting on it to pass it on for implementation. It is what we would referred to as a referral. After we take a vote, we are agreeing to refer so implementation can then be worked out. , mr. Point of information chair, just to clarify. The resolution is to ban corporate money to the dnc and ban the appointment of federally registered corporate lobbyists as out and out numbers by the chair. So it would seem [cheers] [applause] christine, can we do the following . We have 10 minutes. Let us begin, if we could. Following. S do the we have all of these other resolutions. Can we simply have a motion, them chair, to accept resolutions except for 33 . Chair brazile hold on one second, please. Point of order. Chair brazile i would like our chair to explain what we are doing. When you recessed yesterday, you were in agreement that the motion by mr. Mulholland was a motion to strike number 33 from the report. It is an amendment to the report, ok . Overnight, it was agreed to give folks 10 minutes, in total, to debate the motion to strike. Five minutes, first to mr. Mulhollands side, then five minutes second to ms. Pelosis side. I understand, and i see on the screen, that ms. Pelosi would like to further modify number 33. Front that say up that motion would be in order. Ask you to process the moment motion to strike. It will become very complex very quickly if any of you wished to further modify ms. Pelosis language, whereas if you vote first to strike or not strike, deal with simpler to ms. Pelosis changes. Obviously, you have the right to do this in the way you choose. Inimply am interested today expeditious use of your time. Ok . [applause] and i think your time will be better focused if you first vote on the simple question to strike this or not strike this before you start dealing with whether or not you would prefer ms. Pelosis new language over her old language. Now, you are looking at her new language. To get to hert new language, you vote no on the motion to strike. So that you can get to her new language. And it would certainly be in order for her to debate what she wants to do now as a reason for you to vote no on the motion to strike. Now, i would ask the chair to put before you, are you going to do simple, which is just deal with the motion to strike, yes or no, or are you going complex and trying to deal with the change at the same time . Madam chair, if i may. As the maker of the motion is to mulhollands wishing to strike, i voice my support for a simple way the parliamentarian has said. An agreementosi is to do it simply. Mr. Mulhollands side, are you in agreement to do it simply . Is. I just want to beat th [applause] so what i am hearing from the proponents is you all are first going to debate strike. And you will vote on strike, yes or no. And after that, you will proceed , either with the new 33 or with zero in the spot of 33. Is there any objection . Hearing none. So we can proceed now to the motion to strike. We will proceed now to the motion to strike. Five minutes each side. Mr. Mulholland. I am chico mulholland. A reminder that republicans control all three branches now. I am not a member of mother theresas sisters organization. I am a member of the Democratic Party. Federal laws allow westin hotel is to contribute to it, allow microsoft, and google. All of those organizations in northern caroline who stood up to the Democratic Party platform up tond to stand transgender, why should the Democratic Party say now great what you did, but we will not take your contributions. Thank you. [applause] chair brazile next speaker on mr. Mulhollands side. We have five minutes. I would like to associate myself with my friend bob mulholland. I am a resident of the great state of california. Yesterday, when we discussed this, i mistakenly thought my friends motion poorly written. But and i will apologize for that the resolution was poorly conceived. There was no understanding of what the definition of a corporation was in the time of the writing of the original resolution. There was no understanding of the actual ban president obama implemented. Because of that, you cannot have a peer policy when the understanding of what was actually done was not is not pure. So i urge that we strike this today and go back. And thats sit down and have a real, substantive discussion about this and bring something forward that makes sense. Chair brazile next speaker. Mickeys, at large. First, point of information. I appreciate your explanation of this. Arehe resolution we debating now include ms. Pelosis . No. I still do not understand if this body passes this resolution, not including the amendment of ms. Pelosi, is it then automatically in effect or does it go to the executive committee for determination of how and whether to implement it . It is unclear to me. The motion right now before you is to strike it from the report, from the resolutions package. If the motion to strike fails, we will then entertain the version of amended this resolution by ms. Pelosi to included in the package, and the recommendation is it goes to the executive committee, if passed, for execution. I am sorry to use up a time for mr. Mulholland. Thanks. Can i speak one more minute . Sir. More time, time. , there is i would remind the parliamentarian that my question was a point of information, which i do not think hims out of time. That is correct. I am in favor of the motion to strike. First, i do not think federal corporate lobbyists, however defined, should be precluded from participating in Democratic Party affairs, especially at the Democratic National committee. Number two, corporations is a broad definition. I agree if we are going to focus on this, we need to have a serious discussion about what it is. Hospitals are corporations, 501 c fours are corporations, that would be included in all of this. Thank you. Anybody else . Georgia. Davis from it is really a point of information. Am i understanding correctly that this measure would say that any corporate lobbyists, be they for planned parenthood, like my colleagues who work hard, or any of our wonderful labor unions any of those lobbyists would be excluded from participation in this body . It says corporate. Federally registered corporate lobbyist. It does not yet say federally registered corporate lobbyists. I am trying to understand how broad this measure is. There are people who work for Domestic Violence shelters who are lobbyists. I think this is going a lot different ways than i think it was intended. That is the considering many of you have raised. And the reason why we have requested it be brought to the executive committee, if voted upon. Mr. Mulholland, you have about a minute and a half left. Would you like to close . Strike it. [applause] chair brazile ok. Madam chair. The corporations are not evils in our country. They employ a majority of american workers. In addition, many and in fact most corporations are small mom and pop shops who have chosen to incorporate for insurance, liability, and tax reasons. I agree with the goal of impacting of limiting the impact of big money in politics, but i feel there is a different way than vilifying. Corporations [applause] chair brazile thank you, maam. Ms. Pelosi we have 28. 8 seconds. I urge a yes vote on this. We have yes to strike. It is important for our party that we have the resources to win the the funds to state parties. I trust our new chair that they goodaccept money from people. I recommend a yes vote to strike. Thank you. Chair brazile thank you. 30 seconds left. Reddestes from the state in the nation, utah. We cannot afford not to take corporate money, or we disappear. We fight hard everyday for every citizen of the great state of utah because of our strong symbols. Democratic no dollar will take that away from us. I will take money from anyone as long as they understand i will not treat them differently because of it. Chair brazile miss pelosi, you have five minutes. Madam chair, my colleagues a month ago, i asked every candidate for chair whether they supported providing president obamas ban in the dnc. ,e met with Committee Members having to notice to read, reflect, discussed it we passed the resolution unanimously. However, it issues came up on the floor yesterday. After that, i specifically made amendments, which you see in the managers amendment, to make sure we had addressed those concerns. I believe this body should have the opportunity to debate the work we did. We are colleagues