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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 Insurance Program and section 702 of the foreign Intelligence Surveillance act. This is our duty to the A...

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 winter has come with its long nights and cold days. The holidays bring hectic demands and promise o...

Entirety at cspan. Org. The senate about the gavel in, reauthorizing the house approved fisa program reauthorization. A vote on that set for 5 30. D the senate. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, the fountain of wisdom, as our lawmakers do the work of freedom, give them the assurance of your provisions and prevailing presence. Remind them of your promise to never leave or forsake your people. Nourish our senators, this day, with spiritual verities and moral qualities that will make our nation strong and good. Surround them and their loved ones with the shield of your divine favor, being fo...

The comments of the senator from new york state. Also he has talked about 702, and let me refer to that a bit. Section 702 is in s. 139, the amendments reauthorization act of 117. Were going to vote very soon whether to cut off debate and block any amendments on the fundamentally flawed piece of legislation that fails to reform one of our most important surveillance tools. Section 702 of the fisa Amendment Act was intended to provide for vast and powerful surveillance of foreigners overseas who might do harm to us, and it does. But the fact that it is an effective surveillance tool used agains...

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 against the c. R. Even though republicans were advertising it as this, that and the other thing. They...