Vote to authorize chair ron johnson to issue subpoenas to approximately 40 individuals involved in the Russian Investigation for the ranking democrat senator gary peters, said the committee should be focused on the coronavirus pandemic, not partisan politics. Good morning. Pursuant to notice on september 9, 2020, the Committee Meets to consider a motion to authorize issue of certain subpoenas and note the presence of a quorum. We are here today for two reasons. First, to overcome a ridiculous assertion by the Ranking Member regarding subpoena rules and while were at it, but on subpoena authority for some and brzozowski Additional Information second void the nomination for the investment board. Regarding the Committee Subpoena rules, senator peters has raised procedural objection based on an absurd interpretation of Committee Rules pretty Cordis Center peters with the committee authorize depositions on june 4, that vote did not include the authority to actually schedule any depositions.
Good morning. Pursuant to notice on september 9, 2020, the Committee Meets to consider a motion to authorize issue to certain subpoenas and note the presence of a quorum. Were here today for two reasons, first to overcome a ridiculous assertion by the Ranking Member regarding Committee Subpoena rules and while were at it, vote on subpoena authority for seven additional individuals based on new information, second to the nominations for the retirement thrift Investment Board. Recording the committee rules, senator peters has an objection. According to senator peters when the committee was on june 4th that did not include authority to schedule any depositions. Rather than raise this issue internally which would have been the proper procedure, the committee not any one member is the arbiter of our rules, senator peters immediately conveyed that objection to a witness who cited it as an excuse to ignore a Committee Subpoena. And the witness encouraged to ignore a subpoena is jonathan winer
Whitehouse leave me alone. [laughter] i am telling you, if we ever clean up plastics in the ocean, it will be because of these two folks in senator leahy and i will be willing coconspirators. I have been told about this a lot, and im astounded by the problem mankind has created for the oceans. We can be better stewards of gods creation. We are going to have a hearing today about some solutions, and we are going to find a way to create some kind of fund that people can contribute to. I know they are doing it at the world bank, but i like the global fund idea where the world comes together under American Leadership to solve a problem. Thank you colleagues, for your leadership. Thank you, mr. Chairman. With all the joking that goes back and forth, it is safe to say that the chairman and i feel very strongly about this. We do want to help. Were inwhitehouse and i vietnam last year. We met with the vietnamese officials and scientists to discuss Ocean Plastic pollution and had a great meetin
The ocean. Why are we having this hearing . Sullivan and the white house will leave me alone. [laughter] evertelling you, if we clean up plastics in the ocean, it will be because of these two folks and senator lee and i will be willing coconspirators. I have been told about this a lot, and im astounded by the problem mankind has created for the oceans. We can be better stewards of gods creation. We are going to have a hearing today about some solutions, and we are going to find a way to thate some kind of fund people can contribute to. I know they are doing it at the world bank, but i like the you comend idea where together to solve the problem. To our two colleagues, to live for your leadership. Senator lee . Thank you, mr. Chairman. With all the joking that goes back and forth, it is safe to say that the chairman and i feel very strongly about this. Vietnam last year and we met with the vietnamese officials and scientists to discuss Ocean Plastic pollution and had a great meeting, an
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. July 31, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable Dianne Degette 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. Loving god, thank you for giving us another day. We turn to you, much as the psalmist did of old. Though we walk in the midst of dangers, you guard our lives with when our enemies rage. You stretch out your hand, your right hand saves us. And again we are surrounded by enemies who are like lions hungry for human flesh. Show your greatness in the sky, o god, and your glory over all the earth. And yet again look, your enemies are in an uproar and those who hate you have raised their head against your people. They devise deceptive schemes and lot toget