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With time equally allocated between parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. But in no event shall debate 9 50 a. M. Beyond the chair now recognizes the entleman from illinois, mr. Shimkus, for five minutes. Mr. Shimkus thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i rise again this thank my boys, now young men, for the love, support, and understanding during my time as congress. F as i stated yesterday when i was sworn in for my first term in 1997, david was 3 years old. Joshua was 1 years old. In 1999, daniel was born. After compl...

White house here a few take sda. Some democrats and some in the media continue to ignore reality. As portlands democrat mayor ted wheeler tweeted, quote, what i saw last night was powerful in many ways, i listened, heard and stood with the protesters and i saw what it means when the federal government unleashes Paramilitary Forces against its own people. That was a quote from the democrat mayor who quite literally stood in the middle of a riot as violent protesters tacked a federal building. That is appalling and mayor wheelers clearly failing at his duty to protect his streets and his city th...

On the coronavirus aid package. Senators are likely to talk about that upon the floor. Now to live coverage of the senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our rock of safety, hear our prayers. Help us to live that the generations to come will know of your mighty acts. Today, give our lawmakers the hearts to seek, find, and follow your will. Lord, guide them in the path you have created, inspiring them with the potency of your powerful presence. May they trust you i...

Our goal for this hearing is to enable this committee to have a thoughtful and deliberate consideration of your qualifications for the positions that youve respectfully been nominated to fill. The witnesses have provided written responses which you all will have. As youll see, mr. Miller graduated from George Washington university. He was commissioned as an infantry officer, he has a masters in National Security studies and a graduate of the Naval College of staff. Began his military career as a infantry man in the army and served in the district of col n Columbia National guard. He served wit...

Friday at the age of 80. All weekend, people were remembering just how extraordinary this mans life was. Civil rights icon and American Hero john lewis passing away at age 80. As a college student, he helped lead the fight against racial inequality by participating in multiple protests. In 1963, he was just 23, the youngest speaker at the march on washington right alongside Martin Luther king, jr. My friends, let us not forget that we are involved in a serious social revolution. Trevor two years later, he would lead Peaceful Protesters across the edmund pet us the bridge, fighting for the righ...