Process and wait times for receiving loans. From the house Small Business committee, this is about two hours. I want to thank everybody for joining us. I want to know important requirements. Let me begin by standing in that test by stating that house rules will continue to apply during the proceedings. All members are reminded that they are expected to adhere to these standing rules, including decorum. With that said, the technology we are utilizing today requires us to make some small thefications to ensure that members can fully participate in these proceedings. Asing the covid period, designated by the speaker, the committee will operate in accordance with House Resolution guidancer subsequence from the rules committee in a manner that respects the rights of all members to bridges bait. To participate. Regulations require members to be visible through a video connection throughout the proceedings, so keep your cameras on. Also, if you have to participate in another proceeding, pleas
Minute. Mr. Hoyer this vote today, madam speaker, is a reminder was even while the house working on a serious matter regarding the president s abuses of ity for office, we are still working hard to deliver on our promises the American People to focus on economic opportunity. Nd in this instance, we are working together. The usmca agreement before us is vast improvement over the first version shown to us by team. Ent trump and his we worked together. That now includes critically mportant changes offered by democratic members in order to ensure that its enforcement stronger, that a protects American Workers, and that it protects American Workers and Lowers Health costs prescription costs. This will remove the uncertainty created by the tariff policies pursued by the president. I am glad that our House Democratic working group was new provisions to ensure that americas trading uphold the rights of orkers to unionize and bargain collectively. I am glad this agreement includes strong, Rapid
Prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] will be er the house in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Pray. In conroy let us god of the ages, we give you hanks for giving us another day. We continue to ask you to be peoples re in the house. Olitical energy is high, yet, we ask that you bless the members with wisdom and as they continue toward the end of the first session. Work to be completed result in blessings for our the funding of the government for the next year. Send a healing pirit upon this assembly, upon our nation. Much harsh language and have been heard in the chamber. Ambassadors of peace and reconciliation so that hope inicans might have a united future. May all that is done be for your honor and glory. Amen. Speaker pursuant to Section House resolution 758, the days of the last proceedings is approved. The pledge of allegiance will be ed by the gentlewoman from california, mrs. Torres. Mrs. Torres please join after me. I pledge alle
They were rescued. The muny station will be named for political activist rose pack , the emotional response from people in chinatown. Good morning. Thank you for joining us here on mornings on 2, wednesday morning, august 21st. Im pam cook. Im dave clark. The weather feels nice outside this morning. I hope you are ready for warmer temperatures. Mark tamayo is in for steve. We are going to bump up the numbers for today. The biggest concern will be the fire danger. It seems like its like clock work when we talk about 90s, we get reports of the grass fires. Fire crews are being briefed on the changing weather pattern. Today will be warmer. Instead of 90s, we are thinking lower 90s today. The beaches approaching the 70 degree mag for this afternoon. Satellite showing you worth system to the north, that u, this the upper level wind pattern, that would be cooling us off. The energy is to the north along the north coast, eureka and cape montecito. For us, high clouds and patchy fog redevelopi
Coming up next, two former republican members of congress sit down to talk about their time in washington d. C. And how things have changed in the u. S. House of representatives since the 1980s. We hear from Nancy Johnson and peter torqueleson. This is about 90 minutes. Id like to thank you all for coming this morning to our session on former members of congress, our donors and audience. Id like to introduce our moderator this morning, david cain, a senior lecturer and public policy, faculty chair and Public Administration programs in the john f. Kennedy schools of government at harvard university. Since joining the faculty in 1992, professor kings courses have focused on legislatures, Political Parties and Interest Groups. He is also a member of the core faculty within the car center for human rights policy and is a faculty affiliate of the toebman center for state and local government. In the wake of the 2000 president ial elections, professor king directed the task force on Election