908. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i ield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i rise in strong support of h. Res. 908, a resolution condemning all forms of antiasian sentiment as covid19. Among other things, the resolution, introduced by my olleague from new york, representative grace meng, calls upon all Public Officials to antiasian denounce sentiment, and it calls on federal Law Enforcement officials to investigate and all credible reports of hate crimes against asian data on the collect rise of hate crimes incidents hold covid19 and to perpetrators accountable. The covid19 pandemic is an country. Risis for our over 6. 6 million americans have been infected, and almost from covid19. Ed lives of ected the almost every american for some ay and it will do so for some time as we brace for the infections. Second Asian Americans have been forced to carry the added anxiety o
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. September 17, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable david n. Cicilline 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 the assistant parliamentarian. O father of mercies, god of all comfort, our only help in time of need, we humbly beseech thee to behold, visit and relief all our servants for whom our prayers are desired. Look upon us all with mercy. Comfort us with goodness. Preserve us from the temptations of the enemy, and give us patience under our aflick shun. In our good time restore us to health and enable us to lead the residue of our lives in thy fear and to thy glory and grant finally we may dwell with thee in life everlasting, main. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 4a of House Resolution 967,
All credible reports of hate crimes against asian data on the collect rise of hate crimes incidents hold covid19 and to perpetrators accountable. The covid19 pandemic is an country. Risis for our over 6. 6 million americans have been infected, and almost from covid19. Ed lives of ected the almost every american for some ay and it will do so for some time as we brace for the infections. Second Asian Americans have been forced to carry the added anxiety of prejudice, racial including racially motivated harassment and violence stemming from a stigma thats unfairly associated them with covid19 virus origins in china, a stigma thats been reinforced by rhetoric a link. Ng such according to the Asian Pacific planning council, since march 19, there have been antiasian00 cases of discrimination related to covid19. Resolution, at the pandemics earliest stage in this country, between february 9 400march 7, there were over such incidents. These include the stabbings of asian mother father and fath
This big puckture of john lewis was just put up here, rest in power. You cant see from the tv but over here in the front row is a big bouquet of white flowers. Its in the place where john usually sat in the front row of a section that many of the members of the congressional ack caucus held forth, conspired sometimes, plotted, and made progress for the American People. Its appropriate that we have those flowers there. Where john sat. For so many years. John meacham who is writing a book on john lewis told us yesterday on a caucus call that when john was born he was born into a garden. He loved to be in the garden. He loved to be with the chicks, as we know, little chickens. And he loved to see things grow. Loved to see things grow. And he lived his life in that way. He loved to see progress grow, he loved to see love and peace grow. He loved to see ideas grow. And he loved to see a more Perfect Union grow. Many of our colleagues will have many things to say this evening and because of
Over here in the front row is a big bouquet of white flowers. Its in the place where john usually sat in the front row of a section that many of the members of the congressional ack caucus held forth, conspired sometimes, plotted, and made progress for the American People. Its appropriate that we have those flowers there. Where john sat. For so many years. John meacham who is writing a book on john lewis told us yesterday on a caucus call that when john was born he was born into a garden. He loved to be in the garden. He loved to be with the chicks, as we know, little chickens. And he loved to see things grow. Loved to see things grow. And he lived his life in that way. He loved to see progress grow, he loved to see love and peace grow. He loved to see ideas grow. And he loved to see a more Perfect Union grow. Many of our colleagues will have many things to say this evening and because of the because its the personal order i dont have my usual one minute which is endless so ill be brie