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You live coverage of the u. S. House. Now to the house floor. 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. March 26, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable Tom Ohalleran 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 guest chaplain, reverend dr. Dan c. Cummins, capitol worship, washington, d. C. The chaplain come pray with me. Heavenly father, a certain samarita...

We will be back tomorrow morning. 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. March 25, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable Jennifer Wexton 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 guest chaplain, the reverend robert w. Fisher from st. Ohns church, washington, d. C. The chaplain lord of all, this moment is not a moment that any of us would have chosen ...

Mr. Sasse madam president . The presiding officer the senator from nebraska. Mr. Sasse thank you, madam president. We are in the midst of two crises at once one healthrelated and one economic. I tend to think that the prudent path forward on the health front is that even as we hope for the best, we should continue planning for the worst. If this nasty disease continues to ramp in roughly the same proportions it has in italy and spain, it would overwhelm our hospitals. So i think that the social distancing recommendations from the president and from the c. D. C. Over the last four days are a pr...

Professor green absolutely, i agree. And what is interesting about that statement, it was made at the time when speakers had a lot fewer responsibilities and duties than today. If anything, it is even more so it is the most difficult job in washington. Susan unlike the senate majority, this position is named in the constitution, without a lot of detail beyond that. I am wondering, when the framers created the position, they were look into the english model, what are they have in mind . Professor green they were thing about a model of the speakership where it was a position that had parliamenta...

For a short session. Continue uled to we will take you live to prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend dr. Dan c. Cummins, capitol worship, washington, d. C. The chaplain come pray with me. Heavenly father, creator of all things, throughout our history have plagues and diseases pillaged our human frailties and still another leviathan plunders your children, stealing, destroying, and killing without prejudice. We besiege you this morning without timid it but in all reverence and humiliation, reminding you of your promise to us, your children, that if destruction should come in th...