The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 413, the nays are two. 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Without objection, the title is amended. He house will be in order. Members, please remove your conversation from the floor, into the appropriate cloakrooms r off the floor. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on the motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered. Or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. Any record vote on the postponed question will be taken later. He house will be in order. The house will be in order. For what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition . Mr. Chaffetz i move that the house suspend the rules and pass senate bill 1170the Breast Cancer Research Stamp reauthorization act of 2015. The speaker pro
Youre dealing with garvey bonds, governor bentley said to wall street weve got an ongoing Funding Source from the feds so i can turn to the folks of alabama and say with certainty were going to be all right. But we need it too because obviously we make similar decisions. I think all governors do. So the two versus the five actually drives the cost up . Not only is it a certainty issue. You got it. Its a challenge for the states. Driving up the cost of the Construction Projects also. Absolutely, senator. The second piece is in terms of the partnership. My experience has been that weve had to increase our state contribution just to keep up with our federal match. And what i mean by that is unfortunately the gas tax is a dwindling tax. Unso unfortunately. Its for good reasons. People are driving less miles and theyre driving more efficient vehicles. But we all know that in the long run were going to have to figure out another way to drive revenue both nationally and in the states. Were go
Screeria nigeria. The freight rail system and a look at federal initiatives at this years internet policy conference. A Bipartisan Group of congressmen, senators rob portman and al franken along with Jim Sensenbrenner took part in a panel about the criminal Justice System. We will hear from piper curman, author of orange is the new black about her experiences in a federal prison. This event was hosted by the constitution project in washington, d. C. Thank you. Its really a pleasure to be here with you for the constitution project to be sponsoring this program and to welcome so many of you this morning particularly those from house and senate staffs who will be engaged in many of these very same issues over the course of the next few months. It is interesting because this is a city in which the common wisdom is everybody fights with everybody all the time that democrats and republicans, conservatives and liberals cant get along, dont get along, dont want to get along and more interested
He is very sensitive and working in the area of Mental Health and crime. A few months ago someone observed that in every single state in this country there are more people who have been determined to be potentially dangerously mentally ill in our jails and prisons than in all private and public Mental Health facilities in those states. Its a real problem on the inside and outside and congressman sensenbrenner is working on that. And throw in a side issue i noted today that he has legislation on civil Asset Forfeiture which is a problem that one of my old heroes henry hyde also a midwesterner fought to correct for many years when he was in congress. So jim. [ applause ] thank you. Thank you very much for that very kind and generous introduction. Yes, you have known me since i was in high school. At that time my hair was black. There was years that have gone by sense less here and more there. I guess thats the way it will be with all of us. You are younger than i am. You never did disclo
This being the day fixed by public law 113201 pursuant to the 20th amendment to the constitution of the United States, to the meeting of the 114th congress of the United States, the house will come to order. The prayer will be offered by father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. We gather on this most significant day when once again recelebrate the peaceful transition of democratic government. Though many return from the 113th congress this peoples house is a new legislative assembly. May the service of all the members here gathered give you glory and equip well the charge entrusted to them by their fellow citizens. Give each member an abundance of wisdom, knowledge, and understanding that they might know best how to proceed in the work they have been given to do as well as the courage to act once they have discerned where your spirit might lead them. May all that is done this day and all the days of the 114th congress be for