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The advisory committees who do such important work. I realize this is an awkward thing to be coming out and speaking in support of oversight over a department that you work so regularly with. So i imagine that, you know, i just want to appreciate your courage and your partnership on this. I think it says a lot that the people who are on the front lines of serving our population thats experiencing homelessness believes strongly that there should be more accountability, transparency, and public input. I think that says a lot. Yes, i talk a lot about speed, and i dont think this is going to slow ...

The chair on this vote the yeas are 230, the nays are 19. The amendment is adopted 19. The amendment is adopted 189. The amendment is adopted. There being no further amendments under the rule, the committee rises. The committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration h. R. 2500 and pursuant to House Resolution 476, i report the bill as amended by the resolution back to the house with sundry amendments adopted by the committee of the whole. The speaker pro tempore the chair of the whole house on the state of the Union Reports the committee has had under consider...

Friend, the gentleman from maryland, the distinguished majority leader of the house. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer i thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, i would like to, before i get into the schedule, i know that all of our thoughts are with my good friends in louisiana and my good friend who represents louisiana. His constituents and the people f louisiana, as they brace for Tropical Storm expected to make landfall tomorrow. This is a serious storm. And when combined with the flooding weve already seen along the mississippi, it poses a se...

Since 1988. She is assisting on human rights. Ssues karen has been the heart and soul of the human rights and deborah so its a giant treat to have karen here and i know you wee heard this before but are also blessed to have john pulitzerere who was a prizewinning biographer and contributor to the New York Times book review. They print periodicals. [laughter] he is a professor at Vanderbilt University from chattanooga. There is a border dispute between georgia and tennessee but we are pleased he is from north georgia. [laughter] [applause] you are obviously not running this year. Im not running...

Remaining electronic votes will be conducted as fiveminute votes. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the the gentleman from new york, mr. Engel to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 2744 on which yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title. The clerk h. R. 2744, a bill to authorize the administrator of the United States agency for International Development to prescribe the manner in which programs of the agency are identified overseas and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules...