I do not work for the government. I work for a nonprofit we are going to leave this to keep our commitment of live gavel to gavel coverage ahead of governments funding deadline and legislation that reauthorizes veterans programs and services to authorize federal funds to purchase weapons to train students. You are watching live house coverage on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the louse b the house will be in order. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or y yeas and nays are ordered or votes objected to under clause 6 of rule 20. The house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. So ordered. For what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition . Mr. Grothman i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 5110, the protecting Hunting Heritage and education act as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The
Bringing with it heavy rain, violent winds and dangerous storm surge that could reach up to 11 feet. We are very concerned about the storm surge. And the worst effects are still likely to come. Reporter this was ormond beach as the ocean pushed inland. Hundreds of thousands are without power after matthew started its assault overnight. First light revealed south florida was largely spared major Daytona Beach showed residents to get out of the way of the storm. The storm is far from letting up as it pummels the northern part of florida before starting its march up the coast. Were still on the front end of this hurricane. Were not on the back end. We dont know how bad the damage could end up. Georgia and South Carolina are now bracing for the impact our Barrier Island is the biggest concern, is the fact that we need people to move. Reporter more than 300,000 ,000 south carolinians are warned time is running out. At that point, it will start to be too late to evacuate. So we would still e
What advice would you give to the next veteran or Family Member . Our phone lines are a bit different this morning, veterans from Family Members from world war ii and the korean war, that number is 202 7488000. Veterans from iraq and afghanistan, 202 7488002. All others can call in that 202 7488003. You can catch up with us on twitter or facebook. It is memorial day in washington dc and we want to hear from our viewers this morning. That question, tell us about your transition from military to civilian life. First, the numbers on veterans making that transition. From the Washington Post. About 2. 4 million active and river and reserve members left the u. S. Forces and returned to life. Another one million, most of whom are post9 11 veterans, will have made the transition from 2014 to 2019. In 2009, Veterans Affairs implemented the new post 9 11 g. I. Bill which has resulted in more than one million veterans going back to school. In response to legislation in 2011, the pentagon of Veter
It will only run six car trains for the time being. The Transit Agency usually mixes in some car trains. This is a 10 reduction in capacity during rush hours. Business is down 22 because of the shutdown. You wont notice any differences if you take them to work this morning. Those Rail Services are keeping their current schedules through the endover the week. They will let riders know if they will operate an s schedule tomorrow. Were following every development. The house convening at 10 00 this morning. The senate convenes at 10 30. We have not heard whether president obama plans to meet again with congressional leaders. Theres little promise for progress on the hill this morning. An hourlong meeting of leaders and the president ended with frustration. Richard jordan is on the National Mall this morning with more on what we can expect today on capitol hill. Reporter things are too tense here. But there will be some steps made in congress in the house. Lawmakers will be looking at indiv
Thank you, madam klein. Good afternoon. So the Dobbs Decision created a Health Care Crisis in america and this task force was convened by the president of the United States to address this crisis in a way that we would approach it from an all of government hands on approach to address what we have the ability to do to ensure that the women of america receive all the protections they are due under law and that our administration through our agencies can provide to assist them to have access to the care they need and deserve. We believe and i certainly believe that a woman should have the freedom to make decisions about her own body and that her government should not be making those decisions for her. We believe that if she chooses, she of course will and can consult with her physician with her loved ones with her faith leader. One does not have to abandon their faith or beliefs to agree that the government should not be making these decisions for the women of america. Todays extremist,