governor burgum.overnor burgum: thank you for that nice compliment and i think do know that i declined to take salary when i took this job. here, along with the first lady and lieutenant governor honored to have opportunity to serve the people of north dakota. nebraska, youoln, can't talk about lincoln without talking about the huskers and of have a new w they coach coming in this fall from nebraska. they are excited about that. north dakota state, which is won ix of the last seven national football championships has done that because we've been able to recruit players from nebraska. we're worried the nebraska -- ers may not be coming to wish the huskers well and happy o continue to cheer on the north dakota state university bison. great playing software? governor burgum: great plains software a company i started in 1993. accounting software for mid-size companies. brand names some that your viewers might know, people might think about small businesses oracle t know of sap or and great plains we built

minot.t governor doug burgum, first term republican governor, joins us on bus in bismarck. thank you, governor. we want to thank our cable midco, for bismarck, helping us set this visit up. "50 stipulate on the capitals tour" is in st. paul. house of representatives is the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. may 16, 2018. i hereby appoint the honorable clay higgins to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 8, 2018, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair