this one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. now nation, he will once again hear from heaven and heal this land. this one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and i have the privilege to share a verse today as many others will. over the mantle of our home for nearly 20 years, there has been a bible verse that speaks of a promise our little family has claimed and americans have cherished through the generations. jeremiah 29 verse 11 we read, for i know the plans i have for you. plans to prosper you and jeremiah 29 verse 11 we read, for i know the plans i have for you. plans to prosper you and not to harm you. plans to give you hope. and a future. to jeremiah 29 verse 11 we read, for i know the plans i have for you. plans to prosper you and not to harm you. plans to give you hope. and a future. to americans near and far, thank you for joining us in this jeremiah 29 verse 11 we read, ational day of prayer. and god less you all. less you all. > let us pray. our heavenly father, we come before you this morning and we praise y

this one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [applause] now i have the privilege to share a verse today as many others will. over the mantle of our home for nearly 20 years, there has been a bible verse that speaks of a promise our little family has claimed and americans have cherished through the generations. jeremiah 29 verse 11 we read, for i know the plans i have for you. plans to prosper you and not to harm you. plans to give you hope. and a future. to americans near and far, thank you for joining us in this national day of prayer. and god bless you all. [applause] [applause] >> let us pray. our heavenly father, we come before you this morning and we praise you. for your goodness and blessings which you have poured out into this country. we note it is far more than we deserve. we thank you for our president and vice president who understand the importance of prayer. and we pray for their precious families who have made great sacrifices to serve alongside them. we pray for them and all of our nations leaders. that you would

this one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [applause] now i have the privilege to share a verse today as many others will. over the mantle of our home for nearly 20 years, there has been a bible verse that speaks of a promise our little family has claimed and americans have cherished through the generations. jeremiah 29 verse 11 we read, for i know the plans i have for you. plans to prosper you and not to harm you. plans to give you hope. and a future. to americans near and far, thank you for joining us in this national day of prayer. and god bless you all. [applause]

i don't think indivisible would be indivisible if it was not for twitter. i don't think like a lot of the airport protests that happen after the travel ban, i don't how you would cordon eight that instantaneously. in my work i argue that social media is the default media last five years have been a bit of an education about the limits of that model. we think about the election and the role social media plays and allowing troll farmers to mess up our election processes, it's disturbing. i don't still have a structural answer to how we approach it in a legal framework. i think facebook is finally aware of it. have you seen ads in the subways? is full of apologies from facebook. were sorry we destroyed your lives. obviously people put too much trust in these institutions and we need to read the fine print. what i would love to see personally is someone to think through how we can rebuild the architecture of twitter and facebook without the commercial aspect. so how do you keep the lights on. you can have for billing people connected through a website that nobo

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with berty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? mr. banks: permission to address the house the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. banks: as we debate the farm bill this week, the house has an opportunity to permanently eliminate one of the worst examples of runaway government and bureaucracy by the obama administration. the 2015 waters of the united states rule, is harmful to farmers and agricultural producers in indiana and across the country. this rule gives unelected bureaucrats at the e.p.a. the power to broadly interpret what is a navigable waterway. this rule can be interpreted in a way that a puddle could be subject to federal regulation. i'm proud to represent nearly 12,000 farms in northeast indiana and each and every one of these prayings could be subject to this overreaching rule. at a time of falling commodity prices the last thing

this one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [applause] >> i need to get out of your way because your next speaker is about ready to come out. i want to thank you for the honor of addressing you. i leave here with renewed confidence with the support of all the freedom loving americans gathered here and across the country, continued conservative leadership in congress of the united states, with donald trump in the white house and with god's help. we will make america prosperous again, we will make america safe again and as he loves to say, we will make america great again. thank you very much, god bless you and god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ ♪ .. >> we're live sunday on "in depth"h best selling novelist david ball catchy. the author talks about his life and answers your questions. send us a question on all of our social media sites. @booktv, is our handle. on our "after words" program, chris hughes discusses his plan to reduce poverty and strengthen the middle class by offering working people a guaranteed in

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: last month i had the opportunity to meet with dianne of north augusta, south carolina. founder of the dianne foundation for essential tremors. essential tremor is a neurological condition that cause as trembling of the hands, head, voice, legs, or body and affects nearly 10 million people in the united states. despite its prevalence, it wasn't until 2013 that essential tremor was given its own specific diagnosis apart from other tremors. tiian was diagnosed with --dianne was diagnosed with this in herert-e early 20's. she's acted as an aware noes and for over 35 years dedicated her life for f

and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> president breed: thank you. madam clerk, are there any communications? >> clerk: yes, madam president. on april 25th, the office of the clerk of the board received a communication from the office of the mayor. vetoing file number 1801-16, appropriation for $1.1 million to the department of public works for time limited geographically street cleaning pilot pursuant to his memo. pursuant to charter section 9.104, the board may within 10 days of receipt of the veto message reinstate any by two thirds, deadline by may 5th. >> president breed: thank you, madam clerk. please read the consent agenda. >> clerk: items 1-13 comprise the consent agenda. any item may be removed and considered separately. >> president breed: roll call vote. >> clerk: on items 1-13. [roll call] peskin aye. ronen aye. safai aye. sheehy aye. stefani aye. [roll call] 11 ayes. >> president breed: adopted unanimously. next item. >> clerk: ordinance to amend the health code to ens institute judicial proceedings u

and to the republic for which it can one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all thank you. please be seated. thanks for coming out tonight to bear with us you all lived in southern california so in addition to our honored guests this evening sheila tate we have a few special guests i want to point out first her roommate is with us tonight. [laughter] [applause] we also have former colleague and her former colleague of the white house from different eras she was very close colleagues with barbara as the assistant press secretary and was our backup. [laughter] one of laura bush's press secretary is with us tonight. [applause] and also we are thrilled to have among the warmer reagan-bush quality those that served in various positions around the reagan white house and bush cabinet and they are thrilled that you have all joined us tonight 17 hours speaker this evening has been a part of the reagan family early '80s and served as press secretary to first lady nancy reagan 81 through 85 after leaving the white house he stayed in public relation and started her own firm

the united states of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> president breed: thank you, madame clerk, any communications? >> there are none to report. >> president breed: colleagues, we have the meeting minutes for approval for the meeting of april 3, 2018, is there a motion to approve the minutes? moved by supervisor peskin, seconded by sheehy. without objection, those pass. >> special order, 2 p.m. is the appearance by the honorable mayor mark farrell. no questions were submitted from the eligible supervisors. the mayor may address the board up to five minutes. >> president breed: welcome, mr. mayor, the floor is yours. >> mayor farrell: thank you very much, it's good to be back here. i wanted to speak briefly during my few minutes about how we're helping the city plan for an uncertain economic future. for the past seven years our city has enjoyed unparalleled economic growth, the likes of which san francisco has never seen before. we've added 190,000 jobs since 2010 and our unemployment rate has dropped

. >> greg pennington, a resident and member of the indivisible sf and the california clean money campaign. one of the things i have done for california clean money is at grass roots and activist events talking to san franciscans and collecting petition signatures. it is clear among san franciscans there is real concern about the integrity of the voting systems. and people are really concerned that we're going to lose our democracy if we don't get this problem fixed. there is an awful lot of support out there for open source. there are very few people who say know to signing the petition when i am doing that. we had thement ka pain kickoff event last sunday attended by over 125 people. it was a great success. and i just want to read in a partial list of the 29 organizations that supported us that they were co-sponsors of the event and they are advocating for open source voting. californians for disability rights, california association of voting officials, california common cause, the dean democratic club of silicon valley, endangered habitat league, fair vote california, the harvey mill l

flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> this is a reminder to silence all devices. fire commission may 9th, 2018, it's 9:00. roll call. president cleaveland. vice president nakajo commissioner hardeman commissioner covington. commissioner alioto veronese next item is general public comment. members of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes on any matter within the commission's jurisdiction and does not appear on the agenda. speakers shall address their remarks to the commission as a whole and not to individual commissioners or department personnel. commissioners are not to enter into debate or discussion with a speaker. the lack of a response by the commissioners or department personnel doesn't necessarily constitute agreement with or support of statements made during public comment. >> is there any public comment? seeing none. >> commissioner covington has arrived. >> item 3, approval of the minutes discussion and possible action to approve april 25th regular meet

the united states of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> president stansbury: mr. secretary, roll call. bridges present. casciato present. cohen is expected. driscoll present. quorum is present. >> president stansbury: great, we're going to be going into closed session, but before that, why don't we call for public comment. is there any members of the public that would like this address the commission? seeing none, we will go into closed session. anyone who doesn't need to be here, would you please leave the room. >> ok, we're coming back into open session. is there a motion not to disclose? there is a motion. there is a second. can we -- discussion? can we take it without objection? great, item passes. mr. secretary, next item. >> general public comment. >> president stansbury: for general public comment, just for clarity for the public, you have the opportunity to comment on anything not already agendaized for the board. if you want to comment on hedge funds and they're on the agenda, it wouldn't be a

god,one nation, under indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.applause] i need to get out of your way because the next speaker is about ready to get out -- ready to come out. i want to thank you for the honor of addressing you. i leave here with renewed confidence. support for other freedom loving americans gathered here looking withross the country continued conservative leadership in the united states, with president donald trump in and with god we will make america prosperous again. we will make america safe again. say, we willes to make america great again. thank you very much. god bless you and god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> are you ready echo it's almost hard to believe, but this november will mark the second anniversary of donald trump's historic defeat of hillary clinton. [applause] that's not a reason to celebrate, i don't know what is. everybody always wants to grade the president, his first 100 days, his first year, his first easter egg roll. i guess i will never have a job in the media, because i can tell yo

evers today remains beautiful, gracious, grateful and propelled by an indivisible force, mixture of compassion and righteous anger, she is defiantly a whole person for african americans preserving personhood is itself an accomplishment. in her own words, this is part of the chapter i adapted for the nation magazine online and magazine now. mrs. evers' words, i have fortunate to be surrounded by people who loved me dearly. my grandmother and aunt told me i could accomplish anything i set my mind to do as long as i stayed within the boundaries of what society had for me. you can do whatever you want to do but keep those boundaries out of the way, you never stop dreaming for something higher and better. emdgar was veteran as world war ii as was my father. when he returned to mississippi he decided to confront the rapid prejudice and racism. i came along and learned as you move toward in the work, mississippi delta and later in jackson, mississippi. medgar and i moved first to a town formed by former slaves. medgar was the first-known african american to apply. found some other person, perhaps he

and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> secretary please call the roll. [roll call taken] >> clerk: we have a quorum. >> president scott: action item one. >> clerk: approval with possible modifications of the minutes of the meeting below, april 12, 2018. >> president scott: you have the draft minutes of the regular meeting before you. what is your pleasure? >> i move to approve. >> president scott: a second? properly moved and seconded that we approve the minutes of the regular meeting of april 12, 2018. are there any questions by members of the board? is there any public comment? hearing and seeing no public comment, we are now ready to vote, all those in favor signify by saying aye, anyone opposed, it carries unanimously. we'll go to discussion item two, secretary. >> item two, general public comment on matters in the board's jurisdiction not appearing on today's agenda. >> president scott: are there any matters that members of the public wish to comment on that are not referenced in the materials attributed w

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir. i hereby tender my resignation from my office in the united states house of representatives effective at midnight, friday, april 27, 2018. it has been an honor and a privilege to serve the people of the seventh district of pennsylvania. god bless the commonwealth of pennsylvania and the united states of america. signed sincerely, patrick l. meehan. the speaker pro tempore: under ause 5-d of rule 20, the chair announces to the house that in light of the resignation of the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. meehan, the whole number of the house s 428. pursuant to section 3-b of house resolution 839, the house stands adjourned until 9:30 a.m. on thursday, may 3, 2018. proceedings of the house of representatives. back to calls for our guests. amie parnes and jonathan allen, co-authors of the book shattered," 202-748-8000 for democrats. 202-

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., may 24, 2018. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable dean heller, a senator from the state of nevada, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations. the clerk will report. the clerk: nominations, federal deposit insurance corporation, elaine -- jelena mcwilliams to be chairperson of the board of directors. jelena mcwilliams to be a member of the board of directors. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: majority leader. mr. mcconnell: we're in the mid midst of quite a productive week. yesterday thi

we should be indivisible.ture. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i can't believe you played football. senator, thanks. senator cory booker, everyone! be right back with rae sremmurd. >> dicky: the "jimmy kimmel live" concert series is presented by mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. crystal geyser alpine spring water starts here, passes through here, and is bottled right here. at the mountain source. naturally. crystal geyser is the only major u.s spring water bottled at the mountain source. naturally. led california's fight ofor clean, renewable energy.or he cleaned up pollution at the port of l.a. and created more good-paying jobs. antonio villaraigosa for governor. geyser! [echo]stal! [echo] crystal! [echo] geyser! [echo] crystal geyser. always bottled at the mountain source. naturally. >> dicky: the "jimmy kimmel live" concert series is presented by mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. >> jimmy: thanks to bill hader, thanks to senator cory booker, apologies to matt damon. this is their album "sremm three."

it is groups like indivisible groups across the country, the core activists are people who might notd in politics prior to 2016 but had a strong reaction against -- candidate trump now president trump some of that is tied to sort of his behavior towards women. his rhetoric towards women. something like this, i think amy is right could very well energize this core group of democratic activists. >> brennan: we know the president will be attending campaign for life gala something they want to put exclamation point on here. reihan, does it do the opposite of the intention and motivate the democratic base? >> well, that may well be true, partly because there has been a lot of misrepresentation of the nature of the rule. so there have been many iterations of this proposal over the years, i this think amy described it very well. it's being described as gag rule, idea that you cannot even counsel abortion that's not in fact the case. what you cannot do to refer someone to an abortion practitioner, also partly about basically colocating these facilities. so that literally you're providing the

to the economy for which it stands, one economy indivisible with open borders and low wages for all.hat's the future they promise. don't worry. it'll sound better in spanish. enrique acevedo is an anchor for univision, and he joins us now. enrique, you seem like a reasonable person. how did you wind up with the group in the media defending ms-13? did you ever think you'd be there? >> i don't think any human being is an animal, tucker. but i'm not here to defend criminals nor should anyone else. >> tucker: ooh, yes, you are. >> if you are for law and order, i don't think degrading anyone to less than human serves that purpose. you would expect the president of the united stateses to speak to our highest ideals and not just our worst instincts. >> tucker: just to put this in some context, here are a couple recent headlines about ms-13. ms-13 gangs stabbed a man 100 times, decapitated him and ripped out his heart, police say. ms-13 beat sex-traffic girlan with a bat 28 times. ms-13 members in satanic shrinei kidnapped, drugged, and raped a 14-year-old houston girl. i could go on. when y

. >> this is an issue we are very aware of and we are working with the local groups like the indivisibleing left, the labor organizations and the candidates. everyone is working hard to make sure we have one democrat in the top two. if not two in some cases. but look, this is an issue and it is one we are working through. its a challenge out there. but i will say everyone is on board to make sure we have a democrat to win in november. >> dana: so i have a little less than a minute left. i want to ask about this. cnn had a new poll yesterday. the democrats on the generic value had such an advantage, just even two and a half months ago. it was up double digits. now only a three-point lead. democrats at 47 and republicans at 44%. what has erased the lead? are you worried that you can't get it back? >> i don't sweat any one poll. if you look at the trend associated with the generic poll, democrats have had a consistent advantage over this congress. but there is nothing generic about the candidates. women, small business leaders, most of them with leading in the head-to-head polling of distri

sen we should be indivisible. globe into the future. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i can't believe you played football. senator, thanks. senator cory booker, everyone! be right back with rae sremmurd. >> dicky: the "jimmy kimmel live" concert series is presented by mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. i support the affordable care act, and voted against all trump's attempts to repeal it. but we need to do more. i believe in universal health care. in a public health option to compete with private insurance companies. and expanding medicare to everyone over 55. and i believe medicare must be empowered to negotiate the price of drugs. california values senator dianne feinstein >> jimmy: thanks to bill hader, thanks to senator cory booker, apologies to matt damon. this is their album "sremm three." here with the song "power glide," rae sremmurd! ♪ ♪ jimmy kimmel what's up! ♪ ♪ what's in your mug toasted up nah i ain't hosting kush all in my lap ♪ ♪ because these hoes don't want to roll it i was sliding in the lamb

this is equal and indivisible in northeast asia.r the economist. a word about why we saw sergei lavrov going to north korea. the russians have always been involved with north korea, and they want to stay in the game at everybody else can they don't have a lot to offer right now but it is important to say we are here and we matter. does it have any impact on the process? not really. it's more focusing on the us and south korea. it doesn't look like anything external can derail it? not the russians, no. we have spoken about the diplomacy going on, are you viewing this positively? that is positive and also important to lay the groundwork for the actual meeting, that was necessary. however the differences on what denuclearisation axed the means are still there and that is why we are working on it and that is why mike pompeo did not commit to saying the meeting is going to happen —— actually means. in terms of the potential meeting on the 12th of june, it is becoming the case that ifa june, it is becoming the case that if a meeting happe

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. thank you. be seated. i want to thank all of you for coming out and bearing with us you life in southern california you know what we're up against there. you know, in addition to our honored guest this is evening sheila tate, we have a few special guests, and i want to point out first oask we have roommate dr. john you'll is with us tonight. [applause] we also have of my former colleague and sheila former colleagues and colleagues of the white house from different era ares herer with us tonight. one of sheila's very close colleagues barbara fabiani cook who was sheila's assistant press secretary she was our backup incase sheila really did get caught in the traffic. [laughter] one of lara bush's press secretary is with us tonight and i'mla also thrilled to have some of my former reagan bush colleagues we have kathy and wendy with us who served in various positions arranged reagan white house and cabinet, and very thrill that side you all haveri joined

flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisibleh liberty and justice for all. >> this is a reminder to silence all devices. fire commission may 9th, 2018, it's 9:00. roll call.

therefore a great tlirs in america to remember our pledge of allegian allegiance, one nation under god indivisionl. in that word we celebrate that we come from multitude nows background and we we have been together the fabbic of a beautiful beautiful successful nation. i think there is going to be a lot of pull to return to those if you know values of coming together as a nation instead of the divisive attacks that the president is undertaking. >> i misspoke. executive order. i meant executive agreement. i understand that about donald trump. i don't think that a lot of folks will argue with you on how divisive he has been. but there were people out there, and i spoke to them, who really just wanted some sort of change and thought that donald trump, as somebody who wasn't an idiolog would be able to effect that. that's more my question. is there a duty for those that are running for office and in office right now to try to find a way to come together together across the etiological divide to make things start working in congress again to pass things. >> we should absolutely always be endeavoring t

to the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [silence] that secretary of state mike pompeo is on his way back from north korea with three american prisoners after securing their release. two were detained last year, one had been in captivity since 2015, and now following successful discussions, all three are on their way back to the u.s. with our secretary of state. i'm hopeful by approaching our ongoing negotiations with clear eyes, we can build on this progress and pursue a verifiable agreement to dismantle north korea's nuclear arms. the united states faces a number of threats around the world, from the ambitions of dissatisfied powers, such as iran, china, and russia,or terrorism -- russia to terrorism and the proliferation of missiles. in every mission we need to inform policymakers and help us protect the american people. as we speak, our colleagues on the intelligence committee are hearing from one of president trump's nominees to help us confront these challenges. gina haspel is an excel

one of the greatest ideas of america is the idea of indivisibility, that the lines that tie us togetherare stronger than the lines that divide us as a country. this morning i listened to the new york times podcast, which was all about sri lanka. the headline was when facebook rumors insight real violence. it was about how facebook was being used by sinister forces to incite hatred between groups, fear between groups, and ultimately, violence in this circumstance. i was just so deeply disappointed and anchored when nigel oaks, the founder of the scl group, would say things in recorded conversation -- things like this that resonate. to attack the other group and know that you are going to lose them is going to reinforce and resonate your group, which is why hitler attacked the jews. because he did not have a problem with the jews at all, but people do not like the jews, so he just leveraged an artificial enemy. that's exactly what trump did. he leveraged muslims. trump had the balls -- and i mean really the balls -- to say what people wanted to hear. this is to me really a frightening rea

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: madam president, let me begin this morning with gratitude to secretary of state michael pompeo. overnight he completed a sensitive diplomatic mission and returned home from north korea with three freed american prisoners. the families of these three men and the entire country are so grateful. this episode offers just one more example of the complex, relentless foreign policy chal hengs that couldn't -- challenges that confront our country. clearly our country was fortunate that the secretary of state was able to conduct his responsibilities from day one, leadership and expertise matter. yesterday our colleagues on the intelligence committee heard from gina haspel, president trump's selection to head the central intelligence agency. she showcased the poise and judgment of a 33-year career with the agency. our testimony confirmed what her gold standard resume and

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and stice for all. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the house stands adjourned until noon on tuesday, may sarah sanders will be briefing reporters this afternoon. that is set for 2:30 eastern. that time could change. we will have live coverage when she gets underway on c-span. james comey was fired a year ago this week. join us later when he will talk about that and other issues in his book. he will take part in a live fare.g of the podcast law the chair of the house freedom caucus was our guest on this ewsmakers" program. he commented on ron rosenstein and the justice department. >> you have been one of the biggest critics of the department of justice and how they have handled aspects of their business recently, and you have gone so far to suggest that deputy attorney general should be impeached. have beenairman nunes asking for more information on their surveillance activities and their investigatory activities. can you explain broadly, what is your issue wit

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of education, mitchell zais of south carolina to be deputy secretary. mr. tillis: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from north carolina. mr. tillis: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i've been here -- this is my third occasion on a speech i wish i didn't have to give on the floor of the u.s. senate. but i promise i'm going to give a speech on this subject every week that the senate's open for as long as i'm a u.s. senator and there's a man in a turkish prison who i don't believe should be. this man's name is andrew bronson, pastor bronson, a press tearian minister -- presbyterian minister has been in turkey the last 20 years with his wife, raised his family ther

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentlewoman from missouri, mrs. hartzler, is recognized for one minute. mrs. hartzler: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to welcome my pastor, mark goeglein, to the u.s. house of representatives and commend him for his many years of faithful service to the lord and to others. it's a blessing to have him here offering the opening prayer for today's legislative session. he grew up familiar with the legislative process as his mother was a long time state representative from indiana. i'm thrilled to have him here today and appreciate his support of me and his love for our country. mark has served in ministry for 25 years in churches in his home state of indiana, texas, california, and now as pastor of the harrisonville community church in missouri. i appreciate his passion for sharing god's word with his congregation and how his love of scripture shows in his preaching and in the faded thumb print on his bible testi

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair requests that the house now observe a moment of silence in honor of those who have been killed or wounded in service to our country and all those who serve and their families. the speaker: pursuant to the provisions of section 208-a of the legislative reorganization 5501-a, 46, 2 u.s.c. the chair appoints father patrick j. conroy of the state of oregon to act as and to exercise temporarily the duties of chaplain of the house of representatives effective friday, may 25, 2018. will father conroy please come forward and take the oath of ffice. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and necessaryic. that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter,

there are 31 words, i pledge of allegiance to the united states of america, one nation under god, indivisible liberty and justice for all. and we can come on the floor of the people's house and try to divide us in every way possible. the tone and color of our skin, the shape of our eye, our gender, our status in life. that's not who we are as america. america was a melting pot. neil: she's not here. i wanted to explain that she was saying this legislation if you lifted some of of the rules in place and regulations albeit those put in place by the obama administration on the way out the door, but you're a former auto salesman a successful one and that would be rigged against those who somehow end up paying higher rates or higher loan rates, and they're disporti disportionately mierpdisportione ly minorities. >> there's no facts in anything the lady was talking about, and it's not described by me as being flawed, it's flawed and junk. neil: they're not paying higher rates than whites? >> no, neil, people's credit and the payments, the rates that they pay are based on something called a beacon s

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and ustice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests fundraise one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm honored to stand before you to recognize the 64th supreme y of the court's landmark decision in brown vs. board of education. because of the relentless courage of linda brown, her parents, and civil rights leaders supreme court's landmark the abhorrent segregationist policy of separate but equal education came to an end. as a result, millions of children were afforded the educational opportunities they deserved and their rightful shot at a successful life. mr. speaker, as an educator, lifelong learner, as chair of the committee on education and work force, i believe with all m

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. -- the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from michigan, mr. trott, is recognized for one minute. mr. trott: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize the contributions of monsignor john zenz, a staple in southeast michigan, and pastor at holy named catholic church. ordained almost 40 years ago, he received a doctorate in spiritual theology in 1984 and has served at the faculty at sacred heart for over 35 years. starting as a weekend associate at my hometown parish in birmingham, michigan, he became pastor at holy named since 2008. e serves on the board of sacred heart. he's currently a chaplain to the detroit cardinal club and has extensive experience working with catholic network of detroit, ensuring god's word reaches as many homes as possible. mr. speaker, it's an honor to host monsignor zenz today and thank him for his dedication to southeast michigan. demonstrate the demonstrate th dedication he has done on a daily bas

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., may 17, 2018 . to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable dean heller, a senator from the state of nevada, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 847, gina haspel. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. those opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, central intelligence agency, gina haspel of kentucky to be director. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture moti

murphy: thank and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. new houses: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to recognize and congratulate karen mcginnis on her retirement. for the past 20 years, karen the director for what is known as the hazardous materials management and emergency response federal training center. which is in my district in richland. i have personally visited and can truly say hammer is a one of a find facility. i have witnessed the hands on training they provide to federal employees like hanford workers and emergency responders who are deployed throughout our nation. the services they provide to the tri cities communities community and country are essential. karen has worked to strength