the chair will be offered by our the chaplain: chaplain, father conroy -- by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. dear god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we ask your special blessing upon the members of this people's house. they face difficultis

the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. we give you thanks, o god, for giving us another day. as you make available to your people the grace and knowledge to meet the needs of the day, we pray that your spirit will be upon the members of this people's house. giving them the richness of your wisdom. bless the members of the minorityty

father conroy. the guest chaplain: let us pray loving god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. on this day, help us to discover the power of resting in you, and receiving assurance and encouragement in your amazing grace. send your spirit down upon the members of this senate, who have been entrusted by their fellow-americans with the awesome privilege and responsibility of sustaining the great experiment of democratic self-government. may they be reminded always of who they are. may they be open to your inspiration, that they might overcome the temptation to work through the issues of this day on their own strength and cleverness. grant them wisdom, insight, and vision, that the work they do will be for the betterment of our nation during a time of struggle for so many millions of americans. may they earn the trust and respect of those they represent, whether or not they had earned their vote, and make history that expands the great legacy of so many who have served in this chamber before

i will conroy thanks apple being with us. so in sydney has been a tumultuous time these last hours. what's happening there in the capital kiev and the rest of the country tonight well behind me i would just overlooking the mighty done the independence square there is a large formation of people there are still a consistent turnout from the protesters and of course the lid tymoshenko the street former prime minister and opposition leader encouraged them to stay here and continue in their fight and uneven still here and we're expecting out lots more here in the coming hours. we understand from ukrainian television of acts of euro might don the group that was in charge now of these protests have detained two policemen thinks they were involved but the end of the shootings of the protesters on thursday unconfirmed reports of bad people saying they now need to be brought to trial at of course a lot of uncertainty or dimensions of the questions about the whereabouts of yanukovich we know that he delivered a message broadcast on television on saturday night that aren't clear aware that mes

the chair will be offered by our the chaplain: chaplain, father conroy -- by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. dear god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we ask your special blessing upon the members of this people's house. they face difficult decisions in difficult times, with many forces and interests demandsing their attention. in these days, give wisdom to all the members that they might execute their responsibilities to the benefit of all americans. and may their constituents understand as well that many in this country have interests at odds with their own. and that the task entrusted to their representatives is extremely complex. bless us, o god, and be with us all this day and every day to calm. may all that is done be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker pro tempore: amen. the chair's examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson:

the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. we give you thanks, o god, for giving us another day. as you make available to your people the grace and knowledge to meet the needs of the day, we pray that your spirit will be upon the members of this people's house. giving them the richness of your wisdom. bless the members of the minority party as they prepare to gather the end of this week. may they, with those who accompany them, travel safely and meet in peace. bless also the majority party as they will be returning to their constituencies. give them hearts and ears to listen well, to all those whom they represent. may the power of your truth and our faith in your providence give them all the confidence they must have to do the good work required for service to our nation. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 e journal stands approved. f

the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. eternal god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. guide our minds, thoughts, and desires this day. by your spirit, breathe into us a new spirit. shape this congress and our

father conroy. the guest chaplain: let us pray loving god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. on this day, help us to discover the power of resting in you, and receiving assurance and encouragement in your amazing grace. send your spirit down upon the members of this senate, who have been entrusted by their ow

the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. pray. n conroy: let us eternal god, through whom we see what we could be and what we can become, thank you for giving us another day. in these days, our nation is faced with pressing issues, constitutional, religious, and personal rights, and matters of great political importance. we thank you that so many americans have been challenged and risen to the exercise of their responsibilities as citizens to participate in the great debates of these days. grant wisdom, knowledge, and understanding to us all as we -- as well as an extra measure of charity. send your spirit upon the members of this people's house who walk through this valley under public scrutiny. ive them peace and solomonic prudence in their deliberations. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of all

loving -- chaplain conroy: let us pray. we thank you for giving us another day. as we think about the blessings of life, we prayner blessing of peace in our lives and in our world. our fervent prayer is that people will learn to live together in reconciliation and respect so that the terrors of war and dictatorial abuse will be no more. in a special way we ask your blessing on the people of ukraine. may peace and civility descend on that nation as it finds itself in political turmoil. may your special blessings p be upon the members of this assembly as they return from a week in their home districts. give them wisdom and charity that they might work together for the common good. may all that is done this day in the people's house be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approve the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from north carolina, mr. butterfield. mr. butterfield: pl

the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy.in conroy: let us pray. loving god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. as we meditate on all the blessings of life, we especially pray for the blessing of peace in our lives and in our world. we pray, especially, for the people of ukraine and venezuela, but know that you are aware of those worldwide who suffer from violent unrest. cover all with the balm of your healing and peace. may your special blessings be upon the members of this assembly and the important, sometimes difficult, work they do. give them wisdom and charity that they might work together for the common good. nd bless all peacemakers for their work. may your eternal spirit be with them and with us always. may all that is done this day in the people's house be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the pledge of a

the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we pray that you bless this country we love with all our hearts. we thank you for those who founded our republic upon faith, respect for law, and constitutional rights of individuals and the common good of the nation and all its itizens. fan the flame of freedom in the hearts of all americans and especially those who serve in the armed forces. strengthen the resolve of all the members of this people's house that they, attentive to your commands, may follow their consciences and always do what is right as they wrestle with complex issue. grant that what they say with their lips they believe in their hearts and what they believe in their hearts they may bring to practice in their lives and in our nation. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuan

gene conroy helped publish the new guidelines. thanks for being with us.ook at the numbers to start. cesarians increased in the u.s. to nearly 35% in 2010. why are more women having cesarians? >> good morning. i think it's a host of different explanations. certainly one is preference. >> we look at what doctors and hospitals tell them, right? >> correct. the practice in the hospital has to do with how a woman labors and how long, or what we consider the active stage of labor that influences when we're going to perform a cesarian section. >> there is a very strong statement about vaginal birth after cesarian. some has to do with the medical legal environment, some with hospital that is don't want to do that, they can lead to emergency cesarian sections rather than a planned cesarian section, so therear number of different factors that influence that, but you're correct, we've seen a marked decrease in the vbac or vaginal birth rate after cesarian. >> is it riskier for hospitals to do a vaginal birth after a cesarian section in terms of numbers? is there a r

the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. eternal god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. guide our minds, thoughts, and desires this day. by your spirit, breathe into us a new spirit. shape this congress and our world according to your design that we may fulfill your will. bless the members of this people's house. give them attentive hearts and open minds that through the diversity of ideas they might sort out what is best for this nation. may their speech be deliberately free of all prejudice that others might listen whole heartedly. grant that all dialogue be mutually respectful, surprising even though most jaded with the emergence of unity and justice. bless us this day and every day, may all that is done here be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the hougs her approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from nort