the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy.haplain conroy: let us pray. lord, father of us all, we thank you for giving us another day. as the numbers of new coronavirus infections remain high throughout the nation, we ask your blessing and ot

the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. god of heaven and earth, thank you for giving us another day. the nation awaits to report -- awakes to repoffers of rising coronavirus number, many in places once touted as being safe from the danger of spread. have mercy on us. help us to hear your call.

chaplain conroy: let us pray. god of us all, thank you for giving us another day. bless the members of the people's house gathered here at the capitol for an extraordinary session in extraordinary times. inspire them with wisdom as they hope to address the needs of our nation in such a difficult period of our shared history. continue to bless those who labor to attend to the sick among our citizens and those also who strive to find effective treatments and vaccines. keep us all safe in your divine mercy. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 4-a of house resolution 967, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led today by the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson. mr. thompson: i pledge allegiance to the 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. is the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from the virgin island

chaplain conroy: let us pray. god of us all, thank you for giving us another day. the members of the le

this is verity conroy and her miniature dachshund elvis.e'll be discussing that shortly and bringing you the latest news. now let's get the weather with sarah. lovely to see you. we saw in whitstable, a little bit of cloudy and raining, but still looked gorgeous. yeah, not too bad. we should see some sunshine around, but still a fairly unsettled story. yesterday we had a lot of heavy rain. this was taken by one of our weather watchers in bournemouth, and there were similar pictures across other parts of southern england and central and southern scotland. some people were rescued from their homes in parts of west lothian. the really heavy downpours there, they were slow—moving. today some will see further outbreaks of rain, and some of us will see scenes like this. this is devon, some blue sky there. the radar picture shows where you are going to wake up with a soggy start, particularly the far south of scotland, northern england, northern ireland, fairly persistent rain. that will sink through the day so it will dry that will sink through t

the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy.haplain conroy: let us pray. lord, father of us all, we thank you for giving us another day. as the numbers of new coronavirus infections remain high throughout the nation, we ask your blessing and protection on those caring for the sick. we ask your healing power to come upon those who are stricken. may their recoveries be swift. as the members of the people's house return to the capitol for a special session on saturday, keep them safe from the heightened threat of coronavirus connected to travel across the country. may their ongoing deliberations produce bills that redound to the benefit of all americans during these stressful times. to that end bless them all with wisdom, good will, and understanding. may all that is done be for your greater honor and glory. amen. the speaker pro tempore: amen. pursuant to section 4-a of house resolution 967, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the

chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving god, we thank you for giving us another day. please send your spirit upon all those in elected leadership in our nation. most especially the member of the people's house as they listen to the voices and concerns of their constituents at home. our citizens continue to struggle with the threat of the coronavirus and the economic difficulties that have resulted throughout our communities. pour forth your wisdom upon all who are chosen to care for the common welfare of our nation. may all that is done be for your greater honor and glory. amen. the speaker pro tempore: amen. pursuant to section 44-a of house resolution 967, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the 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. mursuent to section 4-b of house resolution 967, the house stands adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on friday, august

the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. lord god, father of as you you will, we thank you for giving us another day. we are asking again that you look with kindness and compassion upon your people. americans throughout the nation struggle with a life threatening pandemic while seeking for a return to some normalcy. the economy struggles still for a balance that sustains and even the education of our children is hampered by the chaos that covid-19 has brought to the world. lord, have mercy. continue to bless those who labor to attend to the sick among our citizens, and those also who strive to find effective treatments and vaccines. keep us all safe in your divine mercy. may all that is done be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker: pursuant to section 4-a of house resolution 967, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation unde

the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. lord, father of us all, we thank you forgiving us another day. as the numbers of new coronavirus infections remain high throughout the nation, we ask your blessing and protection on those caring for the sick. we ask your healing power to come upon those who are stricken. may their recoveries be swift. though all of congress is in august recess, bless those who labor behind the scenes to find an agreement to address the pressing needs of our time with wisdom and understanding and compassion for your people who suffer in our nation. lord, have mercy. may all that is done be for your greater honor and glory. amen. the speaker: thank you, father. pursuant to section 4-a, house res. -- of house resolution 967, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the 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

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the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. god of heaven and earth, thank you for giving us another day. the nation awaits to report -- awakes to repoffers of rising coronavirus number, many in places once touted as being safe from the danger of spread. have mercy on us. help us to hear your call. leave pride and boasting behind and together face a most dangerous threat to the health and well being of our citizens. continue to bless and protect those men and women who have been burdened for so long with the care of the infected. even as they are asked to make more bricks with less straw. as hospitals fill, empower those given the responsibility to lead with wisdom and practical insights to rise to the demands of their leadership. may all that is done be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker: pursuant to section 4-a of section 7, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from west virginia, mr. mooney. mr. mooney: i pledge allegiance to the flag of