one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> martha: u.s. proudly reciting the pledge of allegiance but tonight one of my guests argues the pledge is not inclusive of immigrants and that its history is deeply rooted in nativism and white supremacy. cesar vargas is a dreamer who served as national strategist for bernie sanders campaign. he is a proud holder of a green card. also charlie hurt, washington times editor. how is it nativist and white supremacist the pledge that we all just watched? >> its historical fact, not a political opinion. minister bellamy when he created the pledge of allegiance he meant to define the true americanism as someone that excluded being african-american, being latino, being any person of color especially immigrants. those were the people who were coming in early to the 20th century -- eastern europeans who were supposedly invading the country, it's a historical fact this pledge of allegiance, the original one that we have excluded people including my own family coming here. >> and i don't hear any of that in the

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. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> 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: mr. speaker, this month qatar and the united states completed the second annual strategic dialogue. the state department cited the many successes of secretary of state mike pompeo. the strategic dialogue highlighted the strength of the cooperation to -- and relationship to deepen the cooperation to benefit both countries. the united states welcome qatar's generous offer to expand critical to saudi bases used by the u.s. forces in the country, enabling expansion. both sides intend to strengthen their security and counterterrorism partner eradicate terrorism and haven't extremism. there will be c

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. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker. house of representatives, sir. on january 4, 2019, you designated me to administer the oath of office to representative elect walter b. jones of the third district of the state of north carolina pursuant to house resolution 22 , 116th congress. under such designation can i have the honor to report that on january 4, 2019, at farmville, north carolina, i administered the oath of office to mr. jones. mr. jones took the oath rescribed by five u.s.c. 3331. i have delivered two copies of the oath signed by mr. jones to the clerk of the house of representatives. signed, sincerely, g.k. butterfield, member of congress. the speaker pro tempore: under clause 5-d of rule 20, the chair announces to the house that in light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman from north carolina, the whole number of he house is now 434. the c

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. >> item 7, announcements. announcement on prohibition of sound-producing electronic devices during the meeting. ringing of or use of cellphones, pagers and similar sounding electric devices are prohibited during this meeting. please be advised the chair may order the removal if any person is responsible for the use of their cellphone and other similar sound-producing electronic devices. announcement of time allotment. members of the public have up to three minutes to make public comments on each agenda item unless the port commission adopts a shorter period of public comment time. item 8, public comments on items not listed on the agenda. public comment is permitted any matter within the port jurisdiction and not limited to an agenda item. non agenda items may be raised during this period. members of the public have three minutes. please fill out a public comment speaker card and hand it to the port commission affairs manager if you have

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. under clause can 5-d of rule 20, the chair announces to the house that in light of the resignation of the gentlelady from new mexico, miss lujan grisham, the whole number of the house is now 432. and pursuant to section 2-b of house resolution 1180, the house stands adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on thursday, january 3, 2019. the 116th congress begins tomorrow. election ofude the the speaker of the house, the introduction and passage of the rules package. and a government spending bill proposed by democrats which would fund five federal agencies through the end of the fiscal year. homeland security through february 8. for coverage of the senate on c-span 2 and live coverage of the house here on c-span. as for the next half hour or so, we will continue taking your 12 ofand comments on day the government shutdown. president will try to figure out whether he can strike a deal with the democrats. we will look for any video comments from members

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. one certificate to fill another term at one certificate of appointment. all certificates in the chair are advised to. all certificates suggested by the senate contained essential requirements of the form suggested bysu the senate. if there be no objection to the reading of the certificates will be waived and printed in full in the record. if the senate is to be sworn and we will now present themselves at the desk in groupss of fours their names are called in alphabetical order the chair will administer the oath of office and the clerk will read the names of the first group. please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, that you 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 of

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. shoulder, -- >> thank you very much. you may be seated. welcome to all of you tonight. i am don carlson. i have the honor of serving as chairman of the u.s. capital historical societies board of trustees. before i bring our first speaker to the podium, i would like to add a note that we may have some minor changes in the schedule tonight to accommodate congressional schedules so it , may not be exactly as you find in your program, but please bear with us as we try to accommodate that. it is with great pleasure that i introduce our first speaker, the chairman of the senate committee on rules and administration, vice chair of the joint congressional committee on the library, a fellow u.s. capital historical society trustee, who has just agreed to serve another term, and our host this evening, senator roy blunt of missouri. [applause] >> thank you. it is great to be here with all of you, and great to be here on this occasion. thanks for you

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. thank you. governor gordon: well, thank you very much, mr. president, mr. speaker, for the opportunity to lead this body in the pledge. what an honor for me. and members of the 65th legislature. thank you for your welcome. it is nice to be here and will be even better next fall when we go back to the capitol. thank you. [applause] would you please join me in recognizing secretary of state ed buchanan, auditor kristi racines, treasurer curt meier and superintendent jillian balow. [applause] we are an amazing team and i am really looking forward to working with them more and i think we have great things that we can do together as we go forward. mr. chief justice, i note, you're over there, but i also note that this is the first time in our state's history when we will hear from a state of the judiciary from a majority female bench. [applause] i think it is very fitting, though, because 149 years ago, governor john campbell appointed esther

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. the vice president: the chair lays before the senate the certificates of election of 33 senators elected for six-year terms beginning on january 3, 2019. one certificate of election to fill an unexpired term and one certificate of appointment. all certificates, the chair is advised -- all certificates, the chair is advised, are in the form suggested by the senate or contain all the essential requirements of the form suggested by the senate. if there is no objection to the reading of the certificates, they will be waived and they will be printed in full in the record. if there is no objection, if the senators to be sworn will now present themselves at the desk in groups of four, as their names are called in alphabetical order, the chair will administer theiffice. the clerk will read the names of the first group. the clerk: baldwin, barrasso, blackburn, braun. the vice president: please raise your right hands. do you solemnly swear that yo

pledge of allegiance, to the i ted states of america and to the republic for which stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. roll call please. [roll call] >> item number -- >> item four is an action ti its of the minutes set forth below. >> are there any corrections to the minutes? >> i move minutes be adopted as distributed. >> second. >> is there any public comment on this matter? seeing none. all those in favor. >> aye >> any opposed? it's unanimous. item number five. >> discussion item. general public comment on matters within the jurisdiction. >> i received a letter from united healthcare. if you haven't gotten it, you probably will get it. it will confuse the hell out of you. i gotten calls from our members. i'm sure clare has. saying that we can change our health plan from january to march. we can change our prescription drug plan. it's open enrollment is octobe october 15th to december 7th. all these different thing that don't affect our members. there needs to be another letter sent out by united healthcare telling our members to relax or -- i don't k

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under godsible, with liberty and justice for all. [applause] --nnie: thank you, profit patrick, sidewalk profits will -- prophets will lead us in the national anthem. see o say can you by the dawn's early light hailed at they we gleamings last whose broad strips and bright stars through the perilous fight the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets' red glare the bombs bursting in air nightroof through the thereur flag was still does thata star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and ♪e home of the brave? ♪ jeannie: thank you, sidewalk prophets. -- grateful, il would like to welcome to the podium archbishop joseph n aumann. of kansas city, the chair of the united states bishops conference on pro-life activities. he is joined by several other roman catholic and orthodox and offering our opening prayer. your excellency. bishop naumann: i welcome his eminence representing the assembly of the canonical orthodox bishops of the united states of america as well a

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. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. mcconnell: i understand there are three bills at the desk due a second reading en bloc. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the titles of the bill for the second time. the clerk: s. 1, a bill to make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions, and so forth and for other purposes. s. 21, making continuing appropriations for coast guard pay and so forth. s. 24, a bill to provide for the compensation of federal and other government employees affected by lapses in appropriations. mr. mcconnell: in order to place the bills on the calendar under the provisions of rule 14, i would object to further proceeding en bloc. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bills will be placed on the calendar. mr. mcconnell: so, mr. president, later today, i will join president trump, the democratic leader, and the speake

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. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-can minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> i request 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. >> madam speaker, as i did in my very first speech in 2013 and again in 2017, i rise today to sound a clarion call for the urgent action by this new congress to address the senseless gun violence that continues to claim too many innocent lives across our country. sadly, since my first speech six years ago, americans continue to be gunned down in schools, workplaces, houses of worship, community gatherings, and even while sitting comfortably in their own homes. time and again congress pauses for the standard moment of silence and yet so far has failed to take real ac

llegiance 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. . >>> would you like to call role? >> president mazzucco: please do. (roll call). >> yoyou have a quorum. also with us is the director of police act ability. >> welcome to the wednesday, december 5, 2018, police commissioner meeting. we have a long agenda. probably the longest closed session agenda i have ever seen since i have been on the agenda. public comment will be limited to two minutes. we start with something good in the beginning. i would like to remove line item number 5, department general order 3.09. i have been working on that with the police department and poa. we need to refine that before we bring it to the entire commission. given that, we will take that off tonight and work on that in the next two weeks. i would like to meet with all parties in my office next week. please call the first line item. >> clerk: item one. presentation of certificate of appreciate to ms. edith walker. >> good evening, captain. >> good evening

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. backi'm going to bring to the stage sidewalk profits, who will lead us in the national anthem. ] ♪nthem [applause] >> thank you. each year we are just so grateful for the collaborative of the bishops opening our rally in prayer. in continuing this tradition, i am happy to look into the , youm, archbishop mellman are such a rock star. mellman is joined by several other bishops in offering our opening prayer. your excellency. great to be with all of you. as we open our rally, i welcome his eminence, representing the orthodox bishops of the united states of america as well as my brother and orthodox catholic bishops. i welcome all of you gathered in this vast crowd as we stand together and proclaim our believe in the dignity of the unborn child and of all human life. thank you for being here, and we look forward to arching with you. let us pray. almighty and eternal god, as your own sacred word gives witness, before each of us we are born, an

llegiance 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. . >>> would you like to call role? >> president mazzucco: please do. (roll call). >> yoyou have a quorum. also with us is the director of

this one nation under god that we fight for that says we are all equal, then we as america must stand up. we do it through our laws and policy. i am so proud to stand here with delauro, and to stand here with all the women who are fighting every single day. we are not done. we want equal pay. we want equal rights in our constitution. we will continue on the 100th year that we got the right to vote in this great country. as a woman that sits on the top of this castle, the lady of freedom, will have a hand in the wreath of love and harmony. i bring up our next speaker, jackie speier. [laughter] rosa,peier: thank you, you are my sister, not my godmother, for the record. but you are the mother of paycheck fairness, and lilly ledbetter, you are the voice and symbol of what is wrong in our country with the law, because what we have allowed to have happen without paycheck fairness is the institutionalization of the feminization of poverty. we are not going to allow that to continue in this country. lilly ledbetter thought because she was working for a government contractor that they were pla

llegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under gode, with liberty and justice for all. . >>> would you like to call role? >> president mazzucco: please do. (roll call). >> yoyou have a quorum. also with us is the director of police act ability. >> welcome to the wednesday, december 5, 2018, police commissioner meeting. we have a long agenda. probably the longest closed session agenda i have ever seen since i have been on the agenda. public comment will be limited to two minutes. we start with something good

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. . >>> please be advice that the use of cell phones and electronic devices are prohibited. the chair may order removal for any person responsible for the use of the electronic device. the member of the public has three minutes four comments. item 8. items not on the agenda. >> any public comment on item 8 items not on the agenda? >> executive director's report. >> good afternoon, madam president, vice president adams, members of the commission, members of the public and port staff. i am the executive director. the first item i would like to talk about an incident that happened on giv on thanksgiving weekend there was a ferryboat accident here. the accident damaged our promenade bad lie. it was covered on the local press. i want to talk about response. many times on the weekend after hours our staff respond to emergency issues and they go unrecognized. i thought we could talk about what happened. we had a crew out along with the coast guar

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. the clerk of the house: as directed by law the clerk of the house has prepared the official roll of the representatives elect. certificates of election, 434 seats in the 116th congress have been received by the clerk of the house. the clerk has not received a certificate of election for the 9th district of the state of north carolina. the names of those persons whose credentials show that they were regularly elected representatives in accord with the laws of their respective states or of the united states will be called. the representatives elect will record their presence by electronic device and their in alpha be reported -- alphabetica order by state beginning with the state of alabama to determine whether a quorum is present. representatives elect will have a minimum of 15 minutes to record their presence by electronic device. representatives elect who have not obtained their voting i.d. card may do so now in the speaker's lobby. [ca

pledge of allegiance, to the i ted states of america and to the republic for which stands, one nation under godrty and justice for all. roll call please. [roll call]

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. vice president mazzucco, i would like to call roll. >> please do. >> vice president mazzucco. >> present. >> commissioner dejesus is en route. commissioner hurst. >> a commissioner breckner. >> a commissioner mazzucco, you have a quorum. also with us is william scott, the chief of police and the deputy director of the department of police accountability sarah hawkens, chief of staff, sorry. >> thank you very much, and welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the wednesday, december 12, 2018 san francisco police commission meeting. this will be our last meeting of the month as we head into the holiday season, so without further ado, call line item number one, consent agenda. >> receive and file action. request for approval to accept $6,000 donation from the san francisco police officers association for the sfpd wilderness program index fund. >> u a commissioners, you have in your packet a memorandum regarding the police officers association donat

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. 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 tennessee seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the talent of mckenzie, tennessee, which is located in carol county. the year-long celebration commemorating 150 years since their proclamation begins this week. the town of mckenzie has persevered through epidemics, wars, two great fliers, in 150 years. mckenzie has grown from a population of 500 people to over 5,000 people and upwards to over 10,000 residents outside the city limits. the town was visited by president grover cleveland, is home to the tennessee college of applied technology at mckenzi

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. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. -- hat purpose does the for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin rise? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> a thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to ask my colleagues in congress to o do the right thing and support the democrats' efforts to reopen our federal government. mr. pocan: we're seeing devastating impacts on 800,000 federal employees that certificate us, contractors that work for us, and the economy that impacts every person in this country. yet the president's petulant olescent adolescent approach to this shut dunn has been supported by my colleagues for their inability to support reopening the government. responsible governments around the world do not shut down and leaders do not take hostages an

-- >> 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. thanks. please be seated. [cheers and applause] if you'd hike to know -- if you'd like to know how to pack an auditorium -- [laughter] with a thousand people, i have the answer for you. invite judge jeanine pirro to come to speak. [applause] quicker than you can say lock her up or -- [laughter] well, here you have it, the reagan auditorium is filled. let we tell you, that's a testament to judge pirro. we have had former presidents of the united states up on this stage, presidential candidates, first ladies, foreign dignitaries, famous authors of famous books, tv possessor ifalty, network anchors, fortune 500 ceos, war heroes and pro football quarterbacks, except for colin kaepernick. [laughter] [applause] but few of them, very few of them can attract an audience of this size so quickly. it's a testament in part, i guess, to the power of fox news -- [cheers and applause] but judge pirro didn't just materialize before us as a legal expert

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. [applause] jeannie: thank you, patrick, sidewalk prophets will lead us in the national anthem. >> ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad strips and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets' red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? ♪ [applause] jeannie: thank you, sidewalk prophets. each year we are grateful for the collaborative witness of the roman catholic and orthodox bishops. in continuing this wonderful tradition, i am happy to welcome to the podium archbishop joseph naumann. of kansas city, the chair of the united states bishops conference on pro-life activities. he is joined by several other roman catholic and orthodox bishops and o

telling you, i don't give a damn what anybody says, and i'm not being a hokie here, we're n one nation under godir twitter streams, get them away from their facebook, we're one nation under god. did you get that experience at notre dame? >> 99% of the people are nice, even if they don't agree with me. they come up and say hello. i think that's what this country has been and continues to be and we have to all strive to make it much better that way. you know me, i was happy to confront when doing the job that i needed to do. but that doesn't mean that your life has to be a string of nastiness. >> what's your relationship with trump now, especially after this book has come out? >> it's pretty much the same, mika. i think the book is really fair. >> but there are things where you reveal him to be a little less than knowledgeable. >> i tell the truth about a lot of different things. i also think i show him in the book through the conversations we have to be a good father and a caring father about his children. i think there's a lot more nuance to it. i tell the truth about what happened to me during

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. the clerk of the house: as directed by law the clerk of the house has prepared the official roll of the representatives elect. certificates of election, 434 seats in the 116th congress have been received by the clerk of the house. the clerk has not received a certificate of election for the 9th district of the state of north carolina. the names of those persons whose credentials show that they were regularly elected representatives in accord with the laws of their respective states or of the united states will be called. the representatives elect will record their presence by electronic device and their in alpha be reported -- alphabetica order by state beginning with the state of alabama to determine whether a quorum is present. representatives elect will have a minimum of 15 minutes to record their presence by electronic device. representatives elect who have not obtained their voting i.d. card may do so now in the speaker's lobby. [ca

god,d as one nation, under indivisible, with liberty and justice [cheers and applause] today we will not walkear less but we will by faith. we will lift the voices of the vulnerable. the left out,er

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. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., january 22, 2019. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable rick scott, a senator from the state of florida, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: charles e. grassley, president pro tempore. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. mcconnell: i understand the bill at the desk is due a second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: h.r. 268, an act making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2019, and for other purposes. mr. mcconnell: in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule 14, i would object to further proceeding. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bil

all races, creed, color, 9tional origin, age, but on /12, we were one nation under god. and i hope and pray we can get back to that place. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess subject to the call of the chair. now recognizes th gentleman from new york. mr. engel: thank you, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to relt rhett their remarks and include extraneous material on h.j.res. 30, disapproving the president's proposal on certain sanctions on the russian federation under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. engel: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. engel: thank you, mr. speaker. it's regrettable we're in this situation. it's the result of the trump administration again trying to make an end run around corning on an issue as important as russian sanctions. on december 19 of last year, the treasury department notified congress of its intenti

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with iberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek wreck -- the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. johnson: thank you, madam speaker. today marks the 26th day of president trump'sers responsible and destructive government shutdown. not only has this shutdown resulted in hundreds of thousands of americans who are furloughed, but it is also inflicting long-term damage to our nation's research and development enterprise. during my 26 years on the science committee, i have witnessed the consequences of our federal science and technology agencies being forced to shut their doors. mely science from the u.s. internovation failure. we fail to compete globally as our competitors strengthen their own inv

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. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i understand there's a bill at the desk due a second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for a second time. the clerk: s. 47, a bill to provide for the management of the natural resources at the united states -- for the united states and for other purposes. mr. mcconnell: in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule 14, i object to further proceeding. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. mcconnell: so, mr. president, last night president trump delivered his first address to the nation from the oval office in the midst of this partial government shutdown, the president offered a reminder of just what's at stake. that is, the security of our nation's southern border. by now, on december -- on day 19 of senate democrats' latest ex