with the two distinctive flags outside, the presidential seal and the united states flag. we'll see the secret service walking outside the vehicle. right now what you're seeing, more of the police and military guard coming down here but you definitely see -- people are just pumped up, they are ready for this to happen. thettle bit further down street we're waiting to see what protestors may or may not do right now. many are standing there many-faced right now and folks here to see the president are jumping up and down with so any moment now we hope to see this. vantage point,ur we can see president trump. there onsee the media trucks standing by, standing hanging. >> big flatbeds. >> so they can have a perspective and behind them, the president's vehicle. we can see that from our vantage the canadian embassy. that tells you where things are right now. theouldn't imagine president would think about getting out here and taking a walk. a bit of wayste to the white house. out,me point he can get shake hands. we don't know what he was told his security detail, whether or not th

following is an element of united states coast guard honor guard from coast guard station alexandria. to the rear of the formation ofe the 56 states and territorial flags ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> right face. g >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the advancing of the colors and remain standing for the united states national anthem. ♪ ♪ >> present arms. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. >> right shoulder. >> ceremonial about-face. >> the department of defense medal for distinguished public service is presented toa. president barack obama. president obama distinguished himself as the commander-in-chief of the finest fighting force the world has ever known.an from january 20, 2009, to january 20, 2017. president obama kept our nation face, let a strategic transition in our defense strategy can strengthen our alliances and pursue new partnerships and laid the foundation or a force of the future that will continue to win our nations wars. president obama countered decisively the most immediate terrorism. he directed the operation ton kill osama bin laden, decimated al-qaeda terrorist network.d cou and develop counter

first time now climbing into a vehicle adorned with the seal of the president of the united states, flying the flag of the president of the united states, as he assumes the trappings of power over the next hour. >> at the same time that the president elect is seated in the car, at the same time the current president took his last step on the 18 acre grounds of the white house as president, we see the woman who tried mightily to get elected president, winning the popular vote, failing to win the electoral vote with her husband, the two-term democrat being president arriving to take their seats in the capitol. visuals like this are what we talk about when we talk about inauguration day, as the car pulls from the portico to begin the long drive down to capitol hill. >> do we think trump would have taken it so stoically if he had won the popular vote by 3 million votes? >> i suspect not. >> you watch the obamas leave the white house for the last time. i keep reminding myself of course they would have preferred that hillary clinton succeed barack obama rather than donald trump, but they had their eight

united states air force honor guard from joint aced anacostia bowling. following, honor guard from coast guard station, alexandria. to the rear of the formation are the 56 state and territorial flags of the united states. [applause] [military band playing] [playing "yankee doodle"] >> [drill instructions] ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the advancing of the colors and remain standing for the united states national anthem. >> [drill instructions] [military band playing] >> present arms! ["the national anthem"] >> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. [drill instructions] >> the department of defense medal of distinguished services presented to barack obama, who had -- has distinguished himself a leader of the fighting force tillom january 2009 january 20, 2017. president obama kept our nation safe, let a strategic transition pursued newtrategy, partnerships and laid the foundation for a force of the future that will continue to win wars.tion president obama countered decisively the most immediately threat to our national security, terrorism. he directed the operation to kill osama bin laden, decimated al qaeda's terrorist network on the path to a lasting defeat and develop

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. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition? mr. womack: mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. i rise ck: mr. speaker, today to pay respects to an admired, respected, and visionary educator and a genuinely terrific person, dr. billy baker of gilbert, arkansas, who passed away on friday, january 6, at the age of 84. my relationship with dr. baker goes back decades. he was a family friend. after spending 17 years as a faculty member and administrator at my alma mater, arkansas tech, in 1974 he became the first employee of north arkansas college in harrison, served the college for more than 27 years, its founding president, and retired at the age of 68. under his leadership, north ark achieved several firsts. one of the most noteworth

day united in respect for our democracy and determined to make a difference in the lives of hardworking americans. i have the privilege of presenting the flag to the vice president of the united states, my 10th, one of the house of representatives' own, right, mr. speaker? [applause] ms. pelowe know that vice president pence is strengthened by his faith, family, and foundation of experience he built here in this hall. i told him, mr. president, he knows the territory. he knows the territory. it is now my hon tose y r, r urwabe e pilayhevi psint bevewior mi, udy, esenyo m ve dembengha elee eryayor thhifl.se ain. fls aw - us setoblt:hoseedn e usr il rvinheouhi t na iev qtes tou, t ybwht metohse' at estaonan r sum: l's hd r y. id gatob h oth on ppus nachermrt, ru bss. ssa,ar t ber drms eo pp th'sheieaedhoh, nffia ptot. mrpridowt' pse tyothphog yauraon ppus nar unmrrede, vi psintmrru, d s.engioure go he hae lk atorat l me ovsothg ateay ara tt st n is e eht mpy s de sci- prenti o gadunue f e oyo lyorhint thr eomnyrose d tmiee d athe hn nd wasothg wld vae r onti. eneha t psintas d e ly s aetinofhehise loincrs rely aos t jfeonemia anhenell- e nc wl pseedh d he tird e capoloongowt e ncemia

following is an element of the united states coast guard honor guard from alexandria, and to the rear of the formation are the 56 states and territorial flags states. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ cing of >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the advancing of theta colors and remain standing for the united states national anthem. [background sounds] ♪ ♪ [background sounds]. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. [background sounds]. [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds]d pub >> the department of defense medal for distinguished service is presented to president barack obama. president barack obama distinguished himself as the commander in chief as the finest fighting force the world has ever known from january 20, 2009 until january 20, 2017. president obama kept our safe, but a strategic defense and strengthen our alliances and pursued new partnership and laid the foundation for force of a future that will continue to win our nation's wars. president obama countered decisively the most immediate threat to our national security. terrorism. he directed the o

united states, the members of the college of elechors of the commonwealth of pennsylvania ill come to order. katelyn, as riley, surrett, mckenna, and angelina lead us 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. >> thank you, pages. i now call upon the reverend cannon lovelace and ask him to invoke god's blessing on these proceedings. >> let us pray. almighty god, we give you thanks for this good land which we have received as our inheritance. we pray that we may continue to be good stewards of all that's been entrusted to our care. as a nation, we have a history of sound government established by our founders for the sake of all who dwell in this land and the freedom to choose those who occupy leadership positions. at all levels of government. filled with wisdom those to whom we entrust the leadership and authority that might seek justice and peace for all people. be present now with the 58th electoral college of the commonwealth of pennsylvania as they fulfill their constitutional duty in the election of the president and vice president of the united

. >> one day - i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, for liberty and justice for all. >> you're welcome. >> (singing). >> (clapping.) >> introduce the san francisco field officer director ribbon that will mirror the oath raise your hand and repeat the oath i hereby declare on oath repeating. >> citizens cry when they become citizenship to study this difficult examine and after two trials they come back i'm an american now we're proud of that purpose of evasion so help me god please help me welcome seven hundred and 50 americans. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> she wants to be part of the country and vote so much puppy. >> you know excited and as i said it is a long process i think that needs to be finally recognized to be integrated that is basically, the type of that i see myself being part of. >> out of everybody on tv and the news he felt that is necessary to be part of community in that way i can do so many things but my voice wouldn't count as it counts now. >> it's everybody i hoped for a bunch of opportunities

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. the clerk of the house: as directed by law, the clerk of the house is prepared the official rolls of the representatives elect. certificates of election covering 435 seats in the 115th congress have been received by the clerk of the house and the names of those persons whose credentials show that they were regularly elected as 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 names will be recorded in alphabetical 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. cards may do so now in the speaker's lobby. the clerk of the house: are there additional representatives elect i

. >> one day - i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, for liberty and justice for all. >> you're welcome. >> (singing). >> (clapping.) >> introduce the san francisco field officer director ribbon that will mirror the oath raise your hand and repeat the oath i hereby declare on oath repeating. >> citizens cry when they become citizenship to study this difficult examine and after two trials they come back i'm an american now we're proud of that purpose of evasion so help me god please help me welcome seven hundred and 50 americans. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> she wants to be part of the country and vote so much puppy. >> you know excited and as i said it is a long process i think that needs to be finally recognized to be integrated that is basically, the type of that i see myself being part of. >> out of everybody on tv and the news he felt that is necessary to be part of community in that way i can do so many things but my voice wouldn't count as it counts now. >> it's everybody i hoped for a bunch of opportunities

the second year, i discovered the fatigue of the united states and the excitement was flagging and theyere less interested in peacekeeping operations and less interesting -- they don't want to get involved in peacekeeping operations all over the world. the setback in somalia can be one of the reasons. the setback in the formal -- the former yugoslavia. but the simple explanation is fatigue. charlie: how do you overcome that? guest: this is what you are trying to do. that we will be confronted by global problems and for the time being, there's only one form that can help the international committee to solve the global problems. a problem cannot be solved by one or two countries. you need the international community, but they need the international community. very few people realize, bill dwyer, the sports editor of the l.a. times, these to have a separate chairmanship for the doubles. very few people read at an and they decided when open tennis as the put them together u.s. open and emulate wimbledon but it has never worked. i got my start on pbs as you. and people loved it. they saw --

with the two distinctive flags outside, the presidential seal and the united states flag. pumped up, they are ready for this to happen. thettle bit further down street we're waiting to see what protestors may or may not do right now. many are standing there many-faced right now and folks here to see the president are jumping up and down with so any moment now we hope to see this. vantage point,ur

united states. they have the confederate flag flying for many years and it put a great big one on the main road here. i'm trying to understand, really understand from the people who are raised here and really do have a sense of pride. they honestly do not see the prejudice that has been ingrained into their very being. get tooborah, before we down the path on that topic, we want to stay on senator sessions. do you have a question about his nomination since we have the panel for 10 more minutes? caller: well, i think that his alsod will speak, but we know that down south that there are a lot of good old boys. i think that this is very questionable. i think everyone should question this nomination. i'm making the point that in the south it is much more acceptable to be a racist. he more than likely is a racist. host: mr. flowers, do you want to respond to that as someone born and raised in alabama? guest: sessions and i pretty much have a similar background. we both indeed were born in the black belt area of the state with mostly black folks around us. we knew them well and we did, the era of jim crow

it is now my honor to present one of the flags that flew above the capitol today to the vice president of the united states, my pence. we pray four, for your beloved wife, karen, for michael, charlotte and audrey, all of your family. god bless you, mr. vice president. and remembering that this flag that we pledge to every day for liberty and justice for all is our calling. i look forward to working with you. now it's my honor to present you with this flag. [ applause ] >> well, those of us that served in the house or still serve in the house think the senate is never quite as quick as the house, but maybe when it comes to photographs, we are. and my good friend, chuck schumer, is going to come and make that presentation. >> well, thank you, roy. first of all, let's have a hand for roy. he did a good job, he and his staff on this inauguration. [ applause ] >> now, mr. president, earlier this year iris and i were truly blessed. we watched our older daughter, jessica, marry the boy of her dreams. we are so happy. that's when i learned, though, nothing's official until there's a photo of it. so, mr. president,

flag. the united states wants to capture the leader of isis so badly, they are now offering a $25 million rewards capture. barbara starr looks at why the troops may be hot on his trail. >> reporter: the hunt for al baghdadi may be intensifying. ash carter offering uncharacteristic detail. >> he moves around. i'm just confident i won't say anything more than that. >> reporter: carter says the u.s. doesn't know exactly where he is, but there is fresh intel he against. military and intelligence officials will not say if the new information comes from overhead surveillance by drones or aircraft intercepting communications or detainees who have been willing to talk. >> we anticipate that baghdadi and other senior isil leaders have been moving away. >> reporter: iraqi shia militias now insist he is hiding west of mosul not far from the syrian border. u.s. special operations forces who have been looking for baghdadi from the air and on the ground have gotten clues from raids against top isis operatives. >> we continue to recover sensitive intelligence in locations in iraq and syria, we'll continue to u

the first flag flew over the united states capitol yesterday which was the 15th anniversary of his death. the second is a flag of the national law enforcement officers memorial foundation which flew over the law enforcement memorial just blocks from here in judiciary square during national police week. no gesture will bring dennis back to his family but it's my hope these flags will continue to have his community honor his memory and the ultimate sacrifice he made. madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pascrell: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: boyd, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. pascrell: thank you. a stark similarities what happened in the 1850's and now, you judge for yourself. in 1856, former president millard fill more ran for president -- filmore ran for president for the no-nothing group. they joined the newly formed republican party. you can't make this up. a primary concern of the know-nothing party was the large numb

walz: 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. the speaker: pursuant to section 5-a of house resolution 5, the chair now recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte, for the reading of the constitution. mr. goodlatte: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this morning for the fourth time in the history of the house of representatives, we will read allowed on the floor of the house the full text of the u.s. constitution. it is our hope that this reading will help demonstrate to the american people that the house of representatives is dedicated to the constitution and the system it establishes for limited government and for the protection of individual liberty. we also hope that it will inspire many more americans to read the constitution themselves. the text we will read today reflects the changes to the document made by the 27 amendments to it. those portions superseded by amendment will not be read. in order to ensure in order to ensure fairness

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. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., january 10, 2017. under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable ted cruz, a senator from the state of texas, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: the senate committees have been working for many weeks to process president-elect trump's cabinet nominations. i want to commend the committees and their staffs for their very hard work. now we begin the next phase of this process with committee hearings. in fact, it just began this morning in the senate judiciary committee. i'd like to say a word about our colleague from alabama. each of us knows senator sessions. we've worked with him. we know he cares about his country an

we pledge our allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which itnd, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [cheers] >> thank you, american heritage girls. i have got to do this. we have got to do the prayer. ok. ok. have a verye special guest here. i introduce jeannie, president of the march for life. [cheers] >> i can't tell you how incredible it is to see you all out there. welcome. and i am going to introduce you to another very special person right now. kellyanne conway. she is no stranger to any of you. kellyanne conway is one of us. she has been marching for life for many, many years. kelly and is a -- kellyanne is a role model to wome n. she helped to elect our new president of the united states of america. but kellyanne will be the versatile you that her most important role is that of wife and mom. i welcome to the stage kellyanne conway. [chanting "kellyanne"] >> you are going to work with me and help me welcome her. i say pro-, you say life. pro! >> life! >> pro! >> life! >> all right, awesome. one more chan

united states has been solidly engaged. we put together a 68-coalition country effort to defeat daesh. how can people suggest we are retreating when isil is moving across iraq, threatening baghdad, black flagslying, and the president of the united states immediately moved to put our aircraft in the sky and begin to take them on, to retrain the army, rebuild the army, and now we have liberated 65% of iraq that was taken over by daesh, 35% to 40% of syria. we are in the liberation of mosul, and i'm telling you without any question in my mind, daesh, isilarmy, and now we havd 65% of is going to be defeated sometime in the course year.t driving them out of those two power centers. secretary kerry: it's more than that. driving them out of the power centers will not fully deal with the problem. it could go into the next year. it's within a measurable period confident wei am are going to be able to liberate. charlie: the way that isil came out of al qaeda, won't there be some other terrorist organization that will be worse than they are that will follow isil? where are we in the long struggle against terrorism? secretary kerry: at the beginning of that struggle, which will go on for some period of

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. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of s. con. res. 3, which the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 1, s. con. res. 3 setting forth the congressional budget for the united states government for fiscal year 2017, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018-2026. the presiding officer: who yields time? if no one yields time, time will be charged equally to both sides. , mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: the senate is not in a quorum call. the senator recognized. mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. now, mr. president, last wreak i expressed my sincere hope that the majority leader and i could come to some agreement on the process of nomi

[cheers] >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for whichstands one nation, under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [cheers] patrick kelly: thank you, american heritage girls. ok, we got to do this. no prayer? ok. ok. all right, we have a very special guest here. i introduce jeannie mancini, president of the march for life. [cheers] [applause] jeannie mancini: i can't tell you how incredible it is to see you all out there, welcome. i will introduce you to another special person right now, kellyanne conway. [cheers] jeannie mancini: is no stranger to anyone of you. she is one of us. she has been marching for life for many, many years. kellyanne is a role model to women. she helped elect our new president of the united states of america. [cheers] jeannie mancini: but kellyanne will be the first to tell you that her first role is that of wife and mom. i welcome to the stage i think here pretty soon kellyanne conway. [cheers] [applause] [chanting kellyanne] jeannie mancini: here is what we are going to do to welcome her even bett

paint him, my allie tell me, someone of putin and raise a red flag on human rights issues and on global order. thing for the united states to have a close relationship with russia? i haven't heard details about what the democrats have on tillerson, but he's someone hey are doing a deep dive on, he's a top target. host: any concern from nominee?ans about the guest: initially a lot of concern about tillerson. he didn't have relationships on there was a concern he would make the russia issue flare up. illerson has been endorsed by rice. like bob gaites, tohas gra vis to and stature survive the senate. host: which are likely to be pen to nominees from president-elect trump? guest: highcamp has been in about a potential cabinet spot. looks like she will not be the secretary.e if you are a 2018 democrat, you are up for re-election in a years, you may be more open to trump and his appointees nd working on an issue like infrastructure. senator schumer has said so much of that. democrats with the right now, talking to many of them, they are under intense party, from their own their base, the left to not work with trump because he

united states of america. to make it different place to work, i can promise you this. flag has made sure it is now front and center of the american media. before, this is been a big story in australia, it was not a big story in america, i placed it last week when i was in new york and i did back-to-back television shows, now, we all know about it, flag is keeping its eye on what is going on, it's making sure that president trump knows about it but one update i can give you is that australia has secretly sent an emissary of the representative of the australian government to sell the idea to president-elect trump so we are staying on top of it. we will keep you updated but i promise you, we have got america's back. we are not going to let this deal happen. [applause] >> different people are wondering how you got your final status after the age of learner. >> someone blinked. someoneblinked. it was , we were very lucky and, we were lucky. obviously we are a 501(c)(3) and we are educational. we were just fortunate that the irs did the right thing and they were fair to us. and i

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. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: when obamacare supporters force their partisan law on our country, they promised an easy to use system, one that would lower premiums, and out-of-pocket health care costs, one that would foster choice and allow families to keep the plans and doctors they liked. but it didn't take long for the american people to discover the truth about obamacare. too many have been personally hurt by this law. too many feel they're worse off than they were before obamacare. listening to their stories helps explain why they might feel this way. for instance, too many americans say their obamacare plans are too expensive to actually use. too many say their obamacare premiums have gone up and up, though their options have diminished. too many say their choices on obamacare have deteriorated to just one or two insurers. these are some of the reali

>> many people don't realize that the flag was involved in breaking the story here in the united states. i was actually told about it-- it's my pleasure. i was told about it by my parents who said, nick, you're never going to believe this one. and i said tell me. well, the australian prime minister has done a deal with president obama to take 2500 illegal immigrants that tried to go to australia, that we didn't want, and we put into detention. and they're-- 99% if not 100% of them are all muslim and they're from iran, iraq, sudan, somalia, and the rest are stateless. so just think about this. president obama wants to take 2500 illegal muslim immigrants that australia didn't want, and placed into detention because they're law breakers and queue. and president obama and john kerry take them. and the trade is that america gives australia 2500 christian refugees from costa rica. that's the swap. that's the deal. 2500 christian refugees from costa rica for 2500 illegal muslim immigrants from countries that, a couple of which are on the state sponsor of terror list that the state department k

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. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., january 30, 2017. to the senate. under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph thraoe, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable todd young, signed orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: for too long coal communities in states like kentucky were unfairly targeted by the obama administration as part of its war on coal. we now have the opportunity to start providing relief to coal families whose only crime was working to support their loved ones. easing the pain of these regulations is a priority. i laid it out in a letter to president trump earlier this year. that hrer was -- that was to push back against the previous administration's assault on coal families. i'm pleased the president has already begun to

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. the presiding officer: the clek will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c, january 24, 2017. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable ben sasse, a senator from the state of nebraska, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: orrin g.hatch, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: yesterday leaders from both parties had an opportunity to meet with president trump and vice president pence at the white house. we appreciate the time and look forward to more conversations with them in the days to come, including later today. the president has invited the democraticeade the chairman, and ranking members of the judiciary committee and myself to the white house this afternoon to meet with him regarding the supreme court vacancy as part of his

>> many people dollar realized of flag was involved here is the united states. and said he will never believe this one. deals trillion prime minister signed a deal with president obama to take 2500 illegal immigrants to go to australia but we did not want and put them into detention in negative percentage now 100% all muslim lybrand and i iraq and sudan and somalia. so think about this the president was to take 2500 illegal muslim immigrants that australia did not want an place into detention because they are rule breakers and secretary carry say we will take them and you know, the trade? credit america and gives australia 2500 christian refugees from coasta rica. that is the swap that is the deal 2500 christian refugees from coasta rica for the 2500 illegal muslim immigrants from countries that of a couple of which are state sponsors of terrorism list and i don't need to remind you that a couple of weeks ago at the center of the tax was a somalian refugee in many of these that go to australia for our from somalia up. but it is a parting gift from president obam

find a group of boy scouts carrying flag from kansas west virginia, nebraska, north dakota, south dakota, montana, washington, idaho and >> next will be the united states coast guard starting with the staff element followed by the guard band, the academy and the united states coast guard. >> coast guard of course is the nation's oldest continuance sea going service been standing the launch since 1790 to protect and defend america's maritime interest at home and abroad. >> among the groups you're going to go see marching now, now you're seeing the coast guard academy, we're also going to go see the coast guard color guard and the united states coast guard reserves. >> you're hearing some of the information right now. (music playing) >> the coast guard color guard from virginia and turned to >> i like that. >> alexandria in the house. that's where i went to high school. >> tony's little shout-out there. make it clear. >> the members of this color guard perform >> 1921 for president harding information >> the cleveland police mounted unit from cleveland ohio. >> ronald reagan. all the way from 1877. >> look at that. helicopter. >> pretty cool. what is tha

. >> one day - i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, for liberty and justice for all. >> you're welcome. >> (singing). >> (clapping.) >> introduce the san francisco field officer director ribbon that will mirror the oath raise your hand and repeat the oath i hereby declare on oath repeating. >> citizens cry when they become citizenship to study this difficult examine and after two trials they come back i'm an american now we're proud of that purpose of evasion so help me god please help me welcome seven hundred and 50 americans. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> she wants to be part of the country and vote so much puppy. >> you know excited and as i said it is a long process i think that needs to be finally recognized to be integrated that is basically, the type of that i see myself being part of. >> out of everybody on tv and the news he felt that is necessary to be part of community in that way i can do so many things but my voice wouldn't count as it counts now. >> it's everybody i hoped for a bunch of opportunities

. >> 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. >> we'll have the roll call. >> roll call. scott, present. lim, present. breslin, here. farrell, expected. ferrigno, excused. follasbee, present. sass, present. we have a quorum. >> thank you. first action item. >> item 1 approval of possible modification the minute of meeting regular meeting december 8 , 2016. >> do i have a motion? >> moved and [inaudible] the minutes the regular meeting och december 8 , 2016. &second. >> there is a second. properly moved and seconded we approve the minute of the december 8 regular meeting of the board. any comments or questions or edits by members of the board? seeing none, any public comment? if not, wree ready to take action. all in favor of approving the minute as distributed say aye. >> aye. >> opposed? so ordered. item 2. >> item 2, discussion item. general public comment on matters within the boards jurisdiction not appearing on todays agenda. >> good afternoon comm

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. the vice president: there will be order in the senate, please. there will be order in the senate. the chair lays before the senate the certificates of election of 34 senators elected for six-year -- please, order in the senate, please. the chair lays before the senate the certificates of election of 34 senators elected for six-year terms beginning on january 3, 2017. all certificates, the chair is advised, are in the fom 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 theirs oaths of office. the clerk will read the names of the first group. the clerk:

. >> one day - i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic fort stands, for liberty and justice for all. >> you're welcome. >> (singing). >> (clapping.) >> introduce the san francisco field officer director ribbon that will mirror the oath raise your hand and repeat the oath i hereby declare on oath repeating. >> citizens cry when they become citizenship to study this difficult examine and after two trials they come back i'm an american now we're proud of that purpose of evasion so help me god please help me welcome seven hundred and 50 americans. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> she wants to be part of the country and vote so much puppy. >> you know excited and as i said it is a long process i think that needs to be finally recognized to be integrated that is basically, the type of that i see myself being part of. >> out of everybody on tv and the news he felt that is necessary to be part of community in that way i can do so many things but my voice wouldn't count as it counts now. >> it's everybody i hoped for a bunch of opportunities demogra

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. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., january 12, 2017. under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable james lankford, a senator from the state of oklahoma, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senate majority leader. mr. mcconnell: the senate just passed the legislative tools needed to repeal and replace obamacare. this is a critical step forward, the first step toward bringing relief from this failed law. the resolution now goes to the house. they'll take it up soon. the next step then will be legislation to finally repeal obamacare and move us towards smarter health policies. the repeal legislation will include a stable transition period as we work toward patient-centered health care.

langevin: 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. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition? without objection, the entlelady is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, i'd like to congratulate meg, the board of directors, founders, and partners who have rallied behind the great vision of creating the underline. located in my congressional district, the underline is a 10-mile linear park, urban trail that extends from the south station to the miami river, and that will connect millions of americans across miami-dade county through safe, alternative methods of transportation. mr. speaker, this is an under utilized land below miami's metro rail that has transformative potential for community mobility, positive economic impact, and enhanced quality of life. thanks to the overwhelming collaboration of our south florida communi

united states. what a magnificent, majestic scene behind me. the capitol, perhaps you can see the flagsg and the stage has literally been set where donald trump will be sworn in as the president tomorrow at noon. meantime, this city is absolutely electric. security is tight. supporters are in town, protesters are in town. this city is very much alive on an american occasion. here's how donald trump is spending the final hours before becoming president. >> reporter: the president-elect arriving in washington, d.c., going straight to a leadership luncheon at his own trump international hotel. >> i want to thank everybody. >> reporter: the inauguration events then officially beginning. donald trump alongside vice president-elect mike pence laying a wreath at the arlington national cemetery. ♪

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se is now my honor to present one of the flags that flew above the capitol today to the vice president of the united statese. we pray for you for your beloved wife, karen, for michael, charlotte, audrey, all of your vmily, god bless you, mr. vice president. remembering that this flag that we pledge to every day for liberty and justice for all is our calling. i look forward to working with you. now my honor to present you with this flag. [ applause ] ve those of us who served in the house or still serve in the house thank the senate is never quite as quick as the house. but maybe when it comes to photographs we are, my good friend chuck schumer going to make that presentation. >> well thank you, first let's have a hand for roy did he a great job, he and his staff on atis inauguration. [ applause ] now, mr. president, earlier this year iris and i were truly blessed we watched our older daughter, jessica, marry the boy of her dreams. we are so happy. that's when i learned, though, ilthing is official until there's ha photo of it. mr. president, now it's official. i present to you the photograph of your inaugu