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Monthly Archives: November 2014
Honoring Our Veterans
Earlier today, Vice President Joe Biden visited Arlington National Cemetery and took part in a ceremony to honor America’s veterans.
After laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, he delivered remarks in which he thanked our nation’s veterans for their service to bravely and faithfully protect our freedom.
The Vice President also sent a message to the White House email list this afternoon, in which he explained that “it’s our sacred obligation” to care for our troops not only when they go to war, but also when they return home.
Read the Vice President’s full email here — and take a moment to thank America’s troops.
Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Veterans Day, in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, Nov. 11, 2014. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)
Chart of the Week: The Progress We’ve Made on Ending Veteran Homelessness
Here’s a look at where we stand in our efforts to eliminate veteran homelessness.
President Obama Heads to Beijing, Kicking Off Trip to Asia and Australia
Over the weekend, President Obama headed to Beijing to kick off his sixth trip to Asia as President — and his second trip to Asia this year.
A Free and Open Internet: What You Need to Know About Net Neutrality
Here are some answers to key questions about net neutrality and what the President is doing to ensure a free and open Internet.
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A Climate Denier In The Senate
A First Look At The Fossil-Fuel And Anti-Environment Agenda Of The Next Congress
Much of the post-election conversation has centered on what Republicans will do with control of both chambers of Congress, with much of the attention focusing on immigration reform and the Affordable Care Act. But a new Center for American Progress report takes a first look at how the new Republican Senate will help the fossil-fuel industry while attacking America’s public lands. The GOP has been vocal about its promise to deliver the Keystone XL pipeline and stop the Obama administration’s rules to cut carbon pollution proposed in the Clean Power Plan. But Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK)—who called climate change “the greatest hoax ever” and will likely chair the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee—has also promised to “file challenges against every final EPA rule.” In addition to these expected attacks on the EPA’s authority to protect clean air and water, CAP’s report details four broad priorities for Republican leaders in the House and Senate for energy and environmental policy:
1. Fast Track Exports of U.S. Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas to Foreign Markets. Republicans’ top priority will likely be growing the export of American oil, natural gas and coal. They will likely fast track the permit process for liquid natural gas exports, try to remove a ban on crude oil exports, and work to bypass local opposition to planned export terminals along the West Coast that would expand shipments of coal to Asian markets.
2. Halt the Creation of New Parks and Wilderness Areas. With the exception of one bill passed earlier this year, Congress has not protected a single new acre of public land since 2009—creating the longest moratorium on new parks since World War II. The trend of congressmen beholden to oil and gas companies blocking protections for monuments, wilderness and other public lands is likely to continue. Congress will also likely attempt to repeal the president’s authority — which Obama has utilized — to create national monuments by gutting the 1906 Antiquities Act.
3. Roll Back Investments in Renewable Energy. Oil and gas industry giants, along with the Koch brothers will pressure Congress to stall the growth of renewable energy production by discontinuing or overturning existing policies encouraging the use of renewable energy sources. These could include attempts to end or scale back renewable fuel standards for vehicles, tax incentives for wind energy production, and overturning a law that prohibits the federal government from procuring especially dirty fuels.
4. Open the Atlantic Ocean and Environmentally Sensitive Lands to Oil and Gas Drilling. Senate Republicans will to work hard to expand oil and gas drilling on federal land by bypassing environmental laws and public review and comment periods. The House passed a similar bill earlier this year.
Despite the successes of anti-environment Republican candidates, voters across the country overwhelming supported conservation this election. Voters in 19 states committed $13 billion to land conservation by approving 35 ballot measures — a result that underscores the disconnect between the agenda of the new Congress and where Americans actually stand on the environment.
BOTTOM LINE: Republicans have proven that they are beholden to the oil and gas industry, and with control of both chambers they will likely advance policies that will benefit the oil and gas giants, no matter the cost to the environment and future generations. Under the leadership of dirty energy giants, the 114th Congress will likely pass harmful legislation that could set back the clock on what progress has been made in combating the effects of global climate change.
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Ratcheting Up The Repeal Threat
The Latest Conservative Attempt To Sabotage Obamacare Just Got A Lot More Serious
In a surprise move late last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of King v. Burwell, a lawsuit seeking to strip premium tax credits from people living in states with a federally-operated insurance marketplace. If the lawsuit, which employs an overt misreading of the Affordable Care Act, is successful, it would hike premiums by triple digits and make health coverage unaffordable for millions of Americans. We have written about the case before, when a panel of the Fourth Circuit Courts of Appeals ruled on it and unanimously upheld the law. But that wasn’t enough for at least four Justices, who now think it worthwhile that the case be argued in front of the nation’s highest court.
Make no mistake, the lawsuit is a strategic attempt at repeal by another name by ideological conservatives. Here are five key things to keep in mind about it:
1. The Affordable Care Act is working. Millions of people have the peace of mind of knowing they have quality, affordable coverage when they need it most. Thanks to the ACA, 10.3 million people now have health care who did not have it before. That includes 7.1 million people who are enrolled in state and federal marketplaces and currently paying their premiums.
2. Nothing has changed as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision. This lawsuit will not stop people from choosing health care that works for them, with access to the financial assistance available, when open enrollment begins November 15. Consumers should be confident that financial help will be available for them to help make health coverage more affordable. In an event today at the Center for American Progress, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Matthews Burwell reassured that “open enrollment this year will be a positive experience for the consumer.”
3. The law is clear. Those challenging the law cherry pick a single clause in the law’s text where it appears to limit the subsidies to individuals who obtain insurance through “an Exchange established by the State” — and not the federal exchange (which operates in 36 states). They ignore the entire intent of the law, which was to provide premium tax credits for anyone eligible, regardless if they lived in a state with its own marketplace or a federal marketplace. Indeed, in the ruling of the Fourth Circuit, Judge Roger Gregory quoted a longstanding legal doctrine, writing, “We ‘will not usurp an agency’s interpretive authority by supplanting its construction with our own.’ ” The authors of the law also have written that “none of us contemplated that the bill as enacted could be misconstrued” as the King lawsuit attempts to do. We are confident the Supreme Court will agree.
4. This is an attempt at repeal by another name. This lawsuit is unquestionably a part of a wider effort to try to undermine and repeal the Affordable Care Act. The lead plaintiff in a similar case, Jacqueline Halbig, was an appointee in the George W. Bush administration. Another plaintiff in the Halbig case, Sarah Rumpf, described herself as a “Republican operative .”
5. Repealing the tax credits would make insurance inaccessible for millions of Americans and could mean the difference between life and death. Of the 5.4 million people enrolled in the federal marketplaces, 87 percent picked a plan using federal tax credits, lowering the amount of what they paid for their monthly premium from $346 to $82, on average. Without the tax credits, these people would be paying an average of $264 more per month, a 322 percent increase. The Rand Corporation modeled what would happen without subsidies and found that “in scenarios in which the tax credits are eliminated, our model predicts a near ‘death spiral,’ with very sharp premium increases and drastic declines in individual market enrollment.” It is no exaggeration to say that this decline in enrollment could cost some people their lives.
On the surface, the case presents an all or nothing choice for the Court’s conservatives. Either they reverse the Fourth Circuit decision that did not defund the law and hand a sweeping victory to conservatives who oppose the Affordable Care Act; or they affirm the court’s decision, earning the gratitude of the people who will die without a fully operational law and the scorn of the law’s opponents. ThinkProgress Justice editor Ian Millhiser writes that there is also potentially a third way that could placate conservative and save the ACA at the same time.
BOTTOM LINE: Despite the unexpected news that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear King v. Burwell, nothing has changed: financial assistance is available to consumers and open enrollment will proceed starting November 15. We trust that when the Supreme Court does make its decision, common sense and decades of legal precedent will prevail.
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The Senate ~~~ CONGRESS 11/12 ~~~ the House
The Senate stands adjourned and will convene for pro forma sessions only with no business conducted on the following dates and times unless the Senate receives a message from the House that it has adopted S.Con.Res.44, the adjournment resolution:
– Monday, September 22nd at 4:00pm
– Thursday, September 25th at 12:00 noon
– Monday, September 29th at 12:00 noon
– Thursday, October 2nd at 12:00 noon
– Monday, October 6th at 2:00pm
– Thursday, October 9th at 12:00 noon
– Monday, October 13th at 12:00 noon
– Thursday, October 16th at 12:00 noon
– Monday, October 20th at 10:15am
– Thursday, October 23rd at 12:00 noon
– Monday, October 27th at 12:00 noon
– Thursday, October 30th at 12:00 noon
– Monday, November 3rd at 12:00 noon
– Thursday, November 6th at 12:00 noon
– Monday, November 10th at 12:00 noon
When the Senate adjourns on November 10, it will stand adjourned until 2:00pm on Wednesday, November 12, 2014. However, if the Senate receives a message that the House has adopted S.Con.Res.44, it will stand adjourned until 10:00am on Wednesday, October 15th for a pro forma session only and that following the pro forma session, the Senate will adjourn until Wednesday, November 12, at 2:00pm;
On Wednesday, November 12, 2014, following any Leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business until 5:30pm with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees.
At 5:30pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and vote on cloture on the nominations of Randolph Moss, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, and on Leigh Martin May, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
Committees are authorized to report Legislative and Executive matters on Wednesday, October 1st from 10:00am to 12:00 noon.
Prior to the cloture vote on the Moss nomination, Senator Reid filed cloture on 3 Georgia district judge nominations, withdrew the motion to proceed to the Marketplace and Internet Fairness Act, and then moved to proceed to and filed cloture on the motion to proceed to S.2609, USA Freedom Act. Senators will be notified when the cloture votes are scheduled.
Cloture motions filed:
- Executive Calendar #856, Leslie Joyce Adams, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia (2 hours for debate);
- Executive Calendar #857, Mark Howard Cohen, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia (2 hours for debate);
- Executive Calendar #858, Eleanor Louise Ross, to e U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia (2 hours for debate); and
- Motion to proceed to Calendar #499, S.2685, USA Freedom Act.
The Senate has reached an agreement to vote on S.2280, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, next week. Following Leader remarks on Tuesday, November 18th, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of Calendar #371, S.2280, a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. There will be up to 6 hours of debate equally divided between opponents and proponents. Upon the use, or yielding back of time, the bill will be read a third time and the Senate will proceed to vote on passage of S.2280. No amendments, motions or points of order are in order to the bill prior to the vote on passage. The vote on passage is subject to a 60 affirmative vote threshold. Further, if the Senate passes S.2280, and has received or receives from the House a bill that is identical to S.2280, then the House bill be read three times and passed, with no intervening action or debate.
5:43pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Randolph Moss, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia;
Invoked: 53-45
Next vote: Cloture on the nomination of Leigh Martin May, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
6:09pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Leigh Martin May, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia
Invoked: 67-30
Senator Toomey asked unanimous consent that the Senate vitiate cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S.1086, the Child Care and Development Block Grant bill; that following the disposition of the Moss and May nominations, the Senate proceed to vote on the motion to concur in the House amendment; and that following the disposition of S.1086, the HELP committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R.2083, Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act, and the Senate proceed to vote on passage of H.R.2083.
Senator Harkin objected.
WRAP UP
Roll Call Votes
- Motion to invoke cloture on Randolph Moss to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia; Invoked: 53-45.
- Motion to invoke cloture on Leigh Martin May to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia; Invoked: 67-30.
Legislative Business
Adopted S.Res.576: National Day of Writing
Began the Rule 14 process to place on the Legislative Calendar of Business H.R.4
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Last Floor Action:
7:30:07 P.M. – SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
Last Floor Action:
12:07:59 P.M. – The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to S. Con. Res. 44. The next meeting is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on November 12, 2014.
| 2:00:14 P.M. | The House convened, starting a new legislative day. | |
| 2:00:21 P.M. | Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy. | |
| 2:01:50 P.M. | The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved. | |
| 2:01:56 P.M. | PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Ms. Foxx to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. | |
| 2:02:33 P.M. | Mr. Sessions asked unanimous consent That it be in order at any time on the legislative day of November 13, 2014 or November 14, 2014, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule 15. Agreed to without objection. Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2:03:04 P.M. | ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches. | |
| 2:03:05 P.M. | The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a message from the Secretary of the Senate on September 23, 2014, at 2:23 p.m., stating that that body had made appointments to the National Council on Disability. | |
| 2:04:05 P.M. | The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a message from the Secretary of the Senate on September 29, 2014, at 10:13 a.m., stating that that body had made appointments to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development and the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance. | |
| 2:05:05 P.M. | The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a message from the Secretary of the Senate on October 21, 2014, at 10:50 a.m., stating that that body had made appointments to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity. | |
| 2:06:05 P.M. | The House received a communication from Mr. Ed Cassidy, Chief Administrative Officer. Pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, Mr. Cassidy notified the House that he had been served with a grand jury subpoena for documents, issued by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in connection with a matter now pending before the grand jury. After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, he determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the privileges and rights of the House. | |
| 2:07:05 P.M. | The House received a communication from Allyson Y. Schwartz, Member of Congress. Pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, Congresswoman Schwartz notified the House that she had been served with a subpoena, issued by the Department of the Army, Office of Staff Judge Advocate, for documents in a criminal case. After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, she determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House. | |
| 2:08:05 P.M. | The House received a communication from Lee Terry, Member of Congress. Pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, Congressman Terry notified the House that he had received a deposition subpoena for documents issued by the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, in connection with a civil matter now pending before that court. After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, he determined that compliance with the subpoena is not consistent with the privileges and rights of the House. | |
| 2:09:05 P.M. | The House received a communication from Stephen E. Stockman, Member of Congress. Pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, Congressman Stockman notified the House that he had received a subpoena issued by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, he determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the privileges and rights of the House. | |
| 2:10:05 P.M. | The House received a communication from Donny Ferguson, Senior Communications and Policy Advisor. Pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, Mr. Ferguson notified the House that he had been served with a grand jury subpoena, issued by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, for testimony and documents in a criminal investigation. After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, he determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House. | |
| 2:11:05 P.M. | The House received a communication from Kristine O. Brakstad, Executive Assistant and Scheduler. Pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, Ms. Brakstad notified the House that she had been served with a grand jury subpoena, issued by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, for testimony and documents in a criminal investgation. After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, she determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House. | |
| 2:12:05 P.M. | The House received a communication from Printus LeBlanc, Legislative Assistant. Pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, Mr. LeBlanc notified the House that he had been served with a grand jury subpoena, issued by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, for testimony and documents in a criminal investigation. After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, he determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House. | |
| 2:13:05 P.M. | The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President transmitting a notification stating that the national emergency with respect to Iran, declared in Executive Order 12170 on November 14, 1979, is to continue in effect beyond November 14, 2014. – referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 113-172). | |
| 2:22:47 P.M. | The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for approximately 4:00 P.M. today. | |
| 4:00:10 P.M. | The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of November 12. | |
| 4:00:14 P.M. | The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced. | |
| 4:00:38 P.M. | H.R. 4194 | Mr. Issa moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. |
| 4:00:58 P.M. | H.R. 4194 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Senate amendment to H.R. 4194. |
| 4:11:16 P.M. | H.R. 4194 | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. |
| 4:11:45 P.M. | H.R. 1233 | Mr. Issa moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments. |
| 4:12:09 P.M. | H.R. 1233 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Senate amendments to H.R. 1233. |
| 4:23:23 P.M. | H.R. 1233 | On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 4:23:24 P.M. | H.R. 1233 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 4:24:37 P.M. | H.R. 5266 | Mr. LoBiondo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 5266 — “To reauthorize the National Estuary Programs, and for other purposes.” |
| 4:24:47 P.M. | H.R. 5266 | Considered under suspension of the rules. |
| 4:24:49 P.M. | H.R. 5266 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5266. |
| 4:35:59 P.M. | H.R. 5266 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 4:36:01 P.M. | H.R. 5266 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 4:36:38 P.M. | S. 1934 | Mr. Meadows moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 1934 — “To direct the Administrator of General Services to convey the Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse back to Teton County, Wyoming.” |
| 4:36:59 P.M. | S. 1934 | Considered under suspension of the rules. |
| 4:37:01 P.M. | S. 1934 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1934. |
| 4:41:42 P.M. | S. 1934 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 4:41:43 P.M. | S. 1934 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 4:42:07 P.M. | S. 898 | Mr. Meadows moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 898 — “To authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation.” |
| 4:42:18 P.M. | S. 898 | Considered under suspension of the rules. |
| 4:42:19 P.M. | S. 898 | DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 898. |
| 4:51:28 P.M. | S. 898 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 4:51:30 P.M. | S. 898 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 4:51:44 P.M. | The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 6:30 P.M. today. | |
| 6:30:08 P.M. | The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of November 12. | |
| 6:30:09 P.M. | UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on a motion to suspend the rules, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. | |
| 6:55:32 P.M. | H.R. 4194 | On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 – 0 (Roll no. 516). |
| 6:55:33 P.M. | H.R. 4194 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 6:55:57 P.M. | The House received a message from the Clerk. The Clerk transmitted a scanned copy of a letter received from Ms. Kimberly M. Guadagno, New Jersey Lieutenant Governor/Secretary of State, indicating that, according to the preliminary results of the Special Election held on November 4, 2014, the Honorable Donald W. Norcross was elected Representative to Congress for the First Congressional District, State of New Jersey. | |
| 6:56:06 P.M. | The House received a message from the Clerk. The Clerk transmitted a scanned copy of a letter received from Ms. Kim Strach, Executive Director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections, indicating that, according to the preliminary results of the Special Election held on November 4, 2014, the Honorable Alma Adams was elected Representative to Congress for the Twelfth Congressional District, State of North Carolina. | |
| 6:57:45 P.M. | The House received a message from the Clerk. The Clerk transmitted a scanned copy of a letter received from Mr. Edgardo Cortes, Commissioner, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections, indicating that, according to the preliminary results of the Special Election held on November 4, 2014, the Honorable Dave A. Brat was elected Representative to Congress for the Seventh Congressional District, Commonwealth of Virginia. | |
| 6:59:39 P.M. | PERMISSION TO TAKE OATH-OF-OFFICE – Mr. Pallone asked unanimous consent that Representative-Elect Donald W. Norcross of the First District of New Jersey be permitted to take the Oath-of-Office today. Agreed to without objection. | |
| 6:59:40 P.M. | PERMISSION TO TAKE OATH-OF-OFFICE – Mr. Coble asked unanimous consent that Representative-Elect Alma Adams of the Twelfth District of North Carolina be permitted to take the Oath-of-Office today. Agreed to without objection. | |
| 7:00:41 P.M. | PERMISSION TO TAKE OATH-OF-OFFICE – Mr. Goodlatte asked unanimous consent that Representative-Elect Dave A. Brat of the Seventh District of Virginia be permitted to take the Oath-of-Office today. Agreed to without objection. | |
| 7:01:06 P.M. | OATH-OF-OFFICE – The Speaker of the House administered the Oath-of-Office to Representative-Elect Alma Adams of the Twelfth District of North Carolina, Representative-Elect Dave A. Brat of the Seventh District of Virginia, and Representative-Elect Donald W. Norcross of the First District of New Jersey. | |
| 7:16:07 P.M. | WHOLE NUMBER OF THE HOUSE – Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5(d) of rule 20, the Speaker announced that, in light of the administration of the Oath to Representative Adams of North Carolina, Representative Dave A. Brat of Virginia, and Representative Donald W. Norcross of New Jersey the whole number of the House was 435. | |
| 7:18:15 P.M. | Mr. Sessions filed a report from the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 748. | |
| 7:20:54 P.M. | ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches. | |
| 7:30:07 P.M. | SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches. |
| 8:49:30 P.M. | Mr. Gohmert moved that the House do now adjourn. | |
| 8:49:32 P.M. | On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote. | |
| 8:49:35 P.M. | The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on November 13, 2014. |
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