mr. jeffries: good morning, everyone. house democrats have made clear from the very beginning of this congress that we will work to find bipartisan common ground with our republican colleagues on any issue, whenever and wherever possible, in order to deliver real results for the american people. once again, this week we stepped up to get legislation over the finish line, connected to the child tax credit and the low income housing tax credit, as well as disaster relief that will make a difference to hardworking american families. once again, more democrats than republicans supported legislation on the floor of the house that is designed to deliver real results and make life better for the american people. at the same period of time, we've also made clear that we will push back against republican extremism whenever necessary. this week we continue to see performative politics and political stunts from our republican colleagues. there are a whole host of issues that we could be working on together. the economy, affordable h

mr. jeffries: good morning everyone. house democrats have made clear from the very beginning of this congress that we will work to find bipartisan common ground with our republican colleagues on any issue, whenever and wherever possible, in order to deliver real results for the american people. once again, this week we stepped up to get legislation over the finish line, connected to the child tax credit and the low income housing tax credit, as well as disaster relief that will make a difference to hardworking american families. once again, more democrats than republicans supported legislation on the floor of the house that is designed to deliver real results and make life better for the american people. at the same period ofime, we've also made clear that we will push back against republican extremism whenever necessary. this week we continue to see performative politics and political stunts from our republican colleagues. there are a whole host of issues that we could be working on together. the economy, affordable hou

mr. jeffries: yesterday, impeachment of alejandro mayorkas was defeated on the house floor and was democracy and determination and put american people's interests first and put aside sham political stunts that has been the focus of this house republican majority from the very beginning of this congress. american people deserve more common sense, less chaos, less confusion and less cult-like behavior. this is a period of divided government, which means common sense dictates that in order to get things done on behalf of the american people, democrats and republicans should be working together. to find common ground in order to deliver real results to the american people on issues of importance like the economy, affordability, public safety and national security. from the very beginning of this congress, house democrats have made clear that we are ready, willing and able to find common ground with our republican colleagues to advance bills in a bipartisan fashion that deliver real results fo

mr. jeffries: yesterday, >> the impeachment of secretary mayorkas was defeated on the house floor. to put the american people's interests first and to put aside sham political stunts that has been the focus of this house republican majority from the very beginning of this congress. congress. american people deserve more common sense, less chaos, less confusion and less cult-like behavior. this is a period of divided government, which means common sense dictates that in order to get things done on behalf of the american people, democrats and republicans should be working together. to find common ground in order to deliver real results to the american people on issues of importance like the economy, affordability, public safety and national security. from the very beginning of this congress, house democrats have made clear that we are ready, willing and able to find common ground with our republican colleagues to advance bills in a bipartisan fashion that deliver real results for the american people. on the national security front, it's time to put the political stunts aside and come

mr. jeffries: thank you, seth. thank you, jake. reporter: leader, have you started discussions with republicans about potential alternate bill? i know some republicans including chairman rodgers just told me and others who are swing votes that they might be offering different border and ukraine bills. are n.i.f. you having conversations with republicans about what that could look like? mr. jeffries: there are certainly ongoing conversations that take place member to member but let me yield to jason and abigail who were just in ukraine and others. >> i would reiterate what the speaker said, there are a republican votes for this effort. a lot of folks i'm talking to all the time that just want the opportunity for a vote because they know and they see the things we've been talking about here. this is good for our economy, it's good for our national security, it's good for our alliances and it's necessary to push back on toe tall terrace him -- tallettism and they don't want to -- totalism and they don't want to be raised in a world ru

with that, we will now be joined by leader jeffries. mr. jeffries: thank you, bennie, for your leadership, and continued commitment on behalf of the american people in addressing the challenges of the american people and working with the distinguished members of the homeland security committee on the democratic side to put people oample politics. unfortunately what we see from our republican colleagues time and time again is the exact opposite they do knowing but put politics over people. the do-nothing republican congress has knoll bottom -- no bottom. they have no vision. they have no track record, and they have made no progress to the american people. extreme maga republicans have done nothing about the economy, nothing about inflation, nothing about housing, nothing about health care, and nothing about public safety. all they are endeavoring to do with respect to this sham impeachment is to run away from their do-nothing extreme record and try to distract the american people with this political stunt. house republicans have produced no

with that, we'll hear from leader jeffries. mr. jeffries: good afternoon, everyone. thank you, vice chair lieu, for the generous words of enter ducks and your leadership. thank you, chairman aguilar, for once again convening us here as house democrats for 2024 issues conference. in my previous capacity as chair of the house democratic caucus, i had the opportunity to preside over and put together, along with katherine and then pete, four different issues conference events. i'm pleased to yield that to chairman aguilar who is doing an incredible, incredible job. it's an honor to be here with a distinguished leadership team you will hear from as we gather, kwraoeupbed, committed and energized about the tuns in front of us to continue to put people over politics, finish the job that we started in the last congress, build a healthy economy, grow our middle class, of course continue to fight for lower costs and for safer communities. the events of this week have once again established that there's a clear contrast between house democrats and our extreme maga republican co

>> mr. -- mr. jeffries, hakeem jeffries was the consummate professional.n i called him, his first concern was my health, and he said to me, al, your health comes first. i called him, quite frankly, to let him know that i was about to uber over to the capitol, and that was going to be my mode of transportation, and he said, well, al, if you're going to come, we can get transportation for you. so i got the transportation. i never went to his office. i didn't secret myself in some place. i went to the area that dr. monahan had set aside for me so that i could continue my health care, and i assured these physicians here that i was going to do this because they were concerned as i would want them to be about my leaving the hospital. >> sure, absolutely. >> nothing planned, no trickery. just a person wanting to be sure my voice was heard, my vote was counted because i understand who secretary mayorkas is. a good, decent person. >> congressman green, thank you very much for taking the time with us. we wish you a swift and full recovery. >> thank you. and our pane

with that, we'll hear from leader jeffries. mr. jeffries: good afternoon, everyone.hank you, vice chair lieu, for the generous words of introduction for your leadership. thank you, chairman aguilar, for once again convening us here as house democrats for 2024 issues conference. in my previous capacity as chair of the house democratic caucus, i had the opportunity to preside over and put together, along with katherine and then pete, four different issues conference events. i am glad to yield that responsibility to chairman aguilar who is doing an incredible, incredible job. it is also an honor to be here with a distinguished leadership team you will hear from as we gather, united, committed and energized about the opportunities in front of us to continue to put people over politics, finish the job that we started in the last congress, build a healthy economy, grow our middle class, of course continue to fight for lower costs and for safer communities. the events of this week have once again established that there's a clear contrast between house democrats and our extr

today, house minority leader hakeem jeffries responded to the recent wave of threats. mr.bers of congress should be able to serve free of violence, harassment, and intimidation on both sides of the aisle. so we can do what the american people sent us to washington to do, which is solve problems and deliver real results. lisa: just this week, the house sergeant at arms sent a letter to members' families about their security, advising them to stay in touch with local law enforcement. to help explain swatting and what can be done to stop it, i'm joined by lauren shapiro, a professor at john jay college of criminal justice and author of "cyber predators and their prey." what is swatting and how fast is it growing? lauren: swatting simply means calling 911 to report false kidnapping or other crimes to get a police response. in terms of the degree to which swatting is growing, it is more that people are reporting it in the news is reporting it rather that there is an increase. think people are becoming more aware of it. lisa: in the past things like pulling a fire alarm or calli

mr. thompson: yield 15g seconds. mrs. ramirez: we are not serious about solutions, just chaos. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. green: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. bishop. mr. bishop: many have said what the issue is, many have mischaracterized it. the issue in the articles of impeachment and should be adopted by the house is not a matter of policy or mal administration or incompetence or neglect and not even a matter of refusal to enforce the law. it was stated aptly in the district court opinion that led to the united states supreme court last summer in united states versus texas. the core of the dispute is whether the executive branch may require its officials to act in a manner that conflicts with the statutory mandate imposed by congress. it may not. you see, the secretary of homeland security, alejandro mayorkas issued guide lins and administrative law not to detain criminal aliens nor t

mr. krishnamoorthi: thank you. i approve that message. >> one more question. right in the middle. >> hi. i have a question whether counter acquisitions. it's going -- >> we are going to leave this here to bring you back live to the floor of the house where members are returning from recess. today lawmakers are expected to work on several pheurb sure related to federal lands and conservation. they could also consider a resolution brought by georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene to censure democratic representative ilhan omar for recent comments. live coverage of the u.s. house here on c-span. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. the chapl

mr. green: madam speaker, i rise today to present two articles of impeachment against department of homeland security secretarial han droa mayorkas -- alejandro mayorkas. article 1 charges him with willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law. article 2 charges him with the breach of public trust. since secretary mayorkas took office, we've all watched the unprecedented crisis a at our -- at our borders unfold. we've seen the chaos. under secretary mayorkas' watch, c.b.p. has reported more than 8.5 million encounters at our borders, including more than seven million apprehensions at the southwest border. even more terrifying is the president 1.8 million known gotaways that border patrol agents detect but are unable to apprehend. millions of those inadmissible aliens are eventually released into our communities. this has never happened before in the history of the country. and it doesn't happen by accident. for nearly a year, the house committee on homeland security conducted a thor

mr. green: i ask unanimous -- i ask unanimous consent that all members have five days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on h.res. 863. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. green: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. green: madam speaker, i rise today to present two articles of impeachment against department of homeland security secretarial han droa mayorkas -- alejandro mayorkas. article 1 charges him with willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law. article 2 charges him with the breach of public trust. since secretary mayorkas took office, we've all watched the unprecedented crisis a at our -- at our borders unfold. we've seen the chaos. under secretary mayorkas' watch, c.b.p. has reported more than 8.5 million encounters at our borders, including more than seven million apprehensions at the southwest border. even more terrifying is the pres

mr. mcgovern: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. mcgovern: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 216, the nays are 209. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the house will be in order. please take your seats or take your conversations outsid

. >> joining us now is house democratic leader congressman hakeem jeffries. congressman, mr.preciate your time this morning. i want to start there. because i think the question right now both with what the house republicans would be willing to do, where senate republicans are, is there any path forward given the significance of what's in this package? do you see one right now? >> well, we have a broken immigration system. and common sense dictates that we should address it in a comprehensive and bipartisan way so we can have a secure, a strong and humane border. for months the extreme maga republicans were demanding that democrats sit down and have a discussion about ways to address the challenges at the border. under the leadership of senate schumer, that's exactly what has happened. and now, because the house republicans have been ordered by donald trump not to do anything to fix our broken immigration system, they are walking away from the issue and in doing so, they're walking away from the american people. >> if you were able to get this bill on the floor in the house --

mr. aguilar: woo continue -- we continue to be hopeful. leader jeffries has indicated all options are on the table. our focus and our goal is to make sure that we fund ukraine. fund israel. fund humanitarian assistance. fund indo pacom priorities. that's what the president has asked us to do. to meet the national security seeds of this country -- needs of this country. we need it's important. the timing is also incredibly important when it comes to ukraine. we have all had various briefings. the importants of this moment, we have heard, senator mcconnell speak on the senate floor. we have heard other legislative leaders talk about this importance. we feel that. we understand that. members, some members just came back from a trip to ukraine as well. taking in their thoughts, their reflexes of what -- reflections of what they saw on the ground. this is important not just for the united states, this is important for the world. this is important for nato. and that comes back to why republicans are pushing back. donald trump criticizes nato, an

mr. krishnamoorthi: thank you for having me. on the one-year anniversary of the spy balloon, i done know if anybody celebratedder we are going to talk about a very timely topic of china and so forth. with regard to the supplemental, i am concerned how our friends and partners and allies would view us if we don't pass the supplemental. i'm also equally concerned how our potential adversaries would view us. in a hearing last week secretary pompeo and panetta both testified that they believe that xi in particular is paying very close attention to this particular supplemental package and would view it as a sign of weakness if we didn't pass this. making war over taiwan more likely. >> do you think that congressional stuff like this will push taiwan -- mr. krishnamoorthi: i think they want to maintain their autonomy, democratcy, all that being said it creates instability. and when you have instability then you are not able to plan properly. at this point it's incredibly important that they and

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: later this morning,ly join with leader mcconnell, speaker johnson and leader jeffries for a meeting with president biden at the white house. i expect today's meeting to be an important, timely, and fruitful discussion about how congressional leaders, in conjunction with the white house, can meet the immense responsibilities facing congress at this moment. this friday, unless both sides act quickly, the federal government will enter a partial shutdown, with yet another funding deadline looming a week after that. agriculture, transportation, veterans programs and more will be thrown into chaos this friday if we fail to extend funding. as i've said throughout the 118th congress there is no justification, none, for provoking a government shutdown. democrats strongly oppose shutdowns, and i know many of my republican senate colleagues, including the republican leader, want to avoid one as well. and we democrat

we look forward to leader jeffries and others supporting this for new yorkers and this country. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from new mexico is recognized. ms. leger fernandez: mr. speaker, we have seen the republicans kill a lot of their own rules. a record number of rules, of republican rule, have been killed on the floor of the house. so i think it's a little too early to crow about getting this done when you don't know if you're going to get your republican colleagues to vote for your own rule. but you know, there's something else that's in this rule. that's h. resolution 987. my colleagues, they like complaining a lot, they have a politics of grievance. but they don't actually solve the problem. they go on and on about various issues. energy. immigration. other things. but they do not solve the problems. they don't actually pass laws. they don't take up the bills that actually would solve the problem. and that's what we're seeing today in h.r. resolution 987. it's just a bill of complaint. and it's also not very acc