mr. gosar: they ordered you to. mr. califf: if you look at the randomized trials and terror many of them now, -- there are many of them now, there's no benefit of ive rmectin in the treatment of covid. that's a fact. any drug for which there's no benefit in their risk, people have to make their own decisions about what to do. what we're plot doing is telling doctors what they have to do. doctors have the right to prescribe. coal mine ko*ep the chair recognizes -- mr. comer: the chair recognizes the ranking member for five minutes. mr. raskin: thank you. i'm going to follow up on this because this exchange to me was extremely illuminating because what we have here is the commissioner as the head of the federal drug administration and then we get a drive bispray of prop -- drive-by spray of propaganda, disinformation and ideological attacks. so let me try to sort some of this out and maybe we'll help to illuminate why we have a food and drug administration, rather than leave it to politicians to make decisions based on id

mr. gosar: they ordered you to. mr. califf: if you look at the randomized trials of ivermectin, and there are many of them now, there is no benefit of ivermectin in the treatment of covid. that's a fact. any drug for which there's no benefit in their risk, people have to make their own decisions about what to do. what we're plot doing is telling doctors what they have to do. doctors have the right to prescribe off label. >> your time has expired. the chair recognizes the ranking member for five minutes. mr. raskin: thank you. i'm going to follow up on this because this exchange to me was extremely illuminating because what we have here is the commissioner as the head of the federal drug administration and then we get a drive-by spray of propaganda, disinformation and ideological attacks. so let me try to sort some of this out and maybe we'll help to illuminate why we have a food and drug administration, rather than leave it to politicians to make decisions based on ideological whim. let's start with ivermectin, which i

gosar. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. gosar: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 3397, the west act, offered by the gentleman from utah, mr. kur tills -- mr. curtis. only congress has the authority over lands and territories of the united states and has already spoken out on the b.l.m.2.0 rule that mimics and we have defeated it. unfortunately the bureau of land management continues to side step congressional authority and has finalized a new rule to further restrict federal lands for multiple use, including outdoor recreation, ranching, mineral development and energy production. since his first day in office, joe biden has abused his authority to add large swaths of acreage to the federal estate while ignoring the concerns of local communities and stakeholders. even to the point that last year they were caught trying to amer toize our public lands on the new york stock exchange. arizonans don't want another rule that blocks access to public lands this. new rule represents the latest rush to lock the gates on federal lands

mr. gosar: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life of my dear friend, andrew. today andrew needs our prayers and i ask the lord's hands he land upon him and heal him. andrew is a third generation rancher from cottonwood, arizona. he and his family have been ranching since 1922. ranching and raising beef are more than just a business. it's a way of life for andrew. he's a member of the arizona 4-h hall of fame and a past arizona agriculturist of the year. as a former president of the arizona cattle growers association, the past president of the national cattleman's association, he's been the voice and brains of the cattle industry for decades. andrew has dedicated his entire life and time and energy to the mentoring of young people interested in the field of agriculture. while simultaneously leading the effort to ensure arizona's cattle industry thrivings in the face of challenges, he's always been a great steward and emphasized the importance of spheurdship of the land. over the years if i ever had had a question about anything related to ranching, andrew was m

mr. gosar: today i rise to honor the life and legacy of pat. as a scholar and football star pat led leland high school to the division championship and earned a football championship to arizona state. his time at a.s.u. was spent studying business and marketing and athletic achievement as sun devils linebacker. he was drafted to the nfl. he breck records as a linebacker. after the terrorist attack on 2001, pat and his younger brother kevin appsed the call to service and deployed in the united states army. he was deployed in support of iraqi free tom he returned to fort benning, georgia, to complete training school. on april 22, 2004, in afghanistan, pat was tragically killed by friendly fire. he was award the silver star and purple heart for making -- for making the ultimate sacrifice. let's not forget his patriotism and call to service. may we all be eager to answer that call if our own lives for this wonderful country. my thoughts and prayers are with his family and all united states military families at home an overseas. the speaker pro temp

reporter: thank you, mr. leader. i don't know if you're aware but congressman paul gosar has come up in a motion to vacate joining congressman greene's motion to potentially oust the speaker. obviously, if all democrats were to join them, the speaker could potentially be out. i know when i asked you yesterday about the motion to vacate, you pointed back to your previous statements in february and at that time you told "the new york times" for speaker johnson to do the right thing relative to meeting the national security of the american people by putting it on the floor for an up or down vote, there will be a reasonable number of people in the house democratic caucus that will take the position he should not fall as a result. is that still your position? mr. jeffries: that's a declaration, not an observation but that statement still stands. reporter: to be clear, you would save him? mr. jeffries: that's a declaration of observation. we'll have to have the conversation before the house caucus. first thing's first, we

reporter: thank you, mr. leader. i don't know if you're aware but congressman paul gosar has come up in a motion to vacate joining congressman greene's motion to potentially oust the speaker. obviously, if all democrats were to join them, the speaker could potentially be out. i know when i asked you yesterday about the motion to vacate, you pointed back to your previous statements in february and at that time you told "the new york times" for speaker johnson to do the right thing relative to meeting the significant national security of the american people by putting it on the floor for an up or down vote, there will be a reasonable number of people in the house democratic caucus that will take the position he should not fall as a result. is that still your position? hakeem jeffries: that's a declaration, not an observation but that statement still stands. reporter: to be clear, you would save him? leader jeffries that's a : declaration of observation. we'll have to have the conversation before the house caucus. first

vote only made possible after democrats, in an extraordinary move sided with the republican speaker mr. johnson, to offset republican no votes among those nose was republican congressman paul gosar of arizona. he now is the third house republican member of publicly on the record, supporting a motion to vacate the chair, meaning fire johnson as speaker, joining me now to discuss his new york republican congressman mike lawler, was committee assignments include the foreign affairs committee let's start there, congress and a lot of drama to discuss a lot of theater but the substance, are you convinced now after this vote today and you're coming in tomorrow that the money for ukraine, the money for israel, the money for taiwan will finally, after months of debate and a lot of drama clear the congress john, before we start, i just want to say, i'm not wearing a tux because you're filling in tonight. >> i'm at the moldova in american convention gala. so that's why i'm in a tux. but let me just say this is critically important. today i spoke before the moldova in american convention. they're