on wednesday, january 20, and does so as a further mark of respect to the late officer brian david sicknick of the united states sicknick of the united states afghanistan, syria and ukraine based on the record of failed foreign policy decisions, senator mccain said not only is he qualified but a threat to the additional interests and values and embodied the u.s. of america. once you are confirmed, what happened? you helped negotiate the iran nuclear deal, these decisions have serious consequences. they embolden terrorist organizations around the globe, the values for the lives of the men and women who serve our nation at risk and it's a grave mistake to confirm a secretary of state demonstrated track record of repeatedly making wrong decisions when it comes to american foreign policy and national security. >> you talked about the chinese communist party continuing to commit terrible human rights abuse. you have confirmed you believe it is an aside the religious ethnic minority in china experienced brutal repression at the hands of the chinese government, what you plan to do with the first 3

. >> i mean, david, part of the problem is it was so bad what happened on wednesday, what we all witnessed, the violence, heinous acts of violence. officer brian sicknick is dead. five americans are dead. i mean, look at this! just, it was just so astounding yesterday, david, to hear people like congressman jim jordan say, where's the evidence? i don't know, maybe it's all the trump flags, the trump hats, the hand-to-hand combat that we're watching here. i mean, it looks like scenes out of the civil war, frankly. there was a confederate flag in the background a second ago. it's insane what happened on wednesday. and so, there is a feeling of, okay, so a second impeachment, is that enough for what brought all of this on? >> yeah, it's a good question. and i think a lot of people agree with that. and it's a tricky time to seek that ultimate accountability. you know, this is why -- two things that i think are important. is the president going to try to pardon himself? there's no question that he'll face legal jeopardy. that's the only thing that's gotten him moving, making these other videos, trying to act like an adult, way too late to try to quell the v

president, officer brian david sicknick was many things. he was a loving son to his parents gladys and charles sicknick, a loving brother to ken and craig sicknick and a loving partner of 11 years to sandra garza. he loved his two dachshunds sparky and pebbles and took great care of them. many of us got to know officer sicknick because he served on the capitol police department. he was someone who loved his job and understood that every day when you put on that uniform, when you come to the capitol of the greatest power on the planet, the united states of america that wearing that uniform, wearing that badge, that you had a sacred duty to protect this sacred space. i'm proud to say that officer sicknick was a jersey guy through and through. he was born in new brunswick, new jersey, raised in south river and he lived a life committed to the greatest calling you can have which is to serve others, to protect others, to defend not just your nation but her citizens. he was a member of the new jersey air national guard, loved his country and i'm

that the senate agreed to relative to the death of the united states capitol police officer brian david sicknick, senate resolution 5, that the senate agreed to senate resolution 9, appointment -- commission on social impact partnerships, commission on the social status of black men and boys. signed sincerely, gloria j.lett. the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on general 21, 202 -- january 21, 2021, at 5:30 p.m., that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 335. signed sincerely, gloria j.lett, deputy clerk. the speaker: the chair lays before the house the following personal request. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. graves of louisiana for january 21. the speaker: without objection, the request is granted. pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled bill was signed by speaker pro tempore hoyer on january 21, 2021. the clerk: h.r. 335, to provide for an exception to t