mr. cole: mr. chairman. mr. mcgovern: yes. mr. cole: on that i request the yeas and nays. mr. mcgovern: the yeas and nays have been requested. the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] mr. mcgovern: the clerk will report the total. the clerk: eight yeas, four nays. mr. mcgovern: the motion is agreed to. ms. scanlon will handle it for the democrats. mr. cole: and i will handle it for the republicans, mr. chairman. mr. mcgovern: let me just say to everybody that we will reconvene in one hour. in the meantime, ms. scanlon, mr. cole, please go directly to the floor and -- [laughter] -- and we will then reconvene in one hour. to deal with h.res. 24, the impeachment resolution. and please return on that time and, without objection, the committee is adjourned. >> mr. chairman. mr. mcgovern: yes. >> when is it anticipated we'll be voting on the rule? mr. mcgovern: probably around that time. so i think we should try to be a little bit flexible. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [capti

mr. cole: mr. speaker, i thank the gentlelady from pennsylvania, my friend, ms. scanlon, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes and i yield myself such time as i may consume. thank you, mr. speaker. just a few days ago, the nation was shaken by the violent and destructive actions of an outrageous mob that stormed the capitol and attempted to gain access to this very chamber. seeking to harm innocent lives and disrupt democracy at work. i vehemently condemn their lawless actions. this never should have happened. and the perpetrators of this -- these despicable crimes that took place in this building must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. while americans have the right to passionately voice their views and peacefully dissent in protest, the siege on our capitol last wednesday was the furthest thing from peaceful protest. as a result of the violent and frightening events of the day, six lives have been lost. this includes two courageous capitol police officers who put themselves in har

mr. cole: mr. chairman, before i go into my formal comments and speaking for everybody on our side tell mr. raskin how much we grieve with him for his loss and admire for continuing to perform his duties under difficult circumstances. we don't always agree on the issues but nobody that i admire more as a person and set a better example how to carry under the most extraordinarily difficult circumstances. jamie, god be with you and your family. please know we are all praying for you and support you and continuing to perform your important constitutional functions again under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. god be with you, my friend. mr. chairman, today, as you said is a very sad day for all of us. this is not how i thought the opening of the 117th congress would begin. and i associate myself with how strongly everybody feels about what happened last wednesday. it was a horrific day, unacceptable day in american history and a sobering day and ne full of tragedy will cast a long shadow over t

mr. cole, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. i ask unanimous consent that all members be given five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on h.res. 8. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, a rules package is one of the most consequential things we will consider this entire congress. as we stand here on the opening days of this congress, i'm proud that the reforms before us -- the speaker pro tempore: the ouse will come to order. the gentleman may continue. mr. mcgovern: as we stand here in the opening days of this congress, i am proud that the reforms before us represent a collaborative process that began many months ago. we asked members on both sides of the aisle for ideas. we listened to our many caucuses and coalitions. we spent hours in the rules committee listening to input during our member day hear

mr. cole, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. i ask unanimous consent that all members be given five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on h.res. 8. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, a rules package is one of the most consequential things we will consider this entire congress. as we stand here on the opening days of this congress, i'm proud that the reforms before us -- the speaker pro tempore: the ouse will come to order. the gentleman may continue. mr. mcgovern: as we stand here in the opening days of this congress, i am proud that the reforms before us represent a collaborative process that began many months ago. we asked members on both sides of the aisle for ideas. we listened to our many caucuses and coalitions. we spent hours in the rules committee listening to input during our member day hear

mr. cole: mr. chairman, before i go into my formal comments and speaking for everybody on the committee but certainly everybody on our side of the committee tell mr. raskin how much we grieve with him for his loves and how much we admire him for continuing to perform unimaginable circumstances. we don't always agree on the issues but nobody that i admire more as a person and set a better example how to carry under mostly extraordinary difficult circumstances. jamie, god be with you and your family. please know we are all praying for you and support you and continuing to perform your important constitutional functions again under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. god be with you, my friend. mr. chairman, today, as you said is a very sad day for all of us. this is not how i thought the opening of the 117th congress would begin. and i associate myself with how strongly everybody feels about what happened last wednesday. it was a horrific day, unacceptable day in american history and a sobering

mr. cole: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to my very good friend and fellow member of the rules committee, distinguished gentlelady from arizona, mrs. lesko. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from arizona is recognized for three minutes. mrs. lesko: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in opposition to the rule. over the last week, we've heard calls from both parties, leaders past and present, about the need for unity in our nation. we've heard president-elect biden and other members of the democratic party call for unity . a path forward for our nation. full of mutual consideration and respect. yet here we are today, with democrats charging in the opposite direction, further dividing our nation by calling for the invocation of the 25th amendment by the vice president. let's consider this for a moment. my democratic colleagues are demanding vice president pence invoke the 25th amendment and take over as president. with these calls, it is clear they have full faith in the vice president and

mr. cole: before i zpwin my formal remarks, i ask for god's blessing and protection on you and my friend mr. mcgovern for all who come to this chamber and our wonderful staff that makes this possible and the men and women of the capitol police and other affiliated law enforcement agencies that are here to protect everybody and make sure that this proceeding can go forward. with that, mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman from massachusetts, my very good friend chairman of the rules for yielding me the customary 30 minutes and i yield myself such time as i may consume. today is a sad day for all of us, for me personally, for the rules committee and entire house of representatives and most certainly for the american people. for the second time in 13 months we are discussing the impeachment of the president of the united states. our meeting does not rise in a vacuum, and comes what i hope and pray is the end of a tum you will you will tuous period. congress met to certify the results of the 2020 pre

mr. cole, says that in drafting and adopting such a resolution, we would be operating outside of the proper legislative sphere under the 25th amendment. on the contrary, if you go back and look at the legislative history of the 25th amendment, it was deeply intended by senators and all of the members who were involved in it to promote collaboration among the different branches to guarantee the stability of government and the continuity in office. mr. cole of course is right that it's up to the vice president and we're not trying to usurp his authority in any way. we're trying to tell him that the time of the 25th amendment emergency has arrived. it has come to our door step it. has invaded our chamber. we just saw the unprecedented event of hundreds or even thousands of members of a mob entering the congress of the united states without going through metal detectors or any kind of security screening, occupying the floors of the senate and the house, occupying the offices of our leaders, chanti

mr. cole: mr. chairman, before i go into my formal comments and speaking for everybody on our side tell mr. raskin how much we grieve with him for his loss and admire for continuing to perform his duties under difficult circumstances. we don't always agree on the issues but nobody that i admire more as a person and set a better example how to carry under mostly extraordinary difficult circumstances. jamie, god be with you and your family. please know we are all praying for you and support you and continuing to perform your important constitutional functions again under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. god be with you, my friend. mr. chairman, today, as you said is a very sad day for all of us. this is not how i thought the opening of the 117th congress would begin. and i associate myself with how strongly everybody feels about what happened last wednesday. it was a horrific day, unacceptable day in american history and a sobering day and one full of tragedy will cast a long shadow of the co

now mr. cole is right that it is up to the vice president and we're not trying to usurp his authority, we are trying to tell him that the time of 25th amendment emergency has arrived. it is come to our doorstep. it is invaded our chamber. we just saw the unprecedented event of hundreds or even thousands of members of a mob entering the congress of the united states without going through metal detectors or any kind of security screening, occupying the floors of the senate and the house, occupying the offices of our leaders, chanting hang mike pence, yelling where is nancy. where of them were brandishing weapons, guns, knives, some of them have zip ties to handcuff people's hands. we were delayed in the counting of the electoral college vote by more than six hours. members and staff and members were terrified and horrified by what took place. and no amount of euphemism will displace on anyone's part across the country will ever let us forget what took place on that day. now, the president of the uni

and then of the rules committee and acting and acting swiftly and i appreciate the remarks of mr cole for whom i have great respect. but i disagree with his. sense of the lack of urgency and action i do agree with him of the consequences of our action. there are consequences to actions and the actions of the president of the united states demand urgent clear. action by the congress of the united states the chairman of the committee introduced. the remarks and put them in the record but i want to reference the remarks of the chair of the republican conference which is the analog to the democratic caucus it is all the republicans elected to the congress the united states in the house of representatives and they elected liz cheney the daughter of the vice president of the united states the former whip of this house dick cheney with whom i served in the eighty's represented cheney from wyoming a conservative republican said this the president of the united states summoned the mob assembled the mob and let the flame of this attack that is not some irresponsible new member of the congress t

association 700 years of jewish life in germany and co organizer of this anniversary year welcome mr colethat. we just heard over 200000 jews in germany but sadly they are facing increasing levels of anti semitism with that synagogue shooting and then 2900 glaring example how significant or crucial even is a celebration like this in this context. yeah it is very crucial specially out of these events i mean if you look at it and he said his i'm. older than 1000. 1700 years it's like a pandemic virus it existed before it existed after the terrible attack on holland . and the jewish people here in germany we felt that his image and his and all the time i mean i personally grew up here was always there and obviously you know we saw how this. thinking that anti-semitism in the minds can turn into action can turn some physical violence so now it's very very important to work on that 1700 years of jewish life here in germany and yet many jewish customs are still not very well known here how do you hope with this anniversary year to make jewish life and for and jewish intellectual history really

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and so i appreciate the argument my friend makes and what mr. cole said, but it doesn't deal with preventing something going on in the future and with that i will yield back to the chair. >> thank you. thank you. i appreciate it. i was just going to say i don't mean to put you on the spot but is there anything you want to discuss that you don't feel was brought up and i just want to give you a chance. >> thanks. i don't particularly disagree although i would argue no matter what we do here today and on the floor, donald trump is still going to be the president and if you are were really worried about this institution and the process we were all victims and witnesses and when tensions are high that is when the process matters the most. if you are worried about future conduct and the integrity and more importantly about the majority of supporters particularly i sat through the last impeachment and also the answer isn't doing this or doing nothing. that's never been the answer. i want to be clear about that. but this institution matters until january 20

and so i appreciate the argument my friend makes and what mr. cole said, but it doesn't deal with preventing something going on in the future and with that i will yield back to the chair. >> thank you. thank you. i appreciate it. i was just going to say i don't mean to put you on the spot but is there anything you want to discuss that you don't feel was brought up and i just want to give you a chance. >> thanks. i don't particularly disagree although i would argue no matter what we do here today and on the floor, donald trump is still going to be the president and if you are were really worried about this institution and the process we were all victims and witnesses and when tensions are high that is when the process matters the most. if you are worried about future conduct and the integrity and more importantly about the majority of supporters particularly i sat through the last impeachment and also the answer isn't doing this or doing nothing. that's never been the answer. i want to be clear about that. but this institution matters until january 20

let me thank my friend, mr. coler his friendship and for the way he conducts himself in this chamber. i know he has great respect for this institution. mr. speaker, it is impossible for me to fully capture the reverence that i have for the united states capitol. i worked on these grounds starting back when i was a college intern, working for senator george mcgovern in 1977, no relation. great last name. but since that time, i have done everything from working as a staffer from the congressman from massachusetts to being elected to the united states house of representatives myself. but that internship will always be a high point of my life. coming here for the first time, walking these hallowed halls and seeing the glory of american democracy up close. the idea that someone would incite an out-of-control mob of home-grown fascists and domestic terrorists to desecrate the people's house fills me with a deep sadness for our country. the contempt these people had for our democracy and our freedom fills me with horror. wh

speaker, let me tell my friend mr. cole, i've been here some time, he has as well, i've served with ronald reagan, with george h.w. bush and george bush. i had respect for all of those presidents. they cared about our country, they honored our constitution and they executed the duties of their office consistent with the constitution and laws of our country. that is not true of this president. and, therefore, he ought to be removed, and we have that opportunity to do so. is there little time left? yes. but it is never too late to do the right thing. i yield back the balance of my time. >> gentleman from maryland yields. gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. >> at this point i'd like to yield one minute -- >> you just heard there house majority leader steny hoyer making his case and using liz cheney, among others, as his best evidence of why to do this. let's bring in former missouri democratic senator claire mccaskill, rich lowry and michael steele, all three of whom are msnbc political analysts. claire, i think we see

oklahoma mr cole for any questioning and comments he may have thank you very much mr chairman i just want to go back to what i see as the central issue which you exercise the 25th amendment and when i asked you mr jordan just a simple question as i recall you served with vice president minutes when you sent the house certainly knowing him as fice president. do you think he's capable of exercising the 25th amendment do you think he would do so if he felt that was the appropriate action for him to take and easy is actually answered the question i present the ranking members. question the vice president of the question he he is as a defender of the constitution he said he is not going to invoke the 20th amendment section 40 and he said that my understanding is the vice president and the president were together yesterday talking about this issue and others as well spoke of us present tense and clear as you know he we both had the opportunity to serve with him he was a mentor to me i think you and he came about the same time that i came after the vice president was here and he has been ve

association 700 years of jewish life in germany and co organizer of this anniversary year welcome mr colewhat. we just heard over 200000 jews in germany but sadly they are facing increasing levels of anti semitism with that synagogue shooting in holland in 2900 glaring example how significant or crucial even is a celebration like this in this context. yeah this is very crucial specially after these events i mean if. someone has an. older than once us 1700 years it's like a pandemic virus it existed before it exists after the terrible attack on holland and the jewish people here in germany we felt that. his whole time i mean i personally grew up here was always there and the obvious you know we saw how this. thinking that anti-semitism in the minds can turn is actually kind of turns on physical violence so now it's very very important. to work on that 1700 years of jewish life here in germany and yet many jewish customs are still not very well known here how do you hope with this anniversary year to make jewish life and for and jewish intellectual history really more tangible to germans. t

committee on rules, mr. cole, mr. burgess, mrs. lesko, mr. reichen taller. sarah: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be considered as read. sarah: without objection. the resolution is adopted and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the speaker pro tempore: mursuent to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess subject to the call of the chair. democrats planning to hold a vote on impeachment. this g your phone calls morning for the last hour of "washington journal." usually -- lines are 202-748-8921, democrat 202-748-8920, and independents 202-748-8002. here's the resolution. page of "the ont new york times." it's one article of impeachment. he charge, incitement of insurrection. this is how that resolution that offered by david lieu, jamie d raskins, all co-sponsors. his is the last two paragraphs of that resolution. write -- host: the last two paragraphs of articles of impeachment. one article of impeachment. this would be president trump's impeachment. getting your thoughts this morning. david's up f

i appreciate the remarks of mr. cole whom i have great respect but i disagree with his sense of the lack of urgency in action. i do agree with him of the consequences of our action. there are consequences to actions and the actions of the president of the united states demand urgent, clear action by the congress of the united states. the chairman of the committee introduced the remarks and put them in the record. but i want to reference the remarks of the chair of the republican conference which is the analog to the democratic caucus. it is all the republicans elected to the congress of the united states in the house of representatives and they elected liz cheney, the daughter of the vice president of the united states, a former whip of this house, dick cheney, with whom i served in the 80s. representative cheney from wyoming, a conservative republican, said this. the president of the united states summoned the mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack. that is not some irresponsible new member of the cong

to the conflict so expensive mr cole shows democracy in the us my guest this week from joe movie is good so could follow. you affairs committee in the photo column and why the big gap between the rhetoric about rights to move. in parts of the conflicts of. the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. how has the rate of infection been developing. measures are being taken. what does the latest research say. information and context. the coronavirus up to the code of special monday to friday on w. if you have 10000000 e.u. citizens living on the earth or a tarion rule we cannot tolerate to see democracy in europe be. crawling only hungry oh oh oh. the insurrection in washington has focused attention on the apparent fragility of democracy in the us but how strong is democracy in europe and i guess this week from germany is going to create found an m.p. from angola merkel c.d.u. party and chair of the e.u. affairs committee in the federal parliament why the big gap between the ease rhetoric about rights and the rule of law and the dismal reality in parts of the union. going to create from welc

association 700 years of jewish life in germany and co organizer of this anniversary year welcome mr colewhat. we just heard over 200000 jews in germany but sadly they are facing increasing levels of anti semitism with that synagogue shooting and then 2900 glaring example how significant or crucial even is a celebration like this in this context. yeah this is very crucial specially after these events i mean if you look at and he said his i'm. older than once us 1700 years it's like pandemic virus it existed before it existed after the terrible attack on holland. and the jewish people here in germany we felt that. his and all the time i mean i personally grew up here was always there and obviously you know we saw how this. thinking that anti-semitism in the minds can turn into action can turn in some physical violence so now it's very very important to work on that 1700 years of jewish life here in germany and yet many jewish customs are still not very well known here how do you hope with this anniversary year to make jewish life and for and jewish intellectual history really more tangible

let me thank my friend mr. cole his friendship and for the way he conducts himself in this chamber. i know he has great respect for this institution. mr. speaker, it is impossible for me to fully capture the reverence that i have for the united states capitol. i worked on these grounds starting back when i was a college intern working for senator george mcgovern back in 1977. no relation. great last name. but since that time i have done everything from working as a staffer for the congressman of massachusetts to being elected to the united states house of representatives myself. but that internship will always be a high point of my life. coming here for the first time, walking these hallowed halls and seeing the glory of american democracy up close. the idea that someone would incite an out of control mob of homegrown fascists and domestic terrorist toss desecrate the people's house fills me with a deep sadness for our country. the contempt that these people had for our democracy and our freedom fills me with horror

recognize thank you mr speaker and let me thank my friend the ranking member the rules committee mr cole for his friendship and for the way he conducted conducts himself in this chamber i know he has great respect for this institution. mr speaker it is impossible for me to fully capture the reverence that i have of the united states capitol and i worked on these grounds starting back when i was a college intern working for senator george mcgovern back in 1977 no relation great last name. but since that time i have done everything from working as a staffer for a congressman joe moakley of massachusetts to being elected to the united states house of representatives myself but that internship will always be a high point of my life for coming here for the 1st time walking these hallowed halls and seeing the glory of american democracy up close the idea that someone would incite and out of control mob of homegrown fascists and domestic terrorists to desecrate the people's house fills me with a deep sadness for our country the contempt that these people had for our democracy and our freedom fi

ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> mr. biden began his speech tonight by mentioning the first american who died from the virus. patricia dowd of san jose. >> it's been 343 days since the virus, that has ravaged our nation, tragically claimed its first life. on february the 6th, in 2020, patricia dowd took her last breath at home under the california sun. >> we talked to dowd's daughter tonight and she shared this photograph of her mother. she says the whole family is grieving, still. dowd's daughter also told us that she appreciated hearing the president-elect honor her mother in tonight's address to the country. she was only 57 years old when she died. >>> no sporting events but there is a reason to head to the oakland coliseum. mass vaccinations. here is nbc bay area's sheryl herd. >> a lot of work is happening behind the scenes to make the oakland coliseum the next mass-vaccination site in the bay area. >> this is being done in southern california, at dodger stadium and elsewhere. and we need it in the bay area. oakland

mr. speaker, before i begin my formal remarks -- >> tom cole, the ranking republican on the house committee. >> from my friend mr. mcgovern, for all who come to the chamber today to speak and devote, for our wonderful staff that makes this possible, and most especially for the men and women of the capitol police and the other affiliated law enforcement agencies that are here to protect everybody, and to make sure this proceeding can go forward. with that, mr. speaker, i want to thank the gentleman from massachusetts, my very good friend, the distinguished chairman of the rules committee, mr. mcgovern. yielding me the customary 30 minutes. and i yield myself such time as i may consume. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today is a sad day for all of us. for me personally, for the rules committee, for the entire house of representatives, and most certainly for the american people. for the second time in 13 months, we're meeting to discuss the impeachment of the president of the united states. our meeting today does not arise in a vacuum. and comes at what i hope and pray is the end of a tum

mr. cicilline: good evening, chairman mcgovern and ricky anking member cole. we are here today to consider impeachment that the president is a threat to the well-being of the american people, our democracy and the national security of the united states. for several months, he has fed the people baseless lies about the election last november. he has fueled rage among his supporters then turned some americans into domestic terrorists. he directed his supporters to come to washington and stop the peaceful transferral of power. the violent mob ransacked the capital and brought the joint session to a halt. we later found the riders planned to hang the vice president, cessna the speaker of the house and hunt down individual members of congress. five americans were killed including united states capitol police officer who was beaten with the pole of an american flag. dozens were injured and serious damage was done to the capital. it is clear the president of the united states incited this insurrection which is clearly an impeachable offense. he has almost a week to d

mr osgood went on to say that president former president trump. had it performed if it's to perversion obstruct the democratic system he also brought up the cole with bread raffensperger georgia $63.00 of state. in which their phone call was heard that donald trump said wost reference book to find enough votes so that the results would turn in his favor i also heard mr ruskin there say that former president trump remains a threat to national security. and as you can see there they're returning again in procession having delivered the article of impeachment to the senate let's bring back in hundreds of castro who's standing by for us at the capitol so we heard there heidi or the that article of impeachment being being read out in the charges that are being laid against. the former president. that's right and it's interesting because this is making history in 2 ways of course we know that there has been no other president that has been impeached twice now trump has that distinct honor and we know that he is also the 1st former u.s. president now that will be put on trial in an impeachment proceeding and some of the uncertainty surrounding that may be

mr bayoh "did violently stamp on the back" of nicole short as she lay unconscious. when asked to share this material, the federation told us the inquiry was the proper forum for such matters. deborah colesport to both sheku bayoh and kevin clarke's families, and believes race was a factor in each of their deaths. i think in both cases, there have been attempts to justify what happened by virtue of the extraordinary strength and dangerousness and potential to violence of the two men concerned. and that, to me, speaks about how racial stereotyping that equates black men with dangerousness and violence has seeped into police culture and practice. back in south london, as they waited for the inquest�*s verdict, wendy and tellecia visited a mural commemorating kevin. i think if they hadn't used excessive force, he would still be here today. like, treat him like a human being and notjust see him as a big, scary black man. hearing from the officers, what's shocked me the most is that a lot of them have said if the situation was to arise again, they would do exactly the same thing. and, to me, that's like no lessons have been learnt. after five days of deliberations, thejury of the police and t

mr trump leaves office. joe biden is inaugurated on 20 january — next week. here's the republican congressman tom cole. eachment. and the failure to do so is a great disservice to this institution and to this country. mr speaker, i can think of nothing that will cause further division more than the path the majority is now taking. rather than looking ahead to a new administration, the majority is again seeking to settle scores against the old one. the white house press office has just released a statement from donald trump. it says... laura trevelyan is in washington. that statement is not entirely in line with some of the thing trump has been saying over the last few weeks? ~ , ., has been saying over the last few weeks? ~ , . , weeks? well, remember in a week's time, he weeks? well, remember in a week's time. he will — weeks? well, remember in a week's time, he will be _ weeks? well, remember in a week's time, he will be an _ weeks? well, remember in a week's time, he will be an ex-president. i time, he will be an ex—president. donald trump ran as the law and order president, and his final days in off

mr. cole: thank you very much, madam speaker. i really think my good friends in the majority need more time to present a fair rules package, so i move to postpone consideration of h.res. 8 until january 5 of 2021. mr. hoyer: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? mr. hoyer: i move the motion be tabled and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the question now occurs on the motion to table. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. mr. hoyer: -- mr. cole: madam speaker, on that i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. the members will record their vote by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of represe

mr. cole: thank you very much, madam speaker. i yield one minute to my good friend, the distinguished member from arkansas, ranking member of the natural resources committee, mr. westerman:. mr. westerman:: this rules package is horrible. it's a progressive affront to america. it continues proxy voting and remote hearing measures even though members of congress and staff now have access to the covid-19 vaccine. if congress can be first in line for the vaccine, then we must be first to go back to work. exactly how far democrats intend to take their attack on free speech is not clear. further than the extremism that included with awoman, which is illit rate and has nothing to do with gender. the way for paves democrats to spend unlimited dollars to promote a climate rural that will harm america and our economy while doing nothing to create a safer, and healthier environment. republicans want a better environment and economy, and rules package will facilita facilitate harm to both. i urge all my colleagues, and democrat, to resolutio

committee on rules, mr. cole, mr. burgess, mrs. lesko, mr. reichen taller. sarah: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be considered as read. sarah: without objection. the resolution is adopted and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the speaker pro tempore: mursuent to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess subject to the call of the chair. democrats planning to hold

mr. cole and i think i speak for everybody on this committee when i say to my good colleague mr. raskin how he and his wife sara have been in our prayers over these last several days and you have been a great inspiration to all of us by continuing to show up to do this important work. but also your son tommy has been an inspiration and his legacy continues to be incredible with all of the acts of kindness that people are doing in his honor and all the great causes the people are supporting so i appreciate that very much. but i want to recognize the gentleman from maryland, mr. raskin, as well as the gentleman from ohio, mr. jordan, on the first panel and yield to mr. raskin. >> mr. chairman, thank you for your extremely thoughtful and loving remarks. thanks to you and every member of this committee. everyone has reached out to me and to sara and to our family in this moment of terrible heartbreak and grief for us, and we really are a family here on the rules committee, mr. cole. i am moved bey