mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: thank you, mr. speaker. the september 21 post and courier of south carolina editorial analyzed the biden tax and borrow schemes. what would you call a neighbor who spent lavishly to redecorate his house but ignored the leaking roof? perhaps foolish, irrational or dumb. what about a congress who constantly enacts programs while programs have heavy devastating cuts? the treasury department issued the annual reports of the trustees for social security and chair that show that these trust fund programs are scheduled to run out of money. there are very serious fiscal problems but congress instead is focusing on legislation to expand entitlements, hurting their children in the long run while millions of elderly are thrown into poverty, end of quote. in conclusion, god bless our troops who

mr. defazio: mr. speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 5434, the surface transportation extension act of 2021. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5434, a bill to provide an extension of federal-aid highway, highway safety and transit programs and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from oregon, mr. defazio, and the gentleman from missouri, mr. graves, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon. mr. defazio: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 5434. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. defazio: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. defazio: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 5434, the surface transportation extension act o

mr. davis: mr. chairman, i now yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. davis: the covid-19 pandemic hit all of our communities hard but for vulnerable use in foster care, it was terrifying. especially for those youth approaching the age of independence at which they lose access to the support that faster care provide, my good friend and i teamed up last year to provide states with flexibility and funding to help these youth. we hoped and expected the pandemic would be over by now and these youth would be back on track getting an education, starting jobs and finding a place to live and establishing independent lives. the pandemic hit hard. to the current foster youth that reached out to our colleagues to share their stories, we hear you. and we are committed to continue to respect the lessons of your lived experiences in foster care. the legislation we are considering today, the continued state flexibility to assist older foster youth act wil

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. desaulnier, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. desaulnier will vote no on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri rise? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. graves, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. graves will vote yes on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? mr. lynch: geeng, mr. speaker. as the member designated the honorable mr. james langevin of rhode island, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. langevin will vote no on the motion to adjourn. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? it -- >> as the member designated by mr. fallin of texas, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. fallon will vote yes on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? mr. jeffries: as the member designated

mr. speaker. i welcome the 866 northern project. this 1 billion-pound investment will improve safety and congestion and help the level of our region supporting jobs and tourism, but we have to get the project right. will my right honorable friend asked the department to transport the minimum-- ministry of defense to work together pragmatically and recently with amendments to ensure local community are not left blighted. >> mr. speaker, he is right that the development he refers to, infrastructure revolution, but he's also right that we should consider local feedback from stakeholders in the community when finalizing the design. >> the leader of the opposition is isolating so i'm calling into question-- [inaudible] thank you just like the old days >> i presume-- he's delaying it. >> one time only. >> mr. speaker we all need to deliver next week because failing to limit global warming 5 degrees will have devastating consequences. that sentiment is shared across this house appeared does the

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, let me remind my good friend that the compromise we are votinon was designed by republican leader, mitchcconnell. it's not what i wanted. i wanted to get this out of the way, make it longer, quite frankly. we weren't lurching from one deadline to another. i also say to my friend own the -- on the rules committee, that it is a little bit hard for us to stand over here and to listen to some of my republican colleagues complain, because what we are doing here is we are paying for the bills that donald trump and the republicans accumulated. i didn't like the tax cut that my friends forced through. by the way with no democratic support or consultation. it added trillions to our debt. but we have to pay for it. my republican friends went tout to a fancy restaurant, drank champagne, and ate caviar before paying paying the bill and now they want us to take the responsibility for paying their bills. you know what we have some experience in cleaning up the messes that have been left be

mr. bannon and mr.mp's privilege arguments do however appear to reveal one thing. , they suggest president trump was personally involved in the planning and execution of january 6. and this committee will get to the bottom of that. let me add one further thought for my republican colleagues. we all agree america is the greatest nation on the face of god's earth. truth, justice, and our constitution have made america great. almost every one of my colleagues knows in your heart that what happened on january 6 was profoundly wrong. you all know that there is no evidence of widespread election fraud sufficient to have changed the results of the election. you all know that the dominion voting machines were not corrupted by a foreign power. you know these claims are false. yet former president trump repeats them almost daily. he has now urged republicans not to vote in 2022 and 2024. this is a prescription for national self-destruction. i asked i colleagues -- my colleagues to please consider the fundamental

mr. >> mr. desaulnier. ms. ross. >> no. >> mr. neguse. no. >> mr. cole, mr. coal aye. >> mr.urgess. eye. >> mrs. fischbach. >> absolutely yes. mr. chairman. >> no. the clerk will report the total. the motion is not agreed to. let me just say before i go to our panelists here today. i'm a little puzzled because usually in the rules committee the complaints we hear from the minority is that the package before us is already finalized and that there is no opportunity for change. what we are doing here, by the way it is the light of day. it's 3:00. i think it may be cloudy out but it's still the light of day, what we are doing here today is i think is actually a good and healthy thing. we are having a discussion and we are talking about the details of a very important bill which, by the way, i think will be transformative and help a lot of my constituents. but help a lot of people across the country, who by the way, have been neglected for far too long. and we can talk about the good and what people have problems with. and there is still opportunities and chances for change. so i

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mr. bennet, in your -- mr. bennett, you talk about the results and other things, not just the numbers. envelope affidavits, missing serial numbers, matching duplicate ballots of the originals. you also talked in your testimony about a lack of cooperation or willingness for the local board of election officials to work to get these answers. did you get any answers how many numbers were looking at missing or unmatched signatures, missing serial numbers, voting abnormalities? mr. bennett: i would say the audit did not receive those answers but the audit report has gone to the senate. the senate has forwarded that to the state attorney general, who i think is going to be working through his election integrity unit directly with the county to get answers to those questions. for example, i believe the county reported that they rejected about 1400 envelopes for lack of signatures of a subcontractor. they thought there could be as many as 3500 to 4000 either missing signatures or just scribbles. those kinds of things w

mr. graves: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i think everybody in this body wants an infrastructure bill. we all want to see better roads and bridges. we want to see more sustainable, resilient communities. mr. chairman, this bill, about half of it actually is money for infrastructure. about halving -- about half. we've been able to cut red tape, break logjams. projects, mr. speaker, dates back to before i was born, we've been able to work through all of the obstacles and impediments and get the authorization in place and get them funded. this bill doesn't give us a fair shot and let me explain. mr. speaker, in the law today, it describes the criteria for how dollars are supposed to be handed out under various grants programs. the secretary of transportation came out and ignored all of that and invented his own new criteria for climate change, for racial equity, and for environmental justice. i don't have problem with those objectives. what does it have to do with transportation? when we saw it applied for the first tim

mr. reschenthaler: you hit it. we're the only nation that's signed on the paris climate agreement that reduced carbon emissions. we talk about carbon emissions, even if we reduce to zero which i don't think is possible in the mid-term, you still have china putting out 27% of the world's global emissions. what's worse is china is not reducing that. they're actually going to increase their emissions. on the front page of "the new york times" -- >> you can watch the rest of this on our website, c-span.org we take you live to the u.s. house of representatives. today an age discrimination bill is on the agenda. you're watching live coverage on c-span. get the number here -- 5763, the further surface transportation extension of 2021. here we are calling up another short-term extension of these programs. as i stated when the house took up the first extension on october 1, the house of representatives did its work last summer, which included a five-year authorization of surface programs, well in

mr. bennet, in your -- mr. bennett, you talk about the results and other things, not just the numbers. envelope affidavits, missing serial numbers, matching duplicate ballots of the originals. you also talked in your testimony about a lack of cooperation or willingness for the local board of election officials to work to get these answers. did you get any answers how many numbers were looking at missing or unmatched signatures, missing serial numbers, voting abnormalities? mr. bennett: i would say the audit did not receive those answers but the audit report has gone to the senate. the senate has forwarded that to the state attorney general, who i think is going to be working through his election integrity unit directly with the county to get answers to those questions. for example, i believe the county reported that they rejected about 1400 envelopes for lack of signatures of a subcontractor. they thought there could be as many as 3500 to 4000 either missing signatures or just scribbles. those kinds of things w

mr. horowitz: mr.ers: every inspector general faces that and the integrity committee as well in terms of the weaponnization of complaints. we have a process for it and particularly in the pandemic we have a lot of complaints coming in. soat basically is this a valid complaint that alleges some form of wrongdoing that's actionable and from a committee's perspective, whether or not there's person. for a typical complaint that comes in, say, for example, to nasa when i was there or amtrak, we have a specific section that does that, that has a sifting process that assesses the facts versus the criteria of whether something is actionable or not. : we want get your testimony of subpoena power to make sure no one can just retire and avoid a pursuit on this. we talked about trying to get to succession is it we need to get inspector we've spoken frequently about how to get more inspectors general, that they just don't appoint a inspector general and leave it open for a long time and becomeseems don't know about

yea. >> mr. schiff? >> yea. >> mr. schiff. >> yea. >> mr. aguilar? >> mr. aguilar, yea. mrs.murphy, yea. mr. raskin? >> yea. >> mr. raskin, yea. mrs. lauraia? >> yea. mr. kinzinger? >> yea. >> mr. kinzinger yea. >> chair recorded. >> mr. chairman, you are not recorded. >> i vote yea. >> mr. chairman, yea. >> the clerk will report the vote. >> mr. chairman, on this vote, there are nine yeas, zero noes. >> the motion is agreed to. vice chair is recognized. >> mr. chairman, pursuant to clause 2l of rule 11, i request that members have two calendar days in which to file with the clerk of the committee supplemental or additional views on the measure ordered reported by the committee tonight. >> so ordered. without objection, staff is authorized to make any necessary technical or conforming changes to the report to reflect the actions of the committee. there being no further business, without objection, the select committee stands adjourned. >>> and there you have it. obviously, unanimous and our laura coates norm eisen, and gloria borger are back with me. gloria, pretty important

mr. cole: mr. chairman, i have an amendment. mr. mcgovern: mr. cole. mr. cole: first, i want to congratulate my friend from california for just getting through that. that was a long rule. but mr. chairman, i move that the committee strike from the rule the section that considers the senate amendment to house amendment to s. 1301 is adopted and provides for separate consideration under a closed rule. mr. mcgovern: i heard the gentleman's discussion. the voting is on the cole amendment. dr. burgess. mr. burgess: this is extremely important. i don't know people watching today really understands what's happening here. a lot of language is being said. we're passing an almost half a trillion dollar expansion of the debt limit with no further debate, no further input from anyone on the majority or minority. mr. chairman, you referenced about a manufactured crisis but i don't know. watching this weekend and watching the plan pan plea of manufactured crisis by this administration -- the border with my state and a major country and ally, mexico is in shambles and yo

mr. schiff. >>aye. clerk: mr. aguilar. mr. murphy. this to rest in. mr. raskin. mr. kinzinger, aye. mr. chairman, you are not recorded. mr. thompson: i vote aye. clerk: mr. chairman, aye. mr. thompson: the corporal report the vote. clerk: there are 9 ayes, zero nos. mr. thompson: the motion is agreed to. vice chair is recognized. ms. cheney: pursuant to a clause and rule, i request members have two calendar days to file with the clerk of the committee supplemental or additional views on the measure recorded by the committee tonight. mr. thompson: so ordered. without objection, staff is authorized to make any necessary technical or conforming changes to the report to reflect the actions of the committee. there being no further business, without objection, the select committee stands adorned. [gavel pounds] >> the house majority leader announced the full house will take a vote on holding steve bannon in contempt of congress on thursday. we heard more about this latest action taken by congress from maryland representative jamie raskin, who sits on the january 6 select committee. >> i w

mr. magnus: mr. chairman, thank you very much for the question. i agree that border patrol agents and, for that matter, all members of cbp have significant roles, law enforcement and treating people with humanity. that is what i expect of my own officers wherever i have worked. but i also think that framing has to go back all the way to the academy level, where people first start. in fact i think you can make a credible case that it goes all the way back to the traits and characteristics that you look for in the people that you hire. if i were fortunate to be confirmed to this position, i would want to look all the way back to that stage to make sure we are looking for people who have the right qualities and skills to be the best possible members of cbp. that they receive the necessary training to do their jobs and then the necessary supervision to help them move forward with that. that is exactly the approach i have always taken. sen. wyden: i just want you to know that we are going to be following

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mr. thompson: mr.peaker, i rise today to recognize john farr and completed a bike ride to raise awareness of support for habitat of haoupbt. he arrived in washington d.c. before completing the final leg of his journey. john started his cycling in fundraising and signed up for a 150-mile fundraiser. he has completed 20 excursions. john has been involved from tutoring students when he was in college to coaching sports. he joined habitat for humanity in 1994 and donated monthly and joined the board and serving as president. his fundraisers have taken him across the united states and ka in adian board border. mr. speaker, are john's passion for helping others is admirable. congratulations on come completing this journey. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: 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 t

mr. davis: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the baby fold in normal, illinois, for being chosen as a 2021 angels in adoption honoree. i nominated them because of their passion for adoption support and district. it's been focusing on the christian values of love, hope and healing. they currently serve over 1, 200 individuals each year across 28 different counties in central illinois. the baby fold builds safe environments through adoption services, foster care to adoption, community services and more. the baby fold puts children first so they can be blessed with the stability and love that they deserve. every day i'm grateful for adoption organizations that bring families together like the baby fold. i applaud the baby fold and their volunteers for the strong dedication to children and families throughout illinois. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize taylorville junior high school regarding their selection for the national blue ribbon from the u.s. department of education. the national blue

defazio, mr. scott, mr. pallone, mr. neal, and, yes, many, many republicans who have also talked about making it in america. we have been united in promoting this agenda for 10 years. now we have the chance to affect a large portion of it. trump, mr. trump talked about it, he just didn't do it. this legislation, of course, is just one half of the larger effort as i said by president biden and democrats to achieve that objective of helping our people make it in america. the other piece is the build back better act. that legislation, which is progressing steadily towards consideration on the floor, would enact the remairnd of president biden and democrats' domestic agenda, including major efforts to address the climate crisis and reforms that will help millions of american families achieve economic security. we talk about being prolife. profamily. that is profamily. childcare is profamily. earned income tax credit is pro-family. expanding medicaid is pro-family. so much. if we are pro-family, we need to support those items

mr. biggs so he can keep the government out of the laws of arizona. >> this for vice chairman gates and chairman sellers. i'm trying to understand because we have some of thematic thing i'm trying to understand how the auditors, whether they are the auditors you hired or those that work for the state senate how were they able to do new type of validation of the 2020 republicans if the data base was cleared before they got started? >> that is something that i would prefer if we can provide a follow-up answer to you on that. but this was all available and i believe there may have been a public records request. i'm not sure if there was on that. but -- >> you cleared the servers and you backed them up to the archive you said. just to containing slightly, auditors hired by y'all to do the audit there were not f.t.c. certified forensic auditors. they were -- >> they are certified to operate on these machines. they are from voting system laboratories. >> but they are not certified auditors beca

miss mrs. murphy: -- mrs. murphy: madam speaker, i rise in support of this resolution to refer steven bannon to the department of just tis for prosecution to the contempt of congress. it didn't have to be this way. mr. bannon, a self-professed patriot could have done the patriotic thing and cooperated with our bipartisan committee. if mr. bannon is proud of the role he played in connection with january 6, he should be eager to tell his side of the story. and instead, he's acting like man who has something to hide. our committee seeks only the truth. that is our legal charge and our moral obligation. we cannot let any individual impede our inquiry. we will not tolerate mr. bannon's evasion. why must we be so unrelenting in our pursuit of truth? because on january 6, the greatest nation on earth came under attack. this attack wasn't carried out by officials in beijing, moscow, or tehran, or foreign terrorists, even. it was an attack conducted by our fellow citizens. regular americans who were radicalized because

mr. thune: mrs. miller? mrs. miller: yes, sir. mr. thune: how about the article that detail how tiktoking a gore rhythms serves up drugs and sex to minors? mr. beckerman: thank for you the question. sex and drugs are violations of our guidelines and have no place on tiktok as it relates to "the wall street journal" article we disagree with that being an authentic experience an actual user would have. mr. thune: your platform is more driven by algorithms than any other platform today, more so even than facebook and unlike facebook tiktok is not constrained by a user's social net york. on july 2020 tiktok's former c.e.o. kevin meyer wrote, quote, we believe all companies should disclose their algorithms and data flows to regulators, end quote. tiktok states on its website it makes tiktok source code available for guessing and evaluation to guess at its transparency and accountability center. has tiktok disclosed their algorithms and data flows to any federal or state regulators? mr. beckerman: nor, yes. as we pointed out we have these t

mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now recognize one minute to the gentlelady from michigan, ms. tlaib. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan is recognized for one minute. ms. tlaib: colleagues, as someone who grew up in a community on the front line of the racist so-called, quote, war on drugs, i am proud to stand here today in support of the equal act, to eliminate racial disparities in crack and powder cocaine possession. the war on drugs, which was designed as a racist project to target black and brown americans, my neighbors, and the obvious racial disparities and enforcement -- in enforcement show us it's still at its core a racist of targeting communities of color through overpolicing, criminalization, and mass incarceration. simply put, addiction is a health condition, not a crime. giving incarcerated people an opportunity to be resentenced will transform lives immediately. we need to be doing more to make reparations to those impacted by the so-called war on drugs. and while this bi

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, today we face a fundamental choice, whether we are going to get to the truth about the violent january 6 attack. the worst assault on the capitol since the war of 1812, and the worst domestic assault on american democracy since the civil war, or whether we're going to allow lawful subpoenas to be ignored and the investigation being conducted by the select committee to be obstructed, to puff up the ego of the former president who has launched another frivolous lawsuit, this time against the select committee. i have to tell you, mr. speaker, i still remember january 6 like it was yesterday. i was standing right where you are now, mr. speaker. our democracy was in peril. the lives of members of congress, their staffs and all the workers here were endangered and capitol police officers were beaten or worse. getting to the truth of what happened or placating the ego of a former president, that shouldn't be a tough call. in in any ordinary time it wouldn't be. this measure would pr

mr. neal: madam speaker, one of the esection duties of congress is preserve the full faith and credit of the united states. today we will once again take action to do precisely that. a suspension of the debt kroolg will prevent us from defaulting on debt we already owe. this is not about new spending. it's about investments that this congress has agreed to in the past and previously approved. this is about what the american family does every day. they don't get to say i'm not going to make my credit card payment this month. i'm not going to make my mortgage payment this month. maybe i won't make my car payment this month. and i won't honor the personal loan that i signed up for. our vote today is not a novel exercise. congress has addressed the debt limit 78 times since 1960 to prevent default. 29 times with a democrat in the white house. and 49 times with a republican in the white house. ensuring the government can finance its existing obligations is a responsibility that we share jointl

mrs. wagner: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 5142, a bill to posthumously award congressional gold medals in commemoration to the service members who perished in afghanistan on august 26, 2021. mr. speaker, during the 20-year war in afghanistan, we lost over 2,000 brave men and women, more than 20,000 service members returned home wounded in action. i believe in my heart that every single soldier we lost in afghanistan was a tragedy. we must remember their sacrifice. in the waning days of this war, the biden administration made decisions that put u.s. service members in harm's way and unfortunately, mr. speaker, on august 26, we lost 13 more service members and more than 20 were injured. 11 marines, one navy corps man and one was killed by an isis-k bomber outside the hamid karzai international airport on this terrible day in august. mr. speaker, i represent the people of missouri's second congressional district. on august 26, my state lost a hero. lance corporal jared schmitz. this courageous

mr. winters. mr. winters: i agree with ms. lern's assessment. chair peters: mr. perrot wits? mr. horowitz: the enhancement requirement, because i.g. positions are different, the need for independence, allows congress to better understand the reasons for the removal. most importantly allows the public to understand the reasons for the removal. we are there to protect the public and the taxpayers. so they should know the real reason and the actual reason why i.g. was removed. chair peters: thank you. i'm going to start the question for mr. winters, i want to hear from our other two witnesses as well. under current federal vacancy law, nothing prevents the president from appointing an acting i.g. who isn't qualified or who has a conflict of interest. in the event of a vacancy, why is it important to limit who can serve as an acting i.g. to individuals who already serve in the i.g. community? mr. winters. mr. winters: from my perspective it gets down to independence and competence in doing federal oversig

mr. pallone: i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4369 national centers of excellence in advance and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing act, asallieded. the clerk: union calendar number 111 a bill toll amend the 21st century cures act to provide for designations of institutions that provide leadership on continuous manufacturing as national centers of excellence and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuan t to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone, and the gentleman from kentucky, mr. guthrie, each will control 20 minutes. mr. pallone: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and stepped their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 4369. and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized mr. pallone: my colleagues and i on the energy and commerce committee have worked to invest and support am

mr. correa: mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress member napolitano, i inform the house that congress member napolitano will vote yes on h.r. 4089. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. wasserman schultz, i inform the house that ms. wasserman schultz will vote yes on h.r. 4089. the speaker pro tempore: and for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? ms. clark: as the member designated by mr. cooper, i inform the house that mr. cooper will vote yes on h.r. 4089. as the member designated by mr. keating, i inform the house that mr. keating will vote yes on h.r. 4089. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 379, the nays are 51. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the moti

mr. clyde, is recognized. >> thank you, madam chair. it's no secret that this country faces an uphill battle in restoring trust and integrity in our elections. democrats claimed republicans did not win races fairly in 2000 and again in 2004 and since 2016 we listened to the left repeat the big lie that russia stole the election. that lie has been repeated now for almost five years. now those same voices are simply beside themselves that republicans would dare ask for integrity in our election process. so the question is when do we stop pointing fingers and start carrying out our duty to ensure our constituents can trust our elections? building trust starts with taking steps to verify that all votes are legal and cast by eligible voters. building trust does not start by harassing a private company doing a job that it was contracted to do. partisans start by violating the tenth amendment and the rule of law by starting in with the feds know best attitude. the federal government does not and

. >> mr. speaker, reaffirmed by our 25-year environmental plan, the government is committed to sustainable -- and it is a principle of maximum sustainable yield. and, of course, she'll be pleased that we are also helping industry to reduce the adverse impacts on marine environment and adapt to climate change. >> [inaudible] >> only 13 of the g20 nations have committed by law, does the prime minister expect all to commit by law at -- >> mr. speaker, i would like every country to set forward with a target. it's now 80% and, of course, of course, we need those -- [inaudible] >> we now come to the questions of the prime minister. but before -- but what i would like to point out that the british sign language interpretation of this proceedings is available to watch on live tv. we now start with questions to the prime minister. rachel. >> thank you, mr. speaker. >> prime minister. >> mr. speaker, i have a meeting with might ministerial colleagud others later today. >> [inaudible] >> both tragically

mr. cole: ok. mr. neal? mr. neal: same position. most of the things we'd be discussing cropped out of the bill -- dropped out of the bill. ms. foxx: i haven't heard from the chairman if we might meet again through best -- again but there's definitely a major change on the effect on proprietary colleges and the significant number of people that they serve. as i said, veterans, primarily minority, and working people. and i think it would be very helpful if we had a discussion of that. but i haven't heard of anything. mr. smith: i have requested with the chairman of my committee to recop veen and modify the rules of reconciliation to give them the opportunity to increase the debt limit and to make sure that they have all the tools available. so would love for that to happen so we don't turn into another crisis in december. >> mr. cole, i believe it would be very helpful for the energy and commerce committee to reconvene. we marked up 16 titles within a three-day period. that is extraordinary. just huge changes within policy. we were gi

mr. speaker, both from york and right now feeling unsafe, many women are unsafe and the very people who should be protecting us are turning to engagement, perpetuated or to note the last. confidence has taken its toll. for us women, we are confident to change this. charlie girl and everywoman deliver to get to school or work without objectification and walk safely again. what steps will the prime minister take to ensure women can lead on this work? >> thank you very much for questioning, thus the most important issue, one of the most important of this country. i want all people in this country, particularly women to feel confident in our police force and i believe they can and think short. what we are doing now to make sure women in particular feel safe there and pasting and saber street but we also have to do because i think is ensuring to deal with systemic problems within the criminal justice system to ensure almost always meant prosecuted for crimes of serious sexual and domestic viol

mr. thompson: by direction of the select committee to investigate the january 6 attack on the united states capitol, i call up house resolution 730 and ask for its immediate. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 730, resolution recommending that the house of representatives find steven k. bannon in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the select committee to investigate the january 6 attack on the united states capitol. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 727, the resolution is considered read and shall be debatable for one hour equally divided among and controlled by the gentleman from mississippi, mr. thompson, the gentlelady from wyoming, ms. cheney, and an opponent or their respective designee. the gentleman from mississippi, mr. thompson, the gentlewoman from wyoming, ms. cheney, and the gentleman from alabama, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognize

mrs. wagner: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 5142, a bill to posthumously award congressional gold medals in commemoration to the service members who perished in afghanistan on august 26, 2021. mr. speaker, during the 20-year war in afghanistan, we lost over 2,000 brave men and women, more than 20,000 service members returned home wounded in action. i believe in my heart that every single soldier we lost in afghanistan was a tragedy. we must remember their sacrifice. in the waning days of this war, the biden administration made decisions that put u.s. service members in harm's way and unfortunately, mr. speaker, on august 26, we lost 13 more service members and more than 20 were injured. 11 marines, one navy corps man and one was killed by an isis-k bomber outside the hamid karzai international airport on this terrible day in august. mr. speaker, i represent the people of missouri's second congressional district. on august 26, my state lost a hero. lance corporal jared schmitz. this courageous

mr. bannon, who worked at the white house in the early months of the trump presidency, was claiming executive privilege to avoid appearing before the committee. a vote by the full house to hold mr. bannon in contempt could come later this week, requiring a simple majority. >> the select committee to investigate the attack on the capitol welcome to order. the select committee is meeting this evening to consider a report on a resolution recommending the house find stephen kay bannon and contempt of congress for refusal to comply with the subpoena issued by the select committee to investigate the january 6 attack on the united states capitol. without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess. i recognize myself for opening statements. let me start by saying it gives me no joy that i was forced to call this meeting. my colleagues feel the same way i think. the expectation of this committee is that all witnesses will cooperate with our investigation. witnesses who h