[captioning made possible by th, 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: for what purpose does the gentlelady from connecticut rise? mrs. hayes: ms. wilson will vote yes on h.r. 5487. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? >> as the member designated by mr. fulcher, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will vote yea on h.r. 5487. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina rise? mr. butterfield: as the member designated by. >> green, i inform the house that mr. green will vote yes on h.r. 5487. as the member designated by mr. cleaver, i inform the house that mr. cleaver will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama rise? >> as the member designated by mr. moore of utah, i inform the house that mr. moore will be voting yea on h.r. 5487. as the member des

speaker, i ask that the house suspend the rules and pass h.res. 837, that the expressing the sense of the house of representatives that the international olympic committee failed to adhere to its own human rights commitments, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 837, resolution expressing the sense of the house of representatives that the international olympic committee failed to adhere to its own human rights commitments. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. meeks, and the gentleman from texas, mr. mccaul, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. meeks: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.res. 837, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. meeks: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. meeks: i rise today in support of h.res. 837, as amended, expressing the sense of

us house of representatives has voted to seek criminal contempt of charges against mark meadows, donaldthat attack on capitol hill onjanuary six. the vote was largely along party lines, with 222 votes to 208. just two republicans voted for it. it has also been recommended he faces federal charges. we hope to have more on this story on the likely punishment he might face and the ramifications for donald trump a bit later in the programme. the arctic is among the fastest warming regions in the world, heating at more than twice the global average. on tuesday, the world meteorological organization recognised a new arctic temperature record, after the russian town of verkhoyansk hit 38 degrees celsius in june 2020. professor randy cerveny is the rapporteur on extreme records at the world meteorological organization and was part of the team that worked to verify this temperature in the arctic. in order to make sure that our records are right, we have to make sure that they were taken into the correct manner, that the instrumentation was the proper instrumentation, that the sensor was calibrat

chairman, i yield back. >> i call up a report on a resolution recommending that the house of representatives find mr. clark in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena to investigate the january 6 attack on the united states capital. the report was circulated in advance. the clerk shall designate the report. -- >> to investigate the january 6 attack on the nine states capital. >> without projections, the report will be considered as read. if there is no further debate, i know recognize ms. cheney for promotion. >> i move that the committee favorably report to the house on a resolution recommending that the house of representatives find jeffrey clark in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the select committee to investigate the january 6 attack on the united states capital. >> the question is on a motion to report to the house. those in favor say i. those opposed say no. the eyes have it. >> i request a recorded vote. >> of recorded vote is requested and the clerk will call oval >> -- a vote. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >>

any moment the house of representatives expected to vote on holding trump's white house chief of staff in kecontempt of congress as they reveal the panic, danger and hypocrisy going on that day. potential life saver. very promising final data on a pill to treat coronavirus as a new variant takes hold around the globe. >>> plus, a critical flaw. the biden administration and major tech companies racing with cybercriminals with hundreds of millions of the key devices we all rely on every day at risk. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we start with breaking news. at any moment the house of representatives will begin debating whether or not they should hold mark meadows in criminal contempt of congress. later tonight that vote is expected to pass, largely along party lines, leaving trump's former white house chief of staff in a former congressman himself facing the very real possibility of jailtime for refusing to testify in front of the committee investigating the deadly capitol riot. this debate and vote comes just hours after committee leaders revealed new text messages sent to

i think we should take seriously the idea of increasing the size of the house of representatives to get it back in line with the idea of what a people's house ought to be. the u.s. has lacked -- lagged behind other countries in terms of ratio of representative to constituents and i think that contributes to the poor quality of our representation and our congress. the pros that we put forward would increase the house -- highest -- size of the house to a reasonable increase. the way we came up with a formula is to say, what would have happened if the house had taken the following rules started in 1911, which is that no state should lose representation, it is a pretty modest proposal that we should expand the house as the census population count increases. so no state has to give up a represented if. that would take us to five today. -- that would take us to 585 today. it would bring in a new generation of talented lawmakers. one advantage of expanding the house is it expands the number of people who are able to get into government and bring their talent to washington. i think it would pro

signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 4, 2021, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. with time equally allocated between parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 9:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, representative thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the life and legacy of pat dock erty, a pillar -- dockerty, a pillar of the community. he was a mentor to many, a friend to all, and a champion to our community. sadly, pat passed away on november 7, at the age of 75. while his absence have been felt by friends, family, and loved ones, the outpouring of antidotes and stories of those who have known pat over the y

the congressman had ran for the south carolina house of representatives in 1970. no african american had been elected to the south carolina house of representatives since reconstruction. congressman jim ran and was narrowly defeated. in fact we all went to bed that night knowing that jim clyburn would be breaking that barrier and be serving in the house of representatives, and then as the votes were counted late and ballot boxes came in from wherever, the next morning we found that jim had not been elected. and congressman, your grace in accepting what so many people would have railed, something was done wrong or whatever, the way that you, sir, handled that great disappointment to you and to us who were so fervent in our desire to have you elected, is something that i'll never forget. do you have memories about that, congressman, anything you would like to share? >> well, thank you very much, mr. mayor. i'll still call you mayor, please don't tell the current mayor that i'm doing that. but, you know, i think i've done that in his presence as well. but thank you so

not my good fortune to serve with him in the united states senate, but as a member of the house of representatives i knew his work. i can remember when we enacted the americans with disabilities act. tom harkin was our leader on the democratic side. he had a member of his

there is this feeling that they are going to take over the house of representatives. hey believe will happen. this kind of rope a trying to delay it so you can have this transition, this shift. again, i think we need to sound the alarm, lawrence. this is just the latest assault on the policy. if we don't understand it as such, we are in some case complicit in what they're trying to do. >> rick, all of trumpism has been a stress test for the institutions of washington, d.c. and it seems we're in another one now that we didn't know about. i mean, a few years ago, we didn't know that you could just get a congressional subpoena and just kind of laugh at it, throw it away. >> well, one of the lessons of the four years of the trump administration and you talked about it night after night, was all of these norms that we accepted in washington turned out to be enormous, they're not laws, and trump people are attempting to violate them at every venture, i mean, you know, as gelman wrote, the crew in 2024, has started already. you know, they're trying to work -- have state legis

we begin with breaking news — in the last hour, the house of representatives has voted to hold donaldmp's former chief of staff mark meadow in criminal contempt of congress. mr meadows had refused to comply with a subpoena from a congressional committee investigating the insurrection at the us capitol on january the 6th. rioting that day delayed the certification of joe biden�*s election victory, left five dead and dozens more injured, and sent lawmakers running for their lives. two republicans voted with democrats to hold mr meadows accountable. professor kimberly wehle from the university of baltimore school of law explains what's likely to happen next. the recommendation goes to thejustice department, that will then make a decision as to whether to actually indict him for contempt as recommended by the house of representatives. this exercise happened recently with former donald trump aide stephen bannon, and he was indicted and his trial is injuly. the factual circumstances are a little bit different. mr meadows did co—operate to some degree, he turned over 9,000 documents, records

i now call up the report on a reolution recommending the house of representatives find mark randall meadows in contempt of congress for refusal to compile with the subpoena duly issued by the seect committee to investigate the january 6th attack on the united states capitol. the report was circulated in advance and printed copies are available. the clerk should designate the report. >> report on a resolution recommending that the house of representatives find mark randall meadows in contempt of congress for refusal to compile with the subpoena dually issued by the select committee to investigate the january 6th attack on the united states capitol. >> without objection, the report will be considered as read and open to amendment at any point. the chair recognizes the joint woman from california. >> thank you, mr. chairman. like all of us on this committee, i knew and everything -- served with mark meadows. we got along well when he was here but didn't agree on policy matters. i wished him well when he went to serve for donald trump in 2020. it's shocking that we have to face the fact mr. mea

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: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., december 13, 2021. i hereby appoint the honorable g.k. butterfield to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend michael welker, ruth

people talk about bob dole's life as a c member of congress elected united states house of representatives in 1960, i was asked over the weekend, when did you meet bob dole? i can't remember the first instance but he was my congressman. i was engaged in republican politics as a teen and bob dole was overly always there at every gathering so id grew up in politics around him but never other than the sense that this is somebody we pay respect. 1968 congressman bob dole became senator bob dole. his life in this body and the house of representatives culminated in amazing achievements on the legislative battlefields. when people ask me what do you remember what made bob dole bob dole? my view is his service to america in world war ii. i think it w made him more aware of people who were struggling, people who had disability. i think he saw the challenges people from across the country face as a result of their service. he saw the challenges people in foreign countries experience in world war ii and when we look at his legislative achievements, we often think or at least i think of three american

i serve in the mississippi house of representatives for district 84. about 16,000 people in the whole county. everybody knows everybody. you get a speeding ticket, everybody knows. i'm not here to argue the design of the flag. that is not my intent. some universities took the flag down. if you're receiving state dollars and you're a public university, then you should display whatever that symbol is. >> and do you think this is an issue that matters to the people in your district? >> yes, ma'am. >> why? >> i just think it's a heritage. it's a history. there is a big movement to remove confederate history. well, it's part of history. you know? where and when is enough? >> do you feel like slavery was something that was in the past, let's move on? or do you feel like slavery still has an effect today? >> it's over and it is part of

they are meeting this evening to consider the report on the resolution recommending the house of representatives find mark randolph meadows in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with the subpoena duly issued by the select committee to investigate the january 6 attack of the united states capital. the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess. on our recognize myself for an opening statement. my statement on behalf of the committee, offering condolences and prayers to the people in kentucky and surrounding states on the devastation that they received during the tornadoes. our hearts and prayers go out to all of those impacted. this week, i expect roughly a dozen key witnesses will provide testimony on the record in our investigation. we will hear from many more informally as we continue to give the facts about the violence of january 6. it puts us well north of the 300 mark in terms of witnesses who have given us in nation. add to that more than 30,000 records and nearly 250 sustaining tips on our temp line , and anyone listening at home tonight. if you have any information y

i urge my colleagues to support adoption of the report recommending that the house of representatives cite jeffrey clark for contempt of congress, and refer him for prosecution by the department of justice. and i now recognize our distinguished leader on the select committee, ms. cheney of wyoming, for any opening comments she'd care to offer. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. jeffrey clark was an assistant attorney general. a trump appointee at the department of justice. according to multiple sources, mr. clark was asked by then-president trump to take over the role of attorney general. in part, so he could issue a series of letters falsely suggesting that the department of justice believed that the presidential election may have been stolen. of course, this happened after the department had repeatedly informed president trump that his allegations of a stolen election were not true. and were not supported by the evidence. and this happened after dozens of courts had ruled against president trump and his election-fraud claims. and this happened after the electoral college certifie

and of the house of representatives, i never wanted to be the house of representatives, want to be the senate and wanted to be in the senate we can have unlimited debate or any senator on either side of any issue can stand up and talk until they drop. [laughter] and is held by the presiding officers, 20. [laughter] [background sounds]. so that's why have to be an after dinner speaker. [laughter] and sometimes i think we have to have everything, i won't settle for less and is kobe my way or no way. roaffect and ronald reagan said was that if i can get 90 percent of what i wanted, i would call that a pretty good deal. 90 percent is not bad you can get the 10 percent later, it's a small amendment then. take a 90 percent and then work on the ten. i want to say also that i have read my resignation my decision to leave, caused astonishment in some quarters i don't suggest anybody that they are surprised. i just want to tell this about the senate read this is a great opportunity. there are hundreds and hundreds and thousands and thousands of people who would give anything had to be a member o

i love the house of representatives. i never wanted to be the house of representatives chair. i wanted to be in the senate. where you can have unlimited debate. where any senator on any side of any issue can stand up and talk until they drop. and the record is held by the presiding officer, senator thurmond. sen. thurmond: 24 hours and 15 minutes. [laughter] [applause] sen. dole: and that is why you are seldom asked to be in after-dinner speaker, i might add. [laughter] and i think sometimes we have to have everything, we have to have total victory. i won't settle for less. it has got to be my weight or no way. ronald reagan said if i can get 90% of what i want, i would call that a pretty good deal. 90% isn't bad. you can get the other 10% later. it is a small amendment then. people don't understand -- take the 90, work on the 10. i read that my resignation and my decision to leave because astonishment in some quarters. i don't begrudge anybody there surprised. -- their surprise. i want to disabuse anybody about the senate. this is a great opportunity. there are hundreds and h

carl of alabama and representative lesko of arizona, i inform the house that representative mcmorris rodgers, representative carl and representative lesko of arizona will all vote no on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new jersey seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. gottheimer, i inform the house that mr. got hiem already vote yes -- gottheimer will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. kim of california, i inform the house that ms. kim will vote no on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. garamendi of california, i inform the house that mr. garamendi will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the memb

pursuant to notice i call up the report on a resolution recommending that the house of representatives finds mark randall meadows in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the select committee to investigate the january 6th attack on the united states capitol. the report was circulated in advance and printed copies are available. the clerk shall designate the report. >> report on a resolution recommending that the house of representatives find mark randall meadows in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with the subpoena duly issued by the select committee to investigate the january 6th attack on the united states capitol. >> without objection the report will be considered as read and opened to amendment as any point. the chair recognizes the generalwoman from california. >> thank you, mr. chairman. like all of us on the committee -- mark med [inaudible] reasonably when -- we certainly didn't agree on policy matters, i wished him well and when he left congress to serve the staff for then president donald trump in 2020. shocking we now have to fa

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: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. bobby rush from chicago, illinois, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: as the member designated by mr. crist of florida, i inform the house that mr. crist will vote yea on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the jam from connecticut seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. wilson, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on the priest question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated

under my build back better bill, there will be -- which has passed of the house of representatives -- it when not -- will not be the same way. one of the most egregious examples of what is happening, regarding diabetes and to the cost of insulin, a drug that people are type i diabetes need to take throughout their lives to control their diabetes and stay alive. it is almost exactly 100 years ago that a 14-year-old boy in canada, dying of diabetes, became the first person to receive an injection of insulin. today, one bottle of the lifesaving liquid cost less than $10 to manufacture. but prices have increased by 50% or more each year for the past decade. depending on the nature of someone's diabetes the average , sticker price for a month's supply of insulin is about $375. but for some people, it can be as high as $1000 a month because they need to take more. i just met with two lovely women we see in front of us today here, sarah was diagnosed with type i diabetes at age five. she has a sister, shelby, who is diagnosed at age eight. she said affording insulin has been the challenge of

he once served in the house of representatives. he was sort of well liked, not only by republicans, but democrats as well. how significant is it that he's about to face these criminal contempt charges? >> it's historic. it really is. this is not where mark meadows wanted to be. he started cooperating because he really did not want criminal contempt. he opened the door. he handed over these documents without privilege and i think it is fair to say donald trump was not happy. he did not want anyone in his inner circle testifying, certainly not his former chief of staff. i think meadows got scared. he withdrew, he stopped cooperating, and now he finds himself in the situation he did not want to be in and a historic one for a former member of congress and chief of staff. >> it's interesting, dana, because the committee in their public statements last night and today laying out a lot more details right now. what are you specifically looking for as you watch the remainder of this process unfold? >> one of the things that's going to be int

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. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. holy god, inspire us as we sing ancient choruses of the simple and the wise. who had much to fear and even more to find. who stepped into the darkness to follow your light, guided by angels, conconsoled in their fright. speak to us anew as we share the same stories each year that somehow new tales of faith would be heard even here of people who relied fiercely on hope and a prayer when the world around them knew little more than destruction and despair. fill us with the joy of children who delight in the laughter and light of this holiday season. that we would with the same trusting hearts receive the love you call us to believe in. with the promise of your salvation, we place our deepest yearni

signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house on january 4, 2021, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognitiobetween the parties, and time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50a.m. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. bost, for five minutes. mr. bost: thank you, mr. speaker. real wages have decreased seven out of the past nine months. the increase in the cost of consumer goods is at a 30-year high. what does these numbers actually mean to your daily life? you wake up in the morning and you go to make breakfast. scrambled eggs will be 11.6% more expensive. what about bacon? at 20.2% increase on bake, you might even take that off the menu. don't forget your morning cup of coffee. that's 5.6%

he was elected to the house of representatives in 1960. i was asked over the weekend when did you meet bob dole? i cannot remember the first instance but he was a congressman. i was engaged in politics as a teenager and bob dole was always there at every gathering. and so i grew up in politics around him. other than a sense of this is someone we really respect. in 1968, congressman bob dole became senator bob dole. and his life in this body and his life in the house of representatives culminated in the amazing achievements on the legislative battlefield. when people ask me what do you remember? what made bob dole, bob dole? my view is his service to america in world war ii. i think it made him more aware of people who were struggling, people who had disabilities i think he saw the challenges people across the country face as a result of their service saw the challenges people in foreign countries and world war ii we look at his achievements are i think of three americans with disabilities act the dole mcgovern bill what men people called t

i love the house of representatives. i've never wanted to be the house of representatives here. want to be in the senate. i want to be in the senate. where you can have unlimited debate, where any senator on either side on any issue can stand up and talk until they drop. and the record is held by the presiding officer, senator thurmond -- the president pro tempore: 24 hours and 18 minutes. he mr. dole: and that's why you're seldom asked to be an after-dinner speaker, too, i might add. [laughter] mr. dole: and i think sometimes we have to have everything. we got to have total vick trifmt i won't settle for less. it's got to be my way or no way. well, ronald reagan said once, if i can get 90% of what i want, i'd call that a pretty good deal. 90% isn't bad. you get the other 10% later. it's a small amendment then. some people never understand that. take the 90%, then work on the 10%. i want to say, too, that i've read that my resignation and my decision to leave caused astonishment in some quarters and i don't begrudge anybody their surprise. but, i just want to disabuse anybody ab

6 never happens again. >> i now call up the report on a resolution recommending that the house of representatives find mark randall meadows in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with the subpoena duly issued by the select committee to investigate the january 6 attack on the united states capital. the report was circulated in advance and printing copies are available. the clerk shall designate the report. >> finding mark randall meadows in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the subcommittee to investigate the january 6 attack on the united states capital. >> without objection, the report will be considered as read and open to amendment at any point. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, ms. loftin. >> i knew and served with mark meadows when he was in the house and we got along reasonably well when he was here, although we certainly didn't agree on many policy matters. i wished him well when he left congress to serve as the chief of staff. it is shocking that we now have to face the fact that mr. meadows admits he played both an official

the fight for water has only just begun. nicholas hawk al jazeera to the us now and the house of representatives has voted to hold. donald trump's former chief of staff in contempt of congress, bach meadows failed to appear before committee investigating the capital here right of january 6. it's now up to the attorney general to decide whether to formally charge meadows she have, we're tansy has been following the story from washington dc. the full version of the house of representatives, finding mark meadows and contempt congress was a foregone conclusion. and the democratic control chamber into re it has become clear that the committee is asking too many questions. did the president try to impede congress and certification of the election results? and why was the old trumps? are slow to criticize the protests of the seriousness of their assault on congress became clear. it took several hours for trump to release this message. this was a fraudulent election, but we can't play into the hands of these people. we have to have peace. so go home meadows has given the committee thousands of documents

that is the prerogative of the house of representatives. read the constitution. read the constitution. so when they put a trade, which is the human rights prevents trade implications in on the senate side, then it complicates the legislation there. we will have the strongest possible bill for the uighurs, whether we are talking about the uighurs and the genocide that is happening in china over that, marco rubio has been a good champion for human rights in china. but we have a disagreement -- don't know why he's using this to hold up the d.o.d. bill when he knows that there will be a strong uighur bill. you have to ask him. but whether it was the democracy movement in honing con. hong kong. whether it's democracy suppression of the culture, language, and religion of tibet, whether it's human rights throughout china, it's a horrible situation. it's gotten worse under president xi. we have all worked together on that in a bipartisan way, house and senate, over the years. so we will have the strongest possible uighur bill. many. reporter: one of the things that senat

where the house of represents has voted to hold mark meadows in contempt of congress.f congress has been held in contempt in years. they voted in favor of holding meadows in criminal contempt for refusing to cooperate with the january 6th investigation. it will go to the justice department, which will decide whether to charge former president trump's chief of staff. he did turn over thousands of documents, including text messages from that riot. >>> how does oakland solve the crime problems? you see it there. requesting cops and resources. specifically the mayor wants more chp officers and license plate readers. nbc bay area, cheryl herd has reactions from one community church leader. >> we've been begging to help and begging the mayor for help. then it seemed like our efforts were falling on deaf ears. >> reporter: in east oakland, he says finally his prayers may be answered soon. he's responding to the letter to the governor asking to help combat violent crime. he says the request is well over due. >> right now we're concerned about the shootings on the streets of oa

pursuant to notice i now call up the report on resolution recommending that the house of representatives find marks randall meadows in contempt of congress refusing to reply by the subpoenas by the select committee to investigate the january 6th attack on the united states capital. the report was circulated in advance and the advance copies were available. clerk shall submit the reports. >> recommending that find mark meadows in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with the subpoena investigation the january 6th on the capitol. >> and the chair recognizes the gentle woman from california. >> thank you, mr. chairman, like all of us on this committee, i served with mark meadows in the house, and we got along well although we certainly doesn't agree on many policy matters. i wished him well when he left congress to serve as chief of staff to then president donald trump in 2020. it's shocking that we now have to face the fact that mr. meadows admits he played an official and unofficial role in trying to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election. this committee's job is to

house of representatives from 1983 to 1987. he was 82 years old. in 2016, he spoke with c-span about his leadership role in the senate, the impact of using the so-called nuclear option for confirming nine nations -- before confirming nominations. you for talking to c-span about the i wae senate sits in society today. what role does it have and what role should it have? >> the senate has always in the history of our country had a role in what goes on going back to the early days of this republic. it is probably more visible to everyone now because of having to be on the senate floor. prior to that it was all done with journalists and now it is done by senators themselves and their staff who can do a easier job of putting information out that they used to be able to. >> what is the function of the senate? what you people think about why it matters to their lives? >> think most people don't think about it that much. and i think the way government operates on a state level, and national level, unless you are closely involved, people just don't pay that

signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 4, 2021, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. with time equally allotted between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 1:50 p.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. mr. joyce: mr. speaker, i rise to address the house and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. joyce: mr. speaker, this week we saw new data that revealed who is truly being harmed by the biden's economic crisis. the short answer is that those who can least afford it are being left behind. last month the u.s. economy added only 200,000 new jobs. not enough. it's not enough to sustain any sort of recovery from the covid-19 pandemic because of this