there are some people on your side of the aisle who say absurd things. there are many people on both sides of the aisle who say let's support and protect police. this is a way to do it. today, we have an opportunity to put votes behind our words and show who is ready to do exactly that. now, i will hope my republican friends and democratic friends and my fellow americans will listen to the quote that i am about to give from a president that used to be revered on the republican side of the aisle but is not looked at as such a reverential figure. ronald reagan said this, listen to the american public and to the law enforcement community and support a ban on the further manufacture of these weapons. a moment of silence is not enough. i'm not sure -- i should have counted how many moments of silence we have had on this floor this year and lamented the loss of children and the elderly and everybody in between because of a weapon that is designed to kill a lot of people quickly. no more moments of silence. let's act. vote yes. pass this bill. the speaker pro t

i believe, both sides of the aisle, have the best interest of the nation at heart. we need to find in -- we need to find those areas of common interest. we need to pass legislation in the interest of the american people and alaskans. some of that lies in mineral security, energy security, and when we look at how many of the minerals are mined around the world right now. take cobalt, cobalt is mined under conditions in the congo that are deplorable. child labor, info -- with no environmental and her words. we can do that right in alaska and we need a champion that can take that argument across the aisle and move some of these priority projects through that are for the good of the nation and the good of the state. >> what steps would you take to reduce partisan bickering? >> thank you, i served as a democrat for many years and i worked very well with my republican colleagues. i learned that you need 59 best friends in the alaska state legislature to be effective. i worked inside of the bush caucus, half of whom were republican. i realize now, alaska has one congressio

there are some people on your side of the aisle who say absurd things. there are many people on both sides of the aisle who say let's support and protect police. this is a way to do it. today, we have an opportunity to put votes behind our words and show who is ready to do exactly that. now, i will hope my republican friends and democratic friends and my fellow americans will listen to the quote that i am about to give from a president that used to be revered on the republican side of the aisle but is not looked at as such a reverential figure. ronald reagan said this, listen to the american public and to the law enforcement community and support a ban on the further manufacture of these weapons. a moment of silence is not enough. i'm not sure -- i should have counted how many moments of silence we have had on this floor this year and lamented the loss of children and the elderly and everybody in between because of a weapon that is designed to kill a lot of people quickly. no more moments of silence. let's act. vote yes. pass this bill. the speaker pro t

most of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are not. but regardless of our stance, we can all agree that we should enact policies to reduce the number of women who feel the need to seek an abortion and the evidence is clear. one of the best ways we can prevent abortions is to increase access to contraception. research has shown us time and time again if you make it easier for women to access oral contraceptives you lower the rate of unplanned pregnancies. providing over-the-counter contraceptives is safe and effective for women. it was first approved by the food and drug administration in 1960 and has been out the -- on the market since. this bill would have those not approved by the f.d.a. oral contraceptives are one of the most popular methods for preventing conception and avo avoiding pregnancy. women use them for a variety of other reasons. regu regulating menstruation, prevent painful periods, address acne. making oral xroept contraceptives over the counter will help those that have not been able to access contraceptives, such as r

i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. i'm glad many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have switched their positions to now vote on this bill. thanks very much. the speaker pro tempore: the the gentlewoman from michigan yields back. the gentleman from california. reserves. the gentleman from illinois is recognized. mr. bost: thank you, madam speaker. at this time i would like to yield three minutes to the ranking member of the tech modernization committee in the v.a., representative from montana, representative rosendale. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from montana is recognized. mr. rosendale: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, ranking member bost, for including me. the senate version of the pact act helps connect veterans exposed to burn pits or dangerous toxins in service to our country with the health care and benefits they have earned and were promised. this legislation also codifies scientific framework that the v.a. is already using to provide benefits to toxic exposed veterans that reflects

my colleagues on the other side of the aisle really don't want to have that discussion, right?oes life begin at it's up to the mother-t it's not up to the mother a week after birth, we as a society protect that life, right? do you protect that life a week before birth? these are difficult, complex questions involving faith, involving values, involving life. no. no. we can't have a debate about that here because the court plucked that out from the people and the courts manufactured an opinion to define when life begins and how we should deal with it. now with are talking about other issues, talking about marriage. we have had opinions that deal with marriage. now my colleagues on the other side of the aisle want to put forward a bill that is political in nature. they don't want to talk about inflation or wide open borders or rampant riel or the state of this country in decline heading into a recession where people are hurting across the country. they don't want to talk about that. so they bring forward a political bill. and want to take different issues and policy choices, marri

there's no outrage on this side of the aisle. but to explain more i'd like to yield three minutes to my good friend, rising star of the mr. brian steil of wisconsin. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. steil: i rise to oppose the previous question so we can immediately consider h.r. 8589. we hrd earlier our friends across the aisle say that under this rule, which they can pretty much bring up any bill they so desire, they're going to address inflation. well, count me excited that my colleagues across the aisle are finally ready to address inflation. inflation broug upon a americans by the reckless policies of democratic one-party control. reckless policies of starting this administration by spending $1.9 trillion. reckless policies by refusing to unleash american energy. and americans are paying the pric for the reckless policies of democrats here in washington. it's early in the morning. people are making their way here up to the house floor following a great victory by my republicans in the congressional b

so have my colleagues across the aisle. great example. the first time i ever spoke here on the house floor was in support of a resolution rejecting white supremacy and i talked at length at that time of a tree of life synagogue shooting that occurred in squirrel hill, pennsylvania. as you know, i'm from the south hills of pittsburgh. i have a lot of friends that actually attend that synagogue. again, the first time i spoke on the house floor was to condemn violence. so i just want the record to reflect my consistency on this issue and the consistency of my issues. i wish my friends on the left would condemn violence that the left has done. it seems they cherry-pick their own outrage. but let's just get back to economics. again, there was this -- there was this notion floated that inflation is just -- is not as bad here as it is internationally and this is a global problem. again, it's a global problem because we're the world's largest g.d.p. we're exporting inflation. but even with that said, inflation is far worse here than it is in the

so i urge my colleagues across the aisle to support this bill. while republicans seek to punish and control women by criminalizing abortion nationwide, house democrats will continue our fight to restore the right to abortion as the 20. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. pallone: madam speaker, i rise today in strong support of h.r. 8297, the ensuring women's right to reproductive freedom act, introduced by representative fletcher, a member of the energy and commerce committee. last month when the supreme court overturned a woman's constitutional right to

so i urge my colleagues across the aisle to support this bill. while republicans seek to punish and control women by criminalizing abortion nationwide, house democrats will continue our fight to restore the right to abortion as the 20. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. pallone: madam speaker, i rise today in strong support of h.r. 8297, the ensuring women's right to reproductive freedom act, introduced by representative fletcher, a member of the energy and commerce committee. last month when the supreme court overturned a woman's constitutional right to abortion, it also gave license to extreme republican politicians to pass dangerous laws across the nation. these state laws criminalize health care and create an environment of fear for health care providers or anyone else assisting someone who needs an abortion. already, abortion bans are in effect in nine states, and more are expected soon. republican politicians and anti-abortion extremists are also actively considering even

so i urge my colleagues across the aisle to support this bill. while republicans seek to punish and control women by criminalizing abortion nationwide, house democrats will continue our fight to restore the right to abortion as the >> c-span is there unfiltered view of government, we are funded by these television companies and more, including cox. >> we are providing lower income students access to affordable internet, so homework can just be homework. >> along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. .

most of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are not. but regardless of our stance, we can all agree that we should enact policies to reduce the number of women who feel the need to seek an abortion and the evidence is clear. one of the best ways we can prevent abortions is to increase access to contraception. research has shown us time and time again if you make it easier for women to access oral contraceptives you lower the rate of unplanned pregnancies. providing over-the-counter contraceptives is safe and effective for women. it was first approved by the food and drug administration in 1960 and has been out the -- on the market since. this bill would have those not approved by the f.d.a. oral contraceptives are one of the most popular methods for preventing conception and avo avoiding pregnancy. women use them for a variety of other reasons. regu regulating menstruation, prevent painful periods, address acne. making oral xroept contraceptives over the counter will help those that have not been able to access contraceptives, such as r

so i urge my colleagues across the aisle to support this bill. while republicans seek to punish and control women by criminalizing abortion nationwide, house democrats will continue our fight to restore the right to abortion as the 20. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. pallone: madam speaker, i rise today in strong support of h.r. 8297, the ensuring women's right to reproductive freedom act, introduced by representative fletcher, a member of the energy and commerce committee. last month when the supreme court overturned a woman's constitutional right to abortion, it also gave license to extreme republican politicians to pass dangerous laws across the nation. these state laws criminalize health care and create an environment of fear for health care providers or anyone else assisting someone who needs an abortion. already, abortion bans are in effect in nine states, and more are expected soon. republican politicians and anti-abortion extremists are also actively considering even more actions. they want to prevent private citizens from

program earlier this month questioning joe biden's ability to lead amidst talk on both sides of the aisle about who will be the democrat nominee in 2024 despite joe insisting that he plans to run for re-election. this as the president's approval rating hit a new low week of 38%. joining me right now on whether biden will be on the ballot in 2024, let alone finish his first term, is turning point usa founder charlie kirk out with a new book, "college scam: how america's universities are bankrupting and brainwashing away the future of america's youth." he is here along with miranda divine, author of "the laptop from hell: hunter biden, big tech and the dirty secrets the president tried the hide." good morning to you both. thank you so much for being here. miranda, i want to get to your latest reporting that you say proves joe biden knew about hunterrer's deals. but first, do you agree with

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so i urge my colleagues across the aisle to support this bill. while republicans seek to punish and control women by criminalizing abortion nationwide, house democrats will continue our fight to restore >> c-span's "washington journal." every day we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day and discuss policy issues that impact you. coming up saturday morning, we discuss president biden's middle east visit with brian katoulis. then in our spotlight on podcast section, cory nathan talks about his podcast which looks at the intersection of politics and religion. watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern saturday morning on c-span or c-spannow, our free mobile app. join the conversation with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages and tweets. >> sunday on "q&a," data journalist elliot marsh shares his book "strength in numbers" which examining the history of public opinion polling back to the 19th century and the accuracy of polls today. >> predicting that donald trump has a 30% chance of winning the 2016 election not b

we've worked across the aisle on this bill and i take great pride in it. we have successfully fought back against the president's cut in our defense budget, obviously due to inflation. for example, it gets navy back on track to building a large enough fleet to counter threats like china, with 355 ships. this includes much-needed ships that will be built in mobile, alabama, and we're very proud of that. it also takes care of our service men and their families by giving a 4.6% pay raise to counter the biden inflation. i encourage my colleagues from both sides of the aisle to support the bill because it's critical for the defense of this country. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm now pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from rhode island, mr. langevin, who chairs the cyber innovative technologies and information systems subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the subcommittee

there are both people on both sides of the aisle. law professors have talk this out and proposed various systems. how could you do this in a way to keep it evenhanded. if you had an evenhanded system, i think you could get that overwhelming requirement to pass . i think that would be something that might be a good example for people. there is a way in the constitution, it doesn't have to be something that is done in the closed, secret body of nine judges. host: carrie severino judicial crisis network from the. we always appreciate your time. that will do it for our program this morning. we are back here tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. eastern. but now we take you to live to the floor of the house of representatives for gavel-to-gavel coverage. >> the house will be in order. the speakers room. washington, d.c. i hear by a point holy, holy, holy lord fill the earth with the knowledge of your glory. as the waters cover the sea, the stars inhabit the heavens, the birds fill the air with their song, and the animals who roam the forest with majesty

the speaker: the chair will entertain requests for up to 15 one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute, madam speaker, and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. green: and still i rise, madam speaker, and i rise today to call upon the governor of the state of texas to denounce the cover-up by the peace officers at robb elementary. if you have seen that video and it does not talk at your heart, you need help. i stand with those parents who are suffering. it is time for us to get to the bottom of what happened at that elementary school. and the governor laid the foundation at his initial press conference for the cover-up that is taking place. governor, we're going to hold you accountable. you can't allow such things to happen without denouncing them at minimum. and there may be more that you can do. use all of your powers, governor, to bring justice to the families who are suffering. i yield back the balance of

i hope some across the aisle will still vote for this bill. as their republican colleagues in the senate did and as they have signaled they would do for a long time. the politics changed. but the challenge we have has not. and the reality has not. let us not lose this opportunity. it's disappointing that some in this house have decided to whip against this bill because of its leadership's opposition to the agreement announce -- agreement announced yesterday in the senate, to move forward with the inflation reduction act. whether you like that bill or not, do not pay the price of this bill. do not pay the price of setting our competition with others aside. one would hope that all of us would be for investment in american competitiveness and for reducing inflation in the deficit. sadly, that seems not to be the case. nevertheless, i hope we'll have a bipartisan vote today on this bill. it's come together. to make our supply chain stronger, protect our national security, invest in our innovation-driven economy. and advantage american workers so t

the extreme positions they are being held on that side of the aisle.e are a nation of equal opportunity not equal outcome. we know abortion is equal outcome. give those children the opportunity to live. i urge my colleagues to vote against this bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman washington reserves. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. miss pallone: thank -- mr. pallone: i yield 2 1/2 minutes to the the gentlewoman from washington state, ms. strickland, the chief co-sponsor of this bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. ms. strickland:00 thank you -- ms. strickland: thank you mr. chairman for yielding. i rise in support of this bill which my colleagues and i wrote to support reproductive choice. simply put this bill codifies the constitutional right to travel, which includes the ability to cross statelines to get safe and legal access to abortion. the reality is that an increasing number of women are now forced to either carry unwanted pregnancy against their will, even in cases of rape or in

integrity issues, in terms of fraud and abuse that were mentioned by both sides of the aisle.nd so i think the feeling of the committee was that this was something that needed more study before we went ahead and made this permanent. and that's what we do. right? in other words, right now the concern is that because the omnibus appropriations bill basically expanded the telehealth program until five months after the public health emergency for covid ends, that would take us to the end of this year. but as you know, we don't have a lot of legislative days left. so we figured the best thing was to at least extend it for another two years. we can pay for it, as was mentioned by ms. cheney the and so this -- cheney. and so this is the best way to resolve this. do a two-year extension, pay for it, and let's spend time having more hearings and opportunities to talk about further extension or possibly making it permanent. again, i appreciate the fact that everyone on the republican side supports the bill, but i do want to address some of the things that you mentioned. and with that, m

i think all of my senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle helping make this happen. i am confident future generations will look back on the passage of this chips and science bill is a turn for american leadership 21st century but did come together overnight, legislation has been several years in the making. 2019 i approached my colleague, republican colleague todd young with a proposal to work together on legislation to revive america's commitment to science innovation. together we drafted the first of many policies we are passing this week, and this frontier act. i drink with my colleague, senator cornyn and warner to push for authorization of new chips initiative part of the nda to address our nation's growing chip shortage. we all knew but america faced a choice. we could keep underfunding science and innovation and continue to let america fall behind global competitors or wake up to the challenges of the century and empower the american people to unleash the next wave of discovery and scientific achievement. we knew if we didn't get there first, rivals, the chine

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even though both sides of the aisle have expressed concerns on the issue.t: how does it differ from the senate bill? guest: i assume you are referring to build back better act from last november. actually the drug pricing proposal had actually gotten to a pretty similar place to the interim drug negotiations, inflationary drug -- rebates. it looks very similar but it had those additional revisions around insulin. in other piece that apparently the bill would close is i guess there was a concern about future press secretaries will they be able to come in and maybe refusing to negotiate or negotiate as peer judge. at this bill will close that loophole. so that kind of the key different things. obviously, he pushes so much. including health, climate, things like that. host: sicilia, lewisville, texas. caller: erin, this bill that you were talking about, you are asking a lot. couldn't understand why the lady was talking about medicines going up. i know for a fact because my brother is in the hospital for a year last year. he has eight medications. one of his me

i thank our colleague on the other side of the aisle, for acknowledging mr. price's work and naming a portion of the transportation, house urban and development bill in his name. mr. diaz-balart. thank you for that beautiful recognition of chairman price. he certainly is revered on our side of the aisle and we appreciate the bipartisan recognition of his leadership. so the house appropriations minibus will have an immediate impact on people's lives. because it is -- it puts working families first, mr. speaker. this package defends health and well-being, improving the safety and security of our nation's food supply. a vote for this bill is a vote for the safety of our nation's food supply. a vote against it is a vote against the safety of our nation's food supply. while supporting the bill supports the w.i.c. program, women, infant, and children, food stamps, and other initiatives that keep our families fed. and this package strengthens economic security with strong investments to expand access to safe, affordable housing. thank you, mr. price. supports small

our colleagues across the aisle have already completely lost america's trust on the economy before this reckless taxing and spending spree. apparently now they want to see howan much further they can fal. on a completely different matter, yesterday the senate should have been able to clear the bipartisan legislation expanding va benefits for millions of men and b women who suffered, who served bravely in the armed forces. i appreciate the work that our colleagues on veterans affairs have done on the act and i support the substance of the bill but even on legislation this major and costly the democratic leader tried to block from any sense of the fair amendment process specifically, the senior senator frome pennsylvania has an amendment that would ensure we do not just apply the financial band-aid to the problem. as written it would also allow democrats to t effectively spend the same money twice and for the newat unregulated were unrelated to spending on the discretionary side of the federal budget. a bill this important and this bipartisan deserves for uss to fix and then deserves to b

senator carper on the other side of the aisle and i introduced what's called the safeguarding american innovation act and insisted that it be included in the usica legislation in order for us to support it. that was my condition for supporting the broader usica bill. this came after we did a year long study with the permanent subcommittee on investigations that found, shockingly, how china had used what are called talent programs for two decades, two decades, to target the most promising taxpayer-paid research and researchers and to take that technology, that intellectual property back to china. we found that the american tax patience had been unwittingly funding the rise of china's military and economy over the past two decades while the federal government had done very little to nothing to stop it. in fact, when the f.b.i. testified at our hearing, they acknowledged that. they said we haven't been focused on this the past couple decades like we should have been. we're going to now and started to. they've started to make arrests and you probably heard about some of these, arresting sc

on both sides of the aisle. people who are coming at this from a perspective of good faith. so we are seeing a lot of people engaged and signing up as a result of the truth that is coming out in contrast of misinformation. and when you combine that with the fact that what we've been through has made us as an election community stronger and more ready to tackle challenges in the month ahead, i am cautiously confident that we will continue to be a very -- even better than we were and 2020 as a community. meeting the challenges of today i say that knowing the challenges continue to escalate. >> that's an important point because we've been talking so much i'm as guilty of it as anyone, someone pessimistic about the threat and harassment and stresses and pressures it is placing on election officials. one thing i am in fired by is how resolute election officials have been in the face of all of this and how tough they have been. the people who in the face of all the biz are saying hello no. -- saying hello --hell no. and with the damage going on, it will be because of the people th

being radicalized by my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. to strike fear in the hearts of the american people. to watch them push aside and brush under the rug gain of function research and all we see unfolding in china and the but hand institute of -- and the wuhan institute of virology. all we know about american funding tied to that. all we know about the absurdity of locking down schools, shutting down our schools so our kids were stuck in the corner not able to go to school. the damage it has done to our kids. the mental health issues. destroying the education of our young. all chasing the teachers' unions. we've seen the mandatory -- or efforts at mandatory vaccine, thankfully partially struck aside but many still in place. breaking the back of the people's trust in their public health. breaking the back of the people's ability to serve in the military and defend this country. breaking the back of people being able to be federal public servants working for border patrol or other federal agencies. why? because of fealty to anthony fauci

. >> somebody who was able to reach across the aisle or say no to his own party when he thought it wasight thing to do. here is president biden and the medal of freedom ceremony. >>> good afternoon. welcome to the white house. i know this is kind of an old place for some of you guys that come here. thank you all very much and to all the cabinet members, elected officials that are here and former elected officials like joe lieberman, our good friend, is here. so many critical people and important people. i want to thank the vice president harris, and the second gentleman for allowing us to join them -- for joining us. it is always a pleasure when we get to hang out together. on monday we celebrated the independence of our nation, a nation always a work in progress, in creation of possibilities, fulfillment of promises. that's the american story. it's not a simple one. it's never been a simple one but the fourth of july week reminds us what brought us together long ago and still binds us, binds us at our best. we strive for what we strive for. we the people, doing what we can to ensure t

and much to do with not getting any support across the aisle from republicans.nator and the vice chair of the january 6th committee. lose cheney, check your local listings for time and channel antone media buzz, white house secured coordinator strategic communications john kirby tomorrow at 11:00 am eastern. griff: pushing back on alejandra mayorkas's claim that the border is secure. steve harrigan in texas with more. >> reporter: a steady stream s including a number of pregnant women making that across today. there have been large groups as well, 300 strong crossing the rio grande. there has been a program by the governor of texas but migrants across on buses in northern cities drying the average, the mayors of new york city and washington dc, on "fox and friends," the governor of arizona pushed back against that criticism. >> president biden isn't going to go to the southern border, we will bring the southern border to president biden, this is a man-made crisis and we demand action. this is very fixable issue. >> reporter: under difficult conditions, customs a

i hope some across the aisle will still vote for this bill. as their republican colleagues in the senate did and as they have signaled they would do for a long time. the politics changed. but the challenge we have has not. and the reality has not. let us not lose this opportunity. it's disappointing that some in this house have decided to whip against this bill because of its leadership's opposition to the agreement announce -- agreement announced yesterday in the senate, to move forward with the inflation reduction act. whether you like that bill or not, do not pay the price of this bill. do not pay the price of setting our competition with others aside. one would hope that all of us would be for investment in american competitiveness and for reducing inflation in the deficit. sadly, that seems not to be the case. nevertheless, i hope we'll have a bipartisan vote today on this bill. it's come together. to make our supply chain stronger, protect our national security, invest in our innovation-driven economy. and advantage american workers so t

so there's been some mentioned by folks across the aisle that the supreme court is not legitimate. i want to mention a few here. and brown versus board of education three for seven u.s. 3:43 in 1954, the court court repudiated the separate but equal doctrine that allowed states to maintain racially segregated schools and other facilities. by happenstance, earlier this, week i visited the federal courthouse in downtown charleston, where in 1950 thurgood marshall brought briggs versus elliott. arguing about school segregation in south carolina was unconstitutional. this was the first case, nationwide, to challenge school segregation is a violation of the u.s. constitution. that case would eventually become brown versus board. the court found then, as i found, now about roe v. wade, it was right unconstitutional to overturn that particular precedent. i appreciate, madam chair, for the time today and i yield back. >> the gentlelady yields. the chair now recognizes the distinguished men from vermont, mr. welch, for five minutes. >> i thank the witnesses and i think the chair and my coll