signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me? holy and eternal god, we pause today, united in our grief at the loss of congressman jim hagedorn, representative of minnesota's first district. those whom we have served and those who we have known him have been known a gracious man. through his love of country and of minnesota, you have been inspired by this public servant who grasped his life's dream to serve others while serving you. we ask that you give comfort to his rife, jennifer, as she endures a broken heart and a shattered spirit. may she know that you hold her firmly in your tender emgrace in these days of sadness. bless those who served with him. may they be sustained by the faith that representative hagedorn claimed as the source of his strength throughout his life and in his recent battle with cancer. may representative hagedorn's legacy of service to this country, his heart-felt dedication to the ideals he he

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 indiana seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. baird of indiana, i inform the house that mr. baird will vote nay on amendments en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. hudson from the great state of north carolina, i inform the house that mr. hudson will vote no on the amendments en bloc number 1. madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. william timmons from the state below the great state of north carolina, i inform the house that mr. timmons will vote nay on the amendments en bloc. and madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. kelly armstrong of the state that has the most snow angels in rec

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 pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida, mr. mr. doyle of pennsylvania and mr. rush of illinois, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that these members vote yes on 321. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. sessions from texas, i inform the house that mr. sessions will vote yea on s. 321. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. mann of kansas, i inform the house that mr. mann will vote yea on s. 321. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from vi

house of representatives which today is considering legislation to name post offices. live coverage on c-span. coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the clerk: the speaker's rooms e. washington, d.c. february 1, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable henry c. "hank" johnson jr. 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 chaplain kibben. crib: -- chal lynn kibben:00 would you pray with me. lord, be gracious unto us. be gracious to us and bless us. bless us with the warmth of your down tenens in. make your face to shine bonn us. may we reflect your saving power it will be known throughout the world. may we mirror the love you have for each and every person. imitate the grace you offer to all

c-span's more than 40-year coverage of gavel-to-gavel of congress, we take you live to the house of representatives which is considering a number of bills today, including legislation to outlaw discrimination based on hairstyle or hair texture. and another bill that would make lynching a hate crime. 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 rooms, washington, d.c. february 28, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable ed perlmutter 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 our chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. holy god, you were working on us before we even knew to look for you. you have put people, situations, and events in our lives to draw us to yourself that we would come to know you and appreciate your steadfast love for us. continue to open our eyes that we may see your masterful hand at work. as we gaze about us, may we look with your eyes to see how you a

pingree of maine and representative kuster of new hampshire, i inform the househat these members will vote yes on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition. >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by dr. gosar of arizona, i inform the house that dr. gosar will vote no on the measure. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition. mr. gomez: as the member designated by mr. khanna and mre that these members will vote aye on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas, i inform the house that mr. fallon will vote no on the bill. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition. ms. kaptur: mr. speaker, as the member designated mr. rush of ill now, i inform the house that he will vote yes on h.r. 3485. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition.

it is the honor of my life to represent the people of oxford in the u.s. house of representatives and to be able to speak their stories of resilience into the permanent record of the people's house. in the face of unimaginable adversity, you have shown us a path forward on the road to recovery. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 4, 2021, the chair recognizes the gentleman from wisconsin , mr. grothman, for 30 minutes. mr. grothman: tonight we are going to address three what i consider key issues that have sadly been left largely untouched by the american media. the first one is the penalties against married couples in income transfer payments and the degree to which these income transfer payments are going to be affected by the build back better bill, if any of that survives for passage at the end of the year. we know that carl marks -- marx wanted to destroy the american family. we knew for a while last year black lives matter, which was so important in last y

we'll take you now to the 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 rooms, washington, d.c. february 4, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable madeleine dean 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 chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. spirit of the living god breath your grace and love into the business and the business of this day. make us aware of our breath that we would inhale the refreshment of your peace. a peace we do not always and perhaps cannot fully understand. then, help us to breathe out our anxiety and aggravations caused by the differences that divide us and the troubles of the world around us. enable us to inhale your wisdom and exhale our pride, to take in your encouragement and to push out despair. holy god, we invite you into our hearts and minds this day

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.] search the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. february 3, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable kathleen -- katherine m. clark 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 chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. you are the lord, you alone. you have made the heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it. the seas and all that is within them to each and every living creature you give life. all of heaven worships you. so may we be a nation at prayer. in your merciful hands we place the protection of our country, the welfare of its citizens. we humble ourselves before you this

that would throw the election to the house of representatives, and i would say to you here, ari, all this again was in the lanes legally. it was prescribed by the constitution. there is a provision to go rather than through the electoral college to the house of representatives, and all that's required was peace and calm on capitol hill. >> do you realize you are describing a coup? >> no. i totally reject many of your premises there. >> the premise is actually true. he literally describes a coup. on top of that we have this washington post reporting, glen, rudy giuliani in that same little click and other legal advisers, literally asked the republican prosecutor in northern michigan to get the county's voting machines and said he declined. we don't have the magical power to do this. they're describing what he did it and does the openness of it make it more or less likely that they get held to account? >> it makes it confusing because we have this sense that if they're admitting to it, perhaps it's not criminal. navorro is not taking a play from vince lombardi's playbook. he's taking a

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.] for what reason the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? the member designated by that the votes will vote yes on home run 5577, adams of north carolina, hoyer of maryland. the speaker pro tempore: for what reason the gentlewoman from indiana seek recognition? mrs.walorski: as the member designated by mr. baird of indiana, i inform the house that mr. baird will vote yes. as the member designated by by p ms. wagner of missouri, ms. wagner will vote yes on home run 5577. the speaker pro tempore: for what reason the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. hudson pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. hudson will vote yes on home run 5577. the speaker pro tempore: for what reason the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr

the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on february 10, 2022, at 1:25 p.m. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 4445. signed singers southeasterly, cheryl l. johnson, clerk -- signed, sincerely, cheryl l. johnson, clerk. pursuant to section 1004-b-2-c of the national defense authorization act for f.y.2022, public law 117-81, i am pleased to appoint the following member to the commission on planning, programming, budgeting and execution reform. mr. jonathan burks of arlington, virginia. signed, sincerely, kevin mccarthy, republican leader. the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, following consultation with the office of attending physicians, i write to provide you further notification that the public health emergency due to the novel coronavirus, sars, cov-2, rema

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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 gentlewoman from oregon seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by representative pingree from maine, representative kuster of new hampshire, and keptive stanton of arizona, i inform the house that representative pingree, kuster and stanton all vote yes on the buck-bustos amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. frankel, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the buck amendment. ms. frankel of florida, ms. brownley of california. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. clarke of new york and mr. carter of louisiana, i inform the house th

. >>> tomorrow, florida's house of representatives will take up a controversial education bill that opponents have dubbed, don't say , it permits classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity and the younger grade levels, wendy gillett reports. >> reporter: lgbt advocates, protested over the weekend in naples florida, as the states house of representatives, prepares to take up a controversial parental rights and education bill. the components have made it, the gabriel. number 1557 states that a school district may not encourage classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity. meanto addresstudentsin kindergarten through third grade. >> i think that is way too deep for children this age, to be talking about. to be talking about sexual things. >> florida state senator, is the sponsor of the senate version of the bill. he says school should concentrate on core skills. >> we want you to teach them to read and do math and do science. and we are not interested in the social engineering to be done by the school system. >> it would force kids back into the provable

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modernization of our nation. >> and with that the democrats campaign to hold on to control of the house representativen went to marine, ohio today, which is represented by bob marcy kaptur who is now the longest serving women in the house of representatives and in fact she is not the longest serving women in both the house and the senate. here's what president biden went to ohio to announce. >> today we're announcing the investment of one billion dollars. one billion dollars. [applause] from the bipartisan infrastructure bill. it's going to allow most significant restoration in the great lakes in the history of the great lakes. every dollar we spend cleaning up the great lakes generates between three and $4 and economic benefit. that's a fact. and it's a really good investment. >> joining us now, representative marcy kaptur, democrat of ohio. she's a member of the house appropriations committee and the blue collar caucus. like you very much for joining us tonight. really appreciate it. so, the president came to your district today. what were you able to report hard in your district today that you are

and then the house of representatives refuse to reject it. and under the law that's written wright now, there's nothing that can be done to stop that. >> so, a final thought for me, the number was 147 republicans who went along with former president trump on january 6th. they been want to except the electoral college outcome. if it's presented as, are you with trump or against him, i can see those republicans remaining lockstep. but if it's the abstract electoral college act of 1887, maybe if there were a vote now, they would almost feel like they could get away with fine-tuning the law. do you understand the point that i'm making? >> i do. >> and if so, give a 20-second reaction. >> i think it's smart. i think it's wise and i think it's also principled. because in the abstract, the princele is just the courts and politicians or democrats should be making the decision about the result of an election and that are principle is impossible to deny. so when members of congress are put to a vote about whether they endorse that principle in the abst

and look at the last 100 years of the elections it is quite consistent the party in power in the white house almost always loses the seats in the house of representatives and more often than not loses seats in the united states senate as well. the trend is more consistent in the house but it's pretty clear across the board having an unpopular president is a drag on the president's party. that's because voters are generally unhappy and they go for the next best thing which is the president's party. we look at a few situations which the party in power didn't lose control and gained ground. generally in times when it's been quite popular as the best example it's probably the 2002 midterms in which republicans actually gained seats in the house and senate despite george w. bush being in power and that's because the country was still reeling from 9/11 and very much behind george bush politically speaking. that's not the case in 2022. joe biden is an unpopular president and that spells trouble for democrats and the house of representatives. in the senate it is a little bit different because the map is more constrained. not every senator is up for reelection

nationalist did not just send people into breached the capitol, four of them sat in the house gallery shot five members of the house of representativess critically wounded he survive, shots. five members of the house of representatives. every single one of those pardoned by jimmy carter later. every single one of them. 1971 the underground group that bill ayres belonged to. close associates, political allies of barack obama, what did they do question at the blue upper room in the capitol building they went back to 1983 and give it another try print what else of the weather underground do question except for bob at the pentagon. set off a bomb at the state department now that is it insurrection but they did not call in insurrection then. the people who breached the capitol broke the windows, the doors, tax police officers should be prosecuted. we conservatives and constitutionalists are constant about that. the people on the capitol lawn are people who were waived into the building and charged with parading on public property without a license or permission, who didn't do anything that is an example of an insurrection a presence leadi

on, we have a democrat, liz cheney who was the head of the republican conference in the house of representativesepublicans, kinzingerand cheney and both have now been censured by the rnc, the republican parties organisational sort of headquarters for their participation in your committee. so thatjust tells us again, the republican party is taking no part in this investigation beyond those two individuals. that's a reflection of the deterioration of the principles of their party which is no longer a normal modern political party but asked far more like an authoritarian cult of personality under donald trump. if you cross donald trump in any way, if you refuse to follow his orders that you do become a pariah. even if you were the head of the republican conference as liz cheney was with her but she does speak for millions of republicans in the country as does adam kinzinger. the ten republicans who voted to impeach trump for insurrection and the seven republicans in the senate who voted to convict them for that, that was the most sweeping bipartisan result in a senate impeachment trial of a preside

but the us house of representatives and the senate adopted resolution 120 support ukraine's independence. ukraine was declared to be an important element of us national security. we had to oppose the emergence of any political or military organization that would facilitate the reintegration of the state of the former soviet union. treatment agreed to it, and additionally, cooperate with nato lou until 1898. a total of $1000000000.00 in economic aid was given to ukraine. but this amount of aid for the paralyzed economy of a huge country was a pittance. ah, but in 1098, the crane got lucky. prices for its main export commodity steel, skyrocketing this together with persistent reforms, paid off in 2000. the economy began to recover the 3 throw kill gray in the muller he had in the positions hit the bridge. it said the fish neural to push, you clear? clear on us know believe but he'll but i've been center him for him, so got them. but it's chad, kill him. but in the medical center. so you think you phenomenally ocean on from offensive a phenomenon that equal ah, he is sure again, money and t

trying everything they could do to prevent a majority from forming, then it goes into the house of representativesthere is to one member, one vote but according to one estate, one vote under the electoral college system. and they are the gop, had 27 states, we had 22 and one, pennsylvania it was tied down the middle. isn't it was tied down the middle. there a grave danger, congressman isn't there a grave danger, congressman that your committee of investigation in the report you will ultimately produce will disappear into a vortex of polarisation? that polarisation that we have seen intensifying in america for months and indeed years. we know that the republicans, i'll quote marco rubio, republican senator: your committee a partisan scam. we from opinion polling that the majority, a clear majority of republican voters are ignoring your talk of achoo saying that they still support donald trump and that they do not regard —— coup. 0njanuary six is any sort of insurrection. isn't there a danger that the more you pile on to trump and your ultimate report the more it will be dismissed as yet more partis

but the us house of representatives and the senate adopted resolution 120 support ukraine's independence. ukraine was declared to be an important element of us national security. it had to oppose the emergence of any political or military organization that would facilitate the reintegration of the state of the former soviet union. treatment agreed to it, and additionally, to cooperate with nato lou until 1898. a total of $1000000000.00 in economic aid was given to ukraine. but this amount of aid for the paralyzed economy of a huge country was a pittance. ah, but in 1098, ukraine got lucky prices for its main export commodity steel. skyrocketing this together with persistent reforms, paid off in 2000. the economy began to recover the 3 throw kill korean and muller, the it in the business has hit the bridge it to the fish neural to push the nuclear calais on us and believe, but a hue but have been center m, but in so got them. but it's chantel him, but in the medical center. so you think you phenomenally ocean on from offensive a phenomenon medical? ah, he is sure again, money and the was

in the 1840s during his single term in the house of representatives lincoln drafted a bill to abolish slavery in the district of columbia. moreover he had entered congress at a time at the very moment when it had become bitterly divided over the disposition of the territory recently taken from mexico. northerners overwhelmingly demanded that slavery be banned from the newly acquired territory and lincoln voted repeatedly to support the ban. so when the week party collapsed in the 1850s, it was a logical move for lincoln to join the new anti-slavery republican party. in 1854. he redefined himself as an anti-slavery politician whose principles were based on the anti-slavery constitution. he began hesitantly at first to advocate due process rights for accused fugitives. he called repeatedly for the suppression of the legal atlantic slave trade at a time when the illegal trade was expanding in places like new york city. he invoked the forfeiture of rights doctrine warning north southerners that if they succeeded from the union the free states would be relieved of their obligation to retur

. >> the house of representatives today debated legislation to name post offices around the country. they return at 6:30 p.m. eastern to vote on those bills and we'll have live coverage here on c-span. later in the week, a bill to expand u.s. production of semiconductors. most are made abroad and there's currently a shortage of semiconductors resulting in higher prices for autos and electronics. of "winter is coming: why vladimir putin must be stopped." thank you for giving us your time today. you said, stop seeing this as a ukraine problem. there will always be a belarus or syria or ukraine problem if the putin problem is not dealt with. guest: it is important to understand that we are talking about putin's problem and he is causing problems in belarus, venezuela, and many african countries. we do not have to look for more evidence but just listening to his own words. 15 years ago in munich at the security conference, he made a very clear statement about his intentions. he talked about a return to the time of the influence. he claims that russia would be entitled to control not only

house of representatives which today is considering legislation to name post offices. live coverage on c-span. coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the clerk: the speaker's rooms e. washington, d.c. february 1, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable henry c. "hank" johnson jr. 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 chaplain kibben. crib: -- chal lynn kibben:00 would you pray with me. lord, be gracious unto us. be gracious to us and bless us. bless us with the warmth of your down tenens in. make your face to shine bonn us. may we reflect your saving power it will be known throughout the world. may we mirror the love you have for each and every person. imitate the grace you offer to all peoples. my ours be a nation that lives into your grace plan. may we not reject your design but allow it to influence our every decision. flavor every word from our mouths. gu

of the things i'm reading these days suggest a republicans will pick up more seats in the house of representatives, which will make it more difficult for democrats to do the little bit of work they have been doing in that space. i think it's possible for him to get some things accomplished, but he will have to maybe the case that the american people are sounding the alarm and they absolutely want particular things. and as they are pressuring their members of congress to get those things done, one example, i think we can point to is the pause of student loan payments in the united states . that's a thing the joe biden promised he would do, and he was doing it. it was happening before he came into office as a result of the call that relief funding. and it's something that they talked about ending during his presidency for financial reasons. but there was such a large outcry among the american student loan payers about their inability to pay in their own willingness to pay the he had to change his tune on that. and so i think he's hoping that the same thing will happen for other types of issues acros

their speaking but quorums are important and that aspect now you mentioned also that the house of representatives used to have a filibuster type activity as well. why did they get rid of it early? well the house had the previous question rule and thomas jefferson was kind of behind that in 1801 when he left being vice president as the presiding officer of the senate he became president. he established a rule book for the house as a congress and the peak the pq motion as it's called. was not used a lot and i believe was 1810. there was a situation where there's a senator or representative called for rent gardener and he was a rather long-winded speaker, and he had been known to speak for four or four four or five hours and what jefferson would call superfluous topics and and the book and there was a situation there was a measure before the house and gardener was speaking and another. representative said i'm going to make the previous question motion to get him to stop speaking and the speaker ignored that that representative and it representative. asked the question again, and the speaker was said

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 representativeser pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. steube of the sunshine state, i inform the house that mr. steube will vote nay on the previous question. mrs. cammack: as the member designated by mr. mchenry of north carolina, i inform the house that mr. mchenry will vote nay on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. hagedorn of minnesota, i inform the house that mr. hagedorn will be voting nay from the previous question. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlemann from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: madam speaker, as the member designated by representative espaillat and kahele, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new yo

she served as a chair of the house were pub can -- republican mcmorris rodgers is currently serving as the ranking member of the commerce house committee. -- representative mcmorris rodgers served as a -- and a champion of values -- thank you representative for joining me in today's conversation. >> it is great to be with you. >> thank you so much. the international community has failed to learn from past -- or even beijing in 2008. lead up to a string of increasing abuses that have been widely reported. can you give us a sense, your assessment of how the beijing olympics -- and implication for the international community? >> yes. my assessment is that this grand experiment to open up china and influence it -- to embrace democracy has failed. now they are influencing us. i must start by sharing with you some opening remarks about how i see this playing out right now. i appreciate the attention that you and the hudson institute are bringing to this issue and being so vigilant because during the opening ceremonies in beijing, the chinese communist party presented us with a version of their country and the ruling party that is really far from complete. offi

the house of representatives just passed a few minutes ago, just before i walked over here, to provide $90 billion over $90 billion for research and development, manufacturing, and all those elements of the supply chain needed to prodoes products right here in america. so we can keep delivering more announcements like the one we've had the past few weeks. another way we're boosting our economy is by promoting competition. look, hamburger is, you know, up four times, four-fold almost, in many places. guess what? meat processing, meat processors are shipping, railroads, other industries are dominated by a few giant companies that control the market they operate in. over the years this domination of the market by a smaller number of companies, smaller and smaller, it's about four in the meat backing -- meatpacking area, has reduced computation. squeezed out small businesses and farmers. and in many cases increased prices. almost all increased prices for consumers. i'm a capitalist. but capitalism without corp. decision is in the capitalism. it's exploitation. i'm going to con to do everyt

unfortunately, the momentum that that bill had ended when it got to the house of representatives. the speaker of the house had other priorities, and months and months went by. our house colleagues said they wanted to pass their own version of this legislation, and they have every right to do so, but time is not on our side, and they needed to act quickly. every day that goes by is a day that china inches ahead of the u.s. and that we fall farther behind. we need to get this funding out the door and to begin that construction of these fabs which take a considerable amount of time to build under way as soon as we can. in a year's time senator warner and i introduced the chips act, it became law, and the senate funded the program that we created. we're not ordinarily known for our speed and the quick timeline is indicative of how urgent this problem really is. i don't have any excuse for the house's failure to address this issue for seven months, but now it sounds like they are beginning to think about addressing it. well, i could understand why the process would take so long if the h