of the gentleman from alaska. representative don young, the dean of the house. dean was a dear colleague, friend and brother of the lord. he loved alaska and respected the institution of the house where he represented his constituents for five decades. as dean of the house, he was the longest serving republican in the u.s. house of representative's history. he was a tireless fighter for alaska and an unparalleled public servant. it's been a privilege to serve with such a strong, longstanding member who was truly a force of nature. my closest moments with don were shared when the house floor -- on the house floor and our weekly bible study where we discussed the promises of god's word. while we mourn his passing and lift his family in prayer, i'll be set braiting a life -- celebrating a life well lived. madam speaker, scriptures instructs us with these words. brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death so you do not grieve like the rest of mankind who have no hope. don young had hope. well, don, good and faithful servan

the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on march 3, 2022 at 4:35 p.m. that the senate passed, senate 198. senate 2771. senate 3103. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 3665. appointments, afghanistan war commission. signed, sincerely, cheryl l. johnson, clerk. the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam, on november 30, 2021 the committee on ethics committee received notice of a fine imposed upon representative randy weber by the sergeant at arms pursuant to house resolution 38 and house rule 2 clause 3-g. representative weber did not file an appeal with the committee prior to the expiration of the time period specified in clause 3-imvment, 3-b of house rule t signed, sincerely, theodore deutch, chairman, and jackie walorski, ranking member. the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam. on december 1

thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, speaker of the united states house of representatives good morning everyone. as speaker of the house, it was my solemn, official and personal honor to welcome back to the united states congress the dean of the house, congressman don young. we extend special welcome as everyone has to his family. every one of us began tay with his family because don's heart was, family first. ann, his dear children don and joni and darling grandchildren and members of his extended family and current and former staff with whom he was very close. some of you and we came and honored as don became the longest serving republican member of the house of representatives. that was a cause for celebration, even among the democrats. and he was so happy and told us so many stories that day. little did we know how little time we had with him. thank you for giving us the opportunity and the timing that he became the longest serving. when i got up to speak that day in his honor and he said something, be short. and he was always saying regular order. he was about time fo

signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, rabbi happenna spiro, washington, d.c. the chaplain: creator of all, at this time when jews around the world are preparing for purim, for a time of confronting hate and persecution with courage, pride, and a sense of humor, help us behind that laughter and that love for ourselves and one another, even when the world seems to be crashing down around us. when the world is upside-down, teach us how to cartwheel. audaciously adapting and returning rooted always back to who we truly are. may our bold open heartedness bring forth a world of peace, of righteousness, and of jubilation for our families, o for our communities, for our nation, and all who dwell on earth. we know that every soul deserves peace. we know that every soul deserves celebration. may we be your vessels to bring that time about quickly and in our day. let us say amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 11-a of house resolution 188, the jo

thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, speaker of the united states house of representatives good morning everyone. as speaker of the house, it was my solemn, official and personal honor to welcome back to the united states congress the dean of the house, congressman don young. we extend special welcome as everyone has to his family. every one of us began tay with his family because don's heart was, family first. ann, his dear children don and joni and darling grandchildren and members of his extended family and current and former staff with whom he was very close. some of you and we came and honored as don became the longest serving republican member of the house of representatives. that was a cause for celebration, even among the democrats. and he was so happy and told us so many stories that day. little did we know how little time we had with him. thank you for giving us the opportunity and the timing that he became the longest serving. when i got up to speak that day in his honor and he said something, be short. and he was always saying regular order. he was about time fo

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.] fd the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from indiana rise? >> as the member designated by mrs. spartz of indiana, i inform the house that mrs. spartz will vote yes on h.r. 1621. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? >> as the member designated by mr. kahele, i inform the house that mr. kahele will vote yes on h.r. 1621. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? scref jeff as the member designated by chair obama eddie -- mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson and congresswoman williams, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 1621. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. buchanan of florida, i inform the house that mr. buchanan will vote yea on h.r. 1621. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from wisco

house of representatives for votes on legislation outlawing discrimination based on hairstyle or hair texture and a bill to end forced arbitration, allowing people to sue instead. live coverage of the house here on c-span. the unfinished business is the vote on ordering the previous question on house resolution 979 on which yeas and nays are ordered the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 979 resolution providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 963 to amend title 9 of the united statescode with respect to arbitration and provide for consideration of the bill h.r. 2116 to prohibit discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on ordering the previous question on the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made 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 prohibit

house of representatives. applause) >> first time i met nancy pelosi, she had just won an election, i think it was a special election, in san francisco. ♪ ♪ we had a little dinner group, ten or 12. and we'd go to dinner tuesday night, usually at an italian restaurant. ♪ ♪ >> they called it the gang. and tuesday nights, they would always have dinner, all kinds of conversations. >> on tuesday evenings, i would often have dinner with a group of members of congress. the men never turned and asked, "what do you think?" never. >> they would talk right over you. talk right over you, and there is that famous conversation of, of the guys talking about when their children were born and how difficult it was for them. (laughs): so, nancy remembers it well. >> all the men were discussing their experiences with childbirth. meanwhile, we women were sort of elbowing each other, trying not to laugh. we were all thinking, "well, now surely they'll ask us." it never happened. 11 child births among us, and not once did it occur to

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[applause] ladies and gentlemen the honorable nancy pelosi, speaker of the united states house of representatives. >> in morning everyone welcome to statutory hall on this very special occasion as speaker of the house it is my honor to welcome each and every one of you to the united states capital to celebrate women's history month especially a season to paid tribute to many leaders on his shoulders we stand. today we have the privilege of honoring an all-american icon, billy jean king. [applause] and all of the women in sports. not only is billy jean one of the greatest tennis players of all time, men or women, that has blessed our country with her devotion to activism. a fearless voice from women and lgbtq americans and for many friends in congress, a partner. and he thinks we need to honor her this year 50 years after we enacted title ix. [applause] thank you for fighting so fiercely for that. also joined by the daughter of the legendary congressman meek. [applause] that i always went to acknowledge senator byrd to lead the way in the senate. and now that is salute and offer back to that educa

[applause] ladies and gentlemen the honorable nancy pelosi, speaker of the united states house of representatives. >> in morning everyone welcome to statutory hall on this very special occasion as speaker of the house it is my honor to welcome each and every one of you to the united states capital to celebrate women's history month especially a season to paid tribute to many leaders on his shoulders we stand. today we have the privilege of honoring an all-american icon, billy jean king. [applause] and all of the women in sports. not only is billy jean one of the greatest tennis players of all time, men or women, that has blessed our country with her devotion to activism. a fearless voice from women and lgbtq americans and for many friends in congress, a partner. and he thinks we need to honor her this year 50 years after we enacted title ix. [applause] thank you for fighting so fiercely for that. also joined by the daughter of the legendary congressman meek. [applause] that i always went to acknowledge senator byrd to lead the way in the senate. and now that is salute and offer back to that educa

25th term in the house of representatives. he died last week at the age of 88. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including comcast. >> you think this is just a community center? no. it's way more than that. >> comcast is partnering with thousand community senters to enable wifi abled areas. >> comcast supports c-span as a public service along with these other television providers. giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> the house committee investigating the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol voted unanimously to recommend contempt of congress charges against former trump white house advisors. they have been refusing to comply with the committee's request to be interviewed and provide documents. citing executive privilege as their reason. >> a quorum being present the select committee to investigate the january 6 attack on the united states capitol will be in order. the select committee's meeting this evening to consider a report on a resolution recomme

i now call the report on the resolution, recommending the house of representatives and peter k. navarro and daniels covina be held under contempt of congress for not complying under the subpoenas care with report was circulated in advance and printed copies are available. the clerk shall designate the report. >> report on the resolution recommending the house of representatives find peter k navarro and daniels covina junior in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with subpoena duly issued by the select committee to investigate the january 6 attack on the united states capital. >> without objection, the report will be considered and read and open to amendment at any point. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. >> thank you, mr. chairman. there's a phrase we use all the time, no one is above the law. but it seems as if the president's closest aides and allies seem to think they are, including daniel scavino junior. who is he? he met mr. trump around 1992. he works for him for many years. first at the trump national golf club and then as director of social media

speaker, i rise today to recognize -- to recognize one of my political mentors, the dean of the house, representative don young. i met don on one of my first days as a member of the house of representatives. i walked into this chamber and i took his seat. minutes later, some old guy starts digging his knuckles into my back. i couldn't believe that was happening. i had no idea what this guy was doing. you can imagine my confusion as i frustratingly found myself another chair. but you can also be assured that i never sat in that seat again. it wasn't until afterwards that i learned that i sat in his seat. and again, i never made that mistake. knowing him, he's probably already picked out a seat in heaven, and i pity the fool who tries to sit there. don young is and he was a dear friend. at work, he was my mentor, someone whose stalwart belief system and passion inspired me every single day. don truly loved the great men and women of alaska. that was obvious from his fearless advocacy for the last frontier up here in washington. and even more obvious on our annual fishing trip where i got to see firstha

speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain. the chaplain: good and gracious god, we come to you with a fervent prayer for peace. you are a god of peace. may your peace reign in our hearts and in our world. we make a special petition for peace in the ukraine. may you watch over all your children, especially those in harm's way. may your love and peace triumph over hatred and violence. may we love our neighbor just as you do. we pray this in thy sacred name. amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 11-a of house resolution 188, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the chair will now lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: mr. s

thompson: i now call a report on a resolution recommending that the house of representatives find peter navarro and dan scavino in contempt of congress for refusal to cooperate with subpoenas issued by the select committee to investigate the january 6 attack on the united states capitol. rep. thompson: without objection, the report will be considered read it and open to amendment at any point. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. >> think you mr. chairman. there is a phrase we use all the time. nobody is above the law. but it seems as if a few of the former president's coldest -- closest aides and allies seem to think they are. including dan scavino. who is he? mr. scavino met mr. trump around 1992. he worked for him for many years , first at the trump international golf club and then ask director of social media for his 2016 presidential campaign. then ex-white house deputy chief of staff for communications and on his 2020 campaign. and later on efforts to reverse the election results, which former vice president mike pence has denounced as un-american. according to many

the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, i right write to inform you that i have notified texas governor greg abbott of my resignation from the u.s. house of representatives effective today at 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time. it has been a profound honor to represent the people of the 34th congressional district of texas for the last nine years. and my distinct pleasure to serve under your leadership. please let me know how i can be of assistance during this period of transition. signed, sincerely, filemon vela, member of congress. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. the gentleman is recognized. mr. payne: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to support the affordable insulin now act. in america, a unit of insulin costs

of his time. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, following consultation with the office of attending physician, i write to provide you further notification that the public health emergency due to to the novel coronavirus, sasser-cov-2, remains in effect. signed, sincerely, william j. walker, sergeant at arms. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the extension pursuant to section 3 of house resolution 8 and effective march 31, 2022, of the covered period designated on january 4, 2021. under the speaker's announced policy of january 4, 2021, the gentleman from louisiana, mr. graves, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. graves: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that each member have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and submit extraneous materials. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. graves: thank you. madam speaker, i yield 908 seconds to the gentleman from ark

trying to do things in a 50/50 senate the majority of the house of representatives is destined to fail as we have seen time and time again. the only way to get things done and 850/50 senate is to work to build consensus and get bipartisan support. i hope you will see a midcourse correction for the administration on these many challenges i have mentioned today. i hope the president will finally acknowledge and commit to helping address the humanitarian crisis at t the border which he y has ignored fr more than a year now. and i hope, and i trust he will send a strong message to the world that america condemns russian action and stands with solidarity with ukraine. the american people deserve to hear their president explain his plan to address each of these looming challenges. and i hope he does not let them down. mr. president i yield the floor. quick city senate lawmakers considered legislation to reform the u.s. postal service for the would limit the requirement to pre-fund retiree health benefits and most of its to medicare in addition requires mail to lick street enter delivery say

signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 10, 2022, 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 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 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. quigley, for five minutes. mr. quigley: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i have had the privilege of representing ukrainian village in chicago for over 10 years. in that time, we have become friends. for my friends, i have learned about the beauty of ukrainian history, culture, and the courage and strength of the ukrainian people. in the past days, the whole world has seen that strength and courage. ukraine has bravely beaten back the onslaught of premeditated invasio

navarro accountable for their actions, and recommend that the house of representatives sight both of them for contempt of congress. the department of justice must act swiftly. i will echo what my colleagues have already said, but more bluntly, attorney general garland, do your job so that we can do hours. and i yield back. >> the gentlelady yields back. if there is no further debate, i know recognize the gentlewoman from wyoming, miss cheney, for a motion. >> mister chairman, i move that the committee favorably report to the house, the committee's report on a resolution recommending that the house of representatives find peter k. navarro, and daniel scavino junior, in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the select committee to investigate the january 6th attack on the united states capitol. >> the question is on the motion to favor with that report to the house. those in favor say aye. >> i. >> those in oppose, say no. in opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. >> a recorded vote is requested. we will call the vote. >> miss cheney? >> i. miss chen

signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 10, 2022, 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 the parties and in 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 ask unanimous consent to rise and address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. joyce: mr. speaker, last week president biden addressed congress and the nation and claimed that he was committed to securing our southern border. but sadly his actions have not matched his words. according to border patrol reports, there were over 150,000 migrant encounters at our southern border just during the month of january. a 96% increas

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 colorado rise? >> i would convey as a distinguished -- as the member designated by by distinguished congresswoman hartzler of missouri, i inform the house that congresswoman hartzler will vote no on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady illinois rise. >> as the member designated by ms. bass of california, i inform the house that she will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does -- for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by representative kehele, i inform the house that mr. kehele will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah rise? >> madam s

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 michigan seek recognition? >> madam chair, as the member designated by mr. tim ryan and marcy kaptur, both of ohio, representing the great midwest, i want to inform the house that these members will be voting yes on h.r. 7108. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. norman of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. norman will vote yes on h.r. 7108. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. albio sires, mr. peter welch, ms. ann kirkpatrick, mr. andy kim, mr. bill pascrell, mrs. bonnie watson coleman and mr. donald payne, i inform the house that thes

it was what the second the second presidential election that was thrown into the house of representatives the 12th amendment worked sort of but not completely and so the electoral college would have come under scrutiny in 1825 and if you combine sort of the thinking that the electoral college would have been tinkered with a little bit. i'm not suggesting that it would have they would have gotten rid of it. they would not have an 1825, but they would have tinkered with it. in part because of the populism of the kind of jacksonian era that we were entering i make an argument that the electoral college would have looked a lot different after 1825 you would have eliminated the state legislature from selecting delegates and it would have been a much more democratized electoral college. i also argue that most state constitutions at the time front loaded their declaration of rights. we could spend the entire hour talking about hamilton and madison's argument that bill of rights was not necessary, but it was added as a it was added to the 1787 count institution in 1825. they would have put likely

both the united states house of representatives and the senate have bills in motion that would extend eligibility period for va care for burn pit-related health impacts from 5 years after leaving the military to a minimum of 10 years. that would open enrollment to all veterans who served in iraq and afghanistan. and in february, the senate passed their bill to do just that, unanimously democrat and republican. and the house bill that passed just last week would do even more: expanding healthcare, mandating research, reforming the process for determining presumptions, and adding more conditions to the list of presumptive care. both these bills have bipartisan support. these are bills that unite the american people. these are the bills that will deliver necessary care for our veterans and their families. let's get those bills to my desk so i can sign them immediately immediately. [applause] pres. biden: folks, we have a sacred obligation as a nation. i promised danielle robinson and i promise all of you here today that we'll do better. we must. we owe you. we owe you. i can't say enough

that his party wins, and the next midterm elections in november of this year, and in the house of representatives and in 1/3 of the senate thereby also trying to score some points. and now the republicans should take the house of representatives, most likely, this is the question. and maybe even married. there is. eh, important point. e that he became an enemy for his left wing of the democrats, and on another significant topic, this is migration, because when he was elected, he was elected. here on the mandate of the trio, climate coronavirus and china, he says that these are the three main challenges that i will definitely cope with, silently, the issues of the economy and migration, which, as we see from the survey, have of fundamental importance for the majority of voters and here is the migration er, in march showed this one this topic showed a big problem for the bytan for the first time in 22 years, and the number of migrants every day. uh, it exceeded the numbers that have ever been in america, and the worst thing is that the police, these security forces that control the border, were dai

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 gentleman seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. brooks of alabama, i inform the house that mr. brooks will vote yes on h.r. 5616. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. spartz of indiana, i inform the house that mrs. spartz will vote yes on h.r. 5616. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oklahoma seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. gonzales of texas, i inform the house that mr. gonzales will vote yes on h.r. 5616. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. bonamici of oregon, mr. cohen of tennessee, mr. suozzi of new york and ins sewell of

now in the recent days, we've seen the house of representatives acknowledge that there should be a review on 3 of those bills, specifically on citizenship, on one's indigenous status and on affirmative action in political parties. now as someone who took part in the process we saw in boucher do you take that as a victory? no, i don't take it as a victory. a promissory consider doesn't translate to actual efforts, actual actions as reconsidering rights. so is that i've seen it as a step in the right direction. i see it as a finger pointed towards the direction that steps in tend to be taken towards. i look forward to seeing our trials, steps are taking those actions. and also it's, this is an opportunity to remind the nationalist or the house of reps that all the 5 demands from the women are important. not only 3 out of the 5, you know, would pacify the women. and the process will definitely continue until all the 5 demands are met by the house of reps. and what do you think needs to change to make nigeria more equal? what is the chain to make the journey more equal? is we need to have mor

all live look right now at house of representatives chamber that is inside the u.s. tol building where president biden's first state of the union address is set to begin in about 30 minutes. it supposed to start at 6.15. our live coverage will begin at top of the hour. at 6 o'clock. and then happening any moment now, house speaker nancy pelosi and vice president kamala harris will appoint members from their respective chambers too. the escort committee for president biden. the second gentleman, mister doug emhoff is also expected to be. >> escorted into the executive gallery in just a bit. and this really is a key moment for president biden who is facing dipping approval ratings and all the sudden last week of war breaks out in ukraine. certainly the people responsible for writing tonight's speech have been revising time and time again. as see, senator chuck grassley it is a moment where you should have republicans and democrats coming together to condemn putin. it's rare to see people from both parties these days standing to applaud. but the ambassador, the u.s. amba

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: f or what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. johnson from south dakota, i inform the house that mr. johnson will vote no on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: f or what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by dr. van drew of new jersey, i inform the house that dr. van drew will vote no on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: f or what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i inform the house as the member designated by representative roybal-allard, the first latina to be represented in congress, i inform the house that representative roybal-allard will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: f or what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. miller of west virginia, i inform the house that mrs. miller will vote no on the pre

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 colorado seek recognition? mr. perlmutter: than the speaker pro tempore: forwhan from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. joe neguse of colorado's second congressional district where there's some of the world's finest ski, i inform the house that mr. joe neguse will vote yes on h.r. 3113. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representative jamaal bowman, i inform the house that he will vote yes on h.r. 3113. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. miller of west virginia, i inform the house that mrs. miller of west virginia will vote yea on h.r. 3113. the

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that is why we see strong bipartisan support when the bill passed the house of representatives, 342-92. that rarely happens in the house and strong bipartisan support when the cloture vote was 74-73. saving the postal service is the right thing to do. the fact of the matter is the postal service is delivering less and less, more profitable first-class mail to more and more places. that economic model does not work. that's a recipe if we don't adjust to this reality and make changes. is it hard to make changes? the right thing to do. we talked about it for years. republican and democrat, neither of us got where we wanted. those make concessions but we are doing the right thing to save the post office. i am sure you hear the same. from your veterans or your rural residents who depend on the post office for life-saving medications. to pay their utility bills and get their social security checks was no excuse to absentee voting but it worked well for a decade now, but if you are a voter in ohio and when your application in time in your ballot it depends on the post office. small businesses

now he's wary bet. >> and in future to be too late. >> well, the house of representatives voted lateay night to pass a massive government funding bill that includes 13.6 billion and desperately needed aid to ukraine as the country fights back against russia's deadly invasion. but congress is racing against the clock to avoid a government shutdown on friday. anna wiernicki joins us live from dc with the latest. good morning, anna. >> good morning. will government funding is set to expire on friday? but lawmakers are hoping to extend that deadline to tuesday to give senators a little bit more time to work through this massive 1.5 trillion dollars spending bill. >> congress is racing against the clock to avoid a government shutdown on friday. the bill is passed in a late night vote wednesday. the house passed a 1.5 trillion dollars spending package which includes 3.6 billion dollars to help ukraine. the people of ukraine cry out in pain. russia is now brought to its knees. let's make sure that that putin never stands on the world stage again. democrats and republicans joined together to

house of representatives about to gavel in to consider the rules on two bills. one would reduce the cost of insulin. the other would legalize the and possession of marijuana at the federal level. lawmakers are expected to vote on insulin later in the day. a separate vote will be tomorrow on the marijuana bill. live to the floor of the u.s. house on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me? gracious god, take this day into your keeping. let no minute pass that we fail to realize that you have ordained its stewardship, guided our footsteps and allowed our enjoyment of it. for you only had to speak and the heavens were created. you breathed your word and the stars were born. you assigned the sea its boundaries and locked the oceans and vast reservoirs. h holy god, we marvel at your handy work and stand in awe of your power. so may we realize that you are at work in us this day. in reverence to you, may we display your beauty in our creation to us. may we be tru