hoyer and the crisis is for us moving quickly. senate foreign relations committee will consider the access shon protocols. this vote is an opportunity for the house of representatives to demonstrate my support. this support should be overwhelming. i urge my colleagues to join me in the face of vladimir putin's aggression and congress speaks with one voice in supporting nato. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. costa: i yield to myself. in closing, i want to thank ranking member turner for his leadership and for his support of our common alliance and our defense in these critical and danger times we are living in. i want to reflect on why this resolution is so important and reflection that chairman keating and so many of us feel with regards to global history. this is a test of our time, as to whether or not democracies can be willing to stand together for the common values we share, for the rule of law and all the freedoms tha

hoyer and the crisis is for us moving quickly. senate foreign relations committee will consider the access shon protocols. this vote is an opportunity for the house of representatives to demonstrate my support. this support should be overwhelming. i urge my colleagues to join me in the face of vladimir putin's aggression and congress speaks with one voice in supporting nato. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. costa: i yield to myself. in closing, i want to thank ranking member turner for his leadership and for his support of our common alliance and our defense in these critical and danger times we are living in. i want to reflect on why this resolution is so important and reflection that chairman keating and so many of us feel with regards to global history. this is a test of our time, as to whether or not democracies can be willing to stand together for the common values we share, for the rule of law and all the freedoms tha

we had steny hoyer that was owing to bill -- bring another bill. a lot of these bills, you have debates within various provisions enter -- disagreements and there is likely going to be the continuing resolution. there -- washington has gotten used to this weather is -- where there is -- there is something similar to what we have to go through and much later than the deadline of september 30. the -- if the government doesn't pass something by then, that is when things shut down. host: some things will stay frozen until they can change those. guest: that seems to be the option. host: we saw the debate in the judiciary committee about the assault weapons ban. talk about that and what is being proposed? guest: this would be a ban on assault weapons, not ones that are currently banned. this bill has been introduced. this is notable because you are seeing more lawmakers sign on -- setting on them before. a lot of moderate democrats, some of them from rule areas. . you are at the point where leadership is close to having the vote to go ahead to pass the b

the letter to steny hoyer that i wrote cannot be on file because it was a market hearing.written to speaker nancy pelosi is on file because of it was not a hearing. so one of the things were asking is if congress is going to impose a pross which is a step forward but not everything we would have liked -- we would have liked the constitutional assembly were all voices that have been -- could have been heard. but if that is the case, then let us at least have the opportunity right now -- steny hoyer has that and his power to talk to the rules committee and say, the minutes will be allowed and just have a couple of hearings. and then maybe in september when congress reconvenes again. so there is a little time. i understand the need for this to be solved. what i honestly and many of us do not understand is the rush to do it and in doing so not allow the puerto rican people to have all the information to exercise their freedom to choose. juan: carmen yulÍn cruz will have about a minute or so left, but i wanted to ask you, while these debates are going on in washington, there co

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hoyer. the speaker pro tempore: mr. hoyer is the speaker pro tempore: mr. hoyer is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. this, of course, is an emotional debate. some have talked about fear and they instill fear in the process. as mr. nadler has pointed out, no weapons are taken away. a number of members on the other side of the aisle have gotten up and said this is an unconstitutional bill. yet, from 1994 to 2004, that bill was tested in the courts. none of those courts found that unconstitutional. in the heller case, which has been quoted over and over again, a very simple statement was made by that superliberal, antonin scalia. he said, like most rights, the rights secured by the second amendment is not unlimited. from blackstone through the 19th century cases, commentators and courts routinely explained that the right was not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever for whatever purposes. one indication of that, of course, is that we have a ban on machine guns in america. now, one could

to as a political fund-raiseror and worked in the senate office for another junior aide named steny hoyer. >> she didn't have the traditional a experience. she didn't have a law degree and she hadn't worked in the ways the final u.n. to public office. she told me she wasn't sure she was going to let congress and she and her husband agreed maybe she'd serve for five terms and that's what her father had done as a congressman but i think it was an hour and a half of writing into washington she knew she had arrived where she wanted toed be. >> and i think about in describing her background hillary saw a lot of her and her dad. power was not around her growing up up and what was around her growing up was her mom and she had to help raise her sisters and work out of the home at a young age. that was her motivation. >> what reference do you think that makes? these are two of the most powerful women in the history of the country and they both have had tremendous success and how is hillary clinton's understanding use of power different from nancy pelosi's? >> it was not her background she at a mot

hoyer. mr. hoyer: i thank mr. scalise for yielding. mr.peaker, on tuesday the house will meet at 12:00 p.m. for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. with votes postponed, as usual, to 6:30 p.m. on wednesday and thursday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m., reiterate that because that's two hours earlier than the usual meeting, but we have a lot of business to do. so the house on wednesday and thursday will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. on friday, the scheduled last day of the session before the august break, the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. next week, pending action of the senate, hopefully, the house will consider the chips plus legislation, to combat inflation by easing supply chain bottle next and semiconductors that are critical components -- necks and semiconductors that are critical components to everything from small electronics and dishwashers, all of that, so many things that we use rely on having chip presence. that will help lower costs for americans and increase supplies. t

hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i have three daughters. they are all adults. they are all amazed we are here debating this issue. the ranking member said me, too. obviously for different reasons. 1965 the supreme court long before any of the present justices had these theories about what due process is and is not, said that women had a constitutional right. in addition to member. to seek services related to family planning. madam speaker, women's rights are under assault in america. from the very beginning, of course, women were second class citizens. until we radically in the beginning of the last century decided, well, women are part of america and we are going to let them vote. and successively we have taken steps to treat women equally. the supreme court's extremist dobbs vs. jackson decision overturned 49 years of legal precedent and erased decades of progress toward women's equality. this bill deals with 57 years of constitutional law, since 1965, when griswold was decided. 7-2. it was not a controversial opinion. with the american people. nor, frankly,

hoyer would say. doing so is an economic imperative creating, again, nearly 100,000 good-paying union jobs and lowering costs for american consumers while producing a crucial component of nearly every major technology we enjoy, including the cars we drive. 1,000 in a car. 2,000 in an electric car. and it's also a national security necessity. reducing our dangerous dependence on foreign manufacturing, especially amid growing aggression from the chinese communist party. crucially, the bill contains strong guardrails, ensuring these transformative negotiations goes straight into the american economy. not just stock buybacks or dividends or into facilities overseas. mr. speaker, just as importantly, this legislation will reinvigorate american innovation nationwide with robust investments in research and technology. this bill takes a giant leap toward building a more diverse and inclusive stem workforce so that our nation's brightest minds, wherever they are and whatever communities, ethnically, geographic

steny hoyer, good to see. first let me ask you if this agreed surprised you. >> you talking the manchin -- >> manchin-schumer. let's call it that. >> surprise me? i'm glad they got to an agreement. it's to the an agreement i would have made per se but it's a very constructive, positive agreement, which i think will help us fight inflation, which is one of the biggest challenges for americans. i understand that. the president understands that. it also is going to make a real difference in terms of prescription drug costs for consumers and in climate, which we see ravaging the west with fires and drought and many parts of the east as well and the mid west. i'm happy with the agreement. i'm hopeful the senate will pass it and send it to the president. >> we still don't know what kristin sinema will do. you don't have a ton of wiggle room in the house. you have people like sherrill, have you talked to them? are they going to support that? >> they took that position and their position was adopted when we passed the

house majority leader steny hoyer joining us. good to be with you, sir. you know, i -- there's interest, as you know, about the trip that the speaker is about to make. she would be the first sitting house speaker to travel to taiwan since newt gingrich in 1997. do you believe she should make that stop? >> look, i think "the washington post" said this is an appropriate thing to do. the timing the speaker has determined, i'm assuming that she may stop because everybody's talking about that. i've not talked to her. this is the speaker's decision. i trust her judgment. and i think she's going to do what she thinks is best for our country. and it will be no surprise to the chinese that she has been a strong opponent of their human rights violations, their trade violations, so that this is not any kind of new thing that is happening. i think the chinese are overblowing this significant -- the significance if that happens. i don't know that that's going to happen, but that's the speculation. >> to hear you say you think they would be overblowing the significance

and that is what she did in running for the leadership, you know standing hoyer your maryland congressman was in line to be the next whip and she ran a three-year campaign. to defeat him to get onto that stepping stone that led eventually to the speakership. she when people come to her aspiring politicians with tough races and they want this or they want that. she says nobody's going to hand you power. you have to seize it that has been the mantra of her life and it is serve this leader pretty well one thing. i just closing comment about pelosi when i started the book. this pitch i made to my publisher was that here is the most powerful woman in american history the first female speaker of the house and when i finished the book, i thought you know, she's in the history books as the first female speaker the house, but she's also in the history books as one of the most effective speakers in the history of the united states of america and that is pretty remarkable. it's been my privilege to spend some time studying her. yeah. yeah. all right. thank you. about books with current nonfiction bo

hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i have three daughters. they are all adults. they are all amazed we are here debating this issue. the ranking member said me, too. obviously for different reasons. 1965 the supreme court long before any of the present justices had these theories about what due process is and is not, said that women had a constitutional right. in addition to member. to seek services related to family planning. madam speaker, women's rights are under assault in america. from the very beginning, of course, women were second class citizens. until we radically in the beginning of the last century decided, well, women are part of america and we are going to let them vote. and successively we have taken steps to treat women equally. the supreme court's extremist dobbs vs. jackson decision overturned 49 years of legal precedent and erased decades of progress toward women's equality. this bill deals with 57 years of constitutional law, since 1965, when griswold was decided. 7-2. it was not a controversial opinion. with the american people. nor, frankly,

hoyer: thank you very much, mr. chairman, madam chair. in september of 2020, as the eldorado fire raged through california big bear, hot shot fire eighter charlie morton said to loved ones what he always said when there was a fire in the area. i've got to protect my mountains. hot shots like morton serve in the vanguard, they're tasked with making the area safe for other firefighters to operate. as one hot shot explained, we don't get to turn around and walk away. i am hopeful that congress today does not turn around and walk away. this bill is a step to deal with the extraordinary consequences of climate change that is afflicting our country. yes, it's the west of our country, but it's afflicting us all in. particular the west. firefighter morton knew his work was extremely dangerous but did it anyway because he believed in the importance of protecting our nation's forests and the communities they sustain. on september 17, 2020, backed into a corner by the encroaching flames, morton laid down his life in defense of that conviction. it's

i really have been pushing pelosi and hoyer to show -- they want to push back the defund the police narrative. host: this is the first time emily wilkins has joined us from bloomberg government. i hope you come back. on --get sent us a text at --you can send us a text at (202) 748-8003. she writes, at the fed interest rate hikes -- it is worth asking what would they do and if the fed raises interest rates, it becomes more expensive for businesses to have operation. the bloodless language of the economist, that is referred to as a dampening demand. if the fed cuts too much, the resulting recession will be millions of people to -- small pay checks or no paychecks at all. that is the center of responding to the wall street journal. it was the secretary -- asking about the possibility in -- recession in the united states here is a portion of his day -- her statement. >> we are likely to see slowing of job creation. i don't think that is a recession. recession is based recess -- i don't see it is -- that it is necessary but there are risks we have to appreciate. inflation is high in many of our ne

hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding.his is an extraordinary, complex, as the doctor just said, and difficult issue for all. madam speaker, i rise in strong support of this bill and the women's health protection act that we're all -- we're also considering today. three weeks ago today the united states supreme court's unprecedented decision reversed nearly 50 years of established precedent. overturning roe v. wade and paving the way for trigger laws across the country. to criminal isaac syces to abortion instantly. this ruling, women in 2022 now have fewer rights than their morse grandmothers. and less control over their own bodies. and their own health care. today the house of representatives is responding to protect the women of our country. today this house will vote to stand with women and affirm their freedom to make their own health care decisions. it is not an easy decision. it is not made lightly. but it ought to be free from interference from politicians. we must do everything, in my view, in our power, to ensure

hoyer. the speaker pro tempore: mr. hoyer is the speaker pro tempore: mr. hoyer is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. this, of course, is an emotional debate. some have talked about fear and they instill fear in the process. as mr. nadler has pointed out, no weapons are taken away. a number of members on the other side of the aisle have gotten up and said this is an unconstitutional bill. yet, from 1994 to 2004, that bill was tested in the courts. none of those courts found that unconstitutional. in the heller case, which has been quoted over and over again, a very simple statement was made by that superliberal, antonin scalia. he said, like most rights, the rights secured by the second amendment is not unlimited. from blackstone through the 19th century cases, commentators and courts routinely explained that the right was not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever for whatever purposes. one indication of that, of course, is that we have a ban on machine guns in america. now, one could

now, that was steny hoyer.d you hate natural gas, and many environmentalists do, forget the fact that they are key parts of utilities. and charge the utilities in more than two-thirds of this country either using natural gas or coal or both and that's what all of these fancy electric vehicles are plugged into. we all want a clean planet, who doesn't, but the assumption is that ev's are the wave of the future and the utilities that power them rely on, well, the fossil fuse in the past. and it's a riddle and a catchy conundrum. and joining us emily rowland, i ended with you, i want your take on that, that this push now for clean energy or to address the climate leaves out the dirty little fact in the interim, it might be about jobs, but more jobs are being lost now than gained. how far does this go? do you worry about that? >> yeah, neil, so government intervention in the economy in this case, via job growth, can often result in inefficient use of capital. during the obama administration there was $500 million of

hoyer: thank you very much. ladies and gentlemen of the house, this is going to be a very busy week. there are over 600 amendments made in order to the defense bill. clearly if we do what we just did and we do too often take three times the time allotted to vote, this took about 47 minute, 48 minutes to vote in the first vote, we will be here for a very, very long time. no one wants to shirk their duties but they do want to do their duties on time. so i want to make it clear to the house that i've asked the leadership, the speaker's office, to join with me in assuring that five-minute votes are five minute votes. my colleagues, invariably that announcement brings cheers. and invariably those cheering come after 10, 15, 20 minutes have elapsed on a five-minute vote. not all of us. but some of us and many of us sometimes. in consideration of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle, some of you are going to be angry because you're going to miss a five-minute vote. now, for those of you who are casting proxies, i

hoyer. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hoyer: i thank the chair for yielding. mr. speaker, this is a bill that has to pass if we're going to keep government operating. and the chair of this committee has worked very hard to get that done. she's been successful as chair of moving most of our bills through this house. the senate has not yet moved any of its bills as it did not last year. but this is an important, critical part of our possess to fund the government, keep it operating and invest in the priorities of the american people. that's what we're doing today in these appropriations bills. i want to thank chairwoman rosa delauro and members of the staff for their hard work on this package. once again, our majority is passing appropriation bills in a timely manner. sadly, as i said, the senate has yet to bring any appropriation bills to the senate floor. today's package funds about a quarter of the total expected discretionary funding for next year. it reflects the budget request from the biden administration and in some cases funds programs at levels we have det

in fact, i was involved in a meeting with house majority leader steny hoyer the other day and his nameame up because they were talking about the baseball game and he of course joked that they wished they could somehow get him to come back to join the democrats, they could really use him. george: ellzey caught looking. brady heads down to second. anthony gonzalez, one of the inside-the-park home runs from a year ago. former nfl player. and now second and third in this first inning and he takes the ball to start. aguilar, 27 pitches as you see on the screen. aguilar, swing, there's another shot down toward center field that might bring home two. gonzalez might swing on it. it is going to bring home two. may get a play at the plate. we are going to get a play at the plate. and he's out at the plate. brady unable to jar the ball loose from murphy and he is out. and that will bring an end to the inning. but nice shot from anthony gonzalez. good top of the inning for the republicans. we head to the bottom of the first here at nationals park. >> you're watching the annual congressional baseba

by the american israel public affairs committee alongside speaker of the house nancy pelosi, steny hoyeryburn, senate majority leader chuck schumer, several dozen members of the house progressive caucus. certainly that endorsement was based on my endorsement on a strong israel u.s. blue-chip. i am proud to be endorsed by the democratic council of america as well as other pro-israel groups. rep. levin: s didn't answer the question. the question is about giving back money from aipac and other organizations that support incident -- insurrectionist republicans. this is not a gotcha thing. our democracy is hanging by a thread. i will speak jewishly here. it is not acceptable, as a moral jewish person, to support people who are undermining our democracy. it is not about getting endorsed by aipac, it's about taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from them, and also taking money from other corporate pacs that are also supporting insurrectionist republicans. amy: we just did a segment on donna edwards race in maryland, where the issue of israel and palestine is hardly raised, even by the aipac

labor secretary, tom pÉrez is backed by nancy pelosi while oprah and 30 hoyer supporting the other persont race is still too close to call. there is also said it was for ten republicans are trying to take on first-term incumbent, senator democrat crisp and all. mitch mcconnell wanted hogan remember to but we decided to get it. up despite all of this attention, don't hold your breath for all is the result is in a state of marilyn. properly submitted mail-in ballots can be submitted until july 29th, they won't even start counting them until the court days from now. they will have that final certification of the election on august 8th. again, don't hold your breath. >> shannon: it's not election night anymore, more like election week. thank you very much. the index analysis of a primary night's dinner tonight and marilyn. official report, anchor bret parent per in midnight oil with us tonight. >> good evening. let's take a look at this race. the governor 's race and marilyn. on the republican side, you can really see how darren cox dominated this map. he is in the blue here. 56.2% already ca

hoyer would say. doing so is an economic imperative creating, again, nearly 100,000 good-paying union jobs and lowering costs for american consumers while producing a crucial component of nearly every major technology we enjoy, including the cars we drive. 1,000 in a car. 2,000 in an electric car. and it's also a national security necessity. reducing our dangerous dependence on foreign manufacturing, especially amid growing aggression from the chinese communist party. crucially, the bill contains strong guardrails, ensuring these transformative negotiations goes straight into the american economy. not just stock buybacks or dividends or into facilities overseas. mr. speaker, just as importantly, this legislation will reinvigorate american innovation nationwide with robust investments in research and technology. this bill takes a giant leap toward building a more diverse and inclusive stem workforce so that our nation's brightest minds, wherever they are and whatever communities, ethnically, geographic

question, that was a fascinating moment, it was mcconnell, schumer huddling, pelosi there too, steny hoyer saying how quickly can we get back in the room to finish our business. >> absolutely. >> i would agree with the big point, which is that there wasn't really a revelation that came out. and certainly legally nothing changes, i think, any of the possible charges that people were thinking about. but that may not be the right question to ask here, because if you step back and really think about the fact that the vice president of the united states' security detail was scared for their lives, that you had a president of the united states watching an insurrection unfold on television and any of these events -- >> not just watching, but enflaming. put the vice president in jeopardy of getting killed. >> yeah. any one of these things taken alone ought to be disqualifying for future office or ought to at least cause all americans to step back and say, my god, what happened in america on january 6th, and i think we have gotten almost into a loop of almost normalizing it. >> our legal technicali

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hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding.his is an extraordinary, complex, as the doctor just said, and difficult issue for all. madam speaker, i rise in strong support of this bill and the women's health protection act that we're all -- we're also considering today. three weeks ago today the united states supreme court's unprecedented decision reversed nearly 50 years of established precedent. overturning roe v. wade and paving the way for trigger laws across the country. to criminal isaac syces to abortion instantly. this ruling, women in 2022 now have fewer rights than their morse grandmothers. and less control over their own bodies. and their own health care. today the house of representatives is responding to protect the women of our country. today this house will vote to stand with women and affirm their freedom to make their own health care decisions. it is not an easy decision. it is not made lightly. but it ought to be free from interference from politicians. we must do everything, in my view, in our power, to ensure

i want to thank speaker pelosi, majority leader hoyer, minority leader kevin mccarthy, and especially chairman meeks and ranking member mccaul for having favorably reported the bill from the foreign affairs committee on february 9. majority leader hoyer was especially helpful, as ensuring timely consideration during this month of july. just in time to commemorate world day against trafficking in persons. as my colleagues know, we've all been through this, but in this case, there were five full committee reevery -- referrals for this bill. it can be very challenging, getting the committee chairmen and ranking members to agree, and i thank them for their good faith in coming together for this important human rights cause and making sure that this legislation was brought to the floor. i have been working on human trafficking since 1995. i have written five anti-trafficking laws including the landmark trafficking victims protection act of 2000. many of the united states, i'm grateful that this is so bipartisan, and many around the world have rallied to stop this hideous abuse. yet it coul

i had steny hoyer yesterday on fox news show. number two to nancy pelosi.oing what a lot of top biden administration officials have been echoing on the economy whether or not we go into recession. to a man or woman they seem to be saying kind of the same thing, i don't want to put words in their mouth if it is a recession it will be a mild one because we have such job strength, eight or nine million jobs gained over the past year. you don't see that in the job growth that was almost 372,000 latest period. so if that is recession or your classic sense of a recession, it sure doesn't look awful, what do you say? >> every analyst and their mother out there right now is talking about the job market, and why we won't have a recession because of the job market. the thing is they're all being so short-term-minded. they're being short-term thinkers. they're not thinking six months down the road. look at numbers now, not how they are going to be, right? i think all you need to do right now, take a look at share buybacks, the lack thereof and beginning of layoffs in

you saw him alongside people like chuck schumer, nancy pelosi, steny hoyer and others talking about the securities posture and what it would take to get them back in the chamber and how soon. that was striking footage i think especially for those of you who are here on the capitol every day and charting the different relationships that people like kevin mccarthy have with trump versus the nonrelationship that mitch mcconnell has with the former president even though he was critical of him after january 6 and then ultimately did not vote to convict him of those impeachment charges, pretty stunning juxtaposition still for those of us up here on capitol hill. and the second piece of it, just the strategy that this committee has employed over the course of the last few weeks in doing these hearings, they are using republicans to tell this story. committee members of both parties are helping to move it along, but by and large the damning information that we're getting is coming from inside the house. it makes it harder for republicans and we kind of saw this play out on twitter last night ho

hoyer who has worked tirelessly to help us to bring this legislation to the floor.t will mean a lot to many people. it will mean an awful lot to me. and i appreciate anyone who -- who's going to vote for it, and i encourage everyone to vote for it. today is a unique day in history, and i trust that this bipartisan legislation will prove such to be the case. i'm not going to prolong my time. i just want to be grateful to all members of the house. that includes the speaker, the whip, the caucus chair, and persons on both sides, minority leader, everyone. i'm grateful. i trust that we will vote to pass the legislation, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlewoman from california reserves. the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: thank you, mr. speaker. and i would like to remind my colleague from the rules committee that as i mentioned before, many of the republicans plan on supporting the telehealth bill although i think we missed the opportunity to have republican input and have an i

house majority leader steny hoyer is 83 so he is out. mitch mcconnell is in his 80s.he 70s in the past. gavin newsom see the bumper sticker, that would say i will do to america what i did to california. that would be a tough thing to run on. andrew cuomo is unavailable for comment. you have to go back to the 2020 candidates who joe biden beat quite easily, pete buttigieg, elizabeth warren, bernie sanders, cory booker, beto o'rourke. there is a thin bench out there, no doesn't about it, ashley. ashley: i think thin is being kind. next one for you, joe, vice president kamala harris losing another two more top aides, more departures from her office t comes after a series of word salad statements from the vp. listen to this. >> yeah. >> you need to get to go and need to be able to get where you need to go to do the work and get home. when we talk about the children of the community they are the children of the community. as we continue to work, work together on. there is grit significance to the passage of time there is such great significance to the passage of time when