i hereby appoint the honorable jeff denham to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until 2:00 p.m. today. >> all heartwrenching and even now impossible to forget. >> agriculture secretary nominee, sonny perdue. >> farmers are really struggling to be profitable. hold on. many times even the best farmers are not able to produce a product even with the best production capability they may have. i think trade is really the answer. >> msnbc chris matthews at the first amendment awards dinner. >> the truth contained in hard news, the truth that arrives on the front page or straight news broadcast. that's what contains the politicians. that's what stops the overreach in power, that's what the country takes seriously. and that's what matters th