thank you. >> and from ohio joyce beatty. >> thank you so much. thank you leader pelosi, thank you congressman israel. today we stand here united because we have a message. the input of the members gathered here today and do them americans across this nation will contribute to passing a unified message that resonates in each and every household. today we will share and send a message that our democratic caucus is united in speaking with genuine voices, voices that will stand up for opportunity, wages, women and workers in america. our message is linked and latched and the strong democratic principles that we bring to the table that will reflect the genuineness the uniqueness of our nation through race, ethnicity, culture and geographic needs from coast-to-coast and yes the heartland between. we hold american values and our hearts and we will fight for them every day in one message for the people, about the people and i'm proud to to not only join but unite with the 16 members because we have a message that we are sending to the people and to ameri

legislation and it is my pleasure to yield four minutes to the gentlelady from ohio, representative joyce beatty. mrs. beatty: thank you, mr. speaker. let me say thank you to my colleague for organizing tonight's special order hour but probably more importantly, a bipartisan special order hour. i proudly wear this bracelet in honor of all of those survivors. i also want to note that her work as a former united states ambassador exposed her firsthand to the horrors of human trafficking on an international level. her work has raised awareness of this problem and laid the foundation for congressional action. despite international efforts to eradicate human trafficking, it still exists and affects communities in every country, including the united states. this transnational crime exploits the weakest and often subs victims to mental and physical abuse. human traffickinging is an estimated a billion dollar a year enterprise that forces the weakest into the horrors of modern-day slavery and one of the fastest growing crimes in the world. in fact the united states states department said it is the large

representative joyce beatty of the third districts of ohio.o the whip of the congressional black caucus. representative mark stacy of the 33rd district of texas. representative robin kelly of the second distribute of illinois. senator cory booker of new jersey. representative alma adams of the 12th district of north carolina. representative brenda lawrence of the 14th district of michigan. representative mia love of the fourth district of utah. delegate stacy plasket of the virgin islands. representative bonnie watson coleman of the 12th district of new jersey. as they come to the stage ladies and gentlemen please give a round of applause to the congressional black caucus of the 114thongress. [applause] as the cbc of the 114th congress embarks on critical work on behalf of the american people they do so of course in faith and re dr. william j. barber the and pastor of greenleaf church and president of the north carolina conference of the naacp and will lead us and followed by a soloist wanda barnes. >> let us bow our heads in prayer. gracious

joyce beatty. mrs.eatty:each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner, and under such penalties as each house may provide. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from pennsylvania mr. costello. mr. costello: thank you, mr. speaker. each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer. mr. blumenauer:each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time publish the same excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy, and the yeas and nays of the members of either house on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on th

a tweet from congresswoman joyce beatty of ohio. more from today's loretta lynch a.g. nomination hearing. congresswoman beatty and a number of other women dressed in red. the color of the sorority. miami next, miami florida. howard on our others line. go ahead. caller: hi, there. first i want to just say i was terribly impressed by ms. lynch. she seems to be incredibly accomplished smart. i thought she handled senator lee's attempt to box her into position, that would be inconsistent with president obama's exercise and some of his executive orders which she very definitely avoided. i think one of the most important things that she should turn her attention to is restoring the voting rights of people of this country. with all of the voter i.d. laws and laws suppressing the ability of organizations like the league of women voters to register new people, and the attempts not attempts but by the ongoing efforts to restrict people's physical ability to vote by eliminating presinkets -- precincts and shortening voting hours, all those things in effect i think should be uncon

joyce beatty. mrs. beatty:each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner, and under such penalties as each house may provide. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from pennsylvania mr. costello. mr. costello: thank you, mr. speaker. each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer. mr. blumenauer:each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time publish the same excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy, and the yeas and nays of the members of either house on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on

beatty, mr. joyce and mr. wenstrup. the committee will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. >> madam clerk, the speaker-elect john a. boehner, representative from ohio state and the escort committee. ms. pelosi: my colleagues of the united states house of representatives, it is a high honor to welcome you and your families to the 114th congress t to our newest members, it is a special pleasure to give you an exceptional welcome and congratulations. welcome to our newest members. as was indicated by the vote, many of our colleagues from the state of new york are not with us because they are attending the funeral of governor mario cuomo. i extend condolences to our colleagues from the state of new york and have extended the sympathies of many in this body to governor cuomo's widow and to his family. as an italian american, i'm especially proud of his leadership and send sympathies to his family. thank you, new york delegation. none of us would be standing here without the support and the stren