>> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by representative nikema williams of georgia, i inform the house that she will vote yea on h.r. 3372. 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 and mr. brown of maryland, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that both of these gentlemen vote yes on h.r. 3372. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition? ms. castor: madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. demings of florida, i inform the house that mrs. demings will vote yes on h.r. 3372. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from michigan seek recognition? >> madam chair, as the member designated by ms. craig of minnesota, i inform the house that ms. craig will vote yes on h.r. 3372. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does -- for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio seek recog

thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? mrs. maloney: i rise to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. maloney: madam speaker and my dear friend, nydia velazquez, from the great state of new york, i rise today to recognize the outgoing staff director of the house committee on oversight and reform, russell anello. russ became my trusted advisor and leader of our committee staff in may, 2021. before his promotion to staff director, russ served under three of our distinguished colleagues, chairman henry waxman, chairman jim clyburn, and chairman elijah cummings. russ is a tireless leader who defended democracy when democracy needed defending the most. under his leadership, the committee passed landmark legislation, held high-profile hearings, and skillfull

thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. loudermilk of georgia, i inform the house that mr. loudermilk will vote nay on s. 5087 and madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. lamborn of colorado, mrs. wagner of missouri, mr. graves of missouri, mr. rogers of kentucky, mr. palazzo of mississippi, mr. timmons of south carolina, mr. desjarlais of tennessee and mr. lamalfa of california, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on s. 5087. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? >> thanks, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. joe courtney of connecticut, joe neguse of colorado, joe morrelle of new york, frank mrvan of illinois, melanie stansbury and teresa leger fernandez of new mexico, nikema williams of georgia, william keating and ayana pressley of massachusetts, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 5087. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> as the mem

foxx: thank you, madam speaker. for the sixth consecutive year, appalachian state university has led the entire nation for the number of alumni who have become national board certified teachers. this is a monumental feat. this accolade not only speaks to the caliber of appalachian state's alumni, but also to the university's commitment to prepare talented individuals who will go on to make a profound impact upon our society. under the stead fast leadership of chancellor every yet -- everett and thanks to the dedication of owntless members of this university, their excellence continues to be recognized on the national stage. congratulations to appalachian state. the rice college of education and many alumni on this wonderful accomplishment. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: 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 reco

the secretary: madam speaker. i have been directed by the senate to inform the house the senate has passed s. 3314, an act to provide for whi whistlebr incentives and protections, in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro mr.smith: i yield one minute to the gentleman from rhode island, mr. langevin. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. langevin: madam speaker, i rise in strong supports of this year's national defense authorization act and i thank chairman smith and ranking member rogers for their leadership. as chairman of innovative technologies and systems subcommittee, to research and research and our efforts to combat climate change including alternative aviation fuels. this subcommittee that works to deliver cutting edge technologies. and for the past 22 years it has been my job to ensure our troops never enter a fair fight. as i prepare to depart congress, i will cherish the opportunity to work across the aisle to provide for our national defen

thank you, madam president. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mr. shelby: i first would like to ask that my written statement be made part of the record in its totallity. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. shelby: madam president, roy blunt, i first met him when he was a whip in the house. we had some kind of conference going, and i thought, my gosh, he can count votes. he's the whip. he can count votes in the conference, too, and so forth. and then when he came -- started running for the senate, i was one of many over here that wanted to help him get here. and when he came in as has been said here, he went right into the leadership because he is a leader. roy, you got it in you. you're a natural. it's in your bones, so to speak. and you've brought a lot to the senate. i've worked with you on just about everything but especially on the appropriations committee. and you've been stellar. you've got a great family. you got a great wife, have a son that was a former governor of your state o

thank you madam chair, that concludes my announcements. >> thank you madam clerk, please call the roll. [roll call] kwrrks >> thank you you have a quorum and also members commissioner preston and commissioner singh on line. >> thank you. please call item 2. >> item 2 is approval of lafco minutes from november 16, 2022 regular meeting. [providing instructions for public comment] thank you. >> thank you madam clerk. i want to remind you for either to keep the minutes and also able to see just call to for the roster the chat room function is it had roster. please put your name there and i will actually have miner edit regarding the attendance. miner edit regarding attendance for the minutes. that currently showing only myself, vice chair fielder and commissioner singhprint present but make a motion to amend to inclusion commissioners mar and williams. and may i have a second to that motion? or do i need to go to the public comment before we make that, madam clerk? >> yes, before we make the motion we'll go to public comment. >> i also assume no other edits to the minutes from colleagues?

thank you, madam speaker. i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition. .a mr. thompson: madam speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i rise today to thank, celebrate, and congratulate my dear friend and colleague, jim langevin, who will be leaving us to enjoy his much deserved retirement. it's been an honor and privilege to work closely with him for more than a decade. especially in our efforts to advance career and technical education for americans of all ages. we have made great strides to improve access and public awareness to the many benefits of career and technical education. by giving students the ability to explore career paths and build transferable skills, we are one step closer to d

mayor madam mayor. >> all right. that will take that to move on to the topic submitted by the district 7 supervisor. >> the next topic. >> um, i want to clarify you're asking me if i will answer the question. >> incidental- >> i wasn't aware that was the case but i'm prepared to answer the question. >> thank you, ma'am and thank you, mayor. breed as you may be aware our office has conversations with the department of putting regarding did consumption sites into district 5 and after several meetings with dph it is clear no inventory for the services or a shareable plan to end overdose deaths in san francisco as a result in june of this year your office called on the department of health to pubically present a comprehensive overdose ban planning we worked several months as the plan was finalized in september it was presented a plan that you signed off on we appreciate that at that time glad to see the plan has a function and in fact, opened several wellness office a those sites were chattered in the plan as is cornerst

crawford: mau, madam speaker. i rise in support of senate bill 5060 which designates the federal building located in minneapolis, minnesota, as the paul d. wellstone federal building. paul well stone served two -- wellstone served two terms in the senate before he and others were taken in a tragic plane crash in minnesota. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. stanton: madam speaker, i wish to yield to representative omar from minnesota. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized. ms. omar: thank you, my friend. madam speaker, i rise today in support of senate 5060, to rename the federal building in my district as the paul d. wellstone federal building. i am proud to honor and celebrate the legacy of the late senator paul wellstone. as an activist, academic, author, and proud senator from minnesota. some of ukrainian jewish immigrant senator wellstone wa

>> madam secretary, we have three callers on the line. not sure if they are here for general public comment though. >> caller, please state your name. your 2 minutes begin when you speak. >> my name is max arnold. can you hear me? >> we can hear you. your 2 minutes begins as soon as you speak. >> perfect. my name is max, and work at (inaudible) in san francisco. i work as a bread baker. (inaudible) billion dollar real estate firm based out of la. we have been trying to get modest wage increases for over a year in conjunction with the union and by ourselves and they are very- >> sorry to interrupt, i wanted to make note this is public comment regarding our closed session. this is not general public comment. >> okay. >> i'm sorry. please stay on the line, we will have general public comment for the next item, but we are still wrapping up closed session motions. >> no problem. >> just hang tight, we will be back in one moment. >> i'll hang tight. >> madam secretary, any other callers on the line for commenting on whether or not to disclose r

the messenger: madam speaker, messages from the senate. the secretary: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed s.1324, an act to establish a civilian cybersecurity reserve as a 350eu lot project to address the cybersecurity needs of the united states with respect to national security and for other purposes in which concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from georgia, ms. bourdeaux, for five minutes. ms. bourdeaux: i ask unanimous consent to address the house, revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. bourdeaux: madam speaker, i rise today with gratitude to be-to-bid this body farewell. i want to thank my family, friends, my supporters, and the wonderful people of georgia's seventh congressional district for the honor of serving as your representative in congress. while there are many things we accomplished the most important occurred in my first week in office. on january

mayor madam mayor. >> all right. that will take that to move on to the topic submitted by the district 7 supervisor. >> the next topic. >> um, i want to clarify you're asking me if i will answer the question. >> incidental- >> i wasn't aware that was the case but i'm prepared to answer the question. >> thank you, ma'am and thank you, mayor. breed as you may be aware our office has conversations with the department of putting regarding did consumption sites into district 5 and after several meetings with dph it is clear no inventory for the services or a shareable plan to end overdose deaths in san francisco as a result in june of this year your office called on the department of health to pubically present a comprehensive overdose ban planning we worked several months as the plan was finalized in september it was presented a plan that you signed off on we appreciate that at that time glad to see the plan has a function and in fact, opened several wellness office a those sites were chattered in the plan as is cornerst

thank you very much madam president. i thank thee hi representative like a mid sir and mr. carbolic for their briefings. as we said last september, and throughout all of the months of debate in the security council on the conflict in ukraine, mexico has constantly referred to the importance and necessity to pay particular attention to the implications of weapons transfers. recognizing article $51.00 of the charge of the united nations, mexico's concern regarding transfers of arms is not restricted merely to the current situation. it goes back to the beginnings of the conflict in the east of ukraine. in 2014, the impact of the weapons used in this conflict is omnipresent. the highest price is paid by civilians with their lives and with the destruction of residential zones and infrastructure including hospitals and schools. whilst some exporters have made declarations regarding the precautions that they have taken regarding the sales and supplies of weapons. given the high volume of transfers, it is practically impossible

ellzey: thank you, madam speaker. i can unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the top oik of this special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. ellzey: thank you very much, madam speaker. thanks for sticking around. i ask -- in july i addressed the house floor with my version of a speech, my childhood pastor would give every sunday called joys and concerns. he would highlight remarkable things the member of the church were doing and their many accomplish. s. he would also take this time to bring up prayer requests, to unite as a congress grow re-gages and pray for those in need. during my last speech i was able to bring attention to dozen of people in tarrant, ellis and navarro counties. i asked those across the nation to join in prayer to help those struggling. a lot has happened since then and my office has sent out hundreds of recognition letters across my district and many con

thank you, madam speaker. i yield one minute to the gentleman from maryland, our respected majority leader, mr. hoyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. hoyer: i've been working on this issue almost all of my career in the congress of the united states. the previous gentleman said let's do it right. this does it right. this does it after years and years and years and years and years of consideration. i hesitate because i agree i think almost in whole with the remarks that mr. westerman has made. mr. westerman is a member of the congress that i respect. he and i are working on some things we think are very important. to mankind. here in this country and around the world. in terms of our global environment. america is a great nation. it is a generous nation. i have said throughout the world that america is the least acqui

jordan: thank you, madam speaker. what happened in colorado, as the gentleman referenced, was wrong. as wrong as wrong could be. we all understand that. but you know what else is wrong? the 100 churches and crisis pregnancy centers that were attacked in the aftermath of the dobbs -- actually with the leak happened dozens and dozens of those attacks happened between the leak of the opinion and the opinion itself. all designed to intimidate the supreme court. and what did this body do? while that was happening and the supreme court justice's homes were being protest, harassed, all kinds of things said about their family, an assassination attempt on one of those justices, justice kavanaugh, what did this body do? they wait add month to pass legislation to give our highest court members the protection they needed. this body did that. so, look, there is no place for violence. but let's be clear, let's condemn all of t let's do what we can to protect it. and let's not say on this concerted effort to intimidate the court. by

thank you, madam president. >> madam president. >> the senator from missouri. >> calculated it may be possible that i've served on the intel committee longer than anybody besides richard burr, currently on the committee, sometimes in the house not all the time in the house and in the senate and it is truly amazing the depth of understanding he has of programs, of capacity, of places we are all over the world. i think he and senator warner have done a great job of maintaining that committee as a bipartisan committee working together, understanding that most of what we do and what we talk about is only seen my husband -- seen by us, and seeing answers that other members can't. but richard's leadership has been incredible there. i want to spend a few minutes talking about the other portfolio he has that i'm also involved in, is the appropriating chairman on the health and education and labor committee. and in so many ways, particularly after covid, richard, we became the team, the authorizing and the appropriating, can we make this all work together, and there his efforts are extraordina

the messenger: madam speaker, messages from the senate. the secretary: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directing by the senate to inform the house that the senate has agreed to without an amendment h.con.res 118, authorizing the use of the rotunda of the capitol for a ceremony to present congressional gold medals to the united states capitol police and others who protected the capitol on january 6, 2021. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i rise to address the house and ask to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. joyce: madam speaker, last night the temperature in my hometown of altoona, pennsylvania, was 28 degrees fahrenheit. as a harsh winter arrives, the biden administration has failed to address the skyrocketing heated prices that are set to affect people across the entirety of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. in the past year, the price of fuel oil

thank you madam president. i think the representative of france out of china, excuse me, and i now give the floor to france whenever i was president. once again, russia is trying to have a believe that this war is down to the ukrainians egg down by the united states and by europe. on the 24th of february, it was russia which invaded ukraine, flouting international law and the charter of the united nations. it is russia, which unleashed this war by unilaterally attacking its neighbor. it is russia which every day for the last 9 months has decided to continue and exacerbate this will let us not reverse with the responsibilities by confusing the attacker and the attacked. russia alone is responsible for the deterioration humanitarian situation. on tuesday, we heard mr. griffith's brief on the disastrous repercussions of this conflict. france is continuing to provide to the ukrainian people all the support that they need to exercise their right to digital defense and preserve the liberty sovereignty and independenc

foxx: i am prepared to close, madam speaker. thank you, madam speaker. i want to thank my colleague and friend, jim mcgovern, also, for calling this bill to my attention last week. he pointed this out to me and i want to say that republicans support good government solution that is prevent waste. by also providing for those most in need. today's legislation is the embodiment of commonsense solution. it provides the assurance many americans need to guarantee they are protected when giving it to those in need. i should be promote charity and generosity not curtailing it. there is no reason to let food go to waste when we can get it to those families most in need. this bipartisan, bicameral legislation will get food to the hungry t does so wowed adding to the taxpayers' tab. this is a win-win. i urge my colleagues to vote yes and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from nks yields. the gentlewoman from alaska is recognized. mrs. petola: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempor

thank you, madam president. mr. blunt: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. mr. blunt: calculating it may be possible that i served on the intel committee longer than anybody besides richard burr currently on the committee, sometimes in the house, not all the time in the house, and in the senate, and it is truly amazing the depth of understanding he has of programs, of capacity, of places we are all over the world. i think he and senator warner have done a great job of maintaining that committee as a bipartisan committee, working together and understanding most of what we do and most of what we talk about is only seen by us and the staff of that committee, the important responsibility to hear questions and ask questions that others can't. richard burr is incredible. i want to spend a few minutes to talk about the other portfolio that he's involved in on the health, education, labor and pensions. in so many ways after covid, richard, we became the team appropriating to make this all work together and his effort

thank you madam speaker, i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. foster, for five minutes. mr. foster: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to recognize the great city of joliet, illinois. for the last 10 years i have had the honor of representing joliet and the surrounding areas as part of illinois' 11th congressional district. joliet is the third largest city in illinois, with a storied history, intertwined with our state. but due to changing of the congressional maps, however, will i no longer be representinr be representing joliet and this great city will be represented by my colleague, congresswoman lauren underwood, in the 118th congress. and no matter what opinion you have about the redistricting procedures in illinois, and all around the country for that matter, one thing is clear, that i was not in the room when these maps were drawn that took joliet away from me. while i'm sad that my work with the joliet community and all of the great organizations there is coming to a close, i am s

collins madam president. -- ms. collins: madam president. the senate is on the verge of enacting legislation included in the consolidated appropriations act that would remedy the deep structural problems with our system of certifying and counting the electoral votes for president and vice president. these unfortunate flaws are codified in the 1887 electoral count act, which tbiedz the -- guides the implementation of part of the presidential election process included in our constitution. this archaic law vaguely written in the inaccessible language of a different era was intended to restrain congress, but in practice it has had the unintended effect of creating ambiguities that could potentially be used to expand the role of congress and the vice president in ways that are contrary to the constitution. despite its defects, this law was not an issue for more than a century, because of the restraint of the people who exercised the serious but limited constitutional responsibility of counting the electoral votes. vice presidents and congress sus

madam secretary. madam in the is an informational item not a vote action. >> no we need to adopt the meeting calendar for 2023. as present in the your packet. >> thank you for the clarification i move. >> >> all right. and i will second the motion. i vote, yes >> no public comment. >> so00 eye think we can take a roll call vote. >> commissioner morgan. >> yes. >> commissioner fraser. >> yes. >> and commissioner collins. >> yes. >> the motion pass. item 9 public comment on item 10. public comment on all matters pertaining to 10 below including public comment on whether to told 10 in closed session. item 10b is conference with legal council existing litigation. conference with legal council to discuss litigation pursuant to code section 54956.9acd and code section 67.nd1 and possible recommendation to the board of supervisors for settlement approval or take other action in existing litigation nicole spencer versus city of san francisco. superior court case 21-589457. >> public comment on item 10b. and t

madam president, i yield the floor. ms. stabenow: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. ms. stabenow: madam president, it is an honor to gin with my colleagues to -- to join with my colleagues to speak about someone who is a dear friend and i have often said to senator blunt, you're not really leaving , i'm putting you in a closet and locking the door and we're not letting you leave. but i know that abby and charlie would not like that. we first met back in had the 1980's when senator blunt was the secretary of state in missouri and i was in the state legislature. and it was the first year in the national jay sees went from -- jaycees went from 10 outstanding americans. but we met in tulsa, oklahoma, and roy has often joked that we met with a hotel room but then he quickly explains what that was to abby. but we had the opportunity to be there together, and then it wasn't until 1996 election, we were both elected to the united states house, we were standing on the steps of the u.s. house outside to take a picture of the fr

madam secretary. madam in the is an informational item not a vote action. >> no we need to adopt the meeting calendar for 2023. as present in the your packet. >> thank you for the clarification i move. >> >> all right. and i will second the motion. i vote, yes >> no public comment. >> so00 eye think we can take a roll call vote. >> commissioner morgan. >> yes. >> commissioner fraser. >> yes. >> and commissioner collins. >> yes. >> the motion pass. item 9 public comment on item 10. public comment on all matters pertaining to 10 below including public comment on whether to told 10 in closed session. item 10b is conference with legal council existing litigation. conference with legal council to discuss litigation pursuant to code section 54956.9acd and code section 67.nd1 and possible recommendation to the board of supervisors for settlement approval or take other action in existing litigation nicole spencer versus city of san francisco. superior court case 21-589457. >> public comment on item 10b. and t

that can you, madam speaker -- thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from reserves. the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. graves: thank you, madam speaker. i want to thank -- i yield myself such time as i may consume. i want to thank the speaker for the comments. today we are here because of a failure by the biden administration to prevent a rail labor strike. it's unfortunate that we need congress to act quickly to avoid obviously a catastrophic economic disaster. or consequences as a result of this. freight rail is extremely important in our nation's economy and national security. approximately 40% of all the long distance cargo is transported by rail. in recognition of freight rail's economic importance, congress enacted the railway labor act. this legislation helps to ensure that collective bargaining rights for rail workers. it created processes, including congressional action, which we are doing, to ensure the prop settlement of labor disputes that could interrupt interstate commerce and damage the