mr. correa: and, mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress member vargas, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that congress member vargas will vote yes on passing h.r. 6395 over the objection of the president. and, mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the member t congress napolitano will vote yes on passing h.r. 6395 over the bjection of the president. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by chairwoman nydia velazquez, pursuant to h. res. 965, i inform the house that ms. velazquez will vote yes on passing 6395 over the objection of the president. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? concon mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. titus of nevada, pursuant to h. res. 965, i inform the house that ms. titus will vote aye on passing 6395 over objection of the preside

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.j.res. resolution 110, neighboringing further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021 and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the joint resolution. the clerk: house joint resolution 110, joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for 2021 and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from new york and the gentlewoman from texas, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new york. mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.j.res. 110 currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, on friday, i informed the house that we were very close

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i send to the desk a concurrent resolution and ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clrkdel -- the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 127. concurrent resolution directing the clerk of the house of representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of h.r. 133. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the consideration of the concurrent resolution? without objection, the concurrent resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i send to the desk a concurrent resolution and ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 128. concurrent resolution directing the clerk of the house of representati

mr. clay: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, s. 945, the holding foreign companies accountabilityable -- accountable act. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 945. an act to amend the sarbanes-oxley act of 2002, to require certain issuers to disclose to the securities and exchange commission information regarding certain foreign jurisdictions that prevent the public company accounting oversight board from performing inspections under that act, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from missouri, mr. clay, and the gentleman from ohio, mr. gonzalez, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from missouri, mr. clay. mr. clay: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on this legislation and to insert extraneous material thereon. the speaker p

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i move suspend the rules and pass he joint resolution, h.j.res. 107, making further continuing for fiscal year and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will now report the title of the joint resolution. the clerk: house joint resolution 107, resolution making further continuing for fiscal year 2021, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the new york, mrs. lowey, and the gentleman from mr. diaz-balart, will each control 20 minutes. recognizes the gentlewoman from new york. mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i ask that all consent members may have five legislative days to revise and and include remarks xtraneous material on h.j.res. 107, currently under consideration. withoutker pro tempore: objection. i yieldey: mr. speaker, myself such time as i may consu consume. families and small businesses need support as they continue to reel from the pandemic.s as we speak, bipartisan are ongoing to deliver emergency relief omnibus comprising app

mr. engel: mr. speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 996 expressing the sense of congress that the activities of russian national yevgeniy prigozhin and his affiliated entities pose a threat to the national interests and security of the united states and of its allies and partners, as amended. the clerk: house resolution 996, resolution expressing the sense of congress that the activities of russian national yevgeniy prigozhin and his affiliated entities pose a threat to the national interests and security of the united states and of its allies and partners. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. engel, and the gentleman from texas, mr. mccaul, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. engel. mr. engel: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on house resolution 996. the speaker pro te

mr. mason: pleasure to meet you, mr. harris. mr. harris: a pleasure, mr. mason. mr. mason: mr. madison, a pleasure as always. mr. harris: today, we will begin with a brief opening statement where i will give each of these gentlemen a chance to state his case in an overview. later on we will go back and ask more specific questions both from me and from other people who are interested in this debate. mr. madison, can we begin with you? mr. madison: i should be honored, sir. good day, ladies and gentlemen. i shall, for the purpose of introduction, endeavor to be succinct. from the first moment i was capable of contemplating political principles, i have never ceased wishing success to a well-regulated republican experiment of government. the success of such in america has been my utmost wish. 12 years ago, we embarked on a singular experiment, one for which philosophy has waited for, one for which humanity has sighed for from the most remote ages of our experience. a war was won to secure our independence, and yet the experiment has never been in more danger. in sum, we have failed

mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. blumenauer of oregon, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. blumenauer will vote yes on s. 979. as the member designated by mr. steven cohen of tennessee, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. cohen will vote yes on s. 979. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. lynch: good afternoon, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. james langevin, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. langevin will vote yes on passage of senate 979, the federal advance contracts enhancement act. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. bonnie watson coleman, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. watson coleman will vote yes on s. 979. and as the member designated by mr. sires, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the ho

mr. moran: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. moran: mr. president, good evening. this evening -- the presiding officer: senator, which are in a quorum call. mr. moran: oh. thank you for reminding me. i would ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. moran: mr. president, thank you for recognizing me and tonight i am pleased to speak as the chairman of the senate committee on veterans' affairs as we work to deliver today meaningful benefits and reforms for our nation's veterans and to recognize the decades of service of two of our departing colleagues who are dedicated to the well-being of our colleagues. today we pass the david p. roe m.d. improvements act of 2020. this legislation is a culmination of more than two years of bipartisan work with input from all of our veteran service organizations, from dozens of senators, from members of the house of representatives, our partners at the department of veterans a

mr. gallego, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3250. on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 3250, a bill to require the secretary of the interior to conduct a special resource study of the sites associated with the life and legacy of the noted american philanthropist and business executive julius rosen dwald with a special focus on the rosenwald schools fnd for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. 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 prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member desi

mr. yoho: mr. speaker, i'm prepared to close too. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. yoho: mr. speaker, for over three decades, the relationship between the united states and mongolia's continued to grow and strengthen. mongolia is a strong democratic partner in the indo pacific and the united states has become an important third neighbor. i'd like to congratulate the mongolian people on their 30th anniversary of democracy and look forward to continuing to build our partnership. mongolia's success is -- as a democracy and continued sovereignty is extremely relevant to the security of the united states. the indo pacific -- united states, the indo pacific region and the world. for this reason i urge my colleagues to support this resolution and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself as much time as i

mr. woodall: mr. speaker, it's to yield to one of our former colleagues on the house budget committee, the leader of the the house side of rules committee, mr. cole. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for as time as he may consume. mr. cole: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i want to thank my good friend yielding.ia for come down to it' this floor it's to debate the rule and to disagree with the legislation, in many cases, and true.st that's i'm opposed to the rule and pposed to the underlying legislation. the real purpose, mr. speaker, i'm here today is something that referred from georgia to all too fleetingly in his opening comments and that's this his last appearance managing the rule on the floor of the house. ow, i had the good fortune to serve in congress throughout my friend's distinguished 10-year career. said, on the he budget committee together. we had an opportunity to serve n both the majority and minori minority on the rules committee together. was proud to be part of

mr. lamborn. mr. lamborn: mr. speaker, i'm happy to fill in for the ranking member of the full committee, representative bishop. he was here briefly earlier, but he is definitely under the weather. on this bill, will i just simply yield back the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california, mr. huffman, is recognized. mr. houghman: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to yield as much time as he may consume to gentleman from maryland. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland, mr. brown, is recognized. mr. brown: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank the gentleman from california, my good friend, mr. huffman, for yielding time. i also want to thank chairman grijalva and the staff at natural resources committee for their work and partnership in h.r. 970, the robert e lee statue removal act. my bill which i first introduced last congress would remove the statue from confederate general robert e lee from antietam in sharpsburg,

mr. inhofe: mr. president, there's a rather complicated issue that's out there that not many people are aware of. it's -- it emmates from -- emulates from back in 1996, the passage of something that was called the communication decency act. just a few weeks before the 2020 election, twitter did what was previously unthinkable. it suppressed a long-standing legitimate news outlet, that was "the new york post," from sharing an article, from sharing either publicly or privately, it deemed unfavorable to presidential candidate joe biden. obviously they're concerned about joe biden and they were using this act to suppress information that may not have been favorable. that's not what this thing is supposed to do. to make it worse, they suspended an account of the "post," a major news outlet, for over 24 hours, while other big tech entities suppressed the story as well, the depths of twitter's censorship reached new heights telling users sharing the article could be potentially harmful. now, there's no crit

mr. correa: mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that congress member napolitano will vote yes on h.r. 8900. and, mr. speaker, as the member designated by congressman vargas, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the use that congress member vargas will vote yes on h.r. 8900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yea on h.r. 8900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. lamb, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lamb will vote yea on h.r. 8900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. bonnie watson c

mr. madison: sir, you should see my writing. mr. harris: mr. mason? mr. mason: mr. harris, mr. madison, people of virginia, people of america. i do not disagree with mr. madison. the endeavor of this last year and a half has been to find our way forward. the constitution, a written constitution that the people might debate, is the natural and best course for our future. however, this is where i counter the gentleman, in that this document is in its way the one that must be ratified. i say nay. there are too many problems still inherent. this is uncharted territory, to be certain. thate that we -- and for reason, we must endeavor to revolt against great britain some years ago was nothing compared to what lies before us now. we have an opportunity to create a government not in the time of war, but in a time of peace and those articles of confederation were woefully, woefully insufficient for our causes, however we must recognize now, though we have a system before us that is better than what was before, that does not make it close enough to what the people of america deserve. inh

mr. carter: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize savannah georgia wtoc news anchor don baker for appearing in this year's cnn heroes special. in the special she was recognized as the first person to participate in phase three of the covid-19 vaccine trial in the u.s. local news anchors have thousands of viewers said they have a great responsibility to serve as positive leaders in their community. by demonstrating the importance and safety of the coronavirus vaccine, which is now being distributed across the country, dawn has exemplified the qualities of a true leader. however this is not the first time dawn has been a hero. throughout her career in journalism, she has blessed countless lives through her dedication to improving her community and the state of georgia. i want to take this time to thank all heroes like dawn baker for stepping up to the plate during an unprecedented time and demonstrating commitment to a better, healthier america. thank you, mr. speaker. nd i yield back. the speaker pro

mr. price of north carolina, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. price will vote yes on h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. raskin: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by ms. jayapal, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. jayapal will vote aye on h.r. 7995. as the member designated by mr. pocan, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. pocan will vote aye on h.r. 7995. as the member designated by mr. doggett, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. doggett will vote aye on h.r. 795. and as the member designated by mr. mcnerney, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. mcnerney will vote aye on h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? mr. kildee: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. peters of california,, pursuant to hou

mr. connolly: thank you, mr. chairman. chair engel: thank you, mr. connolly. mr. yoho. mr. yoho: thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to get one of those stamps with your face on it before you leave. it has been a pleasure working with you. i find this a very interesting hearing. i think mr. connolly, the last speaker, talking about china, i think where we have seen china step up is after the 19th communist party in 2017 when ping very bluntly and boldly said it's time for china to take the world center stage. i think we have seen that escalate. i think we are seeing the material -- materialization of that. secretary albright, you were talking about the ability to go in and do these infrastructure projects. partnering up with the e.u. >> we are going to leave this live hearing here. you can continue to watch online at our website, c spafment.org. u.s. house about to come in. it's part of c-span's over 40-year come

thank you, mr. harris. >> mr. madison, i must say that they taught me in law school that you were a soft-spoken and infe infectual speaker, and i see now that you give the lie to that characterization. >> well, sir, you should see my writing. >> mr. mason. please? >> gentlemen, mr. harris, mr. madison, people of virginia, people of america. i do not disagree with mr. madison. the endeavor of this last year and a half has been to find our way forward. a constitution, a written constitution, that the people might debate is the natural and best course for our future. however, this is where i counter the gentleman in that this document is, in its way, the one that must be ratified. i say nay, there are too many problems still inherent. this is uncharted territory to be certain. but for that reason, we must endeavor the revolt against great britain some years ago is nothing compared to what lies before us now. we have an opportunity to create a government not in the time of war but in a time of peace, and those article

>> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. ryan of ohio, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. ryan will vote yes on h.j.res. 107. as the member designated by mr. kilmer of washington, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. kilmer will vote yes on h.j.res. 107. as the member designated by mr. heck of washington, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. heck will ote yes on h.j.res. 107. as the member designated by mrs. lawrence of michigan, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. lawrence will vote yes on h.j.res. 107. as the member designated by mr. peters of california, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. peters will vote yes on h.j.res. 107.

mr. goldstein? mr. goldstein: mr. chief justice, and may it please the court. the copyright ability question in this case. oracle has a copyright to the computer code in java se. but, not a patent p that means the public, not oracle, has the right to java se's function and oracle cannot leverage the copyright to create patent-like rights. under their merger doctrine there is no copyright protection for computer code that is the only way to perform those functions. here, java software developers have the right to use certain commands to create applications for google android smartphone platforms. to work the commands requires google to reduce a set of declarations from java se. it is like a key that fits into a lock. because there are no substitutes, oracle is claiming the exclusive right not merely to what the declaration is saying, but to what they do. that is not a copyright, it is a patent right. with respect to fair use, the troubled practice of reusing software interfaces is necessar

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i am pleased to yield one minute to the gentlewoman from california, the speaker of the house, ms. pelosi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. the speaker: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. and i thank him and mr. thornberry for their leadership in bringing this legislation to the floor in a strong bipartisan way. i am proud to support the 2021 national defense authorization act that honors our values, strengthens our security and advances our leadership in the world. i again salute chairman smith and ranking member thornberry and congratulate him for his service in the congress. i know this legislation is named for you. so, that's pretty exciting for all of us. i don't know if it is for you, but it's exciting for the rest of us. and i thank the members of the committee for their patriotic persistence, leadership on this legislation, reflects the brilliance and collaboration we can have, nearly half the members contribut

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, on human rights day, we mark the adoption of the universal declaration of human rights. 72 years ago, china was among the countries committing itself to the principle that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. in this spirit, i call on the hinese government to release the 11th llama. in 1995, only days after he was chosen to serve as the 11th llama, the chinese government kidnapped him and his family. the outside world has neither seen for this heard from them since. chinese authorities tell the world that the lama and his family are safe and they say they are well. but they refuse to allow anyone to visit and verify his well-being. mr. speaker, the universal declaration enshrines the rights to liberty and religious freedom and precludes arbitra

mr. yoho: thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to get one of those stamps with your face on it before you leave. it has been a pleasure working with you. i find this a very interesting hearing. i think mr. connolly, the last speaker, talking about china, i think where we have seen china step up is after the 19th communist party in 2017 when ping very bluntly and boldly said it's time for china to take the world center stage. i think we have seen that escalate. i think we are seeing the material -- materialization of that. secretary albright, you were talking about the ability to go in and do these infrastructure projects. partnering up with the e.u. >> we are going to leave this live hearing here. you can continue to watch online at our website, c spafment.org. u.s. house about to come in. it's part of c-span's over 40-year commitment to bringing you live gavel to gavel coverage of the house. members today working on authorization for defense programs and policy for 2021. live coverage of the house here on c-span. the

mr. carter: mr. speaker, i rise today to congratulate true it evanson of kernsville, georgia, on his retirement after 36 amazing years at georgia power. he began his career at georgia power in 1984 as a distribution engineer and remained faithful to the company's values and operations ever since. he held a variety of leadership roles including recently serving as the southeast region vice president since 2017. he was instrumental at fostering good working relationships with elected state official, other georgia companies, and industries, and georgia power field office managers when he served as their vice president of governmental and regulatory affairs. he has been a leader in his community throughout his work with numerous organizations, including a foundation, savannah area chamber of commerce, and the university of georgia alumni association. i'm thankful for his years of faithful service to georgia power and his community and i wish him and his family the best as he begins his retirement. congra

mr. schwartz: no. mr. madden: hoover dam? mr. schwartz: yes.erbert hoover as secretary of commerce took over the colorado river commission, which had been going nowhere, and got all of these contentious states that share the water resources of the colorado river to agree to a truce. also the creation of the hoover dam was part and parcel of how to control the floodwaters, but also how to generate hydroelectric power to provide to those areas. and there is a great controversy over the naming, because if you look at the congressional reports, sometimes it is called the boulder dam project, sometimes it is called the black river project, sometimes it is called the hoover dam. hoover, when he was president, put lots of funds to speed up , butonstruction of the dam also to provide hundreds of jobs for unemployed individuals. it was part of that public works stimulus. it was not completed and dedicated until 1936. by that time, franklin roosevelt's cabinet member, harold hickeys, refused to use the name hoover in connection with the dam. and insisted

mr. himes: mr. speaker, i rise today to ask a simple question, when did we stop looking out for each other? we used to be a country that reserved its highest and best celebration for those who sacrificed for us. that's why we honor nathan hail of connecticut, and rosy the riveter and the crew and passengers of flight 93, why we celebrate martin luther king day, to honor a man who gave his life to make us a better people, to make us a better nation. they sacrificed and did the hard things so that we could have the blessings of freedom and prosperity. two days ago, mr. speaker, we remembered the start of world war ii. 400,000 americans died in that war, 290,000 in combat. om and alita sullivan of waterloo, iowa, gave their sons in that war. all five of them. george sullivan, frank sullivan, oversullivan, madison sullivan, albert leo sullivan all five sons killed in the south pacific in 1942. .ll five of them given for us every single day nurses and e.r. doctors and janitors and delivery people take hu

mr. thank you, both. i yield back. mr. engel: mr. yoho. mr. yoho: i reiterate what my colleagues said. luck to and best of you and pat in the future. mr. engel: thank you. sobel, you bassador said you are not in the role of making policy. you know the three witnesses oday, as all witnesses in the past, are the ones that give us he father that do go into the drafting of legislation that does get passed that does become law. are ur testimonies invaluable because so much this.ation comes out of president nixon had the war on drugs started in 1971. time period, to urrent, we spent over $2 trillion on the war on drugs. nd i've got in front of me a in t on cocoa production south america. they are less than half of what too.ared hecters they had 83,000 grown. today it's over 212,000 acres. is not really s working. a shell game.done we've displaced it. our programs, as good as they focus on the symptoms. you know, it would be like a cancer. we're treating symptoms instead of going after that. increased s are production, increased use, the violence, th

mr. brady: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. brady: last fall, speaker pelosi and washington democrats refused to accept a bipartisan covid relief bill insisting on from han $3 trillion bill marijuana banking to earlier release of criminals and a month ago they rejected $2 thrillion covid relief proposal by president trump. many americans knew right then the leading democrats were sabotaging the economy ahead of the election for political gain. during those months while speaker pelosi stalled covid relief, thousands of americans died. tens of thousands of small businesses closed. hospitals and nursing homes struggled while millions of merica cans were left jobless. they paid a steep price with voters giving house republicans 2/3 of the seats needed to take back the majority. i thank president trump for signing bipartisan legislation even with its flaws that included several separate bills that rides on the annual funding b

mr. jordan: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield three minutes to the from -- he good dr. good doctor from the state of south carolina. the peaker pro tempore: gentleman is recognized is recognized, the gentleman from south carolina. >> north carolina. thank you, mr. speaker. rise today in opposition of h.r. 3884, the marijuana and tunity reinvestment expungement act. as a practicing physician for this bill deeply troubles me, especially with its implications for our youth population. marijuana is one of the most this substances on planet. i will say i am sympathetic to marijuana for pain relief. i really am. it's been clinically proven to activity in this area. 2020, study july, considered the t.h.c. component cannabis can be the main ulprit in psychosis and schizophrenia. a five times increase in cannabis users. the u.s. surgeon general agreed health risks ous associated with the use of marijuana in adolescence and in pregnancy. murphy: the bill fails to have t.h.c.dards to concentrates or edibles from hands of the adolesc

mr. mcgovern, for five minutes. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, as the co-chair of the tom lantos human rights commission, chairman of the congressional executive commission on china, someone who cares deeply about human rights and democratic principles, and as a proud member of this house i rise to express my deep concern about the damage being done to america's moral authority by those who refuse to accept the legitimate outcome of november's election and who continue to deliberately spread lies and manufacture conspiracy theories that have no basis of fact in an attempt to overturn the will of the american people. as americans, we see ourselves as a beacon to the world as that shining city upon the hill. we believe our political experiment to create a country united by ideals rather than blood and soil is unique and exceptional. we promote democracy as a pillar of our foreign policy, confident in our own example. we say we are a nation of laws not men. yet since november 3, a widespread eff

mr. scalise: thank you, mr. speaker.so wish my friend from new mexico well in the next phase of his life. thank you for your service to our country. mr. speaker, i rise today to make a bittersweet announcement and that is to say thank you to a member of my staff who has given 31 years of his life to this great institution. i'm talking about bill hughes. bill has decided to retire at the end of the 116th congress. more than one person has remarked over the years that bill comes with the building. bill has been my policy director since i became the republican whip in 2014. he was very first hire in that office. but his career was already legendary when i asked him to unretire and to join the whip team. bill's career embodies the american dream. he grew up in south dakota. he didn't have connections in washington. he just had a dream. he was drawn to public service and his breaks came through hard work. he became an expert on the federal budget and the legislative process. and for 31 years, bill has been part of some of the

. >> mrs. roosevelt, did you see a definite improvement in these countries you visited, receiving marshall aid? >> i have taken the trouble to see people everywhere and to actually ask. nations have done different things in different countries, but i think they have done a really outstanding job. i am not sure that everywhere they would be ready to stand on their own feet. [applause] ♪ i have been on a very short trip but i have been to quite a number of countries, and one impression is outstandingly clear, the interdependence of these nations. i personally believe we must continue our aid for them but we must work closer together. a keyword is integration, and the goal is peace. ♪ >> the hudson's 81968 film by -- is a 1968 film by the naval white house photographic unit featuring lady bird johnson on a journey by boat. the trip begins with the dedication of the american museum of immigration at the statue of liberty. then she visits new york city to visit cultural sites and visits with histori

mr. thune: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. thune: mr. president is the senate in a quorum call? the presiding officer: it is not. mr. thune: mr. president, i am, like many of my colleagues, very pleased that we have reached an agreement on a final covid relief package, and none too soon. last week we celebrated in what will be a turning point in the covid fight, the first coronavirus vaccinations, we ought to build on that momentum and makes sure the vaccination goes as smoothly as possible. the covid-19 relief package will provide important funding for vaccine distribution, and it will help americans weather the rest of the pandemic, including a second round of paycheck protection program for the hardest-hit small businesses, money to help schools reopen and safely operate so our kids aren't left behind and more money for coronavirus treatment and other front line medical priorities. i'm very pleased, mr. president, the final package includes my paycheck protection prog

mr. james madison of orange county. >> mr. harris, a privilege to see you as always. >> sir, the privilege is mine. on the opposite side, the so-called anti federalist part of the debate, we have george mason of fairfax county. welcome, mr. mason. >> thank you very much. a pleasure to meet you, mr. harris. >> a pleasure, mr. mason. >> mr. madison, a pleasure as always. >> today, we are going to begin with a brief opening statement, as we lawyers like to call them, where we will give each of these gentlemen a chance to state his case in an overview. later on, we will go back and ask more specific questions, both from me and other people who are interested in this debate. mr. madison, can we begin with you? >> i should be honored, sir. good day, ladies and gentlemen. i shall, for the purpose of exhorting an introduction, endeavor to be succinct. first, i shall open by saying from the first moment i was capable of contemplating political principles, i have never ceased wishing success to a w

mr. brooks: mr. speaker, this is my fifth speech in a series on voter fraud, election theft, and the presidential leaks. for emin acies congress is the judge, jury, and final arbiter of the 2020 presidential election contest. further, america's election system is plagued by systemic flaws that promote voter fraud and election theft. joe biden exploited one such flaw when he brazenly promised more than 10 million illegal aliens that he will give them amnesty and citizenship if they help elect joe biden president. the constitution's election clause, article 1, section 4 is very clear. congress has absolute authority over the, quote, times, places, and manner of holding elections, end quote, for federal offices. pursuant to the election clause, and title 2 united states code section 7, congress set november 3 as the 2020, quote, day for the election end quote. for emphasis, congress set a quote, a day for the election, on which citizens vote. congress did not set an election week, an election month, or

mr. rose. mr. rose: 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 entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. rose: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rose: i rise in memory of away after o passed building new york's muslim community. he rose from humble origins. he was a proud palestinian who won prestigious scholarships to study medicine in iraq an jordan and later to do his residency in this great country. as a young doctor, he had done and seen more than most people do in a lifetime but he did not stop there he built his medical practice many sunset park into a thriving business, personally delivering more than 5,000 babies. he att

mr. chairman, four years after you and i and our staffs started this work, deadly drugs can still be found for sale online. my staff went online to search on google and other search engines for fentanyl and illicit drugs for sale. a recently as this week "buy fentanylfor online no prescription" yielded websites discreetly shipping deadly drugs into american homes. without objection, i would like to enter screenshots of these search results into the record. as we press the state department, cbp and the postal service to redouble their efforts to comply with the law and block deadly drugs before they arrive and our communities, it is important that we work with law enforcement and the technology industry to figure out how to take these drug dealers off-line. with that, i look forward to hearing from our panel and witnesses. fornt to thank our staffs the extraordinary work they have done. portman: thank you senator carper, and the point you made that private carriers have to have aed on thei

mr. durbin: mr. president, i have listened carefully and watched three occasions on the floor of the senate this afternoon where senator schumer, senator sanders, and senator markey have tried to create an opportunity where the senate would actually come together and vote, where the senate might make a decision based on the merits of this issue rather than to keep talking around the issue. what is at stake is a substantial sum of money for families which are in the midst of a struggle of their lives. $2,000 characterized a few moments ago by my friend from texas as speaker pelosi's idea. well, i might remind him it was also donald trump's idea and still is. and the president has told us this morning that we should move on this as quickly as possible and though i don't often come to the floor to agree with the president, he's right. in this instance he's clearly right. and what will we do now? we are calling senators back together in washington from far reaches across the united states. this morning i

mr vice president mr paulson r.-o. has never hidden his admiration for brazil's former military dictatorship do you share that admiration well we had a period of a military presence that lasted about 20 years they had they did a very good sings for brazil another sings they didn't go so well and this is history and history can only be judge it when time pass we are still some 50 years away from that period we need some more 50 years so that the spirit can be judged well well during the vote to impeach former president dilma rousseff mr ball scenario dedicated his ballot to one of the regime's most notorious torturers this man was convicted of torture during the 21 years of military dictatorship last year your president called him a national hero 502 cases of torture were identified in the unit he ran you have nice heroes in your administration these days don't you. first of all we are don we don't agree we started torturers is not. a politics that our country simpatico to it and of course when there is a lot of people

mr. lowcock: bruce, thank you very much indeed. thank you particularly to you and your colleagues for giving us a chance at this conversation. let me thank my team as well for helping me prepare for it. i'm not going to speak to the full text. i'll talk around the issues, picking out the questions you'd like me to address. bruce: terrific. let's start here. i want you to bring us into the room. you're dealing with crease all over the world -- crises all over the world. but when was it that covid was brought to your attention as part of your portfolio for response? mr. lowcock: on the 6th of january, just after the holidays, there was a meeting called of a few senior colleagues, including the direct general of the world health organization, and me, with a discussion on pandemics. there had been a new report that had just flagged the world's potential vulnerability to a dirty new airborne disease or, if the jargon, if you like, a respiratory pathogen, with a potential for large scale loss o

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>> mr.irman, tex hall, cd21, the reddest district in the state. i second that we close the nominations. chair stringer: is there any objection from the body to declare the position of secretary of the electoral college as having been established as naomi narvaiz? hearing none, naomi narvaiz is hereby declared the secretary of the meeting. will you please come down and assist. [applause] as chairman, we will now proceed to the balloting portion of this meeting. ballots will be distributed for the office of president and vice president of the united states. and i will hand these over to the secretary here. we will be voting by secret ballot for president of the united states. instructions are as follows. please mark your ballot, fold it, and deposit it into the ballot box as it is presented to you by the secretary of state staff. the staff will distribute the ballots momentarily. chair stringer: it is my honor to report to you that we have finished tallying the votes for the presidential elect

mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, on monday the house will meet at 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. members are vezzed that votes are expected -- are advised that votes are expected as early as 2:00 p.m. i want to repeat. that we're going in at 12:00, votes can be as early as 2:00 approximately -- 2:00 p.m. this is unusual for the first day of the week. i have advised and urge members to stay here this weekend. most of them that i've talked to are because clearly we are trying to get two critical pieces of legislation done. which we will speak to, i think, in a little bit. on tuesday and wednesday, the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. on thursday, the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. i want to advise members that we still have to pass an omnibus and we have to pass a covid-19 relief bill. we will not adjourn the congress until such time as we can accomplish those two objectives. i was hopeful we'd accomplish those objectiv

for instance mr bowser not in mr tough fully aware eating together in a diner so if mr topple he had any doubt about the way mr bush on our behave they would not be together in the heat in their house in his house by the port but that . your former justice minister sergio morrow accused the president of interfering in an investigation into his family basically attempting to obstruct justice this is a highly damaging allegation from a minister who used to be well liked and respected by mr bowles and was in it well mr morell made his i.q. zation views are being investigated through their supreme court we are waiting for this investigation to come through ok of course we have to wait for dead it is process to end i myself. will walk i'm side by side with president bush for not admitting all this time and i can tell you that he did not interfere in the federal police in their work and to federal police so that he could help some of his sons that are being accused of some wrongdoings how do you know he didn't did he tell you that he didn't have i know that well well i've been with mr bozo

mr. durbin: mr. president, i have listened carefully and watched three occasions on the floor of the senate this afternoon where senator schumer, senator sanders, and senator markey have tried to create an opportunity where the senate would actually come together and vote, where the senate might make a decision based on the merits of this issue rather than to keep talking around the issue. what is at stake is a substantial sum of money for families which are in the midst of a struggle of their lives. $2,000 characterized a few moments ago by my friend from texas as speaker pelosi's idea. well, i might remind him it was also donald trump's idea and still is. and the president has told us this morning that we should move on this as quickly as possible and though i don't often come to the floor to agree with the president, he's right. in this instance he's clearly right. and what will we do now? we are calling senators back together in washington from far reaches across the united states. this morning i