mrs. wagner: mr. clements, i thank you for prepare -- appearing before us today and i thank the g.a.o. for preparing this very authority rogue report. over the past few months this committee has gathered more information about the management failures within this bank and the blatant lack of urgency for many years to act more forcefully in preventing these failures. i am committed to investigating and holding accountable those who were asleep at the wheel once again and allowed these preventible failures to occur. mr. clements, on page 23 on your report, you note that the federal reserve bank of san francisco did not recommend the issuance of a single enforcement action against s.v.b. despite the bank's serious liquidity and management issues. on march 29, vice chair barr stated that there were supervisory issues raised and we have now come to learn that since 2018 there were 15 related liquidity and risk management issued. after 15m.r.a.'s and mria's, matters requiring attention and matters requiring

>> mr. speaker. mr. speaker. as we saw last week, there are now a record number of police officers across the country, thanks to the actions of this government and crime is 50% lower than it was when we took office. she talked about investing in the northeast. when we invested levelling up fund her constituency 20,000 pounds. she said it was transformational and said it would rejuvenate her local area and that's the conservative government delivering not just for the northeast, but for her constituents, too. >> mr. speaker. i was pleased to welcome the secretary of state for transport recently to see the progress on northumberland line. ... over 3.6 million women born in the 1960s had their increase without their knowledge. only to realize they have no income, they could not pay their bills and somebody even lost their homes. asking the prime minister today, will he commit to the fair and fast payments of any compensation recommended to the 1960 women for the injustice for the department of work and retention. >>

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: the irresponsible of biden has threatened the southern border. it exposes us to human trafficking and dangerous drug. since biden took office in january, 2021, there have been over 5.2 million illegal crossings, 10,300 illegal aliens came over the border on may 9 this year, the highest ever. gruesomely, another 1.5 million illegal aliens have crossed without being detained. that includes 200 on the terror watch list, putting every american family everywhere at risk for mass murder. drug cartels have killed over 700,000 americans annually, mostly due to fentanyl. i am grateful house republicans, led by speaker kevin mccarthy, have passed the secure border act, stopping illegal aliens. in conclusion, god bless our troops who successfully protected america for 20 years as the global

mr. speaker. continue to work to end the bloodshed in sudan and support a democratic government. we have begun a large scale evacuation of british nationals, mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, in addition to my other duties in the house. i i shall have later such meetings. >> mr. speaker, yesterday opposition grabbed a crude headline about teaching boys to have respect for women, an important issue, i'm sure the prime minister will agree. but given that the leader of the. decision apparently doesn't know what a woman is -- [inaudible conversations] that he won't stand up to defend women in his own party -- [inaudible] and according to -- failed to prosecute when he was in charge of -- does my right honorable friend think that the labour party are in any position to teach anyone about respect for women, and is irony kid? [inaudible conversations] >> -- further responsibility the answer of the opposition. >> mr. speaker, my honorable friend is a

mr. gosar: mr. baker? mr. baker: if you are referring to the rebate rule i think it was called, yes. we know that rule. it was as we say here today, delayed until 2032. i think there is a lot of conversation that can still be had on that. i think in general p.b.m.'s can do a good job of making drugs more affordable in the united states. i think if we understand where and how they are making the decisions they are making, they can help keep pharmaceutical manufacturers in check so they do not price gouge on the american public. at the end of the day those things are not occurring as we sit here today. those are problems i think we need to solve. mr. gosar: dr. duane, can you think of any administrative changes that would be beneficial to that ruling to make it more applicable? dr. duane: it should be applicable immediately. the sooner you get rid of rebates, the sooner you see drugs transparent in their cost and can compete on the merits of the drug itself and not based on who is willing to pay more to a kickba

mr. mccaul: mr. speaker, i'm proud to yield two minutes to the esteemed speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker: in a few moments the house republicans will pass the strongest border security bill this country has ever seen. meanwhile, we are seeing a very different record from president biden. who has only been to the border one time in 50 years. we all know what it is. we have seen it every day for over two years. especially now that title 42 is expiring. record crossings, record carelessness, and record chaos. mr. speaker, what have the house democrats done? what have they done to secure the border and fix the border crisis? i checked and frankly it's nothing. to start, house democrats skipped congressional hearings at the border. not just one committee hearing, every single one of them. when judiciary went with homeland, they spent the last two years vogt by proxy. when it comes to securing the border, they chose to stay in washington. they treat the border like president biden does,

mr. fulcher: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. fulcher: thank you, mr. speaker. in approximately two weeks, our country will hit its debt ceiling. house republicans understand that this would be disastrous for our already fragile economy. that's why we took decisive action to address the crisis responsibly and sensibly by passing the limit, save, and grow act. this legislation will not only end the debt limit crisis, but it would also address the root cause of that crisis -- washington's irresponsible spending. since president biden took office, the 10-year trajectory on federal spending has increased by a staggering $10 trillion. while house republicans have been hard at work crafting solutions to the debt ceiling, this administration and house democrats have wasted valuable time, putting our nation's financial stability at risk. two weeks ago the wh

mr. cole: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, yesterday the rules committee met and reported out a rule. house resolution 456, providing for consideration of h.r. 3746, the fiscal responsibility act, under a closed rule. it provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of the committee on ways and means. it provides for one motion to recommit. i rise today in support of the rule and the underlying legislation. mr. speaker, today's legislation has been a long time coming. an agreement like the one we are considering today could and should have been in place much earlier. instead, president biden dithered and refused to negotiate with house republicans, pushing us right up to the very brink of catastrophic default. from day one, speaker mccarthy and house republicans tried to get president biden and congressional democrats to come to the negotiating table. but for months they refused. over and over again president biden refused to meet with speaker mccarthy to discuss th

mr.ence: 58? we're at 38 this year. was she like in the third grade when you married her? >> 19. freshman. >> i was his first, my mother said, remember if you go out with him you're stuck with him for the summer. that was 60 years ago. so happy here at dover point. >> been a great place for the kids to grow up. mr. pence: we got a cornfield next door. i do have five acres and a pond. never too far away here in indiana. by the way, you're welcome. great to meet you. >> thank you. good luck. >> hi. nice to meet you. my name is caramela. mr. pence: mike pence. thanks for coming out. >> thanks for being here. mr. pence: get some lobster. >> there's a roll for you. >> i saw you last year, good to see you again. >> he's got like a third of the state and he's a marine. >> we won't hold that against him. >> my father was a marine. greg was in the marine corps, he's in the congress now. seat i used to hold. his noteworthy background is he was stationed in beirut in 1983. >> oh, i went to boot camp

mr. smith: no. mrs. houchin: has congress ever passed a bill that raised the debt ceiling while cutting back on future setting? mr. smith: has congress ever -- mrs. houchin: whileet kra*elting spending reductions? mr. smith: yes we have. mrs. houchin: what's the consequence of defaulting on our debt? mr. smith: it never happened. it could be catastrophic. mrs. houchin: we heard a lot today that the fiscal responsibility act isn't the answer. what alternative are we looking at if we don't move forward with this negotiated atkpwraoepltd? mr. smith: a blank check debt limit increase. mrs. houchin: thank you. before i close i want to note we would likely have not been able to secure the conservative items in a fiscal responsibility act as stand alone bills. we did pass a bill to reduce spending for the i.r.s.ment chairman smith, where is that bill now? mr. smith: it's waiting for action in the senate. mrs. houchin: we did rescind covid funding. where is that in mr. smith: waiting for action in the senate. mr

mr. massie: thank you. mr. estes, do you think this bill reduces spending or will cause a reduction? mr. estes: this will cause a reduction in spending based on the budget caps. mr. massie: ranking member thompson, do you believe this is going to reduce spending? you do? mr. thompson: i do. mr. massie: what about you, chairman smith? mr. smith: yes, it will reduce spending without increasing taxes. i know the prior representative was talking about the president's budget that will reduce the deficit by $3 trillion. but in that same budget, the president increased -- >> we're leaving this here to honor our over 40-year commitment of live gavel to gavel coverage of congress. the u.s. house is coming back in on this tuesday to cover several financial services bills as well as a resolution calling on elected officials, faith leaders and civil society leaders to condemn and combat anti-semitism. live coverage here on c-span. >> mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2792, the small entity upd

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to highlight eric's law, a piece of legislation i introduced with my pennsylvania colleague, congressman cartwright. it's named for eric williams, a federal correction officer who was brutally murdered by an inmate at u.s. penitentiary canaan in wayne county, pennsylvania. his murder crime went unpunished, even though 11 out of 12 jurors voted for the death penalty because he was already serving a life sentence. currently law requires unanimous decision by the jury to impose the death penalty. our legislation permits prosecutors to empanel a second jury for sentencing if the sirs jury in a federal death penalty case fails to reach a unanimous decision on a sentence. this allows for a final definite decision in death penalty case that is are victim and families -- our victim and families deserve. i would like to thank eric's father as well as the council of prison locals for their support and endorsement of this bill. mr. speaker, we must do informing our power to

mr. green: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of house resolution 2, the secure the border act of 2023. last year, republicans made a commitment to america to secure our borders, protect our nation and safeguard our communities. today, house republicans are delivering on that promise. no matter where you sthoint political spectrum, it is undeniable that we are in the midst of a severe border crisis. in just over two years, president biden and secretary mayorkas have intentionally turned our nation's board entire a place of chaos and devastation. one controlled by the drug cartels. the administration's refusal to enforce the law or implement effective policies to secure the border has led us to this point. completely dismantling any semblance of law and order. over the past several month, members of the committee on homeland security have been hard at work crafting a solution to address the administration's self-inflicted crisis at our borders. with input from our colleagues across the republican conferenc

mr number seven, mr speaker.takes the protection of the public and security incidents at immigration detention centres extreme is seriously. i met with senior serco executives on the fourth of their response to the incident in the honourable gentleman's constituency. an independent investigation into this incident is now under way and we will consider its findings in detail. mr we will consider its findings in detail. ~ ., ~ , detail. mr speaker, can i thank my honourable — detail. mr speaker, can i thank my honourable friend _ detail. mr speaker, can i thank my honourable friend for _ detail. mr speaker, can i thank my honourable friend for that - detail. mr speaker, can i thank my i honourable friend for that response? will he join and also thanking the chief constable of bedfordshire police for working with other police forces across the uk? understand all but one of those have been rearrested along with arrests for those who have facilitated those well they have been out of detention, but there are questions

mr. nadler: mr.peaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, this resolution is nothing more than empty rhetoric designed to score political points. it does nothing to help our law enforcement officers to do their jobs. it does nothing to solve crimes or promote justice. it does nothing to take deadly weapons like those used to target law enforcement off our streets. it does nothing to make our communities safer. it is also wildly misleading, full of incendiary rhetoric that doesn't match reality. very conspicuously it even fails to recognize the service or contributions of federal, state, or tribal law enforcement officers. it's worth remembering when the republicans passed their rules package at the beginning of the congress, it included several supposedly ready to go on day one bills. earlier version of this resolution was included in that list, but it never made it to the floor. now we know why. the problems that

mr. costa: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, every day 10 people -- 30 people are killed by someone using a gun. gun violence is the leading cause of death for children in the united states. when will you be bringing a bill to the floor to help put an end to this carnage? mr. thofrp: mr. speaker, our country is averaging 1.5 mass shootings every day. there are over 70 suicides and accidental shootings every day. when will you bring a bill to the floor to help put an end to this? mr. speaker, every day our cops are on the street protecting americans, and they are confronted by criminals who have access, easy access to guns that they shouldn't have. when will the republicans be bringing a bill to the floor to help put an end to this, mr. speaker? it's sad. it's sad that there's not even no word but there's no action on this. when will the republicans work with us democrats to help put an end to gun violence? i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does -- the gentleman yields. for wh

mr. buck: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 398, i call up the house concurrent resolution 40, expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defeund o dismantle local law enforcement agencies and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 18, house concurrent resolution 40, concurrent resolution expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement age agencies. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 398, the concurrent resolution is considered as read. the concurrent resolution shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary or their respective designees. after one hour of debate, it shall be in order to consider the amendment printed in part c of house report 1

mr. bost: mr. speaker, at this time i yield three minutes to the gentleman from michigan, general bergman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. bergman: thank you, mr. chairman, for all the support, for these bills that not only make life better for the vetbut also for their -- veterans but also for their families. i rise in support of 1669, the vet-tec authorization act, which, as amended, includes the text of legislation i originally introduced as h.r. 234, gerald's law. gerald's law was drafted and introduced on behalf of gerald elliott, a u.s. army veteran and a resident of the upper peninsula of michigan as well as on behalf of his family and the thousands of other veterans like him. a life-long uper, jerry was part of the american legion post and an active volunteer for the u.p. honor flight. after a cancer diagnosis in 2019, gerald received his care at the iron mountain v.a. as the disease progressed and he was placed on hospice care, he decided to go home

president mr. pejmanfar , honorable mr. arkani and mrs.ehi, please come to count the votes of the president . i would like to hire someone during the counting of votes, because we are actually going to continue with the legislation. let the friends here count calmly and carefully. inshallah , they are ready to count the votes. i would like the logo water. please explain the nawab's card . the names of the candidates for the election of the nawab. mr. abdulreza masri, the honorable representative of kermanshah mr. mojtabi zulnouri, the honorable representative of qom, mr. ali nikzad, the honorable representative of ardabil , mr. nikzad, mr. reza nouri, mr. masri, the names of the candidates for the election of the deputy chairman , the colleagues say to choose two people from three people , friends, please, and gather us as soon as possible may the dear people who are broken human beings come to the nawab to count and supervise the counting of the votes, mr. khadzarian, mr. nouri qazaljah tommy , mr. bastami nouri qazaljah khazarian , bring

mr. rouzer: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor brunswick county sheriff john ingram who recently retired for his long and distinguished service in law enforcement. a proud native of brunswick county, sheriff ingram has continued to dedicate his life to his community. he joined the brunswick county sheriff's office in 1991, starting as a patrol deputy. he quickly rose through the ranks and served in many different capacities, including in the warrant and detective divisions. then, became lieutenant in the narcotics division. and commander of the department's swat team. mr. ingram later joined the columbus county sheriff's office where he was named chief deputy before returning to brunswick county in the same role. shortly thereafter, he was appointed brunswick county sheriff and has earned re-election to the post in each and every election since. during his tenure leading the brunswick county sheriff's office, he expanded the department to accommodate the fastest growing county in the state. he increa

mr. joyce: mr. speaker, i rise today to congratulate chambersburg high school on winning the piaa boys track and field championship this past week at shippensburg university. under the leadership of the coach, chambersburg out distanced their competition on the way to scoring 48 points and claiming the team's first ever state championship. coach walker has consistently worked with student athletes to demonstrate that there are no short cuts to success. practice, hard work, and determination are the hallmarks of what has made this one incredible team. chambersburg's commitment to academic excellence is an example how student athletes can be supported both on and off the track. on behalf of the people of pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, i congratulate chambersburg high school trojans and wish them every continued success. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to

>> mr.peaker, i have a serious matter affecting every constituent to bring to my right honorable friends attention. counterfeit postage stamps that facilitated that have been facilitated. i have contacted the ncaa, national trading standards and i'm afraid i've received willful responses and i've set my concerns to the series fraud office. remittances of illegal cash have been facilitated i believe this is in contravention of the forgery and can't -- and counterfeiting act of 1981. can my honorable friend assist me in taking this further? >> mr. speaker, maia pay tribute to my honorable friend. i know how hard he has been campaigning on this important issue. home secretary will have heard his remarks i would say the competition and consumer bill does address these platforms and ultimately, if run is being perpetrated, the police should take action. >> the deputy leader of the opposition. >> thank you, mr. speaker. it's a pleasure to welcome you and the deputy prime minister. the third one i

mr. altman: thank you, senator hawley. this is one of the areas of concern, to manipulate, to persuade, to provide sort of one-on-one, you know, interactive information. that's a broader version of what you're talking about. given that we're going to face an election next year and these models are getting better, i think this is a significant area of concern. i think there's a lot of policies that companies can voluntarily adopt and i'm happy to talk about what we do there. i do think some regulation would be quite wise on this topic. someone mentioned earlier, someone we agree -- something we agree with, people need to know what they're talking to with a.i., if their content is generated or not. i think it's a great thing to do is to make that clear. i think we also will need rules, guidelines, about what's expected in terms of disclosure from a company providing a model that could have these sorts of abilities that you talk about. so i am nervous about it. i think people are able to ada

mr. green: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from mississippi, the vice chair of the committee on homeland security, mr. guest. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. guest: i want to thank the chairman. mr. speaker, make no mistake, our border's broken. this administration for over two years has been unwilling or unable to secure our southern border. statistics show in statistics shows in f.y.2021, president biden set a record with encounters. in 2022 he broke the record with 27 million ep counters. and in 2023 he's on pace to break the record again. the numbers on my left point a look at the dire situation of our southern border and these will only grow worse as title 42 expires. republicans from homeland security, from judiciary, from foreign affairs have worked together to craft legislation that will combat the border crisis, a crisis created by the fail quurs of -- failures of this administration. this legislation will hire thousands of new age

mr. payne: mr. speaker, i rise today to praise the life and career of golfer renee powell and discuss she deserves a presidential medal of freedom. in 1967, renee powell became just the second african-american to play on the lpga tour. and competed in more than 250 professional tournaments. also, powell was an international ambassador for the gym of golf. she was a member of the british pga, won a tournament in australia, and taught golf to african heads of state. in 1977, she was the first woman ever to play in a men's professional golf tournament. and in 2017, powell was elected to the pga american hall of fame. but she was more than an exceptional golfer. powell designed golf apparel in the famous british department store harrod's. today she runs clearview hope, a rehabilitation program for female war veterans. renee powell is an american icon and civil rights pioneer and she deserves to be recognized with the presidential medal of freedom. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: than

lee, for five minutes. -- mrs. lee, for five minutes. mrs. lee: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize a law enforcement hero from nevada who made the ultimate sacrifice serving our community, officer tr trungtai. -- trung tai. he was shot and killed at the age of 49, leaving behind his father, brother, four sisters, his daughter, jada, and an entire community of law enforcement officers who relied on his mentorship and support. a 23-year veteran of the las vegas metropolitan police department, thai's colleagues describe him as someone who could have served in the highest levels of the department as a sergeant or a lieutenant, but instead, he chose time and again to serve at all hours of the day and all hours of the night on the front lines of our communities because he cared -- what he cared about most was keeping people safe. officer thai represented the best of our law enforcement, someone willing to put his life on the line for his community but also a family man who never stopped giving back. he coached girl's volleyball, enjoyed playing with his

mr. roach. mr. roach, you are directed by this meeting to one last effort to obtain permission from. the governor. sir, i will make one final attempt to gain permission from governor hutchinson and for safe passage. i depart immediately for the governor's state in milton. thank you. see that? you do not mr. roach, you will come back. a failure. i fear this may be our last hope to peacefully return to england. we will await mr. roach. safe passage from the meeting house. the chair recognizes mr. john hancock sir savage. we unanimously adopted resolution set forth in philadelphia regarding oppressive tea act. every town in this province must establish a of inspection to ensure that the tea is not blended here. mr. speaker. the speaker chair recognizes mr. isaac. clerk. thank you, sir. michael winslow and i encourage the merchants to stand firm and pursue their right to sell this to the town. the tax is paltry and actually benefits commerce. is that worth the bloodshed? the so-called sons of liberty se

putin wants this meeting between mr. erdogan and mr. assad , mr.and is very strong in the caucasus region, but with a visual and escalation of tension with the trunk, especially in iran and central asia , afghanistan is in these areas, considering that turkey is in the eastern mediterranean. it is suffering from erosion of power, it is isolated, it has no other supporter except libya, and turkey has a strategic isolation, because of this, i am naz ghati, that turkey's main conflicts are in the eastern mediterranean region and the black sea, but it can handle these crises because it is inside to feel the books or to please the singers i did not use nationalism in the caucasus region due to the presence of mr. farahani, an expert on electrical issues, the hearing of the appeal court of hamid nouri, an iranian citizen , was held in sweden today. the swedish government imprisoned this iranian citizen forty-two months ago based on the claims of the terrorist group of the hypocrites. in this regard, we are in touch. it has been arranged with switzerland

well, mr speaker... mr speaker, let's be absolutely _ her? well, mr speaker...speaker, let's be absolutely clear, _ her? well, mr speaker... mr speaker, let's be absolutely clear, this - let's be absolutely clear, this party wants to bring net migration down. i have no idea what the party opposite wants to do. we have heard in the last few days a succession of shadow ministers confused on this issue. the conservative government believes in controlled migration. we only have to look back to the legacy of the last labour government to see that under labour there is always an open door approach to migration. we will control it, the labour party will control it, the labour party will either open door migration policy. will either open door migration oli . , ., , will either open door migration oli. , ., ~ policy. number four please, mr seaker policy. number four please, mr speaker for _ policy. number four please, mr speaker for science _ policy. number four please, mr speaker for science minister. . policy. number four please, mr| speaker for science minister. mr s

mr. green: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from mississippi, the vice chair of the committee on homeland security, mr. guest. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. guest: i want to thank the chairman. mr. speaker, make no mistake, our border's broken. this administration for over two years has been unwilling or unable to secure our southern border. statistics show in statistics shows in f.y.2021, president biden set a record with encounters. in 2022 he broke the record with 27 million ep counters. and in 2023 he's on pace to break the record again. the numbers on my left point a look at the dire situation of our southern border and these will only grow worse as title 42 expires. republicans from homeland security, from judiciary, from foreign affairs have worked together to craft legislation that will combat the border crisis, a crisis created by the fail quurs of -- failures of this administration. this legislation will hire thousands of new age

question five, mr. trump's conduct was willfully or wantonly negligent, reckless or done with a conscious disregards of the rights of ms. carroll or was so reckless has to amount to such disregard. answer, yes. how much, if any, should mr. trump pay to ms. carroll in punitive damages? answer, $20,000. as to defamation, did ms. carroll prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that questioned six, mr. trump 's statement was defamatory? answer, yes. did ms. carroll prove by clear and convincing evidence that, as to question seven, mr. trump's statement was false. answer, yes. question eight, mr. trump made that statement with actual malice, answer, yes. did ms. carroll prove by a preponderance of the evidence that, question nine, ms. i carroll was injured as a result of mr. trump's publication the october 12th 2022 statement. answer, yes. -- other than reputation, repair, program. $1 million. if yes, insert $1 amount for any damages for the reputation repair program only. one $1,700,000. question ten, in

thank you, mr speaker. according to a joint i mr speaker. received from the home secretary on the 27th of march 2023, tackling anti—social behaviour is an absolute party for this government, so how can a50 fewer police officers in merseyside since 2010 and just 69p per person invested into the immediate justice 69p per person invested into the immediatejustice pilot 69p per person invested into the immediate justice pilot in any way in the real world be classed as anything approaching tackling anti—social behaviour? i am anything approaching tackling anti-social behaviour? i am very - leased anti-social behaviour? i am very pleased that _ anti-social behaviour? i am very pleased that thanks _ anti-social behaviour? i am very pleased that thanks to _ anti-social behaviour? i am very pleased that thanks to this - pleased that thanks to this government's commitment, merseyside has received increased funding of millions of pounds when compared to previous years, but most importantly, there has been seven rounds of safer street fund projects in m

mr. mchenry: hi, everybody. is it? this carpet on the floor is nice. mr. graves: open it up to y'all. reporter: -- votes for the rule without needing democrats? mr. mchenry: yes, that's the hope. i just want to be explicit about this. i am not the whip. i purposefully made the decision to run for chair of the financial services committee and not whip. i support tom emmer who is whip. i leave it to guy and tom to give you the analysis of the whip. reporter: mccarthy just said he wants to create a commission for a budget. $31 trillion in debt. you remember the supercommittee and on the budget committee, you have a ways and means committee. he said he tried to bring it up to the president. didn't work. what are your thoughts? mr. graves: look, i actually think this is really important. and you're exactly right. you can go back and look what happened under paul ryan and so i think we have some models we need to look at both in terms of effectiveness and shortfalls. actually been talking to a

mr. auchincloss: mr. auchincloss: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, recently the united states has considered issuing a digital currency. it is issued by a central bank and made available to the public. the implications for the united states dollar as the world's reserve currency and for monetary policy are hotly debated by experts. what should not be controversial, however, is that the federal reserve, treasury, and all other executive agencies cannot issue a cbdc without explicit authorization from congress. article 1, section 8 of the constitution grants that power to, quote, coin money and to regulate the value thereof exclusively to congress. under section 16 of the federal reserve act, the fed can issue, quote, federal reserve notes, end quote. but cbdc's are not federal reserve notes. the law restricts reserve notes printed by dyes including a detailed process that clearly does not apply to digital money money. the federal reserve says it cannot do this without congressional authorization. they published a report in 2022 and said it wo

mr. zack who will be making a brief comment and answer any questions the commissioners may have. and afterwards, mr. taylor would have the same opportunity to speak and answer any questions of commissioners may have on him. so, mr. demarko, welcome. >> thank you. so, i will be fairly brief and open up to questions. everything is in the memo as well as in the larger guide book, both of which provided to the respondent and to the public on the website. so, i are want to just mention three quick things that i'll draw your attention to first. just to we are not dealing with substance today but take a step back and remind of the case in general. this was a case where the respondent mr. taylor was alleged to have coordinated between a committee and a pack to facilitate a $10 thousand expenditure by the pack that went towards supporting the committee, his coordination is alleged to have (indiscernible) into contribution far over the $500 limit. flowing from that, the executive director found pro

dear mr. very much, mr. seyyed ali mousavi, the respected representative of the helpers, rahman rahim , greetings, politeness and respect from the honorable people of iran , peace be upon you, ali bin musa al- reza. and i would like to thank the hard-working and revolutionary first deputy and thank you from the respected parliamentary and executive deputy and the respected minister of the country, but in the case of dr. sahrai, the biggest criticism of their introduction to the ministry of education is related to the lack of necessary administrative and executive records in accordance with the management of the ministry of education, the body of education. of course, mr. sahraei's scientific and research records are worthy of admiration and as the president of farhangian university, they performed well, but the management and executive steering of an hour-long singing house with the greatness of education requires the ability ha and the executive capabilities are much higher and more special that we can bold

mr. joyce: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, since president biden took office and put a stop to the construction of a wall along our southern border, more than 1.3 million illegal immigrants have entered our country and avoided apprehension. now, as title 42 is set to expire, a mass of migrants from central america have formed at our points of entry. this represents both a security and a humanitarian crisis. as resources are strained and migrants overwhelm our border patrol agents, allowing more deadly drugs to continue to spill into our great united states. in march, fentanyl seizures increased by 25% just from the prior month. we have seen the toll fentanyl related substances have on our communities. in the past two years more than 14,000 pounds of this deadly drug have been seized. enough to kill every man, woman, and child in america. the problems on the border are widespread. so far in 2023, 80 people, whose names appear on the terrorist watch list, have been apprehended at our southern border. these statistics sh

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker: the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the journal stands approved. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present. the speaker: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question is postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from california, mr. correa. mr. correa: 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: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker, messages from the president of the united states. th

mr. houchin: mr. cordray, it's noted that the pause benefits high income borrowers and graduate students. a typical law skaout graduate will receive an estimated $65,000 in loan cancellation accounting for inflation and forgiven interest compared to $7,000 for someone who borrowed for community college. is it fair for borrowers of community college to steve $7,000 forgiveness payment -- to receive $7,000 forgiveness payment -- another giveness versus a law scoot graduate who might received $65,000 under the biden plan. just answer, is it fair or not? mr. cordray: the payment if -- mrs. houchin: do you believe it to be fair or not? mr. cordray: apparently the -- mr. houchin: reclaim my time. ask it -- is it fair that 2/3 of the benefit would go to the top half of earners? mr. cordray: i don't believe that that's consistent with what i have seen. again the payment pause was put in place by the prior administration. extended by them three times. it's been extended by the biden administration on the same

mr. palmer: mr. chairman, i want to thank our excellent witnesses, particularly the gentleman from alabama. chair comer: thank you. the chair recognizes mr. garcia from california for five minutes. mr. garcia: thank you. i want to thank all of the witnesses for their service. for me i am not here to defend any corporate strategy or investment. i think most of the democrats and the democrats on this committee are really focused on supporting people and we're not here to put working people above big corporations and companies we do know also want to consider certain goals that they have when they're investing. whether it's because climate is obviously changing. having an impact. companies obviously prioritize diversity because america is actually more diverse. and it helps them do business in a diverse society. so these are decisions that make financial sense and i think corporations are making this all the time. i think we should also be honest what we're doing here. i think the majority is clearly tr

mr. cardin: mr.resident. the presiding officer: the senior senator from maryland. mr. cardin: thank you, mr. president. i have seven requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. mr. cardin: mr. president, this week is public service recognition week, a week we have set aside each year since 1985, to recognize and honor public servants. i would like to take this opportunity to express my deep, heartfelt gratitude to local, state public servants. detectives to doctors, soldiers to superintendents, teachers to transit workers. america's public servants come prize one of the -- comprise one of the most critical and often maligned assets. public servants teach our children, deliver our mail, keep our streets and community safe and clean guide aircraft, and respond to natural disasters and other emergencies, conduct pioneering basic research, provide health care, interpret and enforce ou

mr. scott -- mr. speaker, that is a british government delivering for the people. >> the health secretary should be aware, he needs a reality check. the party has no ambition for working people. it's the same old failed ideas, low wages and high tax. labor would fix the apprenticeship levy, fill the skills gap and stop businesses from recruiting abroad if they don't pay properly. what does it say about he and his party that they won't do the same. >> mr. speaker, i think he said it six times, we don't know how to do any of these things mr. speaker. that's the difference between us. because every week we hear rhetoric, but in the past week we can measure our actions. we have introduced new powers to curb disruptive protest. we are protecting public services against -- and we have new laws to stop -- and what is see done, he voted against every single one of them. that's the difference between us. while he's working for politics, we work for the british people. >> thank you, mr. speaker. we have all wit

mr. roth of twitter is there and the former ceo of npr and twitter. the mock exercise by the aspen institute. the aspen institute which by the way in 2022 their budget was $9.3 million. $5 million from the state department $4 million from a sid. guess the title. guess the title of this exercise. a hack and dump working group and guess who the subject was? guest to who the subject was? hunter biden. that's amazing. october 14 that "new york post" fronts a story in the biden laptop and twitter take it down even though it was accurate and even though it didn't violate twitter's rules. other social media companies do the same and mainstream press discredit the story and finally as if on cue five days later on october 98 former intel officials signed a letter with a the now famous sentence the biden laptop story has all the classic earmarks of a russian operation. something that was absolutely false. our government builds a cozy relationship with big tech and a hack and leak operation and fund

mr. buchanan for five minutes. >> thank you, mister chairman. i would like to start with a question for each. on how many matter attention of mris, did your bank receive? >> we had 31 at the end. thank you >> mr. j, how many? >> i don't recall. >> was it more than zero? >> i don't recall. i recall it was more than zero maybe, but i don't recall. >> and? you >> we had zero. >> zero. so it's zero, how did you have zero if you eventually collapsed? >> as i mentioned earlier, >> i think it was part of my testimony and the bank maintained very strong communicative relationship withs our regulators. we addressed feedback as it was received. they provided supervisor recommendation and we addressed them. if you think back to march 9, it was a very strong day for the bank and the bank was in a strong financial position and why were you perceived as next. >> can't answer but on march 9 late in the day similar to how we were discussing earlier. there were media, social media hinkle first republican