mr. speaker. prime minister, we hear a great deal in this place about the rule of law and injustice. can the prime minister tell he me what he's going to do about the justice that -- and defunding up and down the u.k -- the next post office scandal. clearly accountable to no one and -- according to the held of hmrc with any legal basis -- [inaudible] >> prime minister. >> mr. speaker, i'm acutely aware, i think the all colleagues are around or the house, of the pain suffered by those for victims of the charged schemes, and they were misguided to do so, but i think that the line taken by the treasure true, i'm afraid, is right. >> let's go to john state ofson. john. -- john stevenson. >> thank you, mr. speaker. prime minister, there's more that unites us than divides us is very true of the united kingdom. however, improved connectivity is vital to insure we remain united. the government has suggested some improvements. is this really going to happen, improvements must be made to a-75 and the extens

mr. speaker. can i start by thanking the england team for everything that they've given this country over the last six weeks. i'm so proud of this young diverse and humbled team and everything that it represents. mr. speaker, they are the very best of modern bittian. everything that i know the country can be. does the prime minister think that it was wrong to credit sides racism by taken the knee as gesture politics. >> i agree with what the honorable gentleman said. i want to thank each and every on what they did and incredible campaign in the euro 2020 championship and they do represent the very best of the country and i utterly condemn and of all the racist outpourings that we saw on sunday night. and so what we are doing today taking practical steps to ensure that the football banning order regime is changed so that if you're guilty, mr. speaker, racist abuse, then you will not be going to the match, no butts, no exemptions and no excuses. >> mr. speaker, that won't work. >> on the 14th of jun

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, one million children, including my own daughter, were out of school last week due to self-isolation of a positive teacher in her bubble. can i just say to all the teachers across the country you are doing incredible work keeping learning going, and i was really pleased to be able to thank my daughter's schoolteacher in person yesterday. can the pm confirm that the government's approach in managing this pandemic will guarantee that all children will have an uninterrupted academic year when they return to school after the summer break? >> prime minister. >> she's absolutely right to focus on the needs of children in this pandemic, and the paramount importance of keeping them in school. we will do everything we can to insure that we are able to get schools back in september. i have every confidence that we will be able to, but that will be greatly assisted, as i never tire of repeating, mr. speaker, that will be if everybody to government goes and gets their second jab. or first

mr. speaker. mr. speaker we are heading for a summer of chaos. 1 million children out of school last week, 1 million a huge amount of businesses are closing because so many are so by saying so let me turn to exemptions. yesterday the messages coming out of number 10 about which businesses andhe workers might exempt from isolation changed hour-by-hour. first yesterday there was to be a list and then there wasn't and the prime minister spokesperson said this spokesperson said the semi- quote we are not seeking to draw a line i specifically around who is or is not exempt. i read that and i reread it several times mr. speaker and i haven't a clue what that means. it hit the nail onan the head wn they said this and i quote that it was for top on the hoof without proper organization or thought. mr. speaker i know the prime ministeror likes to govern by a three word slogan. i think mr. speaker i think on the hoof might work pretty well. last recess for millions of workers. >> hold it i don't need any help or

mr. speaker. could i begin by echoing and supporting very much your fine tribute to ian davis and thank him for all his service to this house and wish him all the very best in his retirement. mr. speaker, i know members from across this house will want to congratulate darren -- on their 2-nil win against germany, the first time any team has beaten germany in 55 years in -- [inaudible] games. we wish them all the best for their game against ukraine on saturday, and we'll all be hoping against hope that finally football is coming home, mr. speaker. in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have meetings later today. >> katherine fletcher. >> mr. speaker, after yesterday's game, many of our german friends are heading how many. does my right honorable friend agree if they want to stay here drinking all our beer, then they need to join the 5.6 million people who have already successfully applied the settlement scheme before today's deadline in the. >> yes, mr. speaker. i thank my honorable friend

mr. grijalva will vote no. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by mr. lowenthal, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal will vote no on the amendments en bloc number one. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from iowa seek recognition? >> smigd ms. wild pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. wild will vote no on the amendments en bloc 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote no on the amendments en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: as the member designated by mr. donald paip pursuant to h. res. 8, mr. payne will vote no on the amendments en bloc number #. as the member designated by ms. coleman. will vote no. and

mr. speaker, mr. carter from the great state of texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote no. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. hagedorn of minnesota, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. hagedorn will vote no on h.r. 4502. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by congresswoman grace meng, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that congresswoman meng will vote yea on h.r. 4502. as the member designated by congressman steven horsford, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that congressman horsford will vote yea on h.r. 4502. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the jackson lee from new york seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. katko of new york, pursua

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i now yield three minutes to the distinguished gentlelady from california, ms. lofgren. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for three minutes. ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of this bill. as it's been mentioned it makes key changes in the afghan allies protection act to ensure that the special immigrant visa program, which is part of current law, works as congress intended, to protect the lives of afghan nationals who served honorably alongside u.s. troops in afghanistan. for the past several years many of us have expressed grave concerns about the challenges our allies face in navigating the special immigrant visa process. it currently takes an average of three years to complete the process, which includes numerous forms. applications, detailed documentary requirements, lengthy criminal background, and national security checks. this bill makes important changes to streamline the application without compromising the nation

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i now yield three minutes to the distinguished gentlelady from california, ms. lofgren. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for three minutes. ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of this bill. as it's been mentioned it makes key changes in the afghan allies protection act to ensure that the special immigrant visa program, which is part of current law, works as congress intended, to protect the lives of afghan nationals who served honorably alongside u.s. troops in afghanistan. for the past several years many of us have expressed grave concerns about the challenges our allies face in navigating the special immigrant visa process. it currently takes an average of three years to complete the process, which includes numerous forms. applications, detailed documentary requirements, lengthy criminal background, and national security checks. this bill makes important changes to streamline the application without compromising the nation

mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize minnesota farm bureau federation perfect kevin pap who will be retiring in november. he has been president of the minnesota farm bureau for 16 years during which i and my team have been fortunate enough to work with him very closely on many occasions. mr. emmer: in addition to being a servant, selfless servant leader, kevin walks the walk. he and his wife julie own and operate a fourth generation family farm in minnesota where they've -- they grow corn and soybeans. whenever i speak to kevin, i'm impressed by his commitment and focus to improving the lives of minnesota farmers and advancing agriculture. he's been the advocate that our state's farm and ranch community deserves, and we will be forever grateful for his work. kevin, congratulations on your well-earned retirement. and we're going to look forward to seeing you and your family again soon. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? mr

mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. on monday, after a year of battling the coronavirus pandemic, my home commonwealth of pennsylvania ended its mask mandate. i am proud of pennsylvania for exceeding president biden's goal for vaccinations by the fourth of july, with over 70% of adults with one dose and 60% of both doses. ms. dean: we are safely lifting our mask mandate. i salute my state's leadership in putting health and science first as we sought to get the virus under control. when this pandemic started, no one knew how long it would take to get past these precautions. at times it was difficult to see any return to normalcy. but we got there together. i thank my constituents for

mr. speaker. i want to thank both sides of the aisle, mr. latta and others, for their help in get this bill moved. i would ask support for the legislation and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3119. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2931, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships act. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 67, h.r. 2931, a bill to provide for certain programs and developments in the department of energy concerning the cyber security and vulnerabilities of and physical threats to the electric gri

mr. speaker, they promised for three years. i'm not sure that 15 minute chat at the garden party moves things that significantly. i have the headline, mr. heather -- mr. speaker. boris johnson refuses taking the knee. that's the story of the headlines. boris johnson refuses to condemn and the prime minister fully respects the rights for those who choose to make their feelings known. this is about bullying. so he respects the rights. he said that the bullying was a choice for them, quite frankly. no condemnation there. no clarity there, mr. speaker. when senior double ministers and mps defend the booing of an antiracist message, who do they think they are defending prime minister and why are they defending it russian mark -- defending it? >> nobody defense booing. if he continues to attack the home secretary >> i want to hear the prime minister. i want to know the answer and i expect the opposition to listen to the answer. prime minister. >> thank you. we love and admire the england side and what they did. the represent the best

mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. miller-meeks: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize a young woman in my district who has become an inspiration to women and athletes everywhere. aaron, a university of northern iowa sophomore and track star from solan high school earned a position on team u.s.a. for the paraolympics in tokyo. she has 2400 vision due to optic nerve degeneration in both eyes is ranked fourth in the world after achieving a 58.23 seconds in the trials earlier this month. finishing second overall in both the 400 and 100 meter dashes. the second district and the state of iowa are lucky to be represented by stellar athletes like erin, thomas, and kenny competing in this year's summer owe limb pings. i could not be prouder to represent these three in congress. good luck, erin, thomas, and kenny. bring home the gold. last week

mr. speaker. should i begin by echoing and supporting your fine tribute to ian davis and thank him for all of us service to this house and we wish him the very best in his retirement. mr. speaker, i know members from across this house want to congratulate gary and -- on their two-one nema -- when against germany. it was the first time winning and 55 years. we wish them best for their game against ukraine on saturday. we hope this time, football is coming home. this morning, i had meetings in additions to the duties in my house. i will have further meetings on this. >> mr. speaker, after yesterday's game, many of our friends were heading home. what my right honorable friend agree that they would want to stay here and drinking our beer, they'll need to join the millions who have applied to the game several weeks both -- before today's headline? >> i think mountable friend and she is on -- absolutely right. i'm astonished that 5.7 e.u. nationals have applied for this wonderful scheme and i encourage

mr. speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 2668 the consumer protection and recovery act this legislation is essential to protect consumers and honest businesses across the country. it restores a critical tool of the federal trade commission to go to court to get victimized consumers their money back and make lawbreakers return illegal profits. for other 40 years section 13-b has been the f.t.c.'s primary and most effective means to obtain relief for consumers and businesses. over just the last five years aloan, the f.t.c. returned over $11.2 billion to over 20 million americans who have been scammed. the f.t.c. used its authority to help relieve veterans and service members from crushing student debt after they were scammed by the university of phoenix and deaf rye. they have -- and devry. they returned money to others defrauded and none of this would have been possible without 13-b. the supreme court ruled that 13-be did not allow f.t.c. to seek restitution for consumers, instead, they could only see

mr. speaker, i move that [inaudible] >> the chair recognizes mr. metcalf for emotion. >> mr. speaker, i move that the sergeant at arms or officers appointed by him sent for all absentees whose inattendance is not excused under force of the word is necessary. >> any second? we will vote. all members have voted. [gavel bangs] the motion is adopted. >> members, the sergeant at arms and any officers appointed by him are directed percent for absentees whose attendance is not excused, under a warrant of arrest if necessary. members, while the house is under a call, every member who wishes to leave must have written permission of the speaker of the house. [indiscernible] >> 5, section six of the house rules, the motions will be in order, correct? >> that is correct. >> 5 section eight discusses securing a quorum after a call to the house is ordered. is that correct? >> that is correct. >> server, article three, section 10 of the texas constitution states that a smaller number than a quorum may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such entities as each hous

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i now yield three minutes to the distinguished gentlelady from california, ms. lofgren. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for three minutes. ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of this bill. as it's been mentioned it makes key changes in the afghan allies protection act to ensure that the special immigrant visa program, which is part of current law, works as congress intended, to protect the lives of afghan nationals who served honorably alongside u.s. troops in afghanistan. for the past several years many of us have expressed grave concerns about the challenges our allies face in navigating the special immigrant visa process. it currently takes an average of three years to complete the process, which includes numerous forms. applications, detailed documentary requirements, lengthy criminal background, and national security checks. this bill makes important changes to streamline the application without compromising the nation

mr. speaker, colonel speaker, congressman speaker. i want to thank my friend representative crow for his leadership on this issue. representative crow, like congressman brown, speaker brown, is one of the members of this house from a new generation of service who wore the uniform. our country in the post 9/11 conflicts. these veterans of the war in iraq and afghanistan like representative crow understand what we must do to support our friends who stood with us, who risked their lives and the lives of their families with their american partners. the mission of our armed forces in afghanistan over the past 20 years has been cheer. although very extended. destroy the terrorists who attacked us on 9/11 and deny al qaeda a safe haven from which to threaten global security and our country. today osama bin laden is dead and al qaeda has been routed. terrorism, however, has not gone away. our troops are now coming home. the fate of the afghan people will surely be determined by them. with our help. with us standing by. america will continue t

mr. speaker. i rise today in strong support of h.r. 3263, the d.h.s. medical countermeasures act. h.r. 3263 seeks to establish a medical countermeasures program to facilitate the readiness and protection of personnel and working animals in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive attacks, disease outbreak or pandemic. h.r. 3263 requires d.h.s.'s chief medical officer or c.m.o. to provide programmatic oversight over the program and have a medical countermeasures working partner. the bill requires the c.m.o. to utilize d.h.s. chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear risk assessments and c.d.c. guidance to develop the types of -- and quantitities of medical countermeasures to stockpile. h.r. 3263, first introduced in the 114th congress, was developed due to the concerns about the possibility of a severe pandemic that could cause illnesses, fatalities, and destabilize the operations of d.h.s. the covid-19 pandemic has brought these concerns to the forefront. d.h.s. i

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today i rise today to speak on the tragedy that's facing our nation in the opioid epidemic. as a physician for over 30 years, there's nothing more important to me than the health and safety of our communities. unfortunately, it's no secret that communities across this great nation are suffering from an opioid crisis that is sweeping the country once again. as a member of the north carolina general assembly, i worked tirelessly on legislation to help curb the number of overdose deaths that was occurring in our state. as climbing statistics of young people dying from opioids, the number decreased. we did this by decreasing the number of prescribed opioids. tragically, that number has started to rise again. that's because illicit fentanyl has taken over the death market. last year alone, more than 93,000 americans died of drug overdoses, which demonstrates a 30% increase from 2019. of the 93,000 drug overdose related last year, 69% were opioid related. according to the c.d.c., la

mr. owens of utah. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the tarlos will be enter -- the materials will be entered and the gentleman is recognized. nor three minutes. -- recognized for three minutes. mr. owens: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in opposition to moving the previous question so we can immediately consider my bill, h.r. 4698, say no to indoctrination act, which prohibits federal funds from advancing the hateful critical race theory concepts. i grew up in the deep south during the days of k.k.k., jim crow and segregation. i felt the pain of racism and seen and experienced firsthand when people act unjustly towards others due to the color of their skin. yes, it still happens today when individuals choose hate. once an unknown academic theory, c.r.t. says racism permanently stains the fabric of american society. the critical race theorists believe we are defined solely by our skin color. they believe that america's institution preserves white supremacy. some believe our nation is hopelessly racist.

can you hear me, mr speaker? mr speaker, can you hear me?bit. well, that never happened in macmillan�*s day! mps and peers have now left westminster for their summer break. they'll be back in september, but we won't. this is the very last edition of the week in parliament — and there'll be no more daily programmes either. groans thank you. this programme started life as the record way back in 1992 on bbc two, before migrating to the bbc parliament channel when it started in the late �*90s. a weekly round—up programme was added... hello there, and welcome to the record review of the week at westminster. ..although that was rebranded after an mp turned up for the show thinking he'd been invited on to talk about his record collection. well, that may not be entirely true, but in 2012 the programme became known as the day in parliament with another weekly review. welcome to the week in parliament, and indeed welcome to parliament. and as well as keeping you informed about the big issues in parliament, we didn't forget its traditions either. there

mr. speaker. here's men and women who served their country, they can use a g.i. bill for a nontraditional technology, classes. today's world, that's the work force we need. they jump ahead. they get paid more than the average american, but the desire and the need and the applications are much greater than we fund. i think we have a responsibility here. i want to thank house veterans committee -- veterans' affairs committee congresspeople for joining me in offering this amendment and for tirelessly advocating for the vet tec program. i also want to thank ranking member granger and carter for their work to support our nation's veterans. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from louisiana, mr. carter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized. mr. carter: mr. speaker, madam chair, ra

can you hear me, mr speaker? mr speaker, can you hear me?o, don't worry! just complete the end bit. borisjohnson at the last prime minister's questions before mps leave for their summer break, although he'll still be in isolation until next monday. that was wednesday in parliament. thank you for watching. i do hope you canjoin me at the same time tomorrow for the very last edition of the week in parliament. i'd hate you to miss it. until then, from me, david cornock, bye for now. we're still in the middle of this heatwave, or actually just past it. some thunderstorms on the way too in the coming days, which should break the heat. but it certainly has been hot in northern ireland. it was wednesday's hot spot in county tyrone — 31.3 degrees — a provisional record for northern ireland, only beating saturday's value byjust 0.1 degree. on the satellite picture, we can see some clouds to the west of our neighbourhood. that is a developing area of low pressure, and it will be nearing us over the next few days, pushing the high pressure away, and th

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mr speaker, we made it absolutely clear that no one should boo the england team and mr speaker, what we're doing now is taking, following the racist abuse that our players sadly suffered on sunday night and thereafter, we are taking practical action. in addition to changing the football banning order regime, last night i met representatives of facebook, of twitter, of tiktok, of snapchat, of instagram and i made it absolutely clear to them that we will legislate to address this problem, mr speaker, in the 0nline harms bill, and unless they get hate and racism off their platforms, they will face fines amounting to 10% of their global revenue and we all know, mr speaker, that they have the technology to do it. mr speaker, we can all see what happened here. the government has been trying to stoke a culture war and they've realised they're on the wrong side and now they hope that nobody�*s noticed. why else would a conservative mp boast that he's not watching his own team? why else would another conservative mps say that marcus rashford spends too much time playing politics when he's act

thank you, mr speaker. can i remind _ members to do so. thank you, mr speaker. to you and the government are enabling us to have this _ the government are enabling us to have this debate today. i stood on a manifesto _ have this debate today. i stood on a manifesto to maintain international aid funding of 0.7% of gni. notjust that, _ aid funding of 0.7% of gni. notjust that, we— aid funding of 0.7% of gni. notjust that, we said we would proudly maintain — that, we said we would proudly maintain our commitment to spend 07%— maintain our commitment to spend 07% on— maintain our commitment to spend 0.7% on development. only last year the pandemic hit, it had an immediate negative effect on the economy — immediate negative effect on the economy. in september 2020, when that effect— economy. in september 2020, when that effect on the economy had been seen, _ that effect on the economy had been seen. when — that effect on the economy had been seen, when public spending was increasing, when the government was borrowing _ increasing, when the government was borrowing hu

mr. rush will vote no. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> as the member designated by mr. fulcher of idaho, pursuant to h. res. 8, mr. fulcher will be voting yes on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from virginia rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. mceachin, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from virginia rise? >> as the member designated by ms. porter, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. porter will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 207, the nays are 217. the motion is not adopted. the question is on pass oj tbhef the bill. pursuant to clause 10 of rule 20. the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national cap

mr. speaker. this month i was grateful to have participated in a congressional delegation of the osec parliamentary forum. it's inspiring to see the extraordinary economic advances of estonia and bulgaria. in estonia we were welcomed by the prime minister and the foreign ministry. we learned that russian diplomats had been expelled in april to protest along with the czech prime minister, exposing the irrefutable evidence that two russian g.r.u. agents were behind the 2014 ammunition depot explosion which killed two people. the same two russian agents named by the czech republic are suspected by british diplomats for killing two in 2018. the czech republic has correctly demanded russia pay for damages. thank you for your annual delivery of south carolina pizzas to capitol hill and congratulations -- and also, god bless our troops and we should never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlem

mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i thank him for his extraordinary leadership as chair of the energy and commerce committee. thank him for bringing this important legislation to the floor. i thank mr. tonko for his leadership as chair of the subcommittee of jurisdiction, environment, and climate change subcommittee. and thank the ranking member on that committee. i respectfully disagree with the ranking member of the full committee and i'll tell you why. i join our colleagues in support of pfas action act to address the serious public health issue. it's a threat, really. pfas chemicals, which are contaminating the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the food we eat. first, i salute representative debbie dingell, a crusader in protecting our communities from pfas chemicals. thank you, again, as i say, to chairman pallone and to chairman tonko and ranking member mckinney. mr. speaker, pfas are referred to as forever chemicals. so-called because they don't easily break down and acc

no, mr speaker. i may laboriously - them up as they go along? no, mr speaker. the prime minister's - vaccinated. everybody maybe calm from the prime minister's country| from the prime minister's country retreat but back here the truth is we are heading for a summer of chaos. there is a lot of noise, mr speaker. i hope they have all got their nhs app on. mr speaker, we are heading for a summer of chaos. 1 million children were out of school last week, one million and a huge number of businesses are closing because so many staff are self isolating. so let me turn ten about which businesses and workers might be exempt... and then there wasn't. and then the prime minister's spokesperson said this and i quote, we are not seeking to draw lines specifically around who is or who is not exempt. now, i have read that and i have re—read it several times, read that and i have re—read it severaltimes, mr read that and i have re—read it several times, mr speaker, read that and i have re—read it severaltimes, mr speaker, i haven't a clue what that means. the road hole haulage

mr. ryan of ohio. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 567, the gentleman from ohio, mr. mr. ryan, and the gentlewoman from washington, msl control 10 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from ohio. mr. ryan: mr. speaker, i yield myself 45 seconds. theen o'clock -- the en bloc amendment includes a number of proposals offered by my colleagues. this is a bipartisan amendment. it includes funding to prioritize the removal of accessibility barriers on the capitol complex, conduct study on security risks and technical limitations of the capitol switchboard system and provides for a collaborative drafting program to help members work bet we are the house office of counsel. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentlelady from washington. ms. ms. herrera beutler k i seek time to speak to the amendment. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. herrera beutler: thank you, madam speaker. i wanted to specifically call out th

mr speaker, we made it absolutely clear that no one should boo the england team and mr speaker, whatre doing now is — following the racist abuse that our players sadly suffered on sunday night and thereafter, we're taking practical action. so, in addition to changing the football banning order regime, last night i met representatives of facebook, of twitter, of tiktok, of snapchat, of instagram, and i made it absolutely clear to them that we will legislate to address this problem, mr speaker, in the online harms bill. and unless they get hate and racism off their platforms, they will face fines amounting to 10% of their global revenues and we all know, mr speaker, that they have the technology to do it. we can all see what's happened here. the government has been trying to stoke a culture war and they've realised they're on the wrong side. and now they hope that nobody�*s noticed. why else would a conservative mp boast that he's not watching his own team? why else would another conservative mp say that marcus rashford spends too much time "playing politics" when he's actually trying