mr. speaker. >> prime minister. >> mr. speaker, i have a meeting with might ministerial colleagud others later today. >> [inaudible] >> both tragically -- both served with integrity and served their constituents well, and as we offer our heart-felt love and is prayers to their families, their families have offered up a new path to a new politics built of a kindness. them both from york, and right now women are feeling unsafe. many women are unsafe. and the very people who should be protecting us, engaging in potential perpetrators -- [inaudible] confidence in the police has taken its toll. but as women, we are confident we can change this for every girl and every woman so we can go to school or work without harassment, can go online without objectification and can walk the streets safely again. what steps will the prime minister take to insure women can lean on this work and -- [inaudible] >> prime minister. >> i thank her very much for her question, and she raises a most important issue, mr. speaker, one of the most import

mr. speaker. >> mr. speaker, thriving steel industry is the foundation of a more productive and resilient yet bickering between the chancellor is blocking the chance to tackle the skyhigh energy prices that our filmmakers have been facing since long before the current price hikes. with a pathway to net zero dependence on steel firms using more electricity, not less, will he urged his colleagues around the cabinet table to put in place a wholesale energy price cap along with the long-overdue reductions in network connection costs, mr. speaker, it won't work without the cap. >> mr. speaker, he makes an important point about the high energy costs for energy intensive industries and that's why we have abated them with about 2 billion pounds since 2013, but the answer is to do what we are doing to make up the long-term baseload needs of this economy by investing in nuclear which i'm afraid they failed to do in their 13 last year's, mr. speaker, as well as in renewables. >> prime minister's questions. [inaudibl

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. graves: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i'm planning to support this short-term extension of highway programs because it's a clean extension , it's the right thing to do at this point. at midnight last night, funding for these programs expired because i suppose speaker pelosi and the majority brought this lapse or thought this lapse and shutdown would be minimal. maybe we should ask the thousands of workers who are now furloughed, our state department of transportation and other stakeholders whether they also -- would also minimize the majority's inaction and the game playing that's taking place. let me be clear, the speaker's partisan process is what led us to this point. and this chaos highlights more than ever the need for us to be working across the aisle. getting a bipartisan highway and infrastructure bill done should be the easiest thing we do in congress. bipartisanship has always been the formula for success in inf

mr. speaker, and hopefully our people, mr. mcconnell, the minority leader in the united states senate, the republican leader, let me make it perfectly clear, he said the country must never default. the debt ceiling will need to be raised. he didn't say unless you stop pushing your policies, democrats, that you ran on, to help people, to help children, to help businesses. he didn't say that. he said the debt limit must be raised. in 2015, when republicans were in the majority and asked democrats to address the debt limit and he tweeted again, this is senator mcconnell, the leader of the republican party on the senate side, quote, when the united states makes promises, it keeps them, which is why the house voted today to avoid the threat of a debt default with the overwhelming majority of us joining in that responsible action. i hope the leaders will reject hypocrisy and join with democrats before, before december 3 to eliminate the threat of default this time and before december 3 after this bill passes, to ensure that our coun

>> madam speaker -- mr. thompson: madam speaker, i ask mr. suozzi be removed as a co-sponsor of h.r. 781. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the chair lays before the house the following enrolled bill. the clerk: -- the speaker pro tempore: the clerk shall read the title. the clerk: h.r. 4981, an act to amend the fentanyl sanctions act to modify certain deadlines relating to the commission on combating synthetic opioid trafficking. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 11-b of house resolution 188, the house resolution stands adj down load c-span now today. >> among today's votes in the house, extending the debt ceiling thru december 3 with an increase of $480 billion.

mr. speaker, i have no further speakers, and i'm prepared to close. i reserve the balance of my time until mrs. wagner yields back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california reserves. the gentlewoman from missouri is recognized. mrs. wagner: i thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the chairwoman, again, for her strong legislation. i'd just urge all my colleagues to support 4111, the sovereign debt contract capacity act, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from missouri yields back. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. waters: mr. speaker, i yield myself the balance of the time. in closing, i want to note in a h.r. 4111 also directs the u.s. to advocate for the i.m.f. to develop and promote a shared understanding of standard terms and sound practices with respect to sovereign debt contracts. officials for countries that sign oppressive debt contracts are often told that the proposed terms are market standard. where either there is no standard or whether standard is quite different than

mr. speaker, as the member designated mr. of indiana, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. baird will vote yea on h.r. 4611. 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 h.res. 8, i inform the house that congresswoman meng will vote yea on h.r. 4611. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. stanton: as the member designated mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on h.r. 4611. as the member designated by mr. huffman, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. huffman will vote yes on h.r. 4611. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by miss sylvia garcia, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. garcia will vote yes on h.r. 4611. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose

mr. speaker. having a premature baby born means premise everyday could be in trouble. financially and emotionally. try to continue with life as normal, a guilt but simply never leaves you is not possible. that's why parents in the situation, we discussed how quickly we can put this to get the support as quickly as possible. >> i'll make sure as fast as we can organize it and i know that many parents, particularly those premature and sick babies feel the current system is working well, that's why we will legislate to allow parents and children in neonatal care to take extended leave and we will bring forward legislation as soon as possible. >> thank you, mr. speaker. can i pay tribute to a campaigner who served this place with great distinction for three buckets. mr. speaker, i will pay my respects and tributes to brett to enter the prime minister's questions. can i think the whole house for the way it was handled. we saw the rest of us and i want to see if we can use that experience on one of the

mr. clyburn. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south carolina is recognized for three minutes. mr. clyburn: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i thank you, chairman mcgovern, for yielding time. mr. speaker, i often quote, those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. the insurrection on january 6 was the worst attack on our constitution since the civil war. while the successionists were defeated in 1885, our experiment during reconstruction did not last. it was extinguished by the lost cause mythology that minimized the evils of the successionists and -- to the leaders of the confederacy that they established. these willful circumventions and misrepresentations were used as justification for avoiding accountability and violently stripping african-americans of constitutional rights. we are at risk of repeating that history today. just as a lost cause laid the ideological ground work for jim crow and all its inhumanities, the big lie seeks to justify nullification laws that seek to sup

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i'm directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> to address the house for up to one minute and to revise and extend my remarks, as needed. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise today on an urgent matter confronting our country. the american people are witnessing a self-inflicted crises. gas is up 42%. utilities up 20%. either president biden doesn't care or is being insulated from reality. we saw the worst jobs report of the presidency this last month. self-induced labor shortages are plaguing businesses. shelves are bare. containment ships are stacking up. we have the worst border crisis in 20 years. mr. mur

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon. mr. bentz: thank you, mr. speaker. i urge my colleagues to support this bill, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlelady from texas. ms. jackson lee: as i indicated, mr. speaker, i'd like to -- i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. jackson lee: as i indicated in my discussions, i think the idea of the cops counseling act is a profound statement that we see the whole person in law enforcement. we don't just see the person's uniform externally, but we see the whole person. the reading of the words of deputy atkins' mother was to indicate, we see the family members, the children. we see the neighbors. we see the communities. and in order to do that, we must then have a holistic approach to the service of these officers. i can't help think about officers coming upon an injury to a child in whatever form it is -- and i've heard them speak of it. it's the worst investigation

mr. speaker. and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from missouri reserves. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. waters: i now yield two minutes to the gentleman from rhode island, mr. cicilline. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. cicilline: i thank the gentlelady for yielding. mr. speaker, as we mark nearly two months since the bombing that killed more than 116 innocent afghanis and american military personnel at the hamid karzai international airport, i rise in strong support of this legislation to award posthumously a congressional gold medal to the 13 u.s. service members that gave their lives that day. those individuals, sergeant johanny rosario pichardo, sergeant nicole gee, staff sergeant darin hoover, corporal lopez, corporal humberto sanchez, lance corporal david espinoza, lance corporal jared schmitz, lance corporal rylee mccollum, lance corporal dylan merola, lance corporal kareem nikoui, navy corps man maxton soviak, and staff ser

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, democrats are politicizing the justice department and embarking on a witch-hunt. this time to go after parents. parents across the country are bravely taking a stand to protect their children against overly restrict -- restrictive covid-19 mandates. in response the biden administration is weaponnizing law enforcement agencies to intimidate them into silence. some parents have crossed the wineline harassing and threatening school officials is unacceptable. but there is no evidence that parents pose a widespread threat to school administrators. yet the national school board association is asking the biden administration to treat these parents like domestic terrorists. attorney general marek gar lapd's outrageous memo giving credence to these accusations shows the biden administration cares more about appeasing special interests than americans concerned about their children. this attack on the first amendment cannot continue. parents must be allowed to stand up for their kids. i

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, in 1994, jan, an author from north carolina, released a novel titled "at home in midford." that novel was the first of 14 she wrote in a series that depicted a small town located in western north carolina. to be clear, the town of midford is purely fictional but in fact it was based off a town in north carolina's fifth district where jan karen grew up and drew inspiration of, the town of hudson. in early october, it's my privilege and honor, along with hundreds of people from 31 different states to be in hudson for the dedication ceremony of the new midford museum. the mission of this museum is to share the small town values through artifacts and archives that relate to western north carolina and jane karen's novels. one of the museum's objectives is also to enrich both reading and writing appreciation and enhancing the literary skills in use in adults. those important endeavors are worthy of praise. jan karen, along with many of us, grew up learning and appreciating the small

mr. speaker. i yield two minutes to the dean of the house, former chairman of the transportation committee, the gentleman from alaska, mr. young. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized mr. young: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i thank the chairman and ranking member. i rise in support of this legislation. it's not what i would have if i was chairman, it's not what mr. defazio would have if he was chairman but it's what we've got. we need infrastructure in this country now. the last big infrastructure bill we passed was jim oberstar and myself, $286 billion. we darn near did that unanimously. the biggest one. but from that time on we have not raised the money nor have we put what i call the wherewithal to build roads and airports and all the other things, ports, transportation. transportation is the economy of this great nation. and we have fallen behind. even in those days when i was chairman i said we need $1 trillion. people laughed

mr. joyce: thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. casten of illinois, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. casten will vote yes on h.r. 40889. -- h.r. 4089. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia seek recognition? mrs. greene: as the member designated by mr. jody hice from georgia, i inform the house that mr. hice will vote no on h.r. 4089. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. thompson of california, i inform the house that mr. thompson will vote yes on h.r. 4089. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? mrs. hayes: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. wilson, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on h.r. 4089. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does t

mr. steube will vote no. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? mrs. hayes: as the member designated by ms. wilson, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on h.r. 5763. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. al lawson, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on h.r. 5763. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia seek recognition? mrs. greene: as the member designated by representative gosar of arizona, i inform the chair that will gosar will vote no on h.r. 5763. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mr. garcia: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. schakowsky, i inform the house that ms. schakowsky will vote yes on h.r. 5763. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by represen

mr. speaker. first i want to thank probably the most knowledgeable member of the congress about infrastructure in this country and our needs, mr. defazio, the chairman of the transportation and infrastructure committee. he and his committee, mr. speaker, and members of his staff have worked very long and very late hours over the past two years, and frankly longer than that, going back to the 116th congress and the 11th congress to produce the legislation that served as a basis for this bipartisanship bill. i also want to thank chairman pallone and members of the staff in the energy and commerce committee who contributed a debate deal as well. mr. speaker, during the course of the 2016 campaign, donald trump said he was going to invest $1 trillion in infrastructure. common : $1 trillion. in 2017 he became the president of the united states and in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, no trillion dollar infrastructure bill was offered to this house or to the congress. mr. degrees, other leaders -- mr. defazio, mys

mr. pallone: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized -- reserves. the gentleman from louisiana is recognized. mr. scalise: thank you, again, madam speaker. i would just again join along with my colleague, anna eshoo of california, in urging all members of the house to pass the secure equipment act and protect the privacy of data from americans as well as that sensitive information that flows across networks that is also held by the government. let's delist and not certify companies that have already been deemed by the fcc to be national security threats. i urge all my colleagues to support this bill. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: thank you, madam speaker. i would urge, again, bipartisan support. this is an important next step in our effort to try to secure our equipment and prevent foreign actors such as the chinese from interfering with our national security. i yie

mr. speaker. i appreciate the chairman's efforts in regard to this bill, and at this time i would urge my colleagues to support the bill and would yield back the balance of my time. >> gentleman reserves. gentleman from texas -- >> mr. speaker, the equal act of 2021 represents an important step in our efforts to reform the criminal justice system. i thank representatives jeffries, scott, armstrong, and bacon for their leadership in introducing this important legislation and for assembling a broad and bipartisan coalition of stakeholders in support of the bill, including the department of justice and advocacy groups that span the entire ideological spectrum. i strongly urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this bipartisan bill today. and i yield back the balance of my time. >>> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we're funded by these television companies and more, including comcast. >> do you think this is just a community center? no. it's way more than that. comcast is partnering

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mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. ro tempore: members are reminded to refrain from engaging innalities president. under the speaker's announced policy of january 4 2021, the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas mr. royr minutes. i i thank my friend from texas for holding this time colleagues to talk about what's going on in our southern border. talk about how important it is to do something about tqa issues. i know the gentlemange in colloq him time toe to talk a youe time my friend from texas you were talking border, being next tohe at works, by theerp. and there was a hole orunfinished fence or where the fence ends. i noticed that my friend from arizon pile of metal steel. i wonder if he might describeyou were standing next to so they can understand what's happeng. mr. babin: i -- mr. bigs: i thank the gentleman fromme tell yo i was standing next to piles many piles. we couldn't even fit them into the camera shot, of fencing panels. me. million bucks wo there. a little further downrom where we were, there is fe

mr. green will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mceachin, i inform the house mr. mceach winin will vote yes. as the member designated by ms. porter, i inform the house that ms. porter will vote yes on h.r. 2989. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. russ fulcher of idaho, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will vote yes on h.r. 2989. 4 the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. butterfield, i inform the house that mr. butterfield will vote yes. as the member designated by phr-rl pascrell of new jersey, mr. pascrell will vote yes on h.r. 2989. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from west virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. lahood of illinois, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. nadler: thank you. i yield as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: h.r.1693, eliminate ing the law act of 2021 or the equal act would eliminate the unjust sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine offenses. this long overdue bipartisanship legislation allowed defendants previously convicted or sentenced for a federal offense involving crack cocaine to sentence -- petition for sentence reduction. in 1996 congress passed the anti-drug abuse act which created mandatory penalties for drug offenses and introduced a 100-1 sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine offenses. this meant a person who distributed five grams of crack cocaine receive the same five-year mandatory minimum sentence as a person who distributes 500 grams of powder cocaine. a person who distributed 50 grams of crack cocaine received a -- received the same 10-year mandatory sentence as a person who distributed 5,000 grams of powder cocaine. it s

>> madam speaker -- mr. evans: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. mfume, i inform the house that mr. mfume will vote no on the motion to recommit. madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. perlmutter, i inform the house that mr. perlmutter will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. speier, i inform the house that ms. speier will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. garbarino, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. garbarino will vote yea on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new je

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. neal: madam speaker, one of the esection duties of congress is preserve the full faith and credit of the united states. today we will once again take action to do precisely that. a suspension of the debt kroolg will prevent us from defaulting on debt we already owe. this is not about new spending. it's about investments that this congress has agreed to in the past and previously approved. this is about what the american family does every day. they don't get to say i'm not going to make my credit card payment this month. i'm not going to make my mortgage payment this month. maybe i won't make my car payment this month. and i won't honor the personal loan that i signed up for. our vote today is not a novel exercise. congress has addressed the debt limit 78 times since 1960 to prevent default. 29 times with a democrat in the white house. and 49 times with a republican in the white house. ensuring the government can finance its existing obligations is a responsibility that we share jointly

mr speaker, tomorrow at 2:50 - m, known. mr speaker, tomorrow at 2:50pm. my _ known.a memorial service. will the prime minister joined memorial service. will the prime ministerjoined me in acknowledging the terrible losses that many families locally suffered and the continuing sorrow in the community and in reflecting the victims of the disaster must never be forgotten. i think the honour lady for her raising this anniversary and she is right to commemorate the victims of the disaster and our thoughts and our condolences continue to be with the families of those who lost loved ones and of course we must everything in our power to make sure that no such tragedy is repeated. the fillings of greater manchester police which have led to it being placed in special measures are well documented. including the failure to record 80,000 crimes in a single year and those included domestic violence and sexual offences but it is important that the force addresses what a recent manchester evening news investigation called its culture of denial and secrecy. after the horrific murder

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. mr. nadler: i'll yield the gentlelady another minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. tlaib: i look forward to supporting future legislation aimed at comprehensive decriminalization of possession for personal use of b substances and strongly encourage my colleagues to support this commonsense bill. lastly, it is a personal honor to support and uplift kendia milton who approached me about this bill who is with dream corps justice in detroit. thank you for your work and allowing me to also fight for all of us today. thank you and i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr. gohmert: continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers, and i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. app

mr. scott of virginia. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 116, the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott, and the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, each control 10 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. scott: there are six amendments in this en bloc amendment. mr. kahele has offered an amendment which establishes a native hawaiian resource center on domestic violence. ms. ocasio-cortez has offered an amendment to offer the definition of a child to include any child under 18, including emancipated minors. mr. cohen has offered an amendment to clarify grant eligibility for legal aid organizations. ms. newman offered an amendment to clarify the domestic violence coalitions may partner with mental health and substance use disorder providers. ms. jackson lee has offered an amendment requiring the g.a.o. study requiring -- required in the underlying bill

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. davis: thank you, madam speaker. thank you to my friend and colleague from indiana, mr. banks. i can tell you when i got elected to serve in this body almost nine years ago, i didn't expect to be standing here today to talk about such an important issue. i spent 16 years as a congressional staffer, working for a member of congress who i looked up to and who respected this institution for what it was and what it meant to our country. and when i came to congress to serve with him, i had the utmost respect for this institution at the same time. that's why i wanted to be part of the house administration committee, because i wanted to make this congress and this house work better, act in a much more bipartisan manner, make sure that we protect those who are on this campus but also at the same time protect those who protect us. and madam speaker, we are now months and months in -- months and months post-january 6. my many conversations with u.s. capitol police officers and those who work on this campus, they have the same c

mr. scott. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. jacobs: i inform the house that mr. kahele, i inform the house that mr. kahele will vote yes on amendments en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. kelly, i inform the house that mr. kelly will vote no on en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by mr. doggett of texas, i inform the house that mr. doggett will vote yes on amendments en bloc 1 -- mr. raskin: as the member designated by mr. doggett of texas, i inform the house that mr. doggett wil

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. meuser: it will be the most expensive christmas i can remember. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair now recognizes mr. collide of georgia for five minutes. mr. klyde: thank you, madam speaker, i rise today to continue to recognize the month of october as cybersecurity awareness month. : our nation's safety and security are being challenged by enemies through cyber space. these attack can lie door mapt for many months before being detected and could have devastating impacts on our economy and way of life. they can be carried out by state and nop state actors with ease as they are relatively inexpensive to execute. there are effective ways to immediately respond to a cyber attack. yet victims are often constrained due to lack of capabilities, knowledge, or resources. in many ways cyber attacks have emerged as a near perfect weapon against our nation. during these last 10 months in congress i have become aware just how destructive a cyber attack can be on a small business t m

thank you, mr| speaker. sir david amess was mark fran ois. thank you, mr i speaker. has much to answer for parliament soaked some would argue he has much to answerfor ? so some would argue. i grew up in basildon, the working class state when he was the working class state when he was the local mp and he helped me to campaign, to win an election onto basildon council, quite a robust place to learn your trade, once described as the only local authority in britain where a council meeting has the councillors actively heckling the public gallery... laughter i was there. trust me, i'm a politician. in return i rang his ? ran his ground in his iconic defence of basildon in 1992, and during that can pay the late paul channon came down from southend to help and we were out canvassing on a council estate and we knocked on this door and this monster of a bloke opened and this monster of a bloke opened and he looked at us both and he looked that us and said, conservatives, tory? you must be bloodyjoking. i'm voting for that david amess, he said. and i said, well done. my partner

mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to rend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> madam speaker, tomorrow we will recognize world psoriasis day. psoriasis and soar yachtic arthritis is a disease that affects over 125 million people worldwide. as a practicing dermatologist for 25 years, i have seen firsthand the toll that this condition can have on patients. this disease can often have serious and long lasting consequences, including anxiety, depression, die pea tees -- diabetes and cardiac issues. in the past we were often unfortunately unsuccessful in treatling the symptoms that the men and women battling psoriasis face each and every day. recently, however, we are seeing new treatments and therapies that have dramatically improved our fight against psoriasis. finding new and more effective treatments or finding a cure to this disease will take all of us. it will take doctors, it will take legislators, researchers, patients, and advocates working together to find solutions. it is my promise that i will continue working

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bents: i urge my colleagues to support this bill. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the

thank you very much, mr speaker. i i continuing to do. judgment. thank| you very much, mr speaker. nd and of course none of this is what the government and the chancellor should be doing in their budget speech. they should be stating the £20 universal credit cut, scrapping the national insurance tax onjobs, cut, scrapping the national insurance tax on jobs, tackling the spiralling cost of living crisis and the should be supporting hospitality and tourism with a vat cut to see them through these winter months and into next year. mr speaker, if they cannot be responsible with the powers that they hold and cannot be trusted to give us the actual truth on budget day, tomorrow, all of the financial powers i colicky and should be given to the scottish parliament so that we can make the decisions that right for i thank her for i thank herfor her i thank her for her remarks. i thank herfor her remarks. i think actually we are much stronger as one united kingdom. it's the only to reaffirm we are expected to have the fastest growth in the g7 this year and next and that's something we are achi

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. davis: thank you, madam speaker. nk you to my friend and colleague from indiana mr. banks. i can tell you when i got elected to serve in this body almost nine years ago i didn' expect talk about such an important years as a congressional staffer, working for a member of congress who i looked up to and who respected this institution for what it was and what it meant to our0m country. and when i came to congress to serve with him, i had the utmost respectitutio time. that's why i wanted to be part of the house adminisn committee, because i wanted to make thiss and this house work better, act in a much more bipartisan manner make sure that we are on this campus but also at the same time protect those who protect us. and madam speaker, we are now months and months in -- months and months post-january 6. my many conversations with u.s. capitol police officers and those who work on this campus, they have the same concerns i have. the question they ask is -- why were we so unprotected on january 6? and what has changed since

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is now recognized for one hour. mr. for purposes of debate only i yield 30 minutes to the the gentlewoman from minnesota, my good friend and pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: all time yielded is for purposes of debate only. i ask unanimous consent that members may be given five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. earlier today, the rules committee met and reported a rule, house resolution 716 for four measures. first it provides for consideration of h.r. 2199 family violence prevention and improvement services act under a structured rule and self-executes a manager's amendment and provides one hour of debate by the committee on education and labor. and makes en bloc authority and provides one motion to recommit. the rule provides for consideration for 3110, the pump for newsing mothers act under a structured rule. itself-executes a manager and equally divided by the chair and ranking minority member and makes in or

mr speaker, i thank him and festival for _ face.ve come down by two thirds and he mentions nuclear, but i remember, because i am just about old enough, the 1997 new labour manifesto where the manifesto said there would be no new nuclear projects for ten years. it took labour to do anything at all on uk. in terms of heat and buildings, he called it a modest investment, it was a £4 billion investment. but mr speaker, the difference is we want to go with the natural choices that families make, working with businesses. if you like, the natural point where a homeowner needs to replace his or her boiler to incentivise the take up to a greener choice. he says that the £450 million investment is somehow inadequate, but i thing actually, mr speaker, this would create start demand. octopus energy and others have already said overnight that they think they can already make heat pumps and equivalent cost to natural gas boilers by april 2022. i have got confidence in the ability of british industry and british energy companies to innovate. in te

but those much of that being worked out by the mr . speaker along with the home safety and the secured services. okay. if you're going to start introducing something like i guess what, airport security type measures when you have your twice a month, constituency surgery, with the people who voted you into office, or even the people who didn't vote you into office because even somebody might not support your political views, they still have to you as a local m p for sure. that's fine. perhaps in a controlled, safe environment. you might even go down the line of doing some of these. a face to face meetings virtually can do on zoom and skype, et cetera. what about say, when the next election is cold and you're not in a controlled environment, you are literally walking the streets, pressing the flesh, shaking hands, looking to garner votes, and you are talking to your potential electorate about the issues. what happens if somebody wants to do something bad to you in that situation? look, ultimately i still want to make constituents, i will still hold my surgeries, or that is the principles

mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the house pass the bill and pass h.r. 4111, the sovereign debt contract capacity act. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill.

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mr. jeffries: the speaker said we'll expect a vote today. i expect a vote today and i expect the bill will pass. reporter: highway funding or bipartisan infrastructure bill? mr. jeffries: bipartisan infrastructure agreement. reporter: is the president coming to the meeting? mr. jeffries: we don't know yet. reporter: a lot of the members said they'd vote against the bipartisan infrastructure bill if they did not have the senate reconciliation bill. what makes you think they'll vote for it now? mr. jeffries: if we bring to the bill to the floor, that bill will pass. we're waiting for some more clarity from the senate in terms of an ironclad agreement as it relates to doing the types of things that we all believe are necessary that are contained in the build back better act, which involves dealing with the climate crisis with the fierce urgency of now, greening our economy, making it more sustainable and resilient, investing in childcare, making sure that we lower the high cost of lifesaving prescription drugs, investing in dealing with the affo