mr. speaker. whole house with those affected in particular friends and family of those who lost their lives, this morning i had meetings with colleagues in addition to duties in the house, i should have further such meetings today. >> thank you, mr. speaker and. express my sympathy to all those affected by the storms, two million people cannot be sustained from 2008 -- catastrophe is unleashed in gaza. only a hume ceasefire can bring about the scale of emergency aid that is needed. we must peak out when laws are breached, two million civilians, and million children of food and water. will he pris israel to restore the supply of the essentials. >> mr. speaker, it is important that we do everything that we can to get humanitarian aid to those who need it in gaza. we're doubling our international aid to the region and why the development minter is engaged with our partners on the ground to ensure the aid gets to people. >> thank you, mr. speaker. double child rapist and murderer collin had a parole h

thank you, mr speaker- i — speaker: prime minister. thank you, mr speaker. k the leader - speaker: prime minister. thank you, mr speaker. i thank the leader of - mr speaker. i thank the leader of the opposition for his constructive comments and his support. on humanitarian aid, just to recap, by announcing an additional £20 million today we will be doubling our aid to the region which is already one of the region which is already one of the most leading contributions of any country in the world. my development minister will remind me, but i think around 10% of the un mission in the region is funded by uk contributions, most of our aid is funnelled through them. it is also worth bearing in mind that president sisi specifically commended the efforts of the uk alongside the us in ensuring that the rafah crossing could be open and functioning, testament to the work of our team and the development minister and foreign secretary on the ground. i can also say in response to the leader of the opposition plus my question with regard to the un that the development mini

mr. speaker. two million people just cannot be sustained from a catastrophe being unleashed in gaza. doesn't the prime minister see that only a humanitarian cease-fire can bring the aid that is needed? of course, israel has the right to defend themselves, but we must speak out when those laws are breached. two million civilians, one million children of food, water, medicine and fuel is not in accordance with international law. will he press them to restore the supplies for the sake of the civilians in the future of the entire region? p.m. sunak: it is important we do everything we can to get humanitarian aid to those who need it in gaza which is why on monday, we are doubling our international aid to the region and why the development is actively engaged with our partners on the ground. o people. >> thank you, mr. speaker. double child rapist and murderer collin had a parole hearing a few weeks ago, thank you for listening to me and engage the reconsidering mechanism rule. now i know that prime mi

mr. speaker. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker: the gentleman is recognized. mr. meeks: i rise in support of this extraordinary important resolution written with my friend and colleague, chairman mccall. 18 days ago the state of israel suffered the greatest mass murder perpetuated against the jewish people since the holocaust when hamas terrorists invaded israel by land, by sea, and by air. behaving just like isis, hamas terrorists murdered and beheaded soldiers and civilians alike, babies were shot and burned in their cribs and reduced to smoldering piles of ash, babies. children were murdered. teenagers were murdered. men and women were murdered. elderly people, including holocaust survivors, murdered. hamas has also taken 200 of those who survived into gaza as hostages, including unaccompanied children, holocaust survivors, and many american citizens. mr. speaker, hamas' attack was truly unprecedented. and when you consider the size of israel's population, proportionately

mr. speaker. like so many others, i deeply regret that we are here in what was a totally avoidable situation. i must take you back to january, however, which for many of us was about not repeating the failures of the past and letting republican voters across the country down once again, when in the past for many years when republicans have had majorities in this chamber, we've passed our major spending bills predominantly with democrat votes, something the other side of the house has never and would never do with majority control. back in january, i expressed my concern that the previous two years during my first term here in the house, we had not used every tool at our disposal to fight against the harmful, radical democrat agenda that is destroying the country, bankrupting the country, and under which the american people are suffering. but most in here wouldn't know that i helped persuade my five colleagues who comprised the remaining resistance in the wee morning hours of january 7 to switch our

mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from georgia, mr. allen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. allen: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize the life of an american patriot, vietnam veteran, an amazing man who couldn't be more deserving of having his name displayed on the u.s. post office in mount vernon, georgia. second lieutenant patrick palmer calhoun, a native of mount vernon, georgia, located in the 12th district of georgia, my district, was born on march 19, 1941. after graduating from montgomery county high school in 1959, second lieutenant calhoun attended the university of georgia where he joined the rotc and earned his pilot's license while finishing his junior year of college. that next year, calhoun graduated and enrolled in his first year of law school at university of georgia, where he met the love of his life, jane dunham, who he later married in 1963. that same year, jane and patrick's only child, kathryn ruth calhoun, was born on november 29. shortly after kathryn was born, second

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise for the purpose of placing in nomination the name of the honorable jim jordan for the position of speaker of the house at the direction of the republican caucus. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cole: thank you very much, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, two weeks and one day ago, i was on this house floor and in this chamber, defending my very good friend and our former speaker, mr. mccarthy, from an effort to vacate the chair. and in the course of that speech i made the remark that those who did this, whether intentionally or unintentionally, were going to put the congress in a state of chaos and the country into a state of uncertainty. i think the last two weeks have vindicated that observation. but we have a chance today to end that chaos and to end that uncertainty. now when these races happen, there's always a lot of hard things said on both sides of the aisle. there's a lot of finger pointing that goes on. i don't intend to be involved in any of

mr. speaker. let me start by warmly welcoming our new member. [cheering] >> mr. speaker, last night, hundreds killed and gaza, it is incredibly distressing. the people of gaza, there's no place of safety, it is profoundly international law must be upheld, hospitals and civilian lives. last night the foreign secretary said uk will find out what has we should not rush to judgment, every member will know this will be an impact beyond. this morning i met with the national security advisor and intelligence committee and intelligence services has been rapidly analyzing and establish the fact we are not in a position that we are working to incorporate our allies on this issue and get to the bottom of the situation against humanitarian aid. >> thank you for your answer. the terrible news last night came as we are still doing the terror attack on israel. taken hostage, mutilated and yesterday i met the families of british hostages held by hamas. every minute of every hour of every day the hunt for good new

mr. speaker. like so many others, i deeply regret that we are here in what was a totally avoidable situation. i must take you back to january, however, which for many of us was about not repeating the failures of the past and letting republican voters across the country down once again, when in the past for many years when republicans have had majorities in this chamber, we've passed our major spending bills predominantly with democrat votes, something the other side of the house has never and would never do with majority control. back in january, i expressed my concern that the previous two years during my first term here in the house, we had not used every tool at our disposal to fight against the harmful, radical democrat agenda that is destroying the country, bankrupting the country, and under which the american people are suffering. but most in here wouldn't know that i helped persuade my five colleagues who comprised the remaining resistance in the wee morning hours of january 7 to switch our

mr. speaker. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 5860, as modified. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, -- the gentlelady from connecticut. ms. delauro: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing

mr. speaker. and i promise to make these speeches shorter if we get closer to a compromise, but i am not certain that that is going to happen at this moment. while the republican candidate for speaker is making late-night backroom deals to secure the gavel, leader jeffries has once again extended the hand of bipartisanship for a path forward. one thing was very clear yesterday. the vote total. 220--- 212-200. the people's house has spoken and leader jeffries has the support to be speaker that this country needs. [applause] mr. speaker. 212-200. no amount of election tonight is going to take away from those vote totals. [applause] we should not -- mr. speaker pro tem, we should not be surprised at the vote count. i noted yesterday the legislative acumen of the gentleman from ohio. wouldn't surprise anyone that in addition to not passing a single piece of legislation, he has never put a piece of legislation that has made it to a committee? the speaker of the house must be a legislator. and the gentle

mr. speaker. and i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer, for five minutes. mr. blumenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. we're going to pick up where we left off over the weekend. sort of the high school drama about governing the house of representatives. we have some people who are playing with fire. we've watched them work to the brink, it happened earlier in the spring when we were dealing with the debt ceiling. and we're back at it now dealing with what we're going to do in terms of funding the government going forward. we know where this ends. there will be an agreement in november or december or january that largely follows the outline of what we all agreed to do in the spring. democrats and republicans, president biden had an agreement that set the top line numbers to be able to move forward with the budget. ultimately i think the governing wing of the republican party will come around and work with a unified democratic caucus to be able to fulfill the commitment that we ma

mr. speaker. yield two minutes for mr. emmer from minnesota. >> mr. emmer is recognized for two minutes. >> kevin mccarthy has earned this. under speaker mccarthy's leadership, our majority has defied all odds and overperformed expectations again and again and again. kevin mccarthy showed the american people how he would never give up. it carried over in to the speaker's spearheading a rules package to overcome the most legislative process that i've seen since i've been here.since then, speaker mccarthy's republican majority has been successful in bringing common sense back to our nation's capitol bypassing legislation to affirm a parent's right to be involved in their child's education. bolster american energy production. fully fund veterans care and benefits. fight back against the regulatory state and continue delivering on our promise to reign in democrat's reckless spending by passing fiscally responsible appropriations bills. we've achieved historic conservative wins like passing the stronges

mr mr speaker , prime minister. me minister. >> mr speaker, look , as we saw >> mr speaker, look, as we saw with his recent decisions on actually building new houses, politicians like him always take the easy way out, mr speaker. whereas we're, we're getting on making the right long term decisions to change this country for the better on net zero on hs2 , on a smoke free generation, hs2, on a smoke free generation, on education and energy security . we contrast that to his leadership too cautious to say anything and hope that nobody notices. mr speaker, let me tell him, come that general election, the british people will. simon hall . yak, yak, yak . hall. yak, yak, yak. >> i said, oh, not more or it's the first time i've been confused with the leader of the opposition. >> mr speaker. oh, no, no , no. >> mr speaker. oh, no, no, no. >> mr speaker. oh, no, no, no. >> there's been many rumours about you wanting to tie him and he will be soon and all of them true, mr speaker. >> like. like me, my right honourable friend

mr speaker, weeks after becomin: ideas? mr speaker, weeks after becoming prime _ ideas?llion for the nhs and social care. we followed that up with the first long—term workforce planning the nhs was my history to ensure trained doctors and nurses will need for the future and that demonstrates a commitment to the nhs and we also, i am pleased to say, a settlement with the 1 am pleased to say, a settlement with the1 million nhs workers including our nurses, for a full, fair and further repairs.— our nurses, for a full, fair and further repairs. and poured into gaza into thousand _ further repairs. and poured into gaza into thousand and - further repairs. and poured into gaza into thousand and five i further repairs. and poured into | gaza into thousand and five when esther withdrew enlightened governance could have made a success of it. it is hamas that has turned it into hell, hasn't it? mr speaker, i know it into hell, hasn't it? mr speaker, i know this — it into hell, hasn't it? mr speaker, i know this is _ it into hell, hasn't it? mr speaker, i know this is a _ it into

mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. kiley, for five minutes. mr. kiley: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to, first, again, extend my wishes and prayers to the family of senator fine stie. dianne feinstein dedicated her life to public service and her pass something a profound loss for our state and country. i'd also like to congratulate laphonsa butler on her appointment to the senate by governor newsom. and i say that with all sincerity. i have -- harbor no ill will in any form against ms. butler. she wasn't apparently even expecting this appointment and only learned about it when she got a call from the governor and she agreed to serve. and should be commended for that. i should say that there is -- has been raised a question concerning whether she meets the requirements to hold this office and to represent california, given that apparently she's a registered voter in maryland. but i trust that the senate, which is responsible for judging the qualifications of its

mr. speaker pro temp -- mr. speaker pro temp, madam clerk, colleagues, i rise today to nominate the gentleman from ohio, jim jordan, as speaker of the people's house. we are at a time of great crisis across america. a time of historic challenges in this very chamber. and a time when heinous acts of terror and evil have been committed against our great ally, israel. as this body convenes for the sacred responsibility to elect the next speaker of the people's house, i am reminded of the book of esther. for such a time is this. jim jordan will be america's speaker for such a time as this. a time when hardworking american families are struggling under the vice of inflation. not able to afford groceries, heat or gas because of the trillions and trillions of dollars of reckless spending by failed far-left government. a time when millions are being illegally trafficked and smuggled across our southern and northern borders to you to the catastrophic -- due to the catastrophic and inhumane wide open borders of joe biden.

mr. speaker pro tempore. i notice a smile on your face today more than we have in the past. mr. speaker, i rise today at the direction of the democratic caucus to place into nomination for position of speaker of the house of representatives, the honorable hakeem jeffries from new york. mr. speaker, you may agree with this, but we are back here 22 days into this republican-manufactured chaos and house republicans have brought us to the exact same position that we were back then. all of the infighting, all of the disarray to end up where we were three weeks ago. these past few weeks, we have been left wondering if republicans were truly intent on ofling our issues, reopening the house of representatives and rallying around someone to lead this chamber or has this been about something else? it has been a focus of house republicans to find the person that can pass their extreme litmus tests to oppose marriage equality and enact a nationwide abortion ban, gut social security and medicare and support overturning a free and fair election. it's a fair question. it's a fair question. nowh

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mr. speaker. well, securing our border should be a bipartisan goal. indeed, house republicans are dedicated to that. we had most of the elements of h.r. 2 was in a bill just last week that we just fell short on, on mustering. unfortunately. we did pass h.r. 2 separately earlier on, to achieve that goal on the border. it's a security package that would end the invasion at the southern border, halt the abuse of the asylum process, and strengthen border security. unfortunately senate leader schumer won't even bring it up for a vote over in the senate. why not? his own new york governor, democrat kathy hochul, called on congress this weekend demanding a limit on who can come across and more agents to catch illegal immigrants. while schumer should be listening to her at least, every single new york democrat who voted for these righteous shelter laws and soft on crime open border policies needs to realize their policies have now had detrimental consequences. it's not extreme to want law and order or to track who is coming into our country. if new york city

mr. speaker. and i promise to make these speeches shorter if we get closer to a compromise, but i'm not certain that that's going to happen at this moment. while the republican candidate for speaker is making late-night backroom deal it is secure the gavel, leader jeffries has once again extended the hand of bipartisanship for a path forward. one thing was very clear yesterday. the vote total. 220 -- 212-200. the people's house has spoken and leader jeffries has the support to be speaker that this country needs. mr. speaker. 212-200 no am of election denying is going to take away from those vote totals. we shouldn't -- mr. speaker pro tem, we shouldn't be surprised at the vote count. i noted yesterday the legislative acumen of the gentleman from ohio. would it surprise anyone that in addition to not passing a single piece of legislation, he's never put a piece of legislation that has made it to a committee. the speaker of the house must be a legislator. and the gentleman from ohio falls short in th

mr. speaker. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker: the gentleman is recognized. mr. meeks: i rise in support of this extraordinary important resolution written with my friend and colleague, chairman mccall. 18 days ago the state of israel suffered the greatest mass murder perpetuated against the jewish people since the holocaust when hamas terrorists invaded israel by land, by sea, and by air. behaving just like isis, hamas terrorists murdered and beheaded soldiers and civilians alike, babies were shot and burned in their cribs and reduced to smoldering piles of ash, babies. children were murdered. teenagers were murdered. men and women were murdered. elderly people, including holocaust survivors, murdered. hamas has also taken 200 of those who survived into gaza as hostages, including unaccompanied children, holocaust survivors, and many american citizens. mr. speaker, hamas' attack was truly unprecedented. and when you consider the size of israel's population, proportionately

mr. speaker pro temp -- mr. speaker pro temp, madam clerk, colleagues, i rise today to nominate the gentleman from ohio, jim jordan, as speaker of the people's house. we are at a time of great crisis across america. a time of historic challenges in this very chamber. and a time when heinous acts of terror and evil have been committed against our great ally, israel. as this body convenes for the sacred responsibility to elect the next speaker of the people's house, i am reminded of the book of esther. for such a time is this. jim jordan will be america's speaker for such a time as this. a time when hardworking american families are struggling under the vice of inflation. not able to afford groceries, heat or gas because of the trillions and trillions of dollars of reckless spending by failed far-left government. a time when millions are being illegally trafficked and smuggled across our southern and northern borders to you to the catastrophic -- due to the catastrophic and inhumane wide open borders of joe biden.

mr. speaker. i yield two minutes to my very good friend, fellow member of the appreciations committee, mr. gar zee yeah of california. >> gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. >> mr. speaker, i want to recalibrate our minds on what is actually happening here today. this proceeding looks important, feels consequential. let's look at what else is happening across america. today about 300 americans will die from fentanyl poisoning. today about 11,000 people will illegally penetrate our borders. today's debt is approaching $34 trillion. today's mortgage rates just hit a 25-year high, now approaching 8%. our energy prices are at back breaking highs with gas approaching $8.00 a gallon in my district. today china and the ccp grow stronger with an intent to go war by 2027, and our military is experiencing record low retention and record low recruitment. this is the reality of today for 335 million americans under president joe biden. it's a dark and scary reality. this republican majorit

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this amendment prohibits any of the funding in the energy and water appropriations bill from being used to carry out president biden's executive orders on climate change. these executive orders serve as the catalyst for some of the department of energy's most radical actions. including a radical environmental justice initiative that directs 40% of federal clean energy and energy efficiency spending based on race. migrant status, and other characteristics. a moment ago you heard me speaking about relying upon the marketplace and the free market to develop the most effective, efficient, and technologically advanced threatt nods with whicn fuel everything whether that's electric turbines or motor vehicles. and to base it upon race, migrant stay turks and other characteristics demonstrates why exactly the federal government should not be involved in this type of action. the department of energy's transition to a carbon pollution-free energy source, zero emission fleet, and net zer

mr. speaker, that has a nice ring to it, by the way, mr. speaker, i offer a privilege resolution to notify the senate of the election of mike johnson as speaker of the house of representatives and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 810, resolved, that a message be sent to the senate to inform that body that mike johnson, a representative from the state of louisiana, has been elected speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker: without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? mr. scalise: mr. speaker, to notify president biden of the election of mike johnson as speaker of the house i offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 811, resolved, that the clerk be instructed to inform the president of the united states that the house of

mr. speaker. i yield two minutes to my very good friend from arkansas. >> recognized for two minutes. >> s-e-l-a-h. this unique word scattered throughout the psalms urges the reader to take a deep breath. to emphasize the significance of a statement. for example, king david wrote blessed be the lord who daily bears our burden, the god who is our salvation. selah. that is a profound statement with huge implications. it deserves more than a cursory consideration. within the next hour, this house will vote to vacate the speaker's chair. a profound action with huge implications. it was last tried in 1910. 100 years later, we're in the office building and uncle canon's statue sits outside this chamber. no living human has taken the vote woor about to take. it deserves we pause, reflect, consider deeply the ramification of our actions. to my fellow republicans who would consider voting yes to removing our republican speaker, please pause and ask yourself two questions. will your yes vote make america str

mr. speaker. >> i know the whole world was shocked by the scenes at a lovely hospital. we are working independently with our allies to suss out what has happened. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. i shall have further such meetings later today. matt associate myself and all of my party with the horace unfolding in gaza at the hospital. the border crossing has been hit by several israeli airstrikes causing absolute terror for those hoping the crossing is open to escape. the wife of scotland's first minister has had to take calls from afghans who have been describing the horrors of death and in discomfort killings everywhere. members of family were hit by rocket from a drone. saying last night was the end for me. better my heart stops, and then i will be at peace. mr. speaker, with those actions intensifying in the death toll rising, the goal must be to bring citizens home. >> of course the thoughts of everyone in this house will be there with the famil

this law. >> thank mr speaker. may >> thank you, mr speaker.te and all of my associate myself and all of my party here with the horrors and unfolding bombing unfolding tragedy of the bombing last night gaza, of the last night in gaza, of the hospital ? mr speaker, rafah hospital? mr speaker, the rafah border crossing from besieged hospital? mr speaker, the rafah bordeinto ssing from besieged hospital? mr speaker, the rafah bordeinto egyptfrom besieged hospital? mr speaker, the rafah bordeinto egypt has besieged hospital? mr speaker, the rafah bordeinto egypt has beenzged hospital? mr speaker, the rafah bordeinto egypt has been hitd hospital? mr speaker, the rafah bordeinto egypt has been hit by gaza into egypt has been hit by several israeli airstrikes, causing absolute terror for those who urgently need this crossing to escape. nadia crossing open to escape. nadia el—nakla, an elected councillor in my city of dundee and the wife of scotland's first minister, has had to take calls from her parents. elizabeth and majid, who, like all others trap

the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from massachusetts, ms. clark. ms. clark: thank you, mr. chairman. 212. it's a new york area code. and it's our call for a speaker of integrity, intelligence, and inclusion. 212 is our call for a speaker who will protect our children, our veterans, our planet. 212 is our call for a speaker who will grow the middle class, lower costs, create good-paying jobs, and make health care affordable. 212 is our call for a speaker who will secure liberty, justice, and opportunity for everyone. the unanimous call of 212 democrats has been answered by our nominee for speaker, the gentleman from brooklyn, the leader of our house democratic caucus, the honorable hakeem jeffries. leader jeffries has answered our call, but the majority's nominee is disconnected. disconnected from the american people and their values. maga extremism is designed to divide. and it has broken the republican party. their nominee's vision is a direct attack on the freedom and the rights of the american people. and he's got the record to prove it. the republican nominee has voted

thank you, mr speaker.er struggling to make ends meet. abandoned those who dream of owning their own house. the truth is, his candidate in tamworth summed up is, his candidate in tamworth summed up perfectlyjust how his and his tories are treating the british public. so will he just call a general election and give the british public the chance to respond, as they did in selby, mid—bedfordshire and tamworth. they have heard the government telling them to f off and they want the chance to return the compliment. mr speaker, as we saw with his recent decisions on actually building new houses, politicians like him always take the easy way out. whereas we are getting on with making the right long—term decisions to change the country for the better on net zero, hsz, country for the better on net zero, hs2, a smoke—free generation, and education and energy security. contrast that to his leadership. too cautious to say anything and hope nobody notices. let me tell him, mr speaker, come the general election, the bri

mr. speaker. national clean energy week just passed by, it should be a time to recognize the various forms of clean energy available to all of us. unfortunately one form continues to be taken not as seriously and even in many cases undermined and that would be hydroelectric power. which has so many benefits. yet hydroelectric dams across this country, including part in the klamath area of my district, are being torn out. because of an environmental agenda that isn't even true. others are on the hit list like up in washington. as policy leaders and consumers push for a more green future, hydropower should be part of that solution, as a lot of the needed infrastructure already exists. as well, nuclear power. so why are we seeing dams that supplied low-cost, renewable energy that already exists and in some cases were there for a century, being decommissioned? because here's the trick. you make it where it's almost impossible to the maintenance and -- to do the maintenance and upgrades to that infrast