mr. speaker, mr. speaker, hoe member is just sniping from the sidelines because he has absolutely nothing that he can say what we do. what were getting on speaker, is delivering on the peop■'s priorities, a number of small votes down by third mr.ns. and, and mr. speaker, not only that we're delivering a significant tax tax cut for millions of working britons while his plans would put taxes up for everyone across the country. >> mr. speaker, his predecessor spent last wee■m her new book, n search of fame and wealt taken to slagging off -- [shouting] minister, now they can't bear talking about her. in search of fame and wealth, she's taken to slagging off and underminin opportunity. s prime minister she was sabotaged by the silent as tommy robinson that right-wing thug was described as a hero. why is he allowing her to stand as a tory mp of the next election? >> well, mr. speaker, i don't li a single member of this house supports tommy robinn. [shouting] but, mr. speaker, if he wants td predecessors, the

mr. speaker -- mr. speaker as i said in january my option is that election will be in the second half of the -- i will say i thought that out of everybody he actually would be the most grateful mr. speaker because he's now actually got time to come up with plan for president -- yeah we're all looking forward to finally seeing. >> yeah. >> we're ready. just call it. just call it. >> mr. speaker, he talks let's just take rwanda policy announced this gimmick they claim it would settle tens of thousands of people and then windled it down to mere 300 four times that number have already arrived this month and the back log stands at 130,000. can the prime minister see any flaw in this less than 1% of that back log? >> mr. speaker -- mr. speaker -- since i became prime minister number of votes are actually down by over a third. mr. speaker -- doubled funding increased legal enforcement rate by 0% and closed seven and a half bank accounts deported 24,000 illegal migrants and contacted over 112,000as more than any

mr. speaker -- mr. speaker -- since i became prime minister number of votes are actually down by over a third. mr. speaker -- that's because we doubled funding enforcement rate by 0% and closed seven and a half bank accounts deported■%00 migrants and contacted over 112,000 cases more than any point in the last two decades. mr. speaker -- it crystal clear as we're seeing from the labor party opposition in this house while we're committed to stop the boat the labor party could keep them coming. >> the tragedy is we know the prime minister doesn't even believe in the rwanda gimmick he tried to stop funding. but he's now so diminished that entire process, this stopping his piece holding above his head. literally the case of the leader of the house. he's -- for the party -- praying they won't notice w flis still coming and cost keep mounting. how has he managed to spend 600 million pounds on taxpayer money to a game toik support 300 people? mr. speaker crystal clear not only does the labor party not have a pl

mr. speaker, so mr. ker, when he learned, when you learned a bio and the semitic remarks made by a labour speaker?e, what did he instructed his team to defend him. [shouting] he sent a shado he personally backed him for days, and that's the difference between us. i act on my principles. he hasn't got any.■n[shouting] >> i can't believe he says that with a straight face. the former prime minister continued on her american odyssey. thisourney into the wild west of her mind, she clai. speaker, that nigel farage is aa man to restore the tory party. can the prime minre, too, woulde nigel farage back into the tour tory fold? our party we have a proud tradition■diversite from every it is a proud record that puts this is a party that delivered the first jewishriinister, the first black chancellor, the now led by the first british asian prime minister. [shouting] can only modern britain.om north london, [sut >> so, so this, this diverse tory party does wel the prime minister two months, two months, two months ago

mr. speaker. mr. speaker. mr. out his budget from time to make a one hour speech last night. we still do not know how they're going to pay for the 28 billion black hole. when he tried to talk down britain and the progress we are making. that shows the plan is■■ inflation down mr. speaker wages up pensions and taxes cut by isr taxes are back to square one with labor tax cuts and real change with the c >> mr. speaker basic to concede are rising. there's no employment rights un. no paid time off work. but the prime minister joined me in encouraging employers kingdoy others to support those. >> you're here. friend undergoig facility treatments. the best way to improve the experiences of those undergoing treatment bhom and their partners is through voluntary approaches. that is why i would join her encouraging to all countries to sign up >> mr. speaker, looking for eight unity candidate to replace which gets the labor that he■li. [laughter] mr. speaker,. [laughter] it was surprising how the stock about 19 but i happenin

mr. speaker, mr. speaker, another week with the honorable member is just sniping from the sidelines because he has absolutely nothing that he can say what we do. what were getting on with, mr. speaker, is delivering on the people's priorities, a number of small votes down by third mr. speaker and improving inflation, consuming to fall. and, and mr. speaker, not only that we're delivering a significant tax tax cut for millions of working britons while his incoherent energy plans would put taxes up for everyone across the country. >> mr. speaker, his predecessor spent last week in america trying to flog her new book, in search of fame and wealth, she's taken to slagging off -- [shouting] >> they made her prime minister, now they can't bear talking about her. in search of fame and wealth, she's taken to slagging off and undermining britain at every opportunity. [shouting] she claimed that as prime minister she was sabotaged by the deep state. she also remained silent as tommy robinson that right-wing thug

the prime minister. >> so , mr speaker. >> so, mr speaker. >> so, mr speaker. >> mr speaker, it's i'mht up the budget. it's about time that he spoke about his plans because what have we heard, mr speaker, from the shadow chief secretary, the shadow chief secretary, the shadow chief secretary to the treasury confirmed prime minister, the shadow chief secretary of the treasury has confirmed that the labour party will not be sticking to the conservative government's spending plans. so we now have a litany, a litany of unfunded promises on the nhs, on mental health, on dentistry, on breakfast clubs. and that doesn't even include the £28 billion 2030 eco pledge that he's still committed to. but what we all know, mr speaker, is that while we're cutting taxes, labour's unfunded promises mean higher taxes for working britain on how much ? on how much? >> no, mr speaker, the labour party will not be sticking to his completely unfunded £46 billion from it. whether he thinks he can, he can trick people into believing that. but simply shaking the tory magic money tree will bring it into existence

mr speaker. to support the underlying bill and i reserve the balance of my time. excuse me. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative -- mr. guthrie: mr. speaker, i request 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 until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek mr house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 3838, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar numbe

mr. speaker.vet victims have to go through with their mobile phones. pre-recorded cross-examination. incredible success across all national resources and we have increased significantly the number of independent sexual domestic violence and abuse to e specialist training. that is a plan that we have already put in is working to mae sure that we are keeping women and girls in our country. >> mr. speaker, the problem is the rosy picture of the prime minister tries to paint is completely at odds with the confidence many women currently. with the publication, the country deserves to know that we are doing all we can t women. that starts with what should be the most basic task creating a safe workplace year in westminster. everyone in this house knows that we are failing in that endeavor and we all have a duty to change this. when will we boat on banding from parliament to take allegations of sex)]. >> mr. speaker. it is absolutely right that we ensure its and girls. that is we set up a new victim supp

mr. speaker. mr. speaker iise today to congratulate the robsville highchool wrestli team for winning the north carina high school athletic association's 1-aeam tournament title for the firstime in the school's history. edwards: the robinsville blk knits defead their opponent by 10 points, eing eir wiing streak. senior and four-time state chamon cabling willis was -- cage williams was awarded the most outstanding wrestler the tournament and bke the pgram win record with 169 career victories. it waslso a banner year for longimeoach davidey. coach hey has been wit robinsvilleince 1978 and is now taking a well-derved timent after this season. each black knight on the team made important conibutions t a historic state championship, l under t experienced leadership of coa haney. congratulations, black knigh. you've made western north caroliroud. mr. speaker i yield back. the speapro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recnition? >> to aress the hse for one minute to revise and ext

mr. speaker, sister speaker.chanting] it is thef■x triple the last ten years it is all we have to do to and all we have 28 billion dollar unfunded. it is all there. he still went this committed no, the problem is, none of it is funded so telling his plan, it is going up. [chanting]er, millions of people who in these nations and it was wonderful during the pandemic they've always been grateful so some of these in the current loan rayments trying to find a solution with this chance to protect it and mr. speakermillie lifelines to georgia survival it with their concerns about the loan. i can also say we are directly yeah. [cheering] >> across this space the conservatives already are 10 million pounds donation he and one of the colleagues in this chamber should be shocked. in the comments were wrong. >> is complete rubbish. the gentleman in question apologized. he was. this and the extremism we should all be wrong this last week. [chanting] >> mr. speaker, there has actually been conservatives in this. >> they will r

mr. speaker. the u.k. used to be a world leader but despite the calls from the select committee leading researchers, charities, and veterans organizations, and the royal college of psychiatry, ave fallen behind on breakthrough achievements on ptsd and depression causing for millions of people in this country. can the prime minister explain why it is ok that american, canadian, and australian patients can access treatment british patients cannot? >> prime minister. >> mr. speaker, i understand why people suffering from distressing conditions would want to see the best possible treatment available. we are committed to ensuring the u.k. is a world leading jurisdiction for pharmaceuticals ,f% research. we have an advisory council on the misuse of drugs, asked to review research as psilocybin. our recommendation will be published as soon as possible. >> mr. speaker, my constituent -- helping to feed our nation. food security is national security. wh i doing to support our fantastic farmers? >> mr. spea

mr. speaker.ble for long service and for those who make a the coast guard. as i planned, they are for the nhs see if this can be corrected and recognize in the nhs to helping others >> i am pleased to the organization recognize■z our hor system and able to acknowledge the work and it remains open for that. i will make sure he discusses his proposals. >> i welcome the legislation. . ser lost tommy mcavoy that he was with. it will take her well deserved retirement. she has served her constituents with a real sense of duty, unwavering commitment and it's committed by all of us. >> by someone using racist nd it makes you want to take all black women. >> the alleged comments were wrong. , they were racist. that remorse should be accepted. there's no place for racism in britain government i lead is living proof of that. >> the minister also said a member from the north should be charged. long but he just say? before the prime minister has the courage to hand it back? >> as i said, the judgment apologize

mr. cole, . the speakerpore: t he distinguished gentleman from oklahoma is recognized for three minutes. mr. cole: i thank you and yielding. i want to thank the speaker of this house. this deal would not have come together without his leadership and support. want to thank chair granger and ranking member delauro for their work and leadership for putting a package together that can get across this floor in a bipais,■< manner. i would be remiss not to thank my negotiating counterparts, ranking member quigley senator shots and ranking member smith on the other side of the rotunda and were terrific to work with. and finally and always, we have outstanding is staff. we all know that and this wouldn't be here without their hard work. i want to focus my remarks on the portion of the bill i had the most to do with and that's the transportation, housing, and urban development portion. there are four areas in that bill that i'm especially proud of. first, members of both parties and both sides of the aisle -- excuse m

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: w ithout objection. mr.til this rider is gone from any future appropriations bill■# and urge my colleagues to join me in that effort. but for now i must oppose this bill. there are a lot of good reasons, there are a lot of good things in this bi, don't ask my colleagues to join me in opposing this bill. i have a great deal of respect for my good friend, the ranking member of committee, ms. delauro, and the significant amount of work that went into this. but i my conscience because of my responsibility to veterans. thank you, mr. speaker, and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: t he gentleman reserves. the gentlelady from ms. granger: mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support this bill and i yield back the balance of my time.::mk the speaker pro tempore: t he gentlelady from texas yields back her time. the gentleman from california. mr. takano: i have no spur speakers and am prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: t he gentleman is recognized. mr. takano: i sadly must oppose the bill but hearing is jus

mr. speaker, and i yield back. he speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from oklahoma seek recognition? without objection, the gentlelady from oklahoma is recognized for one minute. mrs. bice: on february 11, oklahoma city lost a wonderful public servant. kathy cummings was one of the most positive and friendly women you would ever meet. and although our political leanings were quite different she always greeted me with a hug and a smile when we would see each other. kathy served as the mayor of the village, as well as the city council woman and championed causes she feltommunity. but she may be best known as the owner of vito's restaurant, a popular italian restaurant that recreated many of the recipes kathy learned from her upbringing in a very traditional italian family. family was the most important thing to kathy and i know her husband, sean, daughters, rose marie, danielle, angelina and sons, gabriel and was and the legacy she leaves behind. eternal -- i'm sorry. eternal rest grant unto her

mr. speaker. i yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from wisconsin mr. gallagher: thank you. tiktok is a threat to our national security because it is owned by a company which does the bidding of the chinese communityist party. we know this because their leadership says so and because chinese law requires it. this bill therefore forces tiktok to break up with the chinese communist party. it does not apply to american companies. it only applies to companies subject to foreign adversaries defined by congress. it says nothing about election interference and cannot be turned against any american social media platform. it does not impact websites in general. the only impacted sites are those associated with foreign adversary apps such as tiktok.com. it can never be used to penalize individuals. the text explicitly prohibits that. andnot be used to sensor speech, it takes no position at all on the content of speech, only foreign adversary control. foreign adversary control of what is becoming the d

>> mr speaker, mr speaker , since >> mr speaker, mr speaker, since i became prime minister, the numbersmall boat crossings are actually down by over a third. mr speaker, and that's because we've doubled national crime agency funding. we've increased the illegal enforcement raids by 70. we've closed 7500 bank accounts, deported 24,000 illegal migrants and processed over 112,000 cases, more than at any point in the last two decades. mr speaken the last two decades. mr speaker, and it's crystal clear, as we're seeing from the labour party's opposition in this house, while we're committed to stopping the boats, the labour party would keep them coming . party would keep them coming. >> the tragedy is we know the prime minister doesn't even believe in the rwanda gimmick. he tried to stop funding it, but he's now so diminished that his entire focus is stopping his mps holding the sword of damocles above his head, perhaps even literally. in the case of the leader of the house, his great hopeis leader of the house, his great hope is to populate his party with a couple of empty planes, praying t

mr. speaker i yield 30 seconds kentucky, mr. guthrie. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. guthrie: i want to emphasize this bill does not ban tiktok. it simply would require the chinese communist party affiliated bytedance to sell tiktok and die vest their interest. i was asked does this just affect tiktok? no. it's any foreign adversary or app, owned, controlled or by a foreign adversary. we must keep america's private data out of the hands of our foreign adversaries. i urge support and yield back. mrs. rodgers: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. i recognize the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from california, ms. eshoo, member of the committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. ms. eshoo: i thank the ranking member of the energy and commerce committee. mr. speaker i rise today in support of h.r. 7521, the protecting americans from foreign adversary-controlled a.m. app

mr. speaker. , he did right.uó mr. murphy serving on the bench, he spent those 45 years there, he was a farmer, a school teacher, tended -- attended the university of mississippi and university of georgia law elected to the georgia house of representatives, serving five terms there before he was appointed superior court judge by then-governor jimmy carter. and then after mr. carter was elected president, he nominated judge murphy to serve as the northern district federal judge. judge murphy the bench until 2017 when he took senior status, made active senior judge until his death in 2022 at the age of 95. my colleagues to do it. thank you and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. molinaro: thank you, mr. speaker. i recognize ms. greene of georgia eaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from georgia is recognized. ms. greene: thank you. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of my bill, h.r. 532, to designate the fede

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: w ithout objection. mr.y future appropriations bill and urge my colleagues to join me in that effort. but for now i must oppose this bill. there are a lot of good reasons, there are a lot of good things in this bill, and i don't ask my colleagues to join me in a greaf respect for my good friend, the ranking member of the appropriations committee, ms. delauro, and the significant amount of work that went into this. but i must follow my conscience because of my responsibility to ra speaker, and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: t he gentleman reserves. the gentlelady from texas. ms. granger: mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support this bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: t he gentlelady from texas yields back her time. the gentleman from california. mr. takano: i have no spur speakers and am prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: t he gentleman is recognized. mr. takano: i sadly must oppose the bill but do not urge my colleagues to do the same and i yield back the

mr. speaker, i yield three! from pennsylvania, the ranking member of the commerce, justice and science appropriations subcommittee, mr. cartwright. the ore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. kriet kriet i thank -- mr. cartwright: i thank the gentleman. i rise in support of this bill. the c justice and science division of this bill preserves solid funding for an array of important public investments. for example, partnership prograa level funded at $175 million, that's so important. the bill provides strong and continued level funding for noaa climate research at nasa earth science. but before i go on, i hav some thank yous to hand out. we have incredibly hardworking staff. bob bonner, shannon mcculley, faye, nora spent countless sleepless nights working on thi. and we can't leave out chris bigelow, rakell spencer, adam wilson, jason gray. eople have been indispensable in putting together this monumental piece of legislation. i'm thankful for the very work of chair kay granger and chairman hallucinat

mr. speaker. mr. aker, the majority's once partisan, unproductive and unserious messaging exercise that they have dubbed energy week. in 2023nged -- in 2023, the unid states produced more oil and gas than any other country ever. and exported unprecedented amounts of liquefied natural gas to our allies across the simultaneously, 2023 was a record year for combined utility storage installations across the country. these clean energy products can be found in nearly all congressional districts, in all 50 states. my friends on the other side of the aisle claim to be of an all-of-the-above energy strategy. but they're completely silent about these massive accomplishments that are not only driving significant investments to areas across the country, but are producing cheap, clean, american energy. this is probably because so many the historic bills that house democrats passed last congress. like the inflaition reduction -- inflation reduction actastructud jobs act. i was proud to include in those bills severa

mr. speaker. mr. peaker, and rise and still i rise, a liberated democrat, unbalked, unbossed and unafraid. in the spirit of shirley q, chisholm i r great and noble american. mr. speaker, i rise today on another mission of mercy. i rise today because this morning at approximate 4:30 a.m. i was reviewing a news story, a story there was an indication that there was death in haiti. i had an opportunity to see on the screen of my television horrors emanating on the story. mr. speaker, i saw a person lying in the street, a person lying in the street who was apparently without life. it is not a pleasant thing to see someone without life. but see a person lying in the street without life would only -- with only a portion of the body discernible was quite an experience. but as i saw this person lying in the street, mr. speaker i also saw passing by, most of them were on vehicles of the two wheel variety. and as they passed by, some of them looked but others barely glanced. and among those young, old but also th

mr. speaker. mr. speer, rise today to recognize andonatulate muel hundz burge -- huurger. he recently accepted a fully quified appointment to the unitedtes military academy in west point, new york. samuel is the son of melissa and larry hundsburger and i the grandson of hundsburgers. as a student at keystone junior -- senior high school, william -- active on the clasoom, in the athlec field and on theta. he's a memr of the student govement, a three-year vsity football plar and member of ef school, saml's a voluntrirefight for township companies i'd like to congratulate samuel for his commitment to service luck a he embarks on this exciting new pse of life at west mr. speaker, i rise tod to recognize and congratulate eric clark of howard, pennsylvania. ic recently aepted a fully the unedtates naval academy i annapolis, myland. he's the son o amy and benjamin clark, he's the grandson of erie he's a out of the classroom. football and wrestling team. eric is a strong leader. he also senior class president

mr. speaker, i yield. the speaker pro tempore: t. mr. burgess: i'll reserve. he speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. ms. omar: thank you mr. speaker. i have no further speakers and i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. burgess: it's my honor to recognize the gentleman from ohio mr. wenstrup, the co-chair of the doctors calk justicime? mr. burgess: one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wenstrup: i'm here to support the michael burgess savings act a bill aptly named for my co-chair on the docto dr. michael burgess. this legislation will allow the congressional budget office to measure the long-term impact of health policies, breaking free from the arbitrary 10-year budget window that currently restrains our ability to help our fellow americans to live a healthier and longer life. this is something that we as a doctors caucus have met with c.b.o. on and no

mr. speaker. speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized -- the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. physical ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. today marks the one-year anniversary of julie sue's tenure as acting secretary of labor. wh■xone year as acting secretary? she doesn't have the support or votes to be confirmed. as california'she allowed fraudo steal $32 billion in unemployment insurance andortede now wants to make federal law that denies workers the freedom to choose their work. now she's pursuing a radical agenda at the department of labor, writing 75 new regulation that is will hurt workers creat. acting secretary continues to thumb her nose at congress and the american public. under her leadership, d.o.l. has stonewalled congressional oversight. in fact, in december, she failed to comply with the duel served -- duly served congressional subpoena. the american people deserve better leadership at d.o.l. mr. president, withdraw her nomination. i yield back. th

mr. speaker.ield. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from iowa, mrs. miller-meeks, for five minutes. mrs. miller-meeks:thankr. every year the washington centreville, public lie prayersk competition. only four winners are compose chosen out of hundreds of entries across the world. among this year's winners are charlotte from iowa who won the global humor category with her piece funeral notes n ages, her ability to choose humor and humanity into her write something a gift. after serving with the vice president of marketing and retail banking, executive director of the certainty for social action she connues to lead by example as president of the community foundation of greater muscatine and as a board member of the iowa council of conat that time layings -- congratulations on this remarkable achievement. thank you, mr. speaker, i risedl agriculture day. in iowa, agriculture isn't just an industry, it's a way of life. our farmers, withion and tireless efforts, not only feed

mr. speaker. i yield. speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from:x the virgin islands, ms. plaskett, for five minutes. ms. plaskett: thank you, mr. speaker. this>7 heralds virgin islands history month. it is the beginning of a month long celebration in the virgin islands of our my being on the house floor as a representative, representing my people of the virgin islands, is the culmination of g of people's work. my presence here is built upon the indominable spirit of virgin islanders whose are woven into the very fabric of our culture, marked by their bravery, visionary leadership, and profound sacrifice.is a mosh cultures and a history as diverse of its people. a history that is not just defined by the of a select few, but a legacy that elevates the collective greatness of all virgin islanders. above all, we are about self-determination that has been chronicled of epic feats. as early as 2020b.c., the virgin islands was originally settled by precolombian indigenous groups. in 1493, we

mr. speaker. and i yield back the remainder of my time. he speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from new mexico seek recognition? >> ms. leger fernandez: i ask to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks.o tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized. ms. leger fernandez: mr. speaker, i rise to honor new mexico state police officer justin hair, a dedicated law enforcement officer and protector of our communities. he was known for his kindness and consideration for those who travel new mexico's long roads. last week, he stopped to help a driver on the with a flat tire. that driver tragically shot and killed officer hair. . officer haire he coached sports and lent a helping hand. his partner their daughters and their unborn child they expected in september. today, we officer hare and the community he loved so dearly. i send his condolences to the new mexico state police. send them a quiet prayer of remembrance for officer hare. i yield back. lelady yields bac

the speaker pro tempore: without mr. reschenthaler: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. support of this rule and in support of the underlying legislation. house resolutionp> 1 for consideration of six measures. h.r. 1023, h.r. 1121,n.res. 86,d h.r. 7023. the rule provides for consideration of: h.r. 1023, the cutting green corruption and taxes act, under a closed rule, with one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the ai minority member of the committee on energy and commerce or their representative designees, and provides one motion to recommit. additionally, the rule providesr protecting american energy production act, closed rule, hour of debate between the chair and ranking member and provides one most tow■@e rule provides fr consideration the restoring american energy dominance act under a closed rule wit one hour of debate controlled by the chair and ranking member on the committee of natural resources and provides one motion to recommit. the rule provides for consideration of h. con. res. 86 expressing the sense of congress that a be detriment to the ec

mr. speaker. iie6v back. gentleman from north carolina, mr. davis, for five minutes. mr. davis: mr. speaker, i celebg inners of tomorrow -- engineers of tomorrow, coming from our very own frederick douglass elementary sch county. under the guidance of ms. kathryn taylor, the school's media specialist, these talente, building leggo robots, -- lego robot, and completing challenges using visual arts and telo all the hard work has paid off as they won first place in best robotics design and overall champion in the multicounty first lego league challenge. thank you, ms. taylor, for using technology to preparegeneration. and thank you to the wilson county schools for investing in north carolina's future. .mr. speaker, i rise today to congratulate the young team of the green county all star basketball program. these promising basketball stars of tomorrow just won the 2024 eastern athletic conference championship in the 10 to 12 age co-ed group. green county kercut county in a 55-45 vicktory. mr. speaker, recreation

mr. speaker. i yield back. o tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. good: 0l■fseek remember pig- seek remember mission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. good: since 2002 the virginia governor's fire service awards have recognized responders in the commonwealth. chief monty coleman of the forest volunteer fire department received the fire chief of the year award. for 35 yea served bedford county working to meet their needs. i congratulate him. the cityg fire department was recognized for its excellence in virginia community risk reduction. after launching walk about wednesday. thisful initiative involved going door-to-door to inform citizens about emergency preparedness. dertment forityynchburg fire residents with these important resources. i congratulate the players volunteer fire and rescue which received outstanding fire response award for their quick actions in responding to a large apartment fire. with help from penn

mr. fleischmann, for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the distinguished gentleman from tennessee is recognized for three minutes. mr. fleischmann: thank you, mr. speaker, madam chair, i wish to thank chairman granger and her outstanding staff, and really all the staff on the majority and minority side in both houses. mr. speaker, our founding fathers gave us a great constitutional republic. and in that regard, each and every one of the members of this chamber stands for election or re-election every two years. i represent the people of the great state of tennessee, east tennessee, wonderful people, god-fearing people. they love this country. they love our history, and they are just so proud of what we are doing as a nation. i realize that other people in other parts of our country have a different ethos, have different priorities. but we are where we are, the american people gave us a very slim majority in the house, the senate, the other party has a slim majority, and the white house is controlled by the other party. i want

mr. speaker, mr. , members of congress, first minister, deputy first minister, esteemed friends and colleagues, it is an honor and a privilege to be back among friends here in washington, d.c. today. goi am thankful to the speaker r continuing the tradition of holding this lunch today. we are very appreciative. i believe ireland is the only country in the world that can get away with turning our national holiday into an international week of events, or in some places a whole month. we are unique in having a national holiday where the head of government and all the senior ministers leave the count to celebrate it around the world with our diaspora and our friends, and our allies. st. patrick's day is more than our national holiday, it is an international moment. it is when we get to share our story with the world, a story of faith in the future matter what the obstacles, hope and our ability to work together for the greater good, and that charity towards those experiencing suffering. as the president ac

mr. speaker. i want to yield five minutes to the gentleman from louisiana, mr. graves. the gentleman is rog five minutes. mr. graves: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank the gentleman from minnesota for yielding.oe $9,600. that's how much the average houg today in the cost of living. higher cost of living in the united states as policies of thn administration. $9,600. mr. speare that to what president biden said on the campaign trail. any american thatt raise cost, earns less than $400,000. that's the average. $9,600. in fact, for some people it's more. mr. speaker, the result or the cause, the cause of these higher costs is the regulatory agenda of this administration. it's exactly what we are debating today. we are talking about energy prices. we are t policies out of this administration that are having an adverse effect on americans. we are watching right now as this administration, this bill tries to fix, bans fracking. you can go back and you can look historically at the united states. we have l t in reducing emissions. how have we done it? you know what the sec

mr. speaker, and i yield back. speaker pro tempore: pursuan tle 1, the chair declares the house in recess subbed to the call we're funded by these television companies and more, including cox.■ >> koolen devries syndrome is rare but friends don't have to be. >> this is jo. >> when you're connected, you're not alone. >> cox supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> watch c-span's live campaign 2024 super tuesday coverage in 15 states, including the american samoan territory cast their votes in primaries and caucuses for the nomination for president. we'll take your calls and get your reaction to the live results as they come in along with candidate speeches.■d■l watch live coverage beginning tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. c-span now, ourka free mobile ay or on our podcast. c-span, youriltered view of politics. on thursday president biden is expected to give the annua state of the union address. ahead of his speech, we're aski wt issue

mr. speaker -- ms houlahan: mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask for the yeas and nays. equested, those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, this five-minute vote on the commit will be followed by a five-minute vote on passage of the bill, if ordered. members, this is a five-minute vote.■r [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] ■[ the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 205. the nays are 213. the motion is not the question is on■# pge of the bill. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. theil reconsider is laid upon the table. ms. waters: recorded vote is requested. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is reque

no, mr speaker. i am pleased _ reimburse him? yes or no? no, mr speaker. yes or no? no, mr speaker. i am pleased that the - speaker. i am pleased that the gentleman is supporting a party that represents one of the most diverse governments in this country's history. — governments in this country's history, led by this country's first british— history, led by this country's first british asian prime minister. the 'eo ard british asian prime minister. the jeepardy for _ british asian prime minister. tie: jeopardy for rishi sunak british asian prime minister. ti9: jeopardy for rishi sunak is british asian prime minister. ti9 jeopardy for rishi sunak is twofold. first, on the money, after saying the comments were racist, can he justify holding onto the money? then his leadership. his critics say he is buffeted by events, weak and inconsistent. after the guardian reported frank hester�*s alleged comments, he said he accepted he was rude about diane abbott in a private meeting several years ago, but his criticism had nothing to do with her gender or colour of ski

hey >> well, mr speaker. mr speaker , >> well, mr speaker.the honourable lady in. i don't let it in paying tribute to the history of her local community, and i am pleased that the city of chester is benefiting from so much investment from the conservative government so that it can maintain its local infrastructure for the french. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> five weeks ago, conservative mps from across south—east london and kent wrote to transport for london and the labour of london calling labour mayor of london calling on them to do the right thing. following botched following the botched implementation of a temporary 40 mile speed limit on the mile an hour speed limit on the a20 sidcup, which seen a20 near sidcup, which has seen thousands unfairly thousands of drivers unfairly issued and points on their licence. >> this has left many drivers , >> this has left many drivers, including carers, emergency service workers and teachers , at service workers and teachers, at risk of losing their licenses and jobs. >> this