for these and other reasons, as mr. hoyer said at the beginning of his remarks, we will be telling our children and grandchildren that we were here this day. and mr. cliburn talked about the three legs of the stool, the rescue package, this, and now the infrastructure bill. and this being our future. and adjusting the chair of our ways and means committee, talking about our responsibility to act. for us, it is not just about legislation, it is about values and the values that this legislation represents for the people. with that, i am pleased to to introduce mr. hoyer. rep. hoyer: millions of americans' job opportunities will be greatly enhanced. and america's competitiveness in the world will be heightened for the 21st century. as the president has said, this is a transformational piece of legislation. it's a big win for the people. for the average working men and women of america, for those who struggle every day, hoping that somebody is on their side. somebody is listening to their pain. and their struggle, and their chall

for these and other reasons, as mr. hoyer said at the beginning of his remarks, we will be telling our children and grandchildren that we were here this day. and mr. clyburn talked about the three legs of the stool, the rescue package, the b.i.f., and now the infrastructure bill. and this being our future. and of course the chair of our ways and means committee, courting our responsibility to act. for us, it is not just about legislation, it is about values and the values that this legislation represents for the people. with that, i am pleased to yield to mr. hoyer. rep. hoyer: congratulations, madame speaker. this is a historic piece of legislation, you were its leader with the vision of the president of the united states. this bill will speak for itself to millions and millions and millions and millions of americans, whose lives will be made more secure, more richer in the terms of quality of life, whose educational opportunities will be greater, and whose job opportunities will be greatly enhanced. and america's competitiv

in his remarks our democratic leader, mr. hoyer, talked about the pride we take in telling our children and our grandchildren that we were here present to pass the build back better legislation and what it means for future generations. talked about the three legs of the biden platform, the rescue package, the b.i.f., the infrastructure and jobs bill, and now the build back better, the infrastructure for our future. chairman neal quoted daniel webster and spoke of our responsibilities to the people. in that spirit, madam speaker, i proceed by saying under this dome for centuries members of congress have stood exactly where we stand to pass legislation of extraordinary consequence in our nation's history and for our nation's future. in the original house chamber, now statuary hall, where lincoln served, is cleo, the muse of history. cleo reminds men and women in these haloed -- hallowed halls we part of history, we are put a part of the long and honorable heritage of our democracy. with the passage of the build back better act, we, t

mr. hoyer clo i -- mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for the question. we hope to have not only a jatc score but c.b.o. scores. as the gentleman knows the majority of the -- overwhelming majority of the bill has been pending for some time. obviously the c.b.o. has been reviewing the individual items for some time. and we expect to have very close to most of the bill. it does not need a intoa -- c.b.o. score. it does need a c.b.o. score when it goss to the senate and that will be our intention to have as much information available to members as we have in hand. but we do intend to move forward with the bill. mr. scalise: if the gentleman -- mr. hoyer: one more time. mr. scalise: on the c.b.o. score, jct obviously important. i appreciate the gentleman said there would be a jct score but on the c.b.o. score there have been significant changes made in the rules committee since those c.b.o. conversations. would that be revised to include the new version of the bill? mr. hoyer: we are working on that. we hope the c.b.o. can accommodate that objective. i yield

neil, with our distinguished democratic leader, mr. hoyer, the democratic whip, last evening, and respect for those who work in this capital and as a courtesy to my colleagues, i will be brief. [laughter] [applause] in his remarks, our democratic leader mr. hoyer talked about the pride we take in telling our children and grandchildren that we are here, presence, to pass the build back better legislation and what that means for future generations. we talk about the three legs, the rescue package, the infrastructure and jobs bill and now the build back better, the infrastructure for our future. chairman neil quoted daniel webster and spoke of our responsibilities to the people. in that spirit, madame speaker, i proceed by saying under this dome, for centuries, members of congress have stood exactly where we stand, to pass legislation of extraordinary consequence in our nations history and for our nations future. in the original house chamber, now statutory hall, where lincoln served, is cleo, the muse of history. she reminds men and women in t

mr. hoyer: we are working on that. we hope the c.b.o. can accommodate that ♪ >> earlier today, house speaker nancy pelosi held a news conference on the legislative agenda. this is just under half an hour. ms. pelosi: good morning. thank you for your patience. we were just finishing the house democratic whip meeting. we heard from our magnificent chairman, had a q&a with our members with each chair about the specifics in the legislation. as amended from what they had seen since last week. it was very inspiring and heartening to see the depth of knowledge, value-based decisions that were made in the committees and the - just the ongoing commitment to getting the job done for the people. i want to say that i'm so proud of the president, i'll come back to some of that, but the president returning from representing america to show that america is back. whether it comes to fighting the pandemic of covid, whether it's saving the planet from the climate crisis, whether it's enormous success that he had with the global minimum tax, a major, major

mr. hoyer: i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hoyer: thank you very much, mr. speaker. at this point in time i yield to my friend, the republican whip, for the purposes of an inquiry as to the balance of the day. mr. scalise: i'd like to request if the gentleman can let us know what the schedule is expected forbe the remainder of the day. obviously reports are there may be a c.b.o. score today. would also want to ask the gentleman, would it be anticipated that there would first be a c.b.o. score before any final passage of legislation? with that, i yield to the gentleman from maryland. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for his question. let me read through this so i reach every point i think each member needs to know. following the next vote, the house will stand in recess subject to the call of the chair. as all members know, we are waiting for some technical pursuits of the budget and reconciliation process to be comple

so for these and other reasons, as mr. hoyer said at the beginning of his remarks, we'll be telling our children and grandchildren that we were here this day. you're reminding me of the speech when you were saying that and what mr. clyburn talked about, the three legs of the tool, the rescue package, the bif, and now this bill for the infrastructure of our future and of course our distinguished chair of the ways and means committee who held it down for the longest time, but including last night, and our responsibility to act. so for us, it's about -- not just about legislation, it's about values and the values that this legislation represents for the people. with that, i'm pleased to yield to the distinguished majority, mr. hoyer. >> thank you very much. first of all, congratulations, madam speaker. this is an historic piece of legislation. you were its leader with, as you say, the vision of the president of the united states. this bill will speak for itself to millions and millions and millions and millions of americans whose l

so for these and other reasons, as mr. hoyerhe beginning of his remarks, we'll be telling our children and grandchildren that we were here this day. you were reminding me of st. crispin's day speech when you were saying that. and mr. -- our distinguished whip, mr. clyburn, talked about the three legs of the stools, the rescue passage, the biff, and this bill being the infrastructure of our future. and our distinguished chair of the ways and means committee who held down the fort for such a long time, for a long time, but including last night, mr. neil, quoting daniel repster and our responsibility to act so for us, it's not just about legislation, but it's about values, and the values that this legislation represents for the people. with that, i'm pleased to yield to the distinguished majority leader, mr. hoyer. >> first of all, congratulations, madam speaker. this is an historic piece of legislation, you were its leader. with, as you say, the vision of the president of the united states. this bill will speak for itself to milli

in his remarks, our democratic leader mr. hoyer talked about the pride we take in telling our children and our grandchildren that we were here, present, to pass the build back better legislation and what it means for future generations. talking about the three legs of the biden platform, the rescue package, the bif, the infrastructure and jobs bill, and now the build back better, the infrastructure for our future. and chairman neil quoted daniel webster, and spoke of our responsibilities to the people. in that spirit, madam speaker, i proceed by saying under this dome, for centuries, members of congress have stood exactly where we stand to pass legislation of extraordinary consequence in our nation's history, and for our nation's future. in the original house chamber, now statuary hall where lincoln served is cleo, the muse of history. cleo reminds men and women in these hallowed halls that we are part of history, that our words and actions will face the judgment of history, and that we are put part of the long and honorable herita

and all of our members voted for the rule so that we will pass, as mr. hoyer, will pass the bill and the distinguished whip said as well. so the rule vote, people have to understand. this is the threshold. and so we'll cross the threshold that will take us -- >> do you have enough republican votes to pass the plan? >> we thoep have as many democrats as possible to pass the bipartisan plan. >> a couple of questions on that. congresswoman jayapal came out with a statement indicating she will not support -- her caucus, the progressive caucus, the infrastructure bill if it goes without build back better. she'd rather wait until the cbo score comes. have you spoken to her, and do you have the votes right now for the infrastructure bill? >> we all speak to each other quite regularly. in fact, it's not a chance to say i spoke once or twice. it's a constant conversation among all of us in our caucus. and the fact is we believe it is necessary to pass the bif so that these jobs can come online as soon as possible. we have waited awhile. we had hoped to pass it sooner.

in his remarks our democratic leader, mr. hoyer, talked about the pride we take in telling our children and our grandchildren that we were here present to pass the build back better legislation and what it means for future generations. talked about the three legs of the biden platform, the rescue package, the b.i.f., the infrastructure and jobs bill, and now the build back better, the infrastructure for our future. chairman neal quoted daniel webster and spoke of our responsibilities to the people. in that spirit, madam speaker, i proceed by saying under this dome for centuries members of congress have stood exactly where we stand to pass legislation of extraordinary consequence in our nation's history and for our nation's future. in the original house chamber, now statuary hall, where lincoln served, is cleo, the muse of history. cleo reminds men and women in these haloed -- hallowed halls we part of history, we are put a part of the long and honorable heritage of our democracy. with the passage of the build back better act, we, t

mr. hoyer: thank you, madam speaker, thank you, mr. chairman. by adopted this rule, madam speaker, we are now lining up with the runway in preparation to land the plane on build back better. as we wait for the c.b.o. to complete its work and produce its analysis which i believe will confirm an estimate from the white house based on the joint tax committee'sage sthoifs bill's revenue impact. the preliminary scoring from c.b.o. that this bill is fully paid for. now, not saying it doesn't spend money. it does not create debt. when the republicans passed their tax bill, of course, they gave themselves a ceiling. of $1.5 trillion. that they did not pay for. on the assertion that that tax cut would pay for itself. the problem is, none of their tax cuts have ever paid for themselves. none. zero. zip. this bill is paid for. and what it will do for the american people will be life-changing. for working families. and moms. and children. in this country. today we are going to send president biden the long -- strike that. today we're going to pass a rule wh

mr. hoyer: thank you, madam speaker, thank you, mr. chairman. by adopted this rule, madam speaker, we are now lining up with the runway in preparation to land the plane on build back better. as we wait for the c.b.o. to complete its work and produce its analysis which i believe will confirm an estimate from the white house based on the joint tax committee'sage sthoifs bill's revenue impact. the preliminary scoring from c.b.o. that this bill is fully paid for. now, not saying it doesn't spend money. it does not create debt. when the republicans passed their tax bill, of course, they gave themselves a ceiling. of $1.5 trillion. that they did not pay for. on the assertion that that tax cut would pay for itself. the problem is, none of their tax cuts have ever paid for themselves. none. zero. zip. this bill is paid for. and what it will do for the american people will be life-changing. for working families. and moms. and children. in this country. today we are going to send president biden the long -- strike that. today we're going to pass a rule wh

for these and other reasons as mr. hoyerinning of his remarks will be telling our children and grandchildren we are here this day. you are reminding me of a speech when you were saying that. mr. clyburn talked about the three legs of the stool. the rescue package, this and now this bill the infrastructure of our future and our distinguished chair of the ways and means committee who held down the fort for such a long time including last night, mr. neil webster and our responsibility for act. for us it's not just about legislation but values and the values that this legislation represents for the people. with that i'm pleased to yield to the distinguished majority leader mr. hoyer. >> thank you very much. first of all congratulations madam speaker. this is an historic piece of legislation. you were its leader with as you say the vision of the president of the united states. this bill will speak for itself to millions and millions and millions and millions of americans whose lives will be made more secure, more richer in the te

all of our members voting for the rule means we will pass the bill, as mr. hoyer said and as the distinguished whip said as well. the rule, you have to understand, this is the threshold. we will cross the threshold that will take us to that. >> do you have never to republicans votes to pass the plan? >> we hope to have as many democratic votes as possible to plastic the plan. yes. >> congresswoman -- [ indiscernible ] have you spoken to her? >> we all speak to each other quite regularly. in fact, it is not by chance that we speak once or twice. it is constant communication. we believe we have done what is necessary to pass the biff so these jobs can come on line snop. we had waited a while. we had hoped to pass it sooner. but we can't wait too much later for the legislation. i do believe that there are a large number of members of the progressive caucus who will vote for the bill. that is my understanding. i -- with the members all the time. mr. clyburn has the official whip count. i have the speaker's secret whip count. i don't tell anything that he will tell me,

and informative comments of the distinguished chairman, with our distinguished democratic leader, mr. hoyertake in telling our children and grandchildren that we were here, present, to pass the build back better legislation and what it means for future generations. talking about the three legs of the biden platform, the rescue package, the infrastructure and jobs bill, and now, the build back better, the infrastructure for our future, and chairman neil quoted then webster and spoke of our responsibilities to the people. ainsley: look what it says on the right. lawrence: a complete lie, saying good paying jobs, we can't get people to come back to work. it cuts taxes, we know that what they're doing right now is going to cause it to be passed to the consumer so that's a lie, if we can zoom in back. pete: lowering costs. lawrence: i mean, this is just lie after lie. people that said they were going to return to the new standard, the old standard of back to normalcy, this is not going to probably be able to pass, because they have to plea both parts the progressives as well as the moderates and

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, it is november 18, 2021. those of us who serve in the congress of the united states on this day will be able to tell our children and our children's children that we were there when the united states congress passed one of the most transformational bills in the history of the congress for the people. tonight, house democrats will vote on the build back better act, as will house republicans. legislation to transform our country by making opportunities available and equitable for all americans. its name, of course, refers to the broad recognition that too many americans are just barely getting by in our economy, and we simply cannot go back to the way things were before the pandemic. we have to ensure our people can access the tools and resources they need, not just to survive, but to succeed. this bill does so by making investments in four key areas. first, it will invest in childcare, universal pre-k, and home care so that more americans can get back to the workforce and grow our economy. secondly, it further

mr. hoyer: i thank the chairman for yielding. i thank him for his support. i want to thank the chairman of the committee as well for his agreeing to this have come to the floor. i look forward to his support. i want to say, mr. speaker, i have talked to a lot of members about this. the policies that we have regarding cuba are subject to debate. and so what i think, mr. speaker, there are no differences on in this congress that we are all for supporting those who seek democracy, who seek the benefits of freedom, and who see the welfare of their families associated with that freedom. i don't think there's a single member who wasn't appalled by the way peaceful protestors in cuba were brutally suppressed in july. i doubt there is anyone here who is not concerned that such actions will be repeated this month when the next protests are scheduled to occur. so this is a very timely resolution because it anticipates that there will be another group of people who will have the courage to stand up, to speak up on behalf of the freedom in their country. there was a res

mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i think all of us would wish that we were not here.n a subject of this graphity -- gravity. on a subject of -- so present in our society at large. the exhortation to violence to accomplish one's objective. i have been sitting here since we started the debate which was about 45 minutes ago. so many get up and say i do not support violence. i do not support this action. but i will do nothing about it. of course, they don't say the last sentence, they just don't do anything. as i sat there, mr. mccarthy was talking, i was thinking he was getting number my face and up in nancy pelosi's face. i think that's what he was doing. i expect that. vigorous debate. they focused on a nonanalogous action by a member of this house, the chairman of the finance committee. why did they do that? because there is no analogous event to this one. in the 40-plus years that i have served here, there has never been a case like this. never. this is not about control, as the majority leader would represent. it is about decency, democracy, and security. and the ru

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, it is november 18, 2021.hose of us who serve in the congress of the united states on this day will be able to tell our children and our children's children that we were there when the united states congress passed one of the most transformational bills in the history of the congress for the people. tonight, house democrats will vote on the build back better act, as will house republicans. legislation to transform our country by making opportunities available and equitable for all americans. its name, of course, refers to the broad recognition that too many americans are just barely getting by in our economy, and we simply cannot go back to the way things were before the pandemic. we have to ensure our people can access the tools and resources they need, not just to survive, but to succeed. this bill does so by making investments in four key areas. first, it will invest in childcare, universal pre-k, and home care so that more americans can get back to the workforce and grow our economy. secondly, it further e

mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i think all of us would wish that we were not here. on a subject of this graphity -- gravity. on a subject of -- so present in our society at large. the exhortation to violence to accomplish one's objective. i have been sitting here since we started the debate which was about 45 minutes ago. so many get up and say i do not support violence. i do not support this action. but i will do nothing about it. of course, they don't say the last sentence, they just don't do anything. as i sat there, mr. mccarthy was talking, i was thinking he was getting number my face and up in nancy pelosi's face. i think that's what he was doing. i expect that. vigorous debate. they focused on a nonanalogous action by a member of this house, the chairman of the finance committee. why did they do that? because there is no analogous event to this one. in the 40-plus years that i have served here, there has never been a case like this. never. this is not about control, as the majority leader would represent. it is about decency, democracy, and security. and the

mr. speaker, i remember steny hoyer, i listened to him. he started off, he said, we don't want to go back. he doesn't want to go back when we didn't have inflation, when gas price were $2, when we were energy independent. when in the last 16 months, not one casualty in afghanistan. when north korea was not testing missiles. when thy china hadn't sent a hyper sonic around the world. when we had the strongest economy in the last 50 years. i know, mr. speaker, there are people who got upset with president trump's personality but as i travel the country today, mr. speaker, i hear of a lot of people who want to take that vote back. who like his policies. who understand policy matters. we are not better off than we were 10 months ago. you know the difference 10 months ago we didn't have one-party rule in this city. that is why the voters who can vote earlier this month overwhelmingly voted to send democrats a message. mr. speaker, that message was one word. stop. in 2010 you didn't listen. you approved obamacare in four days. you're doing the ex

mr. hoyer clo i -- mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for the question. we hope to have not only a jatc score but c.b.o. scores. as the gentleman knows the majority of the -- overwhelming majority of the bill has been pending for some time. obviously the c.b.o. has been reviewing the individual items for some time. and we expect to have very close to most of the bill. it does not need a intoa -- c.b.o. score. it does need a c.b.o. score when it goss to the senate and that will be our intention to have as much information available to members as we have in hand. but we do intend to move forward with the bill. mr. scalise: if the gentleman -- mr. hoyer: one more time. mr. scalise: on the c.b.o. score, jct obviously important. i appreciate the gentleman said there would be a jct score but on the c.b.o. score there have been significant changes made in the rules committee since those c.b.o. conversations. would that be revised to include the new version of the bill? mr. hoyer: we are working on that. we hope the c.b.o. can accommodate that ♪ >> earlier

mr. hoyer: i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hoyer: thank you very much, mr. speaker. at this point in time i yield to my friend, the republican whip, for the purposes of an inquiry as to the balance of the day. mr. scalise: i'd like to request if the gentleman can let us know what the schedule is expected forbe the remainder of the day. obviously reports are there may be a c.b.o. score today. would also want to ask the gentleman, would it be anticipated that there would first be a c.b.o. score before any final passage of legislation? with that, i yield to the gentleman from maryland. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for his question. let me read through this so i reach every point i think each member needs to know. following the next vote, the house will stand in recess subject to the call of the chair. as all members know, we are waiting for some technical pursuits of the budget and reconciliation process to be comple