mr. jeffries: questions? reporter: we know there are a number of senators and house planning to re disrupt the electoral college, what are your comments on their actions? mr. jeffries: the voters have spoken. the electoral college has spoken. the courts have spoken. joe biden will be the next president of the united states of america, not with standing the delusional fantasies of some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. reporter: them dragging it out, doesn't this -- what is this going to do to american states in our election? mr. jeffries: we're going to continue to lift up the peaceful transition of power as well as the principle of government of the people, by the people, and for the people. which is critical to self-government, which is an integral part of our democratic republic. without it, we are not a democracy. and that's what we're going to defend in a serious, solemn and substantive fashion on wednesday. reporter: the house impeached president trump for a phone call he made to interfer

mr. jeffries. mr. jeff reese: madam speaker, as chair of the house democratic caucus i have been directed to report to the house that the democratic members have selected as majority whip the distinguished gentleman from the great state of south carolina, the honorable james e. clyburn and as assistant speaker, the distinguished gentlelady from the commonwealth of massachusetts, kathryn clark. the speaker: thank you. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from wyoming, ms. cheney. ms. cheney: as chair of the republican conference i have been drebted to report to the house that the republican members have selected as minority whip the gentleman from louisiana, the honorable steve scalise. he speaker: thank you. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. jeffries. mr. jeffries: i offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 2, resolved that sheryl l. johnson be andstate of louisia

mr. jeffries. start, madam clerk, by asking all of our colleagues to remember in their family and prayers the of luke letlow, congressman-elect from tragically ho died last week. we also want to remember our colleague jamie raskin and pray for his family as they deal with the devastating loss of their son. engage in heated ekts changes -- heated exchanges in we should.as it's for us to always remember that we are all god's children. ur hearts break when our colleagues and friends are suffering. i'm reminded of the words of the religious scholar who said, i expect to pass through this world but once. if therefore there can be any kindness i can show or any good fellow being, my let me do it now. let me not defer nor neglect it shall not pass this way again. fine words to guide us as we congress.this the nominating ceremony looks ery different today in this chamber. our masks and our distancing requirements are reminders of that we emic threat face. and that we must defeat together. ut the congress i

mr. jeffries, chairman jeffries, for his very generous nomination. thank you, mr. jeffries. it gives me great pride to serve speaker of the most diverse house of representatives in the country.f our 122 a record shattering women. women. we can applaud that. 122 women. 100 years after women won the to vote. moment to take a give thanks to our courageous service members in uniform, our their families and caregivers whose service makes s the land of the free and the home of the brave. our promise to them is that work ss will continue to n a bipartisan way to build a future worthy of their sacrifice. to the new orward congress, let us take a moment to remember three champions of during the lost 116th congress. in statered by a lying ceremony in the united states capitol. we said ll last year oodbye to mr. chairman, elijah cummings. our north star who said, when angels, aing with the question will be asked -- what id you do to be sure we kept our democracy intact? dancing with the angels now. this past spring we said goodbye colleague, john lewis. congress, nce of the who would s

mr. jeffries works we just heard from, at this moment, two years from now is a lifetime in politics but mres looks at the moment, probably like the favored candidate to be the next democratic leader of the house. jon: fascinating. david hockings of the fulcrum. david, thank you. >> thank you. jon: so it's out with the old, and in with the new. america's 117th congress is sworn in today. now many are looking ahead to wednesday when the certification of the electoral college vote, usually a mere formality, will be a hold your breath moment for the dozen gop senators saying they plan to object to the joe biden victory. more on that, next. ♪ ♪ still warm. ♪ thanks, maggie. oh, alice says hi. for some of us, our daily journey is a short one. save 50% when you pay per mile with allstate. pay less when you drive less. you've never been in better hands. allstate. click or call for a quote today. you've never been in better hands. and sweetie can coloryou just be... gentle with the pens. okey. okey. i know. gentle..gentle new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed. ind

mr. jeffries, chairman jeffries, for his very generous nomination. thank you, mr. jeffries. it gives me great pride to serve speaker of the most diverse house of representatives in the country.f our 122 a record shattering women. women. we can applaud that. 122 women. 100 years after women won the to vote. moment to take a give thanks to our courageous service members in uniform, our their families and caregivers whose service makes s the land of the free and the home of the brave. our promise to them is that work ss will continue to n a bipartisan way to build a future worthy of their sacrifice. to the new orward congress, let us take a moment to remember three champions of during the lost 116th congress. in statered by a lying ceremony in the united states capitol. we said ll last year oodbye to mr. chairman, elijah cummings. our north star who said, when angels, aing with the question will be asked -- what id you do to be sure we kept our democracy intact? dancing with the angels now. this past spring we said goodbye colleague, john lewis. congress, nce of the who would s

mr. jeffries, chairman jeffries, for his very generous nomination. thank you, mr. ries. [ applause ] >> it gives me great pride to serve as speaker of the most diverse house of representatives in the history of our country. with a record shattering 122 women, 12 122 women. [ applause ] >> you can applaud that. 122 women. [ applause ] >> 100 years after women won the right to vote. now let us take a moment to give thanks to our courageous service members in uniform, our veterans and families and caregivers, whose service makes us the land of the free and the home of the brave. [ applause ] >> our promise to them is that congress will continue to work in a bipartisan way to build a future worthy of their sacrifice. as we look forward to the new congress, let us take a moment to remember three champions of democracy we lost during the 116th congress. each honored by lying in state ceremony in the united states capitol. in the fall last year we said good-bye to mr. chairman, elijah cummings. our north star who said when we're dancing with the angels, a question will be

mr. jeffries. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. jeffries: i did not come to congress to impeach donald trump but the constitutional crime inspired by his hatred and the big lie that he told cannot be ignored. dodged trump is a living, breathing, impeachable offense. it is what it is. the violent attacks on the u.s. capitol was an act of insurrection incited by donald trump. he is a clear and present danger to the health, safety and well-being of the american people and that is why this impeachment is necessary on the house floor for a second time with a bipartisan majority. violence will not win. insurrection will not win. see dishon will not win. terror will not win. lawlessness will not win. mob rule will not win. not today, not tomorrow, not ever. democracy will prevail. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentleman f

mr. jeffries -- i listen to him, mostly. host: what do you want to take from that? guest: there are a lot of people who feel that donald trump was treated very unfairly and that there are people who are out to get him. that is perhaps true to a certain degree. i think a lot of this is we get a little loose with our language when we call people communists. that means something. i don't know that that is necessarily fair. there are people who have been making the last four years really difficult for donald trump. it is absolutely true that from the very beginning, there was a movement to stop everything he was trying to do. it is absolutely true that the broader mainstream media has hated him from the start. my view as a republican, i have been in communication and have dealt with what i would consider a left-leaning media for a long time, is to just say ok, that is just reality and i'm going to have to work a little harder and be a little better. it should not be that simple or fair, but i don't think that necessarily is any excuse for what happened. the fact that th

mr. jeffries. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. jeffries: i did not come to congress to impeach donald trump but the constitutional crime inspired by his hatred and the big lie that he told cannot be ignored. dodged trump is a living, breathing, impeachable offense. it is what it is. the violent attacks on the u.s. capitol was an act of insurrection incited by donald trump. he is a clear and present danger to the health, safety and well-being of the american people and that is why this impeachment is necessary on the house floor for a second time with a bipartisan majority. violence will not win. insurrection will not win. see dishon will not win. terror will not win. lawlessness will not win. mob rule will not win. not today, not tomorrow, not ever. democracy will prevail. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentleman f

mr. jeffries. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. ffries: i did not come to congress to impeach donald trump but the constitutional crime inspired by his hatred and the big lie that he told cannot be ignored. dodged trump is a living, breathing, impeachable offense. it is what it is. the violent attacks on the u.s. capitol was an act of insurrection incited by donald trump. he is a clear and present danger to the health, safety and well-being of the american people and that is why this impeachment is necessary on the house floor for a second time with a bipartisan majority. violence will not win. insurrection will not win. see dishon will not win. terror will not win. lawlessness will not win. mob rule will not win. not today, not tomorrow, not ever. democracy will prevail. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentleman fro

mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairman jerry nadler, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that chairman nadler will vote yea on ordering the previous question. as the member designated by congressman brendan boyle, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that congressman boyle will vote yea on the previous question. as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that chairwoman johnson will vote yea on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. laturner, kansas, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. laturner will vote no on the representative scanlon motion to move the previous question on house resolution 38. >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. eshoo, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. eshoo will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut rise? >> thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, as

mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that chairwoman johnson will vote yes on h.res. 24. as the member designated by congressman brendan boyle, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that congressman boyle will vote yes on h.res. 24. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by dr. dunn of the state of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that dr. dunn will vote nay on h.res. 24. as the member designated by mr. buchanan: of the state of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. buchanan: -- that mr. buchanan will vote nay on h.res. 24. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida's fifth congressional district, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on h.r. 24. for what purpose does the gentleman from califo

mr. jeffries -- i listen to him, mostly. host: what do you want to take from that?: there are a lot of people who feel that donald trump was treated very unfairly and that there are people who are out to get him. that is perhaps true to a certain degree. i think a lot of this is we get a little loose with our language when we call people communists. that means something. i don't know that that is necessarily fair. there are people who have been making the last four years really difficult for donald trump. it is absolutely true that from the very beginning, there was a movement to stop everything he was trying to do. it is absolutely true that the broader mainstream media has hated him from the start. my view as a republican, i have been in communication and have dealt with what i would consider a left-leaning media for a long time, is to just say ok, that is just reality and i'm going to have to work a little harder and be a little better. it should not be that simple or fair, but i don't think that necessarily is any excuse for what happened. the fact that there --

mr. jeffries. >> the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. >> i did not come to congress to impeach donald trump, but the constitutional crime inspired by an out-of-control president, inspired by his hatred and the big lie that he told cannot be ignored. dodged trump is a living, breathing, impeachable offense. it is what it is. the violent attacks on the u.s. capitol was an act of insurrection incited by donald trump. he is a clear and present danger to the health, safety, and well-being of the american people, and that is why this impeachment is necessary on the house floor for a second time with a bipartisan majority. violence will not win. insurrection will not win. sedition will not win. terror will not win. lawlessness will not win. mob rule will not win. not today, not tomorrow, not ever. democracy will prevail. >> the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. >> madame speaker, we reserve. >> the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york. >> madame speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman f

as early as tomorrow, i'm joined by congressman hakeem jeffries, the chairman of the house democrats. he was the democrats' floor manager during mr. trump's initial impeachment trial. well come back to "meet the press." let me start with this. what would have to happen this week that would somehow stop the house of representatives from impeaching the president? >> good morning, chuck. the assault on the capitol was a violent insurrection that was incited and encouraged by donald trump. it was an attack on the congress, an attack on the country and an attack on the constitution, and donald trump represents a clear and present danger to the health and safety of the american people as well as our democracy. that's why house democrats are united in demanding and seeking his immediate removal. there are three ways that that can be brought about. vice president pence and a majority of the cabinet with step up and do the right thing and invoke the 25th amendment, and we're going to continue to push them to do that. we can also impeach donald trump, and he can be convicted and removed by the senate that should come back into town to deal

mr. jeffries: hello, everyone. we had our inaugural