mrs. fischbach: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the chair may reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any question relating to house resolution 5 that follows the 15-minute vote. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. fischbach: thank you. and i'm prepared to close, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves her time. and is prepared to close. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: may i inquire how much time i have remaining, mr. speaker? the president: yep. the gentleman from -- the speaker pro tempore: yep. the gentleman from massachusetts has 4 1/2 minutes remaining. the gentlelady from minnesota has 13 1/2. mr. mcgovern: thank you. the last election was one of the closest in history. republicans have the slimmest majority in nearly a century. a shift of just a few thousand votes and this chamber would be led by democrats. but it seems my friends didn't get the message and they don't get it still. they don't listen. americans do

mrs. fischbach: mr.speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the chair may reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any question relating to house resolution 5 that follows the 15-minute vote. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. fischbach: thank you. and i'm prepared to close, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves her time. and is prepared to close. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: may i inquire how much time i have remaining, mr. speaker? the president: yep. the gentleman from -- the speaker pro tempore: yep. the gentleman from massachusetts has 4 1/2 minutes remaining. the gentlelady from minnesota has 13 1/2. mr. mcgovern: thank you. the last election was one of the closest in history. republicans have the slimmest majority in nearly a century. a shift of just a few thousand votes and this chamber would be led by democrats. but it seems my friends didn't get the message and they don't get it still. they don't listen. americans do

mrs. fischbach, for five minutes. mrs. fischbach: thank you, mr. speaker. president trump's 2017 tax package created section 199-a, a 20% small business deduction to help small businesses and family farms like those in my district. in fact, three out of four small business employers in this country have benefited from this tax provision. unfortunately this deduction is one of many set to expire this year. the national federation of independent businesses has circulated a petition which has over 100,000 signatures, urging congress to make this vital tax deduction permanent and stop a massive tax hike on our small businesses. i urge my colleagues to listen to our local business owners and join me in supporting making the 199-a deduction permanent. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until the however 2:00 p.m. today.

mrs. fischbach: madam president, -- sen. fisher: madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of west virginia seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received four votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received four votes for vice president. mr. steil: madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the great state of wisconsin seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received 10 votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received 10 votes for vice president. sen. fisher: madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of wyoming seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received three votes for president and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received three votes for vice president. vice president harris: members of congress, the cert