ms. clark: in fact, you said there was a significant likelihood and you would already loop that into the fact this was going to be different and targeted at congress and at interrupting the electoral college process. so now we have some disagreement about whether chief sun actually asked for a declaration for a state of emergency. mr. blodgett said his understanding from the former sergeant at arms irving that he said this never happened. boy, does this look like we have a violent situation brewing. and you sent counterintelligent officers to the rally that day. you must have seen the crowds that were gathering. you must have been gathering that intelligence back, that's in your testimony. yet, still we come down to this failure to be ready. that there is, you know, 140 helmets that are ordered. maybe 126 national guard might be able to come help. when we are at a significant likelihood of attacks. and however we tier that f.b.i. report, it fed into right into what you knew already. i see my ti

neil: you know, ms. clarke especially in the last half of the trump administration that there was friction between the chamber and the white house. and when i started seeing that a lot of business titans even facing the possibility of higher taxes under a president biden were more inclined to welcome that than welcome another four years of donald trump. what donald trump had done on trade deals and then sort of forcing them through and alienating our neighbors and ail ail -- alienating some of our friends, that it simply had gotten too volatile for them to condone and accept. and mr. donahue had a number of run-ins on these issues. did you share that when you were his number two? >> you know, i think if you look at the 108-year history of the chamber, which might be a little dull and long, but it does have a theme which is we've worked with every single administration in that time. and depending on the administration, there's a bunch of stuff we support and a bunch of stuff we oppose, right in our job is to sh

ms. clark: as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number 1. as the member designated by mr. krishnamoorthi pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. krishnamoorthi will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number 1. as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number 1. as the member designated by by mr. bowman, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. bowman will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. moulton, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. moulton will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member des

ms. clark? >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. blanton, if we could go back just for a moment to the request that was made to expand the parameter. at any point after this request to move the parameter was made, did you or anyone at aoc deny any piece of this request, or did you have the assets necessary to fulfill this request? >> no one at aoc denied or would anyone at aoc have the authority to deny the request. and we did have the assets. >> do you -- to the best of your knowledge, was there any discussion or objection about those barriers in place because of the optics of it? >> no, i will say me personally, i have not heard the word "optics" until the discussions afterward dealing with the national guard and the pentagon. >> thank you so much. and very quickly in my last minute, ms. elliott, as curator of the house do you feel its important that we keep some records, some artifacts of what happened on january 6th. i know some have suggested broken windows and door be kept. what is your feeling as curator of the house? >> than

ms. clark: as the member designated by mr. bowman, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. bowman will vote no on the motion to adjourn. as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote no on the motion to adjourn. as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote no on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. donalds: as the member designated by mr. buchanan, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. buchanan will vote yea on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. payne of new jersey, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote nay on the motion to adjourn. and, mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. hastings of florida, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform

ms. clark: as the member designated by mr. bowman, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. bowman will vote yes on ordering the previous question. as the member designated by mr. cooper, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. cooper will vote yes on ordering the previous question. as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on ordering the previous question. as the member designated by ms. jayapal, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. jayapal will vote yes. -- yes on ordering the previous question. as the member designated by mr. keating, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. keating will vote yes on ordering the previous question. as the member designated by ms. kuster, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. kuster will vote yes on ordering the previous question. as the member designated by mr. lynch, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lynch will vote yes on ordering the previous questio

ms. clark: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. bowman, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. bowman will vote no on the motion to adjourn. as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote no on the motion to adjourn. as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote no on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from missouri seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. paul gosar of arizona, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. gosar will vote aye on the motion to adjourn. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. cawthorn, of north carolina, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. cawthorn will vote aye on the motion to adjourn. mr. mchenry: as the member designate

ms. clark: as the member designated by ms. fran coal -- ms. clark as the member designated by ms. frankel pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on h.res. 166. as the member designated by mr. bowman, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. bowman will vote yes on h.res. 166. as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote yes on h.res. 166. as the member designated by mr. krishnamoorthi, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. krishnamoorthi will vote yes on h.res. 166. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> as the member designated by mr. gibbs of ohio, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. gibbs will vote no on h.res. 166. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. wasserman schultz, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. wasserman schultz will vote yes on h.res. 1666. -- 1666.

ms. clark: as the member designated by by ms. meng, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote yes on h.res. 91. as the member designated by by mr. lynch, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. lynch will vote yes on h.res. 91. as the member designated by by ms. jayapal, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. jayapal will vote yes on h.res. 91. as the member designated by by ms. frankel, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on h.res. 91. as the member designated by by mr. cooper, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. cooper will vote yes on h.res. 91. as the member designated by by mr. bowman, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. bowman will vote yes on h.res. 91. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. arrington: as the member designated by mr. buchanan of the great state of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8,

ms. clark: as the member designated by mr. bowman, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. bowman will vote no on the motion to recommit. as the member designated by mr. krishnamoorthi, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. krishnamoorthi will vote no on the motion to recommit. as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote no on the motion to recommit. as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? ms. kuster: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. pingree, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. pingree will vote no on the motion to recommit. as the member designated by ms. kelly, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. kelly will vote no on the motion to recommit. as the member designated by mrs. fletcher, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inf

ms. clark. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thanks to both of our witnesses and in particular to acting chief pittman. i want to thank your department and you for the valiant efforts to protect us, the capitol and our democracy during the january 6 insurrection and also for the work you do every single day. and on a personal note, i want to thank you and your department for the recent efforts to bring to justice an individual who threatened me and my staff. but if we are going to ensure the safety of the capitol and our democracy going forward, we must get to the truth and the complete understanding of what took place. my goal is to honor those officers who gave their lives, to honor everyone who was injured, terrorized and traumatized. and i cannot get past a glaring discrepancy between intelligence received and preparation. so, i want to start with the special assessment of january 3rd. you testify in writing that the u.s. capitol police were aware that there were militia members, white supremacists and other ex

ms. clark: as the member designated by mr. bowman, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. bowman will vote yes on h.con.res is 1 -- h.con.res 11. as the member designated by mr. cooper, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. cooper will vote yes on h.con.res 11. as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on h.con.res 11. as the member designated by ms. jayapal, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. jayapal will vote yes on h.con.res 11. as the member designated by mr. lynch, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lynch will vote yes on h.con.res 11. and as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote yes on h.con.res 11. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. nehls: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms.

ms. clarke for five minutes. >> thank you mr.irman and i thank the ranking member for convening this timely hearing today. they entered -- and like to applaud the imaging commerce department for passing her old proposals out of committee last week which included $7.6 billion to ensure students and their teachers have access to the internet. this was a much-needed much needed step to help rescue the american people. since the start of a pandemic i have repeatedly stated the exacerbating inequities covid-19 has displayed in low income communities and communities of color. these inequities banned from public health disparities to economic pressures that have compounded our most vulnerable communities but today we must discuss the access and affordable -- affordability issues and broadband. the director the brookings center for technology innovation stated we are running up against a roadblock of digital access and in particular digital access would with disproportionately low-income people of color older americans and those in rural

. >> thank you for me recognize ms. clark someone who had been deeply involved in the entire childcare debate and how we can address it. >> thank you so much madame chairwoman and for being such a championis. this has been a fantastic panel getting to the core of how we will rebuild a more inclusive economy after this pandemicon thank you for the recognition it really is the infrastructure and the underpinning of the economy i want to continue the conversation about choice but different parts of the country so everybody has access to affordable quality childcare. i don't think we can have that conversation without talking about who makes up the provider workforce predominantly women here in massachusetts childcare providers for over 96 percent are women nationally 40 percent of childcare providers are women of color. i think it has a large part of the explanation why we see such low wages and benefits so i want to ask, what have you seen in your experience as a woman of color, how have you seen racial injustice permeate the c

ms. clark: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. bowman, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. bowman will vote no on h.r. 208. as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on h.r. 208. as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote yes on h.r. 208. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. lynch: good evening, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. langevin of rhode island, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. langevin will vote yes on h.r. 208. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on h.r. 208. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: mr. speaker as the member designa

ms. clark: thank you. a few years ago at a town hall in my district, a young student asked me, what is congress going to do to protect trance people like me? he bravely -- trans people like me? he bravely stood before an auditorium of neighbors and told me he was terrified by the bigotry and discrimination against hip and his lgbtq-plus community members. i have heard these fears expressed by my own nonbinary child and they're fears are not miss placed -- their nears are noes miss placed. our lgbtq neighbors face discrimination in health care, housing, education and employment. even here in the people's house members of congress are describing transgender people as something less than. as undeserving. and illegitimate. today our vote for the equality act says to every person, you matter. that you deserve to live your truth, for respect and dignity, that there will be no true freedom for anyone until there is equality for everyone. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan:

ms. clark: as the member designated by mr. cooper, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. cooper will vote no on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. brown: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. mfume of maryland, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. mfume will vote no on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. payne of new jersey, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote nay on the motion to adjourn. and mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. hastings of florida, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. hastings will also vote nay on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform

ms. clarke, for five minutes. rep. clarke: thank you mr. chairman. i thank you for your fair and inclusive leadership. it is quite timely. and i would like to acknowledge my fellow new yorker. it is great to have you serving as ranking member of this extremely crucial subcommittee. i continue to extend my condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of capitol police officer sicknick. he lost his life protecting our lives. i, and the people of new york, prayerfully stand with their families during this season of bereavement. last congress one of the focuses of this committee was to highlight the threat of domestic terrorism. with terrifying frequency, we have seen white supremacist terrorists terrorized our communities. and until january 20 of last month, we had a federal government that refused to take the threat seriously enough to address it. in effect, complicit with the exponential rise of these terrorist organizations. just a few short weeks ago, this rising tide of white supremacists, domestic terror, combined forces with another dange

ms. clark: as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on ordering the previous question. as the member designated by ms. jayapal, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. jayapal will vote yes on ordering the previous question. as the member designated by mr. lynch, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. lynch will vote yes on ordering the previous question. as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> as the member designated by mr. ruiz, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. ruiz will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. desaulnier, pursuant to house resolu

ms. pingree will vote aye on h.r. 1192. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. clarke: as the member designated by mr. bowman, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. bowman will vote yes on h.r. 1192. as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote yes on h.r. 1192. as the member designated by by ms. frankel pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on h.r. 1192. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. lynch: good evening, mr. speaker, as the member designated by by the honorable mr. james langevin of rhode island, purn to house resolution 8, i would like to inform the house that mr. langevin will vote yes the puerto rico disclosures act of 2021. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: as the member designated by mr. pape of new jersey, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. pape will vote yes. as the member desi