ah hello, ms. clark. this is al zera's top stories u. s. a. president joe biden has reiterated to ukraine and counterpart washington's readiness to respond decisively if russia invade ukraine. the u. s. has requested a un security council meeting on monday to discuss what it calls russia's threatening behavior. our diplomatic editor james base looked at whether there is still a chance to avoid military confrontation through diplomacy. hello, in recent weeks, have seen an unprecedented flurry of diplomacy. efforts have intensified as the threat of war grows. a war many believe could now be imminent and very dangerous. meanwhile, troops tanks and weapons continued.

ms. clark, did i hear you say that you cannot provide, for example, african-american census data by census block or census track? >> ethnicity data including black populations, the census block, yes. >> thank you. let me say so i won't be derelict. i will thank all members of the public that spoke here today. that is the kind of information we are looking for to make the map drawing reflect in some way what we hear from the people. they got to live for 10 years with whatever decisions we make. we ought to hear from them. i am grateful and thankful for all of you that took time out to come and present before us today. thank you. mr. carroll. any other members? >> member cooper is waiting recognition. >> could you take the floor now. >> i will be brief. [indiscernable] all sorts of community groups and members of the community as well to hear that perspective. it is a solid core of comments and folks and it is good to know we are in the community process reaching a wider audience. >> thank you. i

ms. clark: mr. speaker, the january 6 insurrection may have been quelled by the assault on our democracy is alive. across 19 states republican legislatures have enacted 33 voter suppression laws. here in congress we have witnessed unanimous republican obstruction against commonsense pro-democracy voter protections. early voting, vote by mail, election day as a federal holiday. when did protecting the right to vote become partisan? when it became about the powerful and not the people. we can't sit on the sidelines while the most precious sacred tool in our democracy is eroded. the question before us is simple and yet profound. are you for the continuation of our democracy or are you not? thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from illinois is recognized. mr. davis: mr. speaker, i'd like to yield a minute and a half to my good friend from oklahoma, ranking member on the science, space, and technology committee, mr. lucas. the speaker pro tempore: the ge

ms. clark, did i hear you say that you cannot provide, for example, african-american census data by census block or census track? >> ethnicity data including black populations, the census block, yes. >> thank you. let me say so i won't be derelict. i will thank all members of the public that spoke here today. that is the kind of information we are looking for to make the map drawing reflect in some way what we hear from the people. they got to live for 10 years with whatever decisions we make. we ought to hear from them. i am grateful and thankful for all of you that took time out to come and present before us today. thank you. mr. carroll. any other members? >> member cooper is waiting recognition. >> could you take the floor now. >> i will be brief. [indiscernable] all sorts of community groups and members of the community as well to hear that perspective. it is a solid core of comments and folks and it is good to know we are in the community process reaching a wider audience. >> thank you. i

. >> thanks, ms. clark. appreciate it. thank you to the panel for sticking around. we got a lot more questions. i think mr. blanton will equipment do we need to have classified or private briefing from you on some of these issues with regard to the hardening of the capital, those kinds of things? >> yes, chairman. i would welcome that and welcome also discussion of the comprehensive security assessment as well in any classified setting. >> yeah, i think we should do that, and obviously sooner rather than later. and also with some of the intelligence stuff, too, chief, i think we should do that in a private setting. i don't think we want to tip our hand to anybody as to what the capital looks like now versus a year ago, but just you all have given us assurances that it is much safer today than it was. think the chief touched upon some of the things from the intelligence perspective and getting the word out that ranking member files -- ranking member file members but we should do something to really understand this in a way. so we can make the arguments for the needs

. >> ms. clark, can i add to that? >> sure. >> the department of in arms try to uncover threats, employees that do lose their compass, and that will be briefed to the board if not this month, the next board meeting in february, and we are going to work collaboratively to have these briefings, and the goal is to have people, police officers trained as inside threat specialists, and we have recognized the signs and symptoms and indicators of somebody's who allegiance has changed. part two of that is to introduce some kind of security clearance for u.s. capitol police officers. the thing with the security clearance, as you all well know, they expire, so you have to have this periodic reinvestigation. has your allegiance changed? do you have close and continuous contact with groups that are nefarious? your foreign travel, on duty or off, that needs to be reported. who are you associating with? i will leave it there, not to take too much time, but i just wanted to let you know, representative clark and others, that the serg

ms. clarke for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you to our panel witnesses for your testimony and patience as we came back from voting this afternoon. as many today have stated, section 230 has served its intended purpose of allowing a free and open internet the opportunity to blossom and connect us in ways previously thought unimaginable. unfortunately, it has also aided in the promotion of a culture in big tech that lacks accountability. speech in the real world and online is paramount and we can acknowledge the role section 230 plays in creating the conditions for free speech to flourish,. -- flourish online. many companies have used this as a shield for discriminatory or harmful practices, particularly with respect to targeted online advertising. that is why i was proud to introduce the civil-rights modernization act, to ensure that civil rights laws are not sidestepped. section 230 already provides exemptions to its liability shields in federal criminal prosecutions, intellectual property disputes, and cert

ms. clark: mr. speaker, as the member designated by members velazquez, frankel, hayes, chew, newman, keating, and moulton i inform the house that those members will vote yes on the escobar amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> as the member designated for mr. crawford from arkansas, i inform the house that mr. crawford will vote nay on amendment number 3. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from virginia seek recognition? >> good morning. mr. speaker. as the member designated ms. porter and mr. mceachin, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the escobar amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by representative roybal-allard, i inform the house that representative roybal-allard will vote yes on the escobar amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from f

ms. clarke: thank you mr. reardon. i want to add in the time i have two all of our port leadership, i am the chairperson of the sub committee, i am concerned about the posture of our ports in regard to cybersecurity. can you describe what actions can mitigate the chances of a cyberattack? we have a little bit of time left, but i am going to yield back once they have completed their responses. mr. seroka: as i mentioned it to your calling, the port of los angeles was the first to implement a cybersecurity operations enter in september 2014 partly funded by the department of homeland security. today that a center stops 40 million cyber intrusion attempts per month, double what it was before covid-19. we have seen the attack in eastern europe that disrupted maersk, and their associated terminal operator. and at a marine terminal at the long beach container terminal. following those episodes, we have instituted the cyber resilience center which now brings in private sector partners around the port. as i said, there is much

ms. clark: as the member designated by representatives auchincloss, chu, leger fernandez, and frankel, i inform the house that these members will vote no on the moore amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california wish to be recognized? >> as the member designated by representative stansbury, i inform the house that representative stansbury will vote no on the moore amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia wish to be recognized? mr. connolly: madam speaker, as the member designated by representatives price of north carolina, kind of wisconsin, titus of nevada, and doyle of pennsylvania, i inform the house that these members will vote no on the moore amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio wish to be recognized? ms. kaptur: as the member designated by representative rush of illinois, i inform the house that member will vote no on the moore amendment. toipd for what

ms. clark. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. clark: mr. speaker, the january 6 insurrection may have been quelled by the assault on our democracy is alive. across 19 states republican legislatures have enacted 33 voter suppression laws. here in congress we have witnessed unanimous republican obstruction against commonsense pro-democracy voter protections. early voting, vote by mail, election day as a federal holiday. when did protecting the right to vote become partisan? when it became about the powerful and not the people. we can't sit on the sidelines while the most precious sacred tool in our democracy is eroded. the question before us is simple and yet profound. are you for the continuation of our democracy or are you not? thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from illinois is recognized. mr. davis: mr. speaker, i'd like to yield a minute and a half to my good friend from oklahoma, ranking member on the science, spac

ms. clark: as the member designated by representatives acken class, chu, cooper, leger fernandez and frankelle, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? ms. wexton: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. mceachin and ms. porter, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? ms. kuster: madam speaker, as the member designated by representatives bonamici, brownley and meng, i inform the house that representatives bonamici, brownley and meng will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: madam speaker, as the member designated by representative hahn vargas, i info

ms. angela clark. i wasn't even there. like 6 weeks on from the murders they, claudia maddie is home. seemed to have been frozen in time. everywhere signs of life interrupted unfinished conversations. unfulfilled dreams. outback was the centerpiece of the couple sustainable revolution, a green house where they dried amazon nuts before using them to make coils and soaps that could be sold. the project was a direct challenge to those who believed the only way to profit from the rain forest was by destroying it was ample, just so santa vinny badge, there's involvement switched and then we'll say viva duff. lot. i asked the sag reggie list for this was like their laboratory. all of these nuts come from the amazon, and this is why it was so important for them to keep the forest preserved. because the only way for them to do their job was by keeping the forest standing. ah, my dear, you can do up in g o e d calling for my son hayley badge back in. i supposed to go see you monday to friday. so i just had it, and i believe that th

ms. clarke for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you to our panel witnesses for your testimony and patience as we came back from voting this afternoon. as many today have stated, section 230 has served its intended purpose of allowing a free and open internet the opportunity to blossom and connect us in ways previously thought unimaginable. unfortunately, it has also aided in the promotion of a culture in big tech that lacks accountability. speech in the real world and online is paramount and we can acknowledge the role section 230 plays in creating the conditions for free speech to flourish,. -- flourish online. many companies have used this as a shield for discriminatory or harmful practices, particularly with respect to targeted online advertising. that is why i was proud to introduce the civil-rights modernization act, to ensure that civil rights laws are not sidestepped. section 230 already provides exemptions to its liability shields in federal criminal prosecutions, intellectual property disputes, and cert

ms. clark: as the member designated by ms. chu, ms. frankel, mrs. hayes and ms. velazquez, i inform the house that those members will vote yes on s. 452. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio seek recognition? ms. kaptur: as the member designated by mr. bobby rush of chicago, i inform the house that congressman rush will vote yes on senate bill 452 . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. moore of wisconsin, i inform the house that ms. moore will vote yes on s. 452. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. mrs. cammack: as the member designated by mr. donalds of the be sunshine state, i inform the house that mr. donalds will vote yea on s. 452. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 426, the nays are zero. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed. without objection, the

we now recognize ms. clark for five minutes. rep. clarke: we want to thank the chairman's for calling this important hearing. we would also like to thank all of our witnesses for joining us to look to -- to discuss accountability intact and discuss the harm of the current governing rule and exploring targeted reforms to make sure that the rules and regulations which initially created the conditions necessary for internet use to flourish and grow are not outdated in the face of the technological advances made the century. under the leadership of chairman pallone and doyle the committee has worked to limit the spread of harmful content on social media platforms and now is the time for action. as many platforms have moved away from chronological ranking to a more targeted user experience, the use of algorithmic application -- amplification became widespread while remaining opaque to users and policymakers alike. this use of amplification in discriminatory outcomes and the harmful content the lack of transparency into how algorithms are

ms. clarke for five minutes. >> good morning and let me start by thank you for calling this very important hearing and i would like to thank our witnesses today to discuss accountability and examining the harm done by the current governing rules governing the internet and exploring targeted reforms to ensure the rules and regulations which initially created the conditions necessary for internet use to flourish and to grow are not outdated in the face of the technical advances made this century. undered leadership of pallone and doyle this committee has worked to understand and limit the threat of harmful content on social media platforms and now is the time for action. as many social media platforms have moved away from chronological ranking to a march targeted user experience, the use of algorithmic amplification is increasingly widespread while remaining opaque to users and policymakers. this use of algorithmic has far too often resulted in discriminatory outcomes and the promotion of harmful content. the lack of transparency into how algorithms are used with big tech's increasing domina

ms. clarke: as the member designated by representatives aukin close, chu, leger fernandez, frankel, and boudreaui inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.res. 860. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. raskin: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by suozzi, pocan, jayapal and johnson, i rise too inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.res. 8620. -- 860. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representative ruiz, i inform the house that representative ruiz will vote yes on h.res. 860. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. connolly: madam speaker, as the member designated by representatives price of north carolina, titus of nevada, and kind of wisconsin, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.res. 860. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by reps schrier, i inform th