ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. the clerk: mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative, barrasso, blackburn, coons, daines, fetterman, fisher, gillibrand, hassan, heinrich, hide smith, manchin, markey, mcconnell, ossoff, paul, rosen, shaheen, tester, welch, wicker. no senator voted in the negative. mr. braun, aye. mr. scott of florida, aye. mr. rubio, aye. mr. casey, ay

ms. johnson, welcome to the rules committee. the floor is yours. okay, so i understand that they are in the building and on their way here. um. is it okay to take would you like to call them out of order or would you like. yeah. why don't we? given that supervisor chan is here, why don't we talk about the. can we take item number three and we'll come back to item number two. item three. yeah. all paypal. item three, can we call item number three? yes. item number three is an ordinance amending the administrative code to establish the graffiti advisory board to advise the board of supervisors and the mayor on issues related to the graffiti prevention and abatement and setting forth the membership and duties of the advisory board. great. thank you, mr. clark. supervisor connie chan is the sponsor of this item and she is joining us today. thank you. supervisor chan, welcome to the rules committee this morning. the floor is yours. thank you, chair dorsey and thank you. committee members for scheduling this item for our hearing. it is and also that i ju

johnson and for hakeem jeffries. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from new york, ms. stefanik. ms. stefanik: speaker pro tempore, madam clerk, colleagues, on behalf of the house republican conference, i rise today to nominate the gentleman from louisiana, mike johnson, as speaker of the people's house. [chanting "mike"] ms. stefanik: we convened this esteemed body today at a time of great crisis across america, a time of unprecedented challenges in this hallowed chamber and a time when our most precious ally, israel's very existence is under attack from forces of evil. yesterday, our dear colleague, former conference chair, chair of energy and commerce, kathy morris rogers, nominated mike johnson in our conference, and she put it best and i want to quote her today, she said, quote, trust has been broken and we have come to a stand still. how do we restore trust between members, leadership, and ultimately between congress and we the people? she went on to say, there's a sense that it cannot be business as usual. she went on to note, above the speaker's chair in the house chamber is o

ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- braun, brown, kaine, manchin, moran, mullin, vance, and wicker. senators voting in the negative -- cardin, hickenlooper, menendez, sanders, schatz, smith, and whitehouse. the clerk: mr. paul, aye. ms. duckworth, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mr. cornyn, aye. mr. wyden, no. mr. graham, ay

ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. ms. butler, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. mr. barrasso, no. ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. padilla, aye. mr. sanders, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. mr. braun, no. mr. manchin, aye. mr. cornyn, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, aye. mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. mr. paul, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. mr. sullivan, no. vote: the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. mr. lankford, no. ms. rosen, aye. mr. tillis, aye. mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. ms. sinema, aye. mr. welch, aye. mrs. capito, aye. mr. durbin, aye. mr. carpe

johnson and for hakeem jeffries. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from new york, ms. stefanik. ms. stefanik: speaker pro tempore, madam clerk, colleagues, on behalf of the house republican conference, i rise today to nominate the gentleman from louisiana, mike johnson, as speaker of the people's house.

ms. hanna, what about conditions , the newly elected johnson himself, we're going to have conditions on that support, so we're working on that, we want accountability and we want the white house to have clear goals, and we're going to have these discussions, it will be very productive, said johnson, we hope, really productive, how accountable is this aid that is allocated to ukraine, now there is a lot, maybe such a black wave of pr that today i literally read that sales of new cars have increased in ukraine for a year and a half of the war, and now they are sold more than before the war, that is, a hint that money comes here, and then it is spent on something unknown, to what extent these financial donations and loans are accountable, that is, we report, where does the money go, well, look, the first question is the geopolitical significance of ukraine's victory, and here, as a citizen of ukraine, i want to say that we need... this help to win the war, and this is in the interests of the west as well, but with on the other side, american or european taxpayers, they want to understand that e

ms. stefanik: speaker pro tempore, madam clerk, colleagues, on behalf of the house republican conference, i rise today to nominate the gentleman from louisiana, mike johnson, as speaker of the people's house. [chanting "mike"] ms. stefanik: we convened this esteemed body today at a time of great crisis across america, a time of unprecedented challenges in this hallowed chamber and a time when our most precious ally, israel's very existence is under attack from forces of evil. yesterday, our dear colleague, former conference chair, chair of energy and commerce, kathy morris rogers, nominated mike johnson in our conference, and she put it best and i want to quote her today, she said, quote, trust has been broken and we have come to a stand still. how do we restore trust between members, leadership, and ultimately between congress and we the people? she went on to say, there's a sense that it cannot be business as usual. she went on to note, above the speaker's chair in the house chamber is our nation's motto, "in god we trust." mrs. mcmorris rogers went on to say, the times in which we are living demand boldness, unity, and transformation alleyedership that

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ms. lopez. reporter: mr. president, thank you. if i may, i have a breaking news question and then an israel one. first, after 22 days, house republicans just elected mike johnsona as the speaker of the house. johnson advocated conspiracy theories about voting machines and a rigged election in 2020. he encouraged his colleagues to join a lawsuit to invalidate the results of four states. so, if you win reelection in 2024, are you worried that a speaker johnson would again attempt to overturn the election? president biden: no. reporter: why not? president biden: because he can't have -- look, just like i was not worried that the last guy would be able to overturn the election. they have about 60 lawsuits, and they all went to the supreme court, and, every time, they lost. i understand the constitution. reporter: and if i may, very quickly -- in the 18 days since hamas killed 1,400 israelis, the hamas-controlled gaza health ministry says israeli forces have killed over 6,000 palestinians, including 2,700 children. you've previously asked netanyahu to minimize civilian casualties. do these numbers say to you that he is ignoring that message? president biden: what t

ms. lopez. >> mr. president, thank you. if i may, i have a breaking news question, and then an israel one. first, after 22 days, house republicans just elected mike johnson of louisiana as the speaker of the house. johnson advocated conspiracy theories about voting machines and a rigged election in 2020. he encouraged his colleagues to join a lawsuit to invalidate the results of four states, so if you win reelection in 2024, are you worried that a speaker johnson would, again, attempt to overturn the election? >> no. >> why not? >> look, just like i was not worried that the last guy would overturn the election. there are about 60 lawsuits all the way to the supreme court, and every time they lost. i understand the constitution. >> reporter: in the 18 days since hamas killed 1,400 israelis, the hamas-controlled gaza health ministry says israeli forces have killed over 6,000 palestinians including 2,700 children. you've previously asked netanyahu to minimize civilian casualties, do these numbers say to you that he's ignoring that message? >> what they say to me is i have no notion that the palestinians are telling the truth about how many people are killed

johnson. order. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from new york, ms. stefanik. ms. stefanik: speaker pro tempore, madam clerk, colleagues, on behalf of the house republican conference, i rise today to nominate the gentleman from louisiana, mike johnson, as speaker of the people's house.

2020, which coincided with schools half term break when boris johnson was apparently not given any information about the growing crisis . msials who could also have got in touch with the prime minister. so he is he's continuing to give evidence now. then after that, we'll be heanng then after that, we'll be hearing from lee cain, who is the former director of communications . communications. >> okay. and lisa, looking ahead to tomorrow, halloween , mean to tomorrow, halloween, mean dominic cummings expected to give evidence once. no love lost at all between him and boris johnson since he left office. do you think the tory party is bracing itself for a nightmare on downing street on halloween ? on downing street on halloween? >> yeah, well, it's there's been a lot of headlines. the referencing the fact it's halloween tomorrow. yeah. i've also read that there's a lot of speculation as to what he is going to say, what he isn't going to say, what he isn't going to say because obviously there was a lot of negativity around him with covid. and when he he took that road trip to a castle citing that during lockdown when he had cov

johnson: and you deserve a gold medal. >> thank you, detective pemberton. i recognize myself for my five minutes. i want to ask, ms. richards, mr, thank you for being here. your testimony sin valuable. you kind of addressed interaction with what i would call the victim's rights unit of the d.c. government. i think that might have worked out. i didn't get a chance, ms. richards, were you able to encounter victim's rights units? >> no, sir. >> no one from the prosecutors' office came through to talk with you? >> no. mr. biggs: mr. sobolewskki? mr. jablonski? >> they reached out to me. it was nice to have them, they were nice but it's no compensation for what police should be doing, what prosecutors should be doing. there shouldn't need to be a victim's rights unit or whatever it is. it should be elected officials or whoever is in position of power enforcing law already on the book. mr. biggs: mr. yablonski. >> the lady who reached out was nice. she offered variouses for mental health for me and my son. when i explained i was upset with the plea. she said i can listen but i can't do anything. mr. biggs: i guess that g

and that is they and ms dorries, and that is they were particularly associated with prime minister, with the former prime minister, bofis with the former prime minister, boris johnson. and if we want to date the moment from which the conservative party fell behind the polls behind labour and began to hit trouble, the truth is it's the revelation of the partygate a gathering in december 2021. that's the moment conservatives fell behind in the polls . and the truth is, if you polls. and the truth is, if you look at some of the polling and you ask people, well, what do you ask people, well, what do you think the conservatives have done badly in the last 13 years, those lockdown parties are still up there in the top 5 or 6. so the truth is, the local circumstances to which you refer are part of a broader story of one of two party leaders in whom the public have now long since decided they don't have a great deal of confidence. >> well, what about the emergence of the reform party? because the votes that the reform got, had gone to the reform got, had they gone to the conservative party, the conservative party, the conservative party, the conservative party would have w

ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, britt, budd, butler, cantwell, capito, carper, casey, cassidy, cortez masto, cotton, daines, duckworth, enters, heinrich, hickenlooper, johnson, lee, lujan, markey, marshall, mcconnell, menendez, mullin, murray, paul, ricketts, rosen, schatz, sinema, smith, stabenow, tester, thune, till