the chair now recognizes the gentleman from wisconsin, ms. moore, for five minutes. ms. moore: thank you so much, mr. speaker, for recognizing me. i just want to start by welcoming all of our new members to the 119th congress. and to this esteemed chamber. i look forward to finding a way that we can work together to better our country. i am introducing myself as one of the proud co-chairs of the bipartisan congressional caucus on foster youth. and i'm here to tell you that protecting our kids is not a partisan issue. and i'm inviting you to join us in protecting our most valuable asset in this country, our future workforce, our children. in any given year, there are 390,000 children and youth who experience foster care in the united states. foster care impacts every congressional district across the country regardless of whether it's red or blue or urban or rural. and our members come from all over the country and have vastly different backgrounds and experiences. however, we all share one thing in common and that is the commitment to finding solutions that aim to improve

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ms. maclean, the gentleman from california, mr. aguilar, the gentleman from north carolina, mr. hudson, the gentleman from california, mr. lu, the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. hern, the gentleman from colorado, mr. neguse, mr. moore, ms. delbene, mrs. houchin, the gentleman from new york, mr. morelli, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. running back taller, the gentlewoman from michigan, mrs. dingell and the members of the louisiana delegation, mr. higgins, ms. ledlow, mr. fields. we will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker elect to the chair. host: you are watching live coverage of the 119th congress. it is january 3, a constitutional date when the new congress has to elect a speaker and get into business. mike johnson has been elected speaker, 218-215. he got the majority of 434 members. the full congress is 435 but matt gaetz shows not to be sworn in. he is not in the congress as of right now. coming up in just a minute, mike johnson will be escorted down to the dais and he will be introduced by hakeem jeffries, the democratic leader who came in second place when it came to being speaker by only three votes. then we will hear from mike johnson after he is sworn in by speaker of the house. he will ma

ms. maclean, the gentleman from california, mr. aguilar, the gentleman from north carolina, mr. hudson, the gentleman from california, mr. lu, the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. hern, the gentleman from colorado, mr. neguse, mr. moore ms. delbene, mrs. houchin, the gentleman from new york, mr. morelli, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. running back taller, the gentlewoman from michigan, mrs. dingell and the members of the louisiana delegation, mr. higgins, ms. ledlow, mr. fields. we will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker elect to the chair. host: you are watching live coverage of the 119th congress. it is january 3, a constitutional date when the new congress has to elect a speaker and get into business. mike johnson has been elected speaker, 218-215. he got the majority of 434 members. the full congress is 435 but matt gaetz shows not to be sworn in. he is not in the congress as of right now. coming up in just a minute, mike johnson will be escorted down to the dais and he will be introduced by hakeem jeffries, the democratic leader who came in second place when it came to being speaker by only three votes. then we will hear from mike johnson after he is sworn in by speaker of the house. he will mak