the speaker pro tempore: the the speaker pro tempore: the question is on adoption of the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? mr. raskin: as the member designated by mr. ruppersberger of maryland, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. rupe ers berger votes -- ruppersberger votes aye on h.r. 275. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. crenshaw of texas, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. crenshaw will vote no on h.res. 275. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice joh

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized. mr. bost: madam speaker, i reserve. i'm ready to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. takano: i'm prepared to close. i have no further speakers. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from illinois is recognized. mr. bost: thank you, madam speaker. i encourage my colleagues to support this bill and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois yields back his time. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. takano: madam speaker, i ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing this important piece of legislation, h.r. 2878, as amended. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 2878, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting havi

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the question is on ordering the previous question on the resolution. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the gentlewoman from minnesota. mrs. fischbach: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution , the yeas and nays are ordered. further proceedings on the question are postponed. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler, to suspend the rules and pass s. 937 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. this cle eric will report the title. the clerk: an act to expedite review of covid-19 hate crimes and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 197 -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote network yeas are 199, the nays are 224. the amendment is not adopted. without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the previous question is ordered on the bill as amended. the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: a bill to expand and enhance consumer, student -- student, service member, and small business protection with respect to debt collection processes and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record t

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise today. we'll be considering the helping emergency responders overcome act, the hero act. mr. bera: this has been an unprecedented time of stress and pressure on our first responders, firefighters, police officers, our frontline health care workers. this is a no nonsense bill that will provide necessary resources to understand first responder suicide and pressure, but also to provide grants to provide peer-to-peer conversation and proactive reaching out to these first responders that are heroes. i urge all my colleagues to pass this bill unanimously. it's passed previously. it will make a difference and treat these heroes' they have taken care of us. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i rise to and ask unanimous consent -- i rise to address the house and ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro t

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 213, the nays -- the speaker pro tempore: on thiste the yeas are 213, the nays are -- on this vote the yeas are 213, the nays are 212, with three answering present. the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to re consider is laid on the table. >> i ask unanimous consent to be removed as a co-sponsor of h.r. 1127. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to be removed as a co-sponsor of h.r. 1127. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. >> mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on house administration be discharged from further consideration of house joint resolution 27, and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the joint resolution. the clerk: house joint resol

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: i ask to submit into the record a letter representing organizations from black mommas, march of dimes, academy of nutrition. ask unanimous consent. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to submit into the record a lert from the ywca dealing with 200 local organizations in 45 states. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: women are in the workplace. they are the backbone of this economy. we need to pass this legislation and pass it now. i thank mr. scott and mr. nadler for their leadership. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield one min -- one minute to the gentleman from virginia, mr. good. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for one minute. mr. good: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, madam ranking member fox

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 315. the nays are 101. the bill is passed. without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the speaker pro tempore: for what does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? the speaker: mr. speaker, it is with great pride and emotion i rise to honor and outstanding and long-standing member of my staff who has been a pillar of my office for nearly 15 years. my senior advisor, director of member services, michael long. to members of congress and all who work and serve in this chamber, the name michael long is synonymous with excellence. michael is a coalition builder and communicator, liaison and leader with extraordinary -- the speaker pro tempore: will the gentlelady cease for a moment. thank you very much. you may may continue. the speaker: michael is a coalition builder and communicator, liaison and leader with extraordinary talent for forging enduring effective connections both within and outside the capitol. i watched him with great pride over the years as he w

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> today, i rise to recognize national police week, our police officers put their lives on the line every single day they go to work. they answer the call of duty on holidays, weekends, birthdays and due to the covid-19 pandemic to protect our communities. when i was chair of the orange county board of supervisors, i introduced a resolution to recognize law enforcement appreciation day in orange county because now more than ever we owe these bramb officers our support and appreciation. i'm especially grateful for our capitol police officers having gone through so much this year with the devastating loss of law enforcement officers in the line of duty. thank you to all police officers for your continued bravery. and so many others are proud to stand with you and every day. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my r

the speaker pro tempore: i thank the gentleman. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from, mrs. miller-meeks, seek recognition? mrs. miller-meeks: thank you, madam speaker. i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman from iowa for one minute. mrs. miller-meeks: i rise to congratulate a young woman from my district to fill an important seat in iowa. iowa governor kim reynolds appointed abby crow, a sophomore human physiology major at the university of iowa to fill a student seat on the state board of regents. the board of regents which governs five public educational institutions across iowa first established a student regent position in 1973 to give students a say in demaking. since then five university of iowa students have served in this position. on april 28, abby was unanimously confirmed to serve on the board, six years since the last hawkeye student filled the seat. the student recent seat is incredibly importan

the speaker pro tempore: the time has expired. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order.or what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> ms. lee: i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. lee: i rise to address the poverty and low wealth. this pandemic has exposed the totaling of long standing inequities stemming from poverty, economic inequality and many more systemic barriers keeping people living on the edge. our country is on a tipping point. 140 million are poor. job loss or emergency away from economic desperation. we must prioritize their needs and allow them and give them the opportunity to live in dignity and with hope. we can realize the third reconstruction to address poverty and low wages from the bottom up, from housing, water, health, education and more. we need to revive our moral and political commitments to democracy. that's why congresswoman jayapal has worked with leaders, co-chairs of the poor p

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from mississippi is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you very much. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from the virgin islands, ms. plaskett, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from the virgin islands is recognized for one minute. ms. plaskett: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of this bill, the national commission to investigate the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol. i want to thank chairman thompson and ranking member katko for bringing this bill to the floor. on january 6, we witnessed one of the darkest moments in our nation's history when a violent mob attacked the u.s. capitol. these individuals desecrated the halls of congress. attacked law enforcement. and attempted to stop the democratic process. the clearest way for us to uphold our oath to defend the constitution and protect this institution, our democracy from those who directly attempt to thwart its operations is through an indepen

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman may proceed. mr. roy: i mean, i do think it's important that what the majority leader just said. i think, first of all, we will never be a perfect union. all we can do is strive, of course, to achieve the ideals set out in our founding and our history. but i do take issue, as the distinguished majority leader knows, i stood on this floor recognizing my concerns about january 6, but to suggest that the senator from missouri, senator hawley is somehow giving it a thumb's up to insurrection as opposed to engaging in his beliefs under the constitution is wrong. i think we're continuing to go down this road of back and forth on these issues as opposed to having a deep discussion about what occurred, what didn't occur, but importantly on this issue, you know, taking the senator's word that he has some concerns, as i do. i sat here and i expressed my solidarity and hope and desire -- again, as a former federal prosecutor -- to root out hate and stop crime, i think we need to do that through the lens of being

the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 250. the nays are 167. 2/3 not being in the affirmative -- -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 250, the knows are 1168. 2/3 not being in the affirmative, the rules are not suspended and this bill is not passed. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? ms. kaptur: i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlewoman from from ohio is recognized for one minute. ms. kaptur: i rise today as may marks mental health awareness month and americans are building and erasing the stigma around those seeking health and high quality and mental health care. according to a 2020 report over 40% of adults surveyed reported a negative and ending the mental health is ask unite my communities and mibe in northern ohio. i comme

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now yield two minutes to the gentlelady from new york, ms. meng. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york is recognized. ms. meng: thank you, madam chair. thank you, chairman nadler. for over a year against the backdrop of a raging covid-19 virus and an economic crisis, asian americans have been fighting an additional pandemic. the virus of hate and bigotry. over 6,600 incidents of physical, verbal, and online attacks against those of asian descent have been reported since march, 2020. of these about 2/3 were reported by women. throughout this pandemic, over two million asian americans served our nation as frontline workers, including those in health care. and yet, some of these same asian americans became victims of hate as they were commuting to or from work. children as young as my two boys have been attacked in playgrounds in their own neighborhoods across the country in every single state. elderl

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. delauro: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. delauro: madam speaker, i rise in support of the emergency security supplemental to respond to january 6. like many of us in the capitol community, i'm still shaken by the violence and terror that day and the tragedies in its aftermath. the death of officer brian sicknick. the good friday attack that killed officer billy evans. and the emotional trauma that led to the death of officer howie liebengood, and jeffrey smith by suicide. congress owes it to every single person who works in or visits the united states capitol to provide funding to recover, rebuild, and keep all who serve in the legislative branch safe, healthy, and secure. the appropriations committee has acted very carefully to construct this package. we conducted a bipartisan briefing in january, discussed the issue at 12 subcommittee hearings, and closely reviewed the recommendations of the task fo

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. torres: thank you, madam speaker. i'm honored to share today's special order hour on black wall street on behalf of the congressional black caucus, which is chaired by our great leader, congress member joyce baytism i want to extend my condolences to congress member beatty and her family for the loss of her husband. on may 30, 1921, a single scream in an elevator became the spark that ignited a powder degree of racial terror. that set on fire black wall street. a young black man enters an elevator. an elevator operator, a young white woman, screams, giving the impression she'd been assaulted. a local newspaper, the "tulsa tribune" accuses the young black man of raping the young white woman. the headline of the article was an incitement to racial violence, quote, nab the negro who attacked the girl in the elevator. as a result of the incitement, a white lynch mob descended on black wall street and set on fire the wealthiest black community in the united states. reducing it to ashes

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. under the speaker's announced policy of january 4, 2021, the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. pocan, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. pocan: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of this special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. pocan: thank you very much, mr. speaker. today's special order hour is not just about the violence that has occurred in the last week in israel and palestine. it's not about the activities of the last month, including the displacement of palestinian families that have been largely overlooked in this region. but many ways -- but in many ways, it's about what's happened over the last year, the last decade, the last several decades that has dehumanized and violated the human rights of too many people in this important region. no one should have to face the reality of

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california, miss kim, for five minutes. miss kim -- mrs. kim: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes if she sloozing. mrs. kim: i rise today to recognize norwegian constitution day. on may 17, 1814 norway's constitution was officially signed, declaring norway as an independent country. 207 years later we remembered this important history and join norwegians around the globe in celebrating its independence, and i would like to extend our appreciation to the norwegian american community for all the tremendous contributions they make to make america great. i would also like to recognize my amazing scheduler, kristen, she's a proud norwegian american who recently attained her u.s. citizenship. christine, i appreciate all that you do to keep my office running smoothly and most impor

the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. joyce, for five minutes. mr. joyce: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to address the house and ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. joyce: mr. speaker, equal justice under the law is a cornerstone of our american democracy. at home in pennsylvania and around our country, our communities are blessed with dedicated law enforcement officers who work daily to protect and to serve. during national police week, the american people honor and thank the law enforcement officers who keep us safe each and every day. with no organization being perfect, our local police work hard to uphold the law and maintain peace in our communities. as one police chief told me just this week, good police forces are centered on protecting and learning how to protect better. he said that good police forces are constantly evolving and improving. i wholeheartedly agree with my friend, the chief o

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, for five minutes. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, last year we achieving operational control of our southern border for the first time in generations. trespassers knew they would be turned back so they never started the perilous journey. on his first day in office, joe biden canceled the border wall, ordered i.c.e. not to faithfully execute the laws, and canceled the remaining mexico policy for asylum claims. this sent a powerful message throughout the world that america's borders are wide open. so now we are four months into an experiment that will test how long a country without borders can survive. the numbers speak for themselves. the week of the 2020 election scarcely 100 family units illegally crossed our border. by the week of the inauguration, 1100 did. by the last week of march, it was over 14,000 in a week. in february, the border patrol encountered roughly 100,000 aliens illegally crossing our border. that's a

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. members, please carry your conversations off the floor. the house will be in order. the gentleman from maryland. mr. hoyer: thank you very much, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, pursuant to section 6 of house resolution 380, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 297, h.r. 433, h.r. 478, h.r. 586, h.r. 721, h.r. 768, h.r. 810, h.r. 1205, h.r. 1260, h.r. 1324, h.r. 1448, h.r. 1475, h.r. 1480, h.r. 2862, h.r. 2955 and h.r. 2981. the other suspension bills either a vote was not requested or alternativetively we have pulled one bill which was a problem, we pulled that so hopefully we'll consider that tomorrow under suspension. i ask for unanimous consent. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the titles of the various bills. h.r. 297, a bill to require the secretary of agriculture to conduct a study on the establishment of and the potential land that could be included in the unit of the national forest system in the state of hawaii and for other purposes. grant program for family com

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. khanna, for five minutes. mr. khanna: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to talk about president biden's tax plan with some basic facts. president biden proposes no tax increases on 99% of americans, and this chart illustrates that with 154 million americans, not a single american in the 99% is going to pay a dime more. in fact, they're getting a tax cut. we're giving them a tax cut with the child tax credit. we're giving them a tax credit with the earned income tax credit. so the obfuscation on the other side so convince 99% of americans that somehow their taxes are going to go up when president biden is delivering a tax cut for them is just factually false. it's county if aually false. -- it is factually false. what does this mean? if you work in manufacturing, if you're a nurse, if you're a teacher, if you're a lawyer, most likely your taxes aren't going up for the 99%. not just in the working class. in the middle class, u

the speaker pro tempore: i know you're conducting a review -- the speaker pro tempore: i know you're conducting a re-- reporter: i know you're conducting a review. >> lightning speed. reporter: i have a question about the -- not the colonial pipeline but a different one. the state of michigan ordered the closure of a pipeline, deadline tomorrow. has the white house or biden administration or former governor of michigan, current secretary granholm is there any position on this, if you're urging the state of michigan to do anything one way or the other. >> we don't weigh in on that, it's in court right now. it will be decided in court. reporter: what about the feasibility of using train cars? >> the d.o.t. is looking at that. we have to wait until the analysis is done. these are not easy solutions. there may or may not be the right rail cars. there may or may not be the deepwater ports available for the jones act to be able to respond. this particular area of the country, this is why we have doubled down on ensuring there's an ability to truck oil in, gas in but it's -- the pipe is the

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

the president pro tempore: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 1585, a bill to add suicide prevention resources to school identification cards. the president pro tempore: is there objection to proceeding to the matter? the chair hears none. without objection, the senate will proceed. mr. kennedy: i apologize, mr. president, for interrupting. the president pro tempore: the senate will proceed. mr. kennedy: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time. the president pro tempore: is there objection? without objection,so ordered. mr. kennedy: mr. president, i know of no further debate on the bill. the president pro tempore: is there further debate? hearing none, the question is on passage of the bill. all those in favor say aye. those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the bill is passed. mr. kennedy: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection,so ordered. mr.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. under the speaker's announced policy of january 4, 2021, the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. all right. speaking with my friend, congressman green, he is my friend. we have differences on issues, but he's a brother and anyway, it's nice to have friends. i appreciated my colleague, mr. raskin, pointing to the violence in the middle east. that is a tremendous problem. going through a new book right now by oz begin necessary -- guiness, "magna carta of humanity," one of the point he is makes is christians should take note when jews are under attack, when israel is under attack, christians are going to be next. and israel should take note that when christians are under attack, israel is going to be next. so certainly, in my lifetime, what i've seen, when the united states blesses, does things helpful to israel, we seem to be blessed and when we betray our ally israel, we don't seem

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. torres: thank you, madam speaker. i'm honored to share today's special order hour on black wall street on behalf of the congressional black caucus, which is chaired by our great leader, congress member joyce baytism i want to extend my condolences to congress member beatty and her family for the loss of her husband. on may 30, 1921, a single scream in an elevator became the spark that ignited a powder degree of racial terror. that set on fire black wall street. a young black man enters an elevator. an elevator operator, a young white woman, screams, giving the impression she'd been assaulted. a local newspaper, the "tulsa tribune" accuses the young black man of raping the young white woman. the headline of the article was an incitement to racial violence, quote, nab the negro who attacked the girl in the elevator. as a result of the incitement, a white lynch mob descended on black wall street and set on fire the wealthiest black community in the united states. reducing it to ashes. the ashes of black wall street are a

the speaker pro tempore: pradse -- pradse -- pursuant to section 11-a of house resolution 88 the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from maryland, mr. harris. mr. harris: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 11-b of house resolution 188, the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on forma session as we take you back to the hearing on next year's budget request for the nih. >> so i think we are taking this with a grain of seriousness and watching for other examples. i think nobody would imagine that we are looking the other way, we are looking carefully to identify the people misusing the resources that we provide them and we will not allow that to continue. >> i appreciate you for that diligence and double down. dr. fauci if i could come to you quickly. i am interested in the efforts on tickborne research. one of our best supporters is chr

visit ncicap.org] the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order.ays before the house a communication from the speak er. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. may 14, 2021. i hereby appoint the honorable henry cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben

trone to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. holy god, create a pure heart. sow us with new life on a steadfast spirit. as we acknowledge

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess un host: we take you live to the white house where press secretary jen sake is answering report's' questions. jen: today treasury and the i.r.s. announced that starting in july the american rescue plan will deliver crittal tax relief to middle class and hard-pressed working families with children. the first monthly payments of the expanded child tax credit will be made on july 15 to 39 million households, covering more than 88% of children in the united states. these payments will be made on the 15th of each month until the 15th falls on a weekend or holiday, allowing families to receive the credit by direct deposit to plan their budgets. eligible families will receive a monthly payment up to $300 a month for each child under the age of 6 and $250 for each child age 6 until they turn -- over age of until the year they turn 18. more than 80% of the 39 million households by direct deposit to ensure safe and fast d

the president pro tempore: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: this week, the national guard is departing what has been a months-long presence here at the capitol. aspects of the guard's presence here were not fleshed out as clearly or coherently as either the congress or the service members deserved, and members of congress will continue to discuss and debate whether it is appropriate for uniformed military personnel to play an ongoing role in policing the united states capitol going forward. but where senators are absolutely 100% united is in our great admiration and appreciation of the individual men and women who have volunteered to serve in the national guard who put on the uniform and whose orders brought them here to the capitol complex. it was my particular honor to get to meet and talk with several groups of the rema

leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on monday, may 10, 2021. i do think maxine nationalism is inevitable that i also think that inexcusable and it's theologically perilous because anyway there's uncontrolled spread you can get the emergence of variance that are moredangerous . areas that kill more readily, areas that might overcome the best of our vaccines. so far the vaccine that we have each work well against the variance but the variance are the wildcard. this pandemic will not be over for the united states until it's overeverywhere . i think there is a way forward on this. it's not simple but it's possible. as senator barrasso said the mrna back technology is stunning. what you've essentially done is taken a somewhat cumbersome biological process and you've transformed it into a legalprocess . it's not easy but much more predictable and the companies are getting better and better at doing it but the production is nowhere nea

correa to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 4, 2021, the chair

leahy, president pro tempore.siding officer: under the previous order the leadership time is reserved. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. schumer: are we in a quorum? the presiding officer: we're not. mr. schumer: thank you. good morning, mr. president. and a landmark report from the international energy agency says countries need to move faster and more aggressively to cut planet warming pollution. that's from "the new york times" this morning. the international energy agency for the first time is recommending specific steps to accomplish the drastic cuts in carbon emissions that nearly every developed country has pledged to achieve. one of the principal recommendations is, quote, the rapid phaseout of gasoline-powered vehicles. it just so happens that this report lands on the same day that president biden is in michigan to celebrate the release of a new line of electric pickup trucks. as one of the best-selling cars in america, replacing gasoline pickups wit

leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. surely schumer well, we were greeted this morning by some very sad news, that our former colleague, senator john warner of r, of virginia, had had passed away at the age of 94. a five-term senator, he was a consensus builder, authority on military affairs, one of the last world war ii veterans to serve in this chamber and he actually interrupted his law school studies to join the marine corps during the korean war. the kind of stature that he had, his great -- great, great reaching across the aisle in bipartisanship is something that this chamber misses and we miss him. at my request, the flags will be lowered to half-staff on behalf of his honor. on behalf of the senate i want to ex our condolences to his family. now, on the competition act, the senate today will continue work on the bipartisan u.s. innovation and competition act, l

leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 4:00 p.m., on thursday, may 6, 202

leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings -- okay. madam president, like all of my colleagues, i spent last week traveling my home state. i spoke with kentuckians about where we've come over the past 15 months, where we are today, and the bright future we should have ahead. more than 1.8 million kentuckians have received covid vaccines. these medical miracles were created in record time by genius scientists plus operation warp speed, and they are proving the pathway back to normalcy that we had hoped for. i was happy to get to visit the baptist memorial hospital in elizabethtown to hear about their vaccination program and to thank the staff for all of their work. we should be on track for a fantastic american comeback summer, full steam ahead, from vaccinations to job growth, the new biden administration inherited favorable trends in every direction. thanks to the five bipartisan rescue packages that congress passed just last year. but in several important ways, the decisions

leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i understand there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. the presiding officer: the leader is correct. the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: h.r. 3233, an act to establish the national commission to investigate the january 6 attack on the united states capitol complex, and for other purposes. mr. schumer: now, madam president, in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule 14, i would object to further proceeding. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. schumer: thank you, madam president. now, on january 6, only now, january 6 is only a few months ago. the memory is still fresh for all of us who experienced it firsthand. a violent mob stormed this citadel of democracy, assaulted our c

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. delauro: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume.

leahy, president pro tempore.ding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. the clerk will report the unfinished business. the clerk: s. 1260, a bill to establish a new director yacht in the national science foundation and so forth and for other purposes. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. schumer: so in a moment the senate will resume business. a few of our republican colleagues may continue their speeches. the senate spent two hard weeks working on this bill, we have every intention of sticking it out until the job is done. and that's what we're going to do. i look forward to passing this historic and extremely bipartisan bill later today. i yield the floor. mr. paul: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: the presiding officer: a quorum is present. the senator from kentucky is recognized. mr. paul: we are currently $28 trillion in debt. whose fault

leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. the presiding officer: morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of s.j. res. 13, which the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 33, s.j. res. 13, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 united states code of the rules submitted by the equal employment opportunity commission relating to update of commissions conciliation process procedures. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. so the spanish philosopher horge santiana is credited with the saying those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. when it comes to january 6, we would all do well to heed that advice, but right now there's an effort on the part of the house republican leadership to make sure we forget that that fateful day ever happened. later today, the house will vote on

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. may 7, 2021. i hereby appoint the honorable dwight evans to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. almighty god, open our ears this day that we would hear the heavens declaring your glory. open our eyes that we would see the fermentment displaying your handiwork. we confess that we are often caught up in the words of our world, speeches made, positions held, and knowledge exspouppeded. silence us and the noise around us. attune our hearts to your voice which goes out through all the earth. your words which proclaim your eternal life into the finitude of our own. revive our souls with your instruction. make our simple lives wise with the revelation of your omnipotent plan. call our hearts to rejoice in