the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman reserves. mr. graves: i don't have any further speakers. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from oregon. ms. hoyle: i'd like to thank chairman graves, representatives wilson and rouzer for working together to bring this legislation forward to increase transparency for the person people. i urge my colleagues to support this legislation, it's a good bill. should pass. thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman is recognized. mr. graves: h.r. 192 provides the necessary transparency for amtrak. this legislation passed the house last congress under suspension of the rules by voice vote. i look forward to it passing again today. with that, mr. speaker, i urge support of the bill and yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 192. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion o

the speaker pro tempore: 3 1/2 minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from oregon. ms. bonamici: i ask unanimous consent to insert into the record a letter led by the national women's law center and women's sports foundation from 33 national and 34 state and local organizations announce opposition. and by the leadership of human rights, from 17 national and 289 regional state and local and state goers because it would harm women and girls. and also a letter from randy wine garthen, president of the american federation of teachers on the 1.8 million members, i write you to op cease h.r. 28 the so-called of protection and women girls protection act and reject its attack on our students and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. so ordered. the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. walberg: i reserve. ms. bonamici: i am prepared to close. can you tell me the remaining time? the speaker pro tempore: 3 1/2 minutes. ms. bonamici: congress has the power and the responsibility to make a real difference for americans. yet we are star

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, it is the honor much my life to serve the people of texas' 26th congressional district. my district encompasses, three counties all the way north to the oklahoma border. we have a tapes try of landscapes that reflects the best of texas. but what makes our district people. mr. gill: to the entrepreneurs driving innovation and health care workers to the educators, we are guided by our patriotic love of country. our district has a legacy of long leadership and i thank dr. burgess for his service. now today i honor the kind hard-working men and women who entrusted me to serve on their behalf. i am honored to call it my home and honored to be a representative in washington. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from louisiana seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro t

the president pro tempore: the clerk will report. the clerk: fixing the hour of dale will meeting of the senate. the president pro tempore: is there objection trowing this measure? without objection, the senate will proceed to this measure. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the president pro tempore: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of s. con. res. 1, submitted earlier today. the president pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: senate concurrent resolution 1, extending the life of the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies. the president pro tempore: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. thune: mr. president, i i ask unanimous consent that the concurrent reso

the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the reading the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the reading is dispensed with. without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the chair announces the speaker's appointment, pursuant to 2 u.s.c. 2001 and the order of the house of january 3, 2025, of the gentleman from louisiana, mr. scalise, and the gentleman from new york, mr. jeffries, and members of the house office building commission to serve with the speaker. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, i have the honor to transmit a sealed envelope received from the white house on january 8, 2025, at 10:40 a.m., said toen could dane a message from the -- said to contain a message from the president with respect to the situation in the western balkans. signed, sincerely, kevin f. mccumber, clerk of the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will re

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcclintock: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, the brutal murder of laken riley was fore-ordained. the day that joe biden took office. and reversed the successful trump policies that had finally secured our borders. since that day, just four years ago, more than 7.8 million illegal aliens have been deliberately allowed into our country. the population the size of the state of washington, our 13th largest state. very little is done to vet these millions of illegal migrants. we don't know how many terrorists and violent criminals are among them. and worse, the democrats don't seem to care. we know that the number of terrorists we're apprehending has skyrocketed and that violent international crime cartels and violent foreign gangs are now op protected from deportation and detention by the democrats' sanctuary laws. one of these criminals has now been convicted of the brutal murder of laken riley.

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of the u.s.-taiwan expedited double tax relief act. bipartisan legislation that will unleash more american manufacturing investment and jobs and help combat china's harmful influence. for too long, america has been too dependent on china. it comes at a high price. as communities across this country lose jobs and live with little hope for the future. it also puts america's national security at risk. this bill before us establishes fair tax treatment for both american workers and businesses operating in taiwan and puts americans on equal footing with our competitors around the world. enacting this legislation had help create jobs -- this legislation will help create jobs right here at home. u.s. exports to taiwan support 188,000 american jobs and taiwanese investment in the united states supports another 21,000. reducing burdens to ta

the gentleman from -- the speaker pro tempore: yep. the gentleman from massachusetts has 4 1/2 minutes remaining. the gentlelady from minnesota has 13 1/2. mr. mcgovern: thank you. the last election was one of the closest in history. republicans have the slimmest majority in nearly a century. a shift of just a few thousand votes and this chamber would be led by democrats. but it seems my friends didn't get the message and they don't get it still. they don't listen. americans do not want republican extremism. they want cooperation. they want congress to focus on compromise, not chaos. they don't want the far right running this place. you know what. when i talk to people in my district, they're sick of all of this. they're sick of all of this. they're tired of the fighting, the toxicity and the partisanship. they want us to work together to get stuff done. and the very first thing, the very first thing that republicans are doing, they're making this place even more polarized. more toxic. and more dysfunctional. republicans want to double

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mr. raskin: actually, i yield her one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. jayapal: manage how much money a sweeping proposal -- imagine how much money a sweeping proposal like this will cost the federal government when the republicans are talking about cutting budgets. but not this one. why? because this is a great boone to those for-profit detention companies who make enormous profits from mandatory detention, when there are far more effective and cheaper ways to address the issue. and who pays for all of this? the taxpayers. even in a republican trifecta, i.c.e. has limited resources to detain and remove folks. but in this bill, like president trump's enforcement priorities, we seek to use those resources on people who committed low-level crimes or even no crime at all. that makes no one safer and costs a lot of money. finally, this bill also bizarrely attempts to give state attorneys generals the authority to try and stop administrations from carrying out

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, the brutal murder of laken riley was fore-ordained. the day that joe biden took office. and reversed the successful trump policies that had finally secured our borders. since that day, just four years ago, more than 7.8 million illegal aliens have been deliberately allowed into our country. the population the size of the state of washington, our 13th largest state. very little is done to vet these millions of illegal migrants. we don't know how many terrorists and violent criminals are among them. and worse, the democrats don't seem to care. we know that the number of terrorists we're apprehending has skyrocketed and that violent international crime cartels and violent foreign gangs are now operating freely in our communities, often protected from deportation and detention by the democrats' sanctuary laws. one of these criminals has now been convicted of the brutal murder of laken riley. how many such monsters have the democrats deliberately allowed into our country we do not

the speaker pro tempore: thank you. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. carter: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. carter: madam speaker, i rise today to mourn the loss of patricia barragan "shrek" who sadly passed away at the age of 95. she was the long-time organist and choir director for 66 years at the cathedral basila of st. john the baptist. at just 16 years old, she became the organist at the cathedral in 1946. she managed several choirs, including the savannah catholic darian choir. this s.v.a. alum in a choir, the cathedral men's choir and the women's choir. she was also the music director at st. vincent's academy for 47 years of her career where she taught choreal singing and church music. her service to the academy was very impactful. she composed a fight song in the academy's alma mater which are still sung today. she was awa

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. lamalfa: i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. lamalfa: thank you, mr. speaker. what i'm showing you here is what a managed forest looks like here and an unmanaged forest looks like here. in my district in northern california and much of the wes, forests burn millions of acres year after year such as a million eric fire my district a couple years ago, 600,000 acre, on and on it goes because the lands are not managed. not allowed to be managed by environmental lawsuits. the governor of california has promised after six years of office when he came to my district in paradise to do more. so he said, we have done all this acreage. we have done all this work, which overstated by five times. here we have now the situation in southern california where this brush is catching on fire and

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. january 15, 2025. i hereby ahint the honorable monica de la cruz to act as speaker pro tempore on this day, signed, mike johnson, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2025, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with with time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the the gentleman from illinois, mr. quigley, for five minutes. mr. quigley: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, last week the house and senate oversaw the certification of the 2024 election. it was a quick, smooth pr

pro tempore in clause h3-b of rule one.the chair lays before a house a communication. the clerk: the honorable kevin f. mccumber, clerk of the house of representatives. i hereby assign mr. scalise in convening or reconvening to the house pursuant to house resolution clause 1, rule 12 of rule 1 and any concurrent resolution of the current congress may be by designation of members to assign similar authority. in the event of a death of the designee, the alternate members of the house bearing this date that are placed with the clerk are designated in turn for the same purpose, signed sincerely mike johnson, speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c., january 3, 2025, i hereby appoint the honorable adrian smith, the honorable robert whitman, the honorable andy harris, the honorable richard hudson, the honorable john joyce, honorable guy reschenthaler and honorable kiggans to act as speaker pro tempore to sign joint bills and resolutions thr

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. lamalfa, for five minutes. mr. lamalfa: thank you, mr. speaker. well, it's everywhere. you can't avoid it in the news. it shouldn't be avoided. it's so horrible. the fires we have now in southern california that are devastating so much there. so much value. so much lost. and up to 24 lost lives now. it's an incredibly unnecessary happening. they have been raging in l.a. it happens every year santa ana winds. in the northern california portion i represent, we have had that devastation already many times. town of paradise, greenville, town of canyon dam and others completely obliterated. .. our governor has been up there to see those fires. especially the paradise one. when president trump came to paradise and visited to see the devastation. so at the time, president trump asked him and others, what are you doing to clear the land in such a way that makes it less fire-prone, you know, to rake the forest floor, and people made f

the president pro tempore: objection is heard. bill will be read for a second time on the next legislative day. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that upon dissolution of the joint session today, the senate stand adjourned until 11:00 a.m., tuesday, january 7, that following the prayer and pledge the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, the time for the two leaders reserved for their use later in the day, and the senate be in a period of morning business, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the president pro tempore: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president. the president pro tempore: the senate democratic leader. mr. schumer: mr. president, four years ago today, i stood on this very spot, alongside my colleagues, as we prepared to certify the 2020 election. as we were going about our business, all of a sudden i felt a hand pull my collar. my security detail gripped me by the arm and told me we had to get out. a mob of rioters had brok

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does gentlelady from michigan seek recognition? mrs. mcclain: mr. speaker, i move that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have t the motion is agreed to. accordingly, the house stands adjourned until 11 a.m. on tuesday, january 7, 2025. >> can be disqualified from future office. as we have seen that is not an automatic clause. congress has to take a subsequent action usually by the vote to deem them disqualified for future office. as we have seen president trump has not been deemed for that and now he's going to be sworn in again. host: the electoral college vote count today took just about 30 minutes. just to compare it with past electoral volume ledge votes, in 2009,6 minutes to name in 2013 his re-election was ied 22 minutes. 2017 confirmation of donald trump's firstry lted 41 minutes. coue in 2021 becse of the events of eachg of the capital it too

the president pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. thune: members should plan to gather in the chamber at 12:40 to proceed to the house for the electoral certification. if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the president pro tempore: the senate will stand adjourned until 12:00 noon, january 6. adurn: a brief session hope session help to official in the 118th. take you live now to the floor of the senate. let us pray. our father in heaven mama a time when the dawning of the new year brings solidity. we continue to acknowledge are still one stretches out the story curtain of the senate. may your name be checked holy. as they swear today to protect and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic. also make a personal commitment to you to depend on your guidance that will keep their feet on the path you have chosen. lord, inspire them to strive always to do what is right, as you give them the wisdom to discern it. mighty

the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are now requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess subject to the call of the chair. >> we had president biden one year. but i want at this time that this country, to deal with the reality of where we are and how we go forward, in 1972, as hakeem jeffries referred to this morning, our chair of the congressional black caucussia vest clark -- caucus, yvette clarke, i started at 17 years old for shirley chisholm and people thought she was out of place and i remember going with her as she ran for president. in 1984 i was there with reverend jackson. it's been a continual journaly when i walked on the stage to say she didn't get the nomination. but we lived to see the woman get one. and a woman come very close t

the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, yeas and nays are ordered. further proceedings on this question will be postponed. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess subject to members will consider measures related to taiwan and supporting undocumented immigrants convicted of certain sex offenses and other violent crimes. live coverage when the house returns here on c-span. right now we go back live to the confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee pete heg seth -- hegseth who is testifying today before the senate armed services committee. t colonel whether courage to stand up and say someone should be held accountable for that. no one else involved has ever taken accountability for. when that microcosm becomes the reality of the perception of the american military, or america's commitment to victory and success and positive outcomes, the world response to that. president trump is going to restore

the speaker the president pro tempore of the senate. it would change the nature of the house and how the house functions and the powers of the house of representatives. so while all sincere people had sincere ideas here, i did not think it was right for those reasons. and so i said no. and then additional moments to try to empower me. i said no as well, which led us through a really rough month for house republicans. really rough months of great leaders of this institution being ground up by their colleagues. and that's what happened in october. and we eventually got to a very good tack which made johnson, who successfully served as speaker since then. after that grinding process for house republicans. but that moment of restraint, and that is restraint by me as an individual, i think brought stability back to the institute action and has led for a better rest of the congress. and i think i think those i think the power of that moment will be seen and in coming congresses that we actually did keep the institutional powers still here in

the president pro tempore: the senate democratic leader. mr. schumer: mr. president, four years ago today, i stood on this very spot, alongside my colleagues, as we prepared to certify the 2020 election. as we were going about our business, all of a sudden i felt a hand pull my collar. my security detail gripped me by the arm and told me we had to get out. a mob of rioters had broken into the capitol, and that we were not safe. i looked to the podium and saw vice president pence quickly rushed out of the chamber by his detail. as we evacuated, accompanied by two of the capitol police officers, we took a turn down the hallway, opened the door, and came within several yards of angry rioters, before my security detail pulled us away to safety. we were maybe within 20 feet of them. had one of them loblgd the door or had a -- locked the door or had a gun, lord knows what would have happened. thus began one of the darkest, most shameful days in american history of our democracy. that was four years ago today. less than an hour from now, the house and senate shall

grassley, a senator from the state of iowa, to be president pro tempore of the senate of the united states. the vice president: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, the senate will proceed. mr. thune: madam president, i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the vice president: without objection, if the senator from iowa will present himself at the desk, i will administer the oath of office. raise your right hand, please. do you solemnly swear that the support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and come to sthashgs you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which you are about to enter, so help you god. mr. grassley: i do.

signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 11:45 a.m. on friday, 11:45 a.m. on friday, >> the 118th congress will gavel out for the last time tomorrow and the new congress will begin at noon eastern. you can follow live coverage here on c-span2. as we now return to our booktv programming in progress. >> liability insurance for when they hit someoneik or for when e e-bike operator i is injured, travis industry sort of take over with related and inadequate regulation has harmed commuter cycling and harmha recreational cycling in the city. that's an example of elected officials being cowed by the technology rather than controlling the technology. the same now you talk about uber and lyft, electric vehicles. there's a tendency to say it's electric vehicle so it should be exempt on the cap for for higher vehicles. maybe it should be exempt from congestion pricing. an electric car still a car. it is not a good thing to encourage more automobile use in

the president pro tempore: the clerk will call the roll. todayy address, but in another away the topic is what a speech? great is that eloquence or is

the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order, the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal father, who extends daily to our lawmakers compassionate love, we praise your holy name. lord, in a challenging world, where we often find ourselves waiting to is exhale -- waiting to exhale, you remain our shelter for every storm. relieve the shadows of pessimism and cynicism as we face a world often filled with despair. lord, bring our senators from the fatigue of doubts to the buoyancy of hope. make their lives unflickering lights that transform dark yesterdays into bright tomorrows. give them an unflinching certainty that you are sovereign. we pray in your great name. amen. the president pro tempore: please recite with me the pledge of apledge -- allegiance. 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. mr. grassley: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from io

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia yields. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the cha washington journal continues. host: a conversation on think tank 23u7bding about ben frequently 10. we should explain what the quincy institute for responsible state craft is. are you a think tank? guest: we are indeed. thank you for having me. it is a think tank and nonprofit nun partisan action tank because we are not just thinking we are trying to get stuff done. our purpose is to reduce the military decision of foreign policy appear critical we try it call out special interests diving foreign policy. host: how are you funded? guest: we have a had the of small donors, big donors, foundation. we are in the funded by foreign governments off u.s. government and defense contractors. this really frees us it offer a clear unbuy why issed view of the policy. host: is this unusual? are most think tanks taking money from one of those they places? guest: absolutely. we are on unisland we are surrounded by other think tanks had do take money from for

california's senate president pro tempore mike mcguire has announced his leadership team for the 20 2526 legislative session. one notable change includes the senate's new public safety chair. it will now be senator jesse arreguin, a democrat from berkeley. he was endorsed by his predecessor, former senator nancy skinner. other key leadership members include senator anna caballero from merced, who will lead the appropriations committee, and senator scott wiener from san francisco, who will continue to be the budget chair. it was a big day in washington. house speaker mike johnson won reelection, and it was the first day of work for nine new u.s. representatives from california. speaker johnson was reelected after almost losing during the first round of voting. nine of the new u.s. representatives from our state include two members from the bay area, including former san jose mayor sam liccardo and former bart board member latifah simon. it has been nearly one year since police took over people's park in berkeley. the gathering taking place tomorrow, giving people an opportunity to voice t

vamos a temas políticos, pues el concejal municipal de oakland eligió a noel gallo como presidente pro temporeejal rebecca kaplan como la encargada del distrito 2 hasta las elecciones del dos de abril, cuandoa finalmente se elija a un nuevo alcalde. y hablando de la votación de abril próximo, le contamos que la ex integrante de la cámara de representantes, barbara lee, abrió ya este lunes una cuenta de financiamiento para convertirse en candidata a la alcaldía de oakland. lo hace alentada por una carta en la que docenas de funcionarios y grupos locales la respaldaron. aunque se espera que sea hasta finales de semana que haga un anuncio oficial sobre esta situación. y por primera vez en 14 años, la lista de espera para los vales de vivienda asequible de sección 8 en oakland volverá a recibir nuevos beneficiarios. dayanna esta es la ayuda para el pago de alquiler para personas de bajos ingresos. pasamos con fátima navarrete. nos informa cuáles son esos requisitos y cómo y dónde puede enviar esa solicitud. sería de verdad súper maravilloso. con ilusión recibe silvia la noticia de la nueva oportun

el consejo municipal de oakland eligió a noel gallo como presidente pro tempore, es decir, como presidentel rebecca kaplan como la encargada del distrito 2. hasta las elecciones del dos de abril, cuando ya se va a elegir a un nuevo alcalde y también en oakland, la ex presidenta del congreso, barbara lee, presentó documentación que podría señalar su candidatura a la alcaldía de oakland. jocelyn moran tiene todos los detalles. vuelvo a chicago. when i make a decision on this next chapter. which is going to be a very exciting next chapter. la ex representante de california en el congreso, barbara lee, la semana pasada habló con nuestra cadena hermana nbc bay area sobre su próximo capítulo, diciendo que dejaría saber cuando tomará una decisión. lee pasó 26 años en el congreso y 7 años en la legislatura de california, y ahora podría estar enfocada en ser la próxima alcaldesa de oakland. lee fue candidata para el senado, pero perdió las primarias el año pasado y la ex alcaldesa de oakland, sheng thao, fue destituida hace unas semanas. con los años que tiene el el el el, el, el. el hecho de que t

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the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today.therd organization as executive director. >> in between, i went to harvard university for two years. >> i want to ask you about concerned veterans for america. the 990's from that organization, i ask that that be made part of the record. >> without objection. both of those are part of the record. >> at the end of 2013, a shortfall of 100 $30,000. at the end of 2014, a shortfall of 128,000 dollars. another deficit of 437 thousand dollars. by the time you left that organization, there were deep debts including credit card transaction debts of about $75,000. that is not the kind of fiscal management that we want at the department of defense. we cannot tolerate that at the department of defense. that is an organization with a bunch of $850 billion, not 10 million or 15 million which was the case at those two organizations. it has commander responsibility for 3.4 million americans, the highest number

the speaker pro tempore: they are reporting that a hostage deal is imminent and president trump may get the american hostages on his plane. do you believe the threat by him of -- would push hamas and the israeli government to deliver this? and second what's your reaction to the election of liberal new 3r50eu78 minister, he's a judge on the i.c.g. that opened a case against israel for crimes against humanity and war crimes? mr. sullivan: on the second question, president biden had a good conversation with the new lebanese president. i believe there's a huge opportunity for lebanon to turn this ceasefire and the degradation of hezbollah into a new chapter for lebanon that is brighter and built not on terrorism but on the future. the new president has made his selection of a prime minister. it's up to the parliament in lebanon to take that forward. i'm not going to comment here today on the particular selection other than to say that we believe the president can steward a new chapter for lebanon and he's making his selections of who will be a good partner for him in that regard. with respe

the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-z of house resolution 5, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. 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. under clause 5-d of rule 20, the chair announces to the house that in light of the resignation of the gentleman from north carolina, mr. jackson, the whole number of the house is 429. the house lays before -- the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, as i prepare to be sworn in as governor of puerto rico, i hereby make my official resignation from the u.s. house of representatives effective 11:59 p.m. on wednesday, january 1, 2025. enclosed is the letter i transmitted to governor pedro r. per lucy of puerto rico. it has been an honor to represent the people of puerto rico in congress for the past eight years. it has also been a privilege to serve with you

the president pro tempore: the clerk will call the roll. todayy address, but in another away the topic is what a speech? great is that eloquence or is it the function that speech served? on the question eloquence there is simply no question about the kennedy inaugural. there was a group of rhetorical scholars who did a ranking of the greatest speeches the 20th century. i was one of the members of that group, and the kennedy inaugural came. second behind only dr. great speech on the mall. the i have a dream speech that the kennedy inaugural came in ahead of every speech by franklin delano roosevelt. every speech by ronald reagan in that way was the greatness, the eloquence in the speech was recognized at the time one of the most important journalists of, the 20th century. james reston wrote in the new york times, two days after the inaugural, he said, everybody praised from conservative republicans to the communists in moscow which is quite a distance. he said the speech was remarkable and then explained this was a revolutionary document. it

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until >> you can watch live coverage of the house when members retur we stay on capitol hill to take you live to the senate intelligence committee's confirmation hearing for president-elect trump's c.i.a. director nominee, john ratcliffe. already in progress. er. sen. king: would you ever ask, encourage or support an intelligence professional adjustorring his or her assessment to avoid criticism from the white house or political appointees? mr. ratcliffe: no. sen. king: and do you commit to exclusively consider professional qualifications and personnel decisions without consideration partisan or political factors? mr. ratcliffe: yes. sen. king: if you were to receive credible evidence as director of the c.i.a. that an individual yas wund mining -- was undermining objectivity and furthering a political agenda in the intelligence community, would you remove or discipline that person? mr. ratcliffe: yes. sen. king:

the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to senate concurrent resolution 2, 119th congress, and the order of the house of january 3, 2025, the chair announces the speaker's appointment of two members as tellers on the part of the house to count the electoral votes. the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. steil, and the gentleman from new york, mr. morelle. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the house stands in recess until approximately 12:55 p.m. and also with significantly increased security. for the first time the department of homeland security has designated today's vote count as a national special security event. adding additional federal and local protection measures. this designation was requested by washington, d.c., mayor bowser in response to the 2021 breach of the capitol by a group of donald trump supporters attempting to stop the vote certification. this morning vice president harris released a short video about her constitutional role in today's certification. >> the peaceful transfer of power is one of the most fundamental principles of american democracy. vice president harris: as

the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. lord of life, thank you for the opportunity to honor the life and legacy of the 39th president of the united states. your mercies are new to us every morning. today, take our senators by the hand and lead them on the road you desire them to travel. lord, help our lawmakers to seek your guidance as they establish their priorities, always remembering their accountability to you. may this accountability motivate them to never deviate from the path of integrity, but to seek to ensure that your will is done on earth even as it is done in heaven. may they never forget that you are with them and will guide them. we pray in your sovereign name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. 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 presi

the president pro tempore: 'please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? mr. justice: i do. the presiding officer: the senator. the presiding officer: texas. mr. cornyn: madam president, i would suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. that brings me to my number six reason why south dakota will continue to be an example to the nation. and it is our babies. south dakota has the highest birthrate at any state in the america. our people are happy. they're having babies and that is a hope for the future. [applause] every baby brings boundless potential. we are caring for sou

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order.

the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-z of house resolution 5, the journal of the last day'sroceedings is approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. 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. under clause 5-d of rule 20, the chair announces to the house that in light of the resignation of the gentleman from north carolina, mr. jackson, the whole number of the house is 429. the house lays before -- the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, as i prepare to be sworn in as governor of puerto rico, i hereby make my official resignation from the u.s. house of representatives effective 11:59 p.m. on wednesday, january 1, 2025. enclosed is the letter i transmitted to governor pedro r. per lucy of puerto rico. it has been an honor to represent the people of puerto rico in congress for the past eight years. it has also been a privilege to serve with you an

sign: chuck grassley, president president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the chair lays before the senate a communication of the secretary of the senate regarding a message from the president received during the adjournment of the senate. the clerk: dear mr. president, on friday, january 10, 2025, the president of the united states sent an attached sealed envelope dated january 10, 2025, sent in it an annual report, the senate not being in session on the day which the president delivered this message, i accepted the message at 3:55 p.m., and i now present the president's letter. respectfully jackie barb er, secretary of the senate. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to s. 5, the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 1, s. 5, a bill to require the secretary of homeland security take into custody aliens who have been charged in the united states w

as part of the legislative process and also as part of the process they'll elect a new president pro temporethat by the way in the senate chooses this to preside in the senate. a latin term, means for the time being, meaning it was considered as a temporary replacement president pro tem, by the way, for the new senate will be chuck grassley, senator from iowa. what to expect today when it comes to john thune now being the senate majority leader, chad pergram from fox news with excerpts of his speech later on today, it says this, one of my priorities as leader, will be to ensure that the senate stays the senate. that means preserving the legislative filibuster. the senate ruled today perhaps has the greatest impact in preserving the senate and restoring the senate as a place of discussion and deliberation, restoring regular order, committees, and extended debate on the senate floor where all members should have a chance to make their voices and the voices of their constituents heard. again, expected to be part of the speech of john thune, now the senate majority leader in the 119th congress.