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with that, i turn it over to our leader, steve scalise. mr. scalise: it was very exciting friday to not only get sworn in but to see all these new members of congress as part of this new republican majority. both house majority, senate majority with president trump, trump coming in in a couple weeks. we have over 30 new republicans that are a part of this majority. their enthusiasm is contagious. they came to do big things. and we have big things planned. i'll talk about a couple of those things. but we started by doing something, maybe some of you were a little disappointed in, we actually took only one ballot to elect mike johnson as our speaker. i think that showed you just how focused this new majority is on doing our work. we have a lot to do. we did not have time last week to go multiple rounds and try to have a lot of internal fights. while we might have internal disagreements along the way, we are going to be focused on the people's business. we have a lot of work to do to fix the mess as lisa pointed out that joe biden, kamala harris,

without a a turn over to our majority leader steve scalise. >> thank you, whip.ain we have an agenda that springville to the floor to follow through things we talked about during the campaign. these are not just bills were seen for the first time, some of them are bills were brought up last congress but as the whip pointed out as we would pass a lot of these bills the senate under chuck schumer refused to take any of them up, refused, since policies because they just wanted to continue balance of the radical left. you saw with the laken riley act and i remember back last congress when we had the laken riley act there were some even some of the shrew that would question why are you bring up like that if you know the senate is not good bring it up? isn't that just a messaging bill? we said no, it's smart policy, the right policy and were going to stand up for what's right. whether the senate will do the right thing or not. ultimately, if you look at what happened with the laken riley act. mike collinsville that only passed again this time with more democrats suppor

larry: steve scalise from the defeat state of louisiana, welcome. get to one, big beautiful bill in a second. your quick reaction for a moment on pete hegseth today in the house --? the senate armed services committee. >> yeah, great being back with you, larry. i thought pete did a really good job and, you know, you could see there's some people that are just trying to take chair cheap shots and people are fed up with that approach. and he showed why president trump picked him. he said there was only a few generals that won world war ii and we have over 40 generals today and it's very top heavy at pentagon and he wants to right side it and go in and focus on the war fighter on our men and women in uniform in the front lines and not all the big bureaucracy at the pentagon and some will be upset about that but most people in the country are hungry for the reforms that pete will usher in and he handled himself well. larry: that was a great moment when he laid that out. and mr. scalise, one big beautiful bill and you're standing next it him and good tim

and with that i turn it over to our majority leader, steve scalise. mr. scalise. thank you, whip.e again, we have an agenda that's bringing bills to the floor to follow through on things we talked about during the campaign. these aren't just bills we're seeing for the first time, some of them are bills we brought up last congress, but as the whip pointed out, as we would pass a lot of these bills, the senate under chuck schumer refused to take any of them up, refused commonsense is policies because they just wanted to continue bowing to the radical left. you saw with the laken riley act. i remember back last congress when we had the laken riley act, there were even some in this room that would question why are you bringing a bill like that if you know the senate isn't going to bring it up, isn't it just a messaging bill? no, we said it's the right policy, the right policy, and we're standing up for what's right, whether the senate will do the right thing or not. so ultimately, if you look what happened with the laken riley act, mike collins' bill not only passed again this time wi

the same is true to steve scalise, tom emmers and elise stefanik. my friend, cathy mcmorris rodgers, has also been a great mentor to me and helped me along the way. my colleagues in the california delegation have likewise joined me in supporting causes important to our state. i have been also blessed to serve on great committees. on the ways and means committee we have promoted an economy that benefits all americans. under the leadership of chairman jason smith, congress will re-authorize the tax cuts and jobs act with improvements that benefit american workers and job creators. we have also done great work on the education and workforce committee to promote quality education for all students. this includes fighting the rise of anti-semitism on campuses, a fight that chairwoman virginia foxx has strongly championed. dr. foxx has been a partner for me in helping reduce communist china's influence in education through my deter act. as we have talked about so much on the select committee on china, the c.c.p.'s truly america's number one adversary. i ha

so i think scalise is i think it's an unforced error. we shouldn't be having this conversation. we should be talking about the victims. we should be talking about the military. you know, these people served in the u.s. army. how do they get the training then they get to use it against us. 10 to 15 years later. >> i wish that more republicans would acknowledge what you just did, because it's actually a common sense, kind of pro-law enforcement message. i mean, i'm just going to show you this posting from the fbi's recruiting event. this is probably the sort of thing that if you're an anti-woke person, you automatically will say, this is terrible. there are brown people in an image recruiting for the fbi. but to brian's point, we had a former fbi agent sitting right at this table yesterday. the kind of law enforcement work that they need to do and that they need to do more of, according to this agent, is to go into communities that don't look like adam serwer to call you out here, but where people look different, where they have different cultures, where you understand their backg

of course, early april steve scalise said before easter is when he wants to see a vote on this on the house floor. of course, to the senate soon after. of course, this is going to include the debt limit. the thing that held up that government funding bill just a couple weeks ago. speaker mike johnson, he in a press conference acknowledged today that it would be a bit difficult to do that a lot of members have opposing opinions. listen to what he said. >> there's a broad range of opinion on that in our own conference. we are working through that. it will be having deliberate whiteboard sessions with our members. >> of course, the big things is a question around the debt ceiling is cutting spending. it's something physical hawks are demanding. at this point, it's not clear exactly how congress is hoping to cut spending. you heard mike johnson in that presser say that he did not want to touch social security, medicare, medicaid. he wanted to continue those benefits. leader steve scalise told me that tariffs are not going to be an option for paying for some of the tax cuts. that really le

leader scalise, you just heard the president of the united states. this is your home state of louisiana. the people of louisiana have been devastated. what's the latest from your perspective? >> well, jason, there is still a lot of information we are trying to get. but we know that there are -- what it seems like a four people at large that were part of this, putting ieds out in other parts of the french quarter down around bourbon street. i hope they are quickly apprehended. obviously there is going to be a very strong presence in the city of new orleans through tomorrow's football game. they are going to postpone the game, which i thought was a good decision to wait and assess just what really is going on. you know, you saw this attack. it doesn't appear to be one person acting alone. that's one of the things we know -- you know i think what the president said about the resilience of the people of new orleans, is accurate. you know, look. i went through katrina and we watched the people of new orleans. we're a tough people. we are going to come bac

scalise of louisiana, mr. jeffries of new york.the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from minnesota seek recognition? mrs. fischbach: i ask unanimous consent when the house adjourned today it adjourn to meet on noon on monday next. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. fischbach: i move to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the house stands adjourned until noon on monday next. service along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> and the 119th congress has begun as all members were sworn in today. speaker mike johnson was reelected onhe first ballot after two republicans from texas and south carolina were persuaded to change tir votes to support mr. johnson. that vote was helopen for a significant amount of time as those conversations took place mostly off the floor. there are reports confirmed by representative and pr

. >> steve scalise. >> thank you whip. it was very exciting friday to not only get sworn in but see the new members of congress as part of new republican majority. both house majority, senate majority with president trump coming in. we have over 30 new republicans, that are a part of this majority, and their enthusiasm is contagious, they came to do big things, we started by doing s something, maybe you were disappointed. we took one ballot to elect mike johnson as our speaker, that showed you how focused we are, we did not have time last week to go multiple rounds, we might have internal disagreement along the way. we are going to be focused on the people's, business, we have a lot of work to do to fix mess that joe biden and kamala harris and democrats last, joe biden put out there was executive order to make it harder to produce american energy, a another kick to the gut of american families, he passes policy after policy to kick them in the gut and raise costs on them. those actions on energy, anti-american energy poli

scalise, the gentleman from new york, mr. jeffries, the gentleman from minnesota, mr. emmer, the gentlewoman from massachusetts, ms. clarke, the the gentlewoman from michigan, 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

was the then majority whip of the house of represent steve scalise, republican from louisiana. the third most powerful member of the house of representatives. and scalise did an interview with nbc a couple of years ago in which he he recalled his experiences of the day. let's take a quick listen. the morning of the shooting, it really started like any other day. i was going to practice for a charity baseball game that we play in congress around 7:00. a shot comes out and i didn't really know. it's a gunshot. you're not thinking. next thing you know, another shot. and that's when we knew it was gunfire. and then i was hit. you know, the first thing that came to mind was was my my daughter. she's ten years old at the time, but i just prayed to god that that madison doesn't have to walk up the aisle alone. that's what came into my mind and ultimately kind of one unconscious was rushed to the hospital and nearly died. my trauma surgeon told me there were at least two times in that first few hours where i didn't almost didn't make it. and, you know, there were a lot of miracles and

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this is the process of the chamber, as you look live at steve scalise and mike johnson talking with each other. thoughts here? >> i think karl rove is with us. newt had to step away. karl, we were keeping track, they went to biggs, voted for johnson, cloud, johnson, clyde, johnson, , johnson, but the three who voted for others, including norman for jordan, self for donalds, massie for emmer, your thoughts as we are trying to do the math and see where this ends up, karl? >> well, it is confusing but it is clear if two of the three votes for other, vote for johnson, he is in. it may be that if one of them does, he is in at 218, but karl bret is right come until the clerk declares and the clerk is being advised by four individuals, two republicans and two democrats designated by their respective party leaderships as the counters, until we hear from them, we don't know. >> bret: let me just say, is chad pergram with us? i think he might be plugged in. >> bret, i am here, do you hear me? >> bret: chad, this is something, they are kind of whispering over here, i'm guessing they are going to tr

. >> house majority leader in louisiana congressman steve scalise calling for heightened security and transparency when it comes to our southern border crisis. aaron cohen and megan mccarthy rejoin us to talk about some of this and more. i mean, it's a very good point, megan. you know, you look at the border and you think, listen, it has not been secure for the better part of four years. and we don't know. we know that it appears this truck, this electric truck that was rented by the suspect was in the past few weeks in mexico. for some reason. we don't know why. we don't know what the link is. we're not pointing fingers. we're just saying that it's interesting that we are at this point where steve scalise makes a very valuable point. >> well, where there's smoke, there's fire, and two things can be true at the same time. you can have an individual who was infiltrated while he was an american citizen. and you can also have a problem at the southern border that may be influenced this attack. so both things can be true. i don't think it's too soon to ask questions. i think the american

you will remember names like jim jordan, steve scalise both interested but they have not publicly foundir hats into the ring and we are not hearing backdoor deals as well. people want to move forward and they are coalescing around speaker mike johnson. somebody put it this way you can't vote against him if nobody else to vote for. we'll be see certain people nominate when they go on to the house for? can we see some names thrown out there like elon musk, perhaps, donald trump? who knows? maybe, but i have a hard time believing that because mike johnson actually reaching out to these holdouts right now. i would imagine even right up until the vote happens to make sure he can get this done in the first round. they don't want the embarrassment of having to did this round after round of. >> lawrence: many agree with the spirit of the debate of regular order, by the lacks strategy in the long run. that is the problem with it and aishah hasnie reporting on capitol hill. >> emily: it lacks strategy. we have been talking all morning for the purpose is to legislate and you can't get anything don

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steve scalise could not get there in 2023. he's got enemies in the republican conference.and that dynamic might keep johnson, even those who think he's not especially effective, say they like him. that dynamic might help push them across the finish line, ana. >> walk us through what we could witness and how this could play out. there could be drama if johnson loses in the first round of voting. what happens next? >> reporter: you will remember folks are called on one by one in alphabetical order and will stand up and vote by name. we know thomas massie will vote for someone other than johnson if there is a second. we will know at that time johnson does not have the votes to become speaker. what happens next is up to him. the house by rule can continue to have these votes until a speaker is elected or they can do what kevin mccarthy chose two years ago and adjourn the house, fallback to small groups or as a conference to see if johnson can find a way he says not by making deals but by appeasing his critics and get them back in line. he has absolutely no margin to spare here

. >> trace: it is interesting.e, t steve scalise the republican leaderer was on "the ingraham angle"katie, watch. >> we have beeven saying over a year now there is likely to be a terrorist attack on home soil with open southern border.he we don't know if tharnt is the reason that truck didn't come across the southern border, but we know we have to be on higher alert. all of these agencies need to bh not just on higher alert that need to be candid with the public about what they find.>> >> trace: jonathan, you look at that statement and you look at what is going, th on and thet this truck was apparently downme in p mexico at some point over e past month and came back.e co you wonder, we have no idea what the connection might be to the south or south of the border.>> >> and there may be no c connection oonr there might be. but the one thing that really doesn't matter because intel is only going to tell us so much. again, can we evolve with the tactics being shown by the terrorists, by criminals and general? lli will tell you one thing, trace, this right here for hundred dollar drone, t

my majority leader steve scalise says affixed our forest act will be brought back for a houseboat nextims to protect against catastrophic wildfires in los angeles had passed the last congress with overwhelming bipartisan support but it never made it past senator chuck schumer's desk joining the arkansas congressman bruce westerman and chairman of the house natural resources committee in a license forrester, good to see you, thank you so much for being here, you introduce the bill i want you to tell us what is in the bill you received a briefing from the forest service about the l.a. wildfires can you tell us what you learned yesterday from the forest service and what's important about the bill. >> good to be with you a terrible tragedy we've seen taken place in southern california breaking from the forest service did not give us a lot of information, how many acres have been burned, the four major fires out there, the palisades fire being the largest fire which is the least contained fire in the ian fire which was just talked about on your show, now we think could've been caused from a

likely in march against continuing resolution continuing resolution there house majority leader steve scalisemeline for vote on one reconciliation package if you mean of priorities. >> the budget will come through in february, in march you will see that worker being done in committees, obviously, the ways and means committee going to play a primary role but other committees will as well then bring that bill to the floor. in april. this bill one big, beautiful bill as president trump calls it going to be a great exercise in democracy because you are going to be able to see it play out through committees ultimately on house floor in april going to move aggressively, because the american people can't afford to wait they are hungry for reforms we're about to deliver. >> joining me missouri congressman chairman house ways and means jason smith mr. chairman thanks very much for being here this morning. great to be with you, maria,. >> planned reconciliation schedule would put one bill on trump's desk by memorial day of you called for this entire time said should be one bill you want to ensure that

steve scalise, the majority leader. tom emmer, the majority whip, jim jordan, a prominent committee chairman. they all tried to become speaker in the last congress, charles, and they failed. they could not get the votes to become speaker. in the case of jordan, there were three rounds of voting on the house floor and he lost votes to time. so, mike johnson is the only option for republicans right now. that, i think, works to his benefit because there is no one that can really threaten his grip on power, but this is still going to be very difficult and complicated. take a guy like chip roy, who was already demonstrated he is willing to buck the party and president-elect donald trump president-elect donald trump attacked him and has already threatened him with a primary opponent. what does chip roy have to lose? i mean, he is a free agent. to be fair to him, the issues he cares about, he is very principled and is not oftentimes willing to yield, so he is not the only one. again, as i told you, it is not just members that

steve scalise, the republican leader, was on "the ingraham angle" tonight, and he said this.h. >> we have been saying for over a year now that there is likely to be a terrorist attack on our home soil with the open southern border. we don't know if that's the reason the truck came across, but we just now that we have to be on higher alert, and that all these agencies, they need to be not just on high alert but to be candid with the public about what they find. >> trace: jonathan, you look at that statement and what's going on, the fact that this truck was apparently down in mexico at some point over the past month and came back, you wonder -- we have no idea what the connection might be to south of the border. >> there may be no connection, or there might be. but the one thing that really doesn't matter, because intel is only going to tell us so much. again, can we evolve with the tactics that are being shown by the terrorists, by criminals in general? i'll tell you one thing, trace, this right here, a $400 drone, these are being used all over ukraine, in the middle east, in

i'm struck by that op-ed that johnson and scalise put out on foxnews.com. to me that says, hey, guys, we got to work together. >> yeah. i think that they are desperately trying to get these republicans to fall in line. i think trump needs to take these steps to call folks because if your endorsement was not enough to sway those who said that they have doubts, then clearly they're looking for something more. we know johnson has said that he is trying to meet with some of those who have doubts or who maybe aren't committed to him. if that's not working, then you need to get the leader of your party to come out and sit down with those and say what is it that you still have those concerns about, and how do we make sure that we assuage them to get johnson to maintain that gavel. >> even if speaker johnson is in -- and i'm not a betting lady, but if i had to put a bet down i would say he ends up being the speaker after how many rounds unsure. but even as speaker johnson is re-elected as speaker, this puts him in a weakened position, does it not? you know, the spe

but hey, i just have a lot of faith and then we have a great leader with steve scalise and lisa mcclain now and i'm grateful that we have great leadership with tom emmer as our whip and then -- but the vote is going to be very narrow and what a challenge. >> so what is the election going to mean in the inauguration on january 20th for the legislative gypped? >> it's going to give us a real opportunity, and a challenge and we must deliver. for example, on sanctionses, we need to codify the sanctions. they're currently by executive order but they could bed soified and over and over again, i'm also -- hey, i know on day one how it was misinterpreted he's going to be a dictator for a day. no, what he meant was that he was going to drill, baby, drill. it's called keystone pipeline. i have an interest in that. the tires used in alberta, canada, for the shale recovery are made in lexington, south carolina, my hometown. these are very nice michelin tires. 12 feet high, $100,000 each. so the we want those canadians to buy more tires. i see real change and the securing of the border. three years

his house majority leader steve scalise. >> we are engaged he would look at the wildfires and other disasters the hurricane response when you think it may be a second bite of that. but at the end of the day we knew that was going to have to be revisited in the negotiations. sweep it let's print california congressman brad sherman pretty represents the pacific palisades area sits on the house financial services committee. i will get back to you in your neighborhood specifically just a moment. why would there be a heated debate over emergency funds? >> this is the most expensive fire in american history. we are going to have to persuade our colleagues to provide the funds necessary so we can rebuild the community. when we rebuild that we've got to make sure all of the buildings are up to the highest fire safety code which unfortunately they weren't. we had a new code adopted in 2008. we never retrofitted toward the area yesterday. just to see the devastation. i haven't lined up when the building was built and whether it survived. we saw the paradise fire a tremendous difference between those up

look at my republican friends and to see the struggle that they're going through, watching steve scalisehe house from now until they secure more members. i believe that speaker johnson will have to call on hakeem jeffries to help pass crucial bills like the march 20th reconciliation, like the debt ceiling, and perhaps much, much more. >> george: that's going to be the big question. 53 republicans in the senate, not 60. so the question is for president trump, can he get all of his agenda into this reconciliation package which only requires a majority, or will he need democrats? >> that's what he wants. he wants to get it together, and any president, even a president like trump who has consolidated power within his party, you have a pretty narrow window to get big ticket items through because you start getting into those midterm cycles and your more moderate members will be more cautious on what they're voting for. how they do this procedurally -- procedure doesn't tend to be the most fun thing to talk about, but it's crucial for them. >> george: in this case, it's true. reconciliation is

scalise. the gentleman from new york. mr. jeffries, the gentleman from minnesota. mr. emmer, the gentleman from massachusetts. miss clark, the gentlewoman from michigan. mrs. mcclain, the gentleman from california. mr. aguilar, the gentleman from north carolina. mr. hudson, the gentleman from california. mr. liu, the gentleman from oklahoma. mr. hearn, the gentleman from colorado. mr. neguse, the gentleman from utah. mr. moore, the gentlewoman from washington. miss delbene, the gentlewoman from indiana. mrs. houchin, the gentleman from new york. mr. morelli, the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. reschenthaler, the gentlewoman from michigan. mrs. dingell and the members of the louisiana delegation. mr. higgins, miss. letlow, mr. carter and mr. fields. the committee will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker elect to the chair. >> yes. >> so as we wait for the escort committee that was just named to meet with the now reelected house speaker, mike johnson, let's talk about what just happened. and kasie hunt, as we heard from our colleagues with jake, certainly this

steve scalise, the house majority leader, the number two leader in the u.s. house, represents new orleans. in his statement this morning, he says, please join me in praying for the victims and their families as well as our first responders in the wake of the historic act of violence on bourbon street. mike johnson, the u.s. house speaker, who is expected to be with donald trump today at mar a lar bow, put out a statement as well. he represents louisiana, saying the vicious attack on innocent people celebrating the new year in new orleans early this morning was an act of pure evil. and justice must be swift for anyone who was involved. of course our cbs reporting is that the person behind the wheel of that truck, the suspected attacker is dead. but this investigation, most certainly is going to go into was anybody else aware of this attack beforehand? was there somebody involved with a plot or a plan? was somebody coordinating with the attacker? that's where this investigation most certainly is headed next. >> so many questions to be answered. scott macfarlane

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 read the message. the clerk: to the congress of the united states. pursuant to the international emergency economic powers act, 50 united states code 1701, the national emergencies act, 50 united states code 1601, and section 301 of the title 3 united states code, i hereby report that i have issued an executive order in order to

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scalise, the gentleman from new york, mr. jeffries, the gentleman from minnesota, mr. emer the gentlewoman ms. clark. mr. uilar, the gentleman from north carolina, mr. hudson. the gentleman from california, mr. lou, the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. hern. the gentleman from colorado, mr. na goose. the gentlewoman from washington. the gentlewoman from indiana, the gentleman from new york, mr. morelly, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr.and the memberf the louisiana delegation. mr. higgins, ms. letlow, mr. carter, and mr. fields. the committee will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker elect to the chair. to tr >> so to let all of you know what will happen now as indicated, speaker elect, not quite speaker of the house, mike johnson, will go and deliver remarks. he will be sworn in by the dean of the house. then the speaker will be administering the oath to members. let's keep in mind that this is the beginning of the 119th congress, and it's off to quite a start, but there are new members among them there on the house floor who have yet to be sworn in for the fi

this is steve scalise against tom jordan, and all the people that have long-standing relationships, andng terribly well on these kinds of matters. for we would be back talking these three guys again? for i don't know who else. mike johnson was not an obvious speaker choice. it does not really matter who the speaker is, because donald trump is going to control everything. they will do whatever donald trump says. this is not the 1980s when the house is its own body that executes on its own priorities and a pen of the white house. in a trifecta, with the president controls the house and the senate, they will do whatever donald trump says. the question is, who can get to 218 without the least amount of pain. that way they can get to january 6 where they have to certify the presidential election and january 20 where they have a new president that is hungry for things like tax cuts, border, and energy. he rightfully wants to get this executed in the right six months to a year of his presidency. for we need a speaker for those things to happen? for that is correct. the only thing that could ha

well, now these new house rules that speaker johnson and steve scalise have unveiled, and the other republican leadership, they changed the threshold to nine. can you talk about the dynamics currently within the republican conference, and how they arrived at that number? >> that's right. symone, that was a sensitive negotiation that went on. it came together, rather, in november, right before the speaker election, right before republicans came around. remember, unanimously, they nominated johnson to be speaker then. there were negotiations between the conservative house freedom caucus, who we frequently hear about, and then the main street caucus, which calls themselves more of a pragmatic group. that group negotiated the nine-member threshold for motion to vacate. members in the main street caucus wanted to increase that threshold from one member because we saw what happened to kevin mccarthy back in 2023. former congressman matt gaetz brought a motion to vacate that was successful. members of the hard line freedom caucus did not want to bring it up too much. they negotiated this nine-member

steve scalise, a congressman from louisiana, saying, "please join me in praying for the victims and theiract of violence on bourbon street. we also are just hearing from the house speaker, mike johnson, who is also from louisiana saying "a victor attack on innocent people celebrating the new year in new orleans this morning was an act of pure evil, and justice may be swift. for anyone who was involved, please join us in praying for the victims, their families, the first responders and investigators at the scene." we do know that merrick garland, the attorney general, has been briefed on this incident as well as president biden, and the fbi is taking the lead on this ongoing investigation, which, of course, also involves local law enforcement on the scene there in new orleans and bourbon street and scattered about as they continue this investigation. we have seen numerous examples of these vehicular ramming attacks over the years across the globe, even recently. frank, what lessons have law enforcement agencies learned in terms of preventing them or minimizing their impact? i think about,