speaker, mr. speaker. another referendum on the eu because he can't make up his mind what he thinks, flip-flopping his way and that and another referendum on scottish independence. why on earth, what on earth should the people of this country spend the next year which will be a glorious year going through the toxic referendum thanks to labour? we want next you did a great you for our country, mr. speaker. we wanted to be a great you because were going to invest more in frontline nhs services. we're going to reduce violent crime with more police officers, 20,000 if that's what i pledge on the steps of downing street and we didn't get were going to invest in every one of our schools, primary and secondary across the country. that's what i pledge on the steps of downing street and we're delivering it. we're going to invest in a fantastic infrastructure program for our country. that's what i pledge across the steps of downing street. that is what we're going to deliver. and we are going to deliver a fantastic

speaker. i rise today to extend my appreciation for my friend, rabbi steven abraham, and thank him for leading today's session with the opening prayer. i would also like to welcome his family to this house that belongs to all americans. rabbi abraham has been the rabbi for beth el synagogue since 2013, after moving to omaha to be the assistant rabbi in 2011. he graduated from the jewish thee logical seminary where he received a master of arts and jewish education, he's an alumnus of the university of baltimore. since i came dong in 2017, rabbi abraham's been a trusted friend and an advisor for both my staff and me. i call him to heed the words offered in prayer by -- all of us to heed the words offered in prayer by the rabbi. we must humble ourselves to the wisdom of the mighty and be a voice to the voiceless and serve with compassion and courage. we face many challenges ahead, but with prayerfulness and good faith in one another, i know we can rise above the trials of today in search of a bet

the speaker: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the distinguished chairman for yielding, a salute him and mr. mccaul, the ranking member of the foreign affairs committee, thank you for giving us, affording this opportunity to vote on the human rights and democracy, the hong kong human rights and democracy act. this is a proud day for the u.s. congress, for our values of freedom and justice, and for the people of hong kong. for six months, people of hong kong stirred the hearts of all freedom-loving people with their extraordinary outpouring of courage and their refusal to relinquish their demand for democracy, democratic freedoms and the rule of law which was promised more than two decades ago. today, the congress is sending an unmistakable message to the world that the united states stands in solidarity with freedom-loving people of hong kong and we fully support their fight for freedom. we salute chairman mcgovern, a leading voice for human rights in china and around the world. our congressional executive commission on ch

speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 further requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. mr. higgins: i rise today to recognize our everyday heroes, police and fire personnel who sign up to rush into dangerous situations most people would run from. today i want to take this opportunity to commend the outstanding members of the niagara falls fire department and new york state park police. last week a man was discovered in a fierce and fridged rapids of the niagara river. without hesitation the firefighters and new york state park bliss took quick action, entering the water yards away from the brink of niagara falls. under the most dangerous of circumstances completed a successful rescue. we are grateful for the brave an

speaker gingrich and speaker ryan are both here. [applause] and we warmly welcome and extend our gratitude to debbie, lindsay and tricia and the entire boehner family for sharing john with this congress and with our country. now it is my privilege to invite father conroy to deliver the invocation. >> ok. i am surrounded by quadrophonic speakers. [laughter] dear god, we give you thanks for the proceedings of this day. and for speaker john boehner and his place in history as the 53rd speaker of the people's house. we thank you for his many years of faithful attention to the people's house as its speaker. our nation will always be grateful for his leadership and aware of the important contribution speaker boehner made to the greatness of our nation. bless our time here together on this joyous occasion. in the course of the ceremonies, may all be reminded of our shared citizenship and the importance of public service in the advancement of our experiment of constitutional democracy. may all that is said and done here be for your greater

the assistant speaker, mr. lujan. mr. lujan: madam speaker, i rise today in support of the resolution on the floor. we are here today because of the rule of law. this resolution, the inquiry, is quong upholding the oath -- is congress upholding the oath we pledged to the constitution. we are here because of the president, his actions. his jeopardizing our national security for his own political gain. we are here because we know the white house an the president -- and the president admitted that president trump used the power of the presidency to pressure and strong arm the president of a foreign country for his political gain. he called it a favor. do us a favor, he said. but it wasn't a favor. it was a coordinated attempt to undermine the rule of law. because of those actions congress is compelled to be here, to uphold the rule of law. to make sure americans hear the truth. to say that no one, not even a president, can abuse the system without fair and just consequences. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore:

speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. november 19, 2019. i hereby appoint the honorable mark takano 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 3, 2019, 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. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from oregon, ms. bonamici, for five minutes. miss bonamici: -- miss bonna beachy: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in strong support of h.r. 4674, the college affordability act. i'm proud to be an original co-sponsor of this comprehensive re-authorization of the

speaker, mr. speaker. we all welcome the fact that the medication will be provided in this country by the nhs. the shame is that we are not told what the deal is with the company concerned. as for these fabled 40 hospitals, that figure dropped to 20, and finally dropped to six. mr. speaker, we learned this week that government officials have met u.s. pharmaceutical companies five times as part of the prime minister's planned trade detail. the u.s. called for full market access to our nhs, which would mean prices of some of our most important medicines increasing by up to sevenfold. mr. speaker, while the government is having secret meetings with u.s. corporations, its patients here continue to suffer. can the prime minister explain why the number of people waiting longer for urgent cancer treatment has tripled over the last nine years? >> mr. speaker, as he knows very well, this government is investing 34 billion pounds in two the nhs. -- into the nhs. we are seeing improvement in cancer survival rates acr

speaker. i'm directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives messages in writing. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postponefurther proceedings to suspend the rules on which the the yeas and nays are ordered or votes objected to. the house will resume proceedings on the postponed questions at a later time. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. takano: i move the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4625 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title the clerk: a bill to amend title 38, united states code, to require that educational institutions abide by certain principles as a condition of approval for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the department of veterans affairs, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. takano, and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. roe, each will con

speaker. mr. speaker, this coming sunday of s the 26th anniversary the house of representatives passing the northern american free trade agreement, nafta. this agreement with our two closest trading partners, canada outdated , has become as time has passed. economies have flourished. now, we are in desperate need of updating nafta to meet modern day economic demands. many of us have staff who are younger than nafta, and we world hasree that the changed an awful lot in the last three decades. needs to bring the united states-mexcio-canada or usmca, to a vote immediately to keep trade fair.nd a vote on usmca is long overdue. 400 days more than since president trump announced this historic agreement, and have often anada given usmca the green light. or farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, and everyone in between, we must follow suit. so many different industries can benefit from a modern trade agreement. in pennsylvania, nearly 43,000 depend on manufacturing exports to canada and mexico. pennsylvani

madam speaker, i yield. you, madamlat: thank speaker. as the whip of the congressional pleased toucus, i am lead this monthly special order hour. critical time in america, a critical time for our the communities that we represent. yesterday morning, madam that the ou may know supreme court heard a case. on dreamersrguments rests on decisions nearly one million young americans in the supreme court of the united states. million people who were brought here at a very early young age and have known no other country but the united states of america. we have come to call them symbolize cause they a way of what the american dream for.s they derived the name from bipartisan legislation 2001 by none other than the former republican the dent pro tempore of senate, orrin hatch of the state of the and dick durbin state of illinois. that legislation was multiple times, would have granted residency tatus to immigrants who came here as minors, assuming they had no criminal record and had a diploma.ol and they could become permanent to dents if they go

speaker, time. time.ly, it's past it's past time for the congress united the states-mexcio-canada agreement. today, i'm pleased to join with my colleague and friend, senator daines, to draw attention usmca' s importance to montana. usmca will secure open access to mexico and canada, markets critical to montana ranchers, manufacturers, and businesses. bring over $68 billion in new economic growth. will create 176,000 new jobs.an usmca helps family farmers and is why 1,000 ag groups from across the country it. endorsed usmca increases agricultural billion a year. usmca supports american workers. mr. speaker, usmca is a win for america.nd almoste we are 355 days, a full year, since president usmca.igned and the deal has gone nowhere in the house. holdup?s the the speaker has stalled since the deal was announced. she objected to it. objections were addressed, and, yet, here we are. on a pathr says she's on usmca. path to yes, however, isn't enough. farmers, ranchers, business owners deserve certainty. a

speaker. for more than 25 year the house has failed to formally codified the vial disaster recovery program called the community development block grant recovery program, cdbgr program. today we have it within our power through this important vote to at last resolve many of the problems, delayed, and inefficiencies for disaster victims. h.r. 3702, the reforming disaster recovery act, is a solidly bipartisan solution to the persistent long-term disaster recovery crisis that the directly impacts all our districts. i thank my co-sponsor, ms. wagner, for her steadfast commitment to making meaningful reforms to the delivery of federal disaster recovery resources to those who need it most. i also thank chairwoman waters for her tireless leadership of the financial services committee. it is due to her visionary leadership that our committee has moved so much legislation on a bipartisan basis, including this piece of legislation. additionally i'd lick to thank mr. mchenry, leader hoyer and others. i'd

speaker to stop this behavior?report is clear that there needs to be a complete change in leadership at the most senior level, including you, mr. speaker. >> i spoke publicly about being bullied as a teenager. two nervous breakdowns, one episode of hospitalization from bullying. i find it abhorrent that there are some who have used it as their own agenda to bully the speaker. ♪ 2016, when britain votes to leave the european union. >> we can now say the decision taken in 1975 by this country to join the common market has been reversed by this referendum to leave the eu. david: the consequences of that vote have dominated parliament ever since, with its referee becoming a key player. >> as we have seen, john bercow was once a proud euro skeptic. but in the 2016 referendum, he voted remain, and crucially let people know about it. his handling of brexit legislation, allowing backbench mp's to take over the comments agenda, infuriated ministers and brexiteers. for some, this was confirmation that the speaker was no long

a speaker... all right, all right. a speaker who is an umpire, not a player.peaker should submerge his or her character in thejob. the speaker should be the servant of the house. the speaker should be a dignified and quiet voice. i'm very sad that so many honourable members who i see as i look around have decided to leave the house tomorrow. it is time that someone had the courage to defend members of parliament, notjust inside this house but outside it as well. defending members of parliament, that is what i would do if the house makes me speaker. there are times for continuity and there are times for change. this is a time for change. i want to be that change. this is the 215t—century, for goodness' sake, we need to escape from the overbearing and hierarchical structures that have made it all too easy for a culture of bullying to take root. the bullying and harassment that is to rented in this building. and yes, we need an independent process put in place but we need more than that. highlighting problems in our own offices, there is a good list of mps to wor

speaker. i thank the gentlelady for yielding. and t to thank mrs. lowey ms. granger for their leadership on this committee. want them to know that i commitment to r doing the appropriations process he way we are supposed to do it. is a day that's a recognition of failure, a our work as those committeed the budget report 1974, as those of us who served on the appropriations since 1983, 23 years active on the appropriations on it but ut still waiver. this is an admission of failure. it's a recognition of failure. recognition that the senate did not do its job. the a recognition that white house would not cooperate 302-b ting to allocations. i talked to senator mcconnell in this year. leader mcconnell and i agreed the we wanted to get appropriations work done in a to be that was intended done. considering discreetly, ndividually appropriation bills, considering them on the floor. ow, frankly, we did not do that. we did not do it for time sake o we could do things in a timely fashion, and we three

speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. huffman: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. huffman: thank you. h.r. 182, introduced by representative bill keating of massachusetts, would re-authorize the cape cod national seashore advisory commission, which expired under current law in september of 2018. this bill would re-authorize and extend it until 2028. since the national seashore was originally created in 1961, it was actually the first national seashore, it's the second most beautiful national seashore, but it was the first national seashore created, the advisory commission has served as a main forum for consultation and coordination between local communities and the national park service. comprised of re

the speaker.n you finally step down from parliament, you do so with the thanks of a very large number of people. it is the case, however controversial the role of a backstop may be in other areas, your role as the backbenchers' backstop has certainly been one that has been appreciated by individuals across this house. not an appreciation universally shared in government. give them an indication, won't you? 0rder. the government chief whip has absolutely no business whatsoever shouting from a sedentary position... 0rder! the honourable gentleman will remain in the chamber., the right honourable gentleman, has absolutely no business scurrying out of the chamber... 0rder. the right honourable... the... 0rder. the chief whip has absolutely no business... 0rder. we all saw it. 0rder. the right honourable gentleman has no business behaving in that way. ministers had lost patience a long time ago. in 2015, they tried to change the rules for electing the speaker. the attempted coup failed, to the relief o

speaker. i rise i rise today for former representative katie hill and the people of california's 25th district. 261 days ago republicans and democrats came together in this chamber to pass meaningful legislation to address our nation's gun violence epidemic. 261 days ago members representing cities, suburbs, and rural america can their job and voted to pass commonsense reforms that 89% of americans support. 261 days ago senate majority leader mitch mcconnell could have done his job and brought those bills to the floor of the united states senate but he did not. and now once again we watch shooting after shooting occur across our country. yesterdayal high school in santa clarita, california, was added to the lengthy list of sites of senseless tragedy. we fought for the will of the people. 89% of americans. we crafted legislation that will save lives. we passed the bill. we did our jobs. it's time for senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to do his. enough is enough, children are dying. i yield

well, mr speaker, guilty as charged.anaged to change the rules for the day so that they could amend the general election bill — and propose allowing eu nationals and 16 and 17 year olds to vote — a move backed by the lib dem leader who pointed to the example in scotland. where you see on polling day at four o'clock in the afternoon, young people from fifth year and sixth year leaving school, walking down the road, and going en masse to the polling station. and it is a sight to behold, it is a positive step. i have to say, there were many conservative members who were sceptical of this who in scotland have come round to the idea after seeing it is a successful change. in the end the amendments to give eu nationals and 16 and 17 year olds the vote were not selected, and mps voted against a proposal from the snp and the lib dems to have the election a few days earlier on december 9th. the bill then went off to the lords, where two peers challenged the idea that voters would be put off by the winter weather. it's not the wea

speaker. thank you, mr. speaker. and thank you, mr. chair, for bringingmy bill, the deborah sampson act, to the floor. i thank the ranking member for his support as well. in 1782, deborah sampson disguised herself as a man so she could serve in the revolutionary war to protect and defend our democracy. she was wounded in that war, her forehead had a gash from a sword and she was shot in the leg. but serving as a man made her invisible. too many decades later congress finally granted her petitions for the benefits she deserved and she became one of the first american women recognized for her military service. women have served on land, air and sea in every conflict in every conflict in our nation's history. yet their remarkable and brave service is often overlooked. through my work as chair of the women veterans task force, i have met with countless women veterans across the country who, like deborah sampson, feel invisible. their service often goes unnoticed, while veteran men around them are

stronger fornt is your being speaker. our democracy is stronger for your being the speaker.tever you do when you finally step down from parliament, you do so with the thanks of the large number of people. case, your rule as the backstop has been one that has been appreciated by individuals across this house. >> not in appreciation universally shared in government. >> the governor chief where it does not have any business whatsoever shouting from a sedentary position. >> the honorable gentlemen will remain in the chamber. he has absolutely no business scurrying out of the chamber. order. the chief has absolutely no business -- order. the right honorable gentlemen has no business behaving in that way. >> ministers had lost patience a long time ago. in 2015, the trade tried -- try to change the rules for electing the leader, the crew failed, to his relief. -- leader. the coup failed, much to his relief. >> order. >> 202. 220. [cheering] ♪ >> john bercow came to the chair promising a pre--- clean break with the past. but he had issues, too. >> i wish to make a statement about di

speaker. i think the memberer for his question while some see this as symbolism we are acting on meaningful action and that is why we have -- [inaudible conversations] >> members, members -- >> we will see 50% reduction in our missions per per capita and at 65% reduction in our mission across the whole economy, mr. speaker. we have an enviable track record ine making and being -- we aren track to overachieve with meeting our targets by 367 million pounds and [inaudible] we believe credit should be where credit is due because australian households and businesses have worked hard to achieve those targets. mr. speaker, that overachievement of 306 to 7 million pounds is a 1.1 billion pound turn around what we inherited from those. we are seen at record levels of investment in renewables in fact in the lastve year calendar year 2018 the investment in australia was more than france, germany and to the uk combined. we have a clear plan to meet our 2030 targets. fully funded climate solutions with a p

speaker. the clerk: the wooms, washington, d.c. november 18, 2019. i hereby appoint the honorable jimmy gomez 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 3, 2019, 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. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 1 kwln 50 p.m. each member other -- 1:50 p.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. steal -- mr. steil for five minutes. mr. speaker, families across southeast wisconsin are concerned about the rising costs of health care, especially prescription drug costs. no parent should have to worry that they cannot

speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i am directed by the president of the united states to deliver to you the house of representatives a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from -- gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. chairman, to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. higgins: mr. speaker, last weekend a train derailed in niagara falls new york throwing several cars filled with butane on the side in a neighborhood filled with restaurants and houses. the air reserve station responded quickly and fortunately this time the emergency didn't rise to the level of place in the community in great danger. according to the united states department of transportation, over 1,300 train derailments took place in 2018 alone, leaving no doubt a

speaker pelosi: no. relationship with this man after some things that have happened in the white house? are workingsi: we with the administration and trade representative on free trade. we are working with his people about what we can do about the prescription drug bill. we work with him and the republicans on doing our appropriations bills, which is but we have to do right now, passing the appropriations bill. we have some obstacles to get that done. the house, senate, and white house are part of those negotiations. we don't have to be the ones talking all the time. there is a lot of work that the staff can do. appropriator. democrats and republicans working together can bring us to a place that can keep government open. on intelligence, when the president told me how perfect his conversation was, i said, your in my wheelhouse now. this is not perfect, this is perfectly wrong. that preceded the meeting at the white house. david: that is nancy pelosi talking about her relationship with president trump. l

the speaker.you finally step down from parliament, you do so with the thanks of a very large number of people. it is the case, however controversial the role of a backstop may be in other areas, your role as the backbenchers' backstop has certainly been one that has been appreciated by individuals across this house. not an appreciation universally shared in government. give them an indication, won't you? 0rder. the government chief whip has absolutely no business whatsoever shouting from a sedentary position... 0rder! the honourable gentleman will remain in the chamber. the honourable gentleman, the right honourable gentleman, has absolutely no business scurrying out of the chamber... 0rder. the right honourable... 0rder. the... 0rder. the chief whip has absolutely no business... 0rder. we all saw it. 0rder. the right honourable gentleman has no business behaving in that way. ministers had lost patience a long time ago. in 2015, they tried to change the rules for electing the speaker. the attempte

>> thank you, madam speaker. we hear it said routinely, and of course it's true, that impeachment is a political process, not a legal one. yet, as we can all observe [inaudible] the deposition, subpoenas, perjury, so forth. this was made clear yesterday by chairman schiff, it seemed to me, when he reminded a minority that he would do everything necessary to ensure the legal rights of the whistleblower to preserve anonymity. in this political setting. so i wonder if you can explain to the american people why the legal rights of the whistleblower should prevail in this political setting over those of president trump who should ordinarily enjoy a right to confront his accuser? speaker pelosi: well, let me just say this, i will say to you, mr. republican talking points, what i said to the president of the united states. when you talk about the whistleblower, you're coming into my wheelhouse. i have more experience in intelligence than anybody in the congress. anybody that ever served. 25 years on the committee as top

speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: mr. speaker, object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from comer.y, mr. mr. comer: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: without bjection, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. fitzpatrick, is recognized for one minute. fitzpatrick: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to chaplain for guest today, along with members of the baps swaminarayan sanstha in our district in pennsylvania. they are here with hundreds of who nent indian americans are also members of the baps a-due faith

i think the speaker should submerge his or her character in the job, the speaker should be the servantse, the speaker should be a dignified and quiet voice. i am very sad that so many honourable members who i see as i look around have decided to leave the house tomorrow. it is time that someone had the courage to defend members of parliament, notjust inside this house but outside at as well. defending members of parliament, that is what i would do if the house makes me speaker. a labour mp said her main reason for standing was to tackle bullying and harrasment. there is a good list of mps to work for and a bad list of mps to work for, staff know this, we know this and it may be an uncomfortable message. it may not be a vote winner today but we should not be complacent even if we are on the good list. it is not a club that says you have been here for 35 years, do not take it wrong mr clarke, but the fact is when i look at 35 years of people in this house i think i have earned that speech once more or once again or many more times. that speech is important but the person who walked throu

next speaker, please. -- -- >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello. i just wanted to say, excelsior is mostly people of color,, second-generation. i think putting a condo there, especially luxury housing condo does not make any sense. it is not for the community. none of us can afford it. that is why i'm saying, if you could please deny this permit and please give us one so you can help the community. so we can thrive and stay here and live here. san francisco is our home and we want to live here for a good time. thank you. >> think you. next speaker, please. >> hello. sixty-five ocean is bad for our community because it takes a lot of san francisco natives and relocates them to places they don't want to go, or be. yeah, it will like have people go to places they don't want to, and the apartments in their are not space for families of five or more, and it will just throw everything out of um focus for working families. we demand that you deny this permit. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is carl

used to be a rule that when the speaker was elected, that when the speaker was elected, that the speakeree what happens this time around. they can go either way. when you heard the pitch is being made earlier, what struck you about them? today when perform better—than—expected or in some cases worse than expected? we know that chris bryant is a good speaker in the house of commons, but i think out of all of them, his did stand out. it had with and it has a copy of the parliamentary rule book on his bedside table which caused a few last house of commons, he wanted to stop clapping in the commons chamber and immediately lots of mps, particularly from the snp benches started to apply. she is incredibly experienced and well known, i think he may be because she has been a minister and he may be because she has been a ministerand in he may be because she has been a minister and in government and is very experienced but maybe does not come from the back benches and some of the others and the others who are at the top of that list there, they have been outside of party politics for a very long t

it is interesting, the reason why the speaker is straight, it is an old tradition, because the speakerld communicate the opinion of the comments to the monarch. there was a chance of early death if the monarch disagreed with the message. and apparently many, many, the message. and apparently many, any the message. and apparently many, many, many years ago, some speakers we re many, many years ago, some speakers were beheaded. so there you go. so you drag them to the chair, you have to encourage them to take the chair. i don't think that is a risk for sir lindsay hoyle. but tell us about him. we know he is an experienced speaker. he has been the devontae for a long time. he is a northerner. we have had a number of speakers in recent yea rs. we have had a number of speakers in recent years. we had betty boothroyd who brought the entertainment. she was there yesterday watching some of the proceedings to that vote. and we just had... ten years ofjohn bercow. many people associate him with his vocabulary and textbook. the new speaker is expected to bring calm to the chamber, there were lots