, madam speaker. and i also want to thank my democratic colleagues for finally joining republicans in condemning mob violence after six months of refusing to acknowledge it. but i'm really tired of sanctimonious sermons of being a sore losers from some of the same democrats who opposed accepting results in elections past. they objected to certifying every republican victory of the 21st krint century. when they objected it was patriotic. when republicans do it we're inciting a mob, we're liars and traitors. this is the double standard we should expect under total democratic control. they called for unrest in the streets. they called for harassing cabinet officials. they objected to certifying election results time and time again. even the judiciary chairman secured clemonsy to a -- clemsony to a terrorist who detonated a bomb in the chamber. we've been violent by big tech on social media, corporate media. this is a sad day in america. i urge my colleagues to vote no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentle

the speaker pro tempore: the speaker pro tempore: the speaker yields back. does the gentleman from maryland reserve? mr. raskin: i reserve, yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. cline. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. cline: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in opposition to house resolution 21, calling on vice president pence to invoke section 4 of the 25th amendment. like all of us, i condemn in the strongest possible terments the violence that owe -- terms the violence that occurred here in our nation's capitol last week. political violence is never the answer, regardless of which side of the political spectrum it occurs. and that's a strongly held position on which i've been clear since well before my time in congress. let's be clear about a few things. the adoption of this political resolution would be divisive rather than unifying. the vice president has said he has no intention of taking action und

, madam speaker. and i also want to thank my democratic colleagues for finally joining republicans in condemning mob violence after six months of refusing to acknowledge it. but i'm really tired of sanctimonious sermons of being a sore losers from some of the same democrats who opposed accepting results in elections past. they objected to certifying every republican victory of the 21st krint century. when they objected it was patriotic. when republicans do it we're inciting a mob, we're liars and traitors. this is the double standard we should expect under total democratic control. they called for unrest in the streets. they called for harassing cabinet officials. they objected to certifying election results time and time again. even the judiciary chairman secured clemonsy to a -- clemsony to a terrorist who detonated a bomb in the chamber. we've been violent by big tech on social media, corporate media. this is a sad day in america. i urge my colleagues to vote no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentle

speaker, madam speaker, i have faith in the resiliency of our government. we will bring the rioters to justice. their accomplices in this house will be held responsible. but today we must focus on the gravest threat first. president trump who incited this riot and who remains a grave danger to the nation. as we warned the senate when we tried him for his first impeachment, president trump has made clear in word and deed that he will persist in such conduct if he's not removed from power. he poses a continuing threat to our nation, to the integrity of our elections and to our democratic order. he must not remain in power one moment longer. not one moment longer. the danger is too great. we must impeach. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. mcclintock: -- mr. jordan: four minutes, excuse me. i didn't r

speaker. as chair of the democratic caucus i have been directed to report to the house that the democratic members have selected as majority leader, the gentleman from maryland, the honorable steny hoyer. the speaker: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from wyoming, ms. cheney. ms. cheney: thank you, madam speaker. as chair of the republican conference i have been directed to the report to the house that the republican members have selected as minority leader the gentleman from california, the honorable kevin mccarthy. the speaker: thank you. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. jeffries. mr. jeff reese: madam speaker, as chair of the house democratic caucus i have been directed to report to the house that the democratic members have selected as majority whip the distinguished gentleman from the great state of south carolina, the honorable james e. clyburn and as assistant speaker, the distinguished gentlelady from the commonwealth of massachusetts, kathryn clark. the speake

, madam speaker.nd i also want to thank my democratic colleagues for finally joining republicans in condemning mob violence after six months of refusing to acknowledge it. but i'm really tired of sanctimonious sermons of being a sore losers from some of the same democrats who opposed accepting results in elections past. they objected to certifying every republican victory of the 21st krint century. when they objected it was patriotic. when republicans do it we're inciting a mob, we're liars and traitors. this is the double standard we should expect under total democratic control. they called for unrest in the streets. they called for harassing cabinet officials. they objected to certifying election results time and time again. even the judiciary chairman secured clemonsy to a -- clemsony to a terrorist who detonated a bomb in the chamber. we've been violent by big tech on social media, corporate media. this is a sad day in america. i urge my colleagues to vote no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlema

speakerment mr. speaker, as the member designated by -- mr. speaker. mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. adam smith of washington state, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. smith will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representative kirkpatrick, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that representative kirkpatrick will vote aye. as the member designated by mr. cardenas, member pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. cardenas will vote aye on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva of arizona, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yes on ordering the previous question. and as the member designated by ms. pressley of massachusetts, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. pressley will vote yea on ordering the pre

speaker. we are here today to debate the rule for houseres. -- house resolution 21 a resolution calling for vice president pence to invoke the 25th amendment and declare president donald trump incapable of executing the duties of his office. we take this action solemnly and with georgia grave concern for the safety and security of our nation and its people. even in the final days of this president's administration. last wednesday, a lawless mob breached this chamber with the most evil and destructive intent. they were here to take the law into their own hands. to disrupt congress as it counted the electoral college votes. and to overturn the lawful election of joseph biden as our 45th president. as invaders broke windows and rammed doors they channed they wanted to hang the vice president and kidnap the speaker of the house and they brought the tools to do it. they beat one police officer to death, toewsed others and tried to shoot one with his own gun. another officer will likely lose an eye.

madam speaker? >> future generations are not going to know the names of each member of the chamber today and voting, but they will know what we did and why. we must impeach the president because he incited a mob to attack the capital of the united states. the tabernacle of our democracy. he is incapable of honoring his oath and our constitution and he has proven to be unfit and dangerous. i will vote to impeach this traitor to our country. >> the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from new york reserves, gentleman from ohio reserves this time. the gentleman from new york is recognized. >> madam speaker i know yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from new york. >> madam speaker, today i cast my vote for the second time to impeach donald j. trump. he is unfit to hold office. he summoned this mob to kidnap and hurt many of us. he summons his dispatch to assassinate vice president pens to assassinate speaker pelosi. he is unfit to hold office. he summons the dispatch and mob that waives the racist conf

he was the second lieutenant under former speaker john boehmer and under former speaker ryan. coverage continues of opening day of the 117th congress of the house on c-span. c-span2 is opening day of the senate. you can watch about there. he can also go to c-span.org. if you are out and about or you need to leave to go about your day, you can listen on the c-span radio app as well. we have in introducing you to the new faces of the 117th congress. next one is a democrat, one of 74 veterans in the house of representatives. 15 of them are freshmen. we spoke to him about his military service and how he thinks that experience will help him in congress. >> it is the honor of my life to grant americans from all walks of life in pursuit of a common mission. however, it was also unfortunately a visceral realization of the futility of our mission. arepeace deal that we brokering right now with the taliban is the worst deal we could have gotten six weeks after 9/11, a national embarrassment for the 19 years we have spent in afghanistan and 16 years in iraq, which have accomplished nothi

[inaudible] >> thank you mister speaker. my constituents david hoskins last summer, the pioneering immunotherapy treatment he needs is not yet available in the uk. he and his wife mickey continue to fund raise in germany and i know people have been incredibly supportive in this. will the prime minister joined me in wishing the hopkins family well and will he work with me and the human charity to improveresearch and treatment for patients like david ? >> yes indeed mister speaker and i think my right honorable friend for what she's doing tocampaign for such an excellent charity . i can tell her that the department of health is working with the our brain cancer mission and i've received 14 million pounds on brain tumors of the type that she describes and i would encourage my friends to continue the excellent work she's doing in this area. >> christine jarvie. >> thank you very much mister speaker and can i associate myself the liberal democrats with the prime minister's comments on the holocaust. a year ago next week in a spee

the speaker pro tempore: the speaker pro tempore: the speaker yields back. does the gentleman from maryland reserve? mr. raskin: i reserve, yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. cline. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. cline: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in opposition to house resolution 21, calling on vice president pence to invoke section 4 of the 25th amendment. like all of us, i condemn in the strongest possible terments the violence that owe -- terms the violence that occurred here in our nation's capitol last week. political violence is never the answer, regardless of which side of the political spectrum it occurs. and that's a strongly held position on which i've been clear since well before my time in congress. let's be clear about a few things. the adoption of this political resolution would be divisive rather than unifying. the vice president has said he has no intention of taking action und

madam speaker. so democrats can say, quote, i just don't even know why there aren't uprisings all over the country. while there are uprisings happening around the country. but they impeach the president of the united states for saying peacefully and patriotically, make your voices heard. democrats can say, quote, you know, in needs to be unrest in the streets. while there is unrest in the streets. but they're going to impeach the president for saying peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard. let's be consistent, all of us. all of us need to be consistent and condemn the violence all the time. with that, i yield one minute to the gentlelady from new mexico. >> gentlewoman from new mexico recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise in opposition to the articles of impeachment. political violence has no place in our constitutional republic. those who assaulted police officers and forced their way into the capitol are responsible for their criminal actions. leaders in both

speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c., january 5, 2021. i hereby appoint the honorable henry cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day, signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain margaret kibben: would you pray with me? eternal god we approach this new day in this new year serving in this new congress, cleanly aware of the challenge this is newness brings. we have new rule, new colleagues, in some cases new offices and new decisions. each of which threatens to try our resilience and patience. remind us that on each new morning we are renewed with your mercies, grounded p your steadfast love for us and expanded by your gratefulness for each of us. we wait on you, the one who created us this day, to renew the spirit of our minds that so fortified we would yield ourselves to you throughout the day. transform our attitude, that we ould not allow our debate, our actions,

>> madam speaker, we reserve. >> so gentleman from new york is recognized. >> madam speaker i kneeled 30 seconds to the distinguished gentle lady from california. >> the gentlewoman from california is recognized for 30 seconds. >> madam speaker, future generations are not going to know the names of each member in the chamber today and voting, but they will w did and why. attacked the capital of the united states. the tabernacle of our democracy. he is incapable of honoring his oath and our constitution and he has proven to be unfit and dangerous. i will vote to impeach. >> the gentleman woman's time has expired. the gentlemen woman yields back. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio. >> reserve. >> reserves his time. the gentleman from new york is recognized. >> madam speaker, i yield 30 seconds to distinguished gentlemen from new york. >> the gentleman from new york is recognized for 30 seconds. >> madam speaker today i cast my vote for the second time to impeach donald j. trump. he is unfit to hold office. he summons and dispatched this mob to kidnap and hurt

the speaker pro tempore: the recognized. mr. smith: thank you, madam speaker. i want to thank the gentleman from oklahoma for yielding. on only day two of the 117th congress, house are already attempting of the americans transparency that they deserve n order to push through an expensive progressive wish list. includes rules package three main provisions that will llow democrats to hide their plans to irresponsibly spend effort toollars in an satisfy their liberal base. signaling esolution they do not plan on doing a budget. new broad exemptions to pay-go, toes, such as allow passage of socialist tags.es with large price and, three, they want to repeal house rule prohibiting reconciliation from increasing et direct spending, making it easier to advance a costly, radical agenda. been 733 days since took control of the house of representatives, and produce one to single budget. lete rules will continue to democrats shirk their duty to budget.d pass a don't forget, speaker pelosi is the budget stated, is a statement of values. more.dn't agree i must ask, have demo

speaker. we are here today to debate the rule for houseres. -- house resolution 21 a resolution calling for vice president pence to invoke the 25th amendment and declare president donald trump incapable of executing the duties of his office. we take this action solemnly and with georgia grave concern for the safety and security of our nation and its people. even in the final days of this president's administration. last wednesday, a lawless mob breached this chamber with the most evil and destructive intent. they were here to take the law into their own hands. to disrupt congress as it counted the electoral college votes. and to overturn the lawful election of joseph biden as our 45th president. as invaders broke windows and rammed doors they channed they wanted to hang the vice president and kidnap the speaker of the house and they brought the tools to do it. they beat one police officer to death, toewsed others and tried to shoot one with his own gun. another officer will likely lose an eye.

speaker. i yield myself three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington, mr. smith, is recognized. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. ladies and gentlemen of the house, this is the bill that will grant a waiver, an exemption, to lloyd austin to be nominated and confirmed as the secretary of defense. this is required because there is a law in the books that says that you must be seven years separated from military service in order to serve as secretary of defense. mr. austin has been out for almost five years but does not meet the seven-year requirement, so we need to pass this law to give him that exemption. this is not an easy question. civilian control of the military is enormously important and that is why this law was put in place. but in looking at this i feel there are three basic questions. number one, does the nominee in question understand and reassure us in the house for the purposes of our vote on this portion of the waiver, that he understands and is committed

speaker. we'll hear from her. lawmakers.ess the he'll be sworn in herself and then she'll begin swearing in the lawmakers for the 117th groups.s also in she'll start with the freshmen and then she'll move her way in 72.ps of that could take a while as well. to they have more business do, and the schedule as it was democratic the leaders' office -- they are back. let's go to the floor. mr. mccarthy: friends and fellow americans. it's my honor to welcome you to the first day of the 117th congress. we're here with the their desk was their office. members rarely went anywhere without physically bringing their constituents' concerns with them. these small deaths -- desks are a timeless reminder to every american that the house is made to represent you, the people. and that is a responsibility i welcome and embrace every day. today, however, it's easier than ever to neglect or ignore this responsibility. from social media to special interest groups to the culture police, there are endless temptation

the speaker pro tempore: the recognized. mr. smith: thank you, madam speaker. i want to thank the gentleman from oklahoma for yielding. on only day two of the 117th congress, house are already attempting of the americans transparency that they deserve n order to push through an expensive progressive wish list. includes rules package three main provisions that will llow democrats to hide their plans to irresponsibly spend effort toollars in an satisfy their liberal base. signaling esolution they do not plan on doing a budget. new broad exemptions to pay-go, toes, such as allow passage of socialist tags.es with large price and, three, they want to repeal house rule prohibiting reconciliation from increasing et direct spending, making it easier to advance a costly, radical agenda. been 733 days since took control of the house of representatives, and produce one to single budget. lete rules will continue to democrats shirk their duty to budget.d pass a don't forget, speaker pelosi is the budget stated, is a statement of values. more.dn't agree i must ask, have demo

thank you madam speaker. speaker yes. thank you madam speaker i yield 3 minutes to the republican whip the gentleman from louisiana mr schoolies the challenge from louisiana recognize for 3 minutes thank you madam speaker and thank the gentleman from ohio for yielding madam speaker our nation still mourns the unacceptable violence and anarchy that took place in this capitol last week as we speak the arrests are still being made and the advocates who stormed our capitol are being brought to justice as should be the case emotions are still high but in this moment we need to be focused on toning down the rhetoric and helping heal this nation as we move towards a peaceful transition of power to president elect joe biden next week. my prayers madam speaker still with capitol police officer signal and leave in good who we lost as well as all of the capitol police officers who risked their lives to keep us safe they are true heroes and they deserve all of our applause today. madam speaker i've seen the dark evil of political vio

this is the toughest of times mister speaker but wecan see the way forward . >> mister speaker and the prime minister says two days after pmq's the advice changed. the truth is the indicators were all in the wrong direction and in fact at the last pmq's the prime minister says at 18 december two days after pmq's and we've all seen thesame since 22 december , confirming it was given to the government. the government's advisers warned the prime minister that the new variant was spreading fast and it was highly unlikely that those lockdowns would be sufficient to control it. on 18 december, tougher lockdowns then november is going to be needed. i felt the minutes here, everybody's seen them yet instead of acting on 18 december the prime minister sat on his hands for over 2 weeks . we're now seeing in the daily figures the tragic consequences of that delay. how does the prime minister justify delaying for 17 days after he got advice on 18 december? >> mister speaker, i must disagree very profoundly because he knows very well that within 24 hours of getting the advice on the 18th about the

speaker. i know the howell house wants to associate itself with the prime minister's remarks about dear brian been. mr. speaker, one of the groups hit hardest by the pandemic is young people in full fund education. especially those facing exams last year and this. with all of the mental health challenges that come from such uncertainty. does my right honorable friend agree the terms have been scrapped this year without benefit from the utmost clarity aboutos how exactly they will be assessed? a clear plan announced early without last-minute changes to help teachers and students prepare for an even more challenging experience? thank you. >> my right honorable friend is absolutely right, and there is clearly a problem of differential learning that has grown over the last few months and risk being exacerbated by the lockdown and we will do everything we can to ensure exams are fair, the way the testing are set out in a timely way, and the department of education is launching a consultation to ens

. >> thank you very much, and of speaker. er -- madame speaker. ed to me be controlled by the gentleman from massachusetts, chairman of the rules committee, mr. mcgovern. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: i want to thank the majority leader for yielding me the time. for purposes of debate only i yield the customary 30 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from oklahomaing, my good friend, mr. cole, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. i ask unanimous consent that all members be given five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on h.res. 8. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, a rules package is one of the most consequential things we will consider this entire congress. as we stand here on the opening days of this congress, i'm proud that the reforms before us -- the speaker pro tempore: the

order to become speaker. the 117th congress is made up of more women than the previous congresses. you have 27 freshmen, nine democratic and 18 republican women. there are 26 females in the senate. 17 democrats and nine republicans. then here you have 89 democrats and 27 republicans total and comes from the center for women and politics. 143 women serving in the 117's congress, the most ever at one time. previous record for women serving in congress was 127 in 2019. also, 6 a note for military service. 91 veterans, 17 in the senate, 74 in the house. that's the lowest level since world war ii and there are 63 republicans and 28 democrats. five women total and 15 freshmen total that are veteran and 13 served in the 19 of r -- 1960's or earlier, 50 served after 2000 and the record is military times and most by state delegation is the state of texas with nine. let's continue to watch as they continue with this quorum call in the house. people ere additional to e house who would like record their presence. time ha

the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. >> the speakers rooms, washington,.c., january 11, 2021 i hereby appoint the honorable debbie dingell to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. merciful god we enter these chambers with the sense both of uncertainty and of indignation. the event of last week, the destruction, the damage, and the death of our fellow americans are deeply disturbing. the seed of discontent were sown across our country and we have reaped the whirlwind. almighty god, speak into this storm. allow your holy spirit to descend upon the chaos and minister to our hearts. still our fears that we would remain firm in our resolve. still our anger, that we would yield ourself to your gracious design for this nation. lord, vindicate your intent for us to serve as representatives not just of our districts, but of your will. your love, lord, endures forever. we pray do not abando

the speaker: i do. renita young madam speaker, congratulations -- mr. young: madam speaker, congratulations. the speaker: thank you, thank you, dean. i'm honored to be sworn in by you, my friend of many years. thank you for your guidance and, again, i don't drink, but i'm happy to have ice cream ith anybody, any time. yeah, ice cream. thank you. and now we will -- the chair will first swear in the gentleman from alaska, mr. young. the gentleman from alaska will ise. mr. young, dean, do you solemnly swear or affirm that will you 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 i 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? renita young i -- mr. young: i do. the speaker: congratulations. you are now a member of the 117th congress. [inaudible] the speaker: the house will come to order.

the speaker: 10 seconds. mr. schiff: would say it's the evolution of 1800 but say it occurred by the instruments of reform, the suffrage of the people. place -- er been our the speaker: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. schiff: to overturn an election. a if we hope to remain democracy it never will be. the speaker: for what purpose arizona gentleman from seek recognition? >> i rise to support the objection. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, madam speaker. countinge objection to votes of electors from my home state of arizona as well as eorgia, pennsylvania, wisconsin, michigan, and nevada because election integrity is he heart of our american constitutional republic. in a representative form of government, we must be able to elections our accurately represent the will of the american voter. appropriate form, anticipated and provided for by ur founders to debate whether this election complied with the constitution that we have all sworn to protect. ever

speaker. we don't know how many cases might be frustrated as a result of what happened but i can tell you, i have 213 thousand records and 5000 arrest records and 15,000 person records currently being investigated because they are the subject of this problem. >> keir starmer. >> mr. speaker i have a letter , here from the national police chiefs council. it makes it clear that 403,000 records on the police national computer may have been deleted. in addition to that -- >> this is from the national police chiefs council. in addition, dna records from the dna database and 30,000 records from the fingerprints database, so this isn't just a technical issue. it is about criminals not being caught and victims not getting justice. this letter makes clear that it includes data from criminals convicted of serious offenses, it has impacted organizations and it includes records, including dna, marked for indefinite retention following the conviction of serious offenses. that is the most serious and that h

the speaker said as much. yet these last two days we have seen just how fast they can move when they want to exact political retribution on their opponent. my friends on the other side now have complete control of both houses of congress and in a few days they will control the entire executive branch as well. madam speaker, joe biden talked about unity and healing. is that what this is today? is accusing republican lawmaker of auditions and calling for expulsion a plan for healing? the working with silicon valley to digitally disappear those they disagree with a plan for reconciliation? i was among the first to condemn the riots in madison months ago. where were the swift accusations of incitement and insurrection from the other side last year? is today's political theater a preview of what the american people can expect from single party rule? two years of double standards and punishing those who voted for someone else? madam speaker, i hope mr. biden is watching today and he will rise to the moment and call

speaker. >> what the home secretary said last night is not disputed it is not disputed is that she was saying last night, the home secretary was saying to the prime minister you need to shut your borders. she was saying it, i repeat the question, why did he overrule the home secretary who claims that she said last march that we should shudder borders. >> mr. speaker we instituted one of the toughest border regimes and it was only last march that he along with many others in his party were continuing to support an open border approach and i must say the whole experience listening to the gentleman over the last few months has really been where they spin around and we are taxing the pandemic to the most practical means are available rolling out the vaccine program four-point to million people in our country and where he would've joined that you and we would like to remember the vaccines task force on which we are relying and he stood on the manifesto the last election to unbundle the pharmaceutic

the speaker pro tempore: congratulations. without objection, the clerk lays before the house the following resolution. the clerk: house resolution 22, resolution electing a member to a certain standing committee of he house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is adopted. and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. without objection, the chair lays before the house the following resolution. the clerk: house resolution 23, resolution electing a member to a certain standing committee of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is adopted. and a the motion to reconsider to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. hoyer: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on the judiciary be discharged from further consideration of h.res. 21 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolu

the speaker pro tempore: congratulations. without objection, the clerk lays before the house the following resolution. the clerk: house resolution 22, resolution electing a member to a certain standing committee of he house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is adopted. and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. without objection, the chair lays before the house the following resolution. the clerk: house resolution 23, resolution electing a member to a certain standing committee of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is adopted. and a the motion to reconsider to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. hoyer: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on the judiciary be discharged from further consideration of h.res. 21 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolu

mr speaker i yield myself such time as i may consume gentleman is recognized thank you mr speaker and speaker if we defeat the previous question i'll offer an amendment to the rule to immediately bring up a resolution and stablish in a bipartisan national commission on the domestic terrorist attack on the united states capitol this commission modeled on the $911.00 commission will be charged with examining and reporting upon the facts and causes relating to the attack that occurred on january 6th of 2021 and with the providing appropriate findings conclusions and recommendations for corrective measures i can think of no more appropriate path for congress mr speaker to follow than to by ensuring a bipartisan commission reviews all evidence and reports back to us on this horrific event mr speaker i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment and the record along with extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on of reviews question without objection thank you mr speaker with that i urge a no vote on the previous question i yield 3 minutes to my good friend from the g

thank you, mr speaker, and can i thank the i mr speaker, and can i thank the prime ministerfor mr speakernk the prime minister for advanced state of his statement. mr speaker, to lose 100,000 people to this virus is nothing short of a national tragedy. it is a stark number, an empty chair at the kitchen table, a person obviously taken before their time, and today we should remember that. and we should mark the moment by learning the lessons of the last year, to make sure that the same mistakes are not made again. of course, any government would have struggled with this pandemic, i get that, the british people get that. but the reality is that britain is the first country in europe to suffer 100,000 deaths, and we have one of the highest death rates in the world. in the prime minister often says that he has been balancing the health restrictions against economic risks, but that simply does not wash. alongside that high death toll we also have the deepest recession of any major economy. the lowest growth of any major economy. and we are on course to have one of the slowest recoveries of any

speaker. ladies and gentlemen of the house, this is the bill that will grant a waiver, an exemption, to lloyd austin to be nominated and confirmed as the secretary of defense. this is required because there is a law in the books that says that you must be seven years separated from military service in order to serve as secretary of defense. mr. austin has been out for almost five years but does not meet the seven-year requirement, so we need to pass this law to give him that exemption. this is not an easy question. civilian control of the military is enormously important and that is why this law was put in place. but in looking at this i feel there are three basic questions. number one, does the nominee in question understand and reassure us in the house for the purposes of our vote on this portion of the waiver, that he understands and is committed to civilian control of the military. second, is there something about this particular nominee that makes it important to grant this exclusion, to

the speaker said as much. in these last two days we have seen just how fast they can move when they want to exact political retribution on their opponents. my friends on the others now have complete control of both houses of congress and in a few days, they will control the entire executive branch as well. madame speaker, joe biden has talked about unity and healing. is that what this is today? accusing republican lawmakers of sedition and calling for their expulsion healing? is working with silicon valley to digitally disappear those with whom they disagree with the plan for reconciliation? i was among the first to condemn the riots in madison months ago and i condemn what happened last week. where were the swift accusations of incitement and insurrection last year? is today's put a goal theater a preview of what can be expected from single party rule? two years of double standards and punishing those who voted for someone else? madame speaker, i hope mr. biden is watching today and he will rise to the moment

>> let's move to your. >> thank you mister speaker. with the vaccination program taking very encouraging progress, can the prime minister reaffirm that lifting restrictions to return to normal as soon as it is safe is over wiring national priority and can i invite him to consider drawing a line in the sand in terms of vaccination of sufficient numbers of the priority group, the reaching of which will trigger a phased react relaxation of controls ofcommunity widens . >> yes mister speaker, i can confirm that we are going to go down the top four priority groups who account for 88 percent of families of guests . the target is as you know 515, there will then be an opportunity to look carefully at the measures that we have in place and we will try to reverse the restrictions as soon as we reasonably can in a way that doesn't involve overwhelming the nhs. >> northern ireland suggests, sir jeffrey. >> the prime minister promised us that northern ireland will continue to have unfettered access to the uk internal markets and yes in my constitu

madam speaker. democrats can say, quote, i just don't even know why there aren't uprights all over the country while there are uprisings happening around the country, but they impeach the president of the united states for saying peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard. democrats can say, quote, you know, there needs to be unrest in the streets. while there is unrest in the streets, but they are going to impeach the president for saying peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard. let's be consistent, all of us. all of us need to be consistent and condemn the violence all the time, and with that i yield one minute to the gentlelady from new mexico. >> the gentlewoman from new mexico is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise in opposition to these articles of impeachment. the political violence noose place in our constitutional republic and those who assaulted police officers and forced their way into the capitol are responsible for their criminal actions.

the speaker: i do. renita young madam speaker, congratulations -- mr.oung: madam speaker, congratulations. the speaker: thank you, thank you, dean. i'm honored to be sworn in by you, my friend of many years. thank you for your guidance and, again, i don't drink, but i'm happy to have ice cream ith anybody, any time. yeah, ice cream. thank you. and now we will -- the chair will first swear in the gentleman from alaska, mr. young. the gentleman from alaska will ise. mr. young, dean, do you solemnly swear or affirm that will you 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 i 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? renita young i -- mr. young: i do. the speaker: congratulations. you are now a coming up this morning, we'll look at the week ahead for congress and how it's looking

the world is watching madame speaker. i yield back. >> the gentleman from ohio -- >> the gentleman from ohio reserves, the gentleman from new york? >>. >> the gentleman from michigan is recognized for 30 seconds. >> the president of the united states invited violence. we covered ourselves in that gallery away from the trump mob. five dead, including capitol police. if inciting insurrection does not warrant impeachment, nothing does. i took an oath to uphold the constitution. against all enemies foreign and domestic. today i vote to uphold my vote. >> the gentleman from new york wishes to reserve his time. >> i yield one minute to the gentleman from wisconsin. >> i rise today to strongly object to the articles of impeachment against president trump that make the preposterous claim that he wanted or expected the riots that took place last week. he clearly said peaceful and patriotic demonstration. he said he wants people to fight like hell or we would not have our country any more. what is offensive is what you're saying ab

speaker. but if we don't hold donald trump accountable, the damage done the our nation could be irreversible. domestic terrorists broke into the united states capitol that day. it's a miracle more people didn't die. >> some republicans have been fighting back with complaints about the process, saying what the president did is wrong, but it's all just moving too fast. meanwhile national guard troops are inside and outside the capitol building preparing for a worst case scenario. it is a military zone. they're concerned about more attacks on the capitol, being issued weapons today ahead of the impeachment debate. let's go straight to capitol hill and senior congressional correspondent manu raju. you have been speaking to everyone in the halls of congress and just spoke to house majority leader steny hoyer. where do things stand right now? >> the big question right now is how quickly will that senate trial begin because it's certain that donald trump will be impeached today in an historic vote. w

the speaker: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding and applaud him and salute him as a constitutional scholar, an intellectual resource, and the force of justice he has been as he advanced this resolution. i thank the entire house, the democratic caucus for love of country, determination to protect our democracy and loyalty to our oath that has been so beautifully manifested in this dark past week. mr. speaker, a dark week it has been indeed. on wednesday, the president of the united states incited a deadly insurrection against america that targeted the very heart of our democracy this temple of democracy, the united states capitol. defiling the genius of the constitution, separate but equal, attacking the first branch of government. trying to prevent us from ascertaining our constitutional duty to ascertain that joe biden and kamala harris will be president and vice president of the united states. the gleeful desecration they have -- gleeful desecration of the capitol and violence against the congre

speaker i am against the impeachment effort by the democrats. president trump has held over 600 rallies in the last 4 years none of them included assaulting police destroying businesses are burning down cities democrats have spent all this time and door seen and enabling violent riots that left billions and property damage and 47 dead across the united states democrats are on record supporting violence when it serves their cause in their own words on social media on interviews and on fundraising platforms act blue democrat support defunding the place when it's someone else's city someone else's home and someone else's business democrats will take away everyone's guns just as long as they have guards with guns democrats impeachment a president today has now set the standard that they should be removed for their support of violence against the american people 60 i yield back thank you gentlemen the gentleman from ohio wishes to be served a cello from new york is recognized by the speaker there you 30 seconds this gentleman from michigan is that th

perriello: thank you, madam speaker -- mr. perry: thank you, madam speaker. this is a spom ber day for the defense of the constitution. see, the constitution is just a piece of paper. it cannot defend itself. that is why our leaders swear an oath to uphold and defend the constitution and that's what i'm doing here this evening. the constitution states the times, place and manner of holding elections shall be prescribed by the legislature, not the courts, not the governor, not the secretary of state or other bureaucrats or elected officials, the legislature. in pennsylvania, the supreme court unilaterally extended the deadline for ballots to three days after the election. actually wanted 10. the supreme court is not the legislature. the supreme court mandated unpostmarked ballot it's to be received, destroying the validity of all the votes that were cast timely. the supreme court action defied the law. the legislature and the will of the people. the supreme court altogether ritesed the use of drop boxes where ballot harvesting could occur. the legislature neve