speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? ms. clark: as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. slotkin, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. slotkin will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? ms. wexton: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. allred, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. allred will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number 1. and as the member designated by ms. porter, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. porter will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose do

speaker. as the member designated by the honorable ms. lori trahan of massachusetts, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. trahan will vote yes on h.r. 1502, the microloan improvement act of 2021. and mr. speaker, as the member designated by the honorable mr. richard neal of massachusetts, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. neal will also vote yes on h.r. 1502, the mike are -- microloan improvement act of 2021. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from washington seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. sewell, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. sewell will vote yes on h.r. 1502. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on h.r. 1502. the speaker pro tempore: fo

speaker. first, i ask unanimous consent to insert into the record a march 25 "new york times" article titled, in 25 years the pay gap has shrunk by just eight cents. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. desaulnier: thank you. mr. speaker, on the anniversary of women's equal payday, u.s. women soccer player megan rap noah in a congressional hearing said, quote, one cannot outperform wage inequality. it's not limbed to any one sector or income level, congress must act to stop it. the importance of this is about the proper enforcement of a bill first enacted in 1963. we generally agree on the importance of that legislation. where we disagree is enforcement. we have had years to see what the proper disincentives are and incentives for proper behavior when it comes to protecting women in the work force. on the second bill, predominantly women but people who work in vulnerable conditions where they're subject to greater violence. on pay equity, we look at states like california, where i'm

madam speaker. mrs. cammack: as the member designated by mr. donald of florida, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. donald will vote yea on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. speier, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. speier will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? mr. timmons: as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote aye on the motion to recommit. as the member designated by mr. gonzalez of ohio, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. gonzalez will vote aye on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. r

yarmuth: madam speaker, i have no other speakers. if the gentleman from missouri is prepared to close. we are prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. smith: i'll just -- in the closing i'll just say that republicans don't cut medicare. in in fact the biden bailout bill that was passed cuts $36 billion a year in medicare yet the senate democrats have not done anything in regards to those medicare cuts to seniors in the biden bailout bill. with that, i close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. mr. yarmuth: madam speaker as the gentleman from missouri mentioned earlier on, this bill passed the senate by a 90-2 margin. i anticipate it will pass the house by a significant margin as well. i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support the bill and i yield back the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the question is will the house suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment to h.r. 1868. those in favor say aye. those opposed,

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. bonamici: thank you, madam speaker. i thank congressman courtney for his leadership. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. ms. bonamici: i urge my colleagues to support it and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from connecticut reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i yield three minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. good. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for three minutes. mr. good: thank you, madam speaker and ranking member foxx. memo to my friends across the aisle -- violence, including workplace violence, is already illegal. and it should always be prosecuted. regardless of whether it happens in the name of atva or b.l.m. or even if it's -- antifa or b.l.m. or even if it's against the police officers working to keep us safe. this bill won't decrease it with calls to defund or eliminate law enforcement and correctional facilities. talk about increasing work

speaker. speaker, i know colleagues across high school wish to join me in paying tribute to our dear friend and colleague cheryl gibbons sadly died last week 29 years she will be remembered for being a strong voice for her constituents and prison campaigner, including her advocacy for autistic people and their families and for being the first female secretary of state for wales. i also want to pay tribute to shirley williams a pioneer for women in politics and in government and to our former colleague ho is passionate especially for environment. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this -- i should have further such meetings later today. >> messenger. thank you mr. speaker, thanks, represented her constituents with nearly 29 years and missed in this place especially by many of the new -- as she was so kind to us in our first month in this place. one of the passions was the protection in particular -- which passes. many are concerned re

speaker. i thank my colleague for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise today in opposition to h.r. 7. the democrats' conveniently titled, painfully misguided paycheck fairness act, which should be called, the paychecks for trial lawyers act. we all agree on the fundamental principle of this bill. women should not be paid less than men for the same work. that is not up for debate. and for me it's never been up for debate. and for our country it hasn't been since 1963 when the equal pay act amended the fair labor standards act, making equal pay the law of the land. moreover, in 1964, title 7 of the civil rights act, codified nondiscrimination rules for employment making it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, and sex. the question before us today is whether the democrats' paycheck fairness act provides any additional protections to women in the workplace. the answer is a resounding no. the united states is some of the most varied and come flex workplaces in th

speaker. america's federal government should be of the people, by the people, and for the people. but with h.r. 51, america's government will become of the democrats, by the democrats, and for the democrats. let's be clear what h.r. 51 is all about. it's about democrats adding two new progressive u.s. senators to push a radical agenda, championed by the squad, to reshape america into the socialist utopia they always talk about. if you doubt me, just listen to what our colleague, congressman jamie raskin, recently told "the washington post." he said, and i quote, there's a national political logic for d.c. statehood. the senate has become the principal obstacle to social progress across a whole range of issues, unquote. so there we have it. h.r. 51 is not really about voting representation. it's about democrats consolidating their power in washington. there are numerous problems with h.r. 51. mainly, it's flatly unconstitutional. every justice department from president kennedy's to president ob

torres: madam speaker, i have no more speakers. i'm prepared to close after the gentleman from new york closes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. garbarino: i urge members to support this bill. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. torres: thank you, madam speaker. d.h.s. is a sprawling $50 billion federal agency with a diverse array of mission sets. as such it is critical that every four years d.h.s. carry out a rigorous bottom up risk informed review of the entire department that reflects robust engagement with homeland security partners to produce a qhsr that can drive the department's strategic vision for years to come. enactment of h.r. 370 will ensure that happens and that in the years ahead d.h.s. better aligns its budget and programs with its ever expanding missions. an identical version of this measure passed the house last congress by a vote

the speaker: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding and for his very moving and profound statement on democracy and democratic freedoms in hong kong. thank you for your leadership, mr. chairman, for bringing this important legislation to the floor. i thank the ranking member, mr. mccaul, for his leadership, as well, on an ongoing basis on this important issue, and for his courtesy for yielding back. it's always an honor to be with chris smith. we've been working on these issues for, what, 30 years, chris? a long time. to demonstrate the bipartisan nature of the support we have for democratic freedoms in hong kong. in the house and in the senate, bicameral and bipartisan. mr. speaker, friday was a sad day and disturbing day for the people of hong kong and for all freedom-loving people as sentences were handed down to martin lee, a champion, a global champion of human rights, and to other pro-democracy leaders for engaging in peaceful, peaceful protests. this afternoon, three days after that distressing

speaker -- >> mr. speaker, i ask for the yeas and nays. >> mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. khanna, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. khanna will vote aye on h.r. 51. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. crenshaw, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. crenshaw will be voting nay on house resolution 51. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the

speaker. can i join the prime minister and his remarks and the humanitarian disaster in india. given the scale and gravity of the disaster i hope the foreign secretary will set out today what more the uk can do for the indian people and what more they need. this year after all the sacrifices, it's more poignant than usual. i join in solidarity with all those mourning loved ones today. mr. speaker it was reported this week, including in the daily mail, the bbc, backed up by numerous sources that the end of october the prime minister said he would rather have, and i quote, bodies piled high than implement another lockdown. can the prime minister tell the house categorically, yes or no, did he make those remarks or remarks to that affect? >> prime minister? >> no, mr. speaker. the man is a lawyer, am i to understand, and if he's going to repeat allegations like that, he should come to the house and substantiate those allegations and say where he heard them and who exactly is supposed to have said

speaker. >> we believe what do we think -- i have to say prime minister, steel workers waking up this morning will find it deeply offensive boasting to his frengsd that he's lord of the treasury we can give you backing we needs and won't give steel workers backing they need. >> that's right. >> mr. speaker this shows once again that favors privilege access, tax breaks for mates, they're now the main currency of this conservative government. what if that's not the case, prime minister can the prime minister tell me if one of the three million self-employed people whob excluded from government support for over a year, are now faced bankruptcy -- if they take the prime minister to ask for a tax breaking so they can survive -- would he change the rules for them too? >> mr. speaker, we've given the government i should say has supported the self-employed with more than 14 billion pounds throughout the pandemic. and we -- if that's a part of a vast package of support for jobs and livelihoods across t

speaker. normally when people don't want to incriminate themselves no comment. let me ask this, let me -- let's explore this a bit further prime minister. either this is the initial invoice initial invoice either the taxpayer paid the initial invoice or it was the conservative party. or it was a private donor, or it was the prime minister -- so i'm making it easy for the prime minister it is now multiple choice. [laughter] there are only four options, it should be easier than fighting -- mr. speaker -- so i ask the prime minister again, who paid the initial invoice initial invoice prime minister for the prime minister's -- the initial invoice? >> mr. speaker, i've given him answer and answer is i have covered the cost and most people will fiend it absolutely bizarre and, of course, there's a commission investigating this and i can tell i conformed full "code of conduct, with ministers of code and officials who have been kept, been advising. but i think people will be begin to absolutely l biza

the speaker: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the distinguished chairman for yielding and his leadership. what a busy time for the judiciary committee for bringing two bills to the floor today. and all the work that went into it and your leadership, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, here we are under the gaze of our patriot, george washington, right there in this chamber. 230 years ago our patriot, george washington, who watches over us in this chamber, famously wrote to the hebrew congregation of newport, rhode island, in that letter he made a promise that would be our nation's guide for centuries to come. he wrote, quote, all possess liberty of conscience. it is now no more thanp spoken off as if by the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoy the exercise of their inherent national -- natural rights. he went on to say, happily the government of the united states, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution, no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as goo

the speaker: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the distinguished chairman for yielding and his leadership. what a busy time for the judiciary committee for bringing two bills to the floor today. and all the work that went into it and your leadership, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, here we are under the gaze of our patriot, george washington, right there in this chamber. 230 years ago our patriot, george washington, who watches over us in this chamber, famously wrote to the hebrew congregation of newport, rhode island, in that letter he made a promise that would be our nation's guide for centuries to come. he wrote, quote, all possess liberty of conscience. it is now no more thanp spoken off as if by the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoy the exercise of their inherent national -- natural rights. he went on to say, happily the government of the united states, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution, no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as goo

speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. april 15, 2021. i hereby appoint the honorable angie craig 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. blessed are we who trust in the lord. but, o god, trust is so hard for us to master. we trust that you have called us here, but do we? for if we did we would be as content as a tree planted by water. and yet we find that when the heat comes, the heat of our moments, the heat of our anger, inwardly we find ourselves thirsty for respite, fearful for ourselves and our survival. may we in these moments lean not on our own understanding, our own perceptions of progress, purpose, and success, but may we submit ourselves, our whole being over to you that you would make straight the paths we should take. lift up our eyes that we would see and take the opportunity to appre

speaker. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. scalise: it's with great honor on behalf of the entire louisiana delegation we welcome julia letlow to congress. it's been quite a journey. and it's not a journey that she walks alone. this has been julia and luke letlow's journey for over a year, and we all still grieve for the loss of luke, tragically died just days before he would have been sworn into congress. but julia never backed down, never looked back. she moved forward and she said, we're going to continue this journey on. and with her beautiful family and i know up in the balcony we have her 3-year-old son jeremiah and her 1-year-old daughter jacqueline. we welcome them. as well as both julia and luke's families who are in the balcony. there are so many great tributes and attributes that julia is going to bring to this congress. she graduated from the university of louisiana-monroe. she has been in higher education her entire life. truly dedicated her life to

speaker -- madam speaker, as the member designated by mr..res. 8, i inform the house that mr. allred will vote yes on the motion to suspend. as the member designated by ms. porter, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. porter will vote yes on the motion to suspend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. welch of vermont, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. welch will vote yes on the motion to suspend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does -- for what -- for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? ms. clark: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote yes on the motion to suspend. foip for what purpose does -- the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. bonnie watson coleman, p

a final historical speaker we are going to talk about is speaker sam rayburn. sam rayburn was very different than the other three speakers. he served as speaker in an era in which the speaker was much less powerful as a result of the revolt against cannon. speaker rayburn started in the house from 1913 to 1963, served as speaker from 1940 to 1947, 1949 to 1953, in 1955 to 1961. those breaks in service were times in which republicans had a majority in the chamber. i should say 1953 to 1954. sam rayburn is the longest-serving speaker in the house. to date he has served longer than anybody else. sam rayburn was known for a few different attributes. he knew how to persuade people, also having a bit of sense of humor, but at the same time had integrity. his accomplishments include being chair of the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce. prior to becoming speaker, he was chair of this committee. this committee co-authored six bills that comprise the new deal. one of these bills, whose effects we see today is the truth in securities act. this act created

speaker. mr. speaker, and still i rise because i love my country. mr. speaker, i rise today understanding that we are in mourning. our country is grieving. there are many reasons for this. but we still haven't acknowledged that there is something we can do to eliminate some of the mourning and grieving. we are mourning because police officers are being murdered. many have been murdered across the length and breadth of the country. we are mourning because persons are losing their lives at the hand of the police. many have lost their lives. we are in a state of mourning. but it goes back far beyond george floyd, brianna taylor, sandra bland. it goes back to the founding of the country because we have not atoned for some of our transgressions. literally we have committed crimes against humanity for which we have not atoned. slavery was a crime against humanity. we have not atoned. what we did to the indigenous population was a crime against humanity. we have not atoned. the internment of the japa

speaker. mr. hoyer: if the gentleman will yield? mr. comer: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from louisiana, mr. higgins. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. higgins: thank you, mr. speaker. how is it unconstitutional? h.r. 51 violates our founders' intent. the actual writ of the constitution. the land itself which should rightfully be returned to maryland if its original purpose is land for our nation's capital is discarded by congress. and finally, the required repeal of the 23rd amendment. i've explained these constitutional barriers for two years in committee. but there is more. d.c. does not perform many of the roles of a true state. a prime example -- unlike every other state in the union, d.c. is not responsible for its prison system. about 8,000 d.c. residents are inmates in federal prisons, and the federal government absorbs the huge expense. these are inmates who would normally be in a state prison, but d.c. only has the capacity to house inmates awaiting tr

so a final historical speaker that we're going to talk about is speaker sam raber. now sam rayburn was very different than the other three speakers. because he served as speaker in an era in which the speaker was much less powerful as a result of the revolting against canon. so speaker rayburn served in the house from 1913 to 1963 served a speaker from 1940 to 47 1949 to 1953 and again from 1955 to 1961 and those breaks and service were times in which republicans had a majority in the chamber. so 4849 and 54 55. i should say 53 54. sam rayburn is also the longest serving speaker in the house. so to date he has served a speaker longer than anybody else. now speaker now sam rayburn was known for a few different attributes. you knew how to persuade people you had to have a bit bit of a sense of humor. but also at the same time add a bit of integrity while he was at it. now his accomplishments include being chair of the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce so prior to becoming speaker. he was chair of this committee. now this committee co-authored six bill

the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment, pursuant to section 2en--- 2 a of the national cultural -- 2-a of the national cultural center 20, u.s.c., 67-a, amended by public law 107-117 and the order of the january 4, 2021, of the following members on the part of the house of the board of trustees of the john f. kennedy center of performing arts. the clerk will read the names. the clerk: mrs. beatty of ohio. ms. eshoo of california. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment, pursuant to section 5-a, 4-a of rule 10 and the house of january 4, 2021, of the following members on the part of the house to be available to serve on the investigative subcommittee of the committee on ethics, of the 117th congress. the clerk will read the names. the clerk: mr. allred of texas. ms. rad began of california. mr. rochester of delaware. mr. case of hawaii. ms. houlahan of pennsylvania. mr. pappas of new hampshire. mr. purl metter -- mr. perlmutter of colorado. there soto of florida. ms. titus of nevada. the speaker pro tempore: the chair anno

speaker. madam speaker, i rise today to sound the alarm about the ongoing efforts to pass voter suppression laws to crush our -- that crush our nation and the state of texas. they passed so-called election integrity names. this misnamed bills are solely limiting access to the ballot box, particularly like urban counties like mine in harris county. the 2020 election, harris county saw record turnout despite the ongoing pandemic. we implemented drive-thru voting, authorized voting sites to stay open until 10:00 p.m., and several locations are open for 24 hours. hundreds of thousands of voters used these options to exercise their constitutional right without endangering themselves or their loved ones. now republicans in the state legislature are now trying to ban and limit these measures under the false premise of election integrity. madam speaker, i strongly urge the senate to pass h.r. 1, which would expand access to the ballot box and prohibit restrictions on drive-thru voting for members of m

speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise today to congratulate captain jonathan turnbull on his promotion to major in the united states army. he was deployed in syria where he worked with local forcers and nongovernmental organizations to stabilize the area and provide humanitarian assistance. on january 16, 2019 an isis suicide bomber forever changed the course of his life and the life of his brothers. four americans were killed that day, and jonathan received life threatening injuries. his courage and bravery on that day and each day since has inspired countless americans as he recovered and continued his service. jonathan is the epitome of an american patriot and embodies the fighting spirit of our nation's armed forces. he h

madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida, mrs. cammack, for five minutes. mrs. cammack: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to celebrate the service, sacrifice, and recent nomination of one of my constituents, rear admiral michael e. boyle. admiral boyle has served as director of maritime operations for the u.s. pacific fleet since june of 2020. admiral boyle was designated a naval aviator in january of 1990. in his 30 years of dedicated service since he has held numerous positions throughout the united states naval command, whether it was operational tours like aboard the u.s.s. forest in support of operation provide comfort in northern iraq, or u.s.s. saratoga in support of the operation in bosnia, he shows what fortitude looks like in the u.s. naval. i want to thank general lloyd austin for his nomination of rear admiral boyle for the rank of two flag star officer in the u.s. navy. i want to personally thank rear admiral michael boyle for his service to this country and

speaker. in 1964, then-attorney general robert f. kennedy summed it up best as to why the framers put the capital outside the borders for control of any state. it was indispensably necessary, this is his quote, to the independence and the very existence of the new federal government to have a seat of government which was not subject to the jurisdiction or control of any state. as true as that was when this was said, as true as that was when the nation -- when the capitol was moved here, it's that true today. and my colleagues on the other side of the aisle -- i'm glad remember history -- when the seat of the federal government was in new york city and in philadelphia, the birthplace of america, they didn't want it in control of a state. therefore, the district of columbia was created. the district of columbia, under the control of the united states congress, because that is -- who should be determining what happens for the 50 states. our colleagues on the other side want to change an amendment

cline: that can you, madam speaker. -- thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to recognize the ryan v.f.w. post which celebrated hits 100th anniversary. found the in 1921, the v.f.w. 632 as the first founded in the shenandoah valley and oldest in the commonwealth of virginia. combat veterans of every conflict since world war i have called this post home. it has been led by 73 dedicated commanders over the years. current senior vice commander noted the significance of celebrating this milestone during the pandemic. which has forced far too many veterans' clubs across the country to close. he's thankful his post has been able to keep its doors opened and continue to serve as a place for veterans to gather, connect, and share experiences and camaraderie on a daily basis. congratulations to v.f.w. post 632 on this great achievement. i wish you another 100 years of success. madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. green. for five minutes. mr. green: thank you,

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the speaker: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. today i rise because of the double standards in this chamber. once again, this weekend, we saw a member of the majority openly call for more confrontation in a minneapolis suburb. that very night, there was a drive-by shooting that the -- in that community where police and the gnarl guardsmen were targeted. if this were reversed, if this was said by a republican, you know, madam speaker, that the majority in this chamber would move to strip that representative of their committees, and possibly move to expel them from congress. ms. mcclain: we have seen this before. if that was president trump and he said that on january 6 was inciting a riot, do the words get more confrontational, what do those words mean? are those not the words of someone -- that someone would use if they wanted to incite more violence or insurrection? the majority cares about this institution, if the majority cares about our nation, they immediate to get their own house in order and tampa down on the vile -- and st

as the speaker of the house, i'm watching this go on. by the time i left as speaker in 2015, i thought you know what, there's like 20 states that have already approved this. i drink red wine. if somebody wants to, why the hell do i care, but i never thought i would get into this business. i started doing a little research on how cannabis helps kids with seizures. i started looking at our veterans, those with chronic pain who want to get off of opioids and think cannabis is helpful to them. or you have veterans with serious ptsd issues, and i thought the evidence starts to point that this is helpful to them. and so i decided that i was going to serve on the board of a cannabis company. i agreed to do it. i knew it would make some news, but i have to tell you i was shocked at how big of news it was. i believe in what i'm doing and i won't say that i'm an advocate for it, but i'm an advocate for i think this helps people and the federal government shouldn't be in the way of people's ability. >> is that a states rights issue, not a federal i

speaker boehner saying under the new rules of crazy town, i may have been speaker, but i did not hold all the power. by 2013, the chaos caucus in the house had bit up -- had built up their own power base thanks to fawning right ways -- right wing media. they had a new lunatic leading the way who is not even a house member. there is nothing more dangerous than a reckless a whole who thinks he is smarter than everybody else. ladies and gentlemen, meet senator ted cruz. he enlisted the crazy caucus of the gop in what was truly a dumbass idea, not that anybody asked me. sitting down on cbs's sunday morning and the speaker was asked about that reference. >> you write in your book that you became mayor of crazy town. what does that mean? >> by 2010, talk radio had been around for a while. by 2010 we had the internet and we started to have apps, and people really didn't need the party as much as they used to need them. members, candidates could create themselves out of nothing. >> the new modes of indication gained those rebellious members a direct line to the party base, playing to the crow

no, idon't, mr speaker.n strained to breaking point is the credulity of the public. he has half an hour every week to put serious and sensible questions to me about the state of the pandemic, about the vaccine roll—out, about what we're doing to support our nhs, about what we're doing to fight crime, about what we're doing to bounce back from this pandemic, about the economic recovery, aboutjobs for the people of this country, and he goes on and on, mr speaker, about wallpaper when, as i've told him umpteen times now, i paid for it. dodgy contracts, jobs for their mates and cash for access, and who's at the heart of it? the prime minister, major sleaze sitting there. don't the british people deserve a prime minister they can trust and a government that isn't mired in sleaze, cronyism and scandal? this is a government that is getting on with delivering on the people's priorities. we're rolling out many more nurses, 10,000 more nurses in the nhs, now than there were this time last year, 8,771 more police offic

speaker pelosi: what is the last part?ou said have i chatted with the families, the second part was? >> who have you designated to negotiate? speaker pelosi: i heard that. what was the third part? >> what you have tasked them with to try to get done by the floyd anniversary. i know you would like to get it done, but what is a band-aid to them? speaker pelosi: karen bass, certainly has received my authorization to proceed with discussions. they will be having a meeting today. she had nearly one year ago, as you know, toward the end of may , george floyd was murdered in full view. his assassination was something that caused demonstrations, a show of support for his family all around the world. millions of people turned out turned out for days and weeks in some cases. beyond the congressional black caucus leadership, it was spontaneous. it was organic. people turned out. and in that period of time, by the second week of june, karen bass introduced her legislation. at that time, when it came for the hearings, i met with the fa

next speaker. >> caller: hi, hi, this is harler calling again. i'm a muni rider and i'm a member of the san francisco transit riders and i'm also calling to urge the board to approve these temporary emergency transit lanes on the one california. this will be really important to keep the one california moving, help to reduce those crowds and the travel times, especially for people that are depending on transit to get around. as the last caller mentioned this neighborhood, chinatown and nob hill households, 65% of them don't own a car which is more than twice the city-wide average. and, you know, just personally i have seen the one california, you know, i have been cut off in traffic a few times. and as more cars return, it's going to be harder to use and more expensive to operate. i also wanted to mention that i know that it's the next item on the agenda, but i wanted to voice my support for the h.o.v. lanes on the 28 route and they should be h.o.v.3, instead of h.o.v.2, which allow ride hail as cur

well, mr speaker, the world did not hold it against him. his work has been described characteristically as "totally direct", "no hanging about", "strong colours", "vigorous brushstrokes". he was also a great lover of political cartoons, not something the prime minister and i can say that often. although i saw a cartoon this weekend that i think captured this moment of national and personal loss perfectly. it depicted her majesty dressed in black looking back at her shadow and seeing the duke standing there, as ever at her side, attentive, and holding her hand. mr speaker, britain will not be the same in his absence. throughout the years, i think it's fair to say. that he wasn't the man for drizzling honey- in his words. that trait he coolly applied to the advice he gave - and there was one memorable piece of advice he gave - on the length of speeches, - which i dare say some members might even thinksj applies to myself. laughter. when it came to the length of speeches he advised, i "what the backside cannot endure, the brain- cannot absorb.

the tough decision that we took mr speaker thanks to the heroic efforts of the british people that we have got through to the stage in the pandemic where we find ourselves rolling out that scene where we've done 50 percent of the population 25 percent of the i don't population have now had 2 doses mr speaker and i want to i'm not die and look downs are miserable are appalling things to have to do but i have to say that i believe that we have absolutely no choice. will somebody here is telling the truth. the house the prime minister's and i reminded the minister coach says and i quote ministers who knowingly misled parliament will be expected to offer their resignation. i'll leave it there for now turning to another issue. they'll be further on this will be further of this believe you me who initially of prime minister initially is the key word here who initially paid for the retake or a sion of his downing street but. mr speaker when he comes to misleading parliament he may recollect that it was only a few weeks ago that he said. that he didn't oppose this government this country stay