>> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by representative nikema williams of georgia, i inform the house that she will vote yea on h.r. 3372. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida and mr. brown of maryland, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that both of these gentlemen vote yes on h.r. 3372. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition? ms. castor: madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. demings of florida, i inform the house that mrs. demings will vote yes on h.r. 3372. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from michigan seek recognition? >> madam chair, as the member designated by ms. craig of minnesota, i inform the house that ms. craig will vote yes on h.r. 3372. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does -- for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio seek recog

speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. bentz of oregon's second, ms. mcclain of michigan 10, mr. grtman of wisconsin sixth, mr. tiffany, wisconsin's secht district, will vote no on h.r. 1529. 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, mr. doyle of pennsylvania, they both vote y yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. budd of north carolina, mr. ferguson of florida and -- of georgia, and mr. lahood of illinois, i inform the house that mr. lahood, mr. ferguson and mr. budd will vote nay on the rule. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? >

speaker. i want to thank the distinguished gentleman from massachusetts, chairman of the rules committee, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. reschenthaler: thank you, mr. speaker. i just want to say that when i joined the rules committee, chairman mcgovern was incredibly welcoming. totally aboveboard. it's been a pleasure to work with you, mr. america govern, it's -- mr. mcgovern, it's a pleasure we debate get to debate the last bill here for the 117th congress. an honor. i thank the gentleman from massachusetts. . i look forward to continuing to work with him in the rules committee. thank you, mr. chairman. mr. speaker, the rule before us today provides for consideration of a 4,000-page omnibus package that puts america last. this bill was crafted behind closed doors, it was released in the middle of the night, and it received absolutely no input from house republicans. so instead of re

speaker. and still i rise, mr. speaker. and i rise, saddened because i find myself on a mission of mercy. i rise to explain the circumstance that causes one mrd himself separated from his wife and his baby in another country. mr. avalos came to this country some 27 years ago, and he was brought here by his mother. his mother was here to seek a better life for herself and her young baby. he came to this country as a child and for seven years, he was only in this country. he was being educated in this country. this was the home, in fact, the only home that he knew. his mother decided that she would marry a man that she met and this man loved mr. avalos as a baby to the extent that he wanted to adopt him. the mother took mr. avalos, jaime is his first name, took jaime back to mexico. she took him to mexico for the purpose of registering his adoption. they were there for a brief period of time. and then they returned to the united states where he for some 20 years educated himself here, went to a school in houston, texas. worke

speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. december 7, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable mondaire jones 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. on this day of infamy, o lord, we remember. we remember and we cherish the sacred memory of those whose lives were lost in the tragic attack on pearl harbor 81 years ago. and we pray that their sacrifice would serve as an everlasting tribute to the duty we each have to the nation you have entrusted to us. may this day be an eternal reminder of the sacred gift of liberty you have graced on these united states. even as we give tribute to these brave heroes of that auspicious day in our country's history, we pray you again rouse in us the same passion, the same allegiance, the same willingness to defend against today's enemies of freedom and sovereignty, peace a

speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. december 8, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable ritchie torres 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. receive, o lord, our best intentions for this day. wreceive them, redeem them, and be present in them that in whatever we do your will would be done. should we miss the mark, transform our efforts that they would achieve the best outcomes for the people you have called us to serve. and when we are successful in meeting the expectations we have set for ourselves, set our sights even higher that we would strive to meet the potential you have called us to discover. then may our work be fruitful and of benefit to your creation. in all that we set forth to do, may we heed your direction and do what you desire for us without grumbling or questioning. but with joy a

speaker, i have an additional speaker.nd i would appreciate the opportunity for -- as i was just speaking about congresswoman wasserman schultz and work with her and realized her work in 2008. it's important for me to now yield two minutes or more to congresswoman wasserman schultz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman has the floor. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you to the gentlelady from texas and thank you, mr. speaker. and to mr. jordan. as i try to catch my breath. i rise in strong support of the bill before the house today because my colleagues at this very moment thousands of children are waiting to be saved. the internet can be a dangerous neighborhood for anyone but especially for vulnerable children. the ever-expanding reach of the internet has fueled and exploding multibillion dollar market for child pornography. tragically this market exploits the graphic images that rule if the horrific assault of more children. the pandemic only exacerbated the problem as our world shifts more online. these are not just he

speaker. mr. speaker. if he thanks the route to better education in this country this tax breaks for private and hopes they might hand that, that is laughable. trickle-down education is nonsense. it's not just the leveling up a secretary it's education minister sitting there asks how much better would it be if conservatives got rid of these handouts? he talks about his record it is simple. he can carry on being pushed around by the lobbyist giving weight 1.7 billion towns to try private every year or we can money to good use. he talks about his record hundreds of thousands of children leaving school without the qualifications that they need. i have made my choice, what is his? mr. speaker we are improving school standards for every pupil in this country. it is our form marching up the relief tables for reading, for writing, more good and outstanding schools more investments in every single school. he talks about choice for this is about supporting aspirations mr. speaker and that is what this government is

lofgren: we've digsal speakers. mr. speaker -- we've digsal speakers. mr. speaker -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. lofgren: mr. castro has played a useful role in crafting these measures, i yield two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas, mr. castro, is recognized for two minutes. mr. castro: i rise in support of this bill because it's time to bring our deported veterans home. five years ago i led a delegation of lawmakers to meet with a group of deported veterans at a support house in tijuana, texas. many of these folks joined the military after 9/11, putting their lives on the line to defend our freedom and freedom of our allies thousands of miles away. when they enlisted our country gladly accepted their perished. but when they came back home and struggled, they were kicked out of a nation they would have died to protect. i represent san antonio, texas, known as military u.s.a., and from how i see it, deporting our citizens is one of the worst acts of betrayal our federal government can commit. the veter

speaker. as the member designated by mr. brown and mr. mfume from maryland, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 1466. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. issa of california, i inform the house that mr. issa will vote yea on s. 1466. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: mr. speaker, as the member designated by the following members, newman, sanchez, espaillat, castro, strictland, roybal-allard -- strickland, roybal-allard, and chuy garcia, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 1466. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. thompson of mississippi and ms. wilson of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that they will vote yes on s. 1466. the speaker pro tempore:

speaker. i want to first thank bishop barber for that very powerful prayer for our nation. today the poor people's campaign california's statewide convening will uplift the launch of the california-led campaign for the third reconstruction resolution called close the gap, california. extreme poverty affects over 20 million people in california. this is a moral disgrace. as written in the house resolution 438, the third reconstruction, we need the moral resolve to pass laws and policy that is fully address injustices which have only deepened during the covid-19 pandemic. promote general welfare and secure liberty and justice for all. it's time that we realize a third reconstruction to build and equitable, thriving, and resilient economy from bottom up. that's why i'm calling on my colleagues to have the political will to make permanent the child tax credit. the most recent poverty data show that policy decisions like the temporary c.t.c., income support, and nutrition assistance cut the nationa

speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. jordan: thank you, mr. speaker. the democrats want americans to believe that the supreme court at any moment -- the chairman just referenced this -- at any moment could step in and overturn its opens in obergefell and loving. just look what the court has said. the dobbs opinion does not undermine other substantive due process rights, closed quote. the court later reiterated that the dobbs decision should not be misunderstood or mischaracterized to cast doubt on precedence that do not concern abortion. the court condemned the alarmist idea that the dobbs decision would lead to the overturning of other cases as perhaps designed to stoke unfounded fears that our decision will impair those other rights. it is that unfounded fear that brings us here today. democrats have conjured up this nonexistent threat based on one line in justice thomas' concurrence in dobbs. they are deliberately misrepresentin

speaker, mr. speaker, mr. speaker, it's right that he grawt brawt up lefnlgslation with regard to strikes -- that he brought up legislation with regard to strikes. hardworking familyritis now in this country are facing challenges. the government has been reasonable. the recommendation -- [indiscernible] -- giving pay rises in many cases higher than the private sector. but if the union leaders continue to be unreasonable, it is my duty to take action to protect the lives and livelihoods of the british public and that's why, mr. speaker, since i became prime minister, i have been working for new tough laws to protect people from this disruption. that's the legislation he's asking about. will he now confirm that he'll stand up for working people and that he and his party will back that legislation? >> mr. speaker, he's obviously not heard what his transport secretary said about that legislation this morning. why they're so pose odd -- opposed to labor plans to clean up westminster. they all voted for tax rises fo

speaker. i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition. .a mr. thompson: madam speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i rise today to thank, celebrate, and congratulate my dear friend and colleague, jim langevin, who will be leaving us to enjoy his much deserved retirement. it's been an honor and privilege to work closely with him for more than a decade. especially in our efforts to advance career and technical education for americans of all ages. we have made great strides to improve access and public awareness to the many benefits of career and technical education. by giving students the ability to explore career paths and build transferable skills, we are one step closer to d

speaker. i request the yeas and nays. a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman the gentlemanfrom new york seek? mr. nadler: pursuant to house resolution 1518, i call up s. 4003, the law enforcement de-escalation training act, and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 4003. an act to amend the omnibus crime control and safe streets act, to provide for training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation and mental and behavioral health and suicidal crisis. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 1518, the bill is considered read. t

speaker. i rise to thank team abuse oes. -- bustos. every member of congress knows the real work is done by staff. those with me from day one, lucy, miranda, he willy, and katie -- elle, and katie, our district team, laura, dennis, austin, and coburn. the legislative team that makes our accomplishments possible, elaine, noah, john, usef, and lleyton. the communications team that makes sure everyone back home knows we are working for them, katie, philip, and heather. the person who keeps the train on its tracks, mitchell dunn. and my chief of staff who has helped me complete 10 years of service, trevor russell. because of each of you and those who have served on team bustos over the years, people's lives are better and illinois is stronger. it has been my honor to serve with you. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. lamalfa: seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise

, a madam speaker. is the most fitting tribute because few leaders in american history has been as effective, as driven, as successful as speaker pelosi. i am known for having a lot of energy, but i have never ever ever met anyone with more energy or drive than nancy pelosi. she is always, always working. and nancy, from one leader to another, one of the things i will forever admire is how you always kept your caucus united. for over 20 years, she kept saying the same thing, our unity is our strength. she kept saying it, saying it and saying it, and the results speak for themselves. we cannot talk about the affordable care act without mentioning nancy pelosi. we cannot talk about the american rescue plan, the violence against women act, littlely ledbetter act without mentioning nancy pelosi. she did it all. [applause] senator schumer: for all her successes, i learned that speaker pelosi is at her best during the hardest moments, none harder than january 6. in the face of insurrection, there was nancy wi

speaker pelosi: no. i think they'll have a speaker. i think that my interest, and all of us have an interest to the integrity of the institution, the strength and respect that the institution commands and should command. and so, that's why i said i hope that they would be able to resolve their differences on january 3 and just come through with a vote to proceed. >> it doesn't weaken the house if it takes a while? it doesn't weaken the house if it takes a few days? speaker pelosi: no, no, no. we're a democratic institution. no, i wouldn't read too much into that. but i do -- but i do think it's the sooner the better, because we have important work to do. whether we agree or disagree, we have important work to do. >> madam speaker, going back to the ukraine and democracy theme. speaker pelosi: yes, please. >> going back to the ukraine and democracy theme, what message does that send to our biggest adversary on the other side of the globe, what happened yesterday, the events of yesterday? and what message, on the flip side, does it send

leaders lead madame speaker. and you, madame speaker have led.fellow american to say thank you for that. thank you. [applause] [applause] [laughter] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen miss denise grace accompanied by ms. laura warren. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] h♪ clicks ladies and gentlemen charlie schumer democratic leader of the united states senate. clicks first mr. graves, that was so beautiful. [applause]e] now, when i was a young member of congress, as many of the old timers know i i joined a fellow democrats every tuesday night for dinner, usually italian. one night george miller, a california democrat who was a member of this group told me something quite audacious. he said you are going to meet someone in a minute. she is our new congressman from san francisco. one day she will be speaker. you remember that. when i met her, i immediately knew what george meant. from the start it was obvious this new member had it all. she knew the issues, she knew the politics, and most impor

speaker. the chair: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. december 23, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable james a. himes to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer this morning will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. what great love you have lavished on us. we look around and see how transformed the world can be by city lights and neighborhood decorations. in this special time may we come to realize that the spirit of hope and the joy of this holiday and how ourselves change and the season is because of your generous love and kindness. surrounded by friends or family, awash with a whole host of feelings and emotions, we are painfully alone when all around us others are happy with merriment of parties and gatherings. we ask you would speak to us wherever we are that we would discover our true joy is found in knowing that you are among us, in all our moments.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. the speaker: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i thank him for his leadership on the very important subcommittee of the transportation and infrastructure committee, rails, pipelines, and hazardous materials, the subcommittee of jurisdiction for the legislation that we're considering today. and i thank the chairman of the full committee, chairman peter defazio of the transportation and infrastructure committee, for his just outstanding leadership for over 30 years in the congress of the united states. he's been a champion for america's working families. he's been a person about the future. we are -- we have been blessed by his leadership. and i want to commend chairman jim mcgovern of the rules committee for steering this urgent and necessary legislation to the floor in such an expeditious and effective manner. madam speaker, under president joe biden we've had the most pro-union administration in history. indeed, he chose a labor secretary in secretary marty walsh, whose deep personal roots in o

speaker -- mr. speaker -- oh, do they? i'm sorry. mr. speaker -- mr. speaker, i send to the desk a resolution and i ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: house resolution 1507, resolution providing for the printing of a revised edition of the rules and manual of the house of representatives for the 118th congress. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed, and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? mr. scalise: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for the purpose of inquiring to the house majority leader the schedule for next week. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scalise: and mr. speaker, i also ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scalise: with that, i am happy to yield but before i yield will just say that i k

speaker. i want to thank the distinguished gentleman from massachusetts, chairman of the rules committee, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. reschenthaler: thank you, mr. speaker. i just want to say that when i joined the rules committee, chairman mcgovern was incredibly welcoming. totally aboveboard. it's been a pleasure to work with you, mr. america govern, it's -- mr. mcgovern, it's a pleasure we debate get to debate the last bill here for the 117th congress. an honor. i thank the gentleman from massachusetts. . i look forward to continuing to work with him in the rules committee. thank you, mr. chairman. mr. speaker, the rule before us today provides for consideration of a 4,000-page omnibus package that puts america last. this bill was crafted behind closed doors, it was released in the middle of the night, and it received absolutely no input from house republicans. so instead of re

speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? ms. delauro: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 1518, i call up h.r. 1436, with the senate amendment thereto, and i have a motion at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill, designate the senate amendment, and designate the motion, please. the clerk: h.r. 1437, an act to amend the weather research and forecasting innovation act of 2017 to direct the national oceanic and atmospheric administration to provide comprehensive and regularly updated federal prescription information, and for other purposes. senate amendment. ms. delauro of connecticut moves that the house concur to the senate amendment of h.r. 1437 with an amendment consisting of the text of rules committee print house report 117-72. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 1518, the motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and th

speaker. >> the gentleman from missouri is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i want to thank the speaker for the comments. today we are here because of a failure by the biden administration to prevent a rail labor strike. it's unfortunate that we need congress to act quickly to avoid obviously a catastrophic economic disaster or consequences as a result of this. freight rail is extremely important in our nation's economy and national security. when an agreement was not reached this past august, p.e.b., a presidential emergency appointed a p.e.b., a presidential emergency board. it recommended a very robust package of pay and benefits for railway workers. of 24%. starting retroactively, by the way. in 2020, which goes through 2024. there was generous, very generous health benefits with employee contributions capped at 15% of premiums. and additional paid day off. it should be noted that the biden administration's p.e.b. recommendations did not a

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. crawford: mau, madam speaker. i rise in support of senate bill 5060 which designates the federal building located in minneapolis, minnesota, as the paul d. wellstone federal building. paul well stone served two -- wellstone served two terms in the senate before he and others were taken in a tragic plane crash in minnesota. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. stanton: madam speaker, i wish to yield to representative omar from minnesota. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized. ms. omar: thank you, my friend. madam speaker, i rise today in support of senate 5060, to rename the federal building in my district as the paul d. wellstone federal building. i am proud to honor and celebrate the legacy of the late senator paul wellstone. as an activist, academic, author, and proud senator from minnesota. some of ukrainian jewish immigrant senator wellstone wa

speaker. i rise to urge members to support this piece of legislation. i want to thank everyone who worked on this process. all told from the beginning of it to now, over 2,000 member requests were considered in some form or another, either in committee, on the house or as we worked with the senate. with that open, collaborative and bipartisan process, we have produced, i think, an excellent product. first and foremost, we support the men and women who serve in the united states military in this bill. most specifically, we serve the people who are economically struggling the most by a 4.6 pay raise, increase in basic housing allowance, increase in basic needs allowance, making sure the price of items a at the commissary do not go up so much as to price people out of it. we support the men and women who serve in the military in this bill and that's the number one most important role that we have. this bill also continues on the work that we did on last year's efforts to reform how sexual assault

next speaker please. next speaker. >> speaker you've been unmuted.oderator, next caller. >> next speaker please. >> do we have a new person on the in the room. >> speaker: this is steve alexander, district 1, i have two kids in the public school, and i'm calling to support slow lake. and also to people select plan. lake has seen 50% less crashes as well as 40% on california. thank you so much, thank you so much. >> thank you, we'll take the person in the room and then come back to the callers, go ahead. >> speaker: i'm i live on 18th avenue near lake. and very slightly used during the week and tuger the weekends, it does increase but bike lane, more than adequate. because they have a private street, i would not mind having a private street on 18th avenue but that is not fair for other people in the neighborhood. so many open space areas, we had the per sidio. >> thank you. thank you. >> speaker: please. >> thank you. thank you your time is up. i'm hearing some feedback from the audience, if you can turn that off or down. got it. resuming online. >> y

speaker. i rise in strong support of h.r. 7776, the james inhofe national defense act, providing the resources our war fighters need to defend our nation and defeat our adversaries is the greatest responsibility we have in this congress. we fulfill that responsibility with this this ndaa. we put our military members first, giving theme 4.6% pay raise. this bill increases housing allowances and lowers prices at commissaries which offset the skyrocketing costs for ren and food. and it expands eligible for low-income military families to receive additional allowances to cover basic needs. this bill also ends the covid-19 vaccine mandate. the mandate has been needlessly forcing out thousands of talented and experienced variousmens. i'm pleased we reach an agreement on this. this bill also focused on ensuring our war fighters are the best equipped and trained in the world. we increase funding for readiness, reversing cuts for military construction and housing costs, expanding training availabilitie

next speaker please. next speaker. i will say we're not voting based on the number of people that speak, you don't have to all speak. >> speaker: thank you, i do appreciate the opportunity to comment, so i appreciate you all for your time being here. i'm a grad stud inter and urban planning but i used to live around the corner on california street. i've been pretty engaged program foerlt last two years. going to' vent and going to organize and taking clean up and offering surveys that you offer. i trust you guys to give us a program that prioritized safety of all modes, is what we've seen for recommendation. >> 30 seconds. >> speaker: from a policy perspective, impact we've seen and the general has been no negative impact, except traffic. pretty benign in terms of sticks and given that we need to reduce fed death and we need to reduce overall driving. it seems the next generation is learning. >> thank you. thank you. next speaker please. >> speaker: hi, can you hear me? >> yes go ahead. >> speaker: i'm bonnie, i live i

madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directing by the senate to inform the house that the senate has agreed to without an amendment h.con.res 118, authorizing the use of the rotunda of the capitol for a ceremony to present congressional gold medals to the united states capitol police and others who protected the capitol on january 6, 2021. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i rise to address the house and ask to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. joyce: madam speaker, last night the temperature in my hometown of altoona, pennsylvania, was 28 degrees fahrenheit. as a harsh winter arrives, the biden administration has failed to address the skyrocketing heated prices that are set to affect people across the entirety of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. in the past year, the price of fuel oil

speaker. could i join the prime minister, our prayers go out to those who capsized in the freezing waters of the channel last night. it is a reminder the, gangs running those groups, their lives are at risk, profit from their misery. they must be broken up and brought to justice. mr. speaker, tomorrow will be the first ever nationwide strike. all they have to do to stop that is to discuss pay with them. the whole country would breathe a sigh of relief. why won't it? >> we have consistently spoken to all the unions involved but i am glad, they do incredible work and it is worth putting on record, worth putting on record what we have done for our nurses. last year, last year when everyone in the sector had a public-sector pay freeze, the nurses received a 3% pay raise. when they asked for more training, we gave every nurse and midwife a training budget and we made sure every nursing student received a 5000 pound -- we work constructively and continue to back our nurses. >> mr. speaker, nurses go