speaker -- mr. speaker, mr.aker i've think -- you do need to have an effective and national crime agency say use need effective removal and terrorist agreement that's why after becoming pre mdsinister i negotiated with a deal, thanks to it we've seen a3% drop in illegal arrivals from alb■7ania■ that's how australia and italy and austria are looking at similar schemes he's the only one who deposed to a deterrent not because it doesn't work because he doesn't believe in controlling migration mr. speaker, every single time hepir the british people. >> aye -- >> mr. speaker, we should slash the gangs, process the claims, and unlike the prime minister -- i believe in it. i'm going to the questions. i don't interruptions please. it is very important. topic, ane issues and members -- take seriously. >> mr. speaker, last year, he started the year say he was mr. steady and conference he was mr. change. now he's flipped back to mr. more of the same flip-flopsl be always mr. nobody. here's the tragedy of his meeting -- he

foxx: thank you, madam speaker. mr. speaker.ve doug lamalfa. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. lamalfa: thank you, to my colleague from north carolina. whenever this subject gets brought up, it's like we just go into lala land about what the facts are and what the intentions are. for a female student that is in college, on campus, she needs options. she needs to understand what her options are. she needs information to do that. and this legislation simply affords a broader amount of information and choices for her to do that. now the folks on the other side could call this some kind of limitation or somehow against women, just continues to fosters about this subject. indeed, it's a life that we're talking about. and for women that we see in some of these cases, as much as 60% that have gone on to have abortions because they believed that's the only opt some cases bullied into or just closed off from other information, 60% would have preferred to give birth had they knownhey would have the

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlen donalds: thank you, madm speaker. which would name a boston, massachusetts, post office for caroline chang. caroline was born and raised in boston's chinatown and started her career serving as an interpreter for community members seeking med■p■ 1970, cas appointed by the mayor of boston as the manager of chinatown's little city hall where she tipped her work advocating for the community. she went on to receive a degufft on to work for the department of health and human services for more than 30 years. show helped establish a south center, the chinese historical society of new england, an asian american civic association. i encourage my colleagues to support this legislation honoring this dedicated civil servant and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tereserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. i rise in strong h.r. 3728 to designate the postal service locatedded at 25 dorchester avenue, room 1, in, g post office. this bill produced by r

speaker. i ask unanimouson members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and submit extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: mr. speaker i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. the legislation before us today the privacy protection act takes an important step to protect the privacy of all americans especially our veterans and service members returning from overseas. it requires customs and border protection to remove identifiable information from any shipping manifest before the manifest information available to the public. under current law customs and border protection is required to make certain shipping manifest information available for public disclosure. unfortunately there's no these manifests do not contain americans' personal information. instead, u.s. citizens returning home from military postings or job

speaker. california's water supply. which really is the nation's water supply. as so much of our food source comes from california. 90% to 99% of our specialty crops, tomatoes, pistachios, almonds, walnuts, so many of these crops come from california. if we're allowed to grow them. water supply is a core part of that. so we have a situation in northern california where each year it's a challenge to refill our lakes. lake oroville holds 3 1/2 million acre feet. lake shasta, 4 1/2 million. trinity lake, 2 1/2 million. which is a total of about 10 1/2 million acre feet. a lot of water. we have the potential to build sites reservoir, we could race shasta dam and gain another 600,000 acre feet. a total of 12 1/2 million acre feet. yet we aren't allowed to store that water. there's so much water now being devoted for other purposes that aren't for people, that are not for hydroelectric power, indeed, they're tearing out hydroelectric dams in my district right now at a time when we want to go green w

speaker.e want to stop the boat and we have a plan. it's working and we will just go back to square one.■ >> my first thought is how do you lose that many people? remea government that scrapped -- but the costs are still rising bymet 400 million pounds of tax money that can't afford a single one. this is the government to wage war on the greek prime minister for reasons known only to themselves. the course this government could lose the people who is planning to remove. but he didn't answer the question so i'll i will ask him again. where are the 4250 people that the government has lost? where are they? >> mr. speaker we have identified and removed over 20,000 from this country. but we asked these questions mr. speaker. it's important that we get this up and running ticketr it a crie agency saying that we h a working to resolve this issue. that's how we solve the problem and that's how it's worked for us. but we asked these questions that we all know he doesn't actually care about sãlving this

speaker.ution 957 denouncing the biden administration open up or downer policies, condemning the national security and the sh western border and urging president biden to end his administration's open border policies problem at our southern border. i represent the first district of texas, which is a rural district located in northeast texaszí counties. it borders louisiana and arkansas and although not physically adjacent to the southern border, may district is directly impacted open biden administration. as is every corner of america today.y proposed resolution is simple, straight forward, and to the point. it denounces the biden administration's open policies, condemns the national security crisis caused by these policies, and it urges president biden to end them immediately. why do we need to actually have this resolution on the house today? well, i'll tell you. it's for two primary reasons. one,ec admit that there's a problem. this house needs to admit there's a problem on the border. and

speaker.x relief for american families and workers act is pro-growth, pro-jobs, pro-american. the legislation locks in $600 billion in pro-growth tax policies by restoring three key provisions from president trump's successful 2017 tax reform that have a proven record of creating millions of jobs, raising workers' wages, and sparking more investment and economic growth right here at home. this bill restores full r&d expensing, interest deductibility and 100% expensing. each of these policies will help american businesses grow, create jobs and sharpen their competitive advantage against china. this will create over $70 billion in new r&d investment and over 900,000 new jobs, increase small business investment by $400 billion, and generate $58 billion in additional take-home pay for american workers. today america's small businesses are being pummeled by high prices and interest rates. this package raises the expensing cap for small businesses beyond the limit set in the 2017 tax reform. and it

speaker. i rise today to celebrate 100 years of the cane veterans foreign wars charter located in mckeon county. mckeon v.f.w. post is a top tier post in the state. in 2023, they qualified and were awarded all state status for the second time and also awarded the coveted all-american post award for the first time. the post will mark the anniversary with a celebration at the end of january with numerous guest speakers, camaraderie and friendship. to establish their charter was held on december 11, 1923, in the eagle hall when they were granted their charter on january 29, 19 -- serving as a place for veterans and community members alike together in fellowship. v.f.w. posts are so important to our communities because they offer veterans a place to garth and connect. from hosting -- gather and connect. from hosting local scout troops to other meetings, they have seen it all over the last 100 years. congratulations to cane v.f.w. and their dedicated members on this monumental anniversary. thank yo

speaker.issued a statement in deceer falsely claiming job creation and reduced inflation as the american people have endured the highest inflation in 40 years. his war on energy independence has led to devastating fuel costs for cars and homes. the reality is much different. as american families know by st, the committee to unleash prosperity last month, quote, the economy is still creating jobs. the bad news, it's government spending and debt that continues to finance the job creation. this year the largest employers have been federal, state, and local governments, end of quote. i' that last year republicans passed the largest deficit reduction package in american history, supporting job creation. in conclusion, god blessur protected america for 20 years as the global war on terrorism continues moving from the afghanistan safe haven to america with biden open borders for terrorists. it is sadly clear there will be more 9/11 attacks across america imminent as ouras been warned by the f.b.i. i

speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today ahead of a very special day back in m. this friday, february 2, is groundhog day. this annual event fakes place in punxsutawney, pennsylvania, located in southern jefferson county. for years crowds have flooded to gobblers nonon t e see our weatr predictor extraordinaire and hear his prediction first hand. i want to recognize and thank one of the most productive job producing constituents in my district, punxsutawney phil. his hard work every year predicting the end of the winter brings so much joy to the pennsylvania 15th and across the nation. for more than 120 years our furry friend has been predicting our winter weather. pennsylvania's strong german heritage. legend has it if phil sees his shadow it's an omen ■x six more weeks of winter f not, we know spring is around the corner. crowds begin to gather the night before and wake phil up by chanting his name in the hours of the morning on february 2. as our seer of seas emerges from his burrow, the punxsuta

speaker. i rise today to recognize the knights of columbus council 403 as they celebrate their 125th anniversary. the knights of columbus council 403 is located in bradford, pennsylvania, king county. this chapter has been instrumental in the history and growth of the city of bradford. this anniversary is commemorated with a marker that was commissioned by the write monuments and placed outside st. bernard church. to celebrate this anniversary members gathered on church grounds before dinner socializing at the the catholic fraternal -- this catholic fraternal organization was mounded january 2 council continues its deep history in the bradford catholic community today. as members of the council they aspire to live by four principles charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism. congratulations on this historical anniversary. thank you for all the work that you do within the bradford community. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro the speaker pro tempore: t

speaker. i this is from bob lecu'lair head of the hawaii legal aid foundation. an executive director of the hawaii justice foundation. quote, i would be willing to have us build a statue to you the obama d.o.j. associate attorney general tony west, then we could bow down to this statue each day after we get our $200,000. what's that about? that is about one of these liberal groups getting money from the justice department in backroom settlements. this is one little quote we found in an email we were privy to because at the end of the day we don't even about all these set elements. let's assume everything my colleague said was true about these settlements and how great they are. assume for a second that all agree that all these groups that are getting set elements are good groups and this is a worthy -- settlements are good worthy cause. everything he told you only relates to the 1.4% of where these settlements have gone. the rest of the 99% of settlement funds we have no idea where they went.

speaker. according to a society, nearly 5000 people are currently living with d my constituency. of whom 3153 have had a formal di figure went up by one this week with my dad's diagnosis. my dad is my constituent. will my right humble friend make dementia a priority by driving up diagnosis rates, bolstering research, investing in social care and improving access to the most innovative diagnostic methods and improving access to new, life-changing treatment? to life-changing >> can i send warm wishes to my honorableend and his family. a dementia diagnosis can cause worry for the person diagnosed and their family. my honorable friend is right about this diait is vital to acd sut. nhs is carrying out a pilot to make sure we can improve dementia diagnosis in care homes and this includes a focus on dementia. we are o we can help everyone including his >> the leader of the opposition. senate can i send my best wishes to the honorable member and his father who is suffering in this way. mr. speaker how

speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. january 29, 2024. i hereby appoint the honorable cliff bentz to act as ker pro tempore on this day. signed, mike johnson, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant toward order of the house of january 9, 20, this the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. with time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 1:50 p.m. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, for five minutes. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this week the house committee on homeland security is marking up articles of impeachment against homeland security secretary mayorkas for his stark dereliction of duty at our nation's so

speaker. stand today in support of house resolution 957 denouncing the biden administration open up l security■$ and public safety crisis along the south western border and urging president biden to end his administration's open border policies. mr. speaker, we have a problem at our southern border. i represent the first district of texas, which is a rural district loced texas comprised of■ 17 counties. it borders louisiana and arkansas and although not physical the southern border, may districtmpn border policies of the biden administration. as is every corner of america today. the text of my proposed resolution is simple, straight forward, and to the point. it denounces the biden administration's open border policies, condemns the national security crisis caused by these policies, and it urges president biden to end them why do we need to actually have this resolution on the house today? well, i'll tell you. it's for two primary reasons. one, because we need to admit that there's a problem.

speaker. i seek to revise and extend. address the body. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. larsen: mr. speaker, as we sit here currently, the budget committee is undertaking a matter of grave concern, and i would like to submit for the record letters from both a.f.g. and the afl-cio with respect to the establishment of the so-called fiscal commission. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. larsen: i think it's vitally important that members understand what's being proposed and how it totally relies on no member of this body other than the select few, mr. speaker, will be chosen. the commission is comprised of 16 individuals. four who are outside experts and not part of this body. and the senate will have six members that they choose, three republicans, three democrats. the house, three democrats, three republicans. in a body of 435 people here, three democrats and three republicans will decide the future and fate of social security and medicare. that's interesting. they'l

yes mr speaker speaken speaker. mr mr speaker, mr speaker, i've always been crystal clear.do need to have an effective deterrence to finally solve this problem. in fact, the national crime agency agree that you need, their agree that you need, in their words, removal and words, an effective removal and deterrence agreement. and that's why, after becoming prime minister, negotiated new minister, i negotiated a new deal thanks to deal with albania. thanks to which have seen a 93% drop in which we have seen a 93% drop in illegal arrivals from albania. that's how australia stopped the boats. that's why italy, germany and austria are all looking at similar schemes. he's the only one who's opposed to a proper deterrent, not because it doesn't work, but because he doesn't work, but because he doesn't actually believe in controlling migration . mr controlling migration. mr speaken controlling migration. mr speaker, every single time he picks the people smugglers over the british people . mr speaker, the british people. mr speaker, we should smash the gangs , we should smash the gan

>> well, mr speaker, our . under 16 seconds? >> well, mr speaker, our. mr speaker , my hon.nd is absolutely right to highlight the impact of what happens onune the impact of what happens online on our children . and online on our children. and that's why our online safety act tackles both criminal activity onune tackles both criminal activity online and protects children from harmful or inappropriate content, such as bullying or the promotion of self—harm. and accessing pornography , and also accessing pornography, and also exposure to eating disorders . as exposure to eating disorders. as ofcom are now rightly developing and consulting on the guidance and consulting on the guidance and the codes of practices for how platforms will meet how those platforms will meet their duties and if they don't clean up their act, then ofcom will be able to impose fines of up 10% of global turnover on up to 10% of global turnover on the social media firms. >> mr speaker recently released documents reveal that the foreign office had serious concerns about the israel's compliance with intern

mr >> mr speaker, mr speaker , it is >> mr speaker, mr speaker, it is rich to hear from the honourabletleman about belief in something , because it will be something, because it will be news to him. it is actually the case that you can believe in something and stick to that position on this side of the house. >> i mean . i will say to this >> i mean. i will say to this side , although somebody jumping side, although somebody jumping in from other. >> can i just say it's very important, it's an important day. people want to know what's going on. so i want my constituents just like yours, to hear what the prime minister has got to say, prime minister, just this week, mr speaker, we had another example of the honourable gentleman doing one thing, saying another , because thing, saying another, because it is this week he backed the home secretary in banning the terrorist group hizb ut—tahrir, despite him personally using the european court of human rights to try and stop them being banned. >> and don't take my word for it, mr speaker. the extremists own press release said, and i quote the

speaker. i rise today to recognize the 50th anniversary of the southeast iowa regional planning commission. since 1973, the commission has transformed from merely a planning agency to a dynamic force in grant writing and program management. through these initiatives they have facilitated the investment of over $300 million in outside funds into our southeastern iowa communities, influencing infrastructure, tourism, redevelopment and housing initiatives. congratulations to the southeast iowa regional planning commission's chair, brent, and executive director, mike, on their continuous work to adament the organization conscious adapt the organization's original priorities to today's challenges. congratulations on your work and i wish you 50 more years of success for southeast iowa. thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to congratulate the clinton, iowa, municipal airport on their distinguished general aviation award by the f.a.a. this prestigious award is quite significant. and this year marks th

plaskett: thank you, madam speaker. this month of january has been national poverty in america awareness month. the grim reality is that over 40 million americans, including nearly 20% of individuals in my home of the virgin islands, and that's 30% of children there, live in poverty. this issue is not an inevitability, but a crisis that we have the power to resolve. poverty manifests not only through hunger but also limited education, sews grips discrimination, desperation which leads to crime, and diminished democratic participation. tragically communities of color and people living in territories face even greater disadvantage. it's disheartening to see a lack of concerted effort and poverty alleviation in this house. many of my republican colleagues are fixated on political stunts and threatening critical funding cuts. having diverted attention from this pressing issue. we must prioritize bipartisan collaboration whether it's the border or hunger in our own land over political posturing. we must unite in our commitme

speaker. thank you, mr. speaker.i want you about a proposal by the national highway traffic safety administration often coupled with e.p.a. as well on this with corporate average fuel economy. this is a standard developed many years ago in order to increase the fuel efficiency of automobiles and trucks sold in america. so they have been cranking up that standard over the years. including a giant leap during the obama era, where the manufacturers basically came into hearings and acquiesced to these really far-reaching standards. this basically means the fleet of vehicles that the certain level of average miles per gallon. for cars and for light trucks. years ago when it was fist established, these were within reach. during the obama era they wanted to raise it from the ultimate goal of i believe 27 miles per gallon by x year to 55 miles perlon by i believe 2025 at the time. 55 miles per gallon. think about that a minute. and this is before any of this electric car mess we're talking about right now being foargsed upon

speaker?tempore: the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: h.r. 5585, a bill to impose criminal and immigration penalties for intentionally fleeing a pursuing federal officer while operating a motor vehicle. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. >> mr. speaker? the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the bill is passed and the motion is laid on the table. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. 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 third. record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. ro [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with

speaker.was grateful to participate this weekend in an program led by co-chairs mike green and jim himes with emeritus chairs sanchez and turner. it was historic as the alliance was fulfilled israel with the prime minister in kyiv on friday with president zelenskyy to announce billions more aid for ukraine. we observed parliament on monday where he provided details warmly welcomed by all political parties. britain in self-defense against teheran regime houthi puppets. yesterday at chaght am house in london, we met with defense secretary who warned iran, quote, we see you, we see what you're doing, end of quote. in conclusion, god bless our troops who successfully protected america for 20 years, as the global war on terrorism continues moving from the safehe american borders. it's sadly clear there will be warned by thecks across america f.b.i. i yieldk. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? without objection, the gent

speaker. nearly 5,000 people are currently living with dementia in my constituency of whom 3153 have had a formal diagnosis. that figure went up by one this week with my dad's diagnosis. my dad is my contingent. will my right honorable friend pledge to make dementia a priority by driving up diagnosis rates and investing in social care and improving access and improving access to new life-changin. >> my honorable friend is right of timely diagnosis of dementiat they get the care and support they need and caring out the pilot to make sure that weak den care homes,. we are doubling the funding to help everyone including his father. >> the leader of the opposition. >> can i send my best wishes to the honorable member and his father also and all those suffering in this way. mr. speaker, i can't let that pass without saying how sudden i was by the tragic death,ge diedg circumstances. mr. speaker, has been forced to admit that it has lost contact with 85% of the 5,000 people earmarked for removal to

speaker.world war ii veteran john ward of oil city, pennsylvania, on his. mr. ward enlisted in the u.s. participated in campaigns in europe with the 405th anirthe saw time in normandy and northern france, germany, belgium and engnd numerous citar his service to this nation. mr. ward said he has fond memories of his time in t army, especially the people he met and the friendships he made. for a number of y betty, enjoyed reunions of the 405th battalion. after he concluded his military service, john returned tÄi÷ city, worked in the local steel plant for 39 years. devoted memr to the ogç methodist church. he was married to betty for 72 years until her passing in 2019. they raised three children. mr. speaker, i wish m city a vey 100th birthy and thank him for his service during world war ii. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in ord for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous cons

our speaker, mr. johnson, said he was the most conservative speaker we've ever had, and yet here we are the floor this afternoon without conservative policy writers. conservatives don't have a chance to amend it. we're honoring the schumer side deals that led us to vacate speaker mccarthy in the first place. talk is cheap. the american people deserve better. the notion of fiscal discipline itself might as well be put in a time capsule. congress considers no budgets. legislation never hits against cost limitations. and every bipartisan disagreement is solved simply by spending more on the pet programs of the opposing party. this continuing resolution is a perfect example of how we arrived at this unsustainable fiscal situation. and i urge my colleagues to oppose this legislation. the last thing i want to say is i think it's rich to hear some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle discussing the sovereignty of the ukraine border and how necessary it is to protect their borders while we do nothi

speaker: biden did not win this election. speaker: what do you think happened? speaker: fraud. speaker: it's not made up. jake tapper: meanwhile, the president's insistence on joining their march to the capitol-- speaker: we're taking this country back. jake tapper: --had white house lawyers such as pat cipollone very worried. cassidy hutchinson: mr. cipollone said something to the effect of, please make sure we don't go up to the capitol, cassidy. keep in touch with me. crowd: bullshit! bullshit! bullshit! cassidy hutchinson: we're going to get charged with every crime imaginable if we make that movement happen. crowd: fight for trump! fight for trump! fight for trump! jake tapper: but nobody could change trump's mind, and as he, family anand aides s arrived at t the rall, his chief of staff mark meadows was keeping the president's hopes alive. subject: prior to mr. trump taking the stage that morning, he was under the impression by mr. meadows that it was still possible. jake tapper: at the rally, the president had a more immediate familiar concern-- crowd size. cassidy hutch

speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i ask to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise to honor a pill lohr of our community, tom diane navment a proud graduate of lakeland high school he embarkd on a path of public service that defined his life and legacy. mr. lawler: his career in law enforcement extends several deck dads and included stints with the sheriff's office, the cortland police department and finally the westchester county police department. his service was marked by an unwavering commitment to excellence including as a k-9 officer. but his service extended beyond the badge as a member of the irktown board for seven years before culminating as supervisor. he loved the job and the town loved him. last monday i was proud to be on hand for his his swearing in. he talked about the imp

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speaker.the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. january 30, 2024. i hereby appoint the honorable pete stauber to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, mike johnson, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house ofé january 9, 2024, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from florida, ms. wasserman schultz, for five minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. it is with immense pride that i rise to recognize my long-time friend, mayor frank. frank has been a resident of pepbrook pines since 1977 and has a long history of servi

speaker.clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. january 16, 2024. i hereby appoint t honorable adrian smith to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, mike johnson, speaker of the house of representatives. pursuant to the order of the house of january 9, 2024, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 1:50 p.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. krishnamoorthi, for five minutes. mr. krishnamoorthi: mr. speaker, this is a picture of 3 jose who is a member of a migrant family in chicago. freezing weather is just one of the challenges facing families like his as stable housing options disappear in the dead of winte

speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [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: on this vote the yeas are 203. the nays are 216. the resolution is not adopted. for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i have a the motion to reconsider at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will designate the motion. the clerk: mr. moore of utah moves to reconsider the moat on ad

on well, mr >> oh, mr speaker , mr speaker. >> oh, mr speaker, mr speaker., but whether it's phil, whether it's everyone else across the country, the plan that we're putting in place is working to help people, and we're making progress. just this week, taking action to stop children from vaping. just this week , ensuring vaping. just this week, ensuring that people can visit their pharmacies to get the health care they need, freeing up millions of gp appointments and just this week, millions of working people starting to see hundreds of pounds of tax cuts delivered in their pay packet. mr speaker , that is a plan that mr speaker, that is a plan that is working all he's offering is £28 billion of tax rises and thatis £28 billion of tax rises and that is the choice. mr speaker, it's a brighter future with us or back to square one with them . or back to square one with them. very good. >> thank thank thank you, mr speaken >> thank thank thank you, mr speaker. the prime minister likes to attend live sport , and likes to attend live sport, and so i wonder whether

speaker.want to read this to you. this is from bob leclair, head of the hawaii legal aid foundation. an executive director of the hawaii justice foundation. quote, i would be willing to have us build a statue to you, the obama d.o.j. associate attorney general tony west, then we could bow down to this statue each day after we get our $200,000. what's that about? that is about one of these liberal groups getting money from the justice department in backroom settlements. this is one little quote we found in an email we were privy to because at the end of the day we don't even know about all these set elements. let's assume everything my colleague said was true about these settlements and how great they are. assume for a second that we all agree that all these groups that are getting set elements are good groups and this is a worthd groups and this is a worthy cause. everything he told you only relates to the 1.4% of where these settlements have gone. the rest of the 99% of settlement funds we ha

nonetheless, mr speaker, ourarmed nonetheless, mr speaker, our armed forces— nonetheless, mr speaker,onalism and hraverv — the highest professionalism and bravery. that is bathed in defending commercial shipping and this targeted action. we thank them, we are proud _ targeted action. we thank them, we are proud of— targeted action. we thank them, we are proud of them, they continue to show— are proud of them, they continue to show that— are proud of them, they continue to show that britain is a force for good — show that britain is a force for good as— show that britain is a force for good. as stars, mr speaker, the uk pass unwavering unity in support of ukraine _ pass unwavering unity in support of ukraine against russian aggression. on these _ ukraine against russian aggression. on these benches we have backed all military— on these benches we have backed all military support, so, again, we back the prime _ military support, so, again, we back the prime minister must make an announcement of £2.5 million for ukraine _ announcement of £2.5 million for ukraine next year. and we strongl

speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for om tennessee seek recognition? rise to address the house revise and extend my remarks. the speaker o tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one >> mr. speaker, president biden opened another front in his ongoing war against american energy by halting all pending approvals of liquefied natural the so-called climate crisis. when predent biden takes such drastic action to kneecap an american industry like liquefied natural gas, he paralyzes job growth, innovation, and future sustainability research and development in america. instead, he offshores this progress to the middle east, russia while raising americans' energy bills, fueling inflation, and destroying good paying american jobs. president biden's job-killing green new deal agenda can't continue. for every woke action he takes, americans suffer the consequences. house republicans are fighting back by passing legislation to grow energy industry jobs and bring back energy independence to america. we stand firmly on the side of most americans w

thank you, mr speaker- hear. _ proportionate strikes. thank you, mr speaker.tion for his statement and he raises all the right questions about the action today which i am happy to answer. he asked about the effectiveness of strikes in the tearing and degrading capability. i'm pleased to tell him further evidence after the initial statement i made last week has demonstrated to us the strikes last week were effective and degrading capability and all the intended targets were destroyed and i'm also pleased to see there are initial evidence from last night that the strikes were destroyed all intended targets which demonstrates to us working with our allies with the same view the strikes are working to the great capability even though there may be a difference between reducing and eliminating but we are confident the targets us specifically selected on the basis of intelligence, military sites which impact the security and safety of seafarers and shipping and i'm confident the strikes are being carried out in a way that is effective in achieving that aim. i thank h

but the reality is this is a tough spot not just for speaker johnson, but that speaker mccarthy was inwell. he's got a very slim majority in the house, they don't have the senate and they don't have the white house. they are not going to get everything they want in every negotiation, so this is something we've seen play out a number of times with conservatives very upset with republican leadership. host: it is about $900 million in defense spending. less than $800 million for domestic spending. take us to another deal we've been watching closely, the border deal. what are the expectations, we are seeing new legislation on the border security. >> they worked through much of the holiday. the updates have been incremental. they've been optimistic at points, pessimistic at points that they would be able to reach a deal on policy changes. look, they might reach an agreement, but there's not a great amount of optimism that any deal that leaves the senate between democrats and republicans would pass a republican house right now. if they can negotiate in earnest and see what that deal comes ou

speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms. i hereby appoint the honorable marcus j. molinaro to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, mike johnson, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 9, 2024, the chair will now recognize members from the list submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate reck nation between the parties with time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from arkansas, mr. westerman, for five minutes. wmr. westerman: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise to recognize the late melvin daniel, who will be posthumously inducted into the arkansas agricultural hall of fame in match. a bismarck native, he spent 37 years as an agriculture education teache

mr speaker, starvation used as a weapon— mr speaker, starvation used as a weapon of— mr speaker, starvationthe press _ thank you, mr speaker. this morning, the press reported the tragic case of a 14—year—old girl who took her own life _ of a 14—year—old girl who took her own life horrific social media bullying. _ own life horrific social media bullying, including on tiktok and snapchat~ — bullying, including on tiktok and snapchat. since 2010, across the english—speaking world, there has been _ english—speaking world, there has been a _ english—speaking world, there has been a marked increase in poor tina mental— been a marked increase in poor tina mental health, suicide attempts and children— mental health, suicide attempts and children addicted to pornography. the united kingdom has a strong tradition— the united kingdom has a strong tradition of legislating to protect children— tradition of legislating to protect children from serious threats to their— children from serious threats to their safety and welfare. does my right _ their safety and welfare. does my right honourable friend agre

speaker of the parliament of iran, his excellency ibrahim bukhari, speaker of the national assembly of algeria and president of puic, his excellency dr. hussein amir abdullah hun, foreign minister of iran, his excellency mr. mohammad. the secretary general of puic, i'd like to thank representative from the palestinian national council, head of delegates, ladies and gentlemen, assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, address you today as a representative of the parliament of malaysia, a country that has consistently supported the palestinian. cause we stand firmly behind our commitment to the palestinian people and their fundamental rights, we include the formation of a self-governing and autonomous state of palestine. we envision a future where palestine is recognized based on the borders that existed before 1967 with east jerusalem serving as its capital. malaysia expressed a strong condemnation of the ongoing violation of international law and the un resolution by israel. we urge. nation member states to come together in solidarity with palestine and take action to uphold internat

speaker. [cheers and applause] speaker scott: good afternoon, virginia! [applause] thank you.nk you all for being here. my first immediate emotion is just gratitude. very grateful. i know this is god's favor. i know this is god's grace. which is undeserved favor, and i am grateful. i want to thank my family, especially my wife, melanda. wife, stand up. [applause] she thinks she is my campaign manager, stand up, peyton! [laughter] [applause] my little 15-year-old daughter. [laughs] so, y'all, will talk, without them i would not be here. we couldn't do this without our family, without them allowing us to be away, countless hours, congress might, people pulling in different directions, town meetings, council meetings, committee meetings. so we want to thank our families. and let me congratulate all the new delegates here. congratulations. [applause] i want to say thank you to all of your families as well, because anger they made huge sacrifices for you to be here today. and we don't ever want to forget those exercises. i am trying not to do it. y'all keep cool here cuz my mother