speaker of the united states house of representatives. welcome to you all. we're so grateful to have you here in the people's house. i want to welcome members of congress, ambassador billy, to senior wish guests and all of our friends of france on this day, exactly 200 years ago. the marquis de lafayette entered this great half of the house. here's how history records the occasion. i love this. i'm going to quote it. speaker of the house henry clay, on behalf of congress and our nation, addressed our nation's guest with the highest strains of impassive and eloquence to which address general lafayette replied in a happy and feeling manner. the house then adjourned and each member proceeded by the speaker, took the general by the hand and gave him a hearty welcome. so cordial and fervent was the greeting that those who witnessed it professed its parallel cannot be found in grecian or roman history, unquote. he was dearly beloved. and general lafayette's visit, which was just one stop on his long tour of the country, reminded americans that we are free and equal

house chamber. they like the president during the state of the union and members of the house during debate have mades knowing gaze. regardless of the changes america undergoes they can expect as henry clay did that the nation's esteemed for lafayette will be transmitted with unabated vigor down the tide of time. thank you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable joe wilson, united states representative from the second district of south carolina. >> ladies and gentlemen, friends of france, my name is joe wilson, a member of congress from the second district of south carolina. i am grateful to serve as the cochair of the congressional french caucus, appreciating my personal french history. thank you ambassador for you being here today, along with the members of the american friends of lafayette and friends of our beloved ally, france. my appreciation is very personal of being here today in that the marquee arrived to assist in the revolution in my home community of georgetown, charleston, south carolina on june 13, 1777 and we greeted the general and what an impact he had on our country. we

of representatives, the united states senate and the white house. come monday, president trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the united states and it can't come a moment too soon. everybody watching what is happening to this country and what our administration is doing to our border, to our spending, to the state of our culture, to the rule of law on the streets, the abuse of power can't come fast enough for most americans. and the question for us as republicans is whether or not we are going to deliver. last time i checked, the american people did not send us to washington. they did not give us the majority in the united states house of representatives, the people's house to rack up more deficits. but with all due respect to my republican colleagues, we currently are on track to do just that. we are projected to have $2 trillion deficit next year. as we speak, interest rates going up and our debt getting refinanced at higher interest rates and we have more debt and that means interest is going up. we have a job to do right now to cut spe

it takes a lot to serve a member over the course of 21 years in the united states house. every day you bring -- there's a new challenge. and tracy has shown you can bring intelligence, her even-kee led nature, her love for this country and the state of florida, her love for the congresswoman and all of those interns and staffers that come through your office over the years. tracy pugh will leave an incredible legacy of service. and for that, i'm extremely grateful. i yield back. ms. wasserman shultz: thank you. thank you so much, congresswoman castor. that was a really special and important tribute. i appreciate it so much. next, mr. speaker, i'd like to yield such time as she may consume to ms. frankel of the great state of florida. ms. frankel: thank you so much. well, i met tracy almost 27 years ago? i'm looking at you, i'm going, you know, i was a member of the florida legislature. she was a very young, clear-eyed, energetic person with the belief that you could make a difference in the lives of people. you know what, it's the same thing today. you're smart, you're ene

again, the president's motorcade arriving in front of the state house there, the georgia state house in the capital of atlanta where it will be met by governor brian kemp, lieutenant governor burt jones, atlanta mayor andre dickens, and georgia state legislature members as well as georgia state patrol troopers. there will be a minute of silence that will be led by governor brian kemp. we do believe we see him there front and center with his wife. so they will be meeting the motorcade. of course the president's hearse will remain in that motorcade. but this honor will be bestowed on him. so john, it's an emotional thing when you think about president carter coming back to the state house. it's a place where he served. and he was popular there in georgia. but what do you think goes through the mind of these leaders, legislators, governor, mayor of atlanta, as they do this very solemn, dignified honor for president carter? >> well, i think they are proud of him as a son of georgia. you know, some presidential candidates don't carry their home states even when he was walloped by ronald r

of january 3, 2025, of the following members on the part of the house to the united states semiquincentennial commission. the clerk: mr. aderholt of alabama. ms. salazar of florida. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment of the following members on the part of the house to the united states group of the nato parliamentary assembly. the clerk: mr. turner of ohio, chair. mr. dunn of florida. mrs. wagner of missouri. mr. fitzpatrick of pennsylvania. mr. guthrie of kentucky. ms. van duyne of texas. mr. connolly of virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment pursuant to section 2-1, natural culture center act 20 u.s.c. 76-ha amended by public law 107-117 and the order of the house of january 3, 2025, of the following members on the part of the house to the board of trustees of the john f. kennedy center for performing arts. the clerk: mr. mccaul of texas. ms. letlow of louisiana. mrs. beatty of ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment pursuant to sections 5580 and 5518 of the

so much so that she spoke in her state and around country. and even before the house right here in washington. she to the house judiciary committee for, the cause of women's rights and women's. and after one of her famous speeches concerning suffrage at the chicago world's fair in may of 1893, the chicago record said this about her, quote mrs. dr. martha hughes. is considered one of the brightest exponents of the women's cause in the united states. pretty high praise her position gave her gave rise to her popularity within utah territory where she became the first female state senator anywhere in the country. and that's an amazing feat. she served to a term there and she used her position for the good of others in the legislature. martha led the effort to establish a state board of health and she introduced bills to establish a school for the deaf and blind. she wasn't when she wasn't in office, she was running her practice and she had a lot going on and as the youngest head surgeon at the newly established hospital, which is an female medical institution, she used he

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 416, the nays are zero. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 423. the nays are -- the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 426. the nays zero. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill passed, without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is on the question of the motion to recommit on h.r. 28 offered by the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms.adams, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the redesignate the moment. the clerk: moti

states constitution. because you don't work for donald trump. you are the speaker of the house of representatives, and it damn sure is your place to have an opinion on the people who beat the officers who protect you and this institution having no consequences for beating men and that was a portion of the debate on the rule. the rule passed and debate. next, debate on the measure. of, murdered by one of the eight of,

the first state house here burned in a construction accident 200 years ago.while the flames were raging, it became clear who we are. quick thinking bystanders rushed in to save most of the official archives in the portrait of george washington that still hangs here today. the churches that surround the capital offered their buildings to the general assembly. within a decade from the ashes, north carolinians raised this structure of stone quarried from our soil. tragedy is not new. neither his goodness. neither is resilience. 85 years after that fire in 1960, a terrible storm brought record rain and torrential flooding to western north carolina. morganton, the catawba river trapped mr. duckworth on the roof of his store. onlookers raised thousands of dollars as a reward for anyone to save mr. duckworth. will clark stepped up. he assembled a rescue vessel, paddled down dangerous currents and snatched mr. duckworth off his roof. miraculously, both made it to safety to the cheers of spectators. when offered the promised reward will clark refused saying he was wil

house. the honorable mike johnson from the state of louisiana. the clerk of the house: the clerk now recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. aguilar. mr. aguilar: thank you, mr. clerk. thank you, mr. clerk. thank you, mr. clerk. i've had a little bit of practice and clearly my colleagues took notice. i rise to place a name in nomination. but first i want to acknowledge my colleague from michigan for her heartfelt and personal nominating speech. as someone who has given a few of these, i can say, you served your conference well, representative mcclain. but, mr. clerk, today i rise on behalf of the governing majority of the house of representatives. the american people have sent a strong message that they want their elected leaders working together to tackle the affordability crisis. there is only one leader in this chamber with a track record of compromise, conviction, and compassion. there is only one leader who understands the needs of the working people and has lived the american dream himself. and is committed to ensuring its promise for

acclaimed closing ad that caused me to beat an incumbent republican to first be elected to united states house. when my kids were young they too broke down barriers. todd was born when i was a county commissioner. michelle was born when i was a state representative. it was a first in michigan for a legislator to be pregnant and have a baby while in office. i remember a very pregnant me opening baby shower gifts at one of our statehouse committee rooms. most of my male colleagues didn't know what to buy for a baby shower, so i got a lot of stuffed animals. my family members have marched in countless parades, attended thousands of events with me and planned birthday parties and hoogdz around the legislative calendar. they sacrificed their time and in many cases their personal privacy and through thick and thin have always been there for me and i am incredibly grateful. and i love you all so much. my family story has inspired my work as an elected official. i grew up in clair, michigan, where my mom was director of nursing in our small rural hospital. this sparked my lifelong interest in health c

journal-constitution" says a far right georgia state senator was arrested for trying to enter the state house banned. republican senator colton moore got into a shoving match yesterday as he tried to force his way into the house chamber for the governor's state of the state speech. the speaker banned him last year after moore denounced the late house speaker on a day he was being honored. moore was taken into custody and charged with a misdemeanor. >>> ahead, miracle rescue. a dog brings her sick puppy to the vet, and you won't believe what happens next. (vo) is your asthma rescue a dinosaur? airsupra is the only asthma rescue inhaler fda-approved to treat symptoms and help prevent asthma attacks. airsupra should not be used as a maintenance treatment for asthma. get medical help right away if your breathing doesn't improve or worsens or for serious allergic reactions, like rash, mouth or tongue swelling, trouble breathing or swallowing, or chest pain. using airsupra more than prescribed could be life-threatening. serious side effects include increased risk of thrush or infections, or heart p

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 this is house of representatives on wednesday, this is house of representatives. 4:45. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 416, the nays, zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative. the bill is passed. and without objection is laid upon the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the the unfinished business is vote on passage of senate bill 5 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. clerk will report the title. the clerk: senate 5 an act to require the secretary of homeland security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the united states with theft and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five on-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of rep

the 56th speaker of the united states house of representatives. the honorable mike johnson thank you thank you. >> thank you so much. thank you, leader jeffries. all of our treasured colleagues here in the house. i'm grateful for this nomination. i'm grateful for this election, for the confidence this chamber has placed in me. it is the great honor of my life to serve this body with all of you. of course, these are difficult days in our home state of louisiana. where i come from, we all know about the terrorist attack in new orleans, and it's really shaken our state. people are reeling from that attack. it took the lives of 14 innocent people, and it injured dozens more. and i wanted to begin appropriately today. if we could, i'd ask you all to join me in a moment of silence for the victims of this horrific act. thank you. thank you for that. i believe in giving honor where honor is due, and all of us do well to honor our spouses. my wife happens to be here this time. she didn't make it last time it happened. a little sudden. kelly, would you stan

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.] p.m. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 214. the nays are 204. the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: 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 proce

house resolution 53 and resolution 18 the chair declares house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of h.r. 471. the chair appoints the gentleman from alabama, mr. strong, to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of h.r. 471, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to expedite under the national environmental policy act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on public lands under the jurisdiction of land management and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands and for other purposes. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the first time. general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on natural resources and their respective designees. the gentleman from arkansas, mrn from california, mr. huffman, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the

house. instead, the president is establishing the chuckwalla national monument in the southern part of the state and the national monument in the north. the designation protects the areas from fossil fuel drilling and mining. this is one of president biden's last moves to protect american land and water before leaving the white house. well, now let's get you to the accuweather forecast. abc seven weather anchor drew tuma has a look at the powerful gust in the l.a. area, and details on a wind advisory now in effect for us here in the bay area. >> so windy weather is here. the reason why we have this area of low pressure that is diving through nevada, it's actually bringing in some very cold arctic air across much of the country. but high pressure is moving in as well. we call this a strong pressure gradient. when these two opposing forces get close to each other, because the atmosphere is always trying to balance itself out. now, northern california has seen so much rain so far this winter. we do not have any fire concerns. it's a different story across southern california. they have yet to see m

and that in the state house. yeah. and yeah, i think it's actually probably been on display more than once, probably a few times over the years since it's been in the collection for about 100 years. so. wow. wow. a crazy odd thing. and i would just share with everybody, you know, in conversation and dialogs with each other. i, i studied this incident in school and it's such a mythologized incident. we had actually learned it that it was a chair leg that brooks had ripped off and beaten sumner with. so so when i learned that it was a cane and that we had it in our collection, i thought, oh, my gosh, what an amazing artifact to to bring in to dialect and to share it everybody. because, you know, this is this is still something we are grappling with as americans today in a very, very heated reality that we are all living in. laurie, thank you so much. and everybody at home, if you just saw laurie won't be able to join us, as she said for the q&a. but if you have questions for the amazing lori erickson, please email public

. >> the 56th speaker of the united states house of representatives, the honorable mike johnson. >> the path of prosperity has long been paved with policies that put america and americans first and that is what we will champion in the 119th congress. >> president-elect trump endorsed johnson earlier this week boosting his standing with members of the republican conference. we'll have an inside look at the battle for the gavel, plus more on president-elect donald trump's hush money sentencing coming up at 6:30 on the cbs evening news. >>> before that still ahead here at 6:00, she was recovered during a dui stop in the central valley, how the oakland zoo is working to nurse this baby spider monkey back to health. >>> plus, our itay hod tries to keep up with the man who created art by running hundreds of miles through the streets of san francisco. >> it's an interesting challenge this that you can't just like with a pencil go over wherever you walk, right? you have to go where the streets take you. are you 50 or older? well, this news is for you. the cdc now recommends you get vaccinated a

the goals of this insurgency in michigan were to take over the state house and then to kidnap and execute the governor. the goal of the insurgency on january 6 was to overturn the results of a democratic election. so if we see this as part of a movement, it's to stop the american people being able to choose their own leaders in insurgency is all about seizing control of a government. not through winning an election, not through. the democratic process is not through persuasion but through violence . it's an, it's a form of war. as israel's war on gaza continues, the new series takes you beyond the headlines of the country. we were no set for a month and i operated again every day. most of my lists were just children. award winning move to fashion repeat to speak to plastic such in victoria rose. i think when you go and you know that you're making it, this is very hard. no escape refrain on tuesday around the sun rises really into the history was written, the age of it came. theory is here, the be students and it totally the timeless journey shakera model was for translation. and internati

the white house today is in effect, the nixon house in the state rooms. you could use it as a set for a nixon movie, and it would be pretty authentic. they brought the white house to that state, but outside the gates it is a home whose history and occupants are still under siege for much of his presidency from the vietnam protesters at the beginning, his tenure to the watergate scandal. at the end, the white house becomes an insular place for president nixon and a place where he finds solace. one particular room that adjoins the lincoln bedroom, richard nixon, was a man who cherished his solitude, his intellectual privacy. it was his habit to hole up in what was his favorite room in the white house? the sitting room he loved a fire in the fireplace, and it was his even in the height of summer. i'm watching it summer at that to turn the air conditioning up high as it would go and start a fire. and it's important for every president to have not only a place, but a time when he can think just think. and for nixon, i think that's what the lincoln city room was

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shaq: the tellers agree the clerk of the house: the tellers agree on their tallies the total number of votes cast is 434 which the honorable mike johnson of the state of louisiana has received 218. the clerk of the house: the honorable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 215. and the honorable tom emmer of the state of minnesota has received one. therefore, the honorable mike johnson of the state of louisiana, having received a majority of the votes cast is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 119th congress. the clerk appoints the following committee to escort the speaker elect to the chair. the gentleman from louisiana, mr. scalise, the gentleman from new york, mr. jeffries, the gentleman from minnesota, mr. emmer, the gentlewoman from massachusetts, ms. clarke, the the gentlewoman from michigan, ms. maclean, the gentleman from california, mr. aguilar, the gentleman from north carolina, mr. hudson, the gentleman from california, mr. lu, the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. hern, the gentleman from colorado, mr. neguse, mr. moore, ms. delbene, mrs. houchin, the gentleman from new york, mr. morelli, the gentlem

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all of us recognize we have an affordable housing crisis in the united states of america and you agree with that, right >> yes sir. >> obviously some of the inputs to housing are the materials and we talked about how you have multi-housing family business when i asked you the primary driver to increase costs one of the first things he said was the cost of building the home in the materials, right >> yes sir. >> i want to talk to you about those inputs because obviously lumber is a huge cost for housing. and the previous trump administration increased tariffs on lumber in the current byte administration raised them further and they think they are now 15%. would you agree it would make housing more unaffordable if we further increased tariffs >> that's the president's job and i know he's going to do anything he can to bring costs down. >> this is math i'm just asking there a lot of factors here but would you agree if you increase the tariffs on lumber which is a major input to the house -- cost of housing debt increases the cost of housing >> i think there a lot of increases that come to

the goals of this insurgency in michigan were to take over the state house and then to kidnap and execute the governor. the goal of the insurgency on january 6 was to overturn the results of a democratic election. so if we see this as part of a movement, it's to stop the american people being able to choose their own leaders in insurgency is all about seizing control of a government. not through winning an election, not through. the democratic process is not through persuasion but through violence . it's an, it's a form of war. a xerox nation riddled with land mines and an expert dedicated to defusing them, one by one. equipped with only a 9th and the arrows wire touch. the faces death every day for dust is worth making, a hero or a tug witness. the minor on the jersey to thousands of minutes read enforcements have been deployed to city as close to the region. the admission is to find remnants of the assad regime when the streets of the dark. yeah, there is support for the current administration. people in here say that they've won those criminals who are part of the former regime to be a

speaker of the united states house of representatives este viernes en washington.no que se opuso a johnson. our nations borders that's a number one. pero al final johnson salió victorioso. en su primer discurso en el pleno, dijo que la primera prioridad sería inmigración y darle los recursos necesarios a las agencias migratorias para proteger la frontera sur y deportar a criminales indocumentados. prometió además implementar las políticas del presidente electo donald trump. pero lo tendrá que hacer con una mayoría muy estrecha que cuenta con solo 219 escaños. el congreso anterior fue el menos pructivo en la historia moderna. así es que vamos a aprender próximamente. si vamos a repetir otro congreso igual o si va a haber una diferencia y más orden. mientras tanto, en el senado, la vicepresidenta kamala harris estuvo presente para juramentar a los políticos en esa cámara. i want to welcome. ahí el senador john zoom se convirtió en el nuevo líder del senado, donde los republicanos también dominan con 53 escaños. el nuevo congreso ahora se prepara para una agenda apret

he wants to have this passed in the united states house by the first week of april. he wants it at the president's desk by late april or early may but that is an enormous under taking to try to get this through not only because of the complex rules in the senateut it wod require passing a budget solution and then a policy agend a. a lot of questions on whether this can get done but donald trump says he wants it done quickly but he is about to meet the realities of capitol hill. >> when we talk about the januar6th prosecutions, let's put this on 1580 rioters have been charged. 1270 have been convicted. about 310 cases remain pending. we should note on the convictions, a vast majority pleaded guilty. wht can you tell us about potential pardons that trump keeps talking about? >> earlier today, a leader of one of the far right groups actually asked trump for a pardon. he was sentenced to 22 years in prison after being convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in january 6th. the judge who sentenced him lled him the ultimate lder who organized that day. on the annive

guest: it went contentious and they ultimately had to go back to the states, the house of representatives ultimately decide as the constitution prescribes, one vote per state, which is another dynamic where california, there obviously wasn't california then, but the biggest state in the land had the equal amount of votes within the electoral college count within the house, as the smallest number. so they again saw this as a problem once it presented it self and then took steps to fix it with the 12th amendment, that then had its limitations too. host: the other election decided in the house was in 1824. and then the hihdon was not an officially contingent election but it had a complicated commission created. guest: correct, yeah. there were four states that challenged. they sent multiple states of electors. so if you think back to the 2020 election, one of the big problems is that states sent in multiple slates of electors to be counted so you had to have a presiding officer or congress decide which one of these do we count, which led to a problem. so they created an ad hoc commission of

guest: it went contentious and they ultimately had to go back to the states, the house of representatives ultimately decide as the constitution prescribes, one vote per state, which is another dynamic where california, there obviously wasn't california then, but the biggest state in the land had the equal amount of votes within the electoral college count within the house, as the smallest number. so they again saw this as a problem once it presented it self and then took steps to fix it with the 12th amendment, that then had its limitations too. host: the other election decided in the house was in 1824. and then the hihdon was not an officially contingent election but it had a complicated commission created. guest: correct, yeah. there were four states that challenged. they sent multiple states of electors. so if you think back to the 2020 election, one of the big problems is that states sent in multiple slates of electors to be counted so you had to have a presiding officer or congress decide which one of these do we count, which led to a problem. so they created an ad hoc commission of

house weddings. countless physical performances. visits by heads of state and events celebrating its history. >> this house is forever renewed by the ageless fidelity of its founders and the boundless promise of its future errors. >> and it is also a place where the nation mourns together, serving as the room where seven of the eight presidents who have died while in office have lain in state. but more than a place of morning, the east room and its events are symbolic of a home where the unfolding history of our country is represented, and where george washington's idea of a public audience room connects to our nation's passed. >> it's a room that's always been sanctified by the portrait of george washington, and now kept company by a leader portrait from the 1870s of martha washington progressive figuratively the washington's watch over this room. which i think in so many ways, he inspired. >> it is this painting of george washington that is the only portrait hanging in the white house on november 1st, 1800, the day his successor, john adams, becomes the f

housing programs. but make no mistake, we must do more. first, we must extend the state low income housing tax credit. this program has enabled the development of affordable homes across arizona from prescott valley to tucson. second, -- owned by out-of-state corporations looking for a quick dollar. these housing speculators are buying up properties and turning family homes into party houses, making housing less affordable in the process. party houses are causing chaos in our communities. we must end the top-down government mandate that denies our neighborhoods a voice. arizona's want family homes, not party houses. -- arizonans want family homes, not party houses. last year, i announced the arizona is home program and i am proud to share with you today that we will double the number of first-time homebuyers who receive assistance. [applause] >> finally, we must further cut the red tape that is driving up the cost of housing. i am proud of the progress we made spending access to casitas and building duplexes and triplexes. arizonans are depending on us to find more commo