the house coming in next. the legislative session getting underway, gaveling and shortly, live coverage next on c-span. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. dear lord, we give you thanks for giving us another day. at the end of the week, we use this moment to be reminded of your presence and to tap the resources needed by the members of this people's house to do their work as well as it can be done in the days remaining in the 116th congress. may they be led by your spirit in the decisions they make. may they possess your power as they steady themselves amid the pressures of persistent problems. may their faith in you deliver them from tensions that make fruitful legislative work difficult and from worries that might wear them ou

the house that ms. meng 512.vote yes on h.res. and as the member designated by ms. bonamici, pursuant to h.res. i inform the house that ms. bonamici will vote yes on h.res. 512. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island speak recognition? miss cicilline: as the member designated by ms. pingree of maine, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. pingree will ote yes on h.res. 512. madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. pressley of massachusetts, the commonwealth of massachusetts, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. pressley will vote aye on house resolution 512. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition in mr. stand: : as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on h.res. 512. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? mrs.

the clerk: house resolution 1250, resolution expressing the sense of the house of representatives with respect to the principles that should guide the national artificial intelligence strategy of the united states. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the consideration of the resolution? without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the decades-long service of a public servant who embodies what makes tennessee the volunteer state, mr. johnny blakely. after 18 years representing the congressman for tennessee's 17th district he will begin his next chapter of life in the new year. for 24 year he is served on the school board including 17 years as chairman. he served as vice mayor. he and linda, his

preservation of the white house. and also educating american citizens about the white house and its diverse history. this evening, our guest is jim conroy, the author of "jefferson's white house: monticello on the potomac." jim was a lawyer in boston for 38 years before he began writing about american history. his previous book is "lincoln's white house: the people's house in wartime," which won the prestigious lincoln prize. if you would like to ask jim a question at the end of our broadcast, please type it in the comments section of the facebook feed and we will get to as many questions from our online audience as possible. jim, welcome to white house history live. james: thank you, it is a pleasure to be here. colleen: we are honored to have you. the first question is the setting for your book. there have been numerous books about thomas jefferson and about his presidency. you have a unique focus of this book on the white house as the setting for jefferson's two terms in office. can you tell us why you decided to f

house pet messed up the plans for the white house cook. this involves a dog named weeks. he was on the scene before fallout. according to white house report, on the morning of march 1934, there was a 12 sets of fried eggs and ham set out for the resident staff. the white house cook had made it and stepped away to do something else. the cook returned, but all of them were gone. they realized that this was because winks had helped himself to a nice, hearty meal. they had a lot of fun with this in the press. they staged a photo of him eating ham and eggs off a late. the white house cook was very upset. soon afterwards, it was announced that winks was going to spend more time with his family. that paved the way for the more familiar dog. one thing that was really interesting about these cooks is that i find that over time come in this plays out on the roosevelt administration, these cooks fit into three types of boxes. a were celebrated in their time . if you know anything about the food reputation of fdr, it was not great. people would have se

the question is will the house suspend the rules and mr. pascrell: house joint resolution 110. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. . in the opinion of the chair, in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules is suspended and the joint resolution is passed -- mr. biggs: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3 of house resolution 965, the the yeas and nays are ordered. >> lawmakers work through the final details of the longer funding package as well as the coronavirus relief package. live coverage of the u.s. house tonight here on c-span. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. titus of nevada, pursuant to house resolution

prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? you, madam hank speaker. as the member designated by rick larsen, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house larson will man vote yes on h.r. 9051. thank you. -- i inform the house that yesressman larsen will vote on h.r. 9051. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new mexico rise? >> as the member designated by philips, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. philips will vote yes on h.r. 9051. as the member designated by mr. malinowski, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. malinowski will vote yes on h.r. 9051. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut rise? thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by ms. rosa delauro, pursuant to h.res. i inform the house that ms. elauro will vote yes on h.r. 9051. madam speaker, as the member himes, ted by mr. pursuant to

inform the house that mrs. davis h.j.res. 107.on and as the member designated by dean, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that ms. h.j.res. vote yes on 107. for peaker pro tempore: what purpose does the gentlelady from virginia rise? ms. wexton: thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. mceachin, pursuant to h.res. that mr.form the house mceachin will vote yes on h.j.res. 107. ms. e member designated by porter, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the ms. porter will vote yes on h.j.res. 107. and as the member designated by allred, pursuant to h.res. mr. i inform the house that allred will vote yes on h.j.res. 107. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from hawaii rise? ms. gabbard: as the member gaetz, i by mr. nform the house that mr. gaetz will vote nay on h.j.res. 107. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. bonnie coleman, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the

is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. throughout history, you have been ever present to all believers. in times of darkness, we readily turn on lights. millions of americans in this season have variously turn to the celebration of hanukkah, the festival of lights, and the advent and christmas season with its trees and lights. even so, in our political world there remains the reality of considerable disagreement and contention. where there is darkness here, send forth a spark of inspiration and grace. to enlighten minds and warm hearts to respond to your love for your people. eternal father of us all, fill your children with the delight that comes from light. may we walk no longer in the darkness of distrust but join together in mutual understanding and peace toward the common well-being of our nation. may all that

but today the house doesn't often work this way. especially when we deal with issues that are of the greatest importance to our nation. those bills, when they get considered, don't get shaped through an open process in committee and on the house floor. each member doesn't have the opportunity to represent their constituents by bringing their ideas and interests to the legislative process, where debate, deliberation and compromise produce the best policy for our nation. instead the process runs through the speaker's office, where the content of legislation is shaped to get enough votes just out of the majority to pass something that pleases various partisans. now, before i go any further, i want to make clear that this is not a criticism of the current speaker or any former speaker. this is a problem of our institution. so, how did we get here? well, there's been a big change in the way washington reacts every two years after a congressional election. it used to be the case that when election results came in, everyone would look to se

now live to the u.s. house on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray, lord of all creation, thank you for giving us another day. the coronavirus continues to threaten the lives and health of our american people and why jeopardize the health and well-being of health care providers every day. the health care community rushes to vaccinate and scientists strive still to provide solutions to this plague. bless us o lord, have mercy. continue to strengthen the resolve of legislators here in the capitol in their efforts to provide an economic relief bill and funding the government into the next administration. may their better angels prevail over the political tensions that have been so powerful during this difficult year. may all that is done be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 4-a of house resolution 967, the jourm of the last day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from texas

>> address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection they can gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of senator isakson and congressman rose, veterans affairs benefits and improvement act of 2020. a bipartisan legislative package thaincludes two bills that i proudly introduced this congress. expansion y: the vet act. since coming to congress in 2007 one of the most important priority -this chamber has been to protect and improve the benefits that our nation's veterans have earned and deserve. i introduced the vet tech expansion act and reducing veterans homeless act earlier this congress in response to feedback i received from veterans an veteran's associations across my district. across the country. both pieces of legislation seek to build upon existing benefits programs, including the vet tech pilot program and the h.u.d. v.a. affordable housing program by expanding and streamlining them for veterans an veteran service provide

of the house. i may disagree with someone on 95% of policy questions, but if you don't know a person you don't stand a chance of finding the 5% in common and trying to build on it. if you don't know a person, it's so much easier to dismiss his or her motives and that's really where things start to fall apart. . no member of this congress does love america. the best way to improve the people. the american but we all love our country. and i worry that more and more mistrust the other side were saddled with purity tests difficult to build relationships and seek common ground. to resist the urge to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. mean abandoning our principles or losing sight of our goals. acknowledging that progress in our political system takes time and perseverance. understanding that as convinced as i might be that my a big the correct one, chunk of this body and of this disagree. likely to it means taking wins where we an get them even if they're modest, because when we accomplish even a

the white house is there. the capital is only halfway finished, and they are basically this buildings are out in the country, because it's so scantily settled. so this is the time when james is secretary of state. dolley is his partner in crime and they have a house on 14th street between -- sorry, on f street between 13th and 14th. and remember, jefferson is a widower. he mostly likes to just invite members of congress to his dinners. so dolley's house becomes a sort of important place of entertaining. and she establishes her reputation as a person with beautiful interiors, wonderful food, all of the people you want to talk to, all in one place and she will keep doing that throughout their time in dc, and it's this ability that this magnetic charm she has of pulling people together that will be the secret to her success. the fashions of the moment are taken from statues of greek goddesses. this is where these very high waisted, low cut and often sheer dresses come from. part of dolley's success is through her

taking questions from the house of commons live wednesday mornings on c-span2. we invite your participation via twitter using hashtag pmqs. members are finishing up other business. now live to the floor -- house of commons. >> anybody in northern ireland including political players in northern ireland, no excuse arguing it is acceptable because of any other issue is a fallacy in the wrong position to take. we have to say, 20 billion pounds between the block grant, on top of financially the biggest growth field in the united kingdom to ensure we are leveling up for the people of northern ireland as we are the united kingdom. >> ceasing engaging on legacy issue, he knows the largest cross community victims express serious concerns and described him as dangerously diluted. how will he present an update on legacy proposals to the house. >> i was surprised, pausing on engagement, it was a reasonable position but as i said is an important issue to put troubles in the pt and put that inrmation to victims, families of victims looking at that information far too long and

965, i inform the house that mr. richmond will yes on h.res. 1271. as the member designated by mr. bishop of georgia, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house bishop will vote yes on 1271. as the member designated by mr. pursuant to uri, h.res. 965, fovi inform the hou that mr. clay will vote yes on 1271. and finally, madam speaker, as he member designated by mr. carson of indiana, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house will vote yes on h.res. 1271. for peaker pro tempore: what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member eshoo, ed by ms. pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that ms. eshoo will on h.res. 1271. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? mrs. dingell: as the member designated by dr. ruiz of california, pursuant to h.res. i inform the house that mr. ruiz will vote aye on h.res. 1271. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon seek recognition? charade -- mr. schrad

the house did the right thing. i congratulate them and now it is time for the senate to step up to the plate. and do what the working families of this country overwhelmingly want us to do. a result ofent, as the pandemic, tens of millions of americans have lost their jobs and their incomes. these families in the middle of the winter now face the threat of eviction and the possibility of being thrown out in the streets. is at theamerica highest level than it has been for decades with moms and dads struggling to feed their kids and working families lining up mile after mile to get emergency food packages. increaseen seeing an in grocery store shoplifting, as desperate americans are trying to keep their families from going hungry. all of this taking place in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. madam president, over the last number of years, as i think everyone in the country knows, congress has provided massive tax breaks for the very wealthiest people in our country, which is one of the reasons why to

partner to the white house. our mission and our role have been consistent, working with 11 presidents and first ladies dating back to the kennedys in 1961. our non-taxpayer funding supports conservation and preservation work in the white house to maintain that beautiful museum standard that mrs. kennedy envisioned for the state rooms, the ground floor rooms, and for the nonpublic historic rooms in the white house. we have had the privilege of finding acquisitions of art and furnishings for the permanent white house collection in collaboration with every president and first lady for the past 60 years. it was also important to mrs. kennedy that we undertake an education mission. that began with the publication of the first white house visitor guide in 1961 and we are in the 24th edition of that important book. we also continue that today in the 24th addition of the guidebook, as well as our white house history quarterly magazine. these programs, in her honor over the next three days , demonstrate our robust educati

we now take you to the house of representatives. mr. wittman: join me in the pledge of allegiance to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house sundry communications. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam. pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on december 21, 2020, at 11:08 p.m. that the senate passed senate 2429. that the senate agrees to the house of representatives' amendment to senate amendment to the bill h.r. 1520. that the senate agreed to without objection amendment house concurrent resolution 128. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 3250. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 5126. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 5472. with best

the minority leader did not. house republicans ejected unanimous consent request, blocking the increase sought by democrats and president trump. the american people need to know with certainty that democrats are trying to get them higher stimulus payments. this is christmas eve. surely, the president of the united states, whether he is more -- is in mar-a-lago or anyone else -- any weld -- anywhere else should sympathize with the depression that the american people are feeling, and sign this bill. today, republicans in congress and the white house cannot agree on what they wants. passedthis bill overwhelmingly through the house of representatives, and the united states senate. entire covid-19 relief package so desperately needed by our people and businesses remains on the president's desk and he can sign it today. i urge the president to sign the bill we sent him so we can resume critical aid to small businesses, provide peace of mind to renters, resume expanded unemployment benefits. if food to those who are hungry --

now, we take you to the house. >> the house will be in order. . . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? the speaker: without objection, madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. the speaker: thank you very much, madam speaker. i associate myself with your comments and that of our chaplain, father conroy, that it is appropriate to start today with a prayer every day, but especially a day when we are seeing over 300,000 and the number getting higher of americans who are dying from the coronavirus. we hope, because there is a vaccine, we have hope because we have a president who recognizes science and again the need for us to distribute the vaccine in the most equitable and fair and free way. that president, i mean the one who will take office a month from now, joe biden. i do want to speak to the bill that will be on the floor shortly. it is a good bipartisan bill. it does

housing is? >> yeah, generally what the term social housing means in terms of the i think there are definitions and there's projects so, my view and if you look up and it's different definitions but i view social housing is the umbrella term for those house tag are off the speculative and for-profit market and include perks and that's what we did with prop five with the housing stability and and left it and to cars out the spending process within that it's before i fixed my name to said measure but i thought i was h it was important just to put that out there. next speaker, please. >> we want to thank supervisor preston for bringing this conversation and to the committee today and we appreciate his desire to be created and thinking about ways and we can acquire land and so we very much appreciates those efforts and thinking about the policy outcomes that were trying to achieve and if it's the affordable units the city acquires and builds it's one piece and if it's maximizing the amount of affordable housing on a site without cross subsidizing with market rate housing it's another piece and i think

h of rule 2 of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate december 17, 2020, at 11:54 a.m. that the senate agrees to the house amendment to the bill senate 914. agrees to the house amendment to the bill senate 1130. passed senate 1387. hat the senate passed senate 2513. hat the senate passed senate 3287. that the senate passed senate 5036. passed with an amendment h.r. 221. that the senate passed without h.r. 8810. states-chinaunited economic and security review commission. with best wishes i am, signed saerl, cheryl l. -- sincerely, cheryl l. johnson, clerk. the speaker pro tempore: 8 of rule 20,ause the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to the nd the rules on which yeas and nays are ordered. the house will resume proceedings on the postponed questions at a later time. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? move that the house suspend the rules and agree to the bill amended.as the speaker pro te

the big parlor rooms inside the house were in the back of the house so that they could see the water. there was a big, giant porch on the back where they assumed -- vox assumed that the residents would spend their summer enjoying the breeze and taking in the breathtaking view. and you can also see, of course, there's a garden, a yard, emphasizing the space that could be had in the suburbs, a much bigger house than most people were living in in the city, and one that was supposed to blend in with nature. so vox was very concerned about not having the house stick out so much, even though it was large, so you'll notice that the front of the house has these gables that make the house appear very tall, but in the rear those gables are not there, but instead there's a kind of hipped roof to did he-emphasize the verticalality. the idea was that this could express the notions of the owners, there's elaborate trim along the gables, as a way to stand out, as a way to have these ornamental flourishes, was going to be part of this subu suburban-style architecture, which was very much intended for

is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of epresentatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. price of north carolina, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. price will vote yes on h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. raskin: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by ms. jayapal, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. jayapal will vote aye on h.r. 7995. as the member designated by mr. pocan, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. pocan will vote aye on h.r. 7995. as the member designated by mr. doggett, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. doggett will vote aye on h.r. 795. and as the member designated by mr. mcnerney, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. mcnerney will vote aye on h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempo

with northern ireland and the irish government and fcal policy of northern ireland and come back to the house, this has to be sothing done with the support and engagement witthe engagement of northern ireland. >> that completes the questions for northern ireland and i starwith chris green. >> i am proudly working for disabled people, next year we will publish our national strategy for disabled people which will be most ambitious intervention in this area putting fairness at the heart of the government and leveling up so everybody has the opportunity to participate in the life of this country. i know the whole house will want to join me in welcoming fantastic news the nhra authorize the fisa -- pfizer vaccine, to be made available across the uk for next week and i would pay tribute to all those who made this possible, the protection of vaccines will ultimately allow us to reclaim our lives and get our economy moving again. this morning i have met with minierial colleagues and others and have further such meetings later. >> i would like to share congratulations with the prime minister on the cr

there is no other game in town besides the house bill. the only way, the only way to get to the american people the 2000-dollar checks they deserve and need is to pass the house bill and pass it now. the house has recessed for the year. any modification or addition to the house bill cannot become law before the end of this congress. it's a way to kill the bill, make no mistake about it. either the senate takes up and passesse the house bill or struggling american families will not get 2000-dollar checks during the worst economic crisis in 75 years. over the past few days the idea of increasing direct payments to the american people has united folks from all points of the political spectrum and isolate the senator from vermont for the good job he has done in bringing this forward it the american people's attention.on overwhelming bipartisan majority in the house supports the 2000-dollar checks and democrats strongly support these 2000-dollarur checks and are allied president trump this morning tweeted, $2000 asap. for once democrats agree w

but today the house doesn't often work this way. especially when we deal with issues that are of the greatest importance to our nation. those bills, when they get considered, don't get shaped through an open process in committee and on the house floor. each member doesn't have the opportunity to represent their constituents by bringing their ideas and interests to the legislative process, where debate, deliberation and compromise produce the best policy for our nation. instead the process runs through the speaker's office, where the content of legislation is shaped to get enough votes just out of the majority to pass something that pleases various partisans. now, before i go any further, i want to make clear that this is not a criticism of the current speaker or any former speaker. this is a problem of our institution. so, how did we get here? well, there's been a big change in the way washington reacts every two years after a congressional election. it used to be the case that when election results came in, everyone would look to se

that is the priority of the house right now. i don't know if it has to do with decriminalization, legalization of marijuana, making it easier for kids to get marijuana in the neighborhoods, whatever it is, that is today's priority of the incredibly shrinking nancy pelosi run the house of representatives. that isn't what the american people are talking about or what i heard about in wyoming this weekend. i heard about the good news about the vaccines. people looking forward to having it available to them. or the republican relief bill that is money for distribution on the vaccine. the pelosi schumer approach they really do shortcut the vaccine. the republican bill has the paycheck protection. that's what small businesses are asking for and he has money to help kids get back to school safely so they don't fall further behind. this is the path forward for the country. the republican bill is sizable and significant and the path the american people want to follow. >> it's also safe to say senator shelby said we are making real progres

both the appropriators and the house democratic majority did its work. we moved forward appropriations bills. the senate of course continues to be missing in action which is what has led us to this point. and the president is running around living rallies, peddling conspiracy, spending time on the golf course, doing everything but leading. and that's one of the reasons we find ourselves in the situation but i'm confident that in the next few days, currently no later than next week but let's see what happens, steny hoyer sets the calendar and he's indicated to us he will brief us in terms of the progress on wednesday orthursday at the latest . >> on a different topic on the biden transition. [inaudible] there's some push now for marcia to join the administration. is there any concern given the senate majority that these house democrats into the administration would make it tougher to pass legislation because there's going to be some lag to fill their seats even if they are confirmed in theirdistrict . >> there is no concern i've seen expressed. there's a l

bless mbers of the people's house. he the to think clely, speak confidently, and act courageously in the belief that all noble service is based upon patience, truth, and love. you know well the pressing issues facing our nation. most particularly the covid pandemic. local and state resources have been overwhelmed throughout. grant our national leaders, especially, the wisdom and magnimity to do what is best and may we all join in a common will for the benefit of all constituencies, even though this will take some sacrifice. may all that is done be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker: thank you, father. pursuant to section 4-a of house resolution 967, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from nevada, mr. horsford. mr. horsford: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertai

the big part of the rooms and said the house were at the back of the house, so they could see the water. he was a big dwight portrait of the backward the assume the residents would enjoy their summer enjoying the breeze and taking in the breathtaking view. you could also see of course, there's a garden, a yard emphasizing the space that could be had in the suburbs. much bigger house than most people are living in in the city. and one that was supposed to blend in with nature. vox was very concerned about not having a house stick out so much, even though it was large. you'll notice at the front of the house, it has these gables that make the house look very tall. but in the rear the gables are now there but instead there's a hipped roof to de emphasize the verdict reality. there's also a lot of ornamentation. it videos these houses could express the emotions of the owners. there's these window hoods on the first floor windows. elaborate trim along the gables. as a way to stand out, as a way to have these ornamental flourishes. was gonna be part of the suburban style architecture. which w

we need to work together with all members of the house. i may disagree with someone on 95% of policy questions, but if you do not know a person, you do not stand a chance of finding the 5% in common and trying to build on it. if you do not know a person, it is easier to dismiss his or her motives, and that is where things start to fall apart. no member of this body does not love america. we share wildly different visions for the best way for america to reach its full potential, the best way to improve the lives of the american people, but we all love our country. i worry that more members are mired in mistrust of the other side, saddled with purity tests, making it difficult to build relationships and seek common ground. we have to resist the urge of the perfect being the enemy of the good. this does not mean abandoning our principles are losing sight of our goals, it means acknowledging our political system takes time and perseverance. it means understanding as convinced as i might be that my idea is the correct one, a big chunk of this bo

i know the whole house will want to join me in welcoming fantastic news the nhra authorize the fisa -- pfizer vaccine, to be made available across the uk for next week and i would pay tribute to all those who made this possible, the protection of vaccines will ultimately allow us to reclaim our lives and get our economy moving again. this morning i have met with ministerial colleagues and others and have further such meetings later. >> i would like to share congratulations with the prime minister on the creation of this new vaccine and give congratulations to engineers, technicians and scientists, i believe we should support the widest distribution of safe and effective medicines but does my right honorable friend agree with me that it should be taken on a voluntary basis by individuals and families? >> absolutely. i strongly urge people to take up the vaccine but it is not part of our culture or ambition to make vaccines mandatory, that is not how we do things. >> the leader of the opposition. >> can i join the prime minister in comments on disabled people, and start with the fantast

obviously majority in the house speaker of representatives. the question is what does that look like? and is there enough movements to get an agreement. think what we have seen so far not once but twice with got 52 republican votes in the senate, a majority. if you can pass it in a majority in the senate for a bill that provides funding for vaccines, provides funding for schools. it provides additional assistance front employment insurance. the ppp program which helps small businesses who are struggling in the workers who work there. those we agree upon them insisted up until now on a messaging bill on the order of eight couple comment to and half trillion dollars or thereabouts. it's ours lead not pass in the senate. sign by the president. the question is what can we get to the house, 60 votes in the senate and a presidential signature on. i would hope in the course of the next couple of weeks we are debating the year-end issues we get some agreement on something that hits as basic parameters. like i said, we had all but one republican who vot

the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 549. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid pon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3361, the river act. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3361, a bill to amend the energy policy act of 2005 to re-authorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. walden, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative day

republicans had held the white house for 12 years. was a big, major sea change both in terms of direction, policy, but also the staffing of the government. he needed to meet, get to know and establish relationships with world leaders. we had to develop a serious specific economic plan. then i would say finally even in the first 100 days, any president has what i call ufos, unforeseen occurrences that you don't plan for.plosion of unkno detonated onto the world trade center towers. there are still people trapped. >> every president who comes in as a definite idea of how my first 100 days will unfold, and it almost never turns out that way. >> this is the latest in a day of remarkable events here at waco. we have not seen anyone come out, including the 17 children inside those buildings. >> you have the bombing of the world trade center and the standoff at waco, things he could not have planned for in advance, but were basically a test of whether someone who was a governor of a fairly small state could instantly hit the ground running as

i really loved being in the house. i love being the chair. and i certainly loved being chair of appropriations. and if i left to join the senate, i probably would not become the first female chair of the appropriations committee. peter: you have mentioned your husband, stephen lowey, many times. what does he do for a living? rep. lowey: my husband is a retired attorney. he has been retired, i think three years, four years, five years. i forget. [laughter] but he is very wise, and keeps up with all the news. and most of our discussion at the dinner table is about government, politics, democrats, republicans. me, been a great advisor to and a good friend, in addition to being a lovely husband. peter: do you two ever disagree on an issue? you would never believe anything i ever told you if i say no. [laughter] right? this interview would be wasteful if i said no. of course we do. but most of the time we do agree, and i usually can convince him, or he can convince me. own pointely have our of view, but we've been living together a long time. we h

not the people's house. do we think things would be better or worse if we were actually down here offering amendment, offering debate, debating and discussing? when the ndaa was on the floor yesterday, and there is a provision in the ndaa that would place massive burdens on small businesses, but it was jammed in there to get it across the line, if we could have had an amendment on the floor, i could have offered an amendment to strike it and we would know where everybody in this body stands on adding those regulations to small businesses. but i was denied the ability to do that because we operate under a closed rule. what kind of a people's house is that? you want to know why we're pushing $28 trillion in debt, about to blow past $30 trillion? you want to know why we never get really good legislation? because i'm never able to work with the speaker or with any of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle because we can't come down here and offer amendments and have rigorous debate to force the conversation

political correspondent, she has been in the white house years now and even before that, she was covering for campaigns. as a political correspondent, she's already covering the existing administration is looking forward to reporting on the incoming. people in the team now, thank you, anita, for being on this discussion for that. veteran journalist in this deduction, retired 2016 white house administration is. reagan, bush, clinton and also started in 65, you have covered america during a time when people said america would follow back and you have come all the way to now. we are looking to the as well as how you look at two coverage on the new part of the country. dd myers was white house press secretary. checking on with governor gavin newsom in california. i am really excited have you here it would be good from the press secretary vantage points where you see how the white house has an institution facing off with the press so that's why i like this group. just very quickly, you can start and i want to thank all the people in the audience

prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? speaker, as the member esignated by mr. grijalva of arizona, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote no on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. lynch: good afternoon, mr. speaker. by the ember designated honorable mr. james langevin of rhode island, pursuant to house 965, i inform the house that mr. langevin will to adjournthe motion offered by representative biggs. you. the speaker pro tempore: for does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? as the member designated by mr. sires, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. sires will vote no on the motion adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman zoe lofgren, pursuant to

of the house. i may disagree with someone on 95% of policy questions, but if you don't know a person you don't stand a chance of finding the 5% in common and trying to build on it. if you don't know a person, it's so much easier to dismiss his or her motives and that's really where things start to fall apart. . no member of this congress does love america. the best way to improve the people. the american but we all love our country. and i worry that more and more mistrust the other side were saddled with purity tests difficult to build relationships and seek common ground. to resist the urge to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. mean abandoning our principles or losing sight of our goals. acknowledging that progress in our political system takes time and perseverance. understanding that as convinced as i might be that my a big the correct one, chunk of this body and of this disagree. likely to it means taking wins where we an get them even if they're modest, because when we accomplish even a