res. 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote no on the stefanik amendment. >> as the member designated by mr. rush pursuant to h. res. 8, mr. rush will vote on the stefanik amendment. as the member designated by mr. moulton, i inform the house that mr. moulton will vote no on the stefanik amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. kehele, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. kehele will vote no on the stefanik amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. waltz of the state of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. waltz will vote yea on the stefanik amendment number 36. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new jersey. >> as the member designated by mr. schneider, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. schneider will vote

is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? ms. clark: as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote yes on the pressley amendment. as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on the pressley amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. ruiz, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. ruiz will vote yes on the pressley amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. huffman, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. huffman will vote no on the pressley amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognitio

meeks: i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 134. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 134 resolution condemning the military coupe that took place in burma, calling for the release of all those detained and those elected to serve in the parliament to resume their duties and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york, mr. meeks, and the gentleman from texas, mr. mccaul, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. meeks: unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. res. 134. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. . mr. meeks: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i want to thank representative levin who is sponsoring this resolution which condemns the military coupe that occurred in burma on february 1, 2021. it has been more than 45 days since the burmese military also known as the tatm

is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. perlmutter of colorado, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. perlmutter will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. gonzalez, the member from ohio, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. gonzalez will vote nay on the previous question. >> mr. speaker -- mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. garbarino, from new york, district two, h.res. 8, form -- pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. garbarino will vote nay on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. timmons of south carolina, pursuant to h.res. 8,

is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chay la -- the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. march 26, 2021. i hereby appoint the honorable brad sherman to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. god, our god, we pray you would come alongside us on this day. to have the privilege to be in your presence would give our lives a sense of fulfillment, our efforts purpose, and our direction certainty. as we travel together, be our eyes, that we would see the magnificence of your design. our ears, that we would hear the symphony you've composed. that in what we touch, we feel your embrace. and that we would taste the suftnence you've provided for our journey -- sustenance you've provided for our journey. with

from selma to the u.s. house, john wasn't afraid to put everything on the line for what he believed in. 56 years ago he marched so people who looked like me could be full participants in our society. 56 years later we are still fighting to be seen, to be heard, to be counted in our democracy, a democracy that we helped to build. for centuries this country has made promises to marginalized communities that have gone mostly unmet, promises of freedom, equality, and access to opportunity. my home state of north carolina, discriminatory voter regulations, plague our past and even our present. most recently we have experienced a decade of voter suppression laws that target minority voters with surgical precision and illegally gerrymandered maps that have thrown our election into chaos. voting in north carolina has never been treated as it should be, as a fundamental right for all citizens. for the people act and the john lewis voting rights advancement act will address this by cleaning up corruption in washington, and

jack watson, the house courier, drives to the white house. he passes the guarded gates, along the drive to the west wing which is the center of executive power. and where the president transfacts his business. the president signs the bill and it becomes a law of the land. however, sometimes the president refuses to sign a bill for which he does not approve. this is called a veto. and the president usually prepares a veto message that explains his reasons. the vetoed bill and message are sent back to congress and this ends the matter unless congress can pass the bill over the veto by a 2 thirds vote of both houses. and then it becomes a law without the president's signature. the president can also appear in person before a joint session of congress to explain a veto or to propose new legislation, congress is then free to accept or reject the president's suggestions. and then it starts all over again. the great lawmaking assembly line goes on, creating laws and diversified as the nation size. labor, nationally defense, government departments, re

is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady texas seek recognition? as the member designated by ms. roybal-allard, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. roybal-allard will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: as the member designated by mr. chris in a morty of illinois, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. chris in a moorty will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by by congress member vargas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that congress member vargas will vote no on the motion to recommit. as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that congress member nabt will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffri

the house korean, drive to the white house, he passes the guard at the gates. the drive to the west wing, which is the center of executive power, and where the president transcends his business. the president signs the bill, and it becomes a law of the land. except however sometimes the president refused to sign a bill that he does not approve. this is called a veto, and the president usually prepares a veto message which repairs his and explains his reasons. then it sent back to congress, this ends the matter, unless congress can pass the bill, over the veto, by two thirds vote of both houses. then it becomes a law, without the presidents signature. the president can also appear in person, before a joint session of congress. or to propose new legislation. congress is then free to accept or reject the president suggestions. and then it starts all over again. the great lawmaking assembly line goes on. passing bills, creating laws as diversified as the nation itself. construction, labor, national defense, government departments, regulation of transportation, fore

now we take you live to the house. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] [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 chaplain criben. -- chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. holy god, a year ago normal was turned on its head. national pastimes canceled their seasons and broadway went dark. since then, our whole lives have been tragically upended, and our sense of health and welfare forever threatened. but you in your mercy have set before us many who have stood firm in the face of this year of incredible disruption and uncertainty. god, we offer our deep felt gratitude for the frontline workers. medical personnel, and first responders. as well as those who have borne the responsibility for maintaining the nation's infrastructure in all its forms. sanitation, communication, transportation. we lift up to you in thanksgivi

take you live now to the house floor. the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. loving god, we come to you on this international women's day in gratitude for the care and example you have lifted up before us and the women whose lives in some way have touched our own. and those whose virtue in the face of untold and inconceivable challenges has provided fortitude and faith. rahab and deborah challenged expectations and changesed the course of a nation. for countless and hidden figures who continue to challenge institution national norms, influencing and advances in technology, social sciences and the arts. for the unheralded mothers who challenges the hours in a day and manage households and nurture young leaders, for the faithful like mary, ruth and esther, who in the face of cultural challengeses yielded to your will and affected your loving plan. as we go about our business and address the concerns of these days, may we hear from the which is zom, the teaching of kindness. ma

the house that mr. pascrell will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. bonnie watson coleman, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. watson coleman will vote yes on amendments en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas rise? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. roybal-allard, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. roybal-allard will vote yes on amendments en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? >> as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on amendments en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? mr. kildee: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. horsford of nevada, pursuant to h.re

the package. it is expected to be signed into law by joe biden on friday. house speaker nancy pelosi and senate majority leader chuck schumer held an enrollment center -- ceremony for the covid relief package. they were joined by lawmakers from the house and senate at this event outside the u.s. capitol. >> oohh! >> it still works. >> oohh! >> it still works. ms. pelosi: are we ready? are we ready? ok. good afternoon, everyone. >> good afternoon. ms. pelosi: thank you. this is indeed a special and good afternoon. this is a momentous day in the history of our country. because we have passed historic, consequential and transformative legislation. we are here today to sign the enrollment, enroll the bill before it goes to the white house. in doing so, engrossment of these ceremonies are occasions to express recognition and appreciation. first i want to express recognition and appreciation to the president of the united states, joe biden. [applause] president biden's vision and his determination were so apparent to the american people and the reason why this legislat

res. 8, i inform the house that mr. cardenas will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote nay on the motion for reconsideration. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? mr. butterfield: as the member designated by mr. bishop of georgia, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. bishop will vote no, he will vote no on the motion to recommit. as the member designated by mr. hastings of florida, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. hastings will vote no, he will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by representative cathy mcmorris rodgers, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. rodge

the house in the rise of party government. he talks about the history of electing speaker of the u.s. house in a new congress. mr. stewart examines how the process has changed since 1789 and the influence of partisanship on those changes. the national archives center for legislative archives hosted this event and provided the video. >> well, it seems that the rain did not dampen any determination for you to attend today's researcher talk. so thank you for braving the elements. richard mccully, the historian at the legislative archives center. the sponsor of the series. today's program is the third researcher top this year. next month, we pick up the pace a bit on may 19th, georgia again, a professor of law and taxation at the university of virginia law school, and a former chief of staff of the joint committee on taxation will speak about his research and his committee records and the history of the joint committee. and on may 26th, we host magdalena -- professor of political science at wooden gate university, who will discuss

is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? mrs. hayes: as the member designated by ms. wilson, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that chairwoman johnson will vote aye on amendments enplok number one. as the member designated by chairwoman lofgren, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that chairwoman lofgren will vote yea on en bloc 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. bush of missouri, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. bush will vote yes on the amendments en bloc 1. the speaker pro tempore

with that we thank the members who are here, house and senate. i want to acknowledge make ma williams who is here because in ways she made today possible. president of the freshman class. >> bernie sanders, our chairman, of the budget committee, did a great, great job in getting this done as did -- >> as did john yar mouth of kentucky with a little help of bourbon. i see neil and widen and between the two of them they put nearly a trillion dollars into the pockets of the american people. but we are here to soon the bill so thank you all very much for joining us. thank you to the chairs, the house and senate chairs and as you said so correctly all those who are not here, as well. thank you. shall we? >> all right. there you have it. with a little help as the speaker out house said with bourbon. the american rescue plan gets signed on capitol hill and makes the way to the president's desk for signature and taking place friday afternoon. that was the house speaker nancy pelosi. senate majority leader chuck schumer. mike memoli, anna palmer with us. m

or the blue house the weaving house with the factory. but i think primarily it was a weaving house. i think there's actually weave equipment inside which is another reason we support that but this too has a loft and celler space. so we are also living in the space. you can go inside and look if you want to, just have to be careful for some of the floor boards. so instead of saying a slave house, it's like when they called places a servant house, they were not a kitchen, wash shows, the would not have needed to use a generic term, they would have needed to know what the function was, and they would have talked about it, and not have reached for a term as a generic something but i think it is a more modern generic terms that we have started to use. that little a-frame building is the ice house. the other one next to it is a theory workshop above it. so the ice house, dairy, there you find commonly next to the kitchen. the reason i study these buildings is because i am interested in the people that were in the buildings. it is always in the back of my mind. i can always talk about the a

she is the longest serving woman in the house. and she was for a very long time, the longest serving woman in congress. she was recently surpassed by barbara comical ski of maryland, but she not only had longevity, she was very influential in terms of veterans affairs. prior to her experience in the house, she also had volunteered for the red cross, she become an advocate for serviceman returning from world war i. and when republicans in the 1940s, briefly regained the majority in the congress, she becomes one of the very first woman to chair a major congressional committee. she chairs the veteran affairs committee in the eighties congress and the 83rd congress. when the control flip-flopped back and forth between republicans and democrats. her experience and we see a couple of pictures here, in this one she is having a radio debate with mary norton of new jersey. this is in 1926, and these to really become in many respects, the dean's of women in congress for several decades. mary norton is a democrat, she came up through politics

the bill now goes to the house which will consider the senate changes next week. the house has a vote on the revised bill likely next week. >> you are watching c-span2, your unfiltered view of government. c-span2 created by america's favor television company brought to you by television companies who provide c-span2 to viewers as a public service. >> booktv on c-span2 starts now. nonfiction authors and books every weekend, television for serious readers. here are some programs to look out for. tomorrow and noon eastern we are live with elizabeth colbert. .. charles quote foundation with brian hooks offer their thoughts on how to tackle economic social challenges in the u.s. and abroad in order weekly office interview program "afterwards". former new york chair sarah lewis weighs in on how to build economic sustainability for workers in the future

uninterrupted control of the house. much of that time democrats at uninterrupted control of the senate. republicans would win the white house with a brief interpersonal by democrats. while you could see members come and go, the stability was something we got used two. after 1994, and really since the turn of the 21st century we have known nothing but volatility in our own -- what's been happening outside of politics. 9/11. the financial crash in 2009. covid. our politics has followed suit. control of congress has slipped in 20 years. the house has slipped three times, the senate four times. it took 40 years for the house to flip once. what we are seeing is the toll on bipartisanship. what we are entering now is more of a proletarian -- parliamentarian kind of government where people vote for party rather than person. back at the turn of the 21st century we had 30 senators who represented states that the party did not win. now we only have six of those. one gets a lot of outside attention, joe mansion from west virginia.

the measurable back to the house for its final approval expected this coming week. welcome to our new look and new newscast, fox news live. >> gop lawmakers sounding the alarm over an escalating border crisis as the biden administration considers a new option to house more unaccompanied migrant children arriving in this country. there are new developments in two scandals involving andrew cuomo. eric: we are waiting for president biden to speak. we will bring you that. we have live team coverage on all these stories. alec:following the latest, lucas tomlinson has more on the migrants, and monitoring the situation on the southern border but let's begin with chad program in alexandria, virginia with more on the covid-19 relief bill and talk about why it was so close. by one vote. were you surprised? >> reporter: it was a tight vote. they thought they would do this on partyline it was just that, 50-49. dan sullivan, republican senator from alaska was absent because of family matters in alaska. they thought they would have to bring in vice president harris to break the ti

13,000 objects tell the story of the people's house. as provided in us code and under the direction of the house collections oversight body the house fine arts board the clerk is responsible for care of this collection area 219 objects from the house collection were on display in the capital on january 6. on january 7, and the rest of the clerks staff made a preliminary collection of every object on display. the senate curator and i also undertook a walk-through of the entire building to portland with our colleagues for the architect of the capitol. our preliminary inspection identified eight house collection objects with potential damage. six soldiers and two paintings area all of whom were adjacent to the chambers north doors they were covered in a fine powder. this institutions conservation institute analyze and identify the powder as fire extinguisher particulate and containing and other chemicals of an oily yellow dye. in the coming weeks we will begin conservation treatment to remove chemicals and accretions and die before they cau

who was a champion when he was in the house and now in the senate. mr. schumer was the leader when we passed this bill in 1994. and i was a relatively new member. we were his mignons to -- minions to get the bill passed at the time. it was hard. it did happen. so it is -- the representatives of the judiciary committee will speak about that, mr. nadler, and chair of the crime subcommittee, congresswoman sheila jackson lee. so you'll have a full array of what the bills contained. i just want to put it in this context. yesterday, when i spoke on the floor about the american rescue package, i said the most important facing our congress is our children, our children, our children. their health, education, economic security of their family, a safe environment which they can thrive and a world of peace which they can fill their fulfillment. environment in which they can thrive safely is what we are talking about today. there is no -- nobody in congress whose political survivor is more important than the survival of our children. we think this should be bipartis

and now live to the house here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will come to order. the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. crib: -- chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. gracious god, as we aproshe another week of legislation, we pray with the psalmist, your favor on each leader of this chamber. endow them with your righteousness, that the judgments of their hearts and words of their mouths will demonstrate your defense of the disheartened. grant them an understanding of your perfect justice, that their legislation would reflect your deep affection for those in need of salvation. may the words we speak to one another, and the motions put forward be as refreshing as rain on a moon field. and may their decisions, their actions, and their passionate hearts serve this nation as showers watering the earth. bless each and all of us that in all that we say, in all that we do, in everything we accomplish this week, we would give honor to your glorious name. we offer this prayer to you in the strength of that name. amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section

they sent it to the house. the house refused to take it up. republican-controlled house, refused to take it up. and then they had their own bill. and their own bill bill said we are against violence against women unless you happen to be native american or lgbtq woman or an immigrant woman. well, we these are most vulnerable in terms of using violence against women. it would happen we persuaded the then speaker, mr. boehner, to bring both bills to the floor. of course the senate passed bipartisan bill prevailed. we had a big ceremony, participated in by native american community, law enforcement community, vice president joe biden, and signed by the president. here we are unable to get it re-authorized. in 2018, under the current the then majority and president, here we are today. finally able to bring bipartisan legislation to the floor. as mingsed, for nearly three decades violence against women act has been a transformative force for safety and security of american women. . domestic violence rates have declined by nearly 2/3 in america. milli

that's the duck house. >> duck house? >> a duck house. this is the wash house. this one has a neat feature on the back side of it. it has a drain in the wall where they would just dump -- >> yeah, i can see it. >> yep, they would dump the water out. so this is the slave house. my name is jobie hill and we are at green hill plantation, which is in campbell county, virginia. and i'm here with the company trimble, and they are here with me for my independent project which is called saving slave houses, which is doing documentation of all the known slave houses in the united states. when i was in school for my masters thesis, i started doing research with the historical american building survey collection, which is a wpa program that started in 1936 to get architects back to work. so 1,000 architects were hired to go out and document significant historic structures all across the united states. and part of that documentation was slave houses. not necessarily intentionally, but they did document slave houses and sometimes -- a lot of times it was just you got like one

we go to the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., march 3, 2021. i hereby appoint the honorable henry cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kib kibben. chaplain kibben: almighty god, you breathe into life creation, making humanity a little lower than the angels. crowning us with glory and honor. putting everything under our feet. what a gift. keep us ever mindful of the responsibility that comes with that endowment. that you desire that each and all would flourish. that everyone would be able to live into the privilege of becoming the people you designed us to be. as you did in the beginning, send your spirit and bring order over the chaotic waters of disputes and debate that surround us. shed your light on the darkness of alienation and division. and divide the argument from the uniq

if they don't want to get a test they can't go to the white house. for the safety of everybody there. that's not necessarily the point. i forget the point so i'll yield. mr. scalise: if maybe a requirement of a test once a week when we come in or something like that would help get us to a better place where we can have in-person, on the floor, and in committee, processes and meet, the testing capability is now there. the attending physician's office. if it needs to be widened more and other rooms doing testing that would be a suggestion worth us discussing if it helps us get back to a more functioning congress, especial a more functioning house on the floor and in committee. mr. hoyer: madam speaker, everybody in america wants to get back to normal. everybody in america. and we agree with that. and we are hopeful that we'll get there sooner rather than later. and we are making good progress. and we just yesterday invested large number of billions of dollars to facilitate getting to where we want to be, americans want to be, in testing, vaccination, an

and that so now what those new parodies that send them to congress or the white houseit will be hard to explain that next year and in 2024. >> judy from new hampshire independent color. >>caller: thank you for taking my call. let's be honest the one reason the bill was not swallowed because of all the pork that was in there. the time we are building nancy pelosi from san francisco to silicon valley, lot of money filling out a lot ofa states because they don't know how to control their budget with pension plans and other things. i was upset when i found out my senator who has one of the largest firms in the area and in another state got one.$8 million for his firm. i don't think that was right when there are so many small businesses suffering. there is so much pork in this bill it should be taken out, only based on the virus and nothingng else. and will congress get their act together and do what's right for the public, the american people? we have illegals coming across we have to vaccinate them they are spread out to the country so the virus will start up again and we

just because the white house said so. so we reported, a lot of people reported on a number of different elements of the cdc coming under inappropriate political pressure. six months ago, "the new york times" obtained documentation showing the white house and the trump administration were repeatedly intervening in the scientific process at the cdc, and indeed, they were just publishing their own nonscientific white house junk. but they were putting it out under the cdc's name. and when cdc scientists and cdc officials tried to object to it, they overruled them, and this trump nonsense went out as if it was cdc guidance. it's like if you ordered food from a super fancy, fantastic restaurant with an amazing reputation, but i stole the food and instead dropped off some terrible frozen pizza at your house. i put it in the bag from the fancy place, but it was just like gross old pizza in the back of my freezer. if i did that, first of all, of course, i'm a thief and a fraud. but also, you probably wouldn't order delivery from th

the whole house can be proud of the u.k. program with 22 -- with people having received their first dose across the u.k. we can also be proud of the response the u.k. has given to response, including the 548 million pounds we have donated to covax. i therefore wish to correct the suggestion from the european counsel president that the u.k. has blocked vaccine exports. let me be clear. we have not blocked export of a single covid-19 vaccine or vaccine components. this pandemic has put us all on the same side in the battle for global health. we oppose vaccine nationalism in all its forms and i hope the house will join me to reject this suggestion and calling on all our partners to work together to tackle this pandemic. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. i will have further such meetings later today. speaker: let's go to daisy cooper. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the government is throwing a staggering 37 billion at a test entry system we know has made barely any difference, but yet it says that i

the u.s. house today members will debate a bill making it easier to workers to unionize and some news the house has deceived the senate passed h.r. 1, the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill in the house rules committee is meeting today to facilitate getting that measure to the floor and we could see that debate and voted on as early as tomorrow. watch the house on c-span and the senate live here on c-span2. >> tonight california governor gavin newsom delivers the state of the state address in los angeles. watch live and 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2, online@c-span .org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> you're watching c-span2, your unfiltered view of government. c-span2 was created by america's cable television companies and today were brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span2 to viewers as a public service. >> from capitol hill our next guest congressman davidson, from ohio sits on the financial services committee andhe is alsa member of the freedom caucus here with u

res. 8, i inform the house that ms. moore will vote yes on h.res. 198. as the member designated by mr. lieu, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lieu will vote yes on h.res. 198. as the member designated by mr. lowenthal, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal will vote yes on h.res. 198. as the member designated by mr. cohen, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. cohen will vote yes on h.res. 198. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? ms. scanlon: as the member designated by mr. mceachin, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will vote yes on h.res. 198. ms. wexton: as the member designated by ms. porter, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. porter will vote yes on h.res. 198. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. calvert: as the member designated by mr. carter of texas, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. cart

live to the house floor on c-span. the speaker: the house will be in order. the will be offered by chaplain -- chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me? gracious god, what treasures you have set before us. a country rich with resources. a history founded on faith in you and invested in the noble principles of the american experiment. and yet we confess that we have allowed these endowments to be destroyed by maws of malice and misdirection. we acknowledge before you that we have tolerated and even taken the light and the corrosive rust of rivalries in debate. forgive us for taking for granted the precious gifts of life, liberty and happiness and letting them slip from our care only to be stolen by pride and conceit. call us back to rededicate ourselves to the mercy you have shown us time and again. may we treasure in our hearts the privilege you have given us as americans to serve as stewards of your bountious love. we pray in the strength of your holy name. amen. the speaker: pursuant to 5-a -- section 5-a-1-a of house resolution 8, the journa

is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. payne of new jersey, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yea on ordering the previous question. and, mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. hastings of florida, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. hatings will vote yea on ordering the previous question -- hastings will vote yea on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? mr. butterfield: as the member designated by mr. thompson of mississippi, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. thompson will vote yes, he will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr.

>> progressives are calling on the white house to present a plan for what they will do next because the white house hasn't said at this point how it plans to get that priority done. there are some republicans in the senate who've expressed openness to raising the minimum wage, not to $15 an hour, but for example is mitt romney in comp -- tom cotton introducing a bill. that would raise the wage to $10 overtime and index it to inflation. so it's higher than the current 7.25 dollars but not as high as 15 the democrats are pushing. congresswoman uriah paul -- jira yapal was making the case there are five senate republicans on this bill but she questions whether they can deliver 10 republicans to pass the bill to raise them men wage in the senate. so that's a question of whether there is room for compromise their if it can bring more than five senate republicans on board or if democrats need to limited the filibuster. host: jim is in north carolina, independent caller prayed -- caller. caller: hello. host: you are on the air. caller: good morning. i want to make you comment. when obama was e

the house and the senate have to pass the exact same bill, it changed in the house, so it has to go back. what are the chances of the democrats getting any republicans to sign onto this new version of the bill? >> i think at this point, they're slim to none. they didn't do it in the senate, they're probably not going to do it in the house. republicans are a little bit more ideological, even less likely to compromise in the senate. if you didn't see it in the senate bill, you're probably not going to see it in the house. and you've had republicans on the house side, the senate side, at the rnc, talk about how this bill is a wish list for democrats, right? and so, there's no -- there's no world i see in which republicans are going to sign onto this as they continue to talk about how it is not for the american people, that it's a wish list in a way that's not about covid relief. and that's something that the republicans have been on message on, so they're not looking to change that. so, i think what's going to pass, you know, with party line vote in the house, whenever that's going to happe

called the house of king. o up here in the space, which will visit directly with the office of the supreme court. and, so if you want, we can do a brief tour here. in this pace, we give a brief history, a little bit of information about how the court system operated during this particular time period. so we had by trouble law, we had a series of just the courts, and they pretty much and handle the interpretation, the execution and the criminal law. this office served and wearing here right now served as the office of the supreme court. they largely were in along with the interpretation of the constitution. the law and mail any sort of case that was brought before them in the amount of over 100 dollars. it became a little less active after the passage of the cul-de-sac in 1898 because the kurds sack took steps to dismantle our tribal court system and sort of the office of the supreme court during this post 1898. so the room that we're in now is called the house of kings. and so, when you think about that it is l

it has to go back to the house of representatives so the house and senate are are in sync. liberals be able to stomach those changes. so far we've seen progressives, they're pretty irate that there is no increase in the national wage standard in this bill, that was stricken from the legislation when it came over from the house of representatives. this is going to produce some headaches for nancy pelosi, speaker of the house, and also president biden as they try to move this final version through the house of representatives next week. alicia? alicia: you mentioned the senators are exhausted, you're there too, i don't know how you do it. thank you so much. we'll keep checking back. chad pergram. griff? griff: pressure is mounting for president biden to take action as a wave of immigrants make their way towards our southern border. christina coleman is live with more, but you're looking there at a shot in mcallen, texas, in the rio grande valley sector, that bus going past that fencing and just over that fence with that bus will go, it will come to a temporary tent facility w

on c-span, the houses back at 9:00 a.m. eastern to vote on gun legislation that expands background checks. on c-span2 the senate returns to consider moving forward with the nominations of how the air becerra as health and human services secretary and deb haaland as interior secretary. at 10:00 a.m. on c-span3, the senate energy and national resources hearing holds a hearing on the electric grid. in the afternoon, postmaster general louis dejoy testifies about postal services. there are several event streaming on our website including a 10:00 a.m. senate hearing on antitrust law and consumer rights. at the same time the house appropriations subcommittee meets to consider ways to address mental health needs and substance abuse. at 10:30 child safety advocates testify about protecting children on the internet during the pandemic. you will find those and others live at c-span.org. >> tonight, president biden speaks to the nation in his first primetime address to mark the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic in the un

when it was in the house. but the fact is, madam speaker, that men and women in the united states are already equal under law. the fifth and 14th amendments to the constitution require as much, guaranteeing equal protection for all under the laws of this country. to me, the e.r.a. is unnecessary, redundant, and divisive. the only thing it will do is empower the far left's special interest groups to lead to activist litigation. the head of planned parenthood declared, and i quote, there is no equal right to women without full abortion, plain and simple. and another, the e.r.a. would reinforce the constitutional right to abortion. we should take them at their word. for years, groups like planned parenthood and others have advocated for the adoption of the e.r.a. so they can use it to pursue their pro-abortion agendas. if the e.r.a. became law, it would allow these organizations to advance their radical policies through the courts without being in full view of the american people. these groups have hijacked the e.

signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 4, 2021, 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 1:50 p.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. joyce, for five minutes. mr. joyce: madam speaker, i rise to address the house and ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: so approved. without objection. mr. joyce: madam speaker, here in this chamber, i have pledged to support and defend the united states constitution in its entirety. the second amendment is a key tenet of the u.s. constitution and americans' inalienable rights. the right to keep and bear arms is a basic freedo

there is no prayer that opens the white house for there's no chapel in the white house. is invoked sometimes in the supreme court but there's a god and the supreme court. prayer is very much part of at the legislative branch does. mr. freeport has ruled several times in support of opening legislative sessions in prayer. local boards there been many lawsuits from atheists and others challenging this. it's always been upheld we can open a legislative session in prayer the practice goes beyond that to. the state assemblies have chaplains, the political conventions open with prayers every night. also a tradition >> who gave the first blessing? select the first look at the rabbis. >> no not the rabbis going back to 1774 is that? >> that is correct. he researched i know you know. [laughter] >> there's a guy, in the senate version and i should've memorized this. the house full accent at the beginning of the same was the very first house the very first tenant chaplin paid for by the taxpayers. so these are taxpayer-funded positions. their staff now who support the chaplin positio

leader, welcome back to the house. [applause] mr. schumer: thank you. let me thank you for your beautiful exuberance as well. and the thanks goes to the senators who are standing here, our great committee chairs, and all of our senators who pulled together as one unit, beating back killer amendments, making sure the bill was as strong as possible. and i want to salute them. all of those who are here and some who couldn't be here. [applause] and i want to salute the house as well. we were a seamless web and we work together. democrats on the house side, democrats on the senate side. all together. because we knew how important this was to america. so what do we say to america? we say to america, help is on the way. help is on the way. you will receive $1400 checks by the end of march. help is on the way. vaccines will be available far more quickly to far more people in a shorter time. help is on the way. our schools will open safely and more quickly than we thought. help is on the way. half of america's children who are in poverty will not be in poverty be

so let's get to this question of these radical policies hitting the house floor and set up for. re it is shocking to all of you. we have all been numb since the election and you start seeing well the democrats be as radical in their policy proposals as they told us in we are always such nice people. we say come on, they are not going to be that way and then it starts coming. it's so radical on this most recent covid bill that you can't keep it together. do you see a chance that maybe queen pelosi is too tough? she keeps it together. if you can make the rhetorical points in the house, maybe a couple of senators are beginning to realize being a socialist is not so good at the ballot box. the only -- less than 9% of that bill had anything to do with covid. but what else is happening is when you put a bill out, you see the hr number, they reserved hr one for the most important bill. you know what they have? it is to take over our entire election system. they change the rules in congress that have never been changed before to take away the right of the minority to even have an amendme

with the u.s. househanging its schedule and not being in today due to security concerns here in washington, we're bringing you a confirmation hearing for the white house budget director and the white house deputy director for management. that's set at homeland security and governmental affairs committee hearing is set for 10:15 a.m. on c-span2, voting on the nomination of deb haaland to be interior secretary today. they'll hold a confirmation hearing for deputy energy secretary. the nominee is david turk. that should be starting right about now. the senate returns. they're expected to begin debate on the house-passed $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief package. it could be a long day and night in the u.s. senate. likely beginning with a 10-hour reading of the bill. and live on c-span3, we're live right now. a house ways and means subcommittee is considering re-authorization of the trade adjustment assistance program. as always, all of our live programming available online at c-span.org or with the free c-span