mr. walden: thank you, mr. speaker. it is my privilege to recognize the gentleman from ohio, top republican on the telecommunications subcommittee, mr. latta, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized for two minutes. mr. latta: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.res. 549. this resolution reaffirms the importance of having diverse representation across the media to better reflect their audience and serve the public interest. i urge my colleagues to support this pledge to eliminate barriers to media diversity and reinforce our commitment to encourage diversity in media policy. mr. speaker, i'd like to spend the remainder of my time to commend the leadership of my good friend, the ranking member, mr. walden. unfortunately leader walden has decided to make this his last term in congress. but his work at the energy and commerce committee around his service to the people of oregon will continue to positively impact our nation for decades to come

mr. speaker, mr. chabot and i ave led this committee through congresses, each of us spending equal time as chair and ranking member. hroughout it all, he's been an incredible partner, working closely with me in good times bad. over the course of our tenure, scores of pherd bipartisan bills through the house, giving small businesses to capital, counseling, and federal contracts. numerous oversight hearings to make sure s.b.a. operating re effectively and efficiently for small businesses. which party held the white house. work very well together. you may ask what is the secret our success, especially times.these polarizing and i will point to representative chabot, who is as committed to public service as i am. and workslitics aside with democrats and republicans to solve problems. it hite pandemic struck, small businesses particularly ard, and our committee was called to action. small businesses that were once fighting for their

mr. speaker mr. speaker, as the sewell esignated by ms. of alabama, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the ms. sewell will vote yes on house resolution 107. speaker, as the member designated by ms. delbene of washington state, pursuant to i inform lution 965, the house that ms. delbene will vote yes on house resolution 107. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? aguilar: mr. speaker, as the member designated by dr. bera, pursuant to house resolution dr. i inform the house that bera will vote yes on h.j.res. 107. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? mr. lynch: good evening, mr. speaker. as the member designated by the honorable mr. james langevin of pursuant to and house resolution 965, i'd like to inform the house that mr. house n will vote yes on resolution 107, further additional continuing act of 2021.s thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york rise? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by

leigh: thank you very much mr. speaker. yesterday the hospital to see the first clinically approved of vaccine. a fantastic moment for all of us in this house. i know everyone will join me in thanking the nhs and the task force and all of the volunteers that of made this possible. i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to the duties with my house. when i was a carrier in the -- we ushered the british people that a trade deal was entirely achievable. friend to my rightful make one last effort? surely, that deal is achievable because we have no intention of lowering our standards. the eu should know this, he cannot secure that deal with us. this parliamentary party will back him to the health because strength comes with unity. rightohnson: i think my honorable friend and he is entirely right that a good deal is still there to be done. i look forward to discussing it with the commissioner tonight but i must tell the house that our friends in the eu are currently insisting that if they pass a new law

thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. adam smith of washington state, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. smith will vote yes on house joint resolution 110. >> as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on h.j.res. 110. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress member costa, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the costathat congress member will vote yes on h.j.res. 110. and mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that congress member napolitano will vote yes on h.j.res. 110. and mr. speaker, as the member congress member vargas, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that congress member vargas will vote yes on h.j.res. 110. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose doe

the speaker: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i join the members of the maryland delegation in praising a great man, paul sarbanes, the people of maryland and all americans have lost a leader and public servant of dignity and principle. senator paul sarbanes. his 40 years of service as a member of the maryland house of delegates, house of representatives, u.s. senate strengthened our nation and made a difference in the lives of countless americans. in congress, paul sarbanes was respected by his colleagues on both sides of the aisle for his humility, tenacity, and brilliant intellect. it was a source of great pride for me that his congressional ever year began in the same house seat held by my father years before. all marylanders can take pride in paul sar bane's leadership as a defender of our o american democracy on the judiciary committee, and his tireless work to bring integrity, transparency, and oversight to washington as chair of the banking committee. may it be a comfort to senator sarbanes' cheern, michael, jane

mr. takano: mr. speaker, i i'd -- mr. speaker, i'd like to yield one minute to my good friend from arizona, representative gallego. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. gallego: i rise in support f h.r. 7105. native people have fought never war since the american revolution, more than a century before they were even granted citizenship. i fought alongside navajo marine, some of the best marines you'd ever meet. this is why i introduced the pact act to make sure america keeps its promises to these heroes. the pact act would prevent the v.a. from charging co-pays. the united states government has a treaty obligation to provide health care to native americans free of charge. despite this the v.a. has long carjacked co-payments for their care. now more than ever there's opinion dis-- in the midst of a health crisis disproportionately affecting native people we need to ensure that native people can access the health care they're nate ih as veteran an as americans. i yield back. the speaker p

mr. jordan: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield three minutes to the from -- he good dr. good doctor from the state of south carolina. the peaker pro tempore: gentleman is recognized is recognized, the gentleman from south carolina. >> north carolina. thank you, mr. speaker. rise today in opposition of h.r. 3884, the marijuana and tunity reinvestment expungement act. as a practicing physician for this bill deeply troubles me, especially with its implications for our youth population. marijuana is one of the most this substances on planet. i will say i am sympathetic to marijuana for pain relief. i really am. it's been clinically proven to activity in this area. 2020, study july, considered the t.h.c. component cannabis can be the main ulprit in psychosis and schizophrenia. a five times increase in cannabis users. the u.s. surgeon general agreed health risks ous associated with the use of marijuana in adolescence and in pregnancy. murphy: the bill fails to have t.h.c.dards to concentrates or edibles from hands of the adolesc

mr. thornberry: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, at this point i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the next republican leader of the house armed services committee, the gentleman from alabama, mr. rogers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama is recognized for two minutes. mr. rogers: thank you, mr. speaker. i would like to thank ranking member thornberry and chairman smith for their leadership in this essential process, to ensure america's security. this bill takes important steps forward to confront china by establishing the indo pacific deterrence initiative. it is a vital that we support and strengthen our allies and partners in the region, in order to deter the growing threat from china. this ndaa also funds critical investments here at home that will enable us to confront this sophisticated threats we face from china and russia. the ndaa also includes provisions implementing a number of cybersolarium recommendations. this will continue to modernize our military and cybersecurity efforts. i think we've on

thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to remind us all of the great american red cross program, holidays for heroes. an opportunity to thank and support our military, veterans, and their families throughout this holiday season. we all look forward to gathering with family and friends and loved ones this time of year for our service members, that is a luxury that all too often is not able to happen. these men and women spend many nths at a time, times over a year, and in their service years, away from their families. that's difficult no matter what time of year it is, but it is for them the holidays their sacrifice is magnified. i'd like to encourage everyone to reach out to their local red cross chapters to find out how to send a card, how to volunteer, or get involved wherever they see fit to spread some holiday cheer to our heroes. even a small gesture can brighten a holiday season for those that are employed -- deployed. that they are remembered, appreciated every day. but especially during this h

in a minute, mr. speaker. at the heart of this bill is one of the biggest free-trade agreements in the world. a comprehensive -- a comprehensive -- i will be happy -- >> mr. speaker, seeking your clarification, i'm just wondering if the prime minister can talk about taking back control of waters, with scottish fishermen who are going to have less fish to catch as a consequence of this deal. >> we are very limited -- can we try to keep to a tight agenda to allow everybody the time to contribute? prime minister? prime minister johnson: mr. speaker, i must nonetheless correct, as that was not a valid i must correct him on what he point. said. under this deal, we have taken back control of our waters and scottish fishermen from the get-go will have that. mr. speaker, and from the end of the transition period, as he knows full well. >> it is important we get on the record, it is more important to get the leader whether he would like the number of times he wants to stop an intervention. to give way straightaway, ple

mr. speaker, if we do that, mr. speaker, if we do that we will uphold what mr. chairman -- chairman partyson has always asked us to do and that's to work for the people in agriculture and we can do that and provide faith to people in rural america and all of america, thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from missouri, mrs. hartzler, for five minutes. mrs. hartzler: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor and remember the life of my friend, pastor david baker of belton, missouri. on november 29, pastor baker went to be with the lord, a loss for us but a gain for heaven. this last august marked his 39th year as senior pastor of the first baptist church of belton, missouri, and 37 years from his founding of heartland christian schools. through these two ministries, more than 6,000 people accepted christ and over 2,000 people were baptized. truly remarkable. pastor david baker had a tremendous impact on countless lives and was a leader in the community. he was respected for his knowledge as

mr. scalise: thank you, mr. speaker. i also wish my friend from new mexico well in the next phase of his life. thank you for your service to our country. mr. speaker, i rise today to make a bittersweet announcement and that is to say thank you to a member of my staff who has given 31 years of his life to this great institution. i'm talking about bill hughes. bill has decided to retire at the end of the 116th congress. more than one person has remarked over the years that bill comes with the building. bill has been my policy director since i became the republican whip in 2014. he was very first hire in that office. but his career was already legendary when i asked him to unretire and to join the whip team. bill's career embodies the american dream. he grew up in south dakota. he didn't have connections in washington. he just had a dream. he was drawn to public service and his breaks came through hard work. he became an expert on the federal budget and the legislative process. and for 31 years, bill has been part of some o

. >> mr. speaker. for millions of public sector workers and the benefit and broken promises on minimum wage increases show the pie minister wants to pay for this on the back of the working class. wouldn't it be more fair to impose the windfall tax on the wealth of the super rich and among those that made out of the crisis including those who one contract because of their links to the top stories. >> prime minister. >> mr. speaker, i must again strongly disagree with what the honorable gentle man says. it was a record increase in the living wage and pay raises across the board and of course we are proud of what we have done to support the record investment looking at those as discovered in the public sector and we will continue to do that but what we want to see is our economy recovering and our strong and dynamic private sector. on the bill committee for the legislation does my friend agree with me not only does it present and economic opportunity with the creation of jobs it's about jobs, jobs and whe

shimkus: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, another group that to pause and thank is my campaign team and supporters. how diverse this group is. they are young and old, they are live in poor, they towns, villages, and isolated country roads. ideology, rvative in they identify as republicans, libertarians, and even independents. these are the people who walked parades. they helped pass out balloons, political signs. hey took down signs of all sizes. they organized fundraisers both big and small. manned booths at county fairs. what causes people to give up talent, and heir their possessions to a candidate, party, or cause? t is at the heart of a representative democracy, our constitutional republic. going to cast a vote for you, shouldn't you know their beliefs? about an l strongly issue, wouldn't you want to help a kind red spirit? started to run for federal office 28 years ago. unsuccessful then. years uccessful four later. when asked in 1992 what i stood replied, less government, individual responsibility, lower taxes

kildee: mr. speaker, -- mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. peters of california, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. peters will vote yes on h.r. 8900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by dr. bera, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that dr. bera will vote aye on h.r. 8900. mr. aguilar: as the member designated by mr. rouda, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. rouda will vote aye on h.r. 8900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by dr. ruiz of california, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that dr. ruiz will vote aye on h.r. 8900. as the member designated by ms. tlaib of michigan, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform tlaib will at ms. vote aye on h.r. 8900. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. raskin: mr. speaker, as

indeed, mr speaker. i can certainly give my right honourable friend that assurance that we will look in as much granular detail as we can at the incidence throughout the country. but i... these are points that have been made with great power, as i say, by honourable members on all sides of the house. we will review the allocation of tea rs every 14 we will review the allocation of tears every 14 days. —— tiers every 14 days starting on the 16th of december. i want to make an important point to all members who are rightly concerned about the position of their constituencies, our constituencies, in these tiers. honourable members have it within their power, in our power, to help move our areas down the tears. by throwing their full weight, mr speaker, throwing our full weight throwing their full weight, mr speaker, throwing ourfull weight as leaders in our communities, hind community testing. —— behind community testing. —— behind community testing. —— behind community testing. and seizing

mr. gonzalez: mr. speaker, we have two speakers remaining. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri reserves? mr. clay: i continue to reserve, yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. gonzalez: mr. speaker, i yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from tennessee, mr. roe. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for 30 seconds. mr. roe: i rise in opposition to this bill. it would shift the constitutional power to coin money and regulate its value from congress to the executive branch. while i applaud the effort to give the mint flexibility to reduce costs, this bill has the unintended affect of relinquishing congress' constitutional power to coin money to the executive branch. we see this shift of power all the time in this body -- in this body. it's a prerogative of congress to regulate the country's coinage. let's vote to maintain this prerogative. i urge my colleagues to support suspending the rules and passing h.r. 795. with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the sp

i think that's what he's driving at, mr speaker. he said the four nations of the uk had agreed to go ahead with the regulations that had already been set out about meeting up at christmas. because we don't want to criminalise people's long made plans, mr speaker, but we do think, we do think it's absolutely vital that people should — at this very, very tricky time — exercise a high degree of personal responsibility, especially when they come into contact with elderly people, and avoid contact with elderly people wherever possible. keir starmer said he wondered where the prime minister got his advice from. well, now i know, because i hear the official newsletter of the wellingborugh conservative party. it's not on every one's christmas reading list, but it is a fascinating read because it gives a lot of advice to wannabe politicians. it says this, "say the first thing that comes into your head..." laughing. "..it‘ll probably be nonsense, you may get a bad headline, but, "if you make enough dubious claims, fast enough, "you can

mr. carter: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to remember and honor a very special person, mr. martin smith. martin was a natural born leader who dedicated his life to serving others, including serving his country in the national guard. following his graduation from georgia southern university, he began his career in the automobile industry and became the youngest dealer at 24 years old when he purchased a chevrolet dealership in claxton, georgia. his kindness and selflessness extended to every area of his life, including his business ventures. for example, in early 1990's, he revolutionized the car business with a no hassle buying concept because he wanted every customer to be honored and treated with respect. no hassle buying 3450e7bs customers get the best deal right away without the need to neasht. his dedication to the automobile industry earned him the highest honor an automobile dealer can achieve. the "time" magazine quality dealer of the yearward. this award recognizes the car dealers who exhibit ex

speaker -- mr. case: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. case: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. case: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm very happy today to rise in support of s. 1342, the great lakes environmental sensitivity act. i commend my colleagues, senators peter and young and representatives kildee and joyce, for their bicameral and bipartisan efforts on this legislation. the great lakes are the largest freshwater system by area in the world and are home to highly productive commercial and recreational fisheries, thriving coastal communities and unique aquatic species. this legislation ensures that the great lakes are not left behind in environmental planning. the bill requires that the national ocean janish and -- oceanic

mr. payne: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to declare that our four-year public nightmare is almost at an end. next month, joseph r. biden will be sworn in as the 46th president after an honest, free, and fair election. and an ugly chapter in america's history will be over. no more governing by tweet. no more constant lies. no more insulting our nation while passing -- praising our enemies. no more incompetent family members conducting national policy. no more gross profiteering offered the presidency. no more children in cages. no more promoting a white supremacy. no more tax on -- attacks on the american institutions like the f.b.i., the courts, schools, and the post office and so many others. no more payoffs. no more conspiracy theories. no more recounting ballots. and the future with no more coronavirus, hopefully. for the last four years we have been told to make america great. when joseph r. biden is sworn in as president of the united states, we can say that we finally did. and with that, mr. speak

mr. cicilline: mr. speaker, i ask -- mr. langevin: i ask one minute to address the house and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from rhode island is recognized for one minute. mr. langevin: mr. speaker, i rise today to bid farewell to a vital member of my team and my right-hand man in rhode island for the last seven years. seth joined my staff as district director and my rhode island chief of staff after working for several cycles on my re-election campaign. the people of rhode island's second district could not have asked for a more dedicated public servant. seth worked nonstop and embodies the phrase under promise and overdeliver. his organizational skills are unparalleled and he was instrumental in helping me manage my most valuable resource, my time. on behalf of the people of rhode island. seth is leaving to serving as chief of staff for our straight treasurer. it's a terrific opportunity for him to continue to serve the ocean state and while i'm sad to see him go, i wish him th

mr speaker it's how the counter. trying to start straight away by to say bold seybold whether it's. 12 months ago he told the british people that he has an open and he didn't say he has half a deal he didn't say the next stage will be very firmly difficult in fact he told the british street all this was before the election he faced them he told of these were his words the chances of no deal well absolutely 0 and they now chancellor obviously took him but she's worth it because the chancellor said in the run up to the election we won't need supplant don't you because we have a deal. so a year off why should anyone who trusted the prime minister when he said he had a deal including his chance are apparently illegal and he says now the prime minister or mr speaker i hesitate to accuse the right honorable gentleman of deliberately trying to mislead people but that's big speed no doubt the we've had a and i've been ready deal which was their withdrawal agreement 5 weeks 5 bridge which which the people voted for as he righ

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this deal was negotiated by a big team, and he should know this, from every part of the united kingdom. and it serves the whole of the u.k., not least by protecting the integrity of the united kingdom single internal market. and northern ireland's place within his immigration system and give us full control of who enters the country. him for the work he had done of the work he did for northern ireland. of the same time, the deal provide certainty for airlines who have suffered grievously during this pandemic. it guarantees the freedom of british citizens to travel to and from the eu and retain access to health care. it provides certainty for our police, for our border forces, our security agencies, who work alongside our european friends. it provides certainty for partnerships on scientific research because we want our country to be a science superpower, but also a collaborative science superpower. it provides certainty for business, from financial services to manufacturers i

what is good for northern ireland, mr speaker, is surely good enough for scotland. why is scotland being shafted by this double—dealing? can the prime minister explain to scottish businesses why this is fair? mr speaker, in common with the whole of the rest of the united kingdom, scotland will benefit from the substantial access of devolved powers for scotland and will benefit from the regaining of money, borders and laws. and as i never tyre of telling my friend, the gentleman opposites, in spite of all hisjeering, mr speaker, scotland will take back control of colossal quantities of fish, which i think is something that the people of scotland deserve to be able to exploit for the advantage of those communities. borisjohnson. well, straight after pmqs, the cabinet office minister set out the details of that brexit deal on northern ireland, which ensures goods can still flow smoothly around the uk at least in the short term. i'm pleased to say that under the agreement that we've reached, northern ireland businesses selling to consumers or using goods in northern i

the speaker pro tempore: mr. speaker -- mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 1271, i call up h.r. 133, with the senate amendment thereto, and i have a motion at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill, designate the senate amendment and report the motion. the clerk: h.r. 133, an act to provide economic partnership and cooperation between the united states and mexico. senate amendment. ms. lowy of new york moves that the house concur in the senate amendment to h.r. 133, with an amendment consisting of the text of rules committee print 116-68. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant the speaker pro tempore: the motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided between the chair and ranking member. the gentlewoman from new york and the gentlewoman from texas, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new york. mrs. lowey: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days the revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material

what is good for northern ireland, mr speaker, is surely good enough scotland. why is scotland being shafted by this doubledealing? can the prime minister explain to scottish businesses why this is fair? mr speaker, in common with the whole of the rest of the united kingdom, scotland will benefit from substantial access of devolved powers for scotland, and will benefit from the regaining of money, borders, and laws. and, as i nevertire of telling my friend, the gentleman opposite, in spite of all hisjeering, scotland will take back control of colossal quantities of fish, which i think is something that the people of scotland deserve to be able to exploit for the advantage of those communities. borisjohnson. with that session over, borisjohnson headed to brussels to meet ursula von der leyen. but after a three—hour dinner, number ten said very large gaps remained between the uk and the eu. and mrs von der leyen said the two sides were still far apart. next morning, a treasury minister answered an urgent question on the trade talks. we are working tirelessly to

mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. have publican whip and i been discussing where we are and speed on ers up to what status we have for today and the next few days. in the house knows nd america knows that as of 12:00 midnight tonight, the of rnment will run out authority to operate and run out to be spent. as a result, everybody's working very, very hard on both sides, the house, to try to come to an agreement. not only with respect to the government but also with respect to the response to ovid-19 and the pandemic that afflicts our people and has afflicted our economy in a very way.ive and so we are trying to get to to get ment, trying askr done, and i'm going to to -- i guess i don't have to i told the republican whip that we intend to ask for a recess until 5:00 this afternoon, which will give us work on bothurs to the discussions -- and i just got off the phone with the just got off the phone with senator mcconnell. so we are hoping that in the we'll have a rs clearer picture of where we are. my be glad to yield t

wilson: thank you, mr. speaker. the defeated democrat candidate for senate acknowledge south carolina republicans swept remarkable victories on the local, state, and federal levels due to the coattails of president trump and vice president mike pence providing the largest republican majorities at every level in 140 years. despite bias fake news, our citizens appreciate the lowest unemployment in history for african-americans, hispanics, and asian americans with the highest employment ever for women and youth. peace through strength has been maintained with rebuilding the military and promises made, promises kept the american embassy is now in jerusalem. contributions of unlimited millions to democrats enriched political consultants at democrats lost while out spending the republican. senator lindsey gram ham survived the onslaught in the most expensive senate race. the house expensive house race ever led to congresswoman elect nance yea mace becoming the first female republican federal official in history. my oppone

>> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. scalise: i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for inquiring of the majority leader the schedule of next week. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scalise: thank you. i also ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scalise: with that, i'd be happy to yield to my friend, the gentleman from maryland, the majority leader of the house. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, on monday the house will meet at 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. members are vezzed that votes are expected -- are advised that votes are expected as early as 2:00 p.m. i want to repeat. that we're going in at 12:00, votes can be as early as 2:00 approximately -- 2:00 p.m. this is unusual for the first day of the week. i have advised and urge members to stay here this weekend. most of them that i've talked to are because clearly we are trying to get two critical pieces of legislation done. which we will speak to,

thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. snyder pursuant to h. res. 965, i inform the house that mr. snyder will vote yes on h.r. 3695 over objection of the president. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. cartwright: as the member designated by mr. doyle of pennsylvania, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. doyle will vote es on passing h.r. 6395 over the objection of the president. as the member designated by mr. case of hawaii, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. case will ote yes on passing h.r. 6395 over the objection of the president. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut seek recognition? mr. courtney: as the member designated by ms. roybal-allard, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. royba

>> mr. speaker, meppingd by mr. deutch of florida, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. deutch will vote yes on s. 2981. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from washington seek recognition? ms. delbene: as the member designated by dr. schreyer, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that dr. schreyer will vote yes on s. 1982. 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. hastings of florida, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. hastings will 2981.ye on s. as the member designated by mi -- umucaal powell will vote yea on s. 1982. as the member designated by mr. payne of new jersey, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. payne will lso vote yea on s. 1981. -- 2981. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. tonko: mr. speaker, as the

absolutely, mr speaker. i strongly urge people to take up the vaccine, but it is no part of our culture or our ambition in this country to make vaccines mandatory. that's not how we do things. the prime minister was keen to stress that people still needed to follow the rules, including those introduced for england in the face of opposition from more than 50 conservative mps in tuesday night's commons vote. i think it is very important at this stage for us all to recognise that this is unquestionably good news. it's very, very good news. but it is by no means the end of the story. it is not the end of our national struggle against coronavirus. and that is why it's very important that the package of moderate but tough measures that the house voted for last night, the tiering system, is followed across the country because that's how we will continue to beat the virus. he said people shouldn't build up their hopes about an instant roll—out. the labour leader was worried about public confidence in the vaccine.

mr. neguse: thank you, mr. speaker. the ain, want to thank chairman of the antitrust subcommittee, mr. cicilline, for is leadership, his thoughtfulness and for making consumer protection the central focus of his work and the work ust subcommittee's over this past congress. with that we are prepared to northif my colleague from dakota -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman is recognized. has yielded. with that i say thank you to mr. armstrong, my colleague on the other side of aisle. i'd lend my voice as well to rightfully ve praised the work of mr. sensenbrenner who for many, many years in the united states congress has served with distinction, representing the of wisconsin. i know this bill was certainly important to him. we appreciate his efforts on front. i finally will close with this. can be lost, it rather, on the american public as we talk about things like and the antitrust laws that are currently on the books how that connects to the life of americans. funda

mr. hudson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to congratulate my friend and colleague congressman greg walden on his retirement following more than 20 years representing oregon's second district here in congress. as a member of the energy and commerce committee, chairman walden has been a real mentor to me. i've seen firsthand chairman walden's lowe for his country, dedication to his district and hard work on so many important priorities for our nation like health care, energy independence, and telecommunications. i have so many fond memories of the work we've done together and the time we've spent. i especially enjoyed working with chairman walden on landmark legislation to combat the opioid crisis. you will be dearly missed but i wish you, and your entire family, all the best and i urge my colleagues to thank me in joining congressman greg walden for his extraordinary service. with that, i yield back the balance of my time. mr. upton: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman, also a member of the energy an

thank you, mr speaker. cani keir starmer. thank you, mr speaker. can ijoin with the prime minister in his comments about the vaccine roll—out, it was fantastic to see the first person margaret keenan received the vaccine yesterday. it's a huge national effort and i want to thank everybody that has been involved with it. mr speaker, can i also thank you for enabling me to participate today notwithstanding myself isolation. a year ago the prime minister stood on the steps of downing street and promised the country, these were his words, a permanent break from talking about brexit. can the prime minister say how is that going? i'm delighted to welcome the honourable gentleman from his vantage point of exile in islington, his spiritual home, and wish him all the best in his self isolation. but i can tell him that his own silence on this matter has been sphinxlike, and i wonder quite what it is, mr speaker, that has kept him from asking this question for quite so long. we delivered brexit on january the 31st, for quite so long. we delivered brexit onj

i am oldest of three boys, mr. speaker. i'm a baptist preacher from the pand handle of florida and had the privilege to north carolina since 1991 and having the opportunity to work, spent 16 years as a pastor and last six years serving in a different capacity. what an honor it is to walk the halls and to be able to think about the history that has made this country what it is today. we were blessed to hit the ground running, becoming the first member since its inception in 1973 to be legitimated chairman at the end of the first term of the largest conservative caucus of the republican study committee. i have enjoyed extending and wrapping up a term as the vice chair of the g.o.p. conference. what a privilege it has been to serve a bulk of that time as co-chairman with senator james lankford of the prayer caucus and gather each monday -- many people don't know the prayer caucus to exist and on that monday evening after we fly in to gather in room 219 right off to my right and seek god's guidance as we pray for constituents a

mr speaker, i stand by what i said. those earning less than £24,000 in the public sector, 2.1 million people or 38% of all people working in the public sector will receive a guaranteed fixed increase of at least £250. this week, nicola sturgeon announced that health and care workers in scotland would be given a one off payment of £500 to thank them for their work during the pandemic. and she called on the uk government to make sure the payments were tax free. but treasury ministers aren't budging. powers over tax allowances, and exemptions and national insurance are reserved to the uk government, so will the chancellor do the right thing and ensure that this festive gift of goodwill is not clawed back by hmrc? mr speaker, as the honourable lady should know, the income tax on these payments is actually paid to scotland, not to westminster, and the scottish government has the power and funding to gross up the payment if it wishes. for the uk government, we've provided over £82 billion of extra funding for the scottish

mr speaker, when i abstain, i come to the house and explain. when the prime minister — when the prime minister abstains, he runs away to afghanistan! and gives the taxpayer a £20,000 bill. a reference to the vote on the expansion of heathrow airport that borisjohnson once seemed to have deliberately missed. keir starmer said he should now do more to help the 200,000 shop workers who have lost theirjobs this year. as well as providing emergency support, will the prime minister work with us, with the trade unions and the sector, to finally bring forward a comprehensive plan to save retailjobs and provide the sector with the much greater support it needs through this crisis? these are real people, prime minister, with realjobs and this family are facing the sack. they really need to hear from you. the prime minister said the government was supporting everyjob before again turning defence into attack. when it came to protecting the people of this country from coronavirus at this critical moment, he told his troops to abstain, mr speaker! captain

i think that's what he's driving at, mr speaker. he said the four nations of the uk had agreed to go ahead with the regulations already set out about meeting up at christmas. because we don't want to criminalise people's long made plans, mr speaker, but we do think, we do think it's absolutely vital that people should — at this very, very tricky time — exercise a high degree of personal responsibility, especially when they come into contact with elderly people, and avoid contact with elderly people wherever possible. the snp's westminster leader turned to the impact of brexit on scotland. people in scotland aren't willing to suffer the consequences of this economic vandalism. 16 consecutive polls have shown a majority for independence, and mrspeaker, it's little wonder. isn't it as clear as day that the only way left to protect scotland's interests and our place in europe is for scotland to become an independent country. the uk currently has the highest youth employment in the g7, a point made, perhaps, to the advantage of the r