they play politics, mr. speaker. [shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. the uk governments work connecting rural areas like bracken and radishes to superfast broadband is coming up hard when it was, withdraws its match funding for this game forcing the cost for installation back on homes and businesses in my constituency. welsh labour's decision means my constituents will lose out as local authorities in england continue to find the skin. does he agree with me that broadband is critical for the growth of the rural economy and will he doubled his efforts to connect my constituents despite welsh labour of letting us down? >> yes, mr. speaker, and were spending 69 million already to support rollout of superfast broadband in wales, and i wish that the welsh government had not withdrawn its broadband scheme will do our best to make up the difference as fast as possible. >> we now come to the snp leader, ian blackford. >> thank you, mr. speaker. it's good to see the member for bridge and in the chamber this afternoon. i commend him for his statement earlier tod

wilson: thapg you, mr. speaker. the -- thank you, mr. speaker. the midlands of south carolina were shocked to learn of the shooting death sun of casey police officer andrew barr, age 27. killed in the line of duty, officer barr was a brave dedicated public servant who will always be cherished as a champion for law and order. he was familiar with the danger. shortly after graduating from the south carolina criminal justice academy in 2017, he and another casey police officer were shot during an incident that involved a car chase and foot pursuit. they were awarded medals for bravery. our hearts are breaking in casey. officer barr has been n important part of the family since 2016. heralded the mayor. officer barr gave the ultimate sacrifice for us to make us safe, confirmed casey police chief. casey is fortunate with mayor and the chief with law enforcement experienced councilman. our prayers for the family of texas national guardsman bishop evans who was a hero trying to protect the drug infested southern border. god bless ukraine. got bless pres

. >> thank you, mr. speaker. challenges with transport remain some of the biggest obstacles at the border. i was pleased to see on top of the governments 3 billion pound strategy, the county council received an additional one and 5 million pounds. i am sure you can only imagine my disappointment this month when cambria had no funding for the latest bus funding. can the prime minister reassure my constituents that cambria can look forward to future funding schemes to improve our vital bus services? >> think my friend, he is a great champion for rural cambria and bus services and he is right . >> i think she did an outstanding job my particularly since she coined an expression that enabled the u.k. to deliver a fantastic cop 26 summit last year. >> she laughed at breaking the rules and resigned. the prime minister claimed he was furious at her behavior and accepted her resignation. professor neil ferguson broke the rules and also resigned. the prime minister said that was the right thing to do. the former health se

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. doug lamborn of colorado, i inform the house that mr. lamborn will vote yea on house resolution 831. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. kahele, i inform the house that mr. kahele will vote yes on h.r. 831. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? mr. butterfield: as the member designated by mr. price of north carolina, i inform the house that mr. price will vote yes on h.res. 831. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman johnson and chairman david scott, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.res. 831. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. joyce of ohio, i inform the house that mr. joyce will vote yea on h.res. 831.

mr. raskin: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm delighted to hear from my friend from pennsylvania that he supports s. 35252, the ukraine -- s. 3522, the ukraine democracy land lease act. that is a moment of grave emergency in ukraine as putin's army continues to bomb hospitals and schools, rape and assault women, and murder the civilian population. i'm of course disappointed that even when we agree, that the minority caucus insists upon disagreeing and bringing ■up matters that are utterly extraneous to this resolution, but my friend mentioned authoritarian lockdowns, oppressive procedures, dangerous and radical policies. i didn't know if he was referring to vladimir putin or to the prior president whose dangerous radical appeasement of vladimir putin empowered and embodened him as vladimir putin has tried to undermine nato and the last president did everything in his power to undermine nato and weaken nato. but at this point, we have the opportunity to rally the democratic world, the democratic nations of the world, the dem

>> yes, mr. speaker. if she looks as the leveling-up white paper, she will find that it is, indeed, directed clearly at enhancing, improving the lives in our coastal communities, tilting resource and attention towards those fantastic communities, and we'll make sure that she gets a meeting with the relevant menster. >> now to the leader of the opposition, kier starmer. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i know the prime minister will have wished his back benches to scream and shout, and that's fine. that's fine. [inaudible conversations] but i i hope, i hope he's also sent a clear message that there's no place for sexism or misogyny or looking down on people because of where they come from his party, in house or in britain. next year with, mr. speaker, the u.k. is set for the slowest growth and the highest inflation in the g7. why is he failing to manage the economy in -- economy? >> mr. speaker, well, let me first of all say in response to what the right honorable gentleman has said about sexism and misogyny tha

mr. bentz: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bentz: mr. speaker, there is a war raging in ukraine killing thousands and thousands of innocent people. gasoline, diesel, grocery prices are through the roof. for all practical purposes, we don't have a southern border anymore so hundreds of thousands of immigrants continue to flood into the united states, and the situation there is about to get much worse. rampant inflation is making short work of hard-earned money for all americans. but the main priority of democrats isn't ukraine, skyrocketing gasoline prices, the border crisis. it's marijuana. it's some point people say it will be legalized. what's deeply and troubling of this bill is the failure to address the clear consequence of legalization, such as what this drug does to children, to drivers on our highways, to the mental health for the adults who choose to use marijuana, to communities inundated of cartels, and finally, to t

thank you, mr speaker. my constituents and - mr speaker. my constituents and expressed satisfaction as to how we helping the people in ukraine but also frustration and anger that events number ten. they also believe that what is not linked to the other. contrition over his ever is welcome and i thank him for it. whilst it was a clear error of judgment but i certainly do not believe it was a resigning matter. if it was, regardless of ukraine, it still would be. i, like many, missed the funeral of a close friend but i would still have missed that funeral regardless of the pm's ever because the rules were correct and his ever does not change that. with regard to ukraine i would continue his efforts with full vigour. —— i would encourage him to continue his efforts with full vigour. i thank ou ve efforts with full vigour. i thank you very much _ efforts with full vigour. i thank you very much and _ efforts with full vigour. i thank you very much and i _ efforts with full vigour. i thankl you very much and i understand efforts with full vigo

connolly: thank you, mr. speaker. . mr. connolly: thank you, mr. speaker. the united states has a long tradition on the bipartisan basis of feeling with the issue of food insecurity and malnutrition. herbert hoover led some of the early efforts by the united states government after world war i to feed a starving europe. and he even provided food assistance to the bull sha vick regime--bowl sha vick regime in russia because we understood that malnutrition didn't respect political ideology or labels. three the food for peace program in the early kennedy and johnson years, the cooperation between the late senator bowl and the late -- bob dole and the late senator george mcgovern to make sure both domestic and international food security was a staple of u.s. policy and bipartisan support. this is an important piece of legislation. no child in 2022 should ever be malnourished. and certainly no child should ever die from malnourishment. this is an important statement by this congress about our values as human beings and as a society and reaffirms a long-standing

thank you, mr. speaker. it's been more than two years since covid-19 shut down the world and forced businesses to close for months. since the beginning of the pandemic congress has spent, we already talked about it, $6.6 trillion to help american businesses get back on track to financial recovery after enduring months of forced government closures. at that time aid was critical for businesses to survive the pandemic, but we must now let the free market, the free market work and stop involving spending billions more in the name of covid-19. this attempt by democrats to spend billions of tax dollars is irresponsible and will only add to what we have today in the growing inflation crisis we have. americans are currently experiencing tough times right now trying to find out how to beat, frankly, the federal government. inflation and energy prices are the primary concerns for small businesses. i am a small business owner for 51 years, still employ hundreds of people. that's the concerns they have. more federal sp

you, mr speaker. with details _ mr speaker, then we will. you, mr speaker. with details of _ mr speaker, then we will. you, mr speaker. with details of the i mr speaker, then we will. you, mr speaker. with details of the sue i speaker. with details of the sue gray report trickling out, and further photos of partygate yet to be released and any number of fixed penalty notice is likely to be licked, this is a prime minister who is not fit to run a bath. it is time for him to stop this ridiculous charade that he believes no rules were broken. so will he commit to making public every fixed penalty notice he receives, will he publish the party photos taken by the official photographer and ensure sue gray's report is published at the earliest opportunity? we have a right to know the truth. mr speaker, on the fixed — right to know the truth. mr speaker, on the fixed penalty _ right to know the truth. mr speaker, on the fixed penalty notices, - right to know the truth. mr speaker, on the fixed penalty notices, i i right to know the truth. mr speaker, on the fixed

>> yes we well, mr. speaker. and if you look you will find that it is indeed directed clearly at enhancing and improving the lives of the coastal communities and with attention to words the communities i will make sure that she gets a meeting with a relevant ministry as soon as possible.rm >> [inaudible] thank you, mr. speaker. i know the pre- minister would have screamed f and shouted, bui also hope he sent a clear message about sexism and misogyny or looking down on people for where they come from, in this party, in this house or among britain. next year, mr. speaker, it is set for the slowest growth of the highest inflation in the g7. ecwhy are you failing to manage the economy? >> mr. speaker, let me first of all say in response to the gentleman said about sexism and misogyny, that i exchanged messages with the right honorable lady over the weekend, i repeat there could absolutely bebe no place for such behaviorr such expression in the house and we should treat each other, mr. speaker, frankly with the respec

mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. neal: i yield myself such time as i might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. i am relieved that the senate has sent this measure back to us after the house initially advanced the legislation a month ago. we are now considering this important legislation to suspend normal trade relations with russia. the facts, the atrocities, and the emotions are all packaged in the american and congressional response in the coming moments. we will shortly consider this amendment to h.r. 6968 which will suspend russian oil imports so both measures may directly go to the president's desk. we have no time to waste and must immediately further punish vladimir putin. what we have witnessed in bucha over the course of the last 72 hou

foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, president biden's recently submitted budget for fiscal year 2023 is a literal dumpster fire. his budget confirms what we have known all along. he does not have the slightest clue what fiscal responsibility means. right now families are facing a $3,500 yearly inflation tax. but president biden wants to spend a whopping $73 trillion over the next decade. a 66% increase over the previous 10 years. over the next five years inflation rates would increase by 2.8%. in fact, the scheme would be the highest sustained government spending endeavor in american history. mr. speaker, president biden has failed to read the room yet again. the american people do not want another biden budget bust. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i move unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the the gentleman fro

speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. has received an additional 120,000,002 waiting time for diagnoses. that outline a general ambition set no target for improvement with some families waiting two years. my friends a great with significant investment of public money people have the right to know how and when. it would he support my campaign for a 12 month maximum weight to any share seeking a diagnosis. >> she is absolutely right. it is a great campaign she is running mr. speaker. and the government is indeed providing the funding to improve or dilute disability services. it's also important to people get the message and assessment they need within 12 weeks. and the measures and our health and care bills local accountability. >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the association has confirmed with the cost of moving goods from this part of the united kingdom to northern ireland has risen by 27% in the first year of the operation of the protocol. the border is harming our economy. it is undermining political stability in northern

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, let me say for the record, if there's any member on the other side who feels the strength to come and testify before our committee, i invite them right now to let us know and we will gladly entertain whatever information they have as to what happened on january 6. some of them ran out of this building fearing for their life. so there's no question that something happened. and house resolution 503 says, absolutely, we have to find the facts and circumstances as to what happened and why. and make recommendations. and that's what we have to do. we have the constitutional power to issue subpoenas. if people do not follow subpoenas, we have the right to bring them before this body and recommend contempt citations. and that's what we are doing today. so it doesn't matter that if they were a father, a mother, osister, or a brother, had children, if they break the law, they break the law. no one's above the law. and that's what the point we're trying to make. we asked the individuals

mr. boyle: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to thank both my colleagues, both of whom have served as not only members of this house and members of the nato parliamentary assembly, but both have led that body as president emeritus and our current president, mr. connolly. i was there in brussels with my colleagues just a month ago in the days immediately preceding vladimir putin's brutal russian invasion of ukraine. and there our delegation on a bipartisan basis made the case for this resolution. made the case for why such a center is needed now more than ever. we are seeing an attack not only on the people of ukraine but on our democratic values. they are at stake in a way today that they haven't been since the fall of the berlin wall. in some sense that they haven't been under this sort of attack since 1945. i am proud to be a part, as mr. connolly mentioned, of our nate parliamentary assembly. we'll be going this weekend to another such nato p.a. meeting. this association, this alliance is needed now more than ever. i

thank you, mr speaker. the people of - you, mr speaker. the people of rossendale and down and will have weighed finest are carefully listening to him today and they will like me feel that it is a contrite and wholehearted apology to smite people of rossendale and darwen, weighed the words carefully. they will also be looking at the actions of the prime minister in ukraine and i wonder if he would consider putting britain at the forefront of a new marshall plan to rebuild ukraine after putin has been defeated and fund this impact with our silhouettes —— fund this in part through assets confiscated by the british state from oligarchs. this is a plan that the uk government is already pursuing and in my conversations with president zelensky we did discuss exactly how the supporters and fans of ukraine around the world could help to rebuild that beautiful country when the conflict is over. == rebuild that beautiful country when the conflict is over.— the conflict is over. -- supporters and friends _ the conflict is over. -- supporters and

we have seen this before, mr. speaker. it's the same dehumanization that has led to every genocide before. . i fear what we ukraine right now and it will only get worse. nothing we do on this floor today will erace the generational trauma that putin's forces have inflicted on ukrainians. bureau we can and we must ensure that the united states of america is doing everything in its power to collect evidence that can be used to prosecute russian war crimes and other atrocities. and hopefully that will deter further systemic human rights abuses in this conflict. h.r. 7276 would require the administration to detail efforts to collect, analyze and preserve evidence of war crimes. and to describe the process through which a domestic, foreign or international court or tribeunl could request and obtain information related to war crimes or other atrocities from the united states. every day, every day of this illegal and unprovoked war further unites the global community against russia's aggression in ukraine. the images we continue

mr. raskin: thank you, mr. speaker. and for the purposes of debate only, i will yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, my friend, mr. reschenthaler, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. during consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purposes of debate only. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. raskin: mr. speaker, the rules committee met yesterday and reported a rule, house resolution 1065, providing for consideration of s. 3522, the ukraine democracy defense lend-lease act, under a closed rule. the rule provides for one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on foreign affairs. the rule provides for one motion to commit. the rule extends recess instructions, suspension authority, and same-day authority through may 13. finally, the rule deems h.res. 1035 as passed.

the speaker: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, for generations america's innovation from electricity to automobiles, robotics and from plastics have shaped the course of history. we prevailed because we were pre-eminent because of our investing in science, research, and technology. but today america's preeminence is being challenged. other countries have followed our lead in research, science, and technology. as a result, more of the technology that we are relying on today are made abroad. driving up the cost at home. contributing to inflation. threatening our workers' financial security. their jobs. and eroding our nation's competitiveness. that is why chairwoman eddie bernice johnson anti-science, space, and technology committee along with -- and the science, space, and technology committee along with 14 other committees of the house crafted a data driven results oriented package to help our nation meet and win in the 21st century. i associate myself with the remarks of the the gentlewoman from michigan in support of th

mr. natd letter: mr. speaker, i now -- mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield two minutes to another great champion of this legislation, 2:30, to another great champion of this legislation, mr. blumenauer of oregon. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon is recognized for -- mr. blumenauer: i thank alt people that my friend barbara lee acknowledged. a century ago we were in the midst of a prohibition against alcohol. and the problems that my dear friend from oregon highlighted in terms of the prohibition against cannabis. i agree with him about the horrific situation in southern oregon. i look forward to working with him to try and remediate it. but the solution is to be found in this legislation. the problem of the cartels, the illegal activity, the black market is a result of the fact that the federal government does not have its act together. people across the country have acted to take it into their own hands. as a result, we have a piecemeal approach, 48 states have some form of legalization. chairman nadler and the committ

mr. connolly: thank you, mr. speaker. i first want to thank chairman greg meeks and ranking member mike mccaul for helping bring this bipartisan resolution to the floor today. i also want to thank my partner in so much of this enterprise with respect to nato and nato parliamentary assembly, mr. turner of ohio. h.res. 831, which we introduced together, mr. turner and i, calls on the united states government to uphold the founding democratic principles of nato and establish a center for democratic resilience within nato itself. nato's founding document, signed here in washington, d.c., on april 4, 1949, this very week, it's clear nato is an alliance of democracies. the preamble to the treaty notes the determination of allies to, quote, safeguard the freedom, heritage and civilization of peoples founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law. unquote. the alliance's commitment to shared democratic values is what distinguishes nato from any other military alliance. without it, nato's just anoth

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, let me say for the record, if there's any member on the other side who feels the strength to come and testify before our committee, i invite them right now to let us know and we will gladly entertain whatever information they have as to what happened on january 6. some of them ran out of this building fearing for their life. so there's no question that something happened. and house resolution 503 says, absolutely, we have to find the facts and circumstances as to what happened and why. and make recommendations. and that's what we have to do. we have the constitutional power to issue subpoenas. if people do not follow subpoenas, we have the right to bring them before this body and recommend contempt citations. and that's what we are doing today. so it doesn't matter that if they were a father, a mother, osister, or a brother, had children, if they break the law, they break the law. no one's above the law. and that's what the point we're trying to make. we asked the individuals

mr. cline: thank you, mr. speaker. i, too, want to express my thanks to the gentleman from michigan for his years of service to this country, to this body, and to the great state of michigan. mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the virginia military institute club boxing team which recently won the united states intercollegiate boxing association national champ championships in atlanta, georgia. this victory marks the program's second national title in seven years. the last of which came in 2015. throughout this year's tournament, the team amassed an impressive 20-8 record, scoring six knockouts, one technical knockouts, nine unanimous decisions and four split decisions. of the four cadets competing, five took home medals. each of these national champions and runners-up earned all-american individual honors for their stellar performances in their respective weight classes. the team's coach, joe schaefer, credited their win to preparation, dedication, and hard work. coach schaefer said, we represented the institute with

mr. burchett: thank you, mr. speaker. i expect much more from our chairman, but i've come to appreciate his lackluster approach to this very important issue. mr. johnson, right? folks on the left have accused us good republicans of complaining about inflation. they say we have no plan for lowering the cost of food, clothes or gasoline. of course the democrats have controlled congress for the last 15 months, mr. speaker. as you well know. during that time, they've successfully rammed through trillions, trillions, in unnecessary federal spending. let's look at where that's got us, folks. prices for goods and services americans rely on rose by 8.5% in march, 2022, compared to march, 2021. that's unacceptable for working american, especially for east tennesseans. mr. vice chairman, that's not even the worst of it all. even after all this, spending rose costs for american families, the democrats still don't think it was enough. they still think the multitrillion dollar high tax build back better act, which we've called the bui

mr. payne: mr. speakers i have no more speakers -- mr. speaker, i have no more speakers and i am prepared to close after the gentleman closes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. pfluger: i have no more speakers and i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields his time. excuse me. mr. pfluger: thank you, mr. speaker. you know, just as a side note here, we've been talking about transparency in this bill and i think it's important that we do keep in mind that this is something that helps us in a nonpartisan way. regardless of the administration, regardless of quote-unquote who is in power at that time. it is my sincere hope that this particular bill will actually advocate for the mission of d.h.s. and not for a political gain, not for a political outcome. it's been my experience in federal government it's been my experience that a well operated and well oiled machine within the inspector general's office can be that check and that balance. i think at this point in our histo

mr. kildee: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. first, i want to -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. kildee: thank you. first, i want to thank chairman neal for his leadership on the ways and means committee in helping to bring this important legislation to the floor. right now, families and seniors that i represent in michigan and all across the country are paying too much for prescription drugs, in particular, for insulin, and that's why congresswoman craig, congresswoman mcbath, and i introduced this bill to make insulin more affordable. this legislation will lower out-of-pocket costs for those with diabetes by ensuring that insurers and medicare cannot charge more than $35 a month. insulin was discovered over 100 years ago. since then, little about this lifesaving medication has changed, but the price of insulin in the united states has absolutely skyrocketed. and as a result, americans pay 10 times more for insulin than patients in other developed countries. o

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize st. mary's area middle school in st. mary's, pennsylvania. on march 17 students and staff participated in the minithon. this is a smaller version of the penn state university'sthon. throughout the day steund participate to raise money for the four diamond fund to raise money for families battling cancer. one of the ways was duct tape your principal challenge this brought in over $900. and dom, the assistant principle prince pal, was duct taped to the gymnasium wall. due to the tremendous support from students, staff, and the community st. mary's area middle school raised more than $12,237. mr. speaker, please join me in congratulating the students and staff for their tremendous achievement for such a righteous cause. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and exte

mr. laturner: thank you, madam speaker -- mr. latta: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. latta: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in support of h.r. 2501, the spectrum coordination act, which was introduced by representative bilirakis. for decades the united states has led the world in wireless innovation. that leadership was built on effective spectrum management. as we look to beat china and usher in the next wave of wireless technology, we must continue to make more spectrum available both for commercial and government uses. as the demand for more wireless technology grows, spectrum management decisions like balance and commercial -- balancing commercial and government uses have become more complex. for nearly a century, the federal communications commission has effectively managed commercial spectrum use. atz the expert technical expert on these matters, the f.c.c. must rely on science and engineering as i its -- as its guide. just as the demand for commercial spe

. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i am grateful to be here today with congressman dean philips as we work together uncontinue tensionally united by putin as democrats and republicans are united for freedom. mr. speaker, on december 28, 2018, u.s. citizen paul whelan was wrongfully arrested in moscow. on june 15, 2020 he was sentenced to 16 years in a putin labor camp. he remains behind bars to this day for a crime he did not commit. no real evidence of paul's guilt was ever provided, defense witnesses were excluded, and he was denied a fair trial. u.s. ambassador john sullivan described paul's wrongful conviction right, a mockery of justice. paul is an american and u.s. marine corps veteran. the u.s. congress cannot remain silent as paul remains unjustly held by the thug in the kremlin. the resolution we are considering today shows we have not forgotten and will never forget paul or any other american wrongfully detained in russia. i was thrilled and relieved today to learn that trevor reed has been released from his

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. >> thank you mr. speaker. having heard from, marks -- from remarks, may i put it to the house it is a work counter. lemonades -- in recent case, as the veteran and and -- i i am sorry for my mistake and i accept completely the position of the police. >> thank you mr. speaker. let us remind each other, on the eve of december last year the police have no flights prime minister. i know people deliberately and willfully led -- misled the house. the public have already made up their minds. you are calling for 75% which is probably 82 people in stock. the public knows the truth between the difference of the truth and lying. hard -- only apologize because he has been caught. she had broken his own laws prime minister, you cannot hide behind visors. we know, this is the first prime minister to be found of -- and prime minister is rooted in the law and remain in the and -- if he has any decency, he will not just apologize, he will resign. mr. speaker, the scale and the seriousness of the issues we are all now facing re

. >> thank you mr. speaker. our update on the government response to at home and abroad -- abroad during easter recess. i will come to ukraine in a moment since i just left a meeting with president biden and eight other world leaders. let me begin in all humility by saying that on the 12th of april, i received a -- relating to the event on 19 on june. i paid the fine immediately. i offer the british people a full apology. i take this opportunity on the first available sitting day to repeat my apology to the house. as soon as i receive the notice, i acknowledge the hurt and the anger. i said that people had a right to expect better of their prime minister. i repeat that again in the house, now. net me also say -- let me also say not by way of mitigation or excuse but purely because it explains my previous words in the house that it did not occur to me then or subsequently that a gathering in the capital room -- just before a vital meeting -- could amount to a breach of a rule. that was my mistake and i apologize

in short, mr. speaker, it is ok to fight for what you believe in. it is ok to disagree or even despise what someone else believes. but it does not mean they do not have a right to those beliefs. unfortunately, this contrasts with some of the actions of my friends on the others of the aisle these past few years. i hope this serves as an example that we can disagree without being disagreeable. that we choose to rise above being easily offended and instead respect alternative points of view. and the halls of congress replace where everyone feels their viewpoints and beliefs are given equal credence. mr. speaker, again, appreciate the balance of this bill. i rise in support of this legislation. i urge everyone to adopt it and i yield back to balance my time. >> gentleman yields back. gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i am so proud to rise in support of this bill to recognize the brilliant and groundbreaking legal careers of sandra day o'connor and ruth bader ginsburg but i am also so proud to recognize them because

mrs. dingell: thank you, mr. speaker. i can't even read. mr. speaker, for 35 years, fred upton has been a devoted public servant for southwest michigan, all of michigan, and our nation. throughout his career, he has always put the people he served first. to him, bipartisan and compromise are not forbidden words. fred knew well that if we are going to deliver real solutions for the american people we need to come together and listen to all perspectives, no matter how complicated the issue might be. and it is because of that thinking he was able to get so much done in congress. i am especially proud of all that we've been able to accomplish together. thanks to his partnership, we're able to pass legislation to protect the great lakes for future generations. lower the cost of health care for all americans. together, we've championed removing the harmful pfas chemicals from our nation's drinking water. and i am confident we're going to get this to the president's desk. while we may not have found harmony on every issue, fred and i always managed to

mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida, mrs. mccormack, for five minutes. miss clerk: -- mrs. cherfilus-mccormick: i rise to applaud president joe biden's executive order to bring down the cost of health insurance and expand health coverage. the order represents the most significant action to strengthen the affordable care act since it was signed into law. consistent with the administration's mission, my colleagues and i in congress voted in favor of the affordable insulin now act which will lower costs for hardworking families by capping the out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 per month. president biden's executive order delivers a long-standing democratic priority for strengthening the affordable care act and fixing the so-called family glitch. without this step, current regulations defined employer-based health insurance as affordable if the coverage is provided solely for the employee and not for the family members. for families of an employe

mr. atkins, next speaker, please. >> hello. good morning. good afternoon everybody here on the board [indiscernible] i also want to say [indiscernible]. >> clerk: sorry to cut you off, but we are timing each speaker, two minutes. mr. atkins, next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is dale seymour. i am really busy. i was not going to call, because there's so much happiness and celebration, but i just want to talk about the process. you know, department of real estate, department of h.s.h., this is like a vehicle. we are the engine. we're allowing you to be the transmission. we got the engine started, but we need you to put it in gear. [indiscernible] i'm so glad to see this moving along. h.s.h. has done a phenomenal job of acquiring real estate lately, something that none of the other administrations have ever done. i heard the day wf you voted to give $20 million to -- the day where you voted to give $20 million to cut down these trees with no units of housing. [indiscernible] i see it in the tenderloin a