the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 383. the nays are 41. 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from oregon, mr. defazio, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5641, as amended, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 5641, a bill to amend the robert t. stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act to increase the threshold for eligibility for assistance under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 of such act, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass this bill, as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation

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. almighty god, we lift up our voices to you. we come into your presence with singing. granted some of us can only make a joyful noise, and others are hard-pressed to carry anything close to a tune, but we rejoice knowing you are the one who made us. we each belong to you in this we find our delight. so may we serve you with gladness that our voices would speak of your infinite goodness. give us gentle words to turn away the divisiveness. restrain our harsh words that we would not contribute to quarles nor fuel dispute. we are the sheep of your pasture. may we enter your gates with praise. may we fill your courts, cha bush administration ber with thanksgiving. -- this chamber, with thanksgiving. for you our steadfast love endures forever. your faithfulness is to all generations. in the joy of your name we pray. am

the speaker pro tempore: without objection mr. jeffries: i yield myself such time as i may consume, s.3059 embodies an important bipartisan effort to address an alarming lack of transparency in the personal financial holdings of article 3 federal judges. and the conflicts or appearance of conflicts, those holdings can create in the cases these judges are asked to preside over. this legislation makes incremental and necessary progress toward accountability by building on federal statutes that prohibit judges from deciding cases in which they have a personal financial stake in the scrowt come. it has been the law in this country since the 1970's that judges must recuse themselves from any case in which they hold a legal or equitable interest of any size in any party or property under consideration. to help ensure that recusals occur as required. federal law are often mandates that judges file annual reports disclosing their personal financial interests so the litigants, press and the general public can monitor and check these respon

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. pallone: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pallone: i rise in strong support of h.r. 2501. the spectrum coordination act. our country's airwaves are foundational to next generation wireless networks. these networks offer so much promise to better our lives as they can promote enhanced telehealth services and educational opportunities and offer new ways of engaging in entertainment and e-commerce. these networks can also help propel advancements in manufacturing and enhance critical public safety communications to save lives to achieve these important objectives, our air waives must being manied competently and correctly. unfortunately in recent years our country has not hit this mark. instead the two agencies charged by congress to manage the public's airwave, the f.c.c., excuse me, and the national telecommunications information administration, ntia, have often bickered and refused to coordinate their efforts. i'm ple

the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed with an amendment h.r. 616 an act to prohibit importation of energy products if the russian federation in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and concur in senate amendment h.r. 7108, the suspending normal trade relations with russia and belarus act. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 7108, an act to suspend normal trade relations treatment for the russian federation and the republic of belarus and for other purposes. senate amendment. the speaker pro tempore: pu

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from washington, mrs. rodgers, is now recognized. mrs. rodgers: thank you, madam speaker. we all share the goal of reducing the cost of insulin. this bill, however, is not the right answer. this is an attempt to re-vaive speaker pelosi's proposed government drug pricing scheme, part of a socialized approach that would lead to fewer cures. it's the largest expansion of the federal government's role since obamacare. it will cost more than $11 billion over the next 10 years through higher subsidies for higher premiums. just this montreal, axios reported, quote, legislation, like the house bill from representative angie craig, that will be debated on the floor, wouldn't address the core problem of rising cost of insulin. it would instead shift more cost onto health insurers and employers and result in higher premiums, according to experts. that means people who can't afford day-to-day life because of inflation and spending will face higher costs someplace else. today is th

the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed s.2123, an act to establish the federal chain house on safety and security best practices for faith-based organizations and houses of worship and for other purposes in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: thank you, mr. speaker. i am grateful to report that the total export sales from the state of south carolina topped nearly $30 billion last year. increasing their influence state exporters have reached over 195 countries with germany and canada tops. korean investments are monumental by samsung. and i praise today the korean delegation of dr. park and cho. most notabl

the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed s. 895, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to provide an exemption from gross income for mandatory restitution or civil damages for -- on trafficking in persons in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from iowa seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize the achievements of a small business in iowa's second district, jefferson county cider works of fairfield, recently won four awards at the new york cider competition. this competition featured over 300 different ciders from around the world and was judged by industry profrgsals. jefferson county cider works finished the competition with four medals, including being named

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. bentz: any bill legalizing marijuana include money for significant law enforcement which will be absolutely particularly necessary to set up a penalty for failing to register, will not work, without the concurrent means of enforcement. do not let the defunding of police thinking in this bill lead the nation into the same ecological human disaster we have in oregon. it fails to address the potency of the drug. it fails to address the age which marijuana could be legally use and the bill's 5% and quickly rising to 8% gross receipts driving the black market source of marijuana. the federal tax, when added in, will make legal marijuana almost 30% more expensive than that which is on the black market. the bill fails to correctly clarify the differences between marijuana and hemp. this is essential if the hemp market is to be protected from the policies and regulations associated with marijuana. the bill -- this bill is the wrong approach. we should be addressing the crises created by the b

the speaker pro tempore: one minute remaining. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, chairman scott, representatives strickland, morrelle, and shontel brown, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 923. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 406. the nays are 20. without objection, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly, to suspend the rules and agree to h.res. 833 as amended. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.res. 833. ale resolution expressing support for moldova's democracy, independence, and territorial integrity and strengthening united states and moldova relations. the speaker pro tempore: -- if you had commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] any use of t

the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed s.3580, an act-to-mend title 46 united states code with respect to acts by ocean common carriers or marine terminal operators and for other purposes which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from iowa seek recognition? mrs. miller-meeks: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. miller-meeks: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize the memory legacy of a glass shattering athlete from iowa's second congressional district. frederick "duke" slater's passion for football began when his family moved to clinton, iowa, where duke started playing football at clinton hi

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from indiana reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from mississippi is recognized. mr. thompson: madam speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from illinois, mr. kinzinger, a distinguished veteran of the air force and member of the select committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for three minutes. mr. kinzinger: i thank the gentleman for yielding. madam speaker, for all practical purposes, dan scavino's career is donald trump. scavino was 16 when they met and he is till this day a trump stalwart. he was part of the social media program. he was two years deputy chief of staff for communications. using social media to monitor trend was scavino's core business. he did that for trump during the 2016 campaign and he kept doing it through the stop the steal and the fraudulent challenge to the 2020 election. he also monitored extremist social media sites for the president. dan scavino was with the president on january 5 and

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms.chu: i rise in strong support of this legislation to fulfill our commitment to the small businesses hardest hit by the pandemic. like the many in my los angeles area district. the restaurant revitalization fund and the shuttered van eu operators grant program have been crucial interventions to protect the industry's most reliant on in-person, indoor crowds. these were some of the first businesses to close and among the last to return to full capacity. that's why we must pass this legislation to fund $42 billion in spending -- pending restaurant applications. give live venues and theaters more time and flexibility to use their funds. and create a new program for the hardest hit small businesses that still need help to keep their doors opened. and this bill would be paid for by going after funds stolen by fraudsters, showing the american public that the u.s. will not tolerate those who use the pandemic to take advantage of small businesses in their most dire time of need. i yield bac

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you. i rise today to remember the 73 police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty last year across our nation. law enforcement officers put tear lives on the line every day to keep our communities safe and protect those who cannot protect themselves. supporting our brave men and women in law enforcement should not be a polarizing issue. but unfortunately, activist groups and politicians have called to defund the police and inspired violence against the thin blue line. already in tweet shootings of police officers have spiked. sadly, we will only see more officers killed spewed by the radical left. the absence of law enforcement means our communities rm less safe and enablings aibles crime to surge and thugs will roam the stets. i stand here tonight that i back the blue and i will do everything i can to get them the resources they need to do their jobs and make america safe again. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: fo

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. wilson: i rise in support of s. 3522, the ukraine democracy defense lend-lease act of 2022. madam speaker, it's absolutely amazing, the unintended consequence of vladimir putin, war criminal putin, that he's brought democrats and republicans together. he's united the people of the united states and with the leadership of chairman greg meeks, it's such a -- and the ranking member, mike mccaul, americans are united in their support of the people of ukraine. for 63 days, the courageous people of ukraine have resisted full-scale invasion by war criminal putin with his murderous occupying forces in large part due to the courageous leadership of president volodymyr zelenskyy. ukraine has seen the lives of their loved ones senselessly murdered. the world has been a witness to the countless atrocities inflicted upon the ukrainian people, and we continue to see the depravity of the putin forces in real time, targeting civilians and humanitarian infrastructure with mass murder just as they cond

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

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. stefanik: and we have seen flights in the middle of the night. this current crisis is untenable. our systems are well beyond the breaking point. the drug crisis caused by our porous border is reaching every part of this country, causing deaths in every congressional district, every member of congress needs to step up and secure the border. our colleagues across the aisle have had over a year to put forth any bill to secure the border. they have failed to put forth any single bill and now because we're headed toward the november election they're honestly worried and they should be because the american people are smart. they know this is the result of their failed policies. in my district in northern new york i'm proud to represent border patrol officers who have been transferred over and over and over again to the southern border. they are stepping up to do their job. they are stepping up to address this catastrophe caused by joe biden. house republicans are going to be unified, we sta

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. reschenthaler: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank the distinguished gentleman, my good friend from maryland, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. reschenthaler: thank you, mr. speaker. the rule before us today provides for consideration of s. 3522, the ukraine democracy defense lend-lease act of 2022. mr. speaker, let me start by saying that i strongly support this bill, which streamlines existing defense authorities to enable the president to enter into a lend-lease agreement directly with ukraine and eastern european countries. i know i speak for my republican colleagues in expressing my wholehearted support for the people of ukraine as they defend themselves and their democracy against vladimir putin's atrocities and that's why i look forward and so do so many of my colleagues look forward to voting for this bill later

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. payne: mr. speakers i yield myself -- mr. speaker, i yield myself the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. payne: i want to thank the gentleman for supporting this bill and we know that this is an issue that is of a bipartisan nature. we all want to make sure that our children are safe in school and between home and school. we all have an interest in getting the best information and resources to school administrators, teachers and parents to protect our children. h.r. 6387 focuses on ensuring that d.h.s. is effectively coordinating internally to help combat violence and other terrorist threats facing schools. consideration of h.r. 6387 is particularly timely given how often schools continue to be targeted. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 6387 and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house su

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. bentz: policy statement from the american academy on child psychiatrist on marijuana and teens. the institute report on marijuana and impaired driving. next, the article from health.com titled, is marijuana addictive, by ashley. next, nbc news article, legalized marijuana linked to sharp rise in car crashes. next, denver post article entitled, are you high? the science of testing impairment is hazy and evolving. and bloomberg, u.s. grapples to see how high users are. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, those are placed in the record. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from nevada, ms. titus. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from nevada is recognized for one minute. ms. titus: thank you, mr. speaker. and thank you, mr. chairman. the more act is a historic piece of legislation, no question about it. it removes criminal convictions for marijuana use that have stigmatized the lives of th

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. turner: mr. speaker, nato is the most successful military alliance in history. our shared democratic values are a critical piece of that success. we are reminded of the importance of this alliance daily as putin continues his inhumane assault on innocent civilians in ukraine. together with our nato allies and partners we are unified in a strategic approach to counter our adversaries. ukraine is not alone on the frontlines of the global battle between democracy and authoritarianism. the united states and our nato allies are supporting ukraine. putin's unprovoked and unjustified full-scale invasion of ukraine has eu phid the nato alliance. most recently the world has watched in w horror has images from bucha showed mass graves. this resolution introduced by congressman connolly and myself will affirm the democratic values of nato and establish a certainty for democratic resilience. having served as the president of nato p.a., i support the fund

the speaker pro tempore: gentlem an is recognized. mr. thompson: i want to talk a little bit about what the american people ought to expect of their leaders, those who hold positions of public trust, the responsibilities that come with it. i have been thinking about these responsibilities for more than 50 years and all the time i have been fortunate enough to hold a position of public trust. it doesn't matter if you are an alderman, mayor, president of the united states or staff member working as a civil servant. when you work for the public, when the people taxes pay your salary, these jobs come with serious rules and serious obligations. dan scavino and peter navarro both held positions of public drug. dan scavino was each drew salaries to the tune of over $180,000 per year. they both were to abide by certain rules and rocketses. and both swore ocean of allegiance to the constitution. the select committee wants to talk to them more than white house jobs. we want to talk about their roles of trying to overturn the 2020 election. we subpo

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mr. meeks: madam speaker, i don't have any further requests for time at this -- for time at this moment, so i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. mccaul: madam speaker, i'm pleased to yield four minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. smith. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for four minutes. mr. smith: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i thank my good friend for yielding. i thank chairman meeks, both of you, for your extraordinary leadership on this important bill that's before us today. i want to thank you for your eloquent remarks a moment ago, summarizing the absolute atrocity that's being committed by vladimir putin and his military and lukashenko, the president of belarus. you know, you have described in vivid detail just how horrific this is. i think my good friend from texas said a moment ago, my father fought in world war ii as well, in the pacific. th

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from minnesota reserves. the gentleman from south carolina is recognized. mr. wilson: 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

the speaker pro tempore: the house is now in order. tthe chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. april 6, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable marilyn strickland to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 10, 2022, 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 in each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from south carolina, mr. norman, for five minutes. mr. norman: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to read a letter from the -- from a family originally from ukraine and now living in south carolina. they s

the speaker pro tempore: the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. fitzpatrick, for five minutes. mr. fitzpatrick: madam speaker, i rise today to recognize the tremendous accomplishment of the 2020penn ridge high school very many's varsity soccer team. at a time when our schools were just reopening, the soccer team seized a moment and went on to win their first piaa class 4-a title on november 21 of 2020. this victory was years in the making. following a 2018 overtime loss in the final tournament game. thanks to the visionary leadership of the coach, the women's -- penn ridge women's varsity team pushed past the vadders it and clinched the championship win. with both teams battling through a contentious 80 minutes of regulation and 27 minutes of overtime, freshman forward flipped a pass to a junior to score a game winner with a few minutes remaining. madam speaker, i'm proud to recognize these champions today for their leadership and their outstanding efforts in their 2020 season. and i formally will be reading their names and entering their nam

to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 10, 2022, 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 parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. joyce, for five minutes. mr. joyce: mr. speaker, i rise to address the house and ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. joyce: mr. speaker, i rise to condemn vladimir putin and the russian army. these brutal and violent thugs have attempted to rehang the iron curtain for the sole purpose of committing abject violence against the free and sovereign p

manning to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 10, 2022, 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 parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 10:50 arm. -- a.m. -- 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california, ms. barragan, for five minutes. ms. barragan: madam speaker, i rise today to speak in support of the millions of americans living with alzheimer's disease and their family members and caregivers. i'm speaking up because the center for medicare and medicaid, c.m.s., made a decision that will severely limit access to the only drug shown to slow the progression of alzheimer's. i think their decisi

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair la last -- lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. april 29, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable nikema williams 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: will you pray with me. loving god in these days when so much of our experience is of disunity and disparagement, cold-heartedness and hatred, we pray your guidance in our attempts to find unity in spirit and love for one another. when all around us seems to encourage mean-spirited retorts and arrogant attitudes, may we be of tender heart and humble mind. give us courage that we would not yield to the desire to repay evil for evil or to even the score of abuse with even more abuse. rather, give us the wealth of faith to repay each insult, affront, indignity, barb, and slur with blessing. cast your eyes on the

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 rooms, washington, d.c. april 21, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable anthony g. brown 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. lord, we believe, help our unbelief. we bow our heads in prayer and yet we remain skeptical that you are listening. for despite our urgent pleas for peace, war rages throughout the world. even though we depend on you to make sense of the confusion around us, nonetheless we cannot see that you are always near. even in the chaos. holy god, show us the mercy you showed thomas, that though we are blienlded by doubt, reveal -- blinded by doubt, reveal yourself to us. though we demand answers, need proof, in your mercy show us the evidence of your constant presence among us. bless are those who have

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., april 18, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable dwight evans to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore:

the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlelady from michigan, mrs. dingell, for five minutes. 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'

the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on monday, april 18, 2022. adjourn:. the beginnings of your life were really quite incredible on so many levels. talk about the reasons you and your family came to the united states. you were born in china in 1983. right before your eighth birthday you immigrated to the united states. set the scene for us there. why did your family decide to come here? >> tom, i do want to first mention if i may, when i first started writing a lifeline title for the book, not sure if my publisher will be happy because it ended up being the rejected title but the initial title was public-health saved your life today. i intended to writethis book not about my own journey at all , i wanted to tell the story and show the world what you all know about the incredible innovations, dedicated people working in our city and the difference we're making and also wanted to demonstrateabout the projects i was so proud of . what we're seeing in b

the president pro tempore: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that i be recognized at 5:00 p.m. the president pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. schumer: i note the absence of a quorum. the president pro tempore: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: >> to do that this monday were joined by white house reporter bloomberg news. congressional recorder for politico. walk us through what is going to happen today and the schedule for judge ketanji brown jackson. >> the senate judiciary set to meet at 10 am this morning to vote on whether to report jackson's nomination to the senate floor and what we're expecting right now is for the committee to tie and that basically means that senate majority leader chuck schumer has to take an additional procedural step, likely this afternoon for the senate to vote to move jackson out of committee and that process sets her up for a final confirmation vote either thursday or friday this week. >> any surprises left at this point now that we know she's a going to get

leahy, president pro tempore. mrs. gillibrand: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mrs. gillibrand: mr. president, i ask to be recognized notwithstanding the order that no business be conducted during today's postal -- pro forma ses. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. gillibrand: i ask that the pro forma be scheduled to occur at 12:30 p.m. and the pro forma for april 21 be at 8:45 a.m. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, the senate stands adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on thursday, april 14, i travel and see the world. she especially wanted to go to paris, england and japan. she considered going to college to study psychology and maybe criminology. she wishes she could be creative >> she wish she could be creative like me. she had so many story ideas and thoughtone day she'd like to write a book . i have this feeling there's more out there, she said. i found myself mimicking her patterns of speech, using more! and emoji is. our conversations were full of blurred boundariesand shared

the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. 123450 the chaplain: let us pray. almighty god, whose kingdom is everlasting and power infinite, thank you for the exemplary life and legacy of former senator orrin hatch. lord, i am personally grateful for his friendship, integrity, and faithfulness. i cherish the many conversations we had each morning before he convened the senate and invited me to pray. he blessed us by striving to do your will. lord, he consistently upheld the standards of excellence, civility, and accountability. inspired by his long and consequential life, may our lawmakers seek to faithfully and obediently honor you. and lord, we continue to intercede for ukraine. we pray in your sovereign name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the

the president pro tempore: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: he's also the ceo of rasmussen global. thank you for joining us. >> pleasure to be here. >> we've been many weeks between the actions of russia and ukraine. what is your assessment of what you've seen particularly from nato countries? >> i encouraged by the unity and countries. so putin has achieved the opposite of what he wanted. he has unified nato at the same time i think we have overestimated the strength of the russian military. they have failed to achieve their goals so now they have diminish their ambitions. they will focus on eastern and southern ukraine now. >> do you believe any of the nato countries currently are under direct threat from vladimir putin and russia? >> no. he knows that if he attacks a nato country he would be faced with a determined military response from nato. and then that matter obviously nato would be the winner. he knows that. >> direct attacks aside, just a is reported as far as poland and bulgaria the cutting up of natural ga

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 rooms, washington, d.c. april 4, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable anne m. kuster to act as speaker pro tempore on this day, signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 10, 2022, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today. and bring back a modicum of safety. my counterparts in moscow assured me of the intent to study those ideas. we agree to remain in close contact. like hemingway, from these meetings, believing that we have a very long road, a long road ahead. but it must be traveled and madam president, we will travel it. tomorrow, i hope to travel, i plan to travel to ukraine to have discusses with senior authorities from the ukrainian government in kyiv on thursday on these same issues and others if they will no doubt present to any -- see firsthand the humanitarian response. madam president, thanks to generous donor contributions, many from governments in this chamber, the humanitarian response since february has indeed being scaled up allowing us to meet the needs of 1 1/2 million people. we will need sustained financial support for need in ukraine. and like the secretary general, i want to stress, as he ha

the speaker pro tempore: today's prayer will be offered by our

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. 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.