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The gentleman reasonably poses the question: Why are we doing this? We think that the President of the United States constitutes a clear and present danger to the Republic and to our people. For example, on the white supremacist websites…
I heard one of our colleagues say it was the fault of the mob, not Donald Trump. But who summoned the mob? Who created the mob? Who assembled it? You don't have to trust us if you don't like what you call ``Democrat Members.'' We do prefer…
May I inquire how much time both sides have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 7\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Ohio has 8 minutes remaining.
The baseless attack on Pennsylvania and its electors brought to mind, for me, the great Tom Paine, the champion of popular democracy, who came over to America to fight with us in the Revolution against the king. He lived in Philadelphia…
I thank you first and all my dear beloved colleagues for your love and tenderness, which my family and I will never forget. Abraham Lincoln, whose name is a comfort to us all, said: ``We have got the best government the world ever knew.''…
I claim the time in opposition to the objection. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. President, not liking whom the voters choose to vote for in an election does not mean it is a fraudulent election. Enabling such talk and actively working to disseminate false information that cripples our government is in itself a…
Thank you, Mr. President. The mob violence and attack we saw on our Capitol today should be a wake-up call to each and every one of us of what happens when we fail to come together, not as Democrats and Republicans but each of us as…
This would not be the time I would have chosen, but it may be the last time that we are in session before the new administration comes in. We are losing an extraordinary young woman who has been with me for over a decade and who is our…
It is a sad day in America. It is a wrenching day in America. It is a day in which our words and our actions have had consequences of a very, very negative nature. We ought to watch our words and think what it may mean to some. My remarks…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. The oath I took is very simple. Madam Speaker, you administered it. It is to support and defend the Constitution. Now, as you walk back to the office buildings, you will walk by that wall that has when…
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 214, nays 196, not voting 19, as follows: [Roll No. 5] YEAS--214 Adams Aguilar Allred Auchincloss Axne…
I send to the desk a privileged resolution. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 8 Resolved, SECTION 1. ADOPTION OF THE RULES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS. The Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred…
I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Hoyer moves to lay on the table the motion to refer. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to table…
I will continue to address my remarks to you notwithstanding the fact that you ruled against me just a little while ago on a vote, which excited some. I am an institutionalist. I believe in this body, I believe in democracy, and for your…
Mr. President, I voted against the motions to proceed and invoke cloture on overriding the President's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 because, at this time of national crisis, the Senate's first order…
On behalf of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and myself, and consistent with the request of the President of the United States, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on the Budget be…
Can the Speaker inform us as to what that committee consists of? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Floor leadership in this context has been construed to apply only to the minority leader, and not to the entire hierarchy of minority leadership…