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And in every major bill is goin to be a fight. they might have people there at certain stages. of proxy voting worked in favor of the democrats that we just concluded. nancy pelosi had essentially th same breakdown that kept mc carthy for half. they could vote remotely even though they violated the rules lot of times. here supposed to only vote remotely if you were suffering from covid are taking care of a child or grandmother or somebod with covid or who had been exposed or something like that ...

Caucus members need on the committee to effectively veto anything sent floor. >> first of all, i had to say that as someone who serves on the rules committee, the fact that the rules committee is now trending on twitter is truly bizarre because usually it is something, it is a committee that operates late at night getting things set up for the coming week. >> its a c-span type of committee. >> it is, very c-span. but, at any rate, ordinarily it is one of the more cordial committees. everyone und...

Victory, a victory for the people, a victory by the people and most importantly a victory for the future of our nation. and dawns on me as i look across the aisle after being here for nearly three years i havent had the pleasure of meeting many of you because youve chosen to stay home and not vote here in person electing instead a proxy vote. [ laughter ] [ booing ] >> reminded to direct his remarks to the chair. >> well, its a pleasure to see 212 of you here today. its also a pleasure to see th...

Concessions are really the two big pieces, one is that motion to vacate the chair that we have talked so much about. lowering the threshold to just one vote. by any member who brings forward this idea of getting rid of the current speaker. scott perry in the break between these votes talked about that this is oversight for the speaker. and making the case that speaker, he or she the most powerful person in congress, and needs constant oversight, okay, youre going to get it. by the way, if it is ...

[gavel bangs] >> is reminded to direct his remarks to the chair. >> well, it is a pleasure to see 212 of you here today. it is also a pleasure to see the end of the proxy voting. let me end with this. let me end with this. i am extremely proud of my colleagues on this side of the aisle, the last four days they have not been ideal, they have been difficult. but i do see fighters. i see patriots who love this country and want to make things better. i see folks who are willing to do whatever is nec...

0 good day. im andrea mitchell in washington. its january 6th. the anniversary of an insurrection that almost destroyed our democracy. today the white house and the nation commemorate the civilian and law enforcement heroes and the victims of that terrible day, even as the house chamber is no longer a literal battleground, it is now torn apart by political combat. a divide among republican factions creating a new crisis of government. on this date in 2021, lawmakers were wearing gas masks and ta...

Not need to be in the chamber to cast your vote on important issues. thats no longer the case. you have to be physically present. theres obviously no rules in place right now because there is no speaker. but kevin mccarthy also vowed to just get rid of proxy voting. so lawmakers have to be in the chamber to make these votes. and i think thats one of the challenges that kevin mccarthy is going to be hitting up against right now, jake. >> all right. lauren fox, thanks so much. joining us now repub...

With looking to get a passport. so i truly sympathize with it. there are so many -- much bigger issues in play that are concern to people right now. >> im just adding the color to where these people are saying this pause is just not good. its not go and also thinking seeing all these people here, these people have been proxy voting for two years. this is their first time having to show up to actually vote and work. kind of fun to see them in the process of doing it. its going to get settled. in ...

0 >> harris: yeah, bret baier, on "special report." you have transportation secretary pete buttigieg. find our co-workers luggage. >> i will. >> harris: thank you so very much. this is fun, right, em? we will cover it as it happens. "america reports." >> sandra: great coverage, team. "america reports" with a live look at the house floor where lawmakers are back at it for a third day now trying to select a house speaker and once again it appears congressman elect kevin mccarthy is headed for defe...

Gary palmers proposal to cap spending on suspension bills. chip roys proposal to provide a five-day notice for suspension votes. dan bishops proposal in privileged resolutions, scott perrys people for additional conference meetings ahead of key votes, bob goods proposal on stand-alone appropriations bills, andy biggs proposal limiting suspension waivers from committees, chip roys proposal to mako sponsored amendments in order, a firm 72-hour publication of bills before calling for a recorded vot...