Circumstances. You hear about that debate over job creation what the Unemployment Rate is at the beginning of a democratic administration. Bobby scott in the house say■s thq eres supposed to be a House Budget Committee hearing on Budget Committee hearing on later this week the house would force legislationoce tiktok to diversities ownership or face a ban. Live coverage now of the house on cspan. Order. Motion to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 1752 and h. R. 886. Thede first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, remaining electronic votes will be conducted as fiveminute votes. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinish business is the vote on the motion from the gentleman from missouri, mraves, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 1752 as amended, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerkl report the tile tle. The clerk Union Calendar number 187, h. R. 1752, a bill to amend the public works and Economic Development act of 1965 to provide for a high Speed Broadband deployment initiative. The speaker pro tempore the question is, wilthe house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. Is 15 minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptnepolr commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] ■1 rv n■ o ■o ■5c tj [j÷ e ■ ■6 z [e e ■9 ■s ■z theaker o tempor on t the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 375, the nays are 20, 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rule is suspended, the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. The house will come to order. ■ pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman f to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 336 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title. The clerk h. R. 886, a bill to amend the save our seas 2. 0 act, to improve the administration of the maa ne amend the Marine Debris act, to improve the administration of the Marine Debris program of the national on or about antic and atmosphere oceanic and atmospheric administration. For other purposes. ui the speaker pro tempore members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage othe hoe urposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ]. ■2■ the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 326, the nays are 73. 2 3 of t v the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The house will be in order. The n requests for oneminute speeches. Man from pennsylvania k recognition . To address the house and ask unanimous connent to revise and extend my remarks consent the speaker pro tempore members, the house will be in order. Please take your conversations outside. The gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. Madam speaker, as President Biden has allowed federal workers to stay home, millions of tax dollars have been wasted on office space that is no longer in use. While pennsylvania families are of inflation, President Biden is spending their hardearned dollars on empty office space. Mr. Joyce included in one g. A. O. Report was an example of an agency just using 9 of their office space. This waste is unacceptable and its time for the american taxpayers to stop footing the bill offices that arent being used. As our deficit continues to skyrocket past time to rein in y spending. Its time to pass the use it act and help people a stop to President Bidensem■ wasteful d reckless use of american taxpayer dollars. Thank you and i yield. The speaker proz7 tpo does the n from new jersey seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gtlan is recognized for one minute. Mr. Payne mr. Speaker, i rise today to honor a man my districn ali. Pastor ali has been my friend for more than 50 yes. He was as we called him, at the Worship Center in newark, new jersey. And his story is one that should inspire us all. Pastor ali received his spiritual calliur time when he fought homelessness and chemical addiction. He improved his life through the power of his own personal reformation led to a doctoral degree in holistic theology. He served as president of the baptist Ministers Conference of newark vicinity and in addition he was the sthe newark antivioe coalition. And served on the board of the Newark Community health centers. I was honoredpted the invitatioe the guest chaplain here in the congress. Pastor ali was an outstanding clergyman, an incredible leader an inspirational figure in our community. And he will be missed. Mr. Speaker, thank you, i yield the speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise . Madam speaker, i seek unanimous consent t to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Burchett thank you, madam speaker. Onor state representative Sam Mackenzie who represents House District 15 in tennessee and knoxville. Representative mackenzie has tht tennessee for a long time. He was on the knoxville utility board of directors from 2003 tok Ridge National laboratory and sat on the Oak Ridge Federal Credit Union board of directors. He served on the county commission knox county commission. We met in high school, we played high school footba for austin east and i played for bearden. We also share a love for pizza palace on mag from time to timeg alongside, hes a straight shooter, asks solid, direct questions about whats happening in our government. Its clear he cares about our community and the wk tennessee. Representative mackenzie was recently awarded the 2003 crystal gavel award of the National Black caucus of state legislators at its 47th convention in nashville. He was given this award for his leadership in the Tennessee Black Caucus which has over were on opposite sides of the political aisle and we might have different visioner vitions of how things she visions of how things should get done but we both wantts. Congratulations to representative mackenzie on receiving the 2023 crystal gavel award. Madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Landsman thank you, madam speaker. I rise today to celebrate the springboro panthers Womens Basketball team ohio high schooc associations state tournament. Congratulations to the girls and coach mike who is in his first season with the panthers. Coach mike celebrated their grit and effort afterhehe win in thed overtime after overcoming a 3530 deficit in the fourth quarter. This season thent 235 and this impressive record is taking them to the university of dayton for the first state tournament matchup on friday. This is in School History that the girls team has made it to state. The last time being 1978. So we are wishing them luck onje tournament and hope that their hard work continues to pay off. Thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Lamalfa i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remas. Objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Lamalfa thank you, madam speaker. Well, just recently c. D. C. , which stands for the centers for conol, based in atlanta, was a 140pages study 140page study on something being possibly linked to the covid vaccines, whether its by pfizer or moderna, what have you. So in order to have good science, you would want these studies to■ information out there so peek can understand what the so people can understand what the link may or may not be. So what is c. D. C. s approach to that . That 140page report, they edited out, they redacted not just some of itith maybe some of the names, every one of the 148 pages. What is that as far as having c . That sounds corrupt to me. Certainly this body is going to take a look at that. But c. D. C. Ble to all of us bece the truth still needs to get out there on how the injection works and what effects they cause to the public. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition . Ms. Jackson lee i ask to addr■us minute and revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Jackson lee in the bitter cold one might wonder what the conditions of the soldiers in ukraine are. Young soldiers who are fighting for democracy. Wed also wonder why this body of many body of members have not been able to resthoaf crisis at the board for the dealing with the southern border with the right kind of personnel and right kind of funding. All of this was offered. And th the hostages of families who are still being held. But what is most of a crisis che dying. And the fact that we are leaving this week without providing the funding that is ness, theelpinge doctors without borders, trying to make sure that ships are delivering the amount of money, amount of resources that are necessary. ■z people are dying but most of all, our babies are dying. It is urgent that the speak over the house provides a funding legislation, some of which was already presented by the president of the United States, move forward on saving lives, soldiers fighting democracy, children trying to live and families trying to live, enough is enough. We must show oay. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio seek recognition . Ms. Kaptur i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. In honor of womens History Month i rise to honor the trail blazing women of the signal corps female general pershing found urged amo deploy americans experienced in switchboard operation. Women eny honored the call to service and deployed to france. Including elizabeth and raised. She spoke fluent french. These hello girls worked tireless t direct calls directing artillery fire. As the first women to actively support combat operations onsisy for female service members. They also won women the right to vote. It took six were formally recognized as veterans and given their hardearned benefits. Today im proud to honor their legacy 1572 to award a con dregsal geld medal in remembrance of thecorps female operators unit. Thank you and i yield back. God bless them. The speaker pro does the gentlen from georgia seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, thean minute. Mr. Carter i rise to commemorate judy brook of pembroke, georgia. She served the city for decades and is retiring. Clerk, thes per until administrator, planning and soaping administrator and mys any call court clerk. She pioneered pride in pembroke initiative to urge Community Involvement in the citys future. She partnered with fellow cities, communities and agencies to innovate growth, progress and the american spirit hemple love for her city has impacted all o the city of Richmond Hill named her an honor citizen for her tireless work. Thank you, madam speaker and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gent minnesota seek recognition . To address the house and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Omar i rise today to ce funded last week. We showed the country we can Work Together in a bipartisan way to Fund Projects that ■a . Hae in my district, we secured 2 million for 15 Community Centered projects across our in total, our office has now delivered over 50 million to projects in every corner of the fifth district. Thisding wil address the Affordability Housing crisis, climate resilience, food access, work force dwoonltd health care investment. Im glad to im grateful to the countless Community Members throughout minnesotas fifth who brought their hopes and dreams to our office propoe posals. Since President Biden signed the package, we are one step closer reality. G those i will always fight to ensure our communities have a seat at the table where funding decisions are made. Thank you d i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from missouri seek recognition . Address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Bush thank you, madam speaker. St. Louis and i rise today withn people. They have long been harmed by their status. One instance is act 22. This allows those who move puerto rico to not pay local taxes on their dividends, capital gaines and certain investments. Unsurprisingly the wealthy thise the puerto rican people are left to deal with the harms. Because of act 22, puerto rico stands to lose an estimated 5 billion in tax revenues between 2020 and 2026 and were already seeing the skyrocketing rents and increased displacement. This must end. Congress must close the act 22 tax loophole h, end the injustice of colonialism, selfn legislation for the puerto rican people. I stand with the Puerto Rican Community in st. Louis,n puerto ric and around the country. Thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina seek recognition . ■adam speaker, i ask to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one. Mr. Davis madam speaker, in eastern North Carolina the spirit of strong, resilient women flows through the fabric of our communities. From Northampton County to green county and everywhere in between, women have played essential roles in shaping our however, we cannot talk about women in history in eastern North Carolina without recognizing the honorable eva clayton. Ms. Clayton was the first africanamerican congresswoman from North Carolina. Celebrate all the women of eastern North Carolina and beyond. Let us honor their many contributions,rength and supporr endeavors. Together we can ensure that their voices are heard their rights are protect ae generations to come. Madam speaker, i yield back. The speaker prtee under the speakers announced policy of january 9, 2023, the gentleman from arizona, mr. Schweikert is recognized for 60 minutes designee of the majority leader. Mr. Schweikert forgive me, madam speaker pro tem. Whats happening eeally darig tonight and well see fit actually works. Were going to actually use some boards, some math, that i havent even actually seen the final numbersorking on them acty over the weekend in regards to President Bidens state of the union and then with them their e trying to make the math work. Which seems to be the routine here. So i have a lot of boards, theme is actually really simple. On a couple of conceptual levels. Ok. So the president basically said und. Were going to do something about it. Great. Seven years so from now the Medicare Trust fund is but the Medicare Trust fund is really, we often refer to it as the part a. Theres actually a couple of slivers of it. It is about a third its just the hospital portion. The rest comes out of the general fund. But did you notice how the president stood right said yout allowed to talk about Social Security. Youre not allowed to talk about reforming, youre not allowed to talk aboutact that in eight or nine years its gone. And the amount of that dwarfs dramatically the scale of the shortfall of medicare. But understand. You got the Transportation Trust fund thats going emy. Medicare. And then the big kahuna is Social Security and those all happen within the next nine years. And the intense frustration of the president s speech is once again, it was a■ Campaign Speech and it got it talked to the voters out there. Are you for sale . Because youre promised lots of things so heres the reality. Were going to borrow the money, or were going to raise the taxes, im going to show you the tax callations e a complete fraud. Were going to buy your votes with your own money. And then were going to borrow a boatload of the spending thats going to crush your retirement and crush your kids and grandkids. Yay go america al once again were back to sort of setting records. 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