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Gentleman from california, mr. mccarthy, seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i offer a privilege resolution and ask for its immediate resolution. >> the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk will first number the resolution. >> house resolution 503 resolved that the clerk be instructed to inform the president of the united states that the house of representatives has elected paul d. ryan, a representative from the state of wisconsin, speaker of the house of representatives. >> without objection the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpos...

Confederate battle flag emplem as part of its state flag will benny thompson doesn't fly that flag, even though he's a mississippi congressman. as mississippi debates changing their flag this year in the wake of the charleston massacre congressman benny thompson states he doesn't think the u.s. capital should fly that flag either not as long as it has that flag on it. democrats were so mad about republicans trying to put back up confederate flags in national parks that nancy pelosi stood up and put benny thompson's proposal about the flag on the house. she brought it up didn't tell anyone it w...

My understanding is democrats pulled the event, you're going to pull that bill, we want you to vote on taking down flags here in the u.s. capital that are state flags, like mississippi, for example, that bear the confederate symbol. what's going to happen with that? >> well, our hope is that the privilege resolution will get a hearing. representative thompson of mississippi files such a privilege resolution and followed by nancy pelosi who has a similar privilege resolution. my hope is we'll get a hearing and this will be resolved that this should not continue.s country. that we have is based ...

To vote on taking down flags here in the u.s. capital that are state flags, like mississippi, for example, that bear the confederate symbol. what's going to happen with that? >> well, our hope is that the privilege resolution will get a hearing. representative thompson of mississippi files such a privilege resolution and followed by nancy pelosi who has a similar privilege resolution. my hope is we'll get a hearing and this will be resolved that this should not continue. we have come a long way in this country. a lot of the peace and harmony that we have is based upon a willingness of people t...

Let's do this as a privilege resolution. let's vote on it now. goes right to the house. let's vote on it. let's see how many republicans vote to keep this confederate flag flying. john boehner and other republican house leadership freaked out. the last thing they want is all the republicans in the house going on record with their vote in favor of or against the confederate flag. that's the last thing they want in the world. republican house leadership freaked out and said, no, no, let's get rid of this thing. don't vote on what nancy pelosi put forward there. let's not vote, send it to committ...