the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., march 9, 2023. i hereby appoint the honorable mary e. miller to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, kevin mccarthy, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 9, 2023, 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 ...