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Vol. 167 WASHINGTON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 2021 No. 1 House of Representatives This being the day fixed by the 20th peace—peace in our families, peace [Roll No. 1] Amendment to the Constitution of the across this land and dare I ask, O Lord, [ANSWERED PRESENT—427] United States, for the meeting of the peace even in this Chamber, now and ALABAMA 117th Congress of the United States, evermore. We ask it in the name of the Aderholt Moore (AL) Sewell the Representatives-elect met in their monotheistic God and Brahma and God Brooks Palmer Hall, and at noon were called to order known by many names by many dif- Carl Rogers (AL) by the Clerk of the House of Represent- ferent faiths. ALASKA atives, Hon. Cheryl L. Johnson. Young Reverend , II, St. Amen, and a woman. ARIZONA James , Kan- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE sas City, , offered the fol- Biggs Grijalva O’Halleran lowing prayer: The CLERK. The Representatives- Gallego Kirkpatrick Schweikert Eternal God, noiselessly we bow be- elect and their guests will please re- Gosar Lesko Stanton fore Your throne of grace as we leave main standing and join in the Pledge of ARKANSAS behind the politically and socially Allegiance. Crawford Westerman clamorous year of 2020. We gather, now, The Clerk led the Pledge of Alle- Hill Womack in this consequential Chamber to inau- giance as follows: gurate another chapter in our roller Aguilar Issa Pelosi I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the coaster representative government. Barraga´ n Jacobs (CA) Peters The Members of this august body ac- United States of America, and to the Repub- Bass Khanna Porter knowledge Your sacred supremacy and, lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Bera Kim (CA) Roybal-Allard Brownley LaMalfa therefore, confess that without Your indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Ruiz Calvert Lee (CA) Sa´ nchez favor and forbearance, we enter this The CLERK. As directed by law, the Carbajal Levin (CA) Schiff ´ new year relying, dangerously, on our Cardenas Lieu Sherman Clerk of the House has prepared the of- Chu Lofgren Speier own fallible nature. ficial roll of the Representatives-elect. Correa Lowenthal Steel God, at a moment when many believe Costa Matsui Swalwell that the bright light of democracy is Certificates of election covering 434 DeSaulnier McCarthy seats in the One Hundred Seventeenth Eshoo McClintock Takano beginning to dim, empower us with an Thompson (CA) Congress have been received by the Garamendi McNerney extra dose of commitment to its prin- Garcia (CA) Napolitano Torres ciples. May we, of the 117th Congress, Clerk of the House. The names of those Gomez Nunes Valadao refuel the lamp of liberty so brimful persons whose credentials show that Harder (CA) Obernolte Vargas that generations unborn will witness they were regularly elected as Rep- Huffman Panetta Waters its undying flame. And may we model resentatives in accord with the laws of COLORADO community healing, control our tribal their respective States or of the United Boebert DeGette Perlmutter tendencies and quicken our spirit that States will be called. Buck Lamborn Crow Neguse we may feel Thy priestly presence even The Representatives-elect will record in moments of heightened disagree- their presence by electronic device and ment. May we so feel Your presence their names will be reported in alpha- Courtney Hayes Larson (CT) that our service here may not be soiled DeLauro Himes betical order by State, beginning with by any utterances or acts unworthy of DELAWARE this high office. Insert in our spirit a the State of Alabama, to determine Blunt Rochester light so bright that we can see our- whether a quorum is present. selves and our politics as we really Representatives-elect will record FLORIDA are—soiled by selfishness, perverted by their presence by electronic device. Bilirakis Frankel, Lois Rutherford Buchanan Franklin, C. Salazar prejudice and inveigled by ideology. Representatives-elect who have not Now, may the God who created the Cammack Scott Soto obtained their voting ID cards may do Castor (FL) Gaetz Steube world and everything in it bless us and so now in Statuary Hall. Crist Gimenez Waltz keep us. May the Lord make His face Demings Hastings Wasserman to shine upon us and be gracious unto The call was taken by electronic de- Deutch Lawson (FL) Schultz Diaz-Balart Mast Webster us. May the Lord lift up the light of vice, and the following Representa- Donalds Murphy (FL) Wilson (FL) His countenance upon us and give us tives-elect responded to their names: Dunn Posey

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 12:54 Jan 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03JA7.000 H03JAPT1 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HOUSE H2 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 3, 2021 GEORGIA NEW MEXICO WASHINGTON Allen Ferguson McBath Haaland Herrell Leger Fernandez DelBene Larsen (WA) Smith (WA) Bishop (GA) Greene (GA) Scott, Austin Herrera Beutler Newhouse Strickland Bourdeaux Hice (GA) Scott, David Jayapal Rodgers (WA) Carter (GA) Johnson (GA) Kilmer Schrier Williams (GA) Bowman Katko Ocasio-Cortez Clyde Loudermilk Clarke (NY) Malliotakis Reed WEST VIRGINIA HAWAII Delgado Maloney, Rice (NY) Espaillat Carolyn B. Stefanik McKinley Miller (WV) Mooney Case Kahele Garbarino Maloney, Sean Suozzi WISCONSIN Higgins (NY) Meeks Tonko IDAHO Jacobs (NY) Meng Torres (NY) Fitzgerald Kind Steil Fulcher Simpson Jeffries Morelle Vela´ zquez Gallagher Moore (WI) Tiffany Jones Nadler Zeldin Grothman Pocan WYOMING Bost Garcı´a (IL) Newman NORTH CAROLINA Cheney Bustos Kelly (IL) Quigley Adams Foxx Price (NC) Casten Kinzinger Rush Bishop (NC) Hudson Ross b 1324 Davis, Danny K. Krishnamoorthi Schakowsky Budd Manning Rouzer Davis, Rodney LaHood Schneider Butterfield McHenry The CLERK. Four hundred twenty- Foster Miller (IL) Underwood Cawthorn Murphy seven Representatives-elect have re- INDIANA NORTH DAKOTA corded their presence. A quorum is present. Baird Carson Pence Armstrong Banks Hollingsworth Spartz f Bucshon Mrvan Walorski IOWA Balderson Gonzalez (OH) Ryan ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CLERK Axne Hinson Beatty Johnson (OH) Stivers The CLERK. Credentials, regular in Chabot Jordan Feenstra Miller-Meeks Turner form, have been received showing the Davidson Joyce (OH) Wenstrup KANSAS Fudge Kaptur election of: Gibbs Latta ´ Davids (KS) LaTurner The Honorable JENNIFFER GONZALEZ- ´ Estes Mann OKLAHOMA COLON as Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for KENTUCKY Bice Hern Mullin a term of 4 years beginning January 3, Barr Guthrie Rogers (KY) Cole Lucas Comer Massie Yarmuth 2021; OREGON The Honorable ELEANOR HOLMES LOUISIANA Bentz Bonamici Schrader NORTON as delegate from the District Graves (LA) Johnson (LA) Richmond Blumenauer DeFazio of Columbia; Higgins (LA) Letlow Scalise PENNSYLVANIA The Honorable MICHAEL F.Q. SAN MAINE NICOLAS as delegate from Guam; Boyle, Brendan Fitzpatrick Perry Golden Pingree F. Houlahan Reschenthaler The Honorable STACEY E. PLASKETT Cartwright Joyce (PA) Scanlon as delegate from the Virgin Islands; Dean Keller Smucker The Honorable AUMUA AMATA COLE- Doyle, Michael Kelly (PA) Brown Mfume Sarbanes Thompson (PA) MAN RADEWAGEN as delegate from Harris Raskin Trone F. Lamb Wild Hoyer Ruppersberger Evans Meuser American Samoa; and The Honorable GREGORIO KILILI RHODE ISLAND CAMACHO SABLAN as delegate from the Auchincloss Lynch Neal Cicilline Langevin Commonwealth of the Northern Mar- Clark (MA) McGovern Pressley iana Islands. Keating Moulton Trahan f MICHIGAN Clyburn Norman Wilson (SC) Duncan Rice (SC) Bergman Levin (MI) Stevens Mace Timmons ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CLERK Dingell McClain Upton The CLERK. The Clerk will state Huizenga Meijer Tlaib SOUTH DAKOTA Kildee Moolenaar Walberg that since the last regular election of Lawrence Slotkin Johnson (SD) Representatives to the 117th Congress, MINNESOTA TENNESSEE a vacancy now exists in the Fifth Dis- trict of the State of Louisiana, occa- Craig Hagedorn Phillips Burchett DesJarlais Harshbarger Emmer McCollum Stauber Cohen Fleischmann Kustoff sioned by the death of the late Honor- Fischbach Omar Cooper Green (TN) Rose able Luke Letlow. MISSISSIPPI f Guest Palazzo Allred Fletcher Nehls RECESS Kelly (MS) Thompson (MS) Arrington Garcia (TX) Pfluger Babin Gohmert Roy The CLERK. Without objection, the MISSOURI Brady Gonzales, Tony Sessions House will stand in recess subject to Bush Hartzler Smith (MO) Burgess Gonzalez, Taylor the call of the Chair. Cleaver Long Wagner Carter (TX) Vicente Van Duyne Graves (MO) Luetkemeyer Castro (TX) Gooden (TX) Veasey There was no objection. Cloud Granger Vela Accordingly (at 1 o’clock and 28 min- MONTANA Crenshaw Green, Al (TX) Weber (TX) utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. Cuellar Jackson Rosendale Williams (TX) Doggett Jackson Lee Wright f NEBRASKA Escobar Johnson (TX) Fallon McCaul Bacon Fortenberry Smith (NE) b 1359 NEVADA UTAH AFTER RECESS Curtis Owens Amodei Lee (NV) The recess having expired, the House Moore (UT) Stewart Horsford Titus was called to order by the Clerk of the NEW HAMPSHIRE VERMONT House at 1 o’clock and 59 minutes p.m. Kuster Pappas Welch f NEW JERSEY VIRGINIA ELECTION OF SPEAKER Gottheimer Pallone Sires Beyer Griffith Spanberger The CLERK. Pursuant to law and Kim (NJ) Pascrell Smith (NJ) Cline Luria Wexton Malinowski Payne Van Drew Connolly McEachin Wittman precedent, the next order of business is Norcross Sherrill Watson Coleman Good (VA) Scott (VA) the election of the Speaker of the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 12:54 Jan 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03JA7.001 H03JAPT1 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HOUSE January 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3 House of Representatives for the 117th resentatives. This is a day when House this Chamber affects American fami- Congress. Democrats will begin our work with lies and workers all across this Nation. Nominations are now in order. the next President of the United States Madam Clerk, it is my high honor The Clerk recognizes the gentleman of America, , and his partner, today to have the great privilege to from New York (Mr. JEFFRIES). KAMALA HARRIS, so we can build back nominate the gentleman from Cali- Mr. JEFFRIES. Madam Clerk, I rise better for the people. This is a day fornia (Mr. MCCARTHY) to lead us in today at the direction of the House when, once again, NANCY D’ALESANDRO our work as Speaker of the United Democratic , by the vote of that PELOSI will become the Speaker of the States House of Representatives. Caucus, to place the name of the Hon- United States House of Representa- Leader MCCARTHY is a grandson of a orable , Representative- tives. cattle rancher, the son of a firefighter. elect from the great State of Cali- Madam Clerk, I proudly place her He grew up in a working-class family. fornia, by way of Charm City, into name into nomination, and when it is He started and ran his own business, nomination for election to the position all said and done, history will record Kevin O’s in Bakersfield. He paid his of Speaker of the United States House that today was a good day. way through college. And he knows of Representatives. God bless NANCY PELOSI. God bless firsthand that our small businesses are NANCY PELOSI believes in the power the Congress. God bless the United the backbone of our economy and that of American exceptionalism. States of America. government is more often the problem NANCY PELOSI believes in the good- The CLERK. The Clerk now recog- than the solution. ness of the American people. nizes the gentlewoman from Wyoming No one has been a greater champion NANCY PELOSI believes that our di- (Ms. CHENEY). of ensuring that our government is versity is our strength and that our Ms. CHENEY. Madam Clerk, first of limited, defending the rights of the unity is our power. all, let me thank my colleague from States and the people in those States, NANCY PELOSI believes that the New York (Mr. JEFFRIES). and resisting the urge of some of our House is fundamentally the institution Madam Clerk, I also start by asking colleagues to steal power from the peo- best equipped to reflect the hopes, the all of our colleagues to remember in ple and give it to the government. dreams, and the aspirations of every- their thoughts and prayers the family Leader MCCARTHY will always look day Americans. of Luke Letlow, Congressman-elect for ways to work across the aisle. More NANCY PELOSI believes that our sa- from Louisiana, who died tragically times than I can count over the last 2 cred mission is to continue America’s last week. years, he has led us in putting forward long, necessary, and majestic march We also want to remember our friend proposals, like the Commitment to toward a more perfect Union. and colleague and pray America, that encapsulate good policy The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther for his family as they deal with the and should be bipartisan. He will con- King, Jr., once observed that the true devastating loss of their son. tinue to do this, but he will never com- measure of a leader is not how one We engage in heated exchanges in promise our fundamental rights and fares in moments of comfort or conven- this body, as we should, but it is well freedoms. ience, but how one fares in moments of for us always to remember that we are Last year, as the threat from the challenge and controversy. NANCY all God’s children. Our hearts break Chinese Communist Party grew and PELOSI has passed that test with flying when our colleagues and friends are spread, Leader MCCARTHY established colors over and over and over again. suffering. I am reminded of the words the China Task Force and urged Demo- As a result of her tremendous leader- of the 19th century religious scholar crats to join us in confronting a grave ship, during a moment of great turbu- who said: I expect to pass through this threat that requires bipartisan solu- lence, House Democrats ended the world but once. If, therefore, there can tions. They refused. Nonetheless, the longest government shutdown in Amer- be any kindness I can show or any good task force he directed published legis- ican history; addressed the humani- thing I can do my fellow being, let me lative recommendations, two-thirds of tarian crisis at the border; negotiated a do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect which are bipartisan. historic trade agreement that pro- it, for I shall not pass this way again. Leader MCCARTHY ensured that we tected good-paying American jobs; held Fine words to guide us as we embark were united as we successfully fought the President accountable because no on this Congress. the unconstitutional and partisan im- one is above the law; passed progres- Madam Clerk, the nominating cere- peachment effort launched by our Dem- sive legislation to transform policing mony looks very different today in this ocrat colleagues, and he guided us in America as part of our effort to deal Chamber. Our masks and our through the unprecedented challenges with systemic racism; ended the egre- distancing requirements are reminders of operating in and responding to the gious practice of surprise billing be- of this pandemic threat that we face global COVID pandemic. cause healthcare is a right, not simply and that we must defeat together, but For a real guide as to how things will a privilege; and confronted the once-in- the Congress is also different because operate once Leader MCCARTHY is a-century COVID–19 pandemic with a of something we all take great pride in. Speaker MCCARTHY, look to the his- comprehensive, passionate, and con- This body now has more women toric productivity we saw the last time tinuing congressional response that, at Members than at any time in our his- Republicans were in charge in the 115th the end of the day, will crush the virus tory. Our new Republican women are Congress. Leader MCCARTHY led us in and supercharge our economy. here to work. They are here to get repealing regulations, cutting taxes, That is the NANCY PELOSI track things done. As we like to say in Wyo- supporting our veterans, combating record. ming, it is time to cowgirl up. opioid addiction and human traf- NANCY PELOSI is a champion of the There is no one in this body more re- ficking, securing our borders, growing children, a defender of the disenfran- sponsible for our tremendous new class our economy, and defending our Na- chised, a voice for the voiceless, a fabu- of Members, our men and women, than tion. lous facilitator, a notorious negotiator, our leader, KEVIN MCCARTHY. Through Leader MCCARTHY made sure that we and a legendary legislator for such a his tireless work and his efforts to passed on time and at a sufficient level, time as this. date, we have made historic gains, and for the first time in more than a dec- This is a moment of great challenge we are not done yet. ade, defense appropriations to ensure here in America, filled with trials and These gains would not have happened that we fulfilled our most sacred con- tribulations and a lot of pain and suf- without Leader MCCARTHY’s un- stitutional duty. As Speaker, that is fering and death. But America is a re- matched work ethic, his strategic and the kind of record he will deliver on silient Nation. House Democrats are a tactical skill, and his commitment to again. resilient Caucus. NANCY PELOSI is a re- our candidates. Nor would they have Madam Clerk, as Republicans, we silient leader. happened without KEVIN’s steadfast know that the United States Constitu- Brighter days are ahead in the commitment to defending our freedom, tion is our sword and our shield. We United States of America. This is a day standing up for our Constitution, and know that our rights do not come from of great renewal in the House of Rep- remembering that the work we do in government; they come from God. We

VerDate Sep 11 2014 12:54 Jan 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03JA7.009 H03JAPT1 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HOUSE H4 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 3, 2021 know that those rights are protected Davis, Danny K. Krishnamoorthi Price (NC) Lamborn Newhouse Spartz by the exquisite structure designed by Dean Kuster Quigley Latta Norman Stauber DeFazio Langevin Raskin LaTurner Nunes Steel our Founding Fathers. DeGette Larsen (WA) Rice (NY) Lesko Obernolte Stefanik Madam Clerk, over here on this side DeLauro Larson (CT) Richmond Long Owens Steil of the aisle, we are going to continue DelBene Lawrence Ross Loudermilk Palazzo Steube Delgado Lawson (FL) Roybal-Allard Lucas Palmer Stewart to call them Founding Fathers, despite Demings Lee (CA) Ruiz Luetkemeyer Pence Stivers the new House rules package. We know DeSaulnier Lee (NV) Ruppersberger Mace Perry Taylor that the man to lead us as we confront Deutch Leger Fernandez Rush Malliotakis Pfluger Thompson (PA) the important work ahead is our Re- Dingell Levin (CA) Ryan Mann Posey Tiffany Doggett Levin (MI) Sa´ nchez Massie Reed Timmons publican leader, KEVIN MCCARTHY. Doyle, Michael Lieu Sarbanes Mast Reschenthaler Turner Madam Clerk, because he will lead us F. Lofgren Scanlon McCarthy Rice (SC) Upton Escobar Lowenthal Schakowsky McCaul Rodgers (WA) Van Drew in fighting for all the people of this McClain Eshoo Luria Schiff Rogers (AL) Van Duyne great Nation; because he will continue McClintock Rogers (KY) Wagner Espaillat Lynch Schneider Evans Malinowski McHenry Rose Walberg to stand against socialism and will Schrader Fletcher Maloney, McKinley Rosendale Walorski continue to stand against the expan- Schrier Foster Carolyn B. Meijer Rouzer Waltz Scott (VA) sion of government power that strips Frankel, Lois Maloney, Sean Meuser Roy Weber (TX) Scott, David power from the people and gives it to Fudge Manning Miller (IL) Rutherford Webster (FL) Sewell Gallego Matsui Miller (WV) Scalise Wenstrup the government; because he knows that Sherman Garamendi McBath Miller-Meeks Schweikert Westerman the most important words of our found- Sires Garcı´a (IL) McCollum Moolenaar Scott, Austin Williams (TX) Smith (WA) ing document are the first 3 words, Garcia (TX) McEachin Mooney Sessions Wilson (SC) ‘‘We the people,’’ as chair of the House Gomez McGovern Soto Moore (AL) Simpson Wittman Speier Republican Conference, I am honored Gonzalez, McNerney Moore (UT) Smith (MO) Womack Vicente Meeks Stanton Mullin Smith (NE) Wright and directed by the vote of that Con- Gottheimer Meng Stevens Murphy (NC) Smith (NJ) Young ference to present for election to the Green, Al (TX) Mfume Strickland Nehls Smucker Zeldin Grijalva Moore (WI) Suozzi Office of the Speaker of the House of Swalwell DUCKWORTH—1 Representatives for the 117th Congress Haaland Morelle Harder (CA) Moulton Takano Golden the name of the Honorable KEVIN Hayes Mrvan Thompson (CA) MCCARTHY, Representative-elect from Higgins (NY) Murphy (FL) Thompson (MS) JEFFRIES—1 Titus the State of California. Himes Nadler Lamb Horsford Napolitano Tlaib The CLERK. The names of the Hon- Houlahan Neal Tonko ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—3 Torres (CA) orable NANCY PELOSI, a Representative- Hoyer Neguse Sherrill Slotkin Spanberger elect from the State of California, and Huffman Newman Torres (NY) Jackson Lee Norcross Trahan NOT VOTING—3 the Honorable KEVIN MCCARTHY, a Rep- Jacobs (CA) O’Halleran Trone Hastings Salazar Valadao resentative-elect from the State of Jayapal Ocasio-Cortez Underwood California, have been placed in nomina- Jeffries Omar Vargas b 1750 tion. Johnson (GA) Pallone Veasey Johnson (TX) Panetta Vela The CLERK. The tellers agree in Are there further nominations? Jones Pappas Vela´ zquez their tallies that the total number of There being no further nominations, Kahele Pascrell Wasserman votes cast is 427, of which the Honor- the Clerk appoints the following tell- Kaptur Payne Schultz Keating Pelosi Waters able NANCY PELOSI of the State of Cali- ers: Kelly (IL) Perlmutter Watson Coleman fornia has received 216, the Honorable The gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Khanna Peters Welch KEVIN MCCARTHY of the State of Cali- KAPTUR); Kildee Phillips Wexton Kilmer Pingree Wild fornia has received 209, the Honorable The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Kim (NJ) Pocan Williams (GA) TAMMY DUCKWORTH of the State of Illi- RODNEY DAVIS); Kind Porter Wilson (FL) nois has received 1, the Honorable Kirkpatrick Pressley Yarmuth The gentlewoman from California of the State of New (Ms. LOFGREN); and MCCARTHY—209 York has received 1. The gentlewoman from North Caro- Therefore, the Honorable NANCY lina (Ms. FOXX). Aderholt Comer Graves (MO) Allen Crawford Green (TN) PELOSI of the State of California, hav- The tellers will come forward and Amodei Crenshaw Greene (GA) ing received a majority of the votes take their seats at the desk in front of Armstrong Curtis Griffith cast, is duly elected Speaker of the the Speaker’s rostrum. Arrington Davidson Grothman Babin Davis, Rodney Guest House of Representatives for the 117th The roll will now be called, and those Bacon DesJarlais Guthrie Congress. responding to their names will indicate Baird Diaz-Balart Hagedorn The Clerk appoints the following by surname the nominee of their choos- Balderson Donalds Harris committee to escort the Speaker-elect ing. Banks Duncan Harshbarger Barr Dunn Hartzler to the chair: The Reading Clerk will now call the Bentz Emmer Hern The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. roll. Bergman Estes Herrell HOYER); The tellers having taken their places, Bice (OK) Fallon Herrera Beutler Biggs Feenstra Hice (GA) The gentleman from California (Mr. the House proceeded to vote for the Bilirakis Ferguson Higgins (LA) MCCARTHY); Speaker. Bishop (NC) Fischbach Hill The gentleman from South Carolina The following is the result of the Boebert Fitzgerald Hinson (Mr. CLYBURN); Bost Fitzpatrick Hollingsworth vote: Brady Fleischmann Hudson The gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. [Roll No. 2] Brooks Fortenberry Huizenga SCALISE); Buchanan Foxx Issa The gentlewoman from Massachu- PELOSI—216 Buck Franklin, C. Jackson Adams Boyle, Brendan Cicilline Bucshon Scott Jacobs (NY) setts (Ms. CLARK); Aguilar F. Clark (MA) Budd Fulcher Johnson (LA) The gentlewoman from Wyoming Allred Brown Clarke (NY) Burchett Gaetz Johnson (OH) (Ms. CHENEY); Auchincloss Brownley Cleaver Burgess Gallagher Johnson (SD) The gentleman from New York (Mr. Axne Bush Clyburn Calvert Garbarino Jordan Barraga´ n Bustos Cohen Cammack Garcia (CA) Joyce (OH) JEFFRIES); Bass Butterfield Connolly Carl Gibbs Joyce (PA) The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Beatty Carbajal Cooper Carter (GA) Gimenez Katko EMMER); Bera Ca´ rdenas Correa Carter (TX) Gohmert Keller Beyer Carson Costa Cawthorn Gonzales, Tony Kelly (MS) The gentleman from California (Mr. Bishop (GA) Cartwright Courtney Chabot Gonzalez (OH) Kelly (PA) AGUILAR); Blumenauer Case Craig Cheney Good (VA) Kim (CA) The gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Blunt Rochester Casten Crist Cline Gooden (TX) Kinzinger PALMER); Bonamici Castor (FL) Crow Cloud Gosar Kustoff Bourdeaux Castro (TX) Cuellar Clyde Granger LaHood The gentleman from New York (Mr. Bowman Chu Davids (KS) Cole Graves (LA) LaMalfa );

VerDate Sep 11 2014 12:54 Jan 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03JA7.011 H03JAPT1 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HOUSE January 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5 The gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. years ago, the Speaker spoke of a new Americans are fed up with it, and we JOHNSON); dawn for the middle class. But for the Republicans are too. As the party of The gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. next 2 years, the majority was con- Lincoln, Republicans understand what BEATTY); sumed with everything else. During it means to carry our constituents’ The gentleman from North Carolina some of the most challenging times for concerns with us at all times. We are a (Mr. HUDSON); our country, I felt Congress was on the growing, working class coalition of The gentlewoman from California sidelines. proud Americans who are more ener- (Ms. Jacobs); When the need for more pandemic re- getic, united, and confident than ever The gentlewoman from Oklahoma lief was obvious, did we deliver in a before. We believe in the (Mrs. Bice); timely manner the lifeline America exceptionalism of this Nation and are And the Members of the California needed? not afraid to say it. We have listened delegation. Or did we say nothing was better to our constituents. We heard how The members of the committee from than something until politics dictated things needed to change, and we made majority and minority leadership will our actions? a commitment to America to restore retire from the Chamber to escort the When unrest filled into the cities and our way of life, rebuild the economy, Speaker-elect to the chair. communities across the country, did and renew the American Dream. f we deliver safety that Americans want- That is what we campaigned on. That ed? is what we offered in every district. RECESS Or did we let calls to defund the po- And if the voices of the people matter, lice intimidate us from protecting life, The CLERK. Without objection, the that is how we plan to govern. House will stand in recess subject to liberty, and property? The response from the American peo- When Americans relied on essential the call of the Chair. ple to our commitment was resound- workers to keep our country moving, There was no objection. ing. Even though we were outspent in did we serve the people’s House in a Accordingly (at 4 o’clock and 52 min- district by district, no Republican in- utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. way Americans deserved? Or did we shrink and reward Mem- cumbent was defeated—none. All f bers who stayed home, skipped work, across this country, voters endorsed b 1718 and still got paid? common sense, not conflict. It was a referendum against a radical agenda to AFTER RECESS The unfortunate answers to these questions underscore why the last Con- defund the police and punish hard The recess having expired, the House gress was the least productive Congress work. It was a wake-up call. was called to order by the Clerk at 5 in 50 years. The question I ask of this Congress o’clock and 18 minutes p.m. It has been said that a house divided is: Were we listening? f cannot stand. If there are any lessons As we enter the new Congress, I ask every Member to step out of your of- SWEARING IN OF SPEAKER that Americans have learned in the last 2 years, it is this: a House dis- fice, go to the Cannon Office Building The Sergeant at Arms announced the tracted cannot govern. tunnel, look at that small desk, and Speaker-elect of the House of Rep- I wish I could say that the majority ask yourself: What is in your desk? resentatives of the 117th Congress, who in Congress is committed to changing Here is what is in mine: As the son of was escorted to the chair by the Com- for the common good and focusing on a fireman, I know how our police offi- mittee of Escort. what really matters, but I am con- cers and first responders put every- Mr. MCCARTHY. Colleagues, friends, cerned that the early actions are point- thing on the line to keep us safe. I will and fellow Americans, it is my honor ing in the wrong direction. never, never, never vote to defund to welcome you to the first day of the Tomorrow, this majority of the new them. 117th Congress. We are here with the 117th Congress plans to adopt new rules Can we make that same commitment support of our families and the faith of that would silence our constituents’ to America? our neighbors to be their voice in voices in Congress. Those rules throw As a former small business owner, I Washington. away more than 100 years of represen- understand how tough things can be Since Congress first sat in this room, tation in our Nation’s Capitol and ef- even in the best of times. As we battle Americans have always found a way to fectively kill the key opportunity to the coronavirus, our small businesses ensure that their needs were top of the amend legislation. are battling lockdowns that are de- mind. In fact, when Abraham Lincoln Worse, they would penalize any Mem- stroying livelihoods and making it im- served here, Members of Congress only ber who shares news or views that possible to beat the odds. So I will not had small desks on the House floor to maybe their allies in the media deem hike their taxes. store their work. One of those desks fake. They actually make it an ethics Can we make that same commitment now sits in the Cannon Office Building violation, which is usually reserved for to America? tunnel. As Members traveled back and such unbecoming conduct as bribery or As a fourth-generation Central Val- forth to the Nation’s Capital, they corruption. Under these rules, all Mem- ley Member from California, I rep- were compelled to carry all of their bers are equal, but some are more resent farmers and oil field workers work with them. There were no filing equal than others. For our constitu- who rise at the dawn to go to work; cabinets and no servers in the cloud or ents, it means freedom of speech is si- who pray to God; and who raise the offices. Their desk was their office. lenced, good ideas are stifled, and dis- next generation of good, decent citi- Members rarely went anywhere with- sent is punished. zens. I will respect their individuality out physically bringing their constitu- Why would an American political and their freedom, and I will not forget ents’ concerns with them. party use this as your first action in them. These small desks are a timeless re- Congress? Can we keep that commitment to minder to every American that the Perhaps they feel an urgency to pro- America? House is made to represent you, the tect their political careers. Given the No more misplaced priorities. The people; and that is a responsibility I message that the American people sent American people deserve better. Amer- welcome and embrace every day. to Washington, the grip is slim and the ica is worth fighting for. Americans’ Today, however, it is easier than ever majority is slimmer. Two months ago rights are worth fighting for. Their to neglect or ignore this responsibility. to this very day, the American people dreams are worth fighting for; their From social media to special interest said, Enough. Enough with politicians voices are worth fighting for; and, most groups, to the culture police, there are who dictate what you can say, where importantly, their voices are worth endless temptations to distract from you can eat, or whether you can go to being heard on this floor. why we are here and who is truly im- church; enough with politicians who ig- During the darkest days of the Civil portant. nore the stay-at-home lockdowns they War, when this Nation was literally Sadly, the last Congress suffered impose on the rest of us; and enough burning with division, Abraham Lin- from this neglect. In this Chamber 2 with arrogance and hypocrisy. coln advised us to strive ‘‘to maintain

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With that, I want to congratulate the Corinne, Christine, Jacqueline, Paul, Each of their memories is a source of Speaker. and Alexandra; our nine grandchildren; strength and inspiration to us as we ap- Madam Speaker, as I hand you this and my D’Alesandro family from Balti- proach the challenges ahead. Scripture gavel, I just ask that you keep in mind more, Maryland. With me in spirit are tells us that to everything there is a that all the people in America will my mother and father and my brother, time, a season: a time for every pur- have a voice on this floor. Tommy. My parents taught us through pose under the heavens; a time to b 1730 their example that public service is a build, a time to sow, a time to heal. noble calling and that we all have a re- Now is certainly a time for our Nation Ms. PELOSI. Members of Congress, sponsibility to help others. Italian to heal. families, friends, welcome all. American, proud of our Italian herit- Our most urgent priority will con- As Speaker of the House, it is my age, fiercely patriotic Americans, de- tinue to be defeating the coronavirus, great honor to preside over this sacred voutly Catholic, and staunchly Demo- and defeat it, we will. Defeat it, we ritual of renewal as we gather under cratic, we saw that as connected. will. the dome of this temple of democracy In that spirit, I thank my constitu- Two weeks ago, we passed an emer- to begin the 117th Congress. ents in San Francisco, California, who gency relief package to crush the virus Thank you, Leader MCCARTHY. Con- have entrusted me to represent them in and put money in the pockets of work- gratulations on your election as leader. the spirit of Saint Francis, the patron ers and families, which is now the law, I look forward to working with you to saint of our city, whose anthem, the but we must do more to recognize our meet the needs of the American people ‘‘Song of Saint Francis,’’ is the anthem heroes. Let us thank our heroes: our during this great moment of challenge. of our city: ‘‘Lord, make me a channel healthcare workers; our first respond- As the leader knows, usually on this of thy peace.’’ ers; our police and fire, who we have day, the day of our swearing-in, there I thank my Democratic colleagues in denied support by denying help to is a bipartisan church service that we the Congress for the confidence you State and local government; our trans- all attend, and we pray together for have placed in me in electing me portation, sanitation, food, and social America. Until that is possible again, Speaker. I will endeavor to meet the workers; and our teachers, our teach- let us all pray personally, pray that moment with courage, unity, and ers, our teachers. They make our lives there be peace on Earth, and let it grace. possible at the State and local level begin with us. That is our recurring I especially thank our distinguished and will facilitate the distribution of theme. And our prayers, as we all chair of the Caucus, Mr. JEFFRIES, the vaccine in a fair and equitable know, are very needed now. Chairman JEFFRIES, for his very gen- manner. We owe them more. As we are sworn in today, we accept erous nomination. Many of our essential workers are a responsibility as daunting and de- Thank you, Mr. JEFFRIES. from communities of color and low manding as any previous generation of It gives me great pride to serve as wealth, which have been devastatingly leadership has ever faced. We begin Speaker of the most diverse House of and disproportionately affected by the this new Congress during a time of ex- Representatives in the history of our coronavirus. They have been there for traordinary difficulty. country with a record-shattering 122 us; we must be there for them. Each of our communities has been women—122 women, you can applaud With President-elect Biden and Vice drastically affected by the pandemic that—100 years after women won the President-elect HARRIS, who were and its economic crisis: 350,000 tragic right to vote. elected 2 months ago from today, the deaths, which we sadly carry in our Now, let us take a moment to give House will continue our work to save hearts; over 20 million infections; mil- thanks to our courageous servicemem- lives and livelihoods, to build back bet- lions without jobs—a toll beyond com- bers in uniform, and our veterans and ter in a way that advances justice in prehension. their families and caregivers, whose America. To our new Members—and we will be service makes us the land of the free Indeed, the pandemic has pulled back welcoming them soon to swear them and the home of the brave. Our promise the curtain and shown even worsened in—welcome and congratulations on to them is that Congress will continue disparities in our economy and our so- your election to the United States to work in a bipartisan way to build a ciety. We must pursue justice: eco- House of Representatives. As our future worthy of their sacrifice. nomic justice, justice in health, racial Founders intended, our democracy will As we look forward to the new Con- justice, environmental and climate jus- be reinvigorated by the vibrancy and gress, let us take a moment to remem- tice—the list goes on. dynamism of the communities that you ber three champions of democracy we Every morning in this Chamber, we represent. lost during the 116th Congress, each take the pledge: One nation under God, To our returning Members, congratu- honored by a lying-in-state ceremony indivisible, with liberty and justice for lations to you and your families upon in the . all. your reelection. In the fall of last year, we said good- ‘‘Liberty and justice for all.’’ Every As we open the new Congress, we bye to Mr. Chairman, Elijah Cum- day, this Congress must live up to that grieve the passing of Congressman- mings, our North Star, who said: When pledge. elect Luke Letlow. We send our deepest we are dancing with the angels, the To advance justice, I am establishing sympathy to his wife, Julia, and their question will be asked: What did you do the bipartisan Select Committee on children, and we are praying for them to be sure we kept our democracy in- Economic Disparity and Fairness in at this sad time. We carry this symbol tact? Growth to combat the disparities of in- of Louisiana, in a bipartisan way, in He is dancing with the angels now. come and wealth that undermine faith his honor. This past spring, we said good-bye to in America’s promise for a better fu- Our Congress also suffered another our beloved colleague John Lewis, the ture for our children. Working with the sad loss this week with the passing of conscience of the Congress, who would committees of jurisdiction, the select Jamie and Sarah Raskin’s son, say, when you see something that is committee will recommend proposals Tommy. Our hearts are broken for not right, not fair, not just, you must that power fair economic growth to them, and I hope it is a comfort to speak up, and he would remind us to make our economy work for everyone. them that so many mourn their loss. make good trouble. In all that we do, let us be For the Each of us comes to this Chamber, of In the fall, we memorialized Justice People, recognizing the beautiful diver- course, strengthened by our constitu- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the most sity of America so that no one is left

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Members-elect will record God bless our men and women in uni- body anytime. their votes by electronic device. form, our servicemembers and their The Chair will now swear in the gen- The vote was taken by electronic de- families, our veterans. And may God tleman from Alaska (Mr. YOUNG). vice, and there were—yeas 371, nays 2, bless America. The Speaker administered the oath not voting 59, as follows: Thank you all very much. It is my of office to Mr. YOUNG as follows: [Roll No. 3] honor. Do you solemnly swear or affirm that you YEAS—371 As Speaker, I am now ready to take will support and defend the Constitution of Adams Crawford Herrell the oath of office. I usually do so sur- the United States against all enemies, for- Aderholt Crenshaw Herrera Beutler rounded by children, but, of course, eign and domestic; that you will bear true Aguilar Crist Hice (GA) COVID has prevented that. But they faith and allegiance to the same; that you Allen Crow Higgins (LA) are our purpose—for the children. take this obligation freely, without any Allred Cuellar Higgins (NY) mental reservation or purpose of evasion; Amodei Curtis Hill I ask the dean of the House of Rep- and that you will well and faithfully dis- Armstrong Davids (KS) Himes Auchincloss Davidson Hinson resentatives, the Honorable charge the duties of the office on which you from Alaska, to administer the oath of Axne Davis, Danny K. Hollingsworth are about to enter, so help you God. Babin Davis, Rodney Houlahan office. The SPEAKER. Congratulations. You Bacon Dean Hoyer Mr. YOUNG. Madam Speaker, before are now a Member of the 117th Con- Baird DeFazio Hudson I issue the oath, I would like to take Balderson DeGette Huizenga gress. Banks DeLauro Issa privilege on the floor as the dean. f Barr DelBene Jackson I have been in this House longer than Barraga´ n Delgado Jackson Lee anybody else. I have served with you b 1800 Bass Demings Jacobs (CA) Beatty DesJarlais Jayapal longer than anybody else has served MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEM- Bentz Deutch Jeffries with you. I love this institution. I will BRANCE OF THE LATE HONOR- Bera Diaz-Balart Johnson (GA) be honest: I do not like what I see. It is ABLE LUKE LETLOW Bergman Dingell Johnson (LA) time we hold hands and talk to one an- Beyer Doggett Johnson (OH) The SPEAKER. The Chair would ask Bice (OK) Donalds Johnson (SD) other. all Members-elect and staff present in Biggs Duncan Johnson (TX) Madam Speaker, I say this with all Bilirakis Emmer Jones the Chamber, as well as those through- sincerity: You will be the Speaker of Bishop (GA) Escobar Jordan out the Capitol, to rise for a moment of Bishop (NC) Eshoo Joyce (PA) the House, not of a party. silence in remembrance of the late Blumenauer Espaillat Kahele And that may hurt some of you. The Blunt Rochester Estes Kaptur Honorable Luke Letlow, the Member- Boebert Evans Keating job of our Nation is for the House of elect from the Fifth District of Lou- Representatives to govern this Nation. Bonamici Fallon Keller isiana. Bost Feenstra Kelly (IL) It was never meant to be the executive Bourdeaux Ferguson Kelly (MS) branch. It was never meant to be the f Bowman Fischbach Kelly (PA) judicial branch. It is this House that CHALLENGING SEATING OF Boyle, Brendan Fitzgerald Khanna F. Fitzpatrick Kildee raises the money and dedicates how it MEMBERS-ELECT Brooks Fleischmann Kilmer shall be spent. And we are representing Mr. ROY. Madam Speaker, on my re- Brown Fletcher Kim (CA) the people, as we were elected. Brownley Fortenberry Kim (NJ) sponsibility as a Member-elect, I chal- Buchanan Foster Kind lenge the seating of Members-elect Buck Foxx Kinzinger b 1745 from the States of Arizona, Georgia, Bucshon Frankel, Lois Kirkpatrick Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Budd Franklin, C. Kuster And I say this with all sincerity, Burchett Scott Kustoff Madam Speaker, that when you do Wisconsin. Burgess Fudge LaHood have a problem or there is something The SPEAKER. Under the prece- Bush Fulcher LaMalfa dents, the Chair will ask the Members- Bustos Gaetz Lamb so contentious, let’s sit down and have Butterfield Gallagher Lamborn a drink and solve those problems for elect of those States’ delegations to re- Calvert Gallego Langevin the good of this Nation, for this insti- frain from taking the oath with the Cammack Garamendi Larsen (WA) other Members-elect. Carbajal Garbarino Larson (CT) tution, and, as you said, for the future Ca´ rdenas Garcia (CA) Latta children of this great Nation. We can f Carl Garcı´a (IL) LaTurner do it as a body. As the dean to the new AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING Carson Garcia (TX) Lawrence Carter (GA) Gibbs Lawson (FL) Speaker, I ask you to try to attempt to THE SPEAKER TO ADMINISTER Carter (TX) Gimenez Lee (CA) do that. With our leader, we can do it THE OATH OF OFFICE Cartwright Gohmert Lee (NV) Case Golden Leger Fernandez together. Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I send If the gentlewoman from California Casten Gomez Levin (CA) to the desk a privileged resolution and Castor (FL) Gonzales, Tony Lieu will please raise her right hand. ask for its immediate consideration in Castro (TX) Gonzalez (OH) Lofgren Mr. YOUNG then administered the the House. Cawthorn Gonzalez, Long oath of office to Ms. PELOSI of Cali- Chabot Vicente Loudermilk The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- Cheney Good (VA) Lowenthal fornia, as follows: lows: Chu Gosar Lucas Cicilline Gottheimer Luetkemeyer Do you solemnly swear that you will sup- H. RES. 1 port and defend the Constitution of the Clark (MA) Granger Luria Resolved, That the Speaker is hereby au- United States against all enemies, foreign Clarke (NY) Graves (LA) Lynch thorized and directed to administer the oath Cleaver Graves (MO) Mace and domestic; that you will bear true faith of office to all Representatives-elect. Cline Green, Al (TX) Malinowski and allegiance to the same; that you take Cloud Greene (GA) Malliotakis this obligation freely, without any mental Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I urge Clyburn Grijalva Maloney, reservation or purpose of evasion; and that adoption of the resolution, and I yield Clyde Grothman Carolyn B. you will well and faithfully discharge the du- back the balance of my time. Cohen Guest Maloney, Sean ties of the office on which you are about to The SPEAKER. Without objection, Cole Guthrie Mann enter, so help you God. Comer Haaland Manning the previous question is ordered on the Connolly Hagedorn Massie (Applause, the Members rising.) resolution. Cooper Harder (CA) Mast Mr. YOUNG. Madam Speaker, Con- There was no objection. Correa Harshbarger Matsui Costa Hartzler McCarthy gratulations. The SPEAKER. The question is on Courtney Hayes McCaul The SPEAKER. I thank the dean. the adoption of the resolution. Craig Hern McClain

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Mfume Quigley The Chair will now administer the Miller (IL) Raskin Thompson (CA) card. After you get sworn in, you must Miller (WV) Reed Thompson (MS) leave and go sign the card that you oath of office. All Members-elect will Miller-Meeks Reschenthaler Thompson (PA) have been sworn in, out that door. So raise their right hand. Tiffany Moolenaar Rice (SC) that will save you some time, if you The Members-elect rose, and the Mooney Rodgers (WA) Timmons Moore (AL) Rogers (AL) Titus wish. Speaker administered the oath of office Moore (UT) Rogers (KY) Tlaib We still have a number of Members- to them as follows: Moore (WI) Rose Tonko elect who have not voted yet, so we Do you solemnly swear that you will sup- Morelle Rosendale Torres (CA) cannot do the swearing in until that port and defend the Constitution of the Moulton Ross Torres (NY) United States against all enemies, foreign Mrvan Rouzer happens. But to our new Members- Trahan and domestic; that you will bear true faith Mullin Roy Turner elect, observe that it is important to and allegiance to the same; that you take Murphy (FL) Roybal-Allard Upton vote early, because we don’t usually Murphy (NC) Rush this obligation freely, without any mental Van Drew keep it open this long. Nadler Rutherford Van Duyne reservation or purpose of evasion; and that Napolitano Scalise Vargas b 1834 you will well and faithfully discharge the du- Neal Scanlon Vela ties of the office on which you are about to Neguse Schakowsky Wagner Messrs. PALAZZO and REED enter, so help you God. Nehls Schneider Walberg Newhouse Schrader changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to The SPEAKER. Congratulations. You Walorski Newman Schrier ‘‘yea.’’ Waltz are now Members of the 117th Congress. Norcross Schweikert So the resolution was agreed to. The Chair is prepared to swear in the Norman Scott, Austin Wasserman Nunes Scott, David Schultz The result of the vote was announced group of Members-elect currently in O’Halleran Sessions Welch as above recorded. the Chamber. The Members-elect will Obernolte Sewell Wenstrup A motion to reconsider was laid on rise. Ocasio-Cortez Simpson Wexton the table. Owens Sires Wild The Chair will now administer the Palazzo Smith (MO) Williams (GA) Stated for: oath of office. All Members-elect will Pallone Smith (NE) Williams (TX) Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, the vote was raise their right hand. Palmer Smith (NJ) Wilson (SC) gaveled down before my group (5) was called The Members-elect rose, and the Panetta Smith (WA) Womack Pappas Smucker Young to the floor. Had I been present, I would have Speaker administered the oath of office voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 3. to them as follows: NAYS—2 Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, the vote was Do you solemnly swear that you will sup- Griffith Harris gaveled down before my group 6 was ever port and defend the Constitution of the NOT VOTING—59 called. Had I been present, I would have voted United States against all enemies, foreign Arrington Payne Stewart ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 3. and domestic; that you will bear true faith Brady Peters Stivers Ms. UNDERWOOD. Madam Speaker, I was and allegiance to the same; that you take DeSaulnier Posey Suozzi detained and missed rollcall Vote No. 3. Had this obligation freely, without any mental Doyle, Michael Pressley Swalwell reservation or purpose of evasion; and that F. Rice (NY) Taylor I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on you will well and faithfully discharge the du- Dunn Richmond Trone rollcall No. 3. ties of the office on which you are about to Gooden (TX) Ruiz Underwood Green (TN) Ruppersberger Valadao f enter, so help you God. Hastings Ryan Veasey ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Horsford ´ ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Salazar Velazquez The SPEAKER. The swearing in cere- Huffman Sa´ nchez Waters The SPEAKER. Will the new Mem- Jacobs (NY) Sarbanes Watson Coleman mony will be at 7:05 of any remaining Joyce (OH) Schiff Weber (TX) bers-elect come forward to be sworn in. Members-elect who have not been Katko Scott (VA) Webster (FL) As was said, due to the ongoing pan- sworn in. So if you are in your office, Krishnamoorthi Sherman Westerman demic, the Chair will swear in remain- or whatever, come on over now because Lesko Sherrill Wilson (FL) ing Members-elect in groups. The Chair Levin (MI) Slotkin Wittman we want to proceed with other busi- McBath Soto Wright will now swear in the group of first- ness. Meng Spanberger Yarmuth term Members-elect present in the Omar Stanton Zeldin This is the schedule as it was sched- Chamber. uled—last call. So thank you all, and I ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER And as I announced, all Members- see we have some already here. The SPEAKER (during the vote). As elect who are in the Chamber who wish We have about 6 more minutes. we have seen, all Members have not to raise their hand and take the oath The Chair is prepared to swear in the voted; but I hope, in the next few mo- are welcome to do so. group of Members-elect currently ments, they will have voted, Members- f present in the Chamber. The Members- elect. elect will rise. Before we settle, though, I want to SWEARING IN OF MEMBERS The Chair will now administer the make an announcement. The SPEAKER. The Members-elect When we swear in the freshmen, the oath of office. All Members-elect will will rise and raise their right hand. first-time Members-elect, anyone else raise their right hand. The Members-elect rose, and the who is in the room may raise his or her The Members-elect rose, and the Speaker administered the oath of office hand and take the oath of office as Speaker administered the oath of office to them as follows: well. And then, after that, I want to to them as follows: note that, with the new Members-elect, Do you solemnly swear that you will sup- Do you solemnly swear that you will sup- port and defend the Constitution of the you all have to walk down the aisle port and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign United States against all enemies, foreign there to sign the oath card. and domestic; that you will bear true faith and domestic; that you will bear true faith Once again, before I close the vote— and allegiance to the same; that you take and allegiance to the same; that you take and it is clear that some more Mem- this obligation freely, without any mental this obligation freely, without any mental bers-elect need to vote—to new Mem- reservation or purpose of evasion; and that reservation or purpose of evasion; and that bers-elect, head over here sooner so you will well and faithfully discharge the du- you will well and faithfully discharge the du- that it can end sooner. ties of the office on which you are about to ties of the office on which you are about to When we swear in the Members-elect, enter, so help you God. enter, so help you God. the new, first-time Members-elect who The SPEAKER. Congratulations, you The SPEAKER. Congratulations. You will be here, when we swear them in, are now Members of the 117th Congress. are now Members of the 117th Congress.

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Madam Speaker, I Mr. HOYER: Mr. Speaker, I offer a chair of the Republican Conference, I offer an amendment to the resolution privileged resolution and ask for its have been directed to report to the offered by the gentleman from New immediate consideration. House that the Republican Members York. The Clerk read the resolution as fol- have selected as minority leader the The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report lows: the amendment. gentleman from California, the Honor- H. RES. 4 able KEVIN MCCARTHY. The Clerk read as follows: Resolved, That a committee of two Mem- f That Dan Meyer of the State of Minnesota bers be appointed by the Speaker on the part be, and is hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of the House of Representatives to join with MAJORITY WHIP AND ASSISTANT of Representatives; SPEAKER a. committee on the part of the Senate to That John Leganski of the State of Illinois notify the President of the United States Mr. JEFFRIES. Madam Speaker, as be, and is hereby, chosen Sergeant-at-Arms that a quorum of each House has assembled chair of the , of the House of Representatives; and and Congress is ready to receive any commu- That Brett Horton of the State of Lou- nication that he may he pleased to make. I have been directed to report to the isiana be, and is hereby, chosen Chief Admin- House that the Democratic Members istrative Officer of the House of Representa- The resolution was agreed to. have selected as majority whip the dis- tives. A motion to reconsider was laid on tinguished gentleman from the great The SPEAKER. The question is on the table. State of South Carolina, the Honorable the amendment offered by the gentle- JAMES E. CLYBURN; and as Assistant woman from Wyoming. f Speaker, the distinguished gentle- The amendment was rejected. woman from the Commonwealth of The SPEAKER. The question is on b 1915 Massachusetts, the Honorable KATH- the remainder of the resolution offered ERINE CLARK. by the gentleman from New York. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO f The remainder of the resolution was COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE agreed to. MINORITY WHIP PRESIDENT, PURSUANT TO A motion to reconsider was laid on HOUSE RESOLUTION 4 Ms. CHENEY. Madam Speaker, as the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. CLY- chair of the Republican Conference, I The SPEAKER. The Chair will now BURN). Without objection, pursuant to have been directed to report to the swear in the officers of the House: House that the Republican Members House Resolution 4, the Chair an- Cheryl L. Johnson, Paul D. Irving, nounces the Speaker’s appointment of have selected as minority whip the Catherine Szpindor, and Reverend Dr. gentleman from Louisiana, the Honor- the following Members to the com- Margaret Grun Kibben. mittee on the part of the House to join able . The officers presented themselves in a committee on the part of the Senate f the well of the House and took the oath to notify the President of the United of office as follows: ELECTING OFFICERS OF THE States that a quorum of each House HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Do you solemnly swear that you will sup- has assembled and that Congress is port and defend the Constitution of the ready to receive any communication Mr. JEFFRIES. Madam Speaker, I United States against all enemies, foreign offer a privileged resolution and ask and domestic; that you will bear true faith that he may be pleased to make: for its immediate consideration. and allegiance to the same; that you take The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- this obligation freely, without any mental HOYER) and lows: reservation or purpose of evasion; and that The gentleman from California (Mr. you will well and faithfully discharge the du- H. RES. 2 MCCARTHY). ties of the office on which you are about to There was no objection. Resolved, That Cheryl L. Johnson of the enter, so help you God. State of Louisiana be, and is hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of Representatives. The SPEAKER. Congratulations. You f Resolved, That Paul D. Irving of the State are now officers of the 117th Congress. of Florida be, and is hereby, chosen Ser- f AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO IN- geant-at-Arms of the House of Representa- FORM THE PRESIDENT OF THE tives. TO INFORM THE SENATE THAT A QUORUM OF THE HOUSE HAS AS- ELECTION OF THE SPEAKER AND Resolved, That Catherine Szpinclor of the THE CLERK Commonwealth of Virginia be, and is hereby, SEMBLED AND OF THE ELEC- chosen Chief Administrative Officer of the TION OF THE SPEAKER AND THE Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I offer a House of Representatives. CLERK privileged resolution and ask for its Resolved, That Reverend Doctor Margaret immediate consideration. Grun Kibben of the Commonwealth of Penn- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I offer a privileged resolution and ask its imme- The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- sylvania be, and is hereby, chosen Chaplain lows: of the House of Representatives. diate consideration. H. RES. 5 Mr. JEFFRIES. Madam Speaker, I The Clerk read the resolution as fol- yield to the distinguished gentlewoman lows: Resolved, That the Clerk be instructed to inform the President of the United States H. RES. 3 from Wyoming (Ms. CHENEY) for the that the House of Representatives has elect- purpose of offering an amendment. Resolved, That the Senate be informed that ed Nancy Pelosi, a Representative from the Ms. CHENEY. Madam Speaker, I a quorum of the House of Representatives State of California as Speaker, and Cheryl L. have an amendment to the resolution, has assembled; that Nancy Pelosi, a. Rep- Johnson, a citizen of the State of Louisiana but before offering the amendment, I resentative from the State of California, has as Clerk, of the House of Representatives of been elected Speaker; and that Cheryl L. the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress. request that there be a division of the Johnson, a citizen of the State of Louisiana, question on the resolution so that we has been elected Clerk of the House of Rep- The resolution was agreed to. may have a separate vote on the Chap- resentatives of the One Hundred Seventeenth A motion to reconsider was laid on lain. Congress. the table.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 12:54 Jan 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K03JA7.023 H03JAPT1 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with HOUSE H10 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 3, 2021 PROVIDING FOR THE DESIGNA- nication from the Clerk of the House of ascertained and counted in the manner and TION OF CERTAIN MINORITY EM- Representatives: according to the rules by law provided, the result of the same shall be delivered to the PLOYEES OFFICE OF THE CLERK, President of the Senate, who shall thereupon HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Ms. CHENEY. Mr. Speaker, I offer a announce the state of the vote, which an- Washington, DC, January 3, 2021. resolution and ask unanimous consent nouncement shall be deemed a sufficient dec- Hon. NANCY PELOSI, for its immediate consideration. laration of the persons, if any, elected Presi- The Speaker, House of Representatives, dent and Vice President of the United The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Washington, DC. States, and together with a list of the votes, tion. DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to the be entered on the Journals of the two The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II Houses. objection to the request of the gentle- of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- woman from Wyoming? tives, the Clerk received the following mes- The was con- There was no objection. sage from the Secretary of the Senate on curred in. The text of the resolution is as fol- January 3, 2021, at 1:59 p.m.: A motion to reconsider was laid on lows: That the Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 1. the table. H. RES. 6 That the Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 2. That the Senate agreed to S. Res. 1. f Resolved, That pursuant to the Legislative That the Senate agreed to S. Res. 2. Pay Act of 1929, as amended, the six minor- EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE That the Senate agreed to S. Res, 3. ity employees authorized therein shall be the JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COM- With best wishes, I am, following named persons, effective January Sincerely, MITTEE ON INAUGURAL CERE- 3, 2021, until otherwise ordered by the House, GLORIA J. LETT, MONIES to-wit: Dan Meyer, James Min, Natalie Deputy Clerk. Joyce, Will Dunham, Machalagh Carr, and The Speaker pro tempore laid before Matt Sparks, each to receive gross com- f the House the following privileged con- current resolution: pensation pursuant to the provisions of ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER House Resolution 119, Ninety-fifth Congress, PRO TEMPORE S. CON. RES. 2 as enacted into permanent law by section 115 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- of Public Law 95–94. In addition, the Minor- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The resentatives concurring), ity Leader may appoint and set the annual Chair would like to make a statement rate of pay for up to 3 further minority em- SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF JOINT COM- concerning the introduction and ref- MITTEE. ployees. erence of bills. Effective from January 3, 2021, the joint The resolution was agreed to. Since the rules of the 117th Congress committee created by Senate Concurrent A motion to reconsider was laid on have not yet been adopted, the rights Resolution 38 (116th Congress), agreed to the table. of Members to introduce bills, and the June 26, 2020, to make the necessary arrange- f authority of the Speaker to refer them, ments for the inauguration of the President- elect and the Vice President-elect of the AUTHORIZING THE SPEAKER TO is delayed. The Chair will state that United States, is continued with the same ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE submitted bills will be held until adop- power and authority provided for in that res- Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. tion of the rules, at which time they olution. Speaker, I offer a privileged resolution will be referred as expeditiously as pos- SEC. 2. USE OF CAPITOL. and ask for its immediate consider- sible to the appropriate committee. At The rotunda and Emancipation Hall of the ation. that time, the bills which are not re- United States Capitol are authorized to be The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- ferred and do not appear in the RECORD used on January 10, 2021, January 17, 2021, and January 20, 2021 by the joint committee lows: as of that day will be included in the next day’s RECORD and printed with a created by Senate Concurrent Resolution 38 H. RES. 7 date as of the time that the rules were (116th Congress), agreed to June 26, 2020, in Whereas, Alcee L. Hastings, a Representa- connection with the proceedings and cere- tive-elect from the Twentieth District of the adopted. monies conducted for the inauguration of the State of Florida, has been unable from ill- f President-elect and the Vice President-elect ness to appear in person to be sworn as a of the United States. Member of the House, and there being no TO PROVIDE FOR THE COUNTING ON JANUARY 6, 2021, OF THE The concurrent resolution was con- contest or question as to his election: Now, curred in. therefore, be it ELECTORAL VOTES FOR PRESI- Resolved, That the Speaker, or deputy DENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF A motion to reconsider was laid on named by her, is hereby authorized to ad- THE UNITED STATES the table. minister the oath of office to the Honorable f Alcee L. Hastings at Fort Lauderdale, Flor- The Speaker pro tempore laid before ida, and that such oath be accepted and re- the House the following privileged con- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER ceived by the House as the oath of office of current resolution: PRO TEMPORE the Honorable Alcee L. Hastings. S. CON. RES. 1 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The resolution was agreed to. Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- Chair announces to the House that the A motion to reconsider was laid on resentatives concurring), That the two Houses whole number of the House is 430. the table. of Congress shall meet in the Hall of the f f House of Representatives on Wednesday, the 6th day of January 2021, at 1 0’clock post me- ADJOURNMENT APPOINTMENT OF HONORABLE ridian, pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution and laws relating to the elec- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I TO ADMINISTER OATH OF OF- tion of President and Vice President of the move that the House do now adjourn FICE TO HONORABLE ALCEE L. United States, and the President of the Sen- until 10 a.m. tomorrow. HASTINGS OF FLORIDA ate shall be their Presiding Officer; that two The motion was agreed to; accord- tellers shall be previously appointed by the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ingly (at 7 o’clock and 25 minutes President of the Senate on the part of the p.m.), the House adjourned until to- ant to the provisions of House Resolu- Senate and two by the Speaker on the part of tion 7, the Chair appoints the Honor- the House of Representatives, to whom shall morrow, Monday, January 4, 2021, at 10 able DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ of be handed, as they are opened by the Presi- a.m. Florida to administer the oath of office dent of the Senate, all the certificates and f to the Honorable ALCEE L. HASTINGS of papers purporting to be certificates of the EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, Florida. electoral votes, which certificates and papers shall be opened, presented, and acted upon in ETC. f the alphabetical order of the States, begin- EC–1. Under clause 2 of rule XIV, a ning with the letter ‘‘A’’; and said tellers, COMMUNICATION FROM THE letter from the Clerk, U.S. House of CLERK OF THE HOUSE having then read the same in the presence and hearing of the two Houses, shall make a Representatives, transmitting a list of The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- list of the votes as they shall appear from reports created by the Clerk, pursuant fore the House the following commu- said certificates; and the votes having been to Rule II, clause 2(b), of the Rules of

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