one example was in arizona, the phoenix fire chief complaint we've ordered millions of dollars of personal protective equipment that keeps getting hijacked before going to the city of phoenix. i wonder what steps fema is taking to prevent this kind of unpredictability from happening in the future and is there any investigation still going on about that or what can we do to take additional steps to make sure we don't have a bridge to nowhere? mr. currie: thanks for the question. that was one of our recommendations last year early in the pandemic. there's no doubt there was a ton of confusion early on between fema and the state and local governments about who was making decisions where federal supplies wound up and where they didn't. we heard lots of stories about supplies showing up they didn't ask for and supplies they asked for never showing up. one of our recommendations was fema needed to get a better handle on communication and coordination with the states on that prioritization. when we made that, they thought we were already doing that, but they have taken a number of steps to improv

comment try to put coercive pressure on vice president mike pence to reject electoral college votes from arizona, georgia and pennsylvania, to proclaim a power no vice president ever exercised and doesn't exist in the constitution. and mike pence refused to do it. do you know what? they trashed the place and they entered and wounded 140 police officers. now we have representatives from a major political party in texas representing african americans, mexican americans, white people, native americans, who are coming forward to say the voting rights are subjected to a gauntlet, an obstacle course. they say this is a up form of voter suppression. i was delighted to your my friend that it pained him -- to hear my friend that it pained him, mr. fallon, to hear about voter suppression inflicted on african-americans. but at some point apparently, it all ended and what you have come to washington to talk about is apparently just a figment of your imagination. so we can't trust the african-american community or hispanic community or native american community or voting rights lawyers about this. we are sup

sadly we lost to firefighters last month in a plane crash in arizona. and five are seriously injured last week battling the devils claim fire in montana. you governors know better than anybody, it is really, really dangerous work. it takes incredible bravery to do it. these heroes deserve to be paid and paid well, for their work. that is why last month, i was able to announce and it is not paying that well in my view to be honest, immediate action to make all federal firefighters taking at least $15 per hour. i think they deserve more than that. we are also working with congress to make sure our firefighters are paid better permanently. permanently. so far, fema has approved 25 management assistant grants totaling up to one had a million dollars to help states pay for the cost of fighting these fires. we are also working with fema and the defense logistical agency to get ahead of this emergency supply chain challenges. we still have supply chain challenges related to hoses and other things. we have tapped additional aircraft in the department of defense

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, i rise today to honor the life of macey reed, a 4-year-old girl from pima, arizona, who was swept away by floodwaters and tragically passed away this month. words cannot express the heartbreak and devastation of losing a child, and macy's loss is one that will be felt throughout her community. mr. o'halleran: i wish the reed family strength and peace during this immensely difficult time. in the wake of this tragedy, i am heartened to see an outpouring of love and support from countless in the community. i encourage every arizonan to continue to show kindness to their neighbors. also urge everyone to prioritize safety above all else during the monsoon season. my wife and i are keeping macy's family, loved ones, and the entire pima community in our prayers as they mourn her passing. thank you and i yield back. the speak

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. stanton: as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, punt to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on h.r. 2497. as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yes on h.r. 2497. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. kelly of pennsylvania, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. kelly will vote yes on h.r. 2497. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does massachusetts seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. auchincloss, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. auchincloss will vote yes on h.r. 2497. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. fallon of texas and pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. fallon will voa yea. the speaker pro tempore:

tricia from glendale, arizona. you said yes. why will you put the mask back on? caller: we don't have a playbook for this and i have to believe in what the scientists and educated individuals are saying about this. this could end very badly for mankind. i think we all have to put together, do what is right, and take the advice of the professionals. none of us are that smart. to make this a political issue is ridiculous. that is what it is turning into. it is going to be mankind's demise. this is nuts. host: ok. we told you that tensions were rising on capitol hill yesterday between publicans and democrats over the new guidance from the cdc, but also the house and the senate chamber -- the house chamber at least requiring the masks go back on. kevin mccarthy, the republican leader of the house tweeting out at 10:29 on tuesday -- "make no mistake the threat of bringing masks back is not a decision based on science, but a decision conjured up by liberal government officials who want to continue to live in perpetual pandemic state. take a look at "political" headline

adrian is -- adrian fontes served in maricopa county arizona. approximately two thirds of arizona's population from 2017 to 2020. his position was most recent in a long list of his service to his community and country, from 1992 to 1996 he served as -- on active duty in the u.s. marine corps. we thank you for that service. he earned a nomination meritorious commission, after being honorably discharged she received a bachelors degree from the arizona state university, before continuing on to the sturm college of law at the university of denver. after law school, he served as a prosecutor with the denver district attorney, worked in the maricopa county attorney's office, then headed the form prosecution unit at the arizona attorney general's office. in 2016, he was elected to the office of the maricopa county reporter where you served a four-year term, implementing national award winning systems and procedures to improve accessibility and security for maricopa county elections, even amidst the immense logistical and personnel safety challenges pos

in the case against arizona, justice alito's opinion stated, one legitimate state interest is the prevention of fraud. fraud can affect the outcome of an election and fraudulent votes dilute the right of citizens to cast ballots. fraud can undermine public confidence in the fairness of elections and to perceive but -- with jenna of the outcome. he also noted that in merely implementing voting regulations such as roasted increase ballot integrity does not equal discrimination. that is what my democratic colleagues continue to misconstrue. unfortunately these election some version is part of their plan and continued push to nationalize our elections, creating the false narrative that states are passing racist laws to incorrectly justify the need for hr1 and s1 and hr4. it is false and offensive. our country has come along way since the passage of the voting rights act of 1965. i think that is important to recognize and remember the history behind the need for that legislation and celebrate the progress that we have made all while recognizing the ongoing importance of section two to ensure that

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? mr. stanton: as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote no on the amendments en bloc number 3. and as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote no on the amendments en bloc number 3. and as the member designated by mr. o'halleran, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. o'halleran will vote no on the amendments en bloc number 3. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from illinois rise? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote no on the amendments en bloc number 3. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. evans: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr.

debbie in tucson, arizona, a republican. good morning to you. caller: i watched yesterday and i was just wanting to add to that that, yes, it was terrible for those police. we all agree. nobody disputes that, but it is terrible with the riots in other cities over the summer happened the same way. they had bombs thrown at them, molotov cocktails, whatever those were. nobody stood up for them or said anything like that. they were told to stand. i don't think it should have been that way for them either. it should be the same for capital city people. we are citizens. we pay the bill for these people. and on top of that, i really do want to hear the truth behind what shot the woman and why? and why were there not everybody -- you know, they knew about this a couple of weeks before. the fbi knew. why didn't they have the support the needed? why didn't the national guard be there? they knew it would happen. they should have prepared and planned. there should not be a cover-up by pelosi or whoever else. it is a cover-up they are trying to hold. host: o

. >> i was on the floor of the house helping to defend the voters of arizona to a challenge to their electors while you were out trying to keep a violent mob from invading the i know how many workers work in this congress, food service workers, clerical staff. you saved them as well, so they also owe you a debt of gratitude. i do realize that ultimately the rioters breached the capitol, but the time that you kept them out really made a tremendous difference. you saved the day. you saved the constitution and it made a tremendous difference for our country. officer dunn, i did hear you about the need for additional help. i want to pledge to you that we will work with the capitol police to make sure that the mental health unit has the resources the officers need. i'll make that pledge to you right now. i'd like to ask sergeant gonell. not everyone knew that you were fighting in the hall on the lower west terrace on january 6th. can you tell me what happened in that hallway? while you were there, metropolitan police arrived to help you out. what difference did that make? >> sure, ma'am.

he was trying to persuade us he won arizona and everyone knows he won arizona. he continued to claim the election had been stolen from him and there was widespread fraud, the evidence for which has never surfaced or been produced. it was a revealing capstone to our investigative reporting process. by the time we went out to hear what he had to say, we talked to 140 people worked closest with him. we had a good sense of where the reality was. host: did you challenge him on what is aides and friends and cabinet secretary told you? guest: in that interview, we often let donald trump talk and tell us his view. we want to do here his worldview. there may times we said, sir -- there was not hugging and kissing -- he argues that many of the protesters during the capital january 6 were part of a loving crowd. we definitely questioned him. the purpose of this interview was to hear him. it is a little jaw-dropping, the way he is committed to this alternate vision, the way he has hardened his inner narrative so that it has no correspondence, no morning to reality or fact.

lesko of arizona. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 555, the gentlelady from arizona, mrs. lesko, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from arizona. mrs. lesko: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. my amendment strikes section 316. under current law, universities are already allowed to conduct research on marijuana as long as the university gets approval from the drug enforcement agency and buys the marijuana from the university of mississippi, the d.e.a.'s approved provider. additionally, universities are currently required to comply with the drug-free schools and communities act which prohibits universities from unlawfully manufacturing, distributing and dispensing or possessing a controlled substance. a violation of this law would result in a loss of federal funding. democrats want to change all of this. section 316 allows universities to skirt these requirements. if universities are allowed to enga

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? mr. stanton: as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to h. res. 8 that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on the pefs question. as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from texas rise? ms. garcia: as the member designated by mr. garcia pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. garcia will vote yes on the previous question. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. pallone: as the member designated by mr. donald payne, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yes on the previous question. as the member designated by many ms. bonnie watson coleman, she will vote. as the member designated by mr. sir res, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. sires -- will vote yes on the previous question. the spea

he was trying to persuade us he won arizona and everyone knows he won arizona. he continued to claim the election had been stolen from him and there was widespread fraud, the evidence for which has never surfaced or been produced. it was a revealing capstone to our investigative reporting process. by the time we went out to hear what he had to say, we talked to 140 people worked closest with him. we had a good sense of where the reality was. host: did you challenge him on what is aides and friends and cabinet secretary told you? guest: in that interview, we often let donald trump talk and tell us his view. we want to do here his worldview. there may times we said, sir -- there was not hugging and kissing -- he argues that many of the protesters during the capital january 6 were part of a loving crowd. we definitely questioned him. the purpose of this interview was to hear him. it is a little jaw-dropping, the way he is committed to this alternate vision, the way he has hardened his inner narrative so that it has no correspondence, no morning to reality or fact.

the interim assistant director of the institute for tribal environmental professionals at northern arizona university. she leads a program to help travel -- tribal nations as they address the climate impact. she works with tribal and indigenous people across the united states and alaska on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and resilience planning. she is of the not a noble nation. their colic is the founder and manager of a nonprofit focused on african-american outreach. 25 years of experience in advertising and marketing. this doctor is an assistant professor of public policy at ucla. she's an expert in environmental economics, labor economics, and public finance. the research focuses on how climate change affects social and economic outcomes. in particular, the labor and human capital impact of climate change, the prospect for long-run climate adaptation, and environmental determinants for economic mobility. the witnesses written statements will be made part of the record. with that, you are now recognized to give a five-minute presentation on your testimony. welcome. >> thank you.

grijalva of arizona will vote yea on h.r. 1664. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush of illinois, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on h.r. 1664. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? mrs. hayes: as the member designated by ms. wilson of florida, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on h.r. 1664. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by congresswoman grace meng, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that congresswoman meng will vote yea on h.r. 1664. as the member designated by congressman horsford, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that congressman horsford will vote yea on h.r. 1664. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated b

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona rise. pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8 the yeas and nays are ordered. freight -- pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. follow the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? mrs. dingell: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2278, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2278, a bill to authorize the secretary of the interior to designate the september 11 national memorial trail, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from michigan, mrs. dingell, and the gentleman from arkansas, mr. westerman, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from michigan. mrs. dingell: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous mater

fox news reported way ahead of biden winning arizona. they obviously knew they one --wonm --won arizona. who gave that order? that's what i would like to know. guest: there was no order for the media to report this one way or the other. [no audio] guest: news organizations, fox news technology to protect winners and get it right. the entire rotations of news organizations on these decisions not only to be first but to be correct. without getting too far deep in the weeds here, the projections, trends, how many ballots our last that are left, a lot has been written on this. these news organizations go out of their way to explain their methods and procedures for making these calls. host: a question for you on twitter. going back to your description of being called into the white house for an interview with the president. they say "you are a general desk journalist. i couldn't think of a bigger component to give a person makes a living covering today's political scene. were you more worried about being or being in the middle of a frenzied r

former president trump speaking in arizona last night. trump returns to arizona to see the governor and predicts ballot review will vindicate him. he delighted his political base in downtown phoenix, predicting vindication from the ballot review. reliving his favorite moments in the white house. he continued to make false claims about fraud. it did not break any new ground. even so, the nearly 5000 on hand made it clear they are like -- their loyalties have not shifted since he left office. he said, what you are doing is incredible. the 2020 election was a total disgrace. one of the fallouts, falling apart this week with speaker pelosi refusing to seat jim jordan and jim banks. coming up, the first in our series, the house. oral histories of members of the house who were in the chamber that day and their experiences. and on tuesday, the first meeting of that select committee. live on c-span three. again, that committee with only one republican member, liz cheney, selected by house speaker nancy pelosi in the aftermath of that decision las

former president trump speaking in arizona last night. trump returns to arizona to see the governor and predicts ballot review will vindicate him. he delighted his political base in downtown phoenix, predicting vindication from the ballot review. reliving his favorite moments in the white house. he continued to make false claims about fraud. it did not break any new ground. even so, the nearly 5000 on hand made it clear they are like -- their loyalties have not shifted since he left office. he said, what you are doing is incredible. the 2020 election was a total disgrace. one of the fallouts, falling apart this week with speaker pelosi refusing to seat jim jordan and jim banks. coming up, the first in our series, the house. oral histories of members of the house who were in the chamber that day and their experiences. and on tuesday, the first meeting of that select committee. live on c-span three. again, that committee with only one republican member, liz cheney, selected by house speaker nancy pelosi in the aftermath of that decision las

host: jean in phoenix, arizona. go ahead. caller: good morning. two main items. first, i don't know how fast you can retrieve c-span files -- can your people go to december 8, 2020? look under the senate committee of all things under homeland security, and the topic is going to be hydroxychloroquine. that is one of the items that i believe this book is going to attack. the second thing, i believe you just quoted from his book, wolff -- by the way, who is a liar. we had an audit done on maricopa county, having to do with mail-in ballots. you ready for this? biden received 74,000 more votes then mail-in ballots were mailed out. let me rephrase that or say it a different way. they mailed out x amount of mail-in balance. will they receive 74,000 more ballots for biden that were mailed out? host: michael wolff, a chance for you to respond. the caller did call you a liar. it is fair to get you to response to that. guest: i have no response. the caller can think what he wants. host: go ahead. caller: i'm sitting here looking at this guy, and he looks like a total joke.

finally, the senator from arizona and i i didn't deuced the bipartisan border solutions act, as you know, mr. chairman, which helped restore order to the border region by establishing a regional processing centers and high traffic areas and by prioritizing migrants asylum claims in the immigration courts. so i hope the committee will not shy away from addressing the crisis on the south west border which i think will be an absolutely essential element of any immigration reform that ultimately can pass congress. i look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues to advance bipartisan immigration and border security solutions. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. senator feinstein asked for a moment for opening statement. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i appreciate this. this is a really important bill for california. it's estimated that we have about 280,000 people that would be affected by it. and last year, as you may know, mr. chairman, i did a bill that dealt with this. but it didn't go anywhere. and this year the house has passed this bill. and i really think it has meri

arizona is one such case where you could be able to provide cooling. even though people are spaced out and you could also have a network of people helping so in our case we have had all sorts of community members step up including a utility company. long-term solutions provide cooling spaces along the way. to provide cooler spaces and handle long-term mitigation adaptations. >> thank you so much for your comments, and i will yield back. >> the chair recognizes mr. kyl mr. kilby for five minutes. >> thank you, for holding this important hearing. i've been toggling back and forth with lots of things going on today so if my question is redundant, i apologize. over seven years ago in my hometown, a water crisis emerged. my hometown is flint michigan. the children were affected by the crisis and exposed to high levels of lead that poses significant health risks particularly in their development. what was not as well-known in the water crisis that there was an outbreak and as a result of the crisis. michigan again is experiencing a surge. the michigan depart

i was in arizona recently and i was able to visit a school where there wasn't another school for miles and miles and it just seemed like we needed to make sure that they had everything they needed to be successful. a lot of that is broadband and making sure the devices are working and that they have access to the same. so those conversations with those educators and mayors involved trying to build an infrastructure that can withstand what we've experienced before and making sure we look at the digital divide in the rearview mirror soon because the american rescue plan is the infrastructure plan that can provide $100 billion in infrastructure which the students need. the internet isn't a lofty thing anymore. the device and the internet as needed. it's a required tool for learning so we have to get past that idea. it's on us to make sure that they get it. the funding is there and the urgency is there. one of the things the pandemic has shown us or has exposed, the inequities and the gaps that are there and i just wonder when it comes to that kind of access, was the access even more sever

in traditional public schools and we are proud of those numbers, we have schools as an example like arizona autism which did last year -- a lot of school district having questions about whether they could offer any services to students because of covid and the fact that they did not have guidance from someone in washington. in terms of desegregation, we are proud of the diverse by design schools in our movement. these are schools designed to make sure there -- they are attracting students from various backgrounds, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds in order for those types of schools that drive, you need to place -- attract from all walks of life. to the extent some of our schools are catering to a larger black or latino population, it is because they are located in a community that is predominantly black or latino and the performance of those goals, which is what is this all about, is extremely positive. host: we hear from the stand in -- caller: i really do not like -- host: you are on the air. caller: i did not like the idea of charter schools, especially private schools. i think they

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. stanton: mr. speaker, i stand in support of the allies act. i believe, as my colleagues have stated so eloquently, that we have a moral obligation, a duty to take care of those who protected and safeguarded american troops in afghanistan. future allies will look at how we treated those who put themselves in harm's way. the thousands of interpreters and others who aided our mission when they are asked to help us in other times of need. there is one particular group i'd like to call special attention to. the afghan female tactical platoon. this small group of elite afghan women sought a better future for their country. they were trained by our country's special forces and supported our special operation missions during the war. they gathered essential intelligence and help protect the lives of innocent civilians and american troops. we owe these brave women more than our gratitude. we owe them what they gave us -- loyalty and protection. because of their gender, they're marked for espec

we have similar examples all over arizona where this cleanup needs to -- we've got to do better. there are four abandoned uranium mines, four out of 500 that's unacceptable, thank you. >> acute senator. senator markey. >> thank you for having with us. very important hearing. in farmville justice populations been burdened over and over again i pollution, and designed neglected not benign neglect designed neglect. as discussed by professor toledo it is critically important to address not only individual sources of pollution but the cumulative impacts of each alongside socioeconomic conditions. in drafting the environmental justice a mapping and data collection act, senator duckworth and i worked closely with environmental justice advocates to create a framework for eight federal method to map these cumulative impacts and ensure communities that are most at risk for environmental injustices are prioritizes we address the climate crisis. professor toledo and mrs. flowers would you agree it is important to consult with communities in the process of creating these maps as well as addre

this is congressman andy biggs from arizona. republican. host: republican line. this is reggie next up. good morning. caller: yes. thanks for taking my call. yes. i feel it was righteous yesterday what pelosi did. i thank god we have liz cheney on the committee. i hope the committee can go ahead and do their work. i feel good we have released the woman, the republican, from wyoming, i wish she could get one or two more republicans if she can. i hope the committee can get the truth and i hope the americans can accept the truth. and accept joe biden as their president. and try to work this thing out with voting laws. i think some of the things are crazy and taken the rights that i would say, yes, my people, my fellow americans, had over 40, 50 years ago. we had to get right to vote and now they want to take them away. host: we'll let you go there. reminder, call on the line that best reflects your point of view. democrats, 202-478-8000. republicans, 202-748-80 to 01. linda in marks, mississippi. democrats line. caller: good morning. can you hear me? host: yes, we c

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. stanton: mr. speaker, i stand in support of the allies act. i believe, as my colleagues have stated so eloquently, that we have a moral obligation, a duty to take care of those who protected and safeguarded american troops in afghanistan. future allies will look at how we treated those who put themselves in harm's way. the thousands of interpreters and others who aided our mission when they are asked to help us in other times of need. there is one particular group i'd like to call special attention to. the afghan female tactical platoon. this small group of elite afghan women sought a better future for their country. they were trained by our country's special forces and supported our special operation missions during the war. they gathered essential intelligence and help protect the lives of innocent civilians and american troops. we owe these brave women more than our gratitude. we owe them what they gave us -- loyalty and protection. because of their gender, they're marked for espec

recycling is a major effort in southern california, as it is in arizona and other places. these are all techniques. we need water storage systems, stream storage systems. we are in the process of putting together a major off stream reservoir in my district. if it were in place today, it would have a significant impact in reducing the effect of the drought. so these are all things that we need to do. we need to replenish the rivers so that -- but also use that water wisely. host: congressman garamendi with us until 9:00. 202-748-8000, the line for democrats. 202-748-8001 for republicans. for independent 202-748-8002,. the dixie fire up north in california, the bootleg fire in oregon. what about your district itself? has it been affected by these fires? guest: all of california is affected because the firefighters in california are centering on these fires. we have neutral aid programs from california. firefighters in southern california are in these northern districts. the new big one is near lake tahoe, just to the southeast of lake tahoe. so these fires are extremely dang

rouzer: madam speaker, i yield up to 90 seconds to my friend from arizona, debbie lesko. mrs. lesko: thank you so much. i want to talk about the border. i live in a border state, i've been to the border a number of times, but last week i got to go to the border again in nogales, arizona. i can tell you, i can attest firsthand, that there's a crisis at our border. i talked to customs and border patrol agents and other officials and they all have said that this is the worst, the worst that they have seen it in their entire career, and some of them have worked for 30 years in customs and border patrol. i went down in a tunnel and -- with the c.b.p. officers -- and it smelled, there was trash everywhere, and these customs and border patrol officers have to monitor the tunnels for human trafficking, sex trafficking, drug trafficking. and one of the ports of entries in no nogales, the mariposa port of entry, they have seized in the first 12 days of july one half million fentanyl pills. do you know how many people that can kill? i call on the biden administration to do something abou

the gentleman from arizona. mr. stanton: as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on h.r. 2668. as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva which vote yes on h.r. 2668. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. jones, punt to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. jones will vote yes on h.r. 2668. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does vasm virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by mr. trone pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. trone will vote yes on h.r. 2668. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: as the member designated by mr. donald payne pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. paverpb will vote yes on h.r. 2 -- mr. payne will vote yes on h.r. 2668. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentl

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from arizona yields back. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. ross: mr. speaker, i yield 2 1/2 minutes to the gentlewoman from texas, congresswoman jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the speaker very much. let me take the opportunity to congratulate the gentlelady from north carolina as she manages this rule and doing it in an excellent manner. mr. speaker, i rise to support the underlying rule and to mention that h.r. 2467, known as pfas, is an important step in the right direction in providing safe and proper use of these chemicals. as well i rise in support of h.r. 2668, which is dealing with reinforcing the authority of the federal trade commission. but likewise i rise in support of h.r. 3985, and i thank jayson -- jason crow for his leadership and that is the expanding of the afghan allies protection act 2009 to expedite the special immigrant visa process for certai

if you look at the states like arizona, pennsylvania, michigan, all the republicans saying that where the black people live is where the fraud happens. but i don't know, it's early. right now, a c. maybe things will change. let's wait and see. host: voting rights, sean mentioned this, democrats in atlanta are pushing voting rights, taking the fight over voting rights to the states. georgia on their minds, democrats on the senate rules committee held a rare hearing on monday in the lawmakers recently passed a new election laws and democrats say that it could disproportionately affect turnout among black voters and the governor there, they write, republicans defending the law saying that it expands access to voting in rural areas by guaranteeing drop boxes and adding another day of early voting in most rural counties. here is james in bridgewater, new jersey. we are asking you this morning to grade the president on his first six months. go ahead, james. caller: yeah, when you elect a president, you are electing one man. but there's a whole administration that goes with the president. my

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. stanton: as the member designated by mr. grijalva pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yes on h.r. 826. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. jones, punt to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. jones will vote yes on h.r. 826. sifment for what purpose does gentleman seek recognition? >> as the member designated by from pfluger from texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. pfluger will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. garcia: as the member designated by ms. escobar of texas, punt to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. escobar will vote yes on h. res. 826. mr. speaker, smellingd mr. garcia of illinois, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. garcia will vote yes on house resolution 826. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose

host: jean in phoenix, arizona. go ahead. caller: good morning. two main items. first, i don't know how fast you can retrieve c-span files -- can your people go to december 8, 2020? look under the senate committee of all things under homeland security, and the topic is going to be hydroxychloroquine. that is one of the items that i believe this book is going to attack. the second thing, i believe you just quoted from his book, wolff -- by the way, who is a liar. we had an audit done on maricopa county, having to do with mail-in ballots. you ready for this? biden received 74,000 more votes then mail-in ballots were mailed out. let me rephrase that or say it a different way. they mailed out x amount of mail-in balance. will they receive 74,000 more ballots for biden that were mailed out? host: michael wolff, a chance for you to respond. the caller did call you a liar. it is fair to get you to response to that. guest: i have no response. the caller can think what he wants. host: go ahead. caller: i'm sitting here looking at this guy, and he looks like a total joke.

he found arizona to have had many alternative ways of getting your vote counted. he also said that the disparate impact approach, provisions that can be shown statistically to have a greater impact on minority voters, this impact being the way that fair housing cases and other kinds of discrimination cases are sometimes evaluated, that was not appropriate for this type of case. he thought that the -- she was much more concerned about discriminatory intent than discriminatory impact. he said it was important to look at the context that voting regulations have in the 1980's when the voting rights act was modified to update section two to its current language. keeping in mind what the voting provisions were then, that was a time when people tended to cast votes in person more so than now. it was also a factor to keep in mind. all of those things taken together, he said means that arizona pot regulations are permissible. dissenters took a different view. justice kagan said the totality of circumstances you should be looking at are the totality of certain circumstances

audits, recounts were conducted, in arizona, wisconsin. georgia was recounted three times. it is clear, for those who challenge the results and question the integrity of the elections, no other election has ever been held under such scrutiny and such high standards the big lie is just that, a big lie. [applause] 2020 election, it is not hyperbole to suggest it is the most examined, and the fullest expression of the will of the people in the history of this nation. it should be celebrated, an example of america at its best. instead, we continue to see the example of human nature at its worst, something darker and more sinister. in america, if you lose you accept the results, you follow the constitution, you try again. you do not call facts faked and then try to bring down the american experiment because you are unhappy. that is not statesmanship. [applause] that is not statesmanship, that is selfishness. that is not democracy, that is the denial of the rights to vote. it is subjugating. the denial of a full free and fair election is the most undemocratic, most unpatriotic an

host: that is peggy and texas, talking about voter id, also mentoring arizona. the associated press taking a look at the events of arizona, saying election officials have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud out of more than 3 million ballots cast's in last year's -- cast in last year's election. the ap said their investigation found 182 cases were problems were clear enough that officials refer them to investigators for further review. so far, only four cases have led to charges, including in a separate state investigation. no vote was counted twice. the ap also adding that, while it is possible more cases could emerge, numbers illustrate the implausibility of the claims that fraud and irregularity in arizona cost him the state electoral vote. a final audited result, president biden won more votes than former president trump out of 3.4 million. if you want to look through that ap investigation and what they found as far as their analysis of events in arizona, you can do so online. from texas cannot republican line. this is richard -- from te

we should all congratulate the arizona gop because they had an historic victory in the supreme court. [applause] think that her president trump and the supreme court who have upheld election security laws so that hopefully in 2022 we will have across the country a secure, free and fair election, which is all we expect. but the democrats are going to fight tooth and nail to strip the states of all local control. but we have to be united as conservatives and republicans to make sure that every election is free and fair. in free and fair elections, we win. this lie is a complete lie from biden down. they believe if you have any election reforms, we are racist and trying to oppress voters. it is a complete lie. we have to stand up and say the democrats are lying. voter id is not racist, it is common sense. [applause] preventing ballot harvesting from duck -- drop boxes, it's not racist. preventing illegal immigrants from voting is not racist, it is common sense. the democrats corrupt politicians act as an assault on free and fair elections and erodes state safeguards that are going to mak