schiff of california, mr. aguilar of california, ms. chaney of wyoming, mrs. murphy of florida, mr. raskin of >> kevin mccarthy was asked about inclusion. we will have his reaction after we hear from speaker pelosi. ms. pelosi: good morning. it's a good morning, because decision decisions as they are and difficult as they are and sad in some cases, they are liberating and enable us to go forward. as we gather here on the floor of the house right now, we are passing the invest in america act, an opportunity for us to not only build the infrastructure of america, but to build the middle class of america. it does so by putting equity front and center with the necessary focus on communities of color, rural communities and regions with persistent poverty. we are pleased that the president has come together in a bipartisan way with the united states senate -- senators for a bipartisan infrastructure plan. when we finish with this legislation, we look forward to continuing that conversation with them so that we can pass an infrastructure bill as well as a reconciliation bill. that was yest

mr. aguilar: i just wanted to underscore that the focus of this is on seeking the truth. the focus is on making sure that the american public understands the threat to democracy that took place on january 6. there were real people affected by those actions. 140 capitol police officers injured, some of them permanently that day. five people lost their lives. staffers were barricaded here in the capitol. members were affected. everyone touched by january 6 deserves to find the truth of what transpired, what led up to it and how we can protect our democracy moving forward. i am honored to be part of this group and i look forward to chairman thompson's leadership. thank you. ms. pelosi: you would like to hear from them. >> i fled a country where political violence was how political transitions were made and never lived a day in this country where i haven't been proud to live in this country and we have the responsibility to protect this democracy. it broke my heart to be in this building on january 6 and see the political violence that occurred in a country i fled and countri

mr. aguilar: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. ruiz, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. ruiz will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number 5. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. suozzi, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. suozzi will vote aye on amendment en bloc number 5. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from maine seek recognition? ms. pingree: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. cicilline of rhode island, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. cicilline will vote yea on amendment en bloc number 5. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on amendment en bloc number 5. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recogni

aguilar pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. aguilar 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. fulcher of idaho, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will vote nay on h.r. 24967. 2497. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by ms. barragan pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. barragan will vote yes on h.r. 2497. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? under ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on h.r. 2497. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. raskin: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. levin of michigan, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. levin will vote aye on h.r. 24

the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. aguilar. >> thank you. like my colleagues i want to extend my gratitude and appreciation for your service on january 6th and since then what you had to go through. i was on the floor on january 6th when i was told a violent mob had breached the capitol and it was because of your service. it was because of you and your colleagues that we are here today because you were literally the last line of physical defense, laying your life on the line for democracy. my time will be limited so i'll be asking questions of officer hodges and sergeant gonell primarily about the weapons that you observed and how they were used. officer hodges, you were in a unique position because you were down constitution. you were closer to the white house to start as you indicated in your testimony. during the morning in the early afternoon on the 6th, what did you hear specifically about guns and explosives that had been discovered by our fellow officers? >> i -- i was listening on the radio to our undercover unit working the crowd. w

the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. aguilar. >> thank you. like my colleagues i want to extend my gratitude and appreciation for your service on january 6th and since then what you had to go through. i was on the floor on january 6th when i was told a violent mob had breached the capitol and it was because of your service. it was because of you and your colleagues that we are here today because you were literally the last line of physical

. >> thank you, mr. schiff. another -- mr. aguilar serves on two committees of jurisdiction, the appropriations committee and house administration committee. did you want to share some thoughts? >> thank you, madam speaker. and i just wanted to underscore that the focus of this is on seeking the truth. the focus is on making sure that the american public understands the threat to democracy that took place on january 6. but there were real people effected by those actions. 140 capitol police officers injured, some of them permanently that day. five people lost their lives. people were barricaded here in the capitol. members were effected. everyone touched by january 6 deserves to find the truth of what transpired, what led up to it, and how we could protect our democracy moving forward. so i'm honored to be part of this group. i look forward to chairman thompson leadership and working with my colleagues. thank you. >> i want them to self-introduce so you hear more from them than from me. >> i'm stephanie murphy and i fled a cou

mr. calvert: happy to yield three minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. aguilar. mr. aguilar: thank you, thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank mr. calvert for yielding some time. as mr. calvert can attest, jerry lewis was a larger than life figure and over the course of his four decades of public service, jerry was able to rise through the ranks here in the house to become chair of the house appropriations committee. i noticed a lot of appropriators here with us today sharing their memories and paying their respects as well. mr. lewis earned the respect of members from both sides of the aisle and worked tirelessly to promote our national defense, care for our veterans and ensure folks back home in my community, his community, of san bernardino county received our fair share of resources. jerry was quick to remind people that he was a kid from san bernardino. maybe that's why he liked me a little bit more than he should have, mr. calvert. because i was a kid from san bernardino as well. but that kid went on to serve his community by advocating for it in sacramento an

chair recognizes gentleman from california mr. aguilar. >> thank you, mr. chairman and members of the committee. gentlemen, like my colleagues, i was, i want to extend my gratitude and appreciation for your service on january 6th and since then, what you've had to go through. i was on the house floor, like my colleagues on the 6th when i was told that a violent mob had breached the capitol. it's because of your service, because of you and your colleagues, that we're here today, because you were literally the last line of physical defense, laying your life on the line for democracy. my time will be limited so i'll be asking questions of officer hodges and

>> thank you for the question, mr. aguilar. the first piece of misinformation and disinformation is called what's happening in arizona and audit. it is nothing of the sort. it never has been and it was not intended to be. i don't know any auditor who is any sort of professional certification who will stand by what is happening with maricopa county 2020 election, its ballots, equipment, it's a date information and audit. that notwithstanding, misinformation and disinformation has moved a lot of normal reasonable people in arizona and across the country to question what is a normal exercise conducted by average citizens just like you and me and anybody else out there. for some reason the misinformation and disinformation has raised so much missed trust in basic systems, systems by the way which are run by in many cases the political parties themselve themselves, as an example the mandatory hand count audit mandated by state law in arizona, a county party chairs of the political parties are the ones who select the folks who perfor