there is not a black america and await america, a latino america and an asian america, there is the united states of america. we are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes. can you imagine any prominent democrat making that statement today? i can't. democrats have given up on america as a colorblind society. they see america's flaws as more profound minute strengths. they denied the massive progress we have made and may punish anyone who disagrees. they are quick to praise those who attack america and eager to attack those who praise america. democrats have abandoned barack obama's unifying message on race and national identity. republicans cannot make this a mistake. that message was our message first. we must once again to get to the american people. we are fighting for our society where people are judged by actions, not color. where determination is ended, not embraced. where censorship is rejected and free speech is protected. we want a country that cherishes its principles and takes pride -- and we know the only way to bring out the best in america is to be

he played politics with america's debt. so did many democrats that day. while they lecture us about irresponsibility, here's what we do know. this is a dangerous, irresponsible charade. democrats are desperate to blame the g.o.p. forthis. when in fact they've created this economic crisis. for two years, our democrat colleagues have known this day was coming. two years. and never even passed a budget. not even -- didn't even try to pass a budget to deal with this. never sat down with republicans. have rammed everything through this house this year. and now even though they have all the votes they need, they're just playing political games. willing to shut down this government. willing to deny disaster aid. willing to harm our economy and working families. so they don't have to raise this debt ceiling. the truth is, they don't want to. they can. they don't want to. they're manufacturing this crisis. have all the votes they need. they're willing to bring this economy to the brink. they've got all the votes they need. all they have to do is include it in reco

they're about betting on america. about believing in america. about believing in the capacity of the american people. if you look at the history of the journey of this nation, what becomes crystal clear is this. say it again. given half a chance the american people have never, ever, ever let the country down. so let's get this done. god bless you all, may god protect you troop, i'll see you in italy and in scotland. thank you. >> mr. president, mr. president -- [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy visit ncicap.org] ♪ c-span is your >> funded by these television companies and, including comcast. >> you think this is just a community center? it is more than that. >> comcast is partnering with community centers to create wi-fi centers so students and their families can get right for anything. >> comcast supports c-span as a public service along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat

clearly, if america cannot agree with this at home, that it is very difficult for america to encourage other countries, which of course are facing as much or even bigger economic problems than the united states. it is very hard to persuade them that they should turn up and make what are, in the end, much bigger sacrifices per capita. host: author and scholar anatol lieven with us. we welcome your calls and comments. (202) 748-8001 the line for republicans. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. independents and all others (202) 748-8002. just a brief bullet points of the $555 billion bill back better plan, some of the climate provisions in the plan include extending tax credits to boost renewable power, expanding credits for the purchase of electric vehicles, adding rebates to encourage investments in home efficiency, and helping to find communities building resilience to climate change impacts. also finding and creating a civilian climate corps. all of this, this summit, happening at a time when the west, and the rest of the world, are seemingly in an energy -- not crisis, if you will, but inc

this initiative is about betting on america. about the leading -- believing in america. about believing in the american people. if you look at the history of the journey of this nation, what becomes clear is this. given half a chance the american people have never, ever, ever let their country down. so let's get this done. let's move. folks, we have the most talented work force in the world. what are we doing? what in god's name are we doing? by the way, you hear these numbers, $3.5 trillion, $1.75 trillion. we pay for it all. it doesn't increase the deficit one single cent. [applause] >> let's get to work. let's put people to work. and let's once again re-establish america as the most advanced country in the world. god bless america. and god bless our troops. thank you, thank you, thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy visit ncicap.org] ♪ >> the u.s. house returns to session today at 5 p.m. eastern to consider legislation t

buy america, build america and the supply chain go hand-in-hand . the president is setting goals. it will not happen overnight. over the course of next several years we want to be more dependent on products made here in america, and we have to look at industries and that of a strength -- and how do we strengthen those industries. we cannot snap our fingers and say here we go. the president is committed to put together attacks worse, as a plan to move forward here. >> we need to demystify some things. i will point out some key things you used. you used solar, wind turbine, use the words -- word shift, shifting in the workforce or labor force. demystify it for people who might be focused on the manufacturing sector who have been manufacturing and producing one sort of thing and now see that everything is changing, and we are talking about wind turbines and solar panels. they might have a hard time seeing how their skills can transfer from one to the other. what is the administration doing to make sure that folks who are in manufacturing have the skill sets to transition from 20th ce

when america's made -- america made 12 years of public education universal 12 years ago -- occasion universal years ago. if we had none, we would say, what are we going to do? we need free public education. does anyone think we would think 12 years was enough in the second quart of the 21st century? the fact is today, only half of three or four-year-olds in america are getting early childhood education. in germany, france and the u.k., even latvia, a number of children in those countries enrolled is 90%. 90%. my plan gets us back on track. provides two years of high quality preschool for every child in america. it also makes investments in higher education by increasing pell grant. i don't know that i can get it done, but i have also proposed free community college, like you've done here in the state of connecticut, to help students from lower income families attend community college at four-year schools and invest in historically black colleges and universities, make sure that everyone has a shot at good paying jobs in the future. we also extend this lady's child tax credit. [applause] presi

they're about betting on america. about believing in america. about believing in the capacity of the american people. if you look at the history of the journey of this nation, what becomes crystal clear is this. say it again. given half a chance, the american people have never, ever, ever let the country down. so let's get this done. god bless you all, may god protect our troops and i'll see you in italy and scotland. reporter: mr. president are you relying on -- [multiple voices at once] >> we're likely to hear more on the president's latest budget plan when the house returns later today. members are expected to take up legislation on workplace discrimination against older americans and a vote is possible on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that passed the senate? august. the president today outlining a famework for a $1.75 billion budget plan scaled back from the original $3 . 5 billion. house republican leader mccarthy briefing reporters at 1:30, we'll have that live as long as the house has not come back in. speaker pelosi will also bri

they're about betting on america. about believing in america. about believing in the capacity of the american people. if you look at the history of the journey of this nation, what becomes crystal clear is this. say it again. given half a chance the american people have never, ever, ever let the country down. so let's get this done. god bless you all, may god protect you troop, i'll see you in italy and in scotland. thank you. >> mr. president, mr. president -- [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy visit ncicap.org] >> today we're expecting the house to take up legislation on workplace discrimination against older americans. off the floor, negotiations continue on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the senate in office and the $1.75 trillion budget framework president biden announced just a couple of moments ago. when the house comes into session we'll have live coverage here on c-span. and in just

america is still the largest economy in the world. we have the most productive workers and most innovative minds in the world. but we risk losing our edge as a nation if we don't move. our infrastructure used to be the best in the world. today, according to the world economic forum, the usa ranks 13th in the world. 13th on infrastructure -- roads, bridges, ports, etc. we were among first and the world to guarantee access to universal education at the turn of the 20th century. now, the organization of economic cooperation and development ranks america 35 out of 37 major economies when it comes to investing in early childhood education as a percent of gdp. 35 out of 37. all these investments to fuel a strong economy, we have taken our foot off the gas and the world has taken notice, including our adversaries. and now, they are closing the gap. it is essential that we have to regain momentum we lost. as my wife says all the time, any country that out-educates us is going to out-compete us. the work of our time is to prepare ourselves to

this initiative is about betting on america, about believing in america, about believing in the american people. if you look at the history of the journey of this nation, what becomes clear is this: given half a chance, the american people have never, ever, ever let their country down. so let's get this done. let's move. folks, we have the most - we have the most talented workforce in the world. what are we doing? what in god's name are we doing? and, by the way, you hear these numbers - $3.5 trillion or $1.75 trillion. we pay for it all. it doesn't increase the deficit one single cent. [applause] so, let's get to work. let's put people to work. and let's once again reestablish america as the most advanced country in the world. [applause] god bless america. and god bless our troops. thank you. thank you. thank you. ♪ >> c-span's washington journal, every day we are taking your calls live on the air. coming up tuesday morning, we will discuss the latest on president biden's build back at her agenda and upcoming fiscal deadlines. with pennsylvania democratic congresswoman. and on the pen

it will be the best clean energy road trip in the united states and america -- of america. we are planning on building our first autonomous parking garage here as well. i want to thank president biden for the info structure plan and work he is doing. we are poised to make historic investment in our roads and bridges and water infrastructure. i urge congress to work together to pass both the bipartisan infrastructure and jobs act. we will help people by cutting middle-class taxes, child care and help create good paying clean energy jobs. we can do this, we will do this together. together we can invest in places like howell, michigan where we are standing today. we can build community is where people of all races and background can get the skills they need to get into a good, -- good paying job. together, we can put michiganders and america first and usher in a new year of prosperity for our families. i would like to think my friend, fellow congresswoman alyssa slacken to the podium. >> thank you for joining us here in michigan's eighth district. i want to thank the operating

america is still the largest economy in the world. still have the most productive workers and most innovative minds in the world but we risk losing our edge as a nation if we don't move. our infrastructure used to be the best in the world stop today , the united states of america ranks 13th in the world. we are among the first in the world to guarantee access to universal education at the turn of the 20th century. now, we are ranked 35 out of 37 major economies when it comes to investing in early childhood education. 35 out of 37. we have taken our foot off the gas in the world has taken notice. now they are closing the gap. it's essential that we have to regain the momentum we lost. as my wife says all the time is any country who out educates us will outcompete us. our work is to prayer -- is to prepare to win the fast-changing 21st century global economy. that's why i wrote to critical pieces of information being debated in washington now. one focuses on the investments we need to make the physical infrastructure of america, the sec

that is the united states of america. that is america. a country we shared together. a country must protect together. it is one step in doing what other presidents have done, starting with teddy roosevelt. i will not sign these proclamations and -- i will now sign these proclamations, and thank you for your support. [applause] first one i'm signing is grand staircase. [applause] pres. biden: the second one i'm signing is the bears ears. i wish i could remember that little girl's name. i hope she is watching. [applause] pres. biden: the third one i'm signing is the northeast canyons and seamounts marine national monuments. [applause] somebody grab one that doesn't have one. next 1 -- next one. got one here. how many more -- [laughter] pres. biden: more to come. [laughter] two more. barack obama used to be able to do this -- [laughter] pres. biden: one more. everybody get one? [applause] pres. biden: thank you all very much. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> coming up tonight on c-span, at 8:00 eastern, fema administered deion kreis well demonstrates before the committee on recovery effor

remain in america was a policy. it was an agreement between two countries and blocked it because president trump did it. it was working. he could go and reinstate that tomorrow. but we have bills that would solve the border crisis. h.r. 4828. this bill i brought to the majority leader's attention a month ago in september. this is a bill that deals with a number of problems facing our border today and give more tools to our agents. h.r. 47 1-rbg another bill i brought to the gentleman's attention a month ago that would help secure america's border dealing with the crisis. none of these bills seem to draw the interest of the majority even though every one of them would address these real criesees. -- crises. and inherited an economy that was recovering from the worst pandemic we have seen in a lifetime and instead with all of these actions -- and on top of that there is a proposal to raise trillions more in taxes, more soviet-style spending coming out of washington that would make inflation worse. the gentleman is cor

, to have america be a land of freedom for america to be a land of achievement, and for america to be a land of heroes. for this to happen, madam speaker, it means that america needs its ability to go back to work, to have the dignity of work. madam speaker, it means that we need to have americans that go to work not because a government or political party wants to keep people away from work and using trillions of dollars of government funds to keep them there. madam speaker, we have an administration and president that wants to take people's freedom away by requiring them to wear not just masks, but to have vaccinations or lose their job. but, madam speaker, the thing that is harming america that is apparent to everyone right now is the cost of prices just to live. inflation and monetary policy is what the fed is responsible for. the fed bank. and they are giving hundreds of billions of dollars and drills of dollars -- and trillions of dollars compared to some $5,000 trillion is what they'll be asked to take loans out on go. that devalues not just american dollar but actually causes

to vietnam. -- central america close to vietnam. why are people coming from central america? because we created those problems. the problem with us in america is we do not have a good sense of history anymore. it is very easy to blame a mexican migrant worker for your ills. that is part of american society right now, and the republican party has exploited on that based on the tradition, let's not forget, that when the irish came in the 19th century, that was happening. when the italians and the jewish people came, that was happening. when the asians came, that was happening. america has a very good tradition of demonizing immigrants, and in fact does not realize the benefit that they have given to this country. i challenge people to go to cities. i am up in the northeast, and there are a lot of old mill towns in new england that are dying. people who are saving them? latin american immigrants are saving those cities. we have to take a pause. we have to understand that it is too easy. we are simplifying this debate and we have not ex

we will make america strong again. we will make america proud again. we will make america safe again. kindly -- and we will make america great again. god bless you. thank you iowa. thank you very much. i will see you soon. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ macho, macho man i've got to be a macho alright macho baby ♪ >> ♪ body, my body wanna feel my body ♪ >> ♪ alright ♪ >> ♪ it's so hot my body ♪ ♪ >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government, funded by these television companies and more, including charter communications. >> broadband is a force for empowerment. that's why charter has invested lynn's in infrastructure, empowering opportunity in communities big and small. charter is connecting us. >> charter communications supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> watch book tv's coverage of the national book festival. on sunday, this virtual event features online author discussions and live call in segments. at 2:00 p.m. eastern, joseph ellis talks abou

america needs immigrants and immigrantseed america, but legally. we are a nation of laws, a america must go process. true story -- just the other day i received a cmy constituents who immigrated the united states from europe. with her husband, she went through america's legal immigration process b she respects our country. she me literally crying intter disbelief with our currentn situation and also the current affairs america. she came to the united states, teltú employee, and eventually money by working purchase her own business husband. that is the america that i know. thatica reckless concept of open bor accountabili foroing radical ideas? is this really what becoming? a people canur borders and do whatever they dammit wrong. ur communities, think about our children, think about our grandchildren who are going to have to suffer the consequences of radical democratica$ polsie proven that do they not care about our institutions, but our laws or protecting our great america. god, help us. dr it. now, mr. speaker, i'd like to yield time to my frie

everything has to come back to america. america first. and the people who call in and whine and complain about what trump did and did not do, get real. really, get real. like the first guy said, look at what the world is, the way it is, not the way you think you want it to be. because pie-in-the-sky does not work. host: you say you are retired. do you collect social security? caller: yes. host: i do not know if you heard yesterday on what is coming for social security checks, a 5.9% increase. caller: personally, i think that that is the only campaign promise that biden made that will be fulfilled. however, a 5.9% increasingly my social security, how much of that is going to be taxed? speaking of taxing, my son deceived one of those stimulus checks from the government, and then they took it back out of his tax return. he gets a $1200 check, stimulus money, and then they take it away from him on his tax return. where is the balance in this? was that money given and then taken back? how many other people across the country have been hit with

he said the goal was to redeem the soul of america. that is what is at stake. the soul of america. we know that it's not the work of a single day or a single administration or a single generation. but here we stand with doctor king. from the promise of the quality and opportunity of jobs and justice and freedom we see black excellence, american excellence, black history. american history. and a defining source of the nation. that's why we are here today. all of those known and unknown the courage to confront wrong and heal the broken places and see america whole, to acknowledge or we fall short. we love and must protect. if we can summon the courage to do these things we will have done our duty and honor our commitments, brought to the dream of doctor king a little closer to reality. it's the highest of callings. the most sacred of callings and with the help of god let's go forth from this sacred place with hope and promise always seeking. they thought i did it because i was irish. it's not the reason it's just the best poets in the world. i believe this to be true. there's a line

to oppose these is to be complicit in america's decline. to support these bills is to pursue a broader vision of our nation. to oppose them is to present a cramped view of our future. this isn't about two pieces of legislation. it's about an inflection point. here's what i'm proposing. first, the info structure built. it's about rebuilding roads, bridges, ports, airports, broadband, all the things that need repair. the arteries of our economy have always been fueled by the economic might of americans. across the country right now, 45,000 bridges and 173,000 miles of roads are in poor condition. right now, including 1200 bridges. 7300 miles of roads here in michigan. i bet everyone here can tell me what the most dangerous intersection in this town or any town they live in and where it is. that you hold your breath when you're driving over trying to cross the street. not a joke. working with the governor and members of congress, we will put hard-working americans at the operating engineers here on the job to bring back the infrastructure and

which we included in make it in america. this bill invests $78 billion to do exactly that and creates new grid deployment authority. a new grid deployment authority to promote innovation and smart grid technologies. that's about our national security. that is a national security demand on us. in the make it in america agenda we challenge congress to promote a modern energy infrastructure that reduces waste and incentives, storage -- incentivize storage and alternative forms of energy for vehicles. that's what mr. defazio did in the bill that we passed. and it is not as well, i think, but that's what's in this bill. the $7.5 billion included in this legislation for building electric vehicle charging infrastructure in america, particularly in rural disadvantaged and hard to reach community meets that challenge. that's why 40% of the republicans in the united states senate voted for it. when house democrats traveled across the country listening to the american people over the last few years, we have heard of what they need to m

america is fine. america is all right. i think people who are being able to be put in places of position like the president, the senate -- it should be mandatory that they take diversity training. the point of use and what is coming out and how critical it is, how they are disparaging against each other -- when there is confusion, nothing can work right. if they start trying to do better with each other, even americans -- have some diversity training. the one side view is not correct for our democracy. the one-sided view -- when he is taking it to the extreme level, the people calling in, i would appreciate if they would at least address that and then talk about what is going on in america. for them not to address what trump has done and what he brought to the forefront in america, it is interesting people are stuck on this kind of stuff. like they want everybody to take the shot, i think everyone in america should have diversity training. host: cedric in richmond, texas. good morning, republican line. caller: as an africa

he believed deeply america was exceptional. that we could and should lead with confidence and humility and that the world is saved or -- safer when the u.s. is safe and allies are united. people will study the powell doctrine, the criteria for when and how the united states should use force. and his support for extra dishware -- diplomacy. working together. he was a man of ideas. but he was not ideological, he was constantly listening, learning and adapting. he could admit mistakes. as -- it was just another example of his integrity. as is evident by now, i was a huge admirer of secretary powell's. i always will be. he was very generous with me. this past fourth of july, we spent a few hours together talking about the state department and discussing the challenges we are confronting around the world. two things were clear, secretary powell's depth of knowledge was unmatched. and he loved the state department and wanted it to thrive. today is a sad day for us here at state. especially for all those who worked for and with secret

this is not how america wins the fuhr. the bill reported by energy and commerce puts us on a path to socialized medicine that destroys patient choice, increases cost, leads to worse health outcomes by federalizing the medicaid program which i believe is a very important safety net, the democrats are destroying the very foundation of the program. with state-run, federally supported and intended to help the most vul vulnerable is a imient step towards medicare for all and leave people in medicaid, the program that was designed to help behind. this federal power grab will kick almost three million americans off their employers er sponsored insurance. if you like your plan, you won't be able to keep it under this bill. medicare is already going bankrupt. with the most recent medicare actuaries report estimating it will be insolvent by 2026. instead of working with republicans to address this issue, the democrats are planning further raids on medicare. as they did with obamacare. which will drastically worsen the crisis and thr

and this isn't just in america. i would like to submit for the record an op-ed from the president of uganda published in "the wall street journal" this past week titled "solar and wind force poverty on africa." president museveni writes that focusing on renewable energy projects in africa earns praise in the u.s. and europe, it leaves many africans with unreliable and expensive electricity while our global elite are trying to rewrite the rules for the entire world. they are subjecting developing kind -- developing countries to destitute death in his -- destitute destinies. allowing nations access to resources is not only good policy, but is the morally right thing to do. forcing africa to live in poverty and darkness so that john kerry can feel accomplished on his private jet is not only arrogant, it is inexcusable. i am not opposed to renewable energy, but we must do it the right way. and all of the above -- an all of the above energy policy which complements our energy communities instead of destroying them. it wi

america simply can't afford that. when you consider the loss of 1.5 million workers and the abysmal jobs reports that have come out this year, it's clear that something is wrong. the labor force participation rate plummeted last month to 61.6%. the last time the labor force participation rate was 61.6% was in april of 1976. mr. speaker, there are roughly three months left in 2021 and at this pace america's on track to fall right off the cliff and into the rock he below. that's the cost of government dependency. that's the cost of providing a steady stream of other taxpayer checks that pay more to sit at home than to work. pitting main street businesses against government-led benefits won't build the economy back. it won't get americans back to work. and it certainly won't steer our great country to brighter and better days. mr. speaker, american exceptionalism is not built by welfare or sitting at home collecting a check. it's built by everyday people who show up to work and get the job done. if that fundamental princ

who in america? you had a lady call who said she was 81 years old and that she would vote for trump again. so right then, that puts in the mindset, a color like me, when they say, oh, i would vote for trump or this or that, their best days. but when have there been debt -- a caller like me, when they say, i would vote for trump or this or that, their best days, but for who? columbus discovered america -- how could he discover something when people were already here? so when we talk about america's best days, the best days for who? host: what would you say were america's best days for everyone? caller: oh, perfect question. america's best days for everyone, when it does not matter who you are, you're treated the same. you know, today is monday. every sunday in a black community in a church, they take up tides and offering, and those people take that money on a monday and deposit it in a bank that does not give loans to black and brown people. millions and billions of dollars over generations. so it wi

and tighten buy america. crack down a predatory chinese state-owned enter prices which was -- enterprises which was in our bill. the investment in fix it first. and mandatory greenhouse gas reductions. i'll continue to work on i'll continue to work on addressing these issues but the reality is this is the only option with an evenly divided senate and the stupid rules of the senate including the filibuster. so it's this or nothing on the long overdue investment in america's infrastructure. i hope the republicans on the other side will support it. and if they don't, i would like them to tell us exactly what they would do. with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from missouri. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> today's bill is nothing but a trojan horse. it's a facade for opening the door to speaker pelosi's real priority, the $3.5 trillion tax and spend

have youer heard of look ahead america? >> yes, ma'am. >> you know that they have been associated with violent hard right activities for a long time. >> i'm not aware of that, ma'am. >> the group tweeted it would participate in a conference hosted but nick fuentes a well-known neo-nazi. you are currently listed on look ahead america's leadership unquote page as it is, as its state chairman. you are the fifth highest ranking individual on this organization. i am astonished that you would be associated with a group let alone take a leadership role. you serve as senate liaison for maricopa county 2020 election audit. mr. bennett, you said a few weeks ago that you are on a quote leave of absence from this organization to focus on election review. is this true. >> yes, i was working on a voter registration project in arizona none as a.g.51. it contacted with look ahead america who wanted to help that process in arizona and a.g.51 decided to trance suggestion the voter registration project over to look ahead arizona which was for

we will make america strong again. we will make america proud again. we will make america safe again. kindly -- and we will make america great again. god bless you. thank you iowa. thank you very much. i will see you soon. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ macho, macho man i've got to be a macho alright macho baby ♪ >> ♪ body, my body wanna feel my body ♪ >> ♪ alright ♪ >> ♪ it's so hot my body ♪ ♪ >> washington unfiltered, c-span in your pocket. download today. announcer: coming up, after taking your calls, we will talk about the effectiveness of social safety net programs in the biden administration. olivia golden and robert doar will join us. and later, china's growing military and their inclusion into taiwan airspace with jacob stokes. all that and your calls, texts in tweets next on "washington journal." host: good morning, everyone. welcome to "washington journal" on this sunday, october 10. with schools around the country opening up this year, on capitol hill this week, biden administration officials were testifying on how it's going

america's loss, and your pain is america's pain, but waking up to the notion that unless we change the environment in which the job can be done, we are going to have trouble having enough women and men come forward to want to do the job. i hope all of the families, sons, daughters, husbands, wives, moms, dads, i hope you're able to take a measure of comfort and strength from the extended family you have here and all around you. and -- in remembrance and respect of this memorial this day, i ordered our flags to be flown at half staff. we have met here in front of this united states capitol many times before to memorialize our fallen heroes. it is particularly appropriate today, because here nine months ago your brothers and sisters supported an -- your brothers and sisters thwarted an unconstitutional and fundamentally un-american attack on our nation's values and votes, and because of you democracy survived, but only because of the women and men of the u.s. capitol police force, the washington metropolitan police department and other law enforcement agencies, who once again literally p

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise in support of a bold build back better agenda that invests in addressing climate change. grows our economy. invests in children and education. and makes sure that every american has health care. we frase a once in a lifetime opportunity and we have to move forward. we have to invest in our children and we cannot allow for a few to threaten to swawnder any of this for their own vanity. mr. schneider: we have to come together to find a center path forward. it's not this side or that side, but it's rather let's work toget

been dire for america and hardworking families and the numbers don't lie. home heating costs are projected to rise by as much as 54%. the national average for a gallon of gasoline reached $3.38. and u.s. households are on track to spend $19 billion more on energy by 2030. instead of working on bipartisan climate solutions, democrats are more focused on implementing their radical green new deal policies and making us less energy independent. from increased costs at the pump to heating bills, americans are feeling the pain of president biden's anti-energy policy in their wallets. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. williams: bottom line. socialism does not work. in god we trust. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from iowa -- the gentleman from iowa seek recognition? the gentlewoman, i'm sorry. mrs. miller-meeks: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. miller-meeks: i rise toda

corporate america is the real problem. we continue to kick that around like china is a bad situation with us. it is not china, it is corporate america. we made the trade policies, and that is why we have a substantial amount of unemployment in this country. it is our legislative bodies along with corporate america. it is very problematic. host: thank you, caller. ms. quart, go ahead. guest: they are not wrong. starting in nafta or before and after, we have had trade policies that have not benefited american workers. we tend to indeed demonize other nations when we should be looking at the corporate sector that is benefiting most from getting companies sending them to mexico and business in china and not keeping as much business as possible here. he is not wrong. host: as far as the trend you have probably seen reported on because of covid, people willing to leave jobs they have to go to better paying jobs or being able to maybe now ask a better rate because employers are -- how does that factor into the reporting on this a