The job. Joe, you are in statuary hall were all of it is happening. This evening is about policy and presentation and also about pomp and circumstance and atmosphere, what is the atmosphere right now . Plenty of that to go around here. Its noisy room and a festive one here in study lori hall which is just outside the door to the chamber of the house of representatives statuary hall. Speaker mike johnson just skimmed through. Many members of the house and senate Milling Around now, waiting for the president of the United States, joe biden, who will soon be piling into a motorcade and making his way to the other end of pennsylvania avenue where we are waiting. To your point, there is a lot on the line tonight. We will hear about policy, but so many people will be watching his posture, his tone, his ability to see energetic as chief of staff. And there are folks wondering whether they will find the spontaneity he found last year to work this room, and the people at home. Yvonne adlibbing
■hwe will begin taking those in just a few minutes, but lets hear from greta. The president stayed in the chamber for 30 minutes after he get tonights speech. The length of hispeech, this tonight, about 67 minutes and 32 seconds, and you can see how that compares to his previous addresses to congress during this first term. Also want to remind viewers a moments tonight before we start getting their reaction to the state of the union. President biden as many of you notedsecurity during his state of the Union Address tonight. He also said this that if the United States walks away it would ukraine at risk. My message to president putin is simple. We will not walk away. We will not bow down. I will not bow down. Viewers can react to this moment. Tonight i am directing the u. S. Mission to establish a temporary pier on the coast of gaza that can lead large shipments. No u. S. Boots will be on the ground. President biden on roe v. Wade, with all due respect, justice is as he turned to the
Constitution. We as americans dont take that oath. They tookwhat was the backstop . Colorado felt like because they did not do their duty the only choice they had was to step in and do what the congress and senate should have done. If the Supreme Court says it is up to congress, if they are afraid of the were going to leave this now to go to live coverage of the house. The following measures, h. R. 3391 and h. R. 3838 and agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. The first vote will be a 15moint vote and pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business in the vote on the motion from mr. Guthrie to pass and pass h. R. 3391 on which yeas and nays are ordered the clerk Union Calendar number 131, h. R. A bill to extend the gab real yella researc the inst health and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore will the the speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. T
Pass h. R. 6544 and h. R. 4984. The first electronic vote will be conducted the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title. The clerk h. R. 6544, a bill to advance the benefits of Nuclear Energy by enabling efficient, timely and predictable licensing, regulation and deployment of Nuclear Energy technology and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of the speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 365, the nays are 36. One is recorded as present. 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rule is suspended and the bill is passed and the moti
The coexecutive of the new york state board of elections indicating that according to the unofficial results for the special election held on february 14, 2024 the honorable Thomas R Suozzi was elected to congress. [cheering] for what purpose does that gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent about the honorable gentleman from new york be permitted to take the o today. His certificate of election has not arrived, but there is no contest and no question raised with regard to his election. Without objection, representative elect suozzi and the new york delegation present themselves in the well. The well . The speaker will all members rise and the representative elect please will all numbers rise and the representative elect please raise his right hand . Deals where you will support the constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic . That you will take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of ev