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“ Hearing none, this certificate from Arizona, the Parliamentarian has advised me, is the only certificate of vote that the State purports to be a return from the State and that has annexed to it a certificate from an authority of that State purporting to appoint or ascertain electors. ”

“ President, I ask unanimous consent that the majority leader and the Democratic leader be allowed to speak and that following their remarks, the majority leader and the Democratic leader each control up to 1 hour of debate time and be authorized to yield up to 5 minutes of that time to any Senator seeking recognition. ”

“ Upon resumption of the joint session, the Vice President announced that the original certification submitted by the State of Pennsylvania would stand as regular in form and authentic.Pages H98–H112
During the Joint Session various House Members rose to make a point of order, object to the counting of the electoral votes from Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin or to make a motion. The presiding officer and Chair, Vice President Pence, held that each case required a writing signed by both a Member of the House and a Senator. None were signed by a Senator and none were received. ”

“ The continuing activity of the PRC and the Chinese Communist Party to steal or otherwise obtain United States persons’ data makes clear that there is an intent to use bulk data collection to advance China’s economic and national security agenda. To deal with this threat, additional steps are required against those who develop or control certain Chinese connected software applications to protect our national security. ”

“ Pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 and 3 U.S.C. 17 governing the procedure for counting the electoral votes, when the two Houses withdraw from the joint session to count the electoral vote for separate consideration of objection, a Representative may speak to the objection for 5 minutes, and not more than once. Debate shall not exceed 2 hours, after which the Chair will put the question, Shall the objection be agreed to? ”

“ Senators took seats to the right of the rostrum as prescribed by law.
The joint session was called to order by the Vice President.
PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRIES
Mr. Griffith. Mr. Vice President, parliamentary inquiry.
The Vice President. The gentleman from Virginia will state his parliamentary inquiry.
Mr. Griffith. Mr. Vice President, in order to follow the Speaker’s instructions that only a limited number of people be on the floor, may I ask how one would make an objection or make a parliamentary inquiry in the future if you are not on the floor but in the gallery. ”

“ Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following:
Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States of America. The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. ”

“ The Chair will remind Members of the need to adhere to the decorum requirements of the Chamber as laid out in the Speaker’s announced policies of January 4, 2021, in accordance with the guidance of the Attending Physician.
Members are advised to remain in the Chamber only if they are participating in debate and must wear a mask at all times, even when under recognition for debate. ”

“ A bill to amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to include financial criminal activities associated with the facilitation of severe forms of trafficking in persons within the factors considered as indicia of serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons, and for other purposes ”

“ By accessing personal electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, and computers, Chinese connected software applications can access and capture vast swaths of information from users, including sensitive personally identifiable information and private information. ”

“ The following named limited duty officers for appointment to the grade indicated in the United States Marine Corps under title 10, U.S.C., section 624:
To be major
Steven L. Ferwerda Eric J. Giannettino Mattthew T. Migliori Karlton L. Petty Trevor M. Smith Weiguo R. Xu The following named limited duty officers for appointment to the grade indicated in the United States Marine Corps under title 10, U.S.C., section 624:
To be major
Benjamin D. Kastning Robert A. Lopez, Jr. ”

“ The gentleman from Arizona is recognized for 5 minutes.
Biggs Speech
Mr. Raskin. Madam Speaker, I claim the time in opposition to the objection.
The Speaker. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes.
Raskin Speech
Mrs. Boebert. Madam Speaker, I rise to support the objection.
The Speaker. The gentlewoman from Colorado is recognized for 5 minutes.
Boebert Speech
Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mast) .
Mast Speech
The Speaker. The time of the gentleman has expired.
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Mr. Neguse. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the objection. ”

“ S. 2216, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to formally recognize caregivers of veterans, notify veterans and caregivers of clinical determinations relating to eligibility for the family caregiver program, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans who are determined ineligible for the family caregiver program. ”

“ Escobar, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Bass, Mr. Payne, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Trone, Mr. Rush, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Brown, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Meng, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Chu, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Malinowski, Ms. Dean, Ms. Speier, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Levin of Michigan.
H.R. 173: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Garcia of Texas.
H.J. Res. 12: Mr. Hern, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Wright, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Burchett, and Mrs. Wagner. ”

“ Gen. Richard E. Angle Brig. Gen. James E. Bonner Brig. Gen. Michele H. Bredenkamp Brig. Gen. Richard R. Coffman Brig. Gen. Charles D. Costanza Brig. Gen. Robert L. Edmonson II Brig. Gen. Brian S. Eifler Brig. Gen. ”

“ Representative, State of Arizona.
Ted Cruz,
Senator, State of Texas.
SENATORS
Mike Braun, John Kennedy, Ron Johnson, Steve Daines, James Lankford, Bill Hagerty, Marsha Blackburn.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Mo Brooks AL–5, Andy Biggs AZ–5, Jim Jordan OH–4, Madison Cawthorn NC–11, Scott Perry PA–10, Mike Kelly PA–16, Clay Higgins LA–3, John W. Rose TN–6, Bill Posey FL–8, Jeff Duncan SC–3, Brian Babin TX–36, Louie Gohmert TX–1, Brian J. Mast FL–18, Warren Davidson OH–8, Andy Harris MD–1, Steven Palazzo MS–4, Doug Lamborn CO–5, Kat Cammack FL–3. ”