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▶ 0:03:54good morning good morning nice to see you how are youing good how you doing okay long time ago I asked an El gentlem in the community how are you he said I'm not been taking nourishment so I thought it was a good line the committee will come to order we're meeting today to adopt the committee rules and other business related to the organization of the rules
▶ 0:04:24committee of the 119th Congress before we begin the business before us today I want to take a moment to welcome everyone to the rules committee I'm honored to be back at the rules committee and to have been appointed Chair by Speaker Johnson I look forward to working with the esteemed members of the committee especially ranking member Jim McGovern many of our members have previously served on the committee and I welcome you back
▶ 0:04:55for the majority I welcome back Representatives Michelle fishbach Ralph Norman chip Roy Aaron hon Nick Langworthy and Austin Scott for the minority I welcome back ranking member mcgoverin Representatives Mary gay scandin Joe nus and Teresa leer Fernandez who when she says her name it's just like music um I wish I could say it the way she says it
▶ 0:05:25we'll be joined this Congress by two new members beginning their service for the majority on the rules committee I welcome Representatives Morgan Griffith and Jack as you all know the rules committee plays a critical role in facilitating the deliberation and amendment of major legislation in the house during the 118th Congress the rules committee established a legacy in broadening the voices heard of all members um from the highest of rank
▶ 0:05:55to the rank and file the committee implemented House Rules changes to create a more open transparent and accountable process for the American people speaker Johnson has promised the American people to embark on a path marked by Liberty security strength prosperity and opportunity I look forward to fulfilling that promise as shair I also intend for the rules committee to maintain the same collegiality that we have traditionally
▶ 0:06:26enjoyed the rules committee traditionally has not enforce the 5 minute rule however we'll review this practice and make changes if necessary we'll ensure that all points of view are heard and considered but I ask members of the committee to be respectful in the timing of their questioning to other committee members and to our Witnesses I want to extend a particular welcome back to our ranking member Mr GN Mr
▶ 0:06:57McGovern and thank him very much for his kind words upon my appointment you have my deepest appreciation for your distinguished service on the committee I'm delighted you'll continue to serve with us as ranking member before we proceed to the business before the committee I yield to the ranking member for any opening remarks well thank you very much uh chairman Fox and congratulations on your new role of chairman of the house rules
▶ 0:07:27committee uh you and I I don't agree on much uh we probably can't even agree on what to have for lunch uh but while we rarely see eye to eye I can say that you are a committed hardworking public servant who fights tirelessly for what you believe in and the people you represent values that I share and we've served together on this Committee in the past uh leading me to believe that you appreciate the gravity of what it means to steer this committee and I trust that you will be uh dedicated to upholding
▶ 0:07:57its Traditions it is my hope that we can continue to Foster an environment here where members May disagree on nearly everything but we can still treat each other with respect uh yes we have our work cut out for us and at times debates will surely be heated but it's our responsibility to set the standard for how committees can uphold Civility and decency while completing our work for the American people even when and especially when we disagree it's also great to see all of our committee colleagues here today welcome
▶ 0:08:28back to those who are returning and welcome uh to our two newest members representative Griffith and Jack uh buckle up you're in for a ride um uh you know sadly um over the past two years under Republican control the rules committee has become the place where democracy goes to die uh chairwoman I know that you weren't appointed yet so you didn't have a part to play in U in the decision- making but to give you just one example of what I'm talking about there were over 40 proposed
▶ 0:08:58rules changes for the 119th Congress submitted during our committee's member day hearing last year not one not one of those changes were included in the new rules package that we passed earlier this month and though many of the proposals were block and though many of the proposals that were blocked were widely supported and were bipartisan uh speaker Johnson also blocked ideas from his own conference the speaker stripped out what the GOP touted as an important change they made
▶ 0:09:28to the rules uh last Congress that required members introducing bills to submit a statement uh listing the single subject of the bill Mr Griffith um the original sponsor of that rule and now a member of of of our committee even pushed to strengthen it this Congress and if I remember correctly the last time Mr Griffith was in this room was to testify at our member day hearing on his proposal his leadership not only uh ignored his request but scrapped his watered down rule that
▶ 0:09:58he got in in the last Congress so Republican leaders have used our committee to sideline and silence members on both sides of the aisle and jamming through bills and shutting down debate blocking an unprecedented number of amendments breaking their own record for the most closed rules in history um I should and I I couldn't help but um take note of the fact Madam chair that you mentioned the the five minute rule here in the committee I would just point out uh speaking for the Democrats
▶ 0:10:29that uh you know the the ratio here is 9-4 um you have more than double our members I there's no other Committee in Congress where this is the ratio uh and so we would be very concerned about any attempt to limit debate uh especially on our side um given the fact that you wonnum us so much um I have no problem if you want to limit the debate on your side that um I would support
▶ 0:10:59you in that but anyway uh but on our side I think we we would we would we would object but we are concerned about the dysfunction and the disarray and the incompetence and the inaction um that um we saw in the last Congress and this Congress speaker Johnson has turned over the gavel to some of the most extreme members of the Republican conference in ways that I've have never seen before so let's be clear House Republicans are entering the 119th congress with the slimmest majority in nearly a century that is
▶ 0:11:29not a mandate the House GOP lost seats in the last election because the American people are fed up with the gridlock and the dysfunction and what Americans are asking for is an end to partisan games and to get to work they want us to solve problems not create more and one way to do that at the rules committee is by returning to a process that prioritizes bipartisanship and transparency there is an opportunity here for us to do better to allow more debate more amendments and more time for members to review
▶ 0:12:00bills before they rush to the floor we can rebuild the rules committee's role as a place where good ideas are Advanced and put up for a vote I think in the world's greatest deliberative body we should not be afraid of deliberation and debate let's take this opportunity and make a count and again Madam chair I'm looking forward uh to uh serving with you and to working with you and again congratulations uh on your chairmanship and with that I yield back my
▶ 0:12:30time thank you Mr McGovern and you said we don't agree on very much but we do agree um we want to work hard for the American people and get things done so I think that's a sentiment we all share and I think if that's what we focus on we'll be in good shape the first order of business is the adoption of committee rules for the 119th Congress chair will be in receipt of a motion from the gentleman from Virginia Mr Griffith thank you madam chair
▶ 0:13:00I move the rules committee adopt the chairwoman's proposed committee rules for the 119th Congress thank you there are there are a few small changes made to the committee rules the first is changing the meeting time of the committee from 5:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
▶ 0:13:17to reflect the actual uh meeting time that's been in practice so that's been put in additionally there were modifications made to notice timelines to reflect committee practice conforming changes related to truth and testimony disclosures and a modification to the committee Journal requirements um without objection the proposed rules will be considered as read and open for amendment is there any discussion or Amendment to the
▶ 0:13:47proposed rules Mr mcover mam sure I have it Amendment to the uh committee rules my Amendment would prevent this committee from reporting a rule for a bill uh that screws over my constituents by giving massive corporate giveaways and tax breaks to the rich and Powerful uh we're living under the Trump tax plan right now I I don't know too many people who think that it's fair go out and ask Americans if they think it's fair that they pay taxes while billionaire corporations pay next to nothing and I don't want to hear
▶ 0:14:17about how tax cuts help the economy all of the corporate gains from the Republican tax scam all of them went to the shareholders and high-p paid Executives with absolutely nothing flowing to workers that's the and the new Republican plan would cut taxes even more on people making billions of dollars while jacking up everyone else's taxes to pay for those cuts how is that fair how is it fair to ask everyone else to pay more so that big Banks and Tech billionaires can pay less we all know it's not so every time we debate tax policy
▶ 0:14:48in this committee my Republican friends insist that their policies benefit average hardworking Americans and every single bill that they pass does the opposite so my amendment is simple if Republicans believe in helping regular people and not just their Rich donors they will vote Yes on this amendment which prevents cutting taxes on the Super Rich donor on on their Super Rich donor friends if they vote no they're voting to give tax cuts to the billionaires who take private jets to marao and they're going to and they're going to make you
▶ 0:15:18the American people pay for it and so I hope everybody will support this amendment I yield back thank you Mr McGovern Mr Roy you're recognized I'll just note that I look forward to the gentleman's support then of the repeal of the inflation reduction Act and the 700 and something billion dollars of subsidies that go to billion dollar corporations to subsidize China and undermine American Oil and Gas and energy and the grid of the United States I yeld back thank you Mr Roy any other member wish to speak Mr Scott Madam chair
▶ 0:15:48I just like to point out the US tax revenues are higher than they've ever been in the history of the country under Donald Trump's tax laws thank you anyone else wish to speak on Mr from a governs Amendment hearing no further discussion the questions on the amendment all those in favor signify by saying I I I those oppos say no no no in the opinion chair the NOS hav it the amendment is not agreed that's for a recorded vote gentleman ask for a recorded
▶ 0:16:19vote Mrs fishbach no Mrs fishbach no Mr Norman no Mr Norman no Mr Roy no Mr Roy no Mrs hin no Mrs hin no Mr Langworthy no Mr Langworthy no Mr Scott no Mr Scott no Mr Griffith no Mr Griffith no Mr Jack no Mr Jack no Mr McGovern yes Mr McGovern I miss ganin I miss ganin I Mr nus I Mr nus I miss leer Fernandez Miss leer Fernandez I Madam chair no Madam
▶ 0:16:54no uh the clerk will the clerk has called the role and now the clerk's reported the total the NOS have it the amendment is not agreed to the oh the chair I'm sorry the clerk will report the total sorry I four y four y nine Nays thank you uh the NOS have it the Amendments not agreed to um are there other amendments or discussion Miss gin yes Madam chair and welcome back
▶ 0:17:24I understand to the rules committee you for what purpose do you seek I have an amendment to the committee rules uh do gentoman recognize my Amendment would simply require a 2third vote instead of a simple majority to report any rule that waves the 72-hour rule I want to um recognize that the ranking member was the original author of this rule that requires 72 hours between introduction of a bill and its consideration on the floor and it
▶ 0:17:54requires the 72 hours so all members of Congress and the public have the opportunity to read to build before it comes up for a vote um before that the 72h hour wasn't a 72 hour rule It Was Written in a way that was easily bypassed this would write it in a way that actually gives us and the public 72 hours to read a bill when that is not waved so this is a common sense good bipartisan um concern as we've heard it we've heard many times from folks on the
▶ 0:18:24other side of the aisle how frustrated they are that they don't have an enough time to read the bills even Donald Trump and Elon Musk have said it's wrong that bills are jammed through up here without enough time to read them so here's our chance to change that this amendment is super simple all it says is that we need a two-thirds vote to bypass the 72-hour rule instead of a majority vote that's it um and because there's nine Republicans and only four Democrats on this committee you can still wave this rule
▶ 0:18:55with a Partyline vote um you know one of the critics of rushing bills to the floor was representative Massie who was with us for the last term and he thought that he could um provide more time for people to read votes with his membership on the committee but that was a mistake he said you know my concerns had been greatly aurated by my inclusion on this committee but learn from him because last Congress he was bypassed when his leadership violated the 72-hour rule repeatedly and there was nothing
▶ 0:19:25he could do about it so again if you agree with critics of this body including off in the freedom caucus Donald Trump Elon Musk that we shouldn't jam through bills at the last second I'm asking that you vote for this amendment and I would back thank you does anyone else wish to speak on the amendment Mr Roy I have very strong support of the need to enforce the 72-hour rule um I'm actually sympathetic to the spirit of the amendment um I'm going
▶ 0:19:55to oppose the amendment um based on the uh I think belief that this committee wants to enforce the 72-hour rule to the best of my recollection last Congress it was waved once in this committee that's what I'm informed and then I think we got rolled a couple of times on suspension on things that were less than 72 hours we had a lot of conversations and and debate about enforcing the 72-hour rule notably the Wednesday before Christmas uh when legislation was
▶ 0:20:25wrongly brought to the floor of the house in violation of the 72 rule which I was very public about uh it was very public in a lot of different directions my position on that matter um I will not be cowed on the the need to push and fight for the 72-hour rule no matter what happens on Twitter or what happens in this room uh we need to enforce the 72 hour rule I will respectfully uh vote against the amendment but I will be allowed voice for the need to support the 72-hour rule M chair Mr mcgu yeah again
▶ 0:20:56um this is a strange debate because the the gentleman who just spoke could easily give himself the power to enforce the 72-hour Rule and the Republicans are in charge you with all of you voting uh to wave the rule um or to not wave the rule I mean you have the the two-thirds majority to be able to do that um I'm proud I'm as the author of The 72-hour rule provision in the first place I I would like to see it enforced and the idea that um
▶ 0:21:26leadership may find it convenient to kind of get around it I'm almost be saying if if that's the case then you ought to be able you ought to vote with the leadership to wave it uh but the the notion to be sympathetic but not give yourself the power to have any say in it is like I mean well the gentleman yield a good faith question uh am I correct in the eyes of of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that we waved it only once in committing is that I'm asking is is that the
▶ 0:21:56position do we agree on that for gentle is that is that do we agree that that's correct it was it was one time yeah so we waved it once and and I oppose waving it once um well but I I want you to be able to have some power to understood I I mean I that's why it's like I yield back I just wanted to establish the I think I think there was a good F it's your time I yield back yes Mr nus you recognize thank
▶ 0:22:26you madam chair and congratulations on your appointment uh as uh the chair of this distinguished body with respect to Mr Roy's comment and I have great respect for Mr Roy uh whom I consider a friend but he is correct we did wave or rather Republicans wave that rule once just for the record it was in March of 2024 and you gave a very powerful speech on the floor of the house and there's a statement here that I can read from which says and
▶ 0:22:56quote the 1.2 trillion bill was released at 2:30 a.m. yesterday morning giving members just over 24 hours to review its 1,000 pages of text despite house rules requiring we have at least 72 hours to review any measure so that was 10 months ago I mean let's be serious we all know that two months from now 3 months from now 72-hour rule is going to be waved by a majority vote of this committee and you'll be I presume voting against
▶ 0:23:27that uh waiver but it will pass because a majority of the committee on your side will approve it just as they did 10 months ago for the $1.2 trillion bill that you vifer usly opposed so I I don't it's unclear to me why we wouldn't put this 23d marker in so that ultimately you can protect the 72-hour window that Mr McGovern had fought for so vigorously in the past the only other Champion for that rule has been removed from this committee so I mean I don't it just seems odd to me and nonsensical
▶ 0:23:58let's just put this in the rules and it locks in that 72-hour window which I agree with and I think you have been a passionate supporter of in the past I I just think it makes sense I don't think it's a controversial thing and I I suspect that you know it'll be a little bit of heartburn on your side of the aisle but at the end of the day they you're on the committee so they they're going to have to comply with with your directives I I yield to the chairman I'm the re member point up by the official survey of activities that you guys produce it was waved three times and um so
▶ 0:24:28I again I um I would I would say why why in the world would you if you believe in the 72-hour rule why in the world would you want to not have the ability to enforce the 72-hour Rule and I I just I I don't get it um but whatever I mean you guys are in charge so yeah it it was way the rule was it was W only only once on the legislation twice on the report right
▶ 0:24:58okay and this amendment would cover both okay I mean anyone else wish to speak on Mr McGovern's Amendment I'm Sorry Miss okay there being no further discussion um the clerk will call the role did you you didn't ask for no I should have sorry yeah all those in favor of the amendment say I I all
▶ 0:25:28those opposed say no no no in opinion the chair the NOS have it the amendment and we would request a recorded vote thank you I was just skipping the step I knew was coming okay the clerk will call the clerk will call the road Mrs fishbach no Mrs fishbach no Mr Massie I mean Mr Norman no Mr Norman no Mr Roy no Mr Roy no Mrs hin no Mrs hin no Mr Langworthy no Mr Langworthy no Mr Scott
▶ 0:25:59no Mr Scott no Mr Griffith no Mr Griffith no Mr Jack no Mr Jack no Mr McGovern I Mr McGovern I miss ganin I miss ganin I Mr nus I Mr nus I miss leer Fernandez I miss leer Fernandez I Madam chair no Madam shair no the clerk will report the total four yays nine Nays the NOS have it the amendment is not agreed to are there other amendments or discussion Madam chair
▶ 0:26:29Miss Leisure Fernandez Madam chair it will be uh fun I sure serving with you again you the chair on education committee when I served there so I look forward to uh the Congress ahead I have an amendment to the committee rules my Amendment would prevent the committee from reporting a rule to consider a Reconciliation bill that increases the deficit we hear from Republicans and many on this committee and some that we will sadly Miss um that the government spends
▶ 0:26:59too much and we need to cut spending we hear often about the deficit so if really Republicans really want to cut the deficit they should have no problem passing this amendment if they vote no on this amendment I think we are going to be seeing a level of hypocrisy that will be important for us to point out to the American people because it will start in this committee um you know 2017 Trump's tax cuts blew
▶ 0:27:29up the deficit it was a massive giveaway to the rich very little rent to uh Working Families instead it went to the billionaires and the billionaire class it was an example of Republican standing with billionaires and it added $2 trillion to the deficit Trump's pickpocket economics doesn't start there ju stop there just a few weeks ago Republicans tried to shut down the government because they incre
▶ 0:28:00insisted on an increase to the debt ceiling that would have set them up to give tax breaks to Millionaires and billionaires as well as cutting Social Security and Medicare once again siding with the rich over the Working Families I need to recognize that representative wary stood up and spoke against that he noted that that move by Led in many ways by musk who was Not Elected would have added
▶ 0:28:30$5 trillion to the debt $5 trillion to the debt and there hadn't been any conversation about it we are seeing proposals that would add significantly to the debt and to the deficit we are also seeing conversations that Republicans want to eliminate the impact of tax cuts on the deficit well that's ridiculous anybody who knows who is
▶ 0:29:01one a business or one a household knows that your income and your expenditures must be reviewed in tandem so if Republicans want to extend those terrible tax cuts for 10 years we understand that the CBO has already said it would add trillion to the deficit the Congressional budget office is stating it would
▶ 0:29:31add $4.6 trillion to the deficit now we don't know what the reconciliation package will look like but if it looks like anything that has already been proposed we'd be seeing a incredible increase on the deficit so our amendment to our rules is simple we're here in this committee over and over again your concern about the deficit let's make sure we discuss it in this committee it says Republicans can't blow up the deficit with the PX plan
▶ 0:30:01that hurts regular people I urge Republicans to stand with their statements on the deficit and to support this amendment and I yell back Madam chair Miss leer Fernandez does any member wish to speak Miss hin Madam chair I would just like to note that the uh CBO has been wrong multiple times in their estimations in fact um the CBO predicted um revenues for the tax
▶ 0:30:31cuts and jobs act uh they were off by revenues are $16 trillion higher than what the CBO projected in addition on the inflation reduction act um they scored it as $271 billion of cost uh 6 months later they updated that to $663 billion um it scores a trillion plus uh when you um consider tax subsidies so
▶ 0:31:01uh we are at a point uh on at least on our side of the aisle that um naturally the CBO score uh has uh been incorrect so many times that were skeptical of that and so for that reason I would oppose this amendment thank you very much Mr M Madam so by that logic um there's no way to measure uh the impact of tax cuts on the debt we just have to trust what Elon Musk uh to tell
▶ 0:31:31us uh whether it's going to impact the deficit negatively or not I mean a lot of Republicans act like reducing the debt is their religion around here uh well um you know that is you this this amendment will help you get it right with the Lord if you uh really truly believe that um and if you constantly complain about the debt and deficit this is your first and best chance uh in this Congress to do something about it uh but to make believe that tax cuts for Millionaires and billionaires
▶ 0:32:02and big corporations are not going to impact the the deficit or the debt I mean what planet are we living on here um I mean so I mean this is you know a reasonable sensible Amendment if you actually mean what you say about caring about deficits in the debt and I yield back thank you m thank you Mr mcgoverin anyone else wish to speak Mr Scott Madam chair I just want to point out federal tax revenues are up you know from
▶ 0:32:323.3 trillion in 2017 to 5.08 trillion this past year that's a pretty significant increase since the tax cuts and jobs act went into effect it was the tax cut and jobs acts of 2017 so so again federal tax revenues are higher than they've ever been in the history of the country the problem with the deficit is Democrats spent three trillion dollar through the inflation reduction Act and the American Rescue plan without a single Republican vote thank you Mr Scott
▶ 0:33:03anyone else wish to speak on the proposed amendment Madam chair yes Mr Roy um again this is an amendment that I'm sympathetic to um and we'll have more things to say as the reconciliation process unfolds my issue is in Reliance solely on the Congressional budget office um which you know I actually think by by definition under the budget Control Act is something that we have to to use and rely upon it's it's a part of the entire debate so we have to recognize that or change
▶ 0:33:33how CBO operates the fact of the matter is both parties both parties have been horrifically bad at dealing with spending and revenues and the fact that we have been mounting deficits on an annual basis I just we can't run away from that reality um I think that my my again my issue here is the Reliance solely on the Congressional budget office is what we're going to end up with here is the usual dance
▶ 0:34:04which is people saying we're going to have X Revenue growth and they're going to there's going to just be a madeup number of whatever the you know expected growth rates are and whether that will then produce the revenue relative to whatever the tax policy is on the flip side we will have zero support from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and frankly large chunk of my colleagues on this side of the aisle on spending cuts that's what's going to happen this year and we're going to end up with massive deficits but um I think we're going to have
▶ 0:34:34to work through this and to make determinations on on how we move legislation through here that actually reduce deficits and CBO is one metric I think there are other metrics that we're going to need to look at as a body and at the end of the day it's a political question um but I will have I will I will yield um yeah it sounds like the gentleman has some other metrics in mind perhaps we could have a friendly amendment to this amendment and just add in a couple more of those metrics so whoever else whatever entity you want to add I I could I could
▶ 0:35:04probably support the rule if it if it it just said measure that strike the Congressional budget office has determined that will result in a net increase of the deficit may be reported to the house because I just don't want to rely solely on whatever the Congressional budget office says good uh I I I would uh offer an amendment that would look like that I uh glad with with that friendly I would I would support the amendment all right sounds good I mean I'm not the author of the amendment but it sounds like the author is yeah I'm I'm your Amendment so
▶ 0:35:34you wish to amend I would wish I will amend my Amendment uh to say that would increase the deficit uh and have to withdraw this and add a new one we'll wi it up real quick we we need that in writing yeah oh give us could you give us two minutes please sure let's go on and see does anyone else wish to offer an amendment to the
▶ 0:36:07rules well I I haven't spoken on the amendment but I would just hope given I very much appreciate representative Roy's cooperation and and uh thoughtfulness and I would assume that this also resolves the concerns that Miss howchin expressed because I the the entire bulk of your objection was purely based on the CBO I mean that was according to what you just stated a moment ago so I presume you'll support the amendment as well and we can all support the amendment and try to reduce the deficit so
▶ 0:36:38I appreciate everyone's cooperation on that front Madam chair I have an amendment uh the gentle woman would read her uh changed Amendment the changed Amendment the amendment would read exactly as proposed earlier with the following words stricken the Congressional budget office has determined so the amendment would read I shall read it all in rule 3C insert the following after paragraph 1 and re order accordingly two no resolution providing for consideration of a budget
▶ 0:37:08reconciliation me that will result in a net increase to the deficit May report be reported to the house inting so does everyone understand the um changes to the amendment Madam chair so this means that we can we can take any report we want to this this literally means we can take any report we want to from any organization we want uh I'm not
▶ 0:37:38sure how it will be interpreted um by the parliamentarians um but at least we're not bound by the Congressional budget office but but it still would stand in with the budget Control Act Right I'm I'm I'm still going to oppose the amendment Madam chair I while I appreciate uh M leer Fernandez listening to Mr Roy
▶ 0:38:09and making an amendment to her amendment I will be voting no because I don't think we need to be making this kind of major change um here immediately I think this needs further thought and discussion and and uh Mr Roy may vote for the amended amended Amendment but I'm going to vote no and I'd urge the committee members other committee members to vote no
▶ 0:38:39there there being no further discussion the question is on the amendment all those in favor signify by saying I I those opposed say no no in the opinion chair the NOS have it the amendment is not agreed to I require to vote Madam chair the gentoman has re uh requested a recorded vote the clerk will call the role Mrs fishbach no Mrs fishbach no Mr Norman no Mr Norman no Mr Roy I Mr Roy
▶ 0:39:09I Mrs hin no Mrs hin no Mr Langworthy no Mr Langworthy no Mr Scott no Mr Scott no Mr Griffith no Mr Griffith no Mr Jack no Mr Jack no Mr McGovern I Mr McGovern I miss scanland I miss scanland I Mr nus I Mr nus I M ler Fernandez I miss lger Fernandez I Madam chair no Madam chair no the clerk will report the total five Ys eight Nays the NOS have it the Amendments not
▶ 0:39:40agreed to getting closer are there any are there any other amendments all right hearing no further discussion um the question is on the adoption of the committee rules all those in favor sign if by saying I I I those oppos say no in the opinion chair the eyes have it the motion's agreed to without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the
▶ 0:40:13um is there any further discussion here morning we'll now proceed with the designation of the vice chair Clause 2D of rule 11 adopted by the house provides that committee chairs May designate a vice chair pursuant to the rule I designate The Honorable Morgan Griffith from Virginia is vice chair of the committee on
▶ 0:40:44rules it is now in order to provide for the composition of the subcommittees of the 119th Congress the chair will be in receipt of a motion from the gentleman from Virginia Mr Griffith thank you madam chair pursuing to rule 5 C of the committee rules I move that each of the subcommittees of the 119th Congress shall be composed of five majority members and two minority members the subcommittee sizes and ratios shall remain the same as previous congresses the ratio will be 5 to2 which has
▶ 0:41:14been the practice of Republican and Democrat majorities any further discussion on Amendment hearing none the questions on the motion from the gentleman from Virginia all those in favor signify by saying I I those opposed say no in the opinion chair the eyes have it the motion is agreed to without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table now forther consult I would like to further
▶ 0:41:44consult with the majority and minority members on the composition of subcommittees so without objection we'll postpone subcommittee appointments without objection the staff for both the majority and the minority of the committee on rules is approved and without objection the committee staff is authorized to make Technical and conforming changes to the rules reported by the committee for the duration of the 119th Congress if there's no further discussion
▶ 0:42:14without objection the organizational meeting is adjourned thank you very much have a wonderful day is your vot on going be