and has seen a surge in momentum. kim scott is also showing a bit of upward momentum in some places as his vivek ramaswamy. it depends on what surveys you are looking at. while the former president does occupy the top slot, how much of his lead is dependent upon where you are looking and over whom in that second place spot? host: you have a piece, tim scott wants new rules for student placement in the gop debate and seeks a breakout moment. guest: that's right. we saw the campaign write a letter to a campaign woman and when it comes to who is center stage in that debate coming up at the end of the month, they argued that placement should be based primarily off of early state polling and perhaps in particular polling out of iowa, which holds they lead on the

caucus and where the campaign has been performing better in recent weeks. arguably, using those metrics to determine who is at the center of this stage and part of just about every conversation on it, the campaign could be in a better position if [captioning performed by thenat, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2023] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben.

chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. holy god, we dare to approach you this day knowing full well that despite our best efforts no one of us is righteous. no one of us is without blame. all of us have sinned and fallen short of your glory. we dare, however, to pray that in your justice you will be merciful to us as we strive to bring honor to you in this day that you have provided. and hope we pray that in discipline you will guide us in the way we should g in our life and our work, whatever we do, would bring glory to you. in this quiet moment, we yield to your will and ask that in the more challenging moments that lie ahead of us, holy god, you would be in our heads and in our thinking. god be in our eyes and in our looking. god, be in our mouths and in our speaking. o god, be in our hearts and in

our understanding. in your everlasting name we pray, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house the approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from florida, mr. rutherford. mr. rutherford: please join me in the pledge of allegiance to our flag. 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: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from iowa seek recognition? mrs. miller-meeks: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. miller-meeks: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to celebrate a

remarkable collaboration between cold zero premium spirits and cedar ridge distillery that embodies the spirit of giving back and honoring our veterans. casey, a former green beret, brought together friends and colleagues from the military and co-founded cold zero in iowa. this year members of cold zero spirits spent the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 terror attack, bottling whiskey. each bottle is signed by one of six medal of honor recipients, including cedar rapids native. as we approach veterans day, let us remember the profound impact we can have on the lives of our veterans by rallying around organizations and businesses who support them and veteran owned. thank you cold zero premium spirits and cedar ridge dill disry for your inspiring efforts to make a difference. i would like to wish a happy birthday to the most special man in my life, my house kirk, happy

birthday. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: -- my husband, kirk. happy birthday. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what reasons does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. wilson: thank you, mr. speaker. the irresponsible policies of biden and the liberal democrats have cause add 40-year high inflation. leaving american families in financial distress and jobs destroyed. biden nation has inflected the cost of everyday goods and services and limited the annual purchasing power of families by thousands of dollars. worse, biden does not seem to comprehend the reality of these decisions. proven when recently -- recently describing his economic policies, biden said, quote, i don't know what bidenomics is, but it's working. end of quote. among the most damaging effects on families is the highest

seasonal gas price in more than a decade with the national average at over $3.80 a gallon. sadly, american auto workers are being sacrificed to create dependency on chinese batteries. the republican house majority is working to correct this having recently passed the lower energy cost act to streamline the permitting process and reduce energy costs to achieve energy independence, which president donald trump had achieved in his administration. in conclusion, god bless our troops who successfully protected america for 20 years as the global war on terrorism continues moving from the afghanistan safe haven to america with biden open borders. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. rutherford: 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. rutherford: thank you, mr. speaker.

i rise today to shed light on a complex deficiency, commonly known as p.d.c.d. this extremely rare metabolic condition which manifests at birth prohibits patients from properly transforming carbohydrates into energy. turning them into lack particular askid that causes painful seizures and developmental delays. i recently met with rick and kim, a family in jacksonville, florida, who have experienced the challenges of pdcd firsthand. their daughter, pictured here, began to show signs as an infant. as any parent knows, when there is something wrong with your child you would move heaven and earth to get answers and provide for their care. sadly since pdcd does not currently appear on infant

screening lists, the family waited nine painstakingly long months before they had a name for her condition and were able to begin treatment. thanks to the doctors, nurses, and specialistses at u.f.l. in jacksonville and her own fighting spirit, 3-year-old harlow has defied the odds. this week i'm proud to join the family and thousands of others in advocating for pdcd to be added to the infant screening list. and for additional research funding to go toward finding a cure. early detection and diagnosis can mean the difference between life and death for more than 15 million children. on behalf of florida's fifth congressional district, i'm committed to ensuring families in our community like like this family are supported in their fight to eradicate this condition. god bless harlow and all our children living with pdcd. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a

communication. the clerk: -- communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, i write to inform you i am resigning my condition as a member of the united states congress representing the second congressional district of utah. effective at the close of the day of september 15, 2023. it has been the honor of my lifetime to represent the second congressional district of utah in the united states house of representatives. and i am eternally grateful for the trust and faith that the people of the second district placed in me to serve as their member of congress for the past 11 years. in enclosed please find a copy of the letter i have submitted to the utah governor. sincerely, chris stewart, member of congress. the speaker pro tempore: under clause 5-d, rule torques the chair announces to the house in light of resignation of the gentleman from utah, mr. chris stewart, the whole number of the house is now 433. for what purpose does gentlelady from wisconsin seek recognition? ms. moore: recognition for one

minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. moore: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to appeal to the majority here to not make draconian cuts to the women, infant, and children program. what is before us is a proposal to cut $#00 million -- $800 million out of the fruit age vegetable portion of the w.i.c. program. study after study shows w.i.c. improves birth outcomes, the likelihood of preterm births and helps lack kate taiting mothers. as of may w.i.c. has already served an average of 6.6 million monthly participants. i just want to remind you this is our future workforce. and how we treat these babies is

what shows us who is right to life and who is not. want to be a right to life person, feed the babies. with that, mr. chairman -- mr. chairman, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess subject to the call of the chair.

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