Capitol Hill LIVE: US House Speaker Mike Johnson Hosts UK Commons Speaker at Capitol Hill

[00:00:00]together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hy, to the United States Capital. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US speaker of the house uh ever allowed to do so, and we so enjoyed that.

[00:00:28]Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife, Kelly, and me and our team. And and today, here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together, we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday. and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[00:01:37]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graeme. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. Absolute. There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship as we've come to the 250th year. We now go to the next 250 years and what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward but of course it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[00:03:04]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[00:03:50]>> Thank you so much for being here. Thank you all.

[00:07:09]the the speaker of the UK.

[00:07:18]Good afternoon everyone. It's a a a tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States Capital. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so.

[00:08:00]And we so enjoyed that. Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife, Kelly, and me and our team. And and today here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. will continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday, and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Ho.

[00:09:12]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. a man who has been inspiring us all on Ukraine. So, we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America, 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. So Luke, there's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we have that special relationship as we've come to the 250th year. We now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship, about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[00:10:39]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page. And of course, we are family and that's what families are about. And we must stand together, show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world, in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for, but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[00:11:25]>> Thank you so much for being here. Thank you all.

[00:12:06]of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK. UK parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States Capital.

[00:12:25]It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. Hey, I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so and we so enjoyed that.

[00:12:47]Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife Kelly and me and our team and and today here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people.

[00:13:00]The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of western civilization.

[00:13:15]Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Bham, who just took office yesterday, and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here, and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[00:13:56]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So, we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. So Luke, there's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship. As we've come to the 250th year, we now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[00:15:24]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together. Show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[00:16:10]>> Thank you so much. Thank you.

[00:16:12]>> A a tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hy, to the United States Capitol. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so, and we so enjoyed that.

[00:16:54]Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife, Kelly, and me and our team. And and today, here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together, we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday. and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[00:18:03]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graeme. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. salute. There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship as we've come to the 250th year. We now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[00:19:31]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page. And of course, we are family and that's what families are about. And we must stand together, show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end, we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world, in dangerous places. That peace is what we must strive for, but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together, we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you? Thank you to Kelly and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[00:20:16]>> Thank you so much. Thank you for being a a tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hy, to the United States Capitol. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so, and we so enjoyed that.

[00:21:01]Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife, Kelly, and me and our team. And and today, here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together, we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday. and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[00:22:10]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graeme. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. Absolute. There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship as we've come to the 250th year. We now go to the next 250 years and what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward but of course it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[00:23:37]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you? Thank you to Kelly and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[00:24:23]>> Thank you so much. A tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States Capital. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semiquentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK.

[00:25:01]I was the first uh US speaker of the house uh ever allowed to do so and we so enjoyed that. Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife Kelly and me and our team and and today here in our nation's capital we're certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my wellw wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday, and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here, and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[00:26:17]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. So Luke, there's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship. As we've come to the 250th year, we now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[00:27:44]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together. Show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, Speaker.

[00:28:30]>> Thank you so much.

[00:28:32]>> A a tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States Capitol. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so, and we so enjoyed that.

[00:29:14]Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife Kelly and me and our team. And and today here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people.

[00:29:28]The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization.

[00:29:43]Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday. and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[00:30:24]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. Absolute. There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship. As we've come to the 250th year, we now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship, about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[00:31:51]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you? Thank you to Kelly and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, Speaker.

[00:32:37]>> Thank you so much.

[00:32:38]>> Thank you.

[00:32:39]>> A a tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States Capital. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so and we so enjoyed that. Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife Kelly and me and our team and and today here in our nation's capital we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday, and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here, and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[00:34:31]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So, we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. So Luke, there's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we have that special relationship. As we've come to the 250th year, we now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[00:35:58]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together. show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thanks, speaker.

[00:36:44]>> Thank you so much. Thank you.

[00:36:46]>> A tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States Capitol. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so, and we so enjoyed that.

[00:37:28]Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife Kelly and me and our team and and today here in our nation's capital. We are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people.

[00:37:42]The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization.

[00:37:57]Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday. and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[00:38:38]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. Absolute. There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship as we've come to the 250th year. We now go to the next 250 years and what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward but of course it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[00:40:05]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thanks, Speaker.

[00:40:51]>> Thank you so much. Thank you.

[00:40:53]>> A tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States Capital. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so and we so enjoyed that. Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife Kelly and me and our team and and today here in our nation's capital we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Uh, finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday. And I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here. And I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[00:42:44]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So, we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. So Luke, there's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship. As we've come to the 250th year, we now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[00:44:12]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together. show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thanks, speaker.

[00:44:58]>> Thank you so much. A tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hy, to the United States Capitol. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so, and we so enjoyed that. Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife, Kelly, and me and our team. And and today, here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together, we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday. and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[00:46:51]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graeme. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. Absolute. There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship as we've come to the 250th year. We now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[00:48:19]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page. And of course, we are family and that's what families are about. And we must stand together, show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end, we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world, in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for, but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together, we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you? Thank you to Kelly and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[00:49:05]>> Thank you so much. Thank you.

[00:49:06]>> A a tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States Capitol. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so, and we so enjoyed that.

[00:49:49]Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife, Kelly, and me and our team. And and today, here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together, we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Bham, who just took office yesterday. and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[00:50:58]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. Absolute. There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship. As we've come to the 250th year, we now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship, about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[00:52:26]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we will strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, Speaker.

[00:53:12]>> Thank you so much.

[00:53:12]>> Thank you.

[00:53:13]>> A tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States capital. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so and we so enjoyed that. Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife Kelly and me and our team and and today here in our nation's capital we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday, and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here, and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[00:55:05]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So, we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. So Luke, there's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we have that special relationship. As we've come to the 250th year, we now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[00:56:32]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together. show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thanks, speaker.

[00:57:18]>> Thank you so much. Thank you for being a a tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hy, to the United States Capitol. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so, and we so enjoyed that.

[00:58:02]Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife, Kelly, and me and our team. And and today, here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together, we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday. and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[00:59:12]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graeme. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. Absolutely. There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship as we've come to the 250th year. We now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[01:00:39]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page. And of course, we are family and that's what families are about. And we must stand together, show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end, we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world, in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for, but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together, we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you? Thank you to Kelly and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[01:01:25]>> Thank you so much. Thank you for being a a tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hy, to the United States Capitol. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so, and we so enjoyed that.

[01:02:09]Speaker H Oily graciously hosted my wife, Kelly, and me and our team. And and today, here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together, we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday. and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[01:03:19]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graeme. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. salute. There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship as we've come to the 250th year. We now go to the next 250 years and what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward but of course it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[01:04:46]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[01:05:32]>> Thank you so much. Thank you.

[01:05:34]>> A tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States capital. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US speaker of the house uh ever allowed to do so and we so enjoyed that. Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife Kelly and me and our team and and today here in our nation's capital we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called will continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday, and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here, and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[01:07:26]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So, we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. So Luke, there's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we have that special relationship. As we've come to the 250th year, we now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[01:08:53]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together. show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[01:09:39]>> Thank you so much. Thank you for being a a tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States Capitol. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so, and we so enjoyed that.

[01:10:23]Speaker H O H O H O H O H O H O H O H O H O H Oily graciously hosted my wife Kelly and me and our team and and today here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people.

[01:10:37]The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization.

[01:10:52]Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Bham, who just took office yesterday. and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[01:11:33]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. Absolute. There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship. As we've come to the 250th year, we now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship, about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking. At the moment, we are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we will strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[01:13:46]>> Thank you so much. Thank you.

[01:13:48]>> A tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States Capital. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US speaker of the house uh ever allowed to do so and we so enjoyed that. Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife Kelly and me and our team and and today here in our nation's capital we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday, and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here, and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[01:15:40]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. So Luke, there's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we have that special relationship. As we've come to the 250th year, we now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[01:17:07]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together. show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[01:17:53]>> Thank you so much.

[01:17:53]>> Thank you.

[01:17:54]>> A a tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hy, to the United States Capitol. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so, and we so enjoyed that.

[01:18:37]Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife, Kelly, and me and our team. And and today, here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together, we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday. and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[01:19:46]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graeme. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. salute. There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship as we've come to the 250th year. We now go to the next 250 years and what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward but of course it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[01:21:14]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you? Thank you to Kelly and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[01:21:59]>> Thank you so much.

[01:22:00]>> Thank you. A tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States Capital.

[01:22:22]It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US speaker of the house uh ever allowed to do so and we so enjoyed that. Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife Kelly and me and our team and and today here in our nation's capital we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my wellw wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday, and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here, and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[01:23:53]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been inspiring us all on Ukraine. So, we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. So Luke, there's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship. As we've come to the 250th year, we now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[01:25:20]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together. Show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again speaker Johnson can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those remind us, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[01:26:06]>> Thank you so much.

[01:26:08]>> A tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States Capitol. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so, and we so enjoyed that.

[01:26:50]Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife, Kelly, and me and our team. And and today, here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together, we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hoy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday. and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[01:28:00]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um what a privilege it is to be here with you.

[01:28:09]And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. Absolute.

[01:28:38]There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together.

[01:28:47]Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship. As we've come to the 250th year, we now go to the next 250 years.

[01:29:07]And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy. In a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment, we are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[01:30:13]>> Thank you so much.

[01:30:14]>> Thank you.

[01:30:15]>> A a tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States Capital. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so and we so enjoyed that. Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife Kelly and me and our team and and today here in our nation's capital we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday, and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here, and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[01:32:07]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So, we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. Salute. There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we have that special relationship. As we've come to the 250th year, we now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[01:33:34]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together. show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thanks, speaker.

[01:34:20]>> Thank you so much. Thank you for being a a tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hy, to the United States Capitol. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so, and we so enjoyed that.

[01:35:04]Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife, Kelly, and me and our team. And and today, here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together, we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday. and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[01:36:14]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graeme. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. salute. There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship as we've come to the 250th year. We now go to the next 250 years and what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward but of course it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[01:37:41]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, Speaker.

[01:38:27]>> Thank you so much. Thank you. A tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hy, to the United States Capital. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US speaker of the house uh ever allowed to do so and we so enjoyed that. Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife Kelly and me and our team and and today here in our nation's capital we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday. And I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here, and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[01:40:21]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. So Luke, there's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we have that special relationship. As we've come to the 250th year, we now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[01:41:48]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together. Show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. and just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[01:42:34]>> Thank you so much. A tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States Capitol. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so, and we so enjoyed that. Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife, Kelly, and me and our team. And and today, here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together, we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hoy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Bham, who just took office yesterday. and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[01:44:28]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. Absolute. There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship as we've come to the 250th year. We now go to the next 250 years and what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward but of course it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[01:45:55]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[01:46:41]>> Thank you so much. Thank you.

[01:46:43]>> A tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States Capital. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US speaker of the house uh ever allowed to do so and we so enjoyed that. Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife Kelly and me and our team and and today here in our nation's capital we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday, and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here, and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[01:48:34]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So, we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. Salute. There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we have that special relationship. As we've come to the 250th year, we now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[01:50:02]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together. show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[01:50:48]>> Thank you so much. Thank you for being a a tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States Capitol. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so, and we so enjoyed that.

[01:51:32]Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife Kelly and me and our team. And and today here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people.

[01:51:45]The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization.

[01:52:00]Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday. and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[01:52:41]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. Absolute. There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship as we've come to the 250th year. We now go to the next 250 years and what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward but of course it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[01:54:08]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, Speaker.

[01:54:54]>> Thank you so much. Thank you.

[01:54:56]>> A tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hoy, to the United States Capital. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US speaker of the house uh ever allowed to do so and we so enjoyed that. Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife Kelly and me and our team and and today here in our nation's capital we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday, and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here, and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[01:56:48]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine? Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graham. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So, we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. So Luke, there's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we have that special relationship. As we've come to the 250th year, we now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[01:58:15]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page and of course we are family and that's what families are about and we must stand together. show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you, thank you to Kelly, and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thanks, Speaker.

[01:59:01]>> Thank you so much. A tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hy, to the United States Capitol. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so, and we so enjoyed that. Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife, Kelly, and me and our team. And and today, here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together, we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday. and I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people. We thank you for being here and I will yield the podium to the other speaker, Sir Lindseay Hoy.

[02:00:55]>> Thank you, Speaker Johnson. Can I say thank you to you and Kelly for the invite for myself and Katherine. Um, and what a privilege it is to be here with you. And I've just got to start off by just saying how sad we are about the death of Lindsey Graeme. Want to pass on our condolences. A man who has been spiring us all on Ukraine. So we can only say how sorry we were with the death and of course the death of the soldiers just recently as well. And as we all look to the tragic day that hit America 25 years since the Twin Towers as well. salute. There's a lot that unites us. It is about uniting us together. We have had 250 years of working closely together. Sometimes not as quite as good as it could have been, especially in the early days looking back at history. But it is about that 250th anniversary. It is about what happened. It is that moment in time that we had that special relationship as we've come to the 250th year. We now go to the next 250 years. And what I would like to see is not just about a special relationship about a very special relationship taking us forward. But of course, it's what binds us together. It is our unity. It is our strength in belief in democracy in a world that we see democracy shrinking at the moment.

[02:02:22]We are united to defend democracy. We are quite rightly on the same page. And of course, we are family and that's what families are about. And we must stand together, show the strength of unity between the two great nations because in the end, we've got to lead and show the light to others in a very dark world, in dangerous places that peace is what we must strive for, but democracy must be our goal and our objective. So together, we will deliver that. So once again, Speaker Johnson, can I say thank you to you? Thank you to Kelly and thank you to all your staff and the warm welcome we've had so far. And just those reminders, peace in Europe will come by standing together. Thank you. Thank you, speaker.

[02:03:08]>> Thank you so much. Thank you for being a a tremendous privilege of mine personally and officially to welcome the the speaker of the UK Parliament, the right honorable Sir Lindseay Hy. We've become friends over these last couple of years and have done many events together. Uh, and I'm just delighted to welcome him and his wife, Lady Hy, to the United States Capitol. It's his first visit here, which I'm surprised by, but we're certainly delighted to have him. In January, as part of America's semi-quincentennial celebration, I had the profound honor of visiting and speaking addressing the the parliament in the UK. I was the first uh US Speaker of the House uh ever allowed to do so, and we so enjoyed that.

[02:03:52]Speaker Hy graciously hosted my wife, Kelly, and me and our team. And and today, here in our nation's capital, we are certainly proud to celebrate America's unique bond and the enduring friendship that we have with the British people. The United States and the United Kingdom are two of the most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together, we form the single greatest force for advancing human freedom and preserving the values of Western civilization. Speaker Hy and I believe wholeheartedly in that special relationship as it is called. We'll continue to be a beacon for liberty and freedom. That's the resolve that both nations have just as it has throughout our history. And and this visit reaffirms that shared hope and commitment that we have. Finally, I'd like to address my well wishes to the newly appointed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who just took office yesterday. And I'm hopeful this new government can work together with the United States to advance the shared interest and the priorities of our people.