republicans and continues to prioritize partisanship over the american people. we are making great progress with the pandemic and do not need to consider legislation in this manner. we've got this rule without a semblance of traditional process and one of the resolutions contained in this rule was moved to the rules committee without any sort of markup, leaving the members of this body without the means to make amendments or lodge their objections. that is not the way this body should function. and i you -- i urge the majority to make the necessary changes to restore regular order to the house of representatives. i do not believe that it is a healthy, nor respective way to govern. and for this reason i oppose this rule and urge my colleagues to oppose it as well. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from minnesota yields back. the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. ms. scanlon: thank you, mr. speaker. i just wanted to mention that

senator elizabeth warren, a native of oklahoma, carries the senate version of h.res. 398, recognizing the tulsa centennial. when i go home and meet with constituents they want to know what we are doing here to make their lives better. not whether we've succeeded in obstructing the passage of necessary or popular legislation, or in shutting down congress. i suspect that's true for most members. and i value those with whom i can work in good faith. . this congress has seen its fair share of parliamentary tricks to disrupt the process. let's be honest about why we're taking up floor time to debate and pass the orphan drug bill today, a bill with broad bipartisan support that passed without a single objection last term. last week's no vote by some of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle was incredibly disrespectful -- disrespectful

to the americans we're here to represent. those members told americans they care more about whose name son a bill than the legislation. the opioid epidemic is a serious issue. families in my district and across the country know firsthand the hardships caused by opioid abuse and addiction and this deserves to be considered. that's why we're considering it again this week after one of our colleagues prevented passage because he was upset he wasn't asked to sponsor the bill again. the majority of our colleagues vote with no evidence to cancel

electoral votes. for those of us in pennsylvania it's particularly tough to trust members who have shown more interest in silencing those who would challenge the lies than in defending the constitution. it's a shame that a bipartisan bill to combat opioid abuse needs to be consider -- reconsidered under a rule and i hope this time around my colleagues do what's right and pass the bill to improve access to low-cost medications to combat opioid addiction. weir here to pass legislation for the merp people, not to put our names on things. some like what we saw last week are disrespectful to the house, its members and most of all to the people we're here to represent. i want to thank all our colleagues who helped craft the bills we're considering today. i look forward to supporting this rule and i urge my colleagues to do the same. mr. speaker, i urge a yes vote on the rule and the previous question. i yield back the plans of my time and i move the previous question on the resolution.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the question is on ordering the previous question on the resolution. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the gentlewoman from minnesota. mrs. fischbach: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution , the yeas and nays are ordered. further proceedings on the question are postponed. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler, to suspend the rules and pass s. 937 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. this cle eric will report the title. the clerk: an act to expedite

review of covid-19 hate crimes and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition?

>> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on s. 397.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. young of alaska, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. young will vote yes s.

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the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. gallego: as the member designated by representative ar den aspursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. cardenas will vote yes on s. 937. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from washington seek recognition?

>> as the member designated by ms. sewell, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. sewell will vote yes on s. 937.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition?

>> as the member designated by mr. lieu, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lieu will vote yes on s. 937. as the member designated by mr. lowenthal pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal will vote yes on s. 937.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does -- for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. clarke: as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on s. 937.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by by mr. day jor lay

of tennessee, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that he will vote yes on s. 937. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. beatty, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. beatty will vote yes on s. 937. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. raskin: as the member designated by mr. ruppersberger, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform

the house that mr. ruppersberger votes aye. as the member designated by mr. leffin of michigan, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. levin votes aye on s. 937. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from iowa seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. stevens pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. stevens will vote yes on s. 937. as the member designated by ms. slotkin, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. slotkin will vote yes on s. 937.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. donald payne, pursuant to h. res. 8, i

inform the house that mr. pape will vote yes on s. 937. as the member designated by mr. bill pascrell, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. pascrell will vote yes on s. 937. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from quarks state seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. kildee of michigan, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. kildee will vote yes on s. 937.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. stanton: as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on s. 937. tifment for what purpose does honorable the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> handsome gentleman from

texas, as the member designated by mr. carter of texas, punt to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote yes on s. 937. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from missouri seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. ocasio-cortez, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. cortez will vote yes on s. 937. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. buchanan of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. buchanon will vote yes on s. 937. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yes on s. 937. as the member designated by ms. thrabe, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. thrabe of michigan will -- ms. tlaib of michigan will vote yes on s. 937. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. crenshaw of texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. crenshaw will vote yes on 937.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on s. 937.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that congress member napolitano will vote yes on s. 937. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. maxine waters, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. waters will vote yes on s. 937.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. lawrence, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. lawrence will vote yes on s. 937. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition?

>> as the member designated by mr. deutch of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. deutch will vote yes on s. 9 7. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition?

>> as the member designated by mrs. dingell, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. dingell will vote yes on s. 937. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina eke recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. millson -- mr. wilson of south carolina, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote yea on s. 937. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. mceachin, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will vote yes on s. 937. as the member designated by mr. allred, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. allred will vote yes on s. 937.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mchenry of north carolina, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. mchenry will vote yes on s. 937. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. wilson, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. wilson will vote yes on s. 937.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 364. the nays are 62. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on ordering the previous question on house resolution 403 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 17, house resolution 403. resolution providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 1629 to amend the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act with respect to limitations of

exclusive approval of orphan drugs and for other purposes, providing there econsideration of resolution, house resolution 275, condemning a horrific shooting in atlanta, georgia, and reaffirming the house of represents -- representatives' commitment against violence against asian americans and others. the speaker pro tempore: members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote nay on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. crenshaw of texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. crenshaw will vote nay on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. lawrence, brenda lawrence, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. lawrence will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition?

>> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. buchanan of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. buchanan will vote nay. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from -- the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. beatty, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. beatty will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek reck -- from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by by mr. young from the state of alaska, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. young will vote nay on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yes on ordering the previous question and as the member designated by

ms. tlaib of michigan, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. tlaib will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. mchenry of north carolina, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. mchenry will vote no on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. kildee of michigan, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. kildee will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. day jar lay of tennessee, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. desjarlais will vote nay on the previous question. thank you.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. mceachin, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will vote yes on ordering the previous question. as the member designated by mr. allred, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. allred will vote yes on ordering the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. deutch of florida, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. deutch will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. carter of texas, purn to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote no on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from missouri seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. ocasio-cortez, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. cortez will vote yes on the previous question.

i the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. larson of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. larson votes yes.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that congress member napolitano will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. gallego: as the member designated by mr. cardenas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. cardenas will vote aye on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from consut seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. wilson pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on ordering the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. max yeen waters pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. maxine waters will vote yes on ordering the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. raskin: as the member designated by mr. ruppersberger, pursuant to house resolution i inform the house that mr. ruppersberger votes aye. as the member designated by mr. levin pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. levin votes aye on ordering the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. clarke: as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on ordering the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. donald payne, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yes on order inthe previous question. as the member designated by mr. bill pascrell, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. pascrell will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? >> as the member designated by

mrs. dingell, punt to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. dingell will vote yes on ordering the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from iowa seek recognition? mrs. axne: as the member designated by ms. stevens, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. stevens will vote yes on ordering the previous question. as the member designated by ms. slotkin, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. slotkin will vote yes on ordering the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lieu, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lieu will vote yes on ordering the previous question. as the member designated by lowenthal, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that -- by mr. lowenthal, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from washington seek recognition? ms. delbene: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. sewell, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform

the house that ms. sewell will vote yes on ordering the previous question.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 217. the nays are 209. the previous question is ordered. the question is on the adoption of the resolution. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. burgess: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new jersey seek recognition? >> thank you. as the member designated by ms. brenda lawrence, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. lawrence will vote yes on h.res. 403. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. evans: as the member designated by mr. lawson, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mr. garcia: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva from arizona, pursuant

to h.res. 8, i hereby inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yes on h.res. 403. as the member designated by ms. tlaib of michigan, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. tlaib will vote yes on h.res. 403. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? as the member designated by mr. young of alaska, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. young will vote nay on h.res. 403. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from washington seek recognition? ms. delbene: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. sewell, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. sewell will vote yes on h.res. 403. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition?

mr. calvert: as the member designated by mr. carter of texas, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote no on h.res. 403. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that congress member napolitano will vote yes on h.res. 403. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition?

mr. fleischmann: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. desjarlais of tennessee, pursnt to h.res. 8, i inform the hse that mr. desjarlais will vote nay on h.res. 403. thank you. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? mrs. hayes: as the member designated by ms. wilson, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on h.res. 403.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. raskin: as the member designated by mr. ruppersberger of maryland, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. rupe ers berger will vote aye -- ruppersberger will vote aye. as the member designated by mr. levin of michigan, pursuant to

h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. levin will vote aye on house resolution 403.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from iowa seek recognition? ax ax as the member designated by ms. so the -- mrs. axne: as the member designated by ms. slotkin, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that ms. slotkin will vote yes on h.res. 403. as the member designated by ms. stevens, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that ms. stevens will vote yes on h.res. 403. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. kelly: as the member designated by mrs. beatty, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mrs. beatty will vote yes on h.res. 403.

the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? ms. clark: as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on h.res. 403.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. buchanan of florida, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. buchanan will vote nay on 403.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from missouri seek recognition? ms. bush: pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that -- as the member designated by ocasio-cortez, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that ms. ocasio-cortez will vote yes on h.r. 403.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. donald payne, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yes on h.res. 403. as the member designated by mr. bill pascrell, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. pascrell will vote yes on h.res. 403.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington state seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. kildee of michigan, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. kildee will vote yes on h.res. 403.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition?

for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. timmons: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote nay on h.res. 403. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lieu, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. lieu will vote yes on h.res. 403. as the member designated by mr. lowenthal, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal will vote yes on h.res. 403.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? ms. wexton: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. mceachin, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will vote yes on h.res. 403. and as the member designated by mr. allred, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. allred will vote yes on h.res. 403.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? mr. banks: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. mchenry, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. mchenry will vote no on h.res. 403.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. stanton: as the member designated by representative kirkpatrick, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on h.res. 403.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on h.res. 403.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. gallego: as the member designated by representative cardenas, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that representative cardenas will vote aye on h.res. 403.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? ms. kuster: as the member designated by mrs. dingell, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. dingell will vote yes on h.res. 403. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? miss rice: as the member designated by mr. deutch of florida, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. deutch will vote yes on h.res. 403.

mr. pfluger: as the member designated by mr. crenshaw of texas, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. crenshaw will vote no on h.res. 403.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 212. the nays are 206. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to section 3 of house resolution 403, house resolution 398 is hereby adopted.

members, can we have order. members, can we have some order. members, can we have some order, please. members.

for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, pursuant to section 5 of house resolution 403, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 144, h.r. 204, h.r. 210, h.r. 240, h.r. 707, h.r. 711, h.r. 1157, h.r. 1447, h.r. 1510, h.r. 1710, h.r. 2227, h.r. 2167, h.r. 2141, h.r. 2494, h.r. 2533, h.r. 3655 -- 2655, h.r. 2695, h.r. 2704, h.r. 2788, and h.r. 2878, and h.r. 3008. the clerk: h.r. 144, a bill to

forestall the research talent by establishing an early career fellowship program. h.r. 204, a bill to direct the director of the office of science and technology policy to carry out programs and activities to ensure the federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving federal research and development funding are fully engaging the entire talent pool and for other purposes. h.r. 210, a bill to coordinate federal research and development efforts focused on stem education and workforce development in rural areas, including the development application of new technologies to support and improve rural stem education and for other purposes. h.r. 240, a bill to amend title 38, united states code, to direct the secretary of labor to prioritize the provision of service to homeless veterans with dependents on carrying out

veterans reintegration programs and for other purposes. h.r. 707, a bill to award a congressional gold medal to the 23-d headquarters, special troop and the signal service company in recognition of their unique and highly distinguished service as a ghost army during world war ii. . h.r. 711, a bill to amend the west los angeles leasing act of 2016 to authorize the use of certain funds received pursuant to leases entered into under such act and for other purposes. h.r. 1157, a bill to provide for certain authorities of the department of state and for other purposes. h.r. 1447, a bill to amend the federal ocean acidification research and monitoringing act of 2009, to establish an ocean acidification advisory board, to expand and improve the research of ocean acidification and

coastal acidification, to establish and maintain a data archive system for coastal acidification data and for other purposes. h.r. 1511, a bill to direct the secretary of veterans affairs to submit to congress a report on the use of cameras in medical centers for the department of veterans affairs. h.r. 1711, a bill to amend the consumer financial protection act of 2010, to direct the office of community affairs to identify causes leading to and solutions for underbanked, unbanked and underserved consumers and for other purposes. h.r. 2027. a bill to direct federal science agencies and the office of science and technology policy to undertake activities to improve the quality of undergraduate stem ed cathes and enhance the -- education and enchance the research capacity at colleges and for other purposes.

h.r. 2167, a bill to amend title 38, united states code, to provide for extensions of the time limitations for use of entitlement under the department of veterans affairs education assistance program by emergencies and for other purposes. h.r. 2441, a bill to direct the secretary of veterans affairs to expand the rural access network of growth enhancement programs of the department of veterans affairs and to direct the comptroller general of the united states to conduct a study to assess certain mental health care resources of the department of veterans affairs available to veterans who live in rural areas. h.r. 2494. a bill to amend title 38, united states code, to establish in the department of the veterans economic opportunity administration and for other purposes. h.r. 2533, a bilto provide for a study by the national

academies of sciences, engineering and medicine, examining the impact of ocean acidification and other stresses and estuary environments. h.r. 2655, a bill to amend the securities and exchange act of 1934, to prohibit certain securities trading and related communications by those who possess material nonpublic information. h.r. 2695, a bill to provide for research to better understand the causes and consequences of sexual harassment affecting individuals in a scientific, technical, engineer and mathematics work force and to examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment and for other purposes. h.r. 2704, a bill to amend title 38, united states code, to improve the equal employment opportunity functions of department of veterans affairs and for other purposes. h.r. -- union calendar number 1, h.r. 2788.

a bill to amend title 38, united states code, to eliminate the cap on full time employee of the department of veterans affairs to provide equal employment opportunity counseling. h.r. 2878, a bill to direct the secretary of veterans affairs to carry out a vetsuccess at tribal universities pilot program. h.r. 3008, a bill to amend the national housing act to authorize state licensed appraisers to conduct appraisals and to require compliance with existing appraisal education requirements and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 403, the order of the yeas and nays on the postponed motions to suspend the rules with respect to such measures as vacated to the end that all such motions are considered as withdrawn. the question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from

maryland. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, -- the gentleman from maryland. >> mr. speaker, on this i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. young from alaska, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. young will vote yea on the suspensions en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? mr. garcia: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva of arizona, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yes on the motion to suspend the rules and as the member designated by ms. tlaib of michigan, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that ms. tlaib will vote yes on the motion to suspend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> as the member designated by mr. buchanan of florida, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. buchanan will vote aye on the suspension en

bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? >> as the member designated by representative cardenas, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that representative cardenas will vote aye on the motion to suspend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. desjarlais of tennessee, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. desjarlais will vote yea on the suspensions en bloc. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois rise? ms. kelly: as the member designated by mrs. beatty, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mrs. beatty will vote no on the motion to suspend. will vote yes on the motion to suspend. sorry. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> madam speaker, as the member

designated by mr. crenshaw of texas, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. crenshaw will vote yes on the suspensions en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new jersey rise? mrs. watson coleman: watson thank you. as the member designated by mrs. lawrence, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mrs. lawrence will vote yes on the motion to suspend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> as the member designated by mr. carter of texas, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote yes on the

en bloc suspensions. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. deutch of florida, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. deutch will vote yes on the motion to suspend -- yes, on the motion to suspend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. mchenry of north carolina, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. mchenry will vote yes on the suspensions en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. kildee of michigan, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that

mr. kildee will vote yes on the motion to suspend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. timmons: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. wilson, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote yea on the suspensions en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? >> as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on the motion to suspend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. evans: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr.

lawson will vote yes on the motion to suspend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois rise? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on the motion to suspend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from washington rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. sewell, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that ms. sewell will vote yes on the motion to suspend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts

rise? ms. clark: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on the motion to suspend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from iowa rise? mrs. axne: as the member designated by ms. slotkin, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that ms. slotkin will vote yes on the motion to suspend. as the member designated by ms. stevens, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that ms. stevens will vote yes on the motion to suspend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. correa: as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that congress member napolitano will vote yes on the motion to suspend.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia rise? ms. wexton: as the member designated by mr. mceachin, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will vote yes on the motion to suspend. as the member designated by mr. allred, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. allred will vote yes on the motion to suspend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? >> as the member designated by ms. maxine waters, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that ms. maxine watters will vote yes on the motion to suspend -- waters will vote yes on the motion to suspend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut rise? mrs. hayes: as the member designated by ms. wilson, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on the motion to suspend.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. beyer: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. lieu, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. lieu will vote yes on the motion to suspend. as the member designated by mr. lowenthal, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal will vote yes on the motion to suspend. .

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise. mr. raskin: mr. ruppersberger will vote aye on the motion to suspend. as the member designated by mr. levin of michigan, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. levin votes aye on the motion to suspend.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as as the member designated by mr. bill pascrell, pursuant to h. res. 8, mr. pascrell will vote yes. as the member designated by mr. donald payne, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. donald payne will vote yes on the motion to suspend.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire rise? >> as the member designated by mrs. dingell pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. dingell will vote yes on the motion to suspend.

>> as the member designated by ms. ocasio-cortez, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that ms. ocasio-cortez will vote yes on the motion to suspend.

the speaker pro tempore: on th vote the yeas are 350, the nays are 75. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is pass -- the bills ar passed and, without oection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. without objection, the titles of h.r. 1510 and h.r. 2878 are amended. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i hereby remove my name a co-sponsor of h.r. 3287. the speaker pro tempore:he gentleman's request is accepd.

for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i was unable to vote on roll call 147, h.res. 403, the rule providing for consideration of h.res. 275 and h.r. 1629. i intended to vote yes on the resolution. additionally, i was unable to cast a vote of representative maxine waters by proxy. had i been able to cast the vote by representative waters by proxy, ms. waters would have recorded as a yes. i ask unanimous consent that my statement appear in the record after roll call 147. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman's statement will appear in the record.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? mrs. maloney: madam speaker, pursuant to house resolution 40 3rks i call up -- 403, i call up h.res. 275, the condemning the horrific shootings in atlanta, georgia, on march 16, 2021.

and reaffirming the house of representatives' commitment to combating hate, bigotry and violence against asian american and pacific islander communities and ask for immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 275. resolution condemning the horrific shootings in atlanta, georgia, on march 16, 2021, and reaffirming the house of representatives' commitment to combating hate, bigotry and violence against the asian american and pacific islander community. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 403, the resolution is considered read. the resolution shall be debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on oversight and reform. the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. maloney, and the gentleman from texas, mr. fallon, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new york. mrs. maloney: madam speaker, i

ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert materials on h.r. 275. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. maloney: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. maloney: madam speaker, i rise in support of h.res. 275, condemning the horrific shootings that led to the tragic loss of eight american lives in atlanta, georgia, on march 16. the people of the united states mourn the eight innocent lives lost, six of whom were women of asian descent and some of whom were immigrants. i want to thank congresswoman judy chu for her leadership on this issue and for introducing this important legislation. over the past year, asian americans have been attacked and harassed because of misinformation, xenophobia that

wrongly blamed them for the coronavirus pandemic. and sadly incidents of violence against asian americans are on the rise across our country. the heinous shootings in georgia -- shooting in georgia was a wakeup call to the public to the reality the asian american community is facing each and every day. abilities of violence like -- acts of violence like these demonstrate why we must always call out bigotry and hate whenever or wherever we see it. we must all speak out against it. in new york city the number of anti-asian hate crimes reported to the police increased by 833% last year, the most out of any major city in america. this is simply unacceptable. by voting to pass this

resolution, the house of representatives will clearly state our condemnation of the heinous and inexcusable acts of gun violence that led to the tragic loss of eight lives in georgia on march 16. the resolution also condemns any racism and sexism that contributed to the shooter's targeting of asian-owned businesses and murder of seven women, six of whom were of asian descent. this resolution honors the memory of the victims and the loved ones they leave behind. the healing process will be long and difficult for the asian american and pacific islander community and all communities impacted by this tragedy. importantly, the resolution affirms the commitment of the federal government to combat hate, bigotry and violence against asian americans and

pacific islanders. and to prevent tragedies like this in the future, a commitment i hope all of my colleagues can agree on. i am proud to stand in solidarity with the asian american and pacific islander communities in calling for an end to the targeted attacks like the ones we saw in atlanta. i strongly support this resolution and i urge all of my colleagues to do the same. i reserve the balance of my time. and i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. faleomavaega -- mr. fallon: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. fallon: thank you, madam speaker. what happened on march 16, 2021, in atlanta is a senseless tragedy -- was a senseless tragedy. it is uncon -- it was an unconscionable act of irrational violence and we grieve with the victims' families and friends and loved ones as they now must

cope with this tremendous loss. justice must prevail and the perpetrator must be held to account for these atrocious murders. that's why it's so very unfortunate that this resolution that we're discussing and considering tonight on the floor came on a rule when it wasn't even marked up at the committee. i want to talk about the process, both the committee process and due process. . i only spent four months here in washington, but i did serve eight years in the texas legislature. and what i noticed was nearly >> this is to was so important, as my friends on the other of the aisle stated. it should be. it is very important.

members will have been allowed to offer amendments to the proper committee process, which might have and most likely would have improved this resolution. it could help garner support. our aim should be to spend -- said the strongest message possible that all bigotry is to be condemned and not tolerated. we are the most diverse nation on the face of the earth and our diversity is our strength. we value priceless contributions of our american brothers and sisters of asian descent. that should be the point. not to make this resolution partisan and become political talking points. enter the latter point, due process. this resolution sues facts and individual cases that have yet to be proven.

there is no question the shootings in atlanta were horrific. but their motivation has yet to be determined under law. while all violence will, and should be, condemned, it is inappropriate to opine on the facts of an individual case when those facts will be decided by a jury. a jury will hear all that evidence. a jury should not be pressured into deciding the facts aced on political spin and partisan pressure directed by this chamber. do my colleagues on the others of the aisle understand how this resolution could damage the ideals of legal due process by putting forth an assertion of facts before our justice system has an ability to function? the trial for this tragedy is not over. in fact, it hasn't started yet. this resolution sets a dangerous

precedent at this time when it is wrriten. it is a reckless path to embark down for the united states house of representatives. it is remarkable, also, for what it seems to be conveniently omitting from this resolution. house democrats left out the many ongoing and high-profile lawsuits filed by asian americans, alleging anti-asian discrimination at schools and universities. why would our friends across the aisle go with these allegations in this resolution? the resolution includes the strange statement that references to women virus as anti-asian. there are other elements that are clearly anti-asian that are in this resolution. the wuhan virus is where this

virus originated. historically, viruses are often named for their place of origin. the west nile virus wasn't in montana. it was in west nile district of uganda. zika was named after the zeke of forest in the uganda. ebola, the obama river. we have the rocky mountain spotted fever, named after a chain in the west. lyme's disease in lyme, connecticut. is that going to be geographically prejudiced customer of course not. no resolution is condemning those words. not only have we not seen resolutions condemning these things, they have been embodied in the united states code any

times in reference to the many diseases. it is descriptive, not insulting. i could go on but the point is made. we should be more cautious in this legislative body with statements we passed with certainty and the presidents we set in the context of the judicial system. should focus on allowing due process to play out with justice served and continue to condemn vile and evil acts of violence against all americans. we should say this to our others and sisters of asian descent. we appreciate you. we respect you. we love you. we grieve with you. to break it down, --asian americans are economically the most successful group in our country. asian americans epitomized the

promise of america -- epitomize the promise of america. the median income for asian americans was $98,174. the median household income, compared to 68 7000 -- $68,703 for all americans. the history of the asian american journey is one of hope and promise. our asian american brothers and sisters should be congratulated, admired, and emulated. our hearts go out to the families of the victims. i reserve the balance of my time. >> the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. >> i now yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from california, the chairwoman of the

congressional asian pacific american caucus and sponsor of this important resolution, rep. judy chu. >> the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. chu: i strongly support my house resolution to 75 to condemn the horrific shootings in georgia and to reaffirm the house's strong commitment to combating anti-asian hate, bigotry, and violence. as we come emigrate aapi heritage much dismay, -- month this may, we are terrified by the rise in anti-asian hate and violence that have become daily tragedies. the bigotry and xenophobia fueled by president trump and his followers, who used slurs like china virus, wuhan virus, and kung flu to direct blame and anger to asian americans has put

lives at risk. despite the fact that the cdc and who said not to name a virus after geographical locations because of the stigma it would cause. over 6600 anti-asian hate incidents reported in just the past year alone and two thirds of those have targeted asian women. in march, the fear that many asian americans were feeling reached a crisis point when a gunman targeted asian owned spas in georgia, killing six asian women. this killer so motivated by hate intentionally sought out asian immigrant women. in response, i organized a delegation to atlanta to meet with the victims'families and local a api leaders. we went there to follow the murderers steps to show how deliberate he was in targeting asian owned businesses that were

30 miles apart from each other. look at sheriffs have tried to diminish these crimes by saying he had a sex addiction and a bad day. he had plenty of other places to go. instead, he chose three places where asian women would be killed and there were --is no doubt in my mind that this is a hate crime. the victims of these tragic shootings were hard-working mothers and grandmothers, many in their 50's, 60's, and as old as 74. i met with the families of two of these women. she was the older of one of the spots and a mother who worked seven days a week to provide for her family. her daughter spoke to us through tears about how unfair it was that her mother's life was cut short. there was --whose son robert

told me about his mother. she would share her love through cooking and karaoke, but amid his pain, robert was angry that it happened, angry at a narrative that tried to justify it by victim-blaming, and angry that -- >> the gentlelady's time has expired. >> i yield the gentlelady an additional 30 seconds. >> the gentlelady is recognized. ms. chu: we will not move on. that is what today's resolution is about. we must remember victims of these horrific shootings in georgia. we must stand up for all of those terrorized by anti-asian hate and violence. i urge my colleagues to vote yes on this resolution.

>> the gentlelady reserve speared the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> i yield three minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. joe harrington, my good friend. >> the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> thank you and to my fellow texan, representative fallon. thank you for the opportunity to speak. to my colleague judy chu, i have enjoyed working and serving with her on the ways and means committee and have tremendous respect for her. let me be clear, madam speaker -- the atlanta shootings were heartbreaking and absolutely unconscionable. i condemn, as i imagine all of my colleagues do, all hate, all violence, against any person for any reason. i mourned for all americans who have lost their lives to any senseless act of violence. today, my colleagues have

brought forth a resolution that i think is laced with political jabs and unsubstantiated assertions about labeling a virus by instream graphical origin. to say the term wuhan virus drove this individual to commit unthinkable crimes is both premature and illogical. needlessly -- needlessly, it politicize is this horrible tragedy. it is inappropriate and i believe it is unwise for congress to presume a motive in the middle of an ongoing investigation. for the sake of our country, we must stop politicizing heinous acts of violence committed by sick, people, individuals. individuals. we must stop making claims that ignore personal responsibility when an individual commits a crime. they are responsible for that

crime. and our visual system is there to ensure that the individual is held accountable and brought to swift and certain justice. general, i mourn for the lives lost in georgia. but today's resolution does not strike me as simply and only a sincere attempt to highlight injustice or condemn hate crimes. it reeks, madam speaker, of scoring political points. that's my read. it seems to be a valed criticism of president trump, needless, more decisive identity politics. we don't need more of that in this country. and i think it's political

opportunism. i encourage my colleagues to reject this and to vote no for those reasons. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. . the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mrs. maloney: i now yield two minutes to the gentleman from from maryland and distinguished member on the committee of oversight and reform representative mfume. mr. mfume: my thanks to the gentlewoman from ms. chu. i rise in smort of house resolution 275 condemning the horrific shootings in atlanta, georgia on march 16 and reaffirming this body's commitment to combatting hate, bigotry and violence against the asian-american community and the asia-pacific-islander community.

it has affected african-americans, latinos and native americans. i am a bit lost at some of the comments i have listened to because on the other side of a house, someone mentioned this has everything to do with the trial. this has nothing to do with the trial. this has to do with the innocent people that were murdered. . . . this is about people who got up that day with families and all died because they happened to be in a certain place at a certain time. and so sometimes when i listen to that, i say to myself, well, you really don't understand. you really don't understand. maybe it's nice to be born male and white, when no one has ever attacked you because of your skin color, because of your

heritage, because you are a male . i just repudiate all of that. it sickens me to see the level of violence being perpetrated against asian americans who represent our friends, they are our neighbors, they are our fellow americans, our co-workers . over 600 cases have dotted the news throughout this nation in just the first few months of this year, with 2/3 of those cases being against asian american women, where they were kicked and they were beaten and they were stabbed and they were hit with bricks. doesn't that sicken us to the point that we really want to just condemn this as we should? in an era of smaller vision, rampant apathy and celebrated mediocrity, we desperately need those who will stand up for that which is right and to fight like hell against that which is wrong. i urge passage of this resolution.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognizes -- is recognized. mr. fallon: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. my colleague just mentioned that it must be nice to be born male and white. i was born both and i didn't choose it, it's the way it happened. then he went on to say, must be nice that no one ever's ever attacked you -- no one's ever attacked you because you're male and white. that's an interesting comment because i have a dear friend that was beaten to within an inch of his life in a section of town that was right outside of duke university and he was beaten primarily because he didn't, quote-unquote, belong in that neighborhood. and you know who is at fault for that? the very people thabeet him. no one else. no -- that beat him. no one else. no one else. unfortunately hate occasionally

fills all hearts, regardless of someone's shape, size or shade. and that comment in and of itself was divisive. and on a solemn occasion, when we're discussing condemning hate . i find that unfortunate and disturbing. and i yield back. i reserve, sorry, i research. -- i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mrs. maloney: i now yield two minutes to the gentleman from georgia, a distinguished member of the committee on oversight and reform, representative johnson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for two minutes. mr. johnson: i thank the gentlewoman for yielding the time. thank you, madam speaker. today i rise in support of h.res. 275, which is legislation introduced by my friend, congresswoman judy chu, which puts the house on record condemning the racist shootings

in atlanta. that's what it does, that's all it does, plain and simple. there's no politics, no hidden meaning, no digs at ex-president donald trump. it has nothing to do with it, it's just putting congress on record, condemning the racist shootings in atlanta. atlanta and the south are no strangers to white folks utilizing violence to terrorize and harm communities of color. but even though the city's past and present are marred by white supremacy, atlanta is also a city too busy to hate. it's a city that continues to be a catalyst for progress and triumph. it's a hot bed, madam speaker, it's a hot bed in the south for justice.

the city's heart bled for the victims killed on march 16. but that heart did not stop beating. last summer we marched for black lives and today i stand for my asian brothers and sisters, calling for a stop, an end to asian hate. and i thank representative chu for her leadership and i'm proud to support this commonsense, straightforward legislation. i urge as strongly as i can, with as much moral clarity as i can, i urge every member of this body, both on the other side of the aisle and also on this side of the aisle, to support this legislation. and with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york reserves. mrs. maloney: i reserve.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. fallon: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentlelady from new york is recognized. mrs. maloney: i now yield two minutes to the gentleman from virginia, a member, a distinguished member of the oversight and reform committee, and the chairman of the government operations subcommittee, representative connolly. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. mr. connolly: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the chairwoman for her leadership. and i also want to salute our colleague, congresswoman chu, for her persistent advocacy and her moral clarity on the subject we address today. i commend the house for passing the resolution to condemn the horrific shootings in atlanta on march 16 and reaffirm the house's commitment to combating hate and bigotry and violence against the aapi community. since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, we've seen racist sentiment, discrimination and hate crimes, targeting asian

americans skyrocketing to alarming levels. members of our aapi community have been crying out for help for over a year now. they should not have to live in fear of facing discrimination, hate or violence while walking in their neighborhoods, going to the grocery store or going to work. since the pandemic's outbreak, there was a 1900% increase in violence against this community in 2020 alone. and 150% increase in hate crimes against aapi in america's major cities. there were 3,800 reported cases of asian american discrimination related to covid-19 over the past year, 68% of which targeted the asian community. three in five asian americans have experienced discrimination during the pandemic. let me be clear, these events do not occur in a vacuum. america has a dark history of vilifying minorities, including targeting the asian american and pacific island community in

particular. and using federal law to enable that discrimination and even violence. look no further than the chinese exclusion act in 1882, the first federal law to bar an entire group of people from immigrating purely based on their race. and the internment, of course, of japanese americans in 1942. no one should feel unsafe in america. ever. we all play a role in stopping the spread of violence and racism against the aapi community. solidarity is greater than racism. today we are all asian americans. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mrs. maloney: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. fallon: thank you, madam speaker. i agree with my colleague that no one, no one, no american should live in fear. asian american, african-american, european american, hispanic american or

otherwise. no one. because if you are not safe, then you're not free. and that's what we're here for. is to guarantee equal protection under the law. and safety and freedom is our most solemn task serving in this chamber. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mrs. maloney: i now yield two minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from georgia and co-leader of this resolution, representative mcbath. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from georgia is recognized for two minutes. mrs. mcbath: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in support of this bicameral resolution denouncing anti-asian hate. and i offer once again my deepest condolences to the families that have suffered these hate tragedies. and i want to thank representative chu for this very critical and timely legislation.

too often we have seen hate and discrimination turn to violence and to terror. and we must reaffirm again our commitment to stand against all forms of bigotry and hatred. racism simply has no place in our communities in this nation. as i travel across georgia's sixth district, i am very privileged to interact with so many members of the asian american community. they are our small business owners, our teachers, doctors and electricians, contractors and financial analysts. and i actually had the opportunity to spend time with one of the families who had suffered one of these tragedies. they are in atlanta, i believe, within your district. and i can tell you the profound pain that emanated from them.

and that grief. and i understand that completely . we've got to remember that we are all made stronger by the communy that surrounds us, who lifts us up in time of need. and who makes our home the best place to live and raise a family . and that's right here in the united states of america. and we must never lose sight of the power of walking in each other's shoes and, yes, i've walked in these families' shoes. we must never lose sight of understanding the path that others have traveled and of celebrating the wonderful differences that we all bring to this great nation. today we again stand with our friends and our neighbors in the asian american community to

denounce hate and to work together toward a future filled with love, acceptance and space for a brighter world. thank you, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. reserves. mrs. maloney: yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. fallon: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york is recognized. mrs. maloney: i now yield two minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from georgia and co-leader of this resolution, representative -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from georgia is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, chair maloney. across our country the asian american and pacific islander community has felt deeply under attack. over the past years, xenophobic political leaders used dangerous rhetoric to stirrup hatred against many immigrant communities, including the asian american community during the covid-19 pandemic. soon words became action and on

march 16, 2021, the atlanta area saw the tragic and in some ways inevitable result when eight lives were taken from us. the victims of this attack included mothers and grandmothers, fathers and sons, teachers -- teachers and veterans. ms. bourdeaux: these are lives that cannot be restored, leaving pain that cannot be forgotten. today we honor their memories. tomorrow the house will vote on a bipartisan and bicameral resolution that i co-authored with chair judy chu of the congressional asian-pacific american caucus. it calls on congress to affirm our commitment to combat hate and bigotry against the aapi community and condemns the hateful actions taken in atlanta. it is a step in the right direction but only a step. america is and has always been a nation of immigrants, a fact that deserves to be celebrated. i proudly represent one of the most diverse districts in the nation, with about 1/4 of my

constituents having been born in another country. when one group of americans is hurting we all hurting. watching my son grow up in our diverse community reminds me that none of us are born with hatred in our hearts, rather it is something that is taught. as we vote today, let's teach compassion, let's teach acceptance, let's teach empathy. i rise in support of this resolution. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. fallon: madam speaker, i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mrs. maloney: i now yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, representative green, a distinguished member of the congressional asian-pacific american caucus. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. green: thank you very much, madam speaker. i thank ms. chu for her diligence and her persistence in getting this done.

this is a moment for sober reflection. this is a time for us to understand that there is a lot of pain in the asian american community. there are people who are suffering and it gives us an opportunity now to let them know that they are not alone, to let them know that liberty and justice for all applies to them, to let them know that we will stand against the hate as we stand with them. it's a time for sober reflection. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. fallon: i have no further

speakers and am prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. fallon: i'll close with a statement that no house resolution can come close to matching its compelling moral clarity. it's a statement of one of the debatest americans who ever lived, dr. martin luther king junior, who said and i will be honest and gave me goose bumps as a child and every time i hear it, to quote this great man, i have a dream. my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. asian-americans have demonstrated great character with their numerous and

countless contributions to this american experiment. we all mourn the victims of this attack and the families members and community they left behind and i join my colleagues in seeking justice in our system is designed to deliver and gets back to the culture of this chamber. sometimes you hear out of the mouth of babes, i'm a rookie and a freshman and only been here for four months, this is the hyper partisan body in this country and it's awful. i served in a texas legislature in the house and senate. i was proud of the fact that 99% of the things we passed had sore bipartisan support because we worked together for the betterment of our state to make texas better. why can't we do it here for the

betterment of our country, our country. not everything has to be partisan. i know it is now. we need to work together to change that culture. my voice isn't heard yet and that's ok. i pledge to do everything i can to work when possible on a bipartisan basis because it's better for this country. don't have to score cheap political points looking down the next fundraiser or next election, we can do what is best for the country. not red or blue america, but america. we have that opportunity here with this resolution that could have been written if we had the committee process. the minority party could have contributed to it and we could have worked together on it.

and guarantee 435-0 vote. because at the end of the day, what i recall in the rules committee is about sending a strong message that hate will not be tolerated and bigotry will not be toller ated. when you are raised the right way, you see for what it is, evil, unacceptable. we are the greatest country this history has ever known and by working together, we can ensure that our children and their children enjoy the fruits and benefits and labor and the bounty of this country. i wish that were the case with this resolution because it could have been. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york is recognized. mrs. maloney: i thank representative chu, representative mcbath, representatives for their thoughtful and important resolution. the house of representatives must take ar stand against anti-asian bigotry and hate and condemn the terrible shootings in atlanta. h.j.res. 275 does just that. and i urge every member to support this resolution and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. all time for debate has expired. pursuant to house resolution 403, the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the resolution. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it.

the resolution is agreed to -- pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to house resolution 8, rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed.

the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. under the speaker's announced policy of january 4, 2021, the gentlewoman from ohio, ms.

kaptur is recognized. ms. kaptur: i rise today in celebration of the achievement and advancement of a long time member of our theth congressional team, teresa more is. she is intelligent and compassion nature daughter born into a working class family in toledo. she is a true public servant and served as a congressional aid for 27 tireless and honorable years. she has advanced her capacity across wide spectrum of duties. coordinating the arts competition, serving as a grants and funding coordinator and dependable project assistant and far arranging set of issues relating to immigration, the state department and homeland security. her service has been invaluable

to thousands upon thousands of our sit renry. she knows and loves our toledo community as fiercely and as well as anyone. i'm thrilled she was appointed to serve on the city council of toledo ohio, taking her first step into elected office. i could not be more proud of her and her family and all those as a co-worker, friend and she is ar graduate of star high school in toledo. and earned her bachelor of arts and leadership degree. she has served on the boards of the ywca of greater toledo and the youth mission, teen recovery, wkte and lake erie

west. she is a graduate of the toledo police academy. her interests are wide arranging. some have observed she may have be the longest serving hispanic congressional staff member. mark that one down. theresa is made of good humor, tenacity and grit. she always has a smile. while we are sad to see her go, i can tell you that no one ties better prepared to fight for the working people of toledo that tearesa, we wish fair wind and following seas as she takes her career to new heights on the good ship toledo a hhoofment i

look foffered to working with her as she steers her craft full steam ahead, onward tear. god bless you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. under the speaker's announced policy of january 4, 2021, the gentleman from texas, mr. roy is recognized tr for 20 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. roy: so my staff is getting a few things pulled together here. right now, we are facing a critical question for our country and question about whether our country wants to be

first or last. a lot has been made of the former president's agenda referred to as america first and i think unfortunately -- unfortunately we are sitting here right now and our country is now too often looking at america last. there are a number of issues that are facing the constituents but i believe this is true for people all across the country. in texas and i have spoken about this on the floor. in texas, our border is under siege. under texas, it is an impact in our community and all 50 states represented here, it's very real in texas about what the impacts are with the broken border and very real with people who run small businesses and need to

hire people and paying people to and very real and $3 $and lumber is up and very real when they want to get the health care and very real and middle east peace and our friends in israel being attacked. there are con see quenes to our choices in electrics. there are consequences to the leadership you have in your country and consequences to the decisions we made. and regardless of what side of the aisle you fall, you want america to be first. you want america to be succeeding and want our allies to succeed. and here you sigh putting a comparison here of what the

world looks like america first and what the world looks like with america last. a year ago, and we had the pandemic, but a year ago, just over, we were dealing with record low unemployment for minority communities in our country, a booming economy and strong economic growth and america leading the world forward and today we've got jobs that are vacant, not being filled and small businesses and our livelihoods are being destroyed because i can't hire anybody. i go to restaurants and i see help wanted signs. people are going back. not the virus. people are going back, they just can't get service. every business person i talk to

in the state of tech as faces the same dilemma and can't hire anybody. why might it be in in the infinite body we have spent $6 trillion over the last year, $6 trillion over the last year and as part of doing that we have funded unemployment at levels that are more attractive for americans to not work than to work. when presented with that choice, they are going to make that choice. . . some aren't, but many do. now you own a restaurant and you're looking for wait staff or people to bus tables and can't hire them. you own a landscaping company, looking for workers, can't hire

them. we have an economy stagnate, not taking off growth, now we've got inflationary pressures because we just spent $6 trillion. you can run the risk of stagflation, low economic growth, higher cost of goods, all while we're now dealing with the uncertainty of a world in chaos. a year ago, small businesses were thriving. small businesses are getting crushed. a year ago, not too long ago, gas was $11.77 a gallon, now it's over $3 a demron. lumber prices up 478%. copper up 50% 2070%. our parents are trying to go through building a house, they're not sure if the dollars they've got set aside to do it are going to work because all of these prices are going up, up, up. at extraordinary rates. there's a cost to bad leadership and bad decision making. our border was well on its way

to becoming secure. in april last year, we had 0,000 apprehensions. how many apprehensions did we have this year in april? 178,000. we've had over 530-something-thousand from january 1 through the end of april. almost 600,000 apprehensions to tate, based on information through mid may. my sources at the border tell me we've had 300,000 individuals who have gotten away or who have been released. i went down to the border, one of the many trips i've taken to the border, the district i represent is about 150 miles away. i went down at night. i met with about 50 different migrants who had just come across the rio grande, a group i just met with, they're driving back down the road. i followed them in my truck with the headlights on so they weren't just walking in the middle of the darkness to get over to where the processing

center is america first looks like this. significant amounts of immigration, legal immigration, hasn't dipped below one million per year in some 20 years. america's doors are open, y'all. the idea that people want to say close our doors, that's not the case. but you want to have operational control of your border. i'm going to talk about israel in a minute. israel put fences in place. because they wanted to control their borders. you know what? they worked. of course they worked. we have fences in place in southern california. illegal immigration in the 1990's, which was astronomical, over half a million, dropped to 40,000 or 50,000. why? fences work. in brunsville and mcallen, there's fences and infrastructure around brownsville, but isn't in mcallen, guess where the traffic goes? mcallen. this is not rocket science. but when you're putting america first, you're putting infrastructure, border patrol wants it, asked for it.

it works. yes, some people will go around. some people will try to go over. but if you've ever spent a minute at our southern border, side note, i would offer to the vice president of the united states that should you actually wish to do your job and supposedly running this whole border security task force, come on down to texas. so far, you haven't in the two months you've allegedly been in charge, madam vice president, you could come see that instead of security, we have utter chaos. and here's the thing. these are human beings. these are not political pawns. these are human beings. seeking a better life. i don't begrudge any one of these immigrants seeking to come to our country. god bless them. i'd try to help any one of them coming across to figure out where they needed to go. they're human beings, all god's creatures. but they shouldn't be endangered because we're sending up false

signals that it's a good idea for people to be like the 7-year-old girl on the border all by herself, didn't have a parent, didn't have an uncle, didn't have an aunt, didn't have a sister. the young man right next to her i asked, where did you meet this young girl in he said midway through mexico. she was 7. upwards of 20% to 30%, depending on which nonprofit, nonpartisan groups you listen to that are on this journey are going to be abused. we know the cartels are making massive amounts of money moving human beings for profit. we know fentanyl, the most dangerous market out there, or one of the most, we've had more in 2021 in this calendar year, in four calendar month, than all of 2020. fentanyl. our kids are dying. there's an opioid epidemic. what does this administration do? hey, i got a good idea. let's have processing centers in mcallen, have all the board pear troll go down to mcallen, and

run process centers instead of policing our borders between the ports of entry and try to stop the flow of fentanyl and dangerous market into the country. there's a consequence to not doing your job. this administration is not doing its job. this administration, worse than not doing its job is purposely harming our country in the false name of compassion instead of having secure borders, instead of allowing people to come to our country legally, safely, we're endangering immigrants and saying that's somehow being compassionate. how is that compassionate? how is it compassionate when the gulf cartel, the ray know is a faction of the gulf cartel, is making millions moving human beings for profit? how sit compassionate when other

cartels are making millions for moving human beings for profit, when the district attorney in cole county where i represent, she talked about the nine illegal immigrants found in an automobile being driven by an american citizen, there were nine illegal immigrant two tide up in the trunk, they were being driven to a house to be put into the sex trade. how is that compassion? america frs is about jobs, economic growth, strong border, standing with our friends in israel, affordable commodities like gas. america last is a wide open board for the which americans are endangered, ranches are overrun, cartels are empowered, immigrants are abused, prices go up, commodity prices go up, businesses can't hire people and we abandon israel. america first versus america last. i've got more to say about this, which will surprise no one, but

my friend from pennsylvania is here and i'd certainly love to turn the floor over to my good friend from pennsylvania should he wish to opine. >> i would. i thank the great gentleman from texas and i agree with him on the position he's taken, america first versus this america last agenda. i'm pr from -- i'm from pennsylvania. people say what do you care? you're a long way from the border. i will tell you another great pennsylvania -- pennsylvanian running for governor, lou barletta, a small town mayor in pennsylvania, coal country, as far away from the border as you would have thought but his tax base, he realized just over the course of a couple of years, his tax base stayed the same, chip. stayed exactly the same. but his population in his little town doubled. mr. perry: and the crime in his town doubled. he could no longer afford the police budget. when one of the latin kings --

actually, a gentleman, one of the residents confronted a person who was a member of the latin kings and said stop selling drugs, trying to sell drugs to my children, and that man pulled out -- the gentleman -- not gentleman. cartel member, illegal alien, pulled out a gun and shot that man right in the head right there in the street. and that -- that started this movement that illegal immigration, it's not even -- immigration is legal. it's not illegal immigration. it's not immigration. this illegal crossing into our country, it's cultural piracy. it's piracy of our country, of our economy, of our safety. a lot of it was, the attention was drawn in a little town in hay severalton, pennsylvania, because of mayor lieu who said i'm not going to stand for it, i don't agree with the federal government's policies, we're going to fight here in our state

and thend craziness. of course they took him to court. the united states government fought their own citizen to put american citizens last an these other folks first. representative roy, i just came back from the border, as you know. you li close to it. i went from pennsylvania down to the border. some things you know are true but you've got to see them with your own eyes. maybe people don't realize, they think, this is all poor, downtrodden fearful people coming from mention cor or central america. 2/3 of the people that we saw, 2/3, were coming from other than central america and mexico. i got a news flash for everybody. they get -- you can't come to mexico with a one-way ticket, plane ticket. you've got to get your way in and you have to have a plane ticket to leave. so these people, they're -- they come flying into cancun. they're walking up to the border, and they're discarding their go home ticket because if the board pear troll catches

them with that ticket they can return them to that country. so they leave it there at the border. these people are flying to mexico to walk across our border. 2/3 of them. so the last people i saw, chip, before i left that trip, the border patrol was detaining and processing so to speak russian, azerbaijan and cuba. all of them flew into mexico to cross our border. and the other thing we found on the other side of the wall, because as you talk about the breaks in the wall where construction was sfwoipped the biden administration so you can walk right arn the other side, not only all the little shoe, the little shoes of little kids they leave right there it's heartbreaking when you see those. i've got children, you have children, those little shoes that's an indicater of all those kids that walked the whole way up to the border. but you know what else is heart breaking? the packages of plan b. heft on the other side of the wall.

you know what that's for, right? all these little girls, these lady, abused, coming up to our border by the cartels. when i got there, of course we watched people coming across the border and the cartel members are standing right on the other side. waving to us. giving us the old one-finger salute. making a joke of all of us. this country. and the people they just trafficed into this country. mr. roy: is the gentleman aware that the vice president was tapped by the president to take charge of this crisis? mr. perry: i am aware of that when i was there, at the time, i think it was 44 days since the vice president was tapped to take charge of the border. and of course -- mr. roy: to your knowledge has the vice president visited the border in the two months? mr. perry: not unless it was a secret mission. mr. roy: does the gentleman agree, when we think about the various things impact, you

represent constituents in pennsylvania, i in texas. we talked about illegal immigration, market, cartels, into pennsylvania. when we had the previous administration putting america first, did the gentleman agree that our economic situation and job situation and price of goods and services situation was far better? and that small businesses were thving versus today when small businesses can't hire anybody? does the gentleman agree that commodities, gasoline, wood, housing, supplies were cheaper an more affordable and today they're now skyrocketing through the roof after $6 trillion of spending? doeshe gentleman agree that thborder was becoming secure under an america first agenda and now it's wide open and being abused? does the gentleman agree we had historic middle east peace with our country safer by the way in the process, and holding the line against iranand now we've got israel under attack and an administration settling up wit our stated enemy ira

does the gentleman agree these are all a stark contrast? mr. perry: i do agree and while i was at the border, individuals from iran illegally entered the country. four to five months in this country under this administration we've gop back four to five decades in inflation, gas lines, illegal immigration and wide open border. everything is turned on its head. everything that was good about america five months ago is now turning the other direction. just because of -- these are policy changes. these are shages made in this house of representatives. these are made right at the top by the president unilaterally destroying the opportunity for americans importing unskilled, unprepared labor an they say, one of the places we visited, chip, was a food bank right on the border. now, people will say, biden administration will say, these illegal foreign nationals, these illegal aliens don't avail themselves to the public largess. they don't get money from the american taxpayer.

meanwhile, they immediately got rid of, they wanted to get rid of the public charge requirement. if they didn't care about it, why was it such a big deal? but also, so your tax dollars go to the food bank. they don't necessarily go directly to the illegal foreign national they go to the food and the food bank gives the money or the food to the illegal foreign nationals. they are taking away opportunity. they are taking away the labor that americans need for your first job. when your child gets out of high school and liking for the first job. when i was 13, i didn't have any skills. i could show up on time with a good attitude. somebody willing to work for half price and show up with a good attitude, this american citizen doesn't get a job. and that is what is happening in this country for the last four,

five months. mr. roy: would you agree that if you go back and say how the america first agenda was performing, the unemployment was 3.6% and the unemployment rate is 6.1%. the poverty rate today is 13.7% projected. consumer price index was 2% and today, it is 4.2% and skyrocketing. if you compare where we were with respect to energy and i know that my friend has a heart for energy and it is very important to my state, under the trump administration, for the first time in 70 years, the united states became a net energy supporter. and we became the number one producer of oil and natural gas

production. and and following record production in 2018 and 2017. and saved in lower electric bills. we have a shutdown keystone pipeline. we rejoined the paris climate bill. we are suspended the leases on federal lands and complete federal land band. and gas prices are at a seven-year high. does the gentleman agree there are consequences to an agenda that puts the country first versus an administration that is fine putting the country last in order to achieve some of european well fair state

>> zose everybody think we don't get oil anymore. and put it on trains. that makes us feel good and costs us a lot more money. and i remember the days when i couldn't fill up my gas tank. and those were the same days where me and my boss he pumped gas with a firearm on his hip because there were even and odd days you could only get days on your license plate because there wasn't enough and prices were going through the roof.

>> go buy a two by four right now. paying paying and paying eight bucks which two months ago it was two bucks and tell us that this agenda works for america. it's not working for us. mr. roy: my parents are in the midst of building a house and they are wondering whether they can afford this because of the price of lumber and the price of

concrete. you have to have labor and now a shortage of labor and paying people more to not work than work. and $6 trillion in the economy and not have a consequence. it only took is $1.4 trillion to win all of world war ii from beginning to end? yet my colleagues felt it would be a good idea to dump $6 trillion and wouldn't have the consequence of paying people, destroy jobs and livelihoods and we see america first energy policy under the previous tration and abundant oil, and i mean who is president? jimmy carter or joe biden? mr. perry: third term of obama but second term of jimmy carter

and we were told then that we were running out of fuel but that was another lie and we don't have any jobs. we closed the keystone pipeline, how many jobs is that and we are told you can go make solar panels. it is china first. those solar panels, they are not rare but only in the united states. we have laws that preclude us. it makes us not cost effective. this is a china-first policy. this is coming from this administration and other administrations or others to those themes, those policies.

as if the electricity comes from nothing. if tesla is magicically powered and drives around without having abunt anti-energy. china has about 70% of the world's rare earth preserves and going down the road and again, texas embraces wind power and solar power. we can have these as part of our grid, but what happens on a cloudy day? and you got china being empowered. is the gentleman aware we saw a report that china is producing

more of the emissions and c omp-2 than the rest of the world combined. if they want to join the paris agreement, they want us to bow down to the altar of the chinese and say please let us be aware and more crmpomp-2 than anybody else in the world? mr. perry: i am aware and i thank the gentleman. we keep hearing getting to net zero carbon. we could do that. if we actually did that, china would eclipse we just did going from our current economy to net zero. we do all that and take ourselves to the 7th century and china would eclipse it in a few weeks' time. first of all there is not enough

mines or mines on the planet to transfer this energy economy into a soley wind and soley powered economy. it's not. we have to get real about what this is and the pipeline shutdown that you just saw on the east coast is indicative of how important and how tied to energy the vitality of this and america first agenda is. and tinkering it has con seens. all of texas endured it. their power got shut off and the back up power for their wind and solar grid were natural gas pumps. unfortunately they are electric powered.

and they chose electricity is to come below the emission standards. guess what, ladies and gentlemen. when your electricity is off and the sun is not shining, the electric pump doesn't work either. in is insanity. we are choosing this and doing this by design. mr. roy: human life expectancy if you track it on a chart it is correlated to the availability of abundant energy and we have seen the life saving advances that sambs people's live and advancement for medicine and spread it around the world and three billion people in the world who are not living with abundant energy. and what are we doing? we want to slam the brakes on with this great economy with this magic dust with how we are

going to have energy policy and allow china to pollute what they want to. and human beings suffer. mr. perry: not only just allowing china to pollute. for people who don't like colonyialism, maybe that's china's business trying top lift their people out of poverty. not just hundreds of lives or hundreds of thousands of lives but millions of lives will be saved with power. what is the insult upon the ininjury is the paris climate accord and take your tax dollars and pay them so they can poll out even more while you can't live in the first world, the 21st century. that's the insult.

mr. roy: the gentleman who i should note -- thank you for your military service and long career serving in our armed forces. i know the gentleman is concerned about national security. you referred to the pipeline. we learned the administration is backing away from having northward stream 2 pipelines having all sorts of fossil fuels to germany. but foresaking our friends in ukraine. so you get a twofer and trying to push back against putin but you are advancing a pipeline over there while you refuse to have pipelines in the united states of america. mr. perry: pennsylvania, a great energy state, has been for a

long time, titusville, we can't get our natural gas to market because we can't get a pipeline through. where does new england get its natural gas? they buy it from russia. talk about a national security issue. insult to issue. it's almost like everybody else is first other than america. and these are political leaders and policies makers elected by their american quincy, you would think they would want to support it and do what is best for them and ease their concerns when they have to make the bills or pay the mortgage or the gas bill or pay for your child's education and the prices keep going up because of decisions

and not based on what is good for people in america. mr. roy: before you leave, i wanted to address one issue on national security because i know you have a passion on this as well. and impact on our border, america first versus america last and impact of availability energy, let's talk about the impact on the stability in the world on middle east peace on our national security and our friends and allies and our friends in israel. the gentleman like i has traveled to israel. i'm sure the gentleman has been there a few times. my experience in israel, it is an extraordinary place with extraordinary people. and it is a democracy, a strong

economy and our strongest ally in the world and if not in the world but in the middle east. the previous administration was doing for decades what previous administrations said was not able. direct flights we had significant peace in the middle east. yet what do we have today? in a few short months under the wisdom of the current administration we have mass i have attacks on our friends in israel. we have massive loss of life. god bless the previous relationships with our country and israel to produce the technology that iron dome offers to the people of israel so that they're not getting slaughtered by the rockets coming from hamas, being supported by the way, by the policies of this administration, in empowering hamas to be taking shots at our

friends in israel, where our friends in israel are under attack. thank the good lord above that we have iron dome and the ability to protect our friends in israel and work with them so that we also have strong missile defense technology. would the gentleman agree that that is the current state of affairs? mr. perry: this is one of the saddest things we've seen in the few short months of this administration, the change from the abraham accords and the -- the lowering of tensions in the middle east between these nations and the resolve to be peaceful. the great track we were on, in just a few shorlt months this is now, it gos from that picture to the picture with the rockets being -- and -- being sent to israel, of course. being delivered, the explosive being delivered by the technology produced in iran. by the avowed enemy of israel, hamas, who seeks not to find

some resolution but seeks the death, in their charter if you don't like what i'm say, i'm just a messenger, it's in their charter that their job is to kill every single jew, that's what they seek to do. in just a few short months, everyone knew, everyone knows, every administration will be tested. by these foreign advore sayres. this one is being tested right now and of course in my opinion, and obviously if the photographs, they're failing this test. we just heard, is the gentleman aware that there's a proposal potentially coming to stop the sale of armament to israel to rearm their missile defense system? mr. roy: i saw the same stories some of my -- my friend saw about some of our democratic colleagues who said we should back off from that and not provide any of the resources we worked in collaboration with our

friends in israel, with iron dome protected millions of people, there's 150,000 rockets sitting in lebanon, pointing right at northern israel. israel by the way is about the size, the populated area in that northern part of israel is about the size of a portion of the district i represent in that stretch between san antonio and austin. i took a helicopter tour going up the jordan, up the north side of israeli, around tel aviv and back down in a few hours. that's the size israel. they got 150,000 rockets pointing at the north. they've got gaza firing all these missiles, coming in from gaza, hamas law firming them in at israel. they are actually benefiting from the technology we're providing and now you've got democrats saying they want to pull that away. the good news is, i also saw a story today that a cup are starting to walk that back. hopefully they're starting to see the pressure the american people want us to stand with israel. the american people want us to stand with our allies who stand with us. that's what israel has done.

i tell the gentleman, i'm sure he's experienced what i experienced when i was at the sea of galley, i was on the floor the other night with brian mast, our physical low veteran -- your fellow veteran who lost his legs in defense of this country and also served the israeli defense corps. we shared a story about a peer, the israelis stood up, looked at us, and sang "god bless america" and saluted us. this administration is walking away from that. this administration is hugging iran. this administration wants to cut deals with iran, provide resources to hamas in gaza strip which undermines israel and undermine ours national security. the american people when they know this, they don't want it. mr. perry: i will close with this, i'm sure he gentleman has more he'd like to talk to but i

so appreciated his work. our relationship with israel is much closer than just friendship. we depend on one another. in so many ways that are unseen and unknown. and just one thing that had crossed my mind on many occasions, when you fly the mosley that will attack helicopter in the world, the h.-64 apache -- mr. roy: do you know something about that? mr. perry: off camera system linked to the gun, you have a camera that follows your eyeline to you can defend yourself at all times that following done with that helmet which very expensive is made by our fends in israel because we are together. now what break misheart, among other things is that there are people right in this body, right in this body, i mean, i hate to say it, but they might as well be called the hamas caucus. i shudder to say that. especially in terms of what i

just said hamas stands for. the death of every single jew in israel. that's what they stand for. by their own oy acord. by their own account. that we would have people in this body say that israel is an apartheid government and we should be supporting hamas. what's happening, what they're doing, sending these munitions over. it's an insult. arabs in israel are the freest arabs in that part of the world. they serve in government. they have their own political party. they have their own free speech. in israel. it's an insult. mr. roy: is the gentleman aware that a few of our colleagues were lamenting, lamenting that iron dome was preventing casualties in israel because for some reason that might be seen as disproportionate with respect to whatever damage and casualties might be occurring in gaza and it seemed to me that the simple answer, i mean, just call me crazy here, my friend from pennsylvania, that the simple answer might be, stop

firing rockets from gaza. stop firing rockets at israel. would the gentleman also agree this our friends in israel, the israelis, call ahead, give them notice, tell them the missiles are coming in, they say, vacate the block because in 15 minutes that building is going to be gone. and then we heard our colleagues on the other side of the aisle lamenting that somehow a.p., or alva rear -- al-jazeera were in building that was taken out, yet there was ample evidence they knew full well hamas was operating in that build, they knew it, they were doing it anyway and didn't care. mr. perry: is the gentleman aware that hamas routinely locates their firing batteries in schools, in civilian areas and fire from those locations for multiple purposes. propaganda purposes. that's the depth of depravity where they would use small children as props even to have them killed in response as

israel defends itself. this is all a response to an attack. mr. roy: does the gentleman agree that israel not only has a right to defend itself, i was thankful to hear the president at least utter those words. have the right to defend themselves. does he not agree they have a duty, a response to believe the defend themselves? in the same way we would if 1,500 or we're up to actually 3,300 rockets law firmed by hamas in the last eight days. can you imagine what the american people would be saying and doing if i was sitting in san antonio or austin and 3,300 rocks were coming at us from nuevo laredo, from across the board for the mexico? would we be sitting back and going, well, wonder what that kind of force of response should look like? or would you just be responding back with overwhelming force to say in no circumstance do you shoot one rocket into our country, much less 3,300.

mr. perry: that's the fundament duty of those who take the oath of the constitution. defense of your narkse defense of liberty. it can't be defended if it's under attack from a foreign nation. absolutely israel has the right to defend itself and respond to attacks. again it is jab hornet. it is completely insulting to refer to it as they do and to take the side of the aggressor in this regard and say that, well, the response is disproportionate. what is the proportionate response when your innocent family is killed under the barrage of an unwarranted, unprovoked missile attack from across the close board her what is the appropriate response? if it were your family, i guarantee you would want a very robust response to stop, to stop the missiles coming in. mr. roy: the gentleman is welcome to stay as long as he wants, i think he has other places to go. i appreciate the gentleman joining me, i think he agrees

with me that an america-first plan is much better than the america last agenda in which we abandon ally arkse ban don our national security, have wide-open brders, inflation through the roof and joblessness because people can't find jobs because people are getting paid more not to work than to work. mr. perry: the gentleman agrees, i thank the gentleman from texas. mr. roy: i thank the gentleman from pennsylvania. i would close a little bit here out on israel by saying just a few things that i didn't get into in materials of details because it matters. details matter. i said before in the last eight day, hamas has launched more than 3,300 rockets at our friends in israel. think about that we've had 10 people in israel killed, both jews and arabs, i read a story of a young indian woman visiting israel who was also lost her life. iron dome has intercepted 90% of the rockets.

hamas is trying to overwhelm the defense system and destroy israel. 70% of israel civilians have run into a bomb shelter this week. americans and children are being woken up to sirens alerting thepping they have 90 seconds to get inside a bomb shelter. ester was huddled in a bomb shelter with her child, she said, i didn't have time to grab anything, didn't have time to grab my phone. i feel terrible for the parents who have to try to explain what is going on. i'm grateful my son is not old enough to understand why i had to quickly grab him. despite all this, i don't doubt my decision to live her, it is so important to me to be here as a jew. we're seeing the result of a failed policy of this administration. when you think about it, president trump called prime minister net an yao hue two days after his inauguration. the current president took over a month to call the prime

minister of israel, arguably our closest ally in the world, certainly our closest ally in the middle east. president biden couldn't even say whether israel remains, quote, an important allife the united states. the biden administration has emboldened iran, the number one state sponsor of terrorism, dedicated to the deinstruction of israel and the united states by restarting gos on the fail 20d15 nuclear deal. they restored millions in funding to the west bank and gaza. undermined israel and international organizations by restoring $150 million in funding to the unrwa and rejoining the israel-hating united nations human rights council without much needed reforms. it's one hit after another. one punch to the gut after another. to our friends in israel. while we're funding hamas and their ability to fire rockets at our friends in israel. this is a pattern. i'll just tell my friends on the other side of the aisle to ask

yourself a question for the american people watching all of this and say, do you want america to be first or do you want america to be last? because the current administration, the current policies of this body, the current policies of the senate are taking us down a road which we had long since left behind in the days of the carter era, in the late 1970's, we had long lines a at the gas pump, skyrocketing gas prices, inability to get jobs, stagflation, inflationary pressures, most people today don't really remember, i remember when my parents got their mortgage rate down from 14%, 12%, 10%, when they got to single digits, today those rates have been hovering around 3%. people don't understand what they're facing. they're going to see it soon as they're seeing these prices skyrocket and can't afford houses, can't afford gas, can't afford basic commodities an

goods and service they can't hire people, their small businesses are going out of business. because of the policies of this administration. america first, people have jobs. businesses thrive. gas is affordable. housing is affordable. our borders -- border is becoming secure. a border, by the way, that still allows people to legally my grate to our country but to do so in a much safer way without empowering cartels to be able to move human beings for profit, put them into the sex trafficking trade, human trafficking trade, make millions of dollars in the process. america first is putting our friends in israel first. and standing alongside of them for their interest, yes, but also for our national security interests. i have a few more thoughts on the border because it's so close, hits so close to home in the state of t