the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek riggs nation -- recognition? >> how are you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mrs, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote yea on the en bloc number 1.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. jeffries of new york, i inform the house that mr. jeffries will vote yes on the amendments en bloc. number one.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. john carter of the great state of texas, he will vote yea on en bloc number 1.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by representatives price, hang johnson, and bonamici, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on en bloc number 1.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress member swalwell, congress member bourdeaux, congress member costa, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc 1.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. porter, ms. strickland, mrs. hayes, mr. keating, mr. rush, mr. suozzi, and chairman scott i inform the house that these members will vote yea on the

amendments en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. porter, ms. strickland, mrs. hayes, mr. keating, mr. rush, mr. suozzi and chairman scott, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on the amendments en bloc number 1.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by -- mr. takano: mr. speaker, as the member designated by representatives bush, jayapal, chuy garcia and allred, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments

in en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. johnson of texas and ms. stansberry of

new mexico, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number 1.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from georgia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. carter from louisiana, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number 1.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. palazzo of mississippi, mr. guest of mississippi and mrm the house that mr. palazzo, mr. guest and mr. long all will vote yea on en bloc number 1. thank you.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. diaz-balart: as the member designated by ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that ms. salazar will vote yes on en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. rogers of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. rogers will vote yea on en bloc number 1.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. danny davis, representative tlaib and huffman, i inform the house that these members will vote aye on en bloc number 1.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. rice of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. rice will vote yea on en bloc number 1. as the member designated by mr. katko of new york, i inform the house that mr. katko will vote yea on en bloc number 1.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. crist and lawson of florida, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on the amendments en bloc number 1.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. connolly, ms. moore, ms. newman, mr. desaulnier, i inform the house that these five members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number one.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. cohen of tennessee, i inform the house that mr. co-hep will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number one.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 387. the nays are 32. the amendments en bloc are adopted. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on amendments en bloc printed in part e of house report 117-381 offered by the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will redesignate the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: en bloc number two, consisting of amendments 2, 3, 67, 11, 12, and

17 printed in part e of house report 117-381 offered by mr. pallone of new jersey. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on amendments en bloc offered by the gentleman from new jersey. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [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 gentlelady from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. jeffries of new york, i inform the house that mr. jeffries will vote yes on the amendments en bloc 2. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. rogers of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. rogers will vote yea on en bloc number two. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition?

mr. pallone: as the member designated by mr. sires, mrs. watson coleman, mr. payne, mrs. kirkpatrick and mr. adleer, i inform the house that these members will vote -- and mr. nadler, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on en bloc number two. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. walorski of indiana, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote yea on en bloc number two. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. newman, ms. moore, mr. connolly, mr. cohen and mr. desaulnier, i inform the house that these five members will vote yes on amendments en bloc number two. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that ms. salazar will vote yes on en bloc number two. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition?

ms. wasserman schultz smk as the member designated by mr. crist and lawson of florida, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on amendments en bloc number two. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. john carter of the great state of texas, i inform the house that mr. courter will vote yea en bloc number two. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. porter, ms. strickland, mrs. hayes, mr. keto, mr. rush, mr. suozzi, and mr. scott, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on amendments en bloc number two. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. rice of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. rice will vote yea on en bloc number two. as the member designated by mr. katko of new york, i inform the house that mr. katko will vote yea on en bloc number two. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by representatives price, hank johnson and

bonamici, i inform the house that these representatives will vote yea on the en bloc number two. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. guest, of mississippi, mr. palazzo of mississippi, and mr. long of missouri, i inform the house that mr. guest, mr. palazzo and mr. long will all vote yea on en bloc number two. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from georgia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. carter of louisiana, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote yea on amendments en bloc number two. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by representatives allred, garcia, jayapal, and bush, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress member swalwell, congress member bourdeaux and congress member costa, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number two. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recog for what purpose does the gentlelady from michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: as the member designated by ms. johnson of texas and ms. stansberry of new mexico, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on amendments en bloc number 2. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. danny davis, ms. tlaib and mr. huffman, i inform the house that these members will vote aye on amendments en bloc number 2.

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the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 366, the nays are 51. the amendments en bloc are adopted. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on amendment 4 printed in part e of house report 117-381 offered by the gentlewoman from florida, mrs. demings, on which further proceedings were postponed and

on which the yeas and nays are ordered -- were ordered. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 4 printed in part e of house report 117-381 offered by mrs. demings of florida. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from florida. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [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 tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. long of missouri, mr. palazzo of mississippi and mr. guest of mississippi, i inform the house that mr. long, mr. palazzo and mr. guest all will vote yea on amendment number 4. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. takano: mr. speaker, as the member designated by representatives bush, jayapal, chuy garcia, and allred, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the

demings amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. diaz-balart: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that ms. salazar will vote yes on amendment number 4. 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. sires, mrs. watson coleman, mr. payne, mrs. kirkpatrick and mr. nadler, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the demings amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski of indiana, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote yea on amendment number 4. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from illinois seek recognition? ms. kelly: as the member

designated by mr. jeffries of new york, i inform the house that mr. jeffries will vote yes on the demings amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by representatives price, hank johnson and bonamici, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on the demings amendment, h.r. 7666. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. rice of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. rice will vote yea. as the member designated by mr. katko of new york, i inform the house that mr. katko will vote yea on amendment number 4. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from georgia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. carter of louisiana, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote yes on the demings amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. crist and lawson of florida, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on the demings amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. rogers of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. rogers will vote yea on amendment number 4. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. danny davis, ms. tlaib and mr. huffman, i inform the house that these members will vote aye on the demings amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson of texas and congresswoman stansbury, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the

demings amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? -- vrnlg s -- virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by mr. cohen, mr. connolly, mr. desaulnier, ms. moore and ms. newman, i inform the house that these five members will vote yes on the demings amendment. 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 swalwell, bourdeaux and costa, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the demings amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. porter, ms. strickland, mrs. hayes, mr. keating, mr. rush, mr. suozzi, mr. scott and mr. gottheimer, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on the demings

amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from colorado seek recognition?

mrs. boebert: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. gosar of arizona, i inform the house that mr. gosar will vote nay on amendment number 4.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 411, the nays are 10. the amendment is adopted. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on amendment 6 printed in part e of house report

117-381 offered by the gentlewoman from washington, mrs. rodgers, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 6 printed in part e of house report 117-381 offered by mrs. rodgers of washington. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from washington. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [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 tennessee seek recognition?

>> as the member designated by mr. palazzo of mississippi, mr. guest of mississippi and mrm the house that mr. guest, mr. palazzo and mr. long will all vote yes on amendment number 6. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker as the member designated by congress member swalwell and bordeaux and congress member costa, they will vote yes on the amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski of indiana, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote yes on amendment number 6.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does member from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. sires and mrs. kirkpatrick, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the mcmorris rodgers amendment and as the member, mr. payne and mr. nadler, these members will vote no on the mcmorris rodgers amendment. >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. gosar of arizona, i inform the house that mr. gosar will vote nay. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? toke toke as the member designated by representative bush, jayapal and garcia, i

inform the house that these members will vote no on the mcmorris rodgers amendment. as the member designated by by representative allred, i inform the house that mr. allred will vote yes on the amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. rodgers of kentucky, he will vote yes on amendment number 6. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representatives price, bonamici, they will vote yes on h.r. 76666. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mr. carter will vote yes on amendment number 6.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by mr. connolly and mr. cohen, these members will vote yes. on behalf of the ms. new man, ms. moore and mr. desaulnier, they will vote no. the speaker pro tempore: as the member designated by mr. katko of new york, he will vote yes. and as the member designated by mr. rice, he will vote yes on amendment number 6. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: as the member designated by mr. crist florida, they will vote nay. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by

ms. salazar of florida, she will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from illinois seek recognition? ms. kelly: i inform the house that mr. jeffries will vote no on the mrs. mcmorrisrodgers amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: as the member designated by quhair woman bernice johnson and stance bury, they will vote yes on the mrs. mcmorrisrodgers-pappas amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by by mr. gottheimer, ms. porter,

ms. strickland, mr. keating, mre members will vote yes on the mcmorris rodgers amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from georgia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. carter of louisiana, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote no on the mcmorris rodgers amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. strickland, she will vote no on the mcmorris rodgers amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek

recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. davis, mr. lee and mr. huffman, these members will vote no on the mrs. mcmorrisrodgers amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida, he will vote nay on the amendment and as the member designated by mr. crist of florida, mr. crist will vote yes on the mrs. mcmorrisrodgers amendment.

as the member designated by by mr. jeffries, i inform the house that mr. jeffries will vote yes on the ferguson amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. haze, she will vote no on the mrs. mcmorris rodgers amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 320 and the nays are 123. the amendment is adopted.

pblgd of pursuant to clause 8 rule 20, the unfinished is printed in house report 117-381 offered by mr. griffith on which further proceedings were postponed and yapped. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the question is on the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 1 offered by mr. griffith of virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by mr. griffith. this is a five-minute vote. [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.] >> as the member designated by mr. rodgers of kentucky, he will vote yes on amendment number 8.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. jeffries of new york, i inform the house that mr. jeffries will vote no on grief ict amendment. >> as the member designated by mr. gosar of arizona, i inform the house that mr. gosar will vote no on amendment number 8. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: as the member designated by mr. sires and ms. watson coleman, mr. pape and mrs. kirkpatrick and mr. nadler, they will vote no. >> as the member designated by mr. john carter, mr. scran carter will vote nay ole amendment number 8. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady

from north carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representatives price, upon mitchy, they will vote nay on the griffith amendment. >> as the member designated by ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that ms. salazar will be voting yes on amendment number 8. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. takano: the member designated by by bush, jayapal and allred, i inform the house that these members will vote no on the griffith amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. guest of mississippi, mr. long of missouri, and

mr. palazzo of mississippi, i now that they will vote yes on amendment number 8. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: as the member designated by mr. crist lawson of florida, these members will vote nay on the griffith amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. gottheimer, ms. porter, ms. strickland, mrs. hayes, mr. keating, mr. rush, mr. suozzi and mr. scott, i inform the house that these members will vote no on the griffith amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski from indiana, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. with a losserly can i will vote yea -- mrs. walorski

will vote yea on amendment number 8. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representatives danny davis, tlaib and huffman, i inform the house that these members will vote no on the griffith amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: mr. speaker, as the member designated by chair johnson of texas and representative stansbury of new mexico, i inform the house that these members will vote no on the griffith amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. moore, ms. newman, mr. connolly, mr. cohen and mr. desaulnier, i inform the house that these five members will vote no on the griffith amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress members swalwell, bourdeaux and costa, i inform the house that these members will vote no on the griffith amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from georgia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. carter of louisiana, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote no on the griffith amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. katko of new york, i inform the house that mr. katko will vote nay on amendment number #. as the member designated by mr. rice of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. rice will vote yea on amendment number 8.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 180, the nays are 239. the amendment is not adopted. the previous question is ordered on the bill, as amended. the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill.

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: a bill to amend the public health service act, to re-authorize certain programs relating to mental health and substance use disorders and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. >> mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from washington seek recognition? mrs. rodgers: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3 of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [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 gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? ms. manning: mr. speaker, as the member designated by representatives price, hank johnson and bonamici, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 7666. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. takano: mr. speaker, as the member designated by representatives bush, jayapal, chuy garcia and allred, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7666. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. rogers of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. rogers will vote yea on h.r. 7666. 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. sires, mrs. watson coleman, mr. payne, mrs. kirkpatrick and mr. nadler, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7666. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. guest of mississippi, i inform the house that mr. guest will vote nay on h.r. 7666. mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. palazzo and mr. long, i inform the house that mr. palazzo and mr. long will vote yea on h.r. 7666. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentlelady from illinois seek recognition? ms. kelly: as the member designated by mr. jeffries of new york, i inform the house that mr. jeffries will vote yes on h.r. 7666. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski from indiana, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote yea on h.r. 7666. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representatives danny davis, tlaib and huffman, i inform the house that these members will vote aye on h.r. 7666. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from colorado seek recognition? mrs. boebert: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. gosar of arizona, i inform the house that mr. gosar will vote nay on h.r. 7666. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition?

ms. wasserman schultz: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. crist and lawson of florida, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 7666. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. rice of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. rice will vote yea on h.r. 7666. as the member designated by mr. katko of new york, i inform the house that mr. katko will vote yea on h.r. 7666. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. gottheimer, ms. porter, ms. strickland, mrs. hayes, mr. keating, mr. rush, mr. suozzi and mr. scott, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 7666. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. john carter of the great state of texas, i inform the house that mr. cart already vote yea on h.r. 7666. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from michigan seek recognition?

ms. stevens: mr. speaker, as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson of texas and representative stansbury of new mexico, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7666. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. diaz-balart: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that ms. salazar will vote yes on h.r. 7666. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from georgia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. carter of louisiana, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote yes on h.r. 7666. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress members swalwell, bourdeaux and costa, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7666.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. newman, ms. moore, mr. connolly, mr. cohen and mr. desaulnier, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on final passage of h.r. 7666.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 402, the nays are 20. the bill is passed. without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 1-c of rule 19, further consideration of h.r. 5585 will now resume. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: union calendar number 277, h.r. 5585, a bill to established the advanced research projects agency health and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from california on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 1 printed in part c of house report 117-381 offered by

ms. eshoo of california. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from california. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [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? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. rogers, i inform the house that mr. rogers will vote yea on amendment number 1. 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. sires, mrs. watson coleman, mr. payne, mrs. kirkpatrick and mr. nadler, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the eshoo amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. diaz-balart: thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by ms. salazar of florida, i inform the house that ms. salazar will vote yes on amendment number 1.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? ms. manning: mr. speaker, as the member designated by representatives price, hank johnson and bonamici, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on the eshoo amendment. the speaker pro the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i inform the house mr. carter will vote yes. >> as the member designated by mr. jeffries of new york, mr. jeffries will vote yes on the eshoo amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. wries of south carolina, he will vote yes. as as the member designated by mr. katko will vote yes. >> as the member designated by mr. carter of louisiana, i inform the house that mr. carter

will vote yes on the eshoo amendment. >> as the member designated by mr. guest of mississippi, mr. palazzo of mississippi and mr. long of missouri, i inform the house that they will vote yes on amendment number one. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. walorski of indiana and pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote yes. >> for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by

mr. bush, representative i i inform the house the house that they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by johnson i inform the house the house that they will vote knee yes on the eshoo amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. gottheimer, ms. porter, ms. heys, mr. suozzi and mr. scott, they will vote yes on the eshoo amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representative danny davis,

tlaib and huffman, they will vote aye on the eshoo amendment. >> for what purpose does gentlelady from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. goes air, i inform the house that mr. gosar will vote nay. >> mr. speaker as the member designated by congress member swalwell, bordeaux and costa, they will vote yes on the eshoo amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representatives mr. crist mr. lawsons, they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition?

mr. beyer: as the member designated by ms. moore, mr. moore, mr. connellly and mrn the eshoo amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: ville all members voted snl does any member wish to change their

vote. on this vote, the yeas are 381, the nays are 40. the amendment is adopted. the question is on endorsement and third reading of the bill. those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on passage of the bill, those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no for what purpose -- the eyes have it. for what purpose does gentlelady from washington seek recognition? >> request the yeas and nays

pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, yeas and nays are ordered members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [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 new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: as the member designated by mr. sires, ms. watson coleman and mr. payne and mrs. kirkpatrick and mr. nadler, they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. rice of south carolina, he will vote yes. and as the member designated by

mr. katko, he will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by price, johnson and bonamici, i inform the house they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. rodgers of kentucky, mr. rodgers will vote no on h.r. 55885. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: as chairwoman eddie bernice and they mr. williams: vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. walorski from indiana and

pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote yes on h.r. 5585. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representatives tlaib, davis, they will vote yes on h.r. h.r. 5585. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia. >> ms. new man, mr. moore and mr. connolly, they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. salazar of florida, she will vote yes. >> for what purpose does the

gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. palazzo of mississippi and mr. long, they will vote yes on h.r. 5585. and as the member designated by mr. guest of mississippi, i inform the house that mr. guest will vote nay on h.r. 5585. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. jeffries of new york, i inform the house that mr. jeffries will vote no on h.r. 5585. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. gosar of arizona, he will vote no on h.r. 5585. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from georgia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. carter of louisiana, mr. carter will vote yes on h.r.

5585. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlemanfrom. >> as the member designated by from the state of texas, mr. john carter will vote nay. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. takano: as the member designated by, i inform the house the house that they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. crist lawson of florida, these members will vote yes on h.r. 5585. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. gottheimer, mrs. porter,

mrs. haze and mr. keating and mr. scott, they will vote yes on h.r. 5585. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. long of missouri, i inform the house that mr. long will vote nay on h.r. 5585. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by congress member swalwell, bordeaux and costa, they will vote yes on h.r. 5585.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 336, the nays are 85. the bill is passed. without objection, a the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to the

gentleman from rhode island mr. cicilline to suspend the rules as amended. on which the yeas and nays. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: union calendar number 290, a bill to create active shooter alert network and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the bill -- rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [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 california seek recognition? mr. takano: mr. speaker, as the member designated by representatives jayapal, chuy garcia, allred and bush, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 6538. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from colorado seek recognition? mrs. boebert: mr. speaker, as

the member designated by mr. gosar of arizona, i inform the house that mr. gosar will vote nay on h.r. 6538. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from illinois seek recognition? ms. kelly: as the member designated by mr. jeffries of new york, i inform the house that mr. jeffries will vote yes on h.r. 6538. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. rogers of kentucky, i inform the house that mr. rogers will vote no on h.r. 6538. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from georgia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. carter of louisiana, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote yes on h.r. 6538. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. rice of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. rice will vote yea on h.r. 6538. as the member designated by mr. katko of new york, i inform the house that mr. katko will vote yea on h.r. 6538. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? ms. manning: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. price, mr. hank johnson and ms. bonamici, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 6538. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. correa: mr. speaker, as the member designated by congress members swalwell, bourdeaux and costa, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 6538. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. gottheimer, ms. porter, ms. strickland, mrs. hayes,

mr. keating, mr. rush, mr. suozzi and mr. scott, and in great gratitude to the speaker for his work today, i inform the house that these members will vote aye on h.r. 6538. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. fleischmann: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. guest of mississippi, mr. palazzo of mississippi and mr. long of missouri, i inform the house that mr. guest, mr. palazzo and mr. long all will vote nay on h.r. 6538. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representatives danny davis, tlaib and huffman, i inform the house that these members will vote aye on h.r. 6538. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski from indiana and pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house

that, mrs. walorski will vote no on h.r. 6538. 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. sires, mrs. watson coleman, mr. payne, mrs. kirkpatrick and mr. nadler, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 6538. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by john carter of texas, i inform the house that mr. john carter on this last vote of the evening, h.r. 6538, will vote aye. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. moore, ms. newman, mr. cohen, mr. connolly and mr. desaulnier, i inform the house that these

five members will vote yes on h.r. 6538. spokesperson for what purpose does the gentlelady from michigan -- the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: mr. speaker, as the member designated by chair eddie bernice johnson of texas and congresswoman stansbury of new mexico, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 6538. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. crist and lawson of florida, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 6538.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

from florida seek recognition? mr. diaz-balart: thank you very much, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. sal -- ms. salazar, i inform the house that ms. salazar will vote no on h.r. 6538. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 259, the nays are 162. 2/3 of those not responding in the affirmative, the rules are not suspended, and the bill is not passed.

for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that in the engrossment of h.r. 7666, the clerk be authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, spelling and cross references and to make such other technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions of the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a

communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representative. madam, i write to respectfully tender my resignation as member of the house committee on the budget. it has been an honor to serve in this capacity and i fully endorse congressman blake moore of utah for this position. signed, sincerely, trent kelly, member of congress. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resignation is accepted. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> madam speaker, by direction of the house republican conference, i send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: resolved, house resolution 1197. resolved that the following named members be and are hereby

elected to the following standing committees of the house of representatives. committee on natural resources, ms. conway, committee on veterans' affairs, ms. conway. committee on agriculture, mrs. flores. committee on homeland security, mrs. flores. committee on the budget, mr. moore of utah. to rank immediately after mr. smith from missouri. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio seek recognition? without objection. ms. kaptur: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to applaud the passage of the restoring hope for mental health and well-being act. millions of americans live with

a very serious mental health or substance abuse disorder. we must recognize their plight as part and parcel of providing overall health when we ignore the signs and symptoms of mental and substance use disorders, we are unable to on taint help that is available -- to obtain t the help that is available for millions but help is available. thanks to this legislation we'll ensure more people have access to quality, affordable behavioral health care. by increasing resources for proper diagnosis and recovery services, telehealth, mental health screenings, suicide prevention, we will improve lives and save lives all across our country. let us continue working to provide the care that is essential to daily life. help is within reach. let us make sure that those who need medical diagnose he's on the -- diagnosis on the mental health front receive it. i thank the energy and commerce

committee for their steadfast work to assure wellness for millions of americans. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i rise today to recognize the accomplishments of mr. andrew rue, an eagle scout from troop 28 in rocky grove. as he celebrates completing all 138 merit badges offered by the boy scouts of america. he's been a member of troop 28 for more than seven years and has had the support of his parents, chad and christine rue, throughout his time in scouting. becoming an eagle scout is a great honor. only 8% of all scouts attain the rank of eagle scout and less than half a percent of scouts are estimated to have completed all available merit badges. on his path to earning such merit badges, andrew was challenged to learn various

skills, ranging from archery and welding. alongside men millions of young men and women in scouting, andrew embodies the values of patriotism, courage and self-relionels. madam speaker, as an eagle scout myself and a member of the scouting community for more than 50 years, i can attest to the significance of andrew's achievement. congratulations, andrew, on your accomplishment in scouting and your contribution to your community. well done, scout. thank you, madam chair, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, please. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, today i rise to applaud the passage of restoring hope for mental health and well-being act of 2022. a comprehensive package of over 30 bills, six of which i proudly led. today over 50 million americans struggle with mental illness and over 20 million americans

struggle with substance use disorder. we've lost nearly one million lives to suicide and well over one million americans to drug overdoses in the last 20 years. today we're encores for another 1.2 million americans in the next decade to drug overdoses. we cannot afford to wait until tomorrow. so today we took action. mr. trone: this effort served as a first step of a continued journey to end these crises that have taken far too long and taken too many. we proudly cast our vote to help save the lives of our fellow americans. thank you, chairman frank pallone, ranking member mcmorris rodgers, leader hoyer and their teams for making this vision a reality. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, more than seven weeks ago we woke up to

headlines that the supreme court of the united states would likely overturn roe vs. wade. i believe the leaker broke federal law in an effort to change the outcome of the high court's ruling. we have seen protests outside justices homes and an associate justice brett kavanaugh's case we have seen a assassination plot. we have also seen more than a dozen attacks on pro-life organizations across the country, including vandalism, destruction of property, and firebombing. mr. rose: this is why i joined more than 100 house republicans in a remember urging department of justice to investigate these attacks. they not only deserve to be a top priority for the d.o.j., but we believe they should be investigated as instances of domestic terrorism. we must make it clear that we are a nation of laws. never mob rule. thank you, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman

is recognized for one minute. mr. pappas: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to mark the 50th anniversary of the pell grant program. programs like pell helped break down long-standing often systemic barriers to education so everyone has the chance to reach their full potential. in my district over 65,000 students are receiving over $165 million to pursue their higher education goals at our local colleges. the pell grant is further leveraged by the university of new hampshire, granite guarantee program, which allow students who are pell elinlable to attend some colleges tuition free. putting higher education within reach for more people has be been-been a strong priority of mine since taking office. and we have worked to increase funding for pell grants. the education these students receive will help them fulfill their dreams. i look forward to congress continuing to property access to

college to the pell grant for another 50 years. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. carter: madam speaker, i rise today in honor of a beloved woman and outstanding georgian, eleanor. eleanor and her family were recently blessed to celebrate eleanor's 105th birthday. born on a warm day in may of 1917, eleanor spread her love across new jersey age pennsylvania before finally finding a home in mcintosh county, georgia. she diligently served her community as a registered nurse and now continues to serve as an active member of morgan's chapel united methodist church. a mother and grandmother, eleanor's heart holds no shortage of love. she shows this love by helping around her church, singing

songs, and share her light with all those around her. when asked about how she's lived her outstanding age of 105, she spoke of her lifelong commitment to health. she never smoked, never drank to excess. she made a point to eat well, sleep well, and treat others well. i smile when i hear about the great joy going on in the lives of my constituents. and i'm so thankful eleanor's loved ones continue to have her with them through these years. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, 50 years ago congress launched the pell grant program to provide direct financial aid to low-income students to increase access to higher education. this program has opened up the door of opportunity and made the dream of college a reality for

millions of students across the country. in north carolina's sixth district, over 30,000 students are utilizing nearly 1 $140 million in pell grants to pursue their hire education goals at local colleges and universities. ms. manning: nationwide, nearly seven million students, or 40% of undergraduates, are pell grant recipients. as a member of the education and labor committee, i'm proud to share my support for pell grants and to have supported a $400 increase to the maximum annual award. by increasing the pell grant award, we are ensuring that more students can attend college, and join the skilled work force this their desired career field. i look forward to congress continuing the bipartisan support for expanding student access to college through pell grants for another 50 years. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute.

ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise to recognize randy, the owner of the automotive group and two titan of entrepreneurship in north carolina. he was selected as the recipient of the 2022 lifetime achievement award from the north carolina automobile dealers association. his automotive group is one of the largest car dealerships in the carolinas and has built a reputation that is second to none. this award is a testament to his entrepreneurial spirit, civic leadership, and commitment to furthering the automobile industry within the tar heel state. as well as his being a wonderful role model and citizen. congratulations, randy, on this tremendous accomplishment. here's to many more years of serving the state of north carolina and of continuing to serve as the great role model that you are. i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. families everywhere are filling the pain -- feeling the pain of washington democrats' radical climate agenda. president biden launched the war on american energy when he canceled the key stow x.l. pipeline on his first day in office. mr. smith: he's also banned new lease sales for oil and gas and is regulatory onslaught is limiting u.s. energy production. as a result, americans are paying the price for the far left's costly energy agenda. every time they flip a light switch, buy groceries, or drive to work. but what's the goal of washington democrats climate agenda? drive up the cost of traditional energy sources to force our nation's transition to alternatives that are less

reliable, widely unavailable, and even more expensive. america cannot afford the left's war on affordable energy. what america needs right now is the all of the above energy agenda put in place by president trump and republicans in congress. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, i rise today in honor of caribbean american heritage month. new york's 16th congressional district is a rich place of many caribbean communities and cultures. i'm proud to represent constituents from the dominican republic, jamaica, puerto rico, grenada, haiti, st. lucia, bahamas, guyana, trinidad and tobago, and many more. the vibrancy and brilliant of this community have shaped the essence of our district and this nation. the impact of caribbean heritage

on the state of new york and our country is tremendous. i'd like to specifically recognize the impact of three organizations that celebrate caribbean culture in our district. the all islands association, jamaican progressive league, and dominican culture association of yongers have been critical in empowering neighbors and delivering critical resources and services. mr. bowman: i'm proud to represent such a diverse community of people and honored to making new york 16 a better place for all as we work for better housing, immigration, workers and care rights, and entrepreneurship opportunities. thank you, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. ms. tenney: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to recognize national dairy month which we celebrate each june. the dairy industry is a major force in our economy. it's the sippingle -- single --

largest single segment of new york's agricultural industry. there are more than 3500 dairy farms across new york. this month and every month we celebrate their contributions to communities across america. many of the dairy farms in the 22nd district are family owned and operated. ' they continue to recover from the disruptions of the pandemic, i will work tirelessly to support our local dairy farmers the same way they worked tirelessly to deliver for our communities and our nation. people of all ages, especially children, receive crucial nutrients to growth health aand strong. that's why i co-sponsored the bipartisan legislation the whole milk for healthy kids act to ensure every child will have access to nutrition rich milk in schools and cafeterias just like the awesome chocolate milk i got when i was growing up. and as elon musk said, chocolate milk is insanely good. as we celebrate national dairy month, we appreciate the dairy farmers who both drive our local economies and communities every day to make us all healthy.

let's put milk, whole milk, and chocolate milk back in our schools. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recog recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. mr. lamalfa: according to a new whistleblower report, osha had reports of health and safety problems at the michigan babe why formula plant all the way back in february of 2021. that's a year before the plant was indefinitely shut down by the f.d.a. and over a year before the biden administration acknowledged it. the administration knew for months if not well over a year this crisis would happy with the shortages but they failed to act because they didn't consider it a top level crisis. now over 70% of the babe -- nation's baby formula is out of stock. in what universe is that not a top-level crisis? how is it fob our f.d.a. so incompetently set idle for 14 months knowing babies and

families would suffer shortages. how inept the administration would have to admit about this crisis for months but have ignored t how cruel is the biden administration that while american parents desperately search for formula for their babies, the administration is taking it right off the shelves and shipping it down to the border. even the biden administration plant to start production will take six to eight weeks to put it back on the shelves. people can't wait that long. the biden administration should have addressed this shortage when house republicans raised the alarm months ago. we will hold this administration accountable for this issue. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 4, 2021, the gentleman from rhode island, mrr 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. cicilline: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include

extraneous material on the subject of my special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cicilline: madam speaker, my colleagues and i are here today for the special order hour to celebrate pride month. pride is a time of celebration, of our community and its diversity. it's a time to uplift lgbtq+ people across the country and honor our identities and how these individuals have shaped our lives. pride is also a time of action. 53 years ago lgbtq+ patrons fought back against discrimination and police harassment at new york's stone wall inn. now we need to harness that same strength and determination to fight back against state legislatures attacks against our community, especially trans and none binary kids. for every person able to celebrate pride month, there are others struggling. there are countless people unable to come out because of discrimination, harassment, and threats of violence. in too many states, this discrimination is being led by elected officials.

here in congress the congressional lgbtq+ equality caucus fights every day so that all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, can live their lives openly and have every opportunity to be successful and to lead happy lives. i'm proud to have introduced the equality act along with every single member of the democratic caucus as co-sponsors to ensure the lgbtq+ people are protected from discrimination in key areas of life. and also introduce the global respect act to deny visas to those who commit gross human rights abuses against members of the lgbtq+ community around the world. both of these bills passed the house with bipartisan support and i urge the senate to quickly do the same and advance lgbtq+ equality both at home and abroad. as chair of the equality caucus will i never stop fighting so that all lgbtq+ people no matter where they live or how they identify can live their lives openly with the full protection of our federal laws.

we made important progress this congress, in addition to passing several lgbtq+ bills through the house, two key caucus priority bills have become law, h.r. 49 to designate the pulse nightclub as a national memorial, and s. 937, which included the no hate act which provide for gant to improve data collection of hate crimes, including hate crimes motivate bide sexual orientation or gender identity and grants for states to create hotlines. . i'm glad we have an ally to the lgbtq+ community in the white house who signed both of these into law. just last week president biden signed an execkive order advancing lgbtq+ in pride month. we're not done fighting for lgbtq+ equality. late they are week we'll be voting on the lgbtqi day thane

collusion act to ensure they collect information on the lgbtqi community. this will ensure that we have the data we need to draft the best solutions to address the needs of our community. it's been an especially difficult year for our community, particularly for transgender and nonbinary youth who are under attack across the country. please know the congressional lgbtq+ caucus and i will never stop fighting for you. you deserve to live your live opesly, free from discrimination or harassment and to have every opportunity to succeed as your nonlgbtq+ peers. we have to fight for equality for every single person in our country, no matter where they live, they gender ire dentty or sexual orientation. i'm glad to be joind by several colleagues who are helping to lead the fight for lgbtq+ equality in the halls of congress and i look forward to hearing from them in this special order hour. i want to again extend a happy

pride everyone tsms now my great pleasure to yield to my friend from the commonwealth of massachusetts, member of the equality caucus, a strong advocate for the lgbtq+ community, who took time out of a markup to be sure he could be part of this special order hour, for that we're incredibly grateful. i yield to mr. seth moulton. mr. moulton: i want to start by thanking my colleague from rhode island for his courageous leadership on this and so many other issues for the house of representatives. i rise today to celebrate and honor, excuse me. the lgbtq+ -- the markup is rough on the voice. apologies. i rise today to celebrate and honor the lgbtq+ community during pride month. as we uplift this diverse and resilient community, i'd like to use my time to spotlight the unique challenges faced by two important groups.

lgbtq+ youth and lgbtq+ veterans. today, a growing contingent of the republican party is scapegoating lgbtq+ youth and veterans through ignorant rhetoric and irresponsible policies. their words and actions are worsening an already devastating mental health crisis among these kids. being a teenager is hard enough. you're finding your place, figuring out who you are and what you want to do. now imagine waking up each day and hearing the people who are supposed to be leaders tearing your down. ville anizing who you are. all for political gain. this is unconscionable. and it has real life consequences. the trevor project estimates that one third of lgbtq+ attempt or commit suicide every single

year. another group we don't talk about enough are lgbtq+ veterans who experience higher rates of fryings and more frequent thoughts of suicide than others. i served with gay and bisexual great americans in the marines. for years under don't ask, don't tell, one of my good friends, joe, kept the fact that he was gay hidden so he could put his life on the line for our country in iraq. then when he got out of the marine he came out of the closet. but a year after that, in 2007, he got recalled to active duty. all he had to do to avoid another deployment was to pick up the phone and say two words to the department of defense. i'm gay. but he didn't. he didn't want anyone to go in his place. so he went back into the closet. so that he could go back to the war. putting his life on the line again for another tour.

joe, like so many others in his shoes, chose to serve our country. yet simply because of who they are, these patriots have dealt with unforgivable discrimination. for many lgbtq+ vet, the mental health impacts are lifelong. the scope of this mental health crisis is broad. we've come a long way but we're facing a moment where that progress is at risk of moving backwards instead of forward. on july 16, we will take one big step forward when the 988 mental health emergencies hotline goes live. just like dialing 911 in a medical emergency, every single american will now have access to another easy to remember number. this is just the first step. it is my hope that in the future dialing 988 will give lgbtq+ people the option to speak with someone who is specially trained to address the unique challenges faced by this community.

lgbtq+ americans need to know that they can have access to the mental health resources they need just by picking up the phone. because every american should know in a time of crisis, you are not alone. thank you and i yield back. mr. cicilline: i thank the gentleman for yielding back and i thank him for his powerful words and for being here tonight. it is now my great honor to yield to my friend from the great state of new hampshire, a co-chair of the equality caucus, champion for the lgbtq+ community, and as congressman moulton was speak, i was thinking of congressman pappas who has been a great champion for veterans, serves as a distinguished member of the transportation and infrastructure committee and veterans affairs committee and in that role has been an extraordinary national leader on veterans issues. i now yield to chris pappas. mr. pappas: thank you for

organizing this special hour. i rise to mark pride month. pride is an important opportunity for all of us, regardless of our orientation, to come together to celebrate our nation's diversity, and to keep striving to perfect this union. to make sure that there's truly freedom and equality for all. as a gay person growing up in new hampshire, it wasn't always easy for me to see a path forward and to know that there would be a place for me in my community. but i'm really fortunate that my family and my community welcomed me for who i am. and i couldn't be more proud today to be able to serve them in congress. and to continue this fight for equality. all people deserve to live their lives as their true selves. without fear of harassment, discrimination, violence or imprisonment. but we know many lgbtq americans don't have the same legal protections guaranteed to others. no one should be a second class citizen in this country. and they shouldn't be a second class citizen anywhere in the world just for being lgbtq.

unfortunately we know that far too many people face violence and persecution just for being who they are in. afghanistan today, lgbtq people have been harassed, attacked and asold due to their orientation and gender identity. i call for the state department to allow afghan lgbtq refugees find safety under taliban rule which threatens them with the prospect of a violent death. russia which banned same-sex marriage, shut down the country's main lgbtq organization and plans to target the community in ukraine during its invasion. as we speak we know britney greiner, an openly gay wnba player, remains wrongfully detained by russian authorities. it should concern us all that an american has been detained abroad in any circumstance but

especially because russian laws don't protect and we've seen an uptick in violence against lgbtq+ individuals in that country. in our own country we haven't seen the banishment of laws of gay panic or transpanic, that can be used to blame victims for the violence against them. i've called for congress to ban these so-called defenses and it's time to get it done. they legitimize transphobia and homophobea and we must end their use. we see too much homophobea and transphobia that has no place in america today. last year my home state of new hampshire a man was punched in the face in downtown manchester, just by holding hands with his boyfriend walking downtown. his assailant later told investigators that he didn't approve of homosexuality. this happened in my community in 2021. just last year we saw a transphobic -- we saw transphobic attacks in the

neighboring town of derry that caused a community event to have to be moved to a different venue for safety reasons. this is not the new hampshire way. it's not the american way. and it shows that we have work to do at all levels. to combat this. so i hope that people out there who fear for their safety know that there are lgbtq+ individuals fighting for them in the u.s. house of representatives and lots of policymakers who are allies to ensure -- working to ensure that you can live your lives free of harassment, discrimination and violence. we've got to pass the equality act to ensure that all americans can live free from discrimination and to send the unequivocal message that every lgbtq+ american and their families matter. doing so will give full legal protection to all americans regardless of who they are or whom they love. this legislation is crucial. and it's especially crucial as we see what the supreme court is poised to do on the verge of overturning landmark precedent

and rolling back the fundamental right to privacy in this country. i know these channels can seem daunting. we do feel that there's an uneven march toward progress where sometimes we take a couple of steps forward and then we see a step backward. i remember my first speech on the floor of the new hampshire house of representatives in my early 20's. we were fighting against a bill that just would have prohibited -- or would have prevented new hampshire from recognizing same-sex marriages performed in massachusetts. we were fighting against that legislation. we lost the fight. we came up short. but in just a matter of a few year we saw civil unions and then same-sex marriage approved legislatively signed by our governor into law in new hampshire because those elected officials were reflecting the will of the people. and recognizing that the country is changing and moving forward and that our laws need to catch up. so pride month is a time to rededicate ourselves to the fight that we still need to win

and we move forward by promoting equality because it's important to lift each other up. it's important to ensure that everyone can live openly as their true self. so to everyone who is out there, no matter your sexual orientation or gender identity or profession or where you call home, you should be proud of who you are. this is how we're going to continue to change this country for the better, move forward and ensure that everyone is included. so thank you, representative cicilline, and i yield back. mr. cicilline: thank you so much, congressman pappas, for your powerful words and your leadership and the example you set. madam speaker, i'd like to yield to another co-chair of the uh call -- equality caucus, a distinguished member of the financial services and homeland security committees and someone who, though he's very young, has throughout his entire life been a great inspiration to young lgbtq+ americans and continues that great tradition as a member of congress, richie torres of new york.

mr. torres: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm proud to be a gay man in congress. you know, i stand here as living proof that the long arc of history bends toward lgbtq equality. i'm the first latino and black lgbtq member of congress. and i proudly serve as vice chair of the homeland security committee. back in the 19 50's, president eisenhower issued an executive order declaring people like me to be a threat to homeland security. and out of his executive order came the lavender scare. the systematic purge of gay people from the ranks of federal employment. and so the lgbtq experience in america is as much about pain as it is about pride. we've seen the lives and livelihoods of untold numbers of

people who have been ravnled by homophobea. and i wish to speak about one of those people. walter jenkins. who served honorably during the johnson administration in a time of national turmoil only to have his brilliant career cut short by homonobodya. on october 15, 19 -- by homophobea. on october 15, 1964 a columnist, william white, wrote a tribute to mr. jenkins. and it was so poignantly and elegantly written that it bears reading on the house floor. and so, read i will. the title is "a graveyard marked despair." a human tragedy of measureless pathos a tragedy to tear the heart as few things have ever done in my 50-odd years of

rather urgent living is the story of walter jenkins. it is too early to say what effects there may be from jenkins' resignation. as one of the special white house assistants. in dreadful circumstances involving his arrest on disorderly conduct charges. nor does this columnist nor does columnist concern himself with this question. when one sees a friend bury a lost career, common humanity requires at least a brief wait at a graveyard marked despair before reckoning up who else has gained or lost what. the present purpose has nothing to do with partisanship or even with politics in general. it is simply to stand as a human being with walter jenkins, to make one man's testimony to walter jenkins in an hour for him and his wife and his six children of a sorrow and horror

that has come to few even in the harsh profession to which he has given his life. i have just come from the hospital room of walter jenkins. it is a scene that will burn forever in the memory of one whose own profession as a correspondent has caused him to see much of human suffering. the death of so many in battle. the death of hope for so many others. walter jenkins, i have known for 20 years. walter jenkins i saluted when he became president johnson's assistant upon mr. johnson's assention to the white house after another tragedy just short of 12 months ago. i said then of walter jenkins that he was one of the most honorable, most consciencious, and most truly moral men i ever know. i repeat the statement today.

for the walter jenkins i now see in this time of trouble is a walter jenkins broken at last one the terrible pressures. it has been my sad lot to observe in life. i do not know what in this shattered state he may have done or not done, i have not asked him. and i do not intend to ask him. but this i do know if i have any human judgment at all, here is a man long suffering from combat fatigue as surely as any man ever suffered in battle, and of that kind of combat fatigue i have seen plenty, too. at the hospital i told this doctor, i told this to his doctor. the doctor replied softly, yes. you are right. except that for this kind of combat fatigue they give no medals. when president johnson came to power in a divided nation,

suffering the shock of the assassination of john f. kennedy, he put all his enormous heart and energies into reuniting the station and keeping its ancient institution going on, unafraid. so did walter jenkins. to the last extent of his own talents and his own strength. it was not easy for any of the johnson people. they had their sophisticated snipping detractors behind their backs within the democratic party. as well as in front of them among their natural and proper republican opposition. jenkins became next to the president himself the chief whipping boy. totally dedicated, tolerant and forgive beyond ready belief he patiently worked his 15-hour day, his seven day week, while the biters bit and bit and bit at him.

as month after month wore on, jenkins developed a red and frightening flush that told even a lay man after dangerously high blood pressure. but like the president, he never qualified for the medic or chaplain as they used to say in the army. there was work to be done. and for at least 15 years long before the white house days he had worked far too hard. finally he reached that point of utter physical and nervous and emotional exhaustion which will at the end break any man of any size. so now he is broken. so now they say this and that of him. but the actions, actual or only alleged, true or trumped up, of men broken in battle are not held against them by civilized men. so there is at least this to

say, for 46 years walter jenkins has lived the life of decency, of high public service, of courage, of honor, and devotion. if there has been a slip it has not been from the real, the true walter jenkins, it has been from the shattered man, the man who has known no rest but now must have to rest to regain his true self. let he who wishes cast the first stone. but any man who tries to make capital of this man's tragedy will forever lessen himself in the eyes of a judgment that is infinitely more important than a mere political judgment. the judgment of decent humankind. i yield back. mr. cicilline: i thank the gentleman for his words and for

the example he set. i now, madam speaker, would like to yield to my friend from michigan, a member of the equality caucus and an incredibly strong advocate for the lgbt plus community and co-sponsor of the equality act and co-sponsor of every single piece of legislation that's come to the floor of consequence to our community, we are delighted she's joining us, congresswoman haley stevens. ms. stevens: madam speaker, it's a profound honor to be the congresswoman from oakland county, standing here this evening with my colleagues from the equality caucus recognizing and celebrating pride month. gay rights. nonbinary rights. lesbian rights. trans rights. transstudent rights. bisexual rights. you are seen, you are loved. and you belong.

we say rights because your rights are indeed human rights. gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights. and in the plight to end discrimination, the words ring out that were spoken in the michigan statehouse chamber just recently by a self-proclaimed straight, white, married christian suburban mom, who declared very loudly for the nation to hear, that hate won't win. that we will not stand for those who do not seek to govern, who do not seek to tackle gun violence, to marginalize already marginalized people. we speak the words of the only openly gay state senator from michigan, jeremy moss, who rightly pointed out that it was not the trans community that stormed the capitol on january

6. oh, no. we celebrate, we celebrate our milestones in michigan. we celebrate our significant individuals who are making history today. my friend, amanda shelton, running to be the first lesbian to serve on the oak county circuit tort joining our first openly gay oak county -- oakland county commissioner judge, jake cunningham. we have dana, our attorney general, the first openly gay statewide elected individual. in my own office we have john martin, as head of the lgbtq staff association hailing from gross point serving in my office. pride month is a proclamation. it is a self-affirmation. it is a bolster of our friends -- bolstering of our friends in the lgbtq community

and bolstering of a movement we are still pushing for. yes it is joy. yes it is love. yes it is the declaration that love will be louder than your hate. we celebrate pride. and i invite all of you to join us in michigan to do so because no pride event is bigger or bolder than the place that i call home. whether we are marching in detroit or marching in ferndale, where people are free to be themselves, ferndale, michigan, the home of affirmations. decades and decades of lgbtq rights. right here in oakland county, michigan. from oakland county to the halls of congress i speak these words. harvey milk reminds us, it takes no compromise to give people their rights. it takes no money to respect the individual. it takes no money to end political division and to give people freedom. and it certainly takes no survey to remove repression.

and it takes pride month to love louder. it takes pride month to remind us how we will overcome. it takes pride month to remind and to push to end harassment and discrimination that, yes, have seeped into these halls of the congress. where on the education and labor committee hi to take a committee vote to vote -- i had to take a committee vote to vote no because a colleague who i serve with and vote with here said that if we are going to do mental health on college campuses, we should strip the protections for the lgbtq community. that took place in the year 2022. but our love is louder this pride month. our love is certainly louder and ringing with my friend congressman cicilline through his great leadership in rhode island. through my friend chris pappas in new hampshire. to my friend, ritchie torres from new york. history makers in their own right. troy perry, the reverend, the

lord is my shepherd and he certainly knows i am gay. together we celebrate, we recognize, we overcome. and we continue in the pursuit for gay rights in this country. thank you. i yield back. mr. cicilline: i thank the gentlelady for her words and her tremendous support of the lgbtq+ community. at this time, madam speaker, i yield to my friend from texas, a member of the equality caucus, a strong and consistent advocate for the lgbtq+ community, the lead sponsor of the house lgbtqia+ pride month resolution for many, many years, a great champion for our community, congressman al green. mr. green: thank you, madam speaker.

for the time and i thank my friend and colleague, mr. cicilline, for the opportunity. i am a proud ally and member of the congressional lgbtq+ equality caucus. why? i'd like to share a brief vignette. when i was a much younger person i had a friend whose name was glenn. glenn was small in stature. he never bothered anybody. he was friendly. gri gairous -- gree gairous, very much outgoing d.d. gri gairous, very much outgoing, i

didn't understand glenn. but i had friends who thought they understood him. and my friends, mr. cicilline, would pick on glenn. they called him queer. they invited him to do things that were unacceptable. i never spoke up for glenn. i saw him harassed. i had the opportunity to take a stand for justice and against hate. my friend, glenn, has gone on to glory and i have allowed his memory to haunt me because of my failure to do what i could

easily have done. i'm an ally because i have seen the behavior of people who disrespect the humanity that every person merits by virtue of just being born. that's all. constitution recognizes my rights. recognizes your rights. it doesn't grant us a right. we didn't recognize glenn's rights. so as a result i will probably do many things in life to try to make up for my failure at a time when someone needed me and i could have been there. and i wasn't. so to my friend, glenn, i have

introduced the lgbtqi a pride month resolution. it encourages a celebration of the month of june as lgbtqi a pride month and attraction the accomplishments and milestones in the fight for lgbtqia+ equality. . it has 102 original co-sponsors. but i have done more than this. i have introduced h.r. 166. the fair lending for all act. this piece of legislation which passed the house recently, by the way, as part of the financial services racial equity inclusion and economic justice act, this piece of legislation would clarify and extend anti-discrimination laws to include sexual orientation and

gender identity. i thank congresswoman maxine waters, the honorable maxine waters, for helping to bring this legislation to the floor. in fact, but for her, it would not have been to the floor for the vote it received. and here is the most significant aspect of the legislation. not only does it indicate that you can't discrimination -- discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity, mr. cicilline, it makes it a crime to do so. a crime to do so. some things bear repeating. makes ate crime to do so. if the banks are defrauded, you, as a citizen, can be fined up to

$1 million. nothing comparable to this exists if a person who happens to have a gender identity or sexual orientation that is unacceptable to a loan officer and the loan officer concludes that you're not worthy of a loan that you're qualified for in all other ways. well, if this bill passes the senate, not only will it be a crime, you will do time. if you are found guilty. and you'll have to pay a fine. there are some things that we ought not tolerate in life. and that is invidious discrimination against anyone. we ought not tolerate it. because if you tolerate it, you perpetuate it. so to my friend glenn, i want you to know that i'm still in

the struggle that you caused me to realize was more than just a bunch of guys having fun, playing pranks on another person. and finally, i'm not sure where this country is going, because in the state of texas, the republican platform indicates that there are but two gender identities, you're either a biological male or you're a biological female. this is in the republican platform. i don't know where we're going. but it's not in the right direction. because you're denying by virtue

of this kind of platform the identity of transgender people. who are you to tell other people who they are? you tried it with me. when i was born, i was a negro. wasn't my decision. wasn't my mother's decision. denied me of my cultural integrity. still up to your old tricks. demeaning others. to somehow conclude that it's better for you. i don't know where we're going but we're going in the wrong direction. and we ought not let the state of texas do this without some --

some rebuff. some indication that we won't tolerate it. because it is but a harbinger of things to come. this is the state of texas. where a lot of unpleasant things are born. the state of texas also wants to repeal the voting rights act. 1965. state of texas wants to secede from the union. i understand these things. but i don't understand denying a person's identity. i thank you, mr. cicilline, for the time. i am an ally. and i'm a friend you can count on. i will not allow myself to fail to speak up ever again in life when it comes to injustice

against anybody. dr. king was right. injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. mr. cicilline: thank you, mr. green. i know glenn is looking down very proud of your words tonight and the difference it's going to make to those watching. madam speaker, i now have the honor of yielding two the gentlewoman from north carolina, someone with whom i share on the foreign affairs committee, a very thoughtful member of the committee, as well as someone who serves on the education and labor committee, a member of the equality caucus and longtime champion of equality, justice, women's reproductive health care and so many issues important to the lgbtq+ community, congresswoman kathy mann. ms.man: i'm proud -- .

ms. manning: i'm proud to stand here. i recently saw a documentary called dwhet lafnedder scare." i learned how scary service was to people from the lgbtq+ community. people from small towns were relieved to meet so many others in the military who shared their feelings about sexuality and gender. they realized they were not alone. and they could be valuable members of the war effort. but then when they returned home after v.e. day, they were confronted with the red scare and the nightmare that was senator joe mccarthy, who ruined many lives by calling on government officials to identify homosexuals and remove them from their government jobs, claiming they were vulnerable to blackmail by communists and could be induced to reveal

national secrets. it's a shameful part of our history that i really never knew about. thankfully we've come a long way since the lafnedder scare and the -- lavender scare and the stonewall riots, including the recognition of marriage equality in 2015, the enactment of landmark hate crimes legislation and extending title ix protections to include lgbtq students. we have made progress toward equality but there's much more work to be done. we must remain vigilant in our fight to protect freedom of expression, equal marriage rights and the right to access gender affirming health care and health care free of discrimination. we also need to continue the fight against discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations and much more. to every lgbtq person who is concerned about what the future holds, i'll tell you this. i see you, i value you, i

support you, and i will can't to fight for you in congress. i believe that all americans should be able to live their lives free from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and i condemn all attempts to roll back hard-won progress. as a member of the equality caucus, i have helped pass lgbtq related bills, including two piece of legislation that were recently signed into law by president birden. the first of these new laws is the jabara hayer no hate act which improves tai tay collection for hate crimes, including hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation or jeaned ire dentty. it also allows states to apply for grants to create hotlines for victims of hate crimes. the other bill designates the

pulse nightclub in orlando, florida, as a memorial honoring senseless loss of life that took place on june 12, 2016. i'm proud to have co-spon sorned voted in favor of h.r. 5, the equality act, which bars discrimination in the workplace, housing, and lending systems and i remember when we passed it, that day, mr. cicilline, you said to me this bill will change lives. for far too long, lgbtq americans have riffed in fear of hate and discrimination. the passage of the equality act is an important step toward guaranteeing that every american has the fundamental right to equality under the law. the house passed the equality act last year. it's time for the senate to do the same. thank you, mr. cicilline for bringing us here tonight to recognize and celebrate the lgbtq community. mr. cicilline: i thank the gentlewoman for her beautiful words and for her great support of the lgbtq community.

madam speaker, before i conclude tonight's special order hour, i want to make some final comments. we celebrate pride as a community and very often people think of pride celebrations as joyous, public events with lots of people gathering. we just had a pride celebration in providence last weekend. estimates were over 100,000 people attended. but part of the importance of pride is that it's a moment of great visibility for our community. for too long, members of the lgbtq+ community for taught to be ashamed of who they are, to hide their gender identity, sexual orientation. so pride was not only a time to -- to celebrate the importance of our community but to be visible and to stop being invisible people but to be visible in the communities where we live and work. over the year we was had extraordinary leaders from our community in business, in medicine, in politics and the

arts and education. all arias of life. we have nine members of the lgbtq community serving here in the house, two in the united states senate. examples of political leadership across the country. so that young people can see themselves in people who are accomplishing things in all areas of life in the law, and politics and medicine and education. it's a time of celebration but we have to acknowledge this year that we are facing great challenges as a community. young people are particularly -- particularly young transkids and nonbinary kids are living in states where the adults are putting forth legislation that will make them invisible, subject them to horrific discrimination that will not recognize the humanity of those young people. and so it's a time of semibrags. it's a time to take stock of all that we have done. but it's also a time for action.

to remind ourselves and the rest of the country that we demand to live in country where we enjoy full legal protections and we can live lives free from discrimination of any kind. the good news is, overwhelmingly, a vast majority of american people support equality for lgbtq people theism think discrimination is wrong. equality is a founding value of this country. in every state in america, a majority of boaters believe that discrimination against lgbtq people is wrong. because it's a cornerstone of who we are as americans. we know discrimination is wrong. it's only in the republican caucus that we have to convince people that discrimination against the lgbtq community is wrong. it's time for congress and our republican colleagues to catch up to the rest of the country that understands that when you deprive a member of the lgbtq community of full equality, you

not only hurt that individual, you hurt the whole community because the community is deprived of all that that person can accomplish and contribute. so that's the real harm for discrimination. it's not just to the individual but to the whole community and our whole country. we mark pride month we not only celebrate but commit ourselves to make additional progress, to continue in our fight for full equality and the lgbtq equality caucus here in the house will continue to lead that fight in solidarity with all the our colleagues. i'm proud to be part of a political party that fully supports lgbtq equality. when we introduced the equality act it was co-sponsored by every single democrat in the caucus. everyone wanted to be a partner in this fight for full equality. and that's what the american people expect. and so again, i want to say to the young people out there who may be struggling with their own sexual orientation, they own gender identity, feeling alone,

feeling like they don't belong, feeling like they are not valued, i'm standing on the floor of the house of representatives as the chair of the equality caucus to tell you you are valued, you are exactly how god created and expected you to be. you are loved by your community. and your family. you will continue to be valued. and you have people here in the congress of the united states who are fighting every single day to make sure you can live in contry that provides you with full protections and that you can live a life free from discrimination of any kind. so i hope that will be some comfort and to know that you have a president who said, right from that rostrum, madam speaker, to the transkids, i have your back. that was the president of the united states. most powerful person on the planet saying to people, he has your back. that gives our hope and the kind

of country and i thank my colleagues who participated in our special order hour and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time under the speaker's announced policy of january 4, 2021, mr. burchett is recognized as the designee of the. mr. burchett: but it is burchett. just real quick. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee, mr. burchett is recognized. mr. burchett: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to include materials on the subject of this special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. burchett: there are so many issues that are facing our

countries thanks to the disastrous policies, inflation is up 8.6% and our energy crisis which is totally preventible is only getting worst and turn our spigots and relying on enemies most the time to produce oil. and the biden administration is shoving towards electric cars. that is more that folks in tennessee makes. but the average american that is a whole heck of a lot of money. and their batteries and the slave labor, we have no regulations, it is despicable

and that is part of the problem. gas has hit $5 per gallon. people captain afford to go to work in most areas. president biden is trying to act like he is doing something about it by proposing a three-month gas suspension. that is laughable. it will save no money and it is a short-term solution to a long-term problem and at worst it will distract americans from the administration to turn our oil spigots back on. and it would leave a $10 billion hole in the highway trust fund. the baby formula crisis is still looming and the solution that washington to pay more bureaucrats more money and not

solve the problem. the democrat party has accused the republic caps of awful things but one of them is we were standing in the way of this and we voted for the compromised bill but the media refused to mention it. and closing, i would like to thank all my colleagues to call the flood of problems coming out of haven't biden's white house. with that, i now yield to the gentleman from wisconsin, m mr. for five minutes. >> every weekend we go home, mr. grothman: and we get back home and we always talk to our constituents. i would like to address my speech to the issue that is most on their mind.

we go back to wisconsin in june and we spend time breakfast on the farm and june is dairy promotion and there are breakfasts on the farm which you have the opportunity to see so many of your constituents. when back home, number one issue is gas line inflation. everybody talks about it. they talk about how it is squeezing their budget and not able to go on trips as much as they used to and cut back on the food they buy. and i suppose number two would be food inflation as they talk about meats and other food products that weren't as good and number three is housing inflation. you look for a new house, it costs so much more. i believe there are other issues

that are as significant and perhaps in the long-term, more significant for america. at our border and what are we going to do over the 110,000 people dying of drug overdoses. and i want to talk about inflation. any middle school student knows it is caused by excessive spending and has to be covered. what are president biden's accomplishments, a bill called the american rescue plan right out of the chute. the second biggest accomplishment was the infrastructure bill. these bills were in addition to regular appropriation bill. what would happen, as was predictable, multiple

republicans warped last january and february against out of control inflation, larry summers rntion and called this bill the worst economic policy in the last 20 years. whatever larry summers said was ignored as the majority party spent 1.9 trillion and we are told we have the worst trillion. don't believe that 8.3 number. it's much worst than that that people say we have that. changes to inflation have grossly underestimated the real number. i'm going to lead off with housing and i talk to builders, i talk to land lords.

housing is listed at 5 1/2% increase and ask any of these people if new construction has only gone up and they will laugh at you, 5.5% is what the government. when i talk to builders say that a new house can cost 30% more and rents are clearly well over the 5 1/2 figures. the government does not use the cost of new construction and they use as the rental value of your new house, which is a much lower number. i have a graph showing the difference between the actual rent and the c.p.i. represent. and you can see here that there is a 15% gap and the actual rent

has gone up 15% more than the c.p.i. number which has gone up as well. this is the reason why americans feel they are in worst shape in 8.6% inflation. i want to point out that these numbers are updated once every six months. another problem we have when they talk about buying a house, they do not take into account the cost of a mortgage. in the last year as interest rates have gone up because of inflation, the interest cost on a 30-year fixed mortgage has gone up 39% on a house, assuming the house hasn't gone up at all. is that an equation. when we calculate inflation we

don't take account the massive rates you have to pay. and by the way, as we look at things like housing, i beg the press corps to do a little bit of research. you have the ability to talk to the brokers and talk to the grossers, to talk to the car dealers and back in the gold-old days, reporters would have done their own research and found out what the real inflation rate is. i'm going to look at used cars. on official numbers, think claim that the cost of a used car has gone up about 16%. i have talked to a variety of car dealers from various

different places in my diverse district. everybody laughs that used cars have gone up 16.1 and say 30%. here's another number that is thrown out to calculate that 8.6% that the government claims and they are just way off on the cost of a new car and i think over time, the cost of a used car and new car, interest rates are going up as well. in any event, the point i'm trying to make is the amount of inflation is well over that 8.6%. and it certainly double digits over that when you talk about housing and double dig its when you talk about used cars and talking about people who do grocery shopping, they believe when they go through the

checkout, their costs are way up than the 10 percentage point that the federal government claims food at home has gone up the last year. i beg the american people to demand action on inflation and i'm trying to educate the american people that will have to mean undoing the out of control spending that took place here in january and february and we will reduce the amount of government but i don't think we can go on with these housing prices and car prices with the rest of these prices and get back to the days that a young people mad a chance and eat like americans are used to eating and now we have to deal with inferior foods because you can't

afford anymore and go back to the days that you can buy the type of car you would like to buy. i encourage my colleagues, this year, possible, and we've got to get the spending back down to where it was where you could live in america like americans are used to. so i beg the other side when it comes to passing the new budget, preparing for the appropriation bills that are going to pass for the calendar year october 1, let's stop spending so much money. thank you. bureaucracy -- mr. burchett: three great things that came out of wisconsin,

harley-davidson and cheese. and next we have the only rice farmer that i know in congress and probably will ever know is my good friend representative lamalfa from california's first district and will choose to come up here. thank you brother. mr. lamalfa: i thank you for that warm ip trough and we produce food in california when we are give yep the water but that is a different supply chain discussion. and i want to focus this evening on the border situation which is

unnecessarily wide open. it doesn't have to be this way. it is about enforcing the laws and doing the things you need to do. we have millions of steel fence material laying in piles down there that could fill obvious gaps that would make it easier to do their jobs that they would like to do. morale morale is really bad amongst our officers. just for inability to do their job effectively. and not being supported by this federal government and this administration. and also the wild accusations that those that are mounted on horseback, using their reins in order to move their horses about and steer them where they want to go, somehow they've been accused of using those as whips upon the illegal immigrants

coming across the border. just part of a bunch of hype and misinformation put out by the administration, by the media to make a narrative on the border that is completely false and vastly unproductive for the american people, as we see so much fentanyl coming across, so much illegal activity. and also, since the biden administration took over, at least 50 individuals that we know about on the terrorism watch list have been caught redhanded trying to sneak across our border to do god knows what and cells inside this country. so you really do have to commend the border patrol what they are able to get done on finding these 50 and saving the countless lives they do with whether it's preventing terrorism, catching these drugs that are coming across, just in general, trying to slow the tide coming in here illegally and affecting so much of our

society. what we have to wonder, with the nearly three million illegal border crossings in biden's term, how many other dangerous individuals did get away or sneak through? the getaways are what we talk a lot about these days, because we have no way to put a number on that they affect our whole society, our whole system of social programs, crime, everything else. they don't seem to be interested in this administration, of getting a handle on that. they've taken away, of course, our demoralized border patrol's resources to be able to keep the border as safe as it could be, reassigning their mission, repurposing, is the common word around here, so instead of doing that job of enforcing the border, basically they're running a welcome wagon operation, transporting illegal immigrants to be processed and turned right into the country. hopefully they'll show up within a couple of years for the massive backlog of court hearings they would have on their status where they actually

deserve asylum or not. which isn't really the case. probably 80% to 90% of them are here for economic relief, economic opportunity in our great country. so what do we have? the biden administration, having halted construction, and then some of the other methods with which we can somewhat control this tide at the border, they're working really hard at trying to roll back title 42, which is one of the best resources border patrol agents have to quickly expel those who are coming here illegally from certain countries. the soft on crime policies have incentivized millions of illegals to continue to cross into our country, knowing if they're caught they can skip their court date to stay here because the backlog might be too long or because the cell phone they get handed at the border, they can't be reached at. that's supposed to be our way of keeping track of them, by handing them a cell phone. so, with 15,000 numbered caravan

waiting on title 42 come across, we've got a giant problem that make our poor personnel at the border powerless to stop temperature we've seen the pictures. i've been there myself with a trip to yuma. and it's devastating. it's devastating. for the morale of the people on the border, the city, the economies there, border patrol themselves. so instead of giving the border agents the tools they need, the f.b.i. and department of homeland security are making up fake dangerous scenarios all over the country. instead the f.b.i.'s going after concerned parents at school board meetings, speaking out over some of the filth that's being taught and put into our schools. trying to label them as domestic terrorists. then they push legislation to go after our service members and law enforcement personnel for various things that they get accused of while doing their jobs, if they're not being defunded to begin with. so even though our data shows that service members and law

enforcement personnel are more likely to be a victim of terrorism, they're getting accused of being terrorists themselves. f.b.i. and department of homeland security must start focusing their efforts at the southern border instead of politicizing law enforcement officers and concerned parents at school board meetings. everything is backwards with the way this administration hass handle -- hand -- administration's handling the issue at our border, energy, the food shortages that will be impending because we're not prioritizing the basic building blocks that make a society strong, an economy strong, families strong, america strong. we got a lot of work to do to educate the public. maybe it will take the midterm elections to turn around. i wish the people that were operating the government would put america first instead of some crazy agenda on green new deal or globalism. so i appreciate the time here tonight, my colleague from tennessee. thank you for running this for us and allowing us to speak out and put the truth out there in front of the american people.

i appreciate it. >> thank you, mr. lamalfa. i appreciate that. now we'll yield to the gentleman from my home state of tennessee, mr. rose. thank you so much for being here. mr. rose: thank you, mr. burchett. i appreciate you yielding time tonight. madam speaker, i rise today to address another devastating record set on president biden's watch. this time along our southern border. numbers released last week from u.s. customs and border protection tell us there were more migrant encounters in may of this year than any month on record. may was also the fourth straight month of encounters reaching more than 200,000. here are the numbers. 239,416 total encounters. that's up 32% from may of last year and nearly 10 times the number of encounters during the

same month in 2020. 25% of migrants were repeat offenders, meaning they've been deported or arrested before. agents also reported 20% more unaccompanied minors crossing the border, compared to just april of this year. this continues to be a national security and humanitarian crisis. and it's only getting worse. and if you can believe it, the numbers could actually be much worse. had it not been for a federal judge delaying the biden administration's plan to end title 42, who knows how many people would have crossed into our country illegally. title 42 is a critical tool for our already overwhelmed border patrol agents. yet the biden justice department continues to fight for the administration's dangerous, reckless open border policies by

appealing that judge's decision. since president biden took office, more than 700,000 people have avoided law enforcement and made their way into our country. we really don't know who these people are. agents stopped at least 50 people on the terrorist screening database in just a nine-month period. this begs the question, out of those who evaded law enforcement, those 700,000, how many could potentially be on the terrorist watch list? where are those people? what are their intentions? how will they impact the lives of american citizens? republicans may sound like a broken record when it comes to the border. but we wouldn't have to talk about it so much if it were not for the broken policies of president biden and his d.h.s. secretary mayorkas. they simply must do better.

thank you, mr. burchett, and i yield back. mr. burchett: thank you, mr. rose. they definitely need to do better. madam speaker, if it wasn't for the great state of tennessee, there wouldn't be a great state of texas. and i want to yield to one of the great ones, mr. babin. mr. babin: thank you, my good friend from tennessee, mr. burchett. appreciate this opportunity that you've given us. we've heard a lot of hypocrisy from president biden and the democrats about oil and gas, about our fossil fuel industry. we've heard them say that they're going to, quote, end fossil fuels, period, unquote. that the only and gas industry should no longer have the ability to even drill, to explore. that the only way to save the coral reefs and the glaciers is to end fossil fuels and that

millions of people are dying every year because of fossil fuels. and even though my colleagues on the other side of the aisle weren't joking, it's hard not to laugh at this absurdity. who is buying this baloney? who is so blienlded by the left and their -- blinded by the left and their climate change delusion that they can't see all the hypocrisy in all of this? if the democrats got their way and really did shut down the fossil fuel industry, do they actually understand the real-life ramifications of that drastic action? what do the democrats think fossil fuels -- what do you think the democrats think that fuels our construction equipment, our trucks, our buses, tractors, boats and trains? how would they spend their recent trillion-dollar infrastructure package without diesel fuel? if joe biden keeps his promise

to end fossil fuels, life will certainly become awfully challenging for many of us in the 21st century. since laptops, tablet, credit cards will no longer be available. imagine how joe biden's constituents would have felt in 2012 after hurricane sandy raged up through delaware if they couldn't have gotten their hands on gasoline-powered electric generators. yes, my friends, those generators provided power thanks to none other than fossil fuels. and as if the baby formula shortage isn't bad enough already, let's take away their pacifiers too. yet another product of fossil fuels. the hypocrisy is astounding. honestly, joe biden should be thanking the fossil fuel industry for protecting him. thanks to his helmet, brought to us about fossil fuels, he was shielded from his fall off that

bicycle last week. not to mention the petroleum-made asphalt that padded his fall and, frankly, even the bicycle itself. and while this administration tells suffering americans to just simply buy teslas and other electric vehicles, they're conveniently failing to mention that fossil fuels make brake fluid, turn signals, tires and in fact they supply the very power that charges our electric vehicles. everything from pens to dog toys, sunglasses to the soles of our shoes, we still very much need oil and gas industry. we depend on it, folks. but if my democrat colleagues would like to ban leather brief cases and patio furniture, candles, headsets and cell phones in the name of climate change, then good luck. you will only further cripple our economy and destroy many

everyday necessities that you seem to take for granted. oh, don't forget that petra chemicals also use -- are used to make painkillers, apt anti-histamines, creams and ointments. they're also used in heart valves and other critical life-saving medical equipment like radiological dyes and films, tubing, and oxygen masks. i'd recommend my democrat colleague does a little more homework before they foolishly make enemies of an industry that is involved in literally every single aspect of our lives. i yield back. mr. burchett: thank you, mr. babin. i was always amazed in my hometown as a young man, i would watch people protesting out in front of a fur shop and they had leather-soled shoes on. mr. babin: amen. mr. burchett: those cows died of natural causes, i always

wondered. thank you, sir. always a pleasure. next we have the man from a little town down in florida, jacksonville, florida, home of the greatest rock 'n roll band of all time, leonard skinnered. there is no other. so i appreciate mr. john rutherford being here with us today, former sheriff, all-around good guy. thank you. mr. rutherford: thank you. i thank my good friend from tennessee for this opportunity and, madam speaker, i rise today to discuss the historic inflation, soaring gas prices that are hurting american families all across america. as my good friend from wisconsin was saying earlier, he talked about the 8.6% inflation rate and how that doesn't seem to jive with the american public. it just doesn't seem like it

could possibly be 8.6%. my good friend talked about the inflation rate in the building industry. just going to talk a little bit about gas, for example. 106.7%. butter, 22.2%. milk up 15.9%. and pork 13. how can the inflation rate be 8.6%? doesn't make sense and every american out there knows it. i'm here to tell you the prices we see at stores and at the pump are thanks to democrats' planned policies to force the u.s. off

of fossil fuels and biden's first day in office, he ended the keystone xl pipeline and suspended oil and gas leases on public lands. the biden administration brought domestic energy production to a halt. 19 months ago, if you can remember, america was energy independent. $2.30 a gallon. since then, we have seen gas more than double in price. and now with the volatility and international oil markets caused by russia's invasion of ukraine, it is time for the united states toll bolster our energy independence and instead of

turning our suppliers, the biden administration has turned to corrupt regimes to venezuela or saudi arabia. americans are struggling to fuel their cars and homes and businesses. the average household is going to spend $5,000 more on gas this year. that's $5,000 that won't go into grocery bills and other cost of living increases in and will call it $8.6. and to alleviate is refocus our efforts on rebuilding americans' energy independence and i'm a proud co-sponsor the american rm flr russia and would start

keystone pipeline and restore oil and gas production right here in the united states. passing this is reducing the price of gas and strengthening our economy. it is time for the administration to take r emp in in spending. this incredible transition, as the president called it has destroyed the very economy that had the potential to create the capital that was necessary and will be necessary. the capital we could use to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy in a smooth and seamless process. and the conservation, the adapt built and all of that is gone.

i ask the president to return us to america cap and let loose our might. i yield back. >> i appreciate you and jacksonville florida and your influence on us and a man of law and order and man of conviction. you talked about taking responsibility. this administration has refused to take responsibility. when president biden was dating bernie sanders he did not say anything worth while like give me liberty or give me death but he said he was going to rise gas

prices and put the oil industry and put people in electric cars. we are hatch way there and refuses to take the responsibility and oversees trying to do business with folks that we haven't been on friendly terms, their involvement in september 11 and other things and we are back over with our hands over with our hands to opec and at this time. i would like to yield five minutes to madison cawthorn, thank you, sir. mr. cawthorn: you should be governor of the great state of tennessee.

the second amendment was designed as individual rights and liberties could be secured. effort by the ruling class are aimed at could roading our public. it is true, red flag laws and flagging individuals seems like a cut and dry issue but the actions of our federal government show that these are federal abuse. make no mistakes, red flag laws will strip them and toll dole out or not dole out the right of self-defense. they will be weaponized and to demonize. if you vote against the regime you will be pushed by poet us,

you may be and if you raise your children to hear, you may be stripped of your rights. to the american people, i say this, it is not a right if you have to ask for a right. and the exact reason to hold back a government. the second amendment was not designed to hunt deer but defend. red flag laws sign benign. this government, the c.d.c. for protecting your health. the f.b.i. has called your mothers and wives from protecting your children. a committee here on capitol hill has been could you ky and they

won't come to your these will show up before dawn and seize your property and smash any property. and wake of and ruby ridge. we must not give temperature to against those who they defend. thank you. bureaucracy i know my wife is watching this and wants to get to the members of the committees cap restaurant and i will cut this short and it has been a real pleasure. and thank you to the leadership and allowed me to be up there. and first in my life and may a

last and i want to thank the young folks who make our lives easier and with that, i won't go on a tirade. you probably want to go home. you can say, you owe me one. with that, i yield the remappedder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the chair will resheaf amessage. >> a message from the senate. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate that the house has passed with amendment h.r. 4346 making appropriations for the fiscal year september 30, 2022 in which concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: pursuan t to section 11-bmp of house

resolution 188, the house stands adjourned until tomorrow for morning debate and later this week, members are expected to vote on the final version of legislation expanding health care and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxins. we also expect the house to take up the senate bipartisan gun violence bill before the end of the week. we'll have live coverage of the house when they return here on c-span. >> the january 6 committee enters day five of its public hearings. watch thursday as they examined the trump administration's alleged attempts to pressure the justice department to overturn

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