mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized, without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, the latest results are in from the republican tax cuts with trump deregulation producing jobs. $2,059 tax cut for a typical annual four. $2,000 for the child tax cut. 16 regulations rolled back through the congressional review act process, the most in history. 90% of americans are receiving bigger paychecks under the new withholding tables. 3.4% increase in real disposable income in the first quarter of 2018. a record high level of u.s. exports of goods and services over $200 billion. 3. million jobs created since -- 3.2 million jobs created since november, 2016. one million jobs created since the tax cuts and jobs act became law. 6.6 million job openings as of may, 2018. meaning more jobs than job seekers. 65% of americans now say it's a good time to find a quality job. in conclusion

mr. walker: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. walker: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. walker: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 1376, the electronic message preservation, introduced by the gentleman from maryland and ranking member of the committee on oversight and government reform, mr. cummings. the electronic message preservation act will ensure the federal government continues to take the necessary steps to modernize its risk record keeping. despite the significant shift to electronic communications over the last two decades, many federal agencies are just now moving away from a print to file method of electronic record preservation. using paper to preserve electronic records is inefficient, difficult to manage, difficu

mr. nadler: mr. speaker, what is disgusting is for congress to sit idly by while children are ripped from the arms of their parents and abused. i yield two minutes to the distinguished gentlelady from washington, ms. jayapal. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from washington is recognized for two minutes. ms. jayapal: thank you. mr. speaker, this is what it takes to have a debate on the floor about family separation. it is outrageous that my republican colleagues are playing pure politics with a resolution that does absolutely nothing to address the most pressing crisis before us, which is the separation of 3,000 children from their parents. it is about putting kids in cages and parents in prison who are seeking asylum. mr. speaker, in spite of court orders, this administration still has yet to reunite these children with their families. i will tell you these are parents who have even been denied the opportunity to speak to their kids for more than 10 minutes twice a week. mr. speaker, this bil

mr. lance: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2345, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the titlele of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2345, a bill to require the federal communications commission to study the feasibility of designating a simple easy to remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. lance, and the gentlelady from michigan, mrs. dingell, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. lance: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and insert remarks extraneous materials in the record on the bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. lance: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lance: thank you,

mr. graves: mr. chairman, this amendment simply authorizes a for the purpose of evaluating how we manage the red snapper species in the gulf of mexico and south atlantic. i want to be clear, this amendment does not affect any other region of the nation or any other species but a unique scenario we are facing in the gulf of mexico and the south atlantic pertaining to the red snapper. this is a species where the increased demand for recreational and commercial fisheries has resulted in debate and challenges for resource managers across the gulf coast and south atlantic. what this amendment does is to have the g.a.o. provide information to resource managers. we have been able to work through e.f.p.'s for the past two years but this the future, we are not guaranteed. when i was a child we could fish for red snapper year round. we are not allowed to do that. this is to provide better tools for how we manage these species moving forward in a sustainable manner. the modifications i made were a result of dis

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, this week investors business daily published an editorial titled, the colorblind boom in jobs. it may be a surprise but president trump is nowhere as unpopular among minority voters as the biased mainstream media suggests. why is that? it's one word, jobs. trump, it turns out, has been the most consequential president in history when it comes to minority employment n june, principle, the un-- flins, the unemployment rate for hispanic and and blacks fell to 16%. african-american unemployment at 6.5% represents the second lowest unemployment reading ever for black americans. the truth is, the rippling job growth that began when trump was elected to office picked up steam after his tax cuts have made good for everyone in america. even liberal media pundits. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we'll never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. best wishes, judge brett kavanaugh, with an impeccable record of service, to be on the support of the united states. --

mr. brown: mr. speaker, i seek wreck -- recognition to address the house for one minute. and if necessary to rent my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. brown: mr. speaker, today is the deadline for the trump administration to reunite more than 2,500 children with their families. it's clear to me they are not going to make this deadline. hundreds of parents have been deported without their children. h.h.s. hasn't been able to identity parents of nearly 100 children. and even when the administration reunites children and parents, there's only chaos and confusion. reunifications are occurring in parking lots in the middle of the night. parents are not being informed of their rights and are their tely giving up chance to stay in this country. they don't have access to lawyers. and after reunification, there is no rationale in deciding which families are released and which their chance to stay in are sent to d certainties. this entire proc

mr. johnson: mr. chairman, i yield one minute to my chairman of the appropriations subcommittee. >> i thank the gentleman and we're prepared to support the amendment. i understand the gentleman's goal is to continue funding consistent with 2018 enacted bill that provided funding for the six appalachian states and i know the economic devastation that's happened through the that region and this increase to the a.m.l. program by $30 million so ohio, alabama and virginia would receive $10 million each, equal to the fiscal 2010 levels could help those regions. we can accept this package of amendments at this time, look forward to maintaining funding for the six state. the distribution is similar to fiscal year 2018 and the final 2019 enacted bill. as such i encourage my colleagues to adopt the amendment and yield back. mr. johnson: i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. ms. mccollum: i reserve the right to close. the chair: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from ohio. mr.

mr. speaker, this is an important bill that will improve the lives of our peace corps volunteers currently serving in 65 countries across the globe. by passing this measure, we honor sam farr and nick castle and the 230,000 americans who have served as peace corps volunteers over the past 57 years. i remember when the peace corps first came together when president kennedy called for the peace corps. it has obviously gone on for a long, long time and has been one of the most successful programs that the united states has had. so i urge my colleagues to support this measure, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. poe: continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. engel: in closing, mr. speaker -- no, i'm not closing. sorry. i have one speaker here. let me get this here. sorry. i yield four minutes to the gentleman from massachuset

mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4645. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 511, h.r. 4645, a bill to amend the wild and scenic rivers act to designate certain segments of the east rose bud creek in carbon county, montana, as components of the scenic and wild river system. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, and the gentleman from arizona, mr. grijalva, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. mcclintock: east rosebud is in the kuster national forest. the bill before us designates the 13-mile segment of the east rosebud creek beginning at its source as the east ro

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, tomorrow the house education and work force committee will host innovators from across the country for the bipartisan innovation forum and showcase. the innovation forum will begin at 10:00 a.m. in room 2175 of the rayburn house office building. five panels of innovators will speak and answer questions from committee members about their work. from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., members of the public are invited to tour the innovation showcase in the rayburn for yea they they will share -- will share information about their work. i'm part of the innovation showcase. this will highlight people from all walks of life. tomorrow there will be 24 innovators who have traveled to washington to discuss how they run career and technical education and work force development programs in their communities. i'm incredibly honored to have joe luther from the central pennsylvania institute of and mr. nd technology, luther is the horticulture and landscaping professor and has received numerous acco

mr. bercow: mr. goodwill. mr. goodwill: on saturday in london, the prime minister received a warm welcome and the nation paid tribute to our valiant armed forces. we are absolutely delighted britain's result will be the location of the national armed forces in 2020. could i ask the prime minister if she is looking forward to coming to scarborough as much as we are looking forward to welcoming her on the 27th of june 2020? does she suspect, like me, that the leader of the opposition will already have put the date in his diary, as no doubt he will be planning to wash his hair that day again? [laughter] pm may: can i say to my honorable friend that it was a great privilege to attend armed forces day in llandudno on saturday. it was a fantastic celebration. obviously other events took place up and down the country, but it was a great opportunity to recognize the bravery and professionalism of our armed forces and the wonderful job that they do day in, day out for us, putting themselves on the line and making sacrifice

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, with the sincere gratitude and appreciation, i have the opportunity to recognize matt blackwell, former senior legislative assistant for south carolina's second congressional district. i will always appreciate matt for his years of service on behalf of the people of south carolina. at a native of akin, south carolina, he worked on a wide variety of issues including energy, tax, financial services, transportation and infrastructure, and budget and appropriations. beginning as an intern in the office in 2013, it has been an such a work with dedicated public servant. it is with mixed feelings but great happiness that the office bids matt farewell. he will be doing amazing work as his new role as legislative trector for congressman neal dunn of florida. a distinguished graduate of washington lee university in lexington, virginia. i know his parents, state representative bart and paula blackwell and family members join me in recognizing his achievements. in conclusion, got bless o

mr. katko: mr. speaker, i appreciate the comments of my colleague from the district of columbia and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from the district of columbia. ms. norton: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers. i am pleased to join my good friend from new york in supporting this legislation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. katko: thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate the comments of my colleague from the district of columbia, i will simply state that h.r. 5729 is a very stra straightforward bill. it fixes -- is a very straightforward bill. it fixes something that needs to be fixed quickly and i urge my members to support it. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pa

mr. fitzpatrick: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the ouse will be in order. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. fitzpatrick: mr. speaker, it's with a heavy heart we rise today in memory of sarah mitchell, a naval officer serving on active duty who passed away july 8 due to injuries sustained in a training accident in jordan. she attended north hampton elementary and went to high school in bucks county, pennsylvania. she excelled in the classroom as well as a member's field hockey team, basketball team, and track and field teams. lisa pennington, sarah's field hockey coach, said she is the person you remember smiling and working hard to be successful. upon graduation, she graduated from virginia tech university where she was a member. corps of cadets. regarded as an exceptional student athlete, member of our community, sarah's decision to serve our nation came as no surprise to those who knew her beth. her lon

mr. davis: mr. speaker, i'd like the gentlelady to know i have no further speakers, so i'm prepared to close, but if she has other speakers i'll reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized. mr. davis: i reserve. mrs. napolitano: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california yields. mr. davis: mr. speaker, i want to thank my colleague, mrs. napolitano, and also my colleague, mr. lahood, for going on the route 66 tour and passing legislation through the natural resources committee, when he was a member of that committee, to ensure this mother road gets the recognition it deserves when it turns 100 years old. i will tell you, you talk about economic impacts, this road has a tremendous economic impact in rural america, central illinois. when i pulled in to the antique elephant mall -- the pink elephant antique mall yesterday it was tough to find a parking lot on a sunday in livingston, illinois, when that town has 850 people that resid

mrs. torres: mr. speaker, if mrs. torres: mr. speaker, if we defeat the previous question, i will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up legislation h.r. 6479, which will ban junk insurance plans. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment in the record along with extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. and to discuss our proposal -- the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. torres: to discuss our propotional, i yield four minutes to the distinguished gentleman from california, mr. ruiz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for four minutes. mr. ruiz: mr. speaker, premiums are skyrocketing across the country caused by this administration's sabotage of the affordable care act. just listen to the insurance company c.e.o.'s who are directly stating not funding cost sharing reductions for point of care for patients struggling to pay their bills ill increase premiums and also by not outreaching to more people and low-risk indivi

mr. speaker, i rise to express strong support for my bill, h.r. 1037, the national emergency medical services commemorative work act. this bipartisan legislation will create a national emergency medical service memorial foundation to establish a commemorative memorial located here on federal land in washington, d.c., that will highlight and honor the commitment and sacrifice of emergency medical personnel across the united states. as the chairman noted, each year there are 850,000 first responders of the emergency medical services who answer over 30 million calls while serving 22 million americans who are in need of lifesaving care. americans rely on the courage and selfless sacrifice of the men and women of the emergency medical services, and we all deeply appreciate their commitment to maintaining safety and medical security in our country. mr. speaker, this memorial will serve as a symbol of their sacrifice during the darkest moments in our nation's history. for example, this september

mr. herd? mr. mitchell? mr. clay? mr. gomez? >> the gentleman from missouri. >> no. >> the gentleman from missouri votes no. >> mr. clay votes no. >> the clerk will report. the clerk will suspend. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hurd of texas votes aye. >> mr. hurd votes aye. >> thele gentlewoman from north carolina? >> yes. >> mrs. foxx votes yes. >> the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, 38 members voted aye, 31 members voted no. >> and the motion to table the ruling of the chair is upheld. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland, mr. cummings, for his questions. >> mr. strzok, first of all, let me say this, that the -- to the members of the fbi who may be watching this, i want them to be clear that we have the utmost respect for the organization. and you, and i thank them for doing what they do every day. and protecting our rights and protecting our people and protecting our way of life. and as i listen to you in answering chairman gowdy's questions, particularly at the end, you gave a very impassioned s

mr. powell narcotics brief recess in the middle of his testimony, the house financial services committee. and we're also getting some headlines from president trump. right now, kevin cirilli joining me back from london, and finally back here in the united states. just to follow up what president trump is saying here at his cabinet meeting. kevin: we've got chairman powell, house of representatives, and meanwhile, new developments coming out of the white house. president trump saying that the auto industry is going to be the focus of a meeting with european union commissioner juncker next week when he visits the white house on the 25th. this comes following what the e.u. has done with regards to japan, the largest type of trade deal we've seen, and quite frankly, coming at its time in which the european union is looking to respond directly to the protectionist strategy of the trump administration trade policy. so a lot of moving parts on this. we should note the e.u. has said that they wou

mr. strzok -- >> mr. chairman, i insist on my point of order and i insist on appealing the -- >> point of order, mr. chairman. point of order. i believe there's a point of order that's been raised and you've ruled. we have a right now to answer mr. nadler's -- >> it is not a valid point of order. >> you can't just repress it. >> point of order, mr. chairman. >> mr. strzok. >> mr. chairman, i appeal the ruling of the chair that you have just made on that -- on whether the -- >> you have not stated a valid point of order. >> that is your ruling and i appeal it. >> that is not an appealable -- >> point of order. yes it is, mr. chairman. appealing the ruling of the chair is exactly what he's requesting. he's appealing it. that requires a vote to either sustain it on overrule it. >> the gentleman from new york has not cited a rule of the house that is being violated. therefore, it is not a point of order. >> that's your ruling and he's appealed it. >> mr. chairman, is it not appropriate to also interject the a

mr. ras kin. mr. gomez. mr. welch. mr. welch votes no. mr. -- mr. >> mr. chair, how is mr. gowdy recorded? >> mr. gowdy passed. >> the clerk will call the roll -- of members who have not yet been recorded. >> mr. isa votes yes. mr. gowdy. mr. buck. mr. buck votes aye. miss bass. mr. jeffreys. >> i've been asked by the minority and the majority counsel to advise members that their votes will only be counted once. if they're on both committees, and the clerk of the oversight -- >> mr. chairman, point of order. on what basis would that rule be, since each committee is voting separately on that? >> procedurally we have agreed to one unified vote. clerk of the oversight government reform committee will call the roll of those members who have not voted. >> mr. gowdy. ms. fox. mr. hurd, mr. mitchell. mr. clay. mr. gomez. >> just responded. >> the gentleman from missouri. votes no. >> mr. clay votes no. >> the clerk will report. >> the clerk will suspend. gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hurd of texas votes aye. >> mr. hurd votes aye. >>> folks, this is peter strzok's hearin

mr. thornberry: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 1027 i call up the conference report on the bill h.r. 5515 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. n act to : h.r. 5515, a authorize appropriations for the fiscal year of 2019 for military construction and for defense activities of the department of energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, nd for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 1027, the conference report is considered as read. the gentleman from texas, mr. thornberry, and the gentleman from washington, mr. smith, will each control 30 minutes. the house will proceed when the house is in order. members take your conversations off the floor. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. thornberry. mr. thornberry: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous mat

mr. renacci: mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support this amendment to provide the funds they need to combat wildfires and protect our communities and i would like to yield such time to the chairman. >> i certainly support this amendment. mr. rue ease and i represent the same area, vol up tear firefighters are important especially in our rural areas and we should support and i'm happy to accept the amendment and i yield back. mr. renacci: this amendment would real indicate to the programs and i urge my colleagues to support the amendment and i yield back. the chair:. the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. mr. ruiz: i appreciate and i thank my colleague who has given his time for fighting fires and i thank the chairman and ranking member for their work on this bipartisan bill. i urge to support this amendment to support the vol up tear firefighters who protect our communities and i yield back. the chair: scrabt. and the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from califor

mr. rice: mr. speaker, i'm proud to stand before you today to discuss two bills that xpand choice and offer lower costs. and lower cost and choice are what are needed in health care. back home in south carolina, the average premium before obamacare in 2013 in the ndividual market was $233. in 2017, premiums were set before the president took office, before the quote-unquote assault on obamacare that my colleague was speaking of, the premium reached $512. that is a $279 per month increase in three years or four years. 120% increase from 2013 to 2017. my folks back home, you know, before obamacare, 85% of the people in the country were covered by health insurance. at the peak, under the affordable care act, 91% were covered. so we covered 6% more people. that's a good thing. but what was the cost of that? to cover 6% more of our who ation, the other 85% were already covered, either by medicare, medicaid or private nsurance, had to pay another 120% on their premiums. in south carolina, 105% nationwide

mr. gomer votes no. mr. jordan votes no. mr. poe? mr. marino? mr. marino both know. mr. gowdy? mr. labrador votes no. mr. collins? mr. desantis? mr. buck? mr. ratcliffe? roby? mr. gates votes no? mr. johnson of louisiana? mr. johnson votes no. mr. rutherford votes no. handlele votes no -- mr. votes no. mr. proximity -- jackson lee? mr. johnson of georgia? mr. johnson votes aye. mr. george votes aye. mr. gutierrez? miss bass says aye. mr. richman? mr. jeffries? mr. cicilline? >> i vote for america. aye. >> mr. cicilline votes aye. votes aye.raskin mr. schneider votes aye. stemmingsing -- miss votes aye. >> has every member voted who wishes to vote? clerk will report. : --k >> chairman, while they are counting that, i have a question for you. don't the rules require that each member receive a copy of the motion? i just received it. since it was not spoken about, i am surprised at what it says. can we see that every member has a copy of the motion before we close the vote? clerk: 10 members voted aye, 12 members voted no. >> the gentleman's point is well taken and it will be distribut

mr. bost: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize tommy fulford for winning the national eagle scout service project of the year award for central region. this project was a year in the making. tommy took a dirt-filled storage room gate dating back to 1904 in the basement of the history museum and created an exhibit illustrating the long history of coal mining in southern illinois. the room was designed to give visitors the feel of being in an actual mine. i visited the exhibit last month. coming from the mining roots myself, i can tell you tommy's project hit very close to home. to put things in perspective, eagle scouts around the country, their volunteers, complete almost 8.5 million hours of service towards their eagle projects last year. this works out to 150 hours per project. tommy and his 18 volunteers dicated 934 hours of service to complete his coal mining exhibit. tommy, i applaud you and i appreciate your dedication and hard work. i know you have a bright future head of you. mr. speaker,

. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. strzok, when i hear you talk about your passion for america, i believe you. i can see that passion. when you talk about your love for the fbi, i see it. i believe it. when you talk about your faith in the american electorate, i believe that. now, what concerns me is you said that you didn't trust the elections, to quote you, you didn't trust the elections after russia put their finger on the scales. remember saying that earlier? >> i don't believe that's exactly what i said, sir. i think i said something slightly different, but i recall that exchange. >> but that was the meaning, and i don't think -- >> i don't think that was the meaning, sir. the meaning was i was concerned that russia was attempting to do that. >> you specifically said russia has put their fingers on the scales. >> i don't recall what i said specifically. >> you can find it later, but i wrote it down. >> i would be happy -- >> what i want to ask you is, do you think that justifies then you, mr. mccabe, and lisa page

now, mr. strzok, the fbi is a creation of this body. congress created the fbi with its constitutional authority. today, you are here under subpoena. i know you have come voluntarily, but you're also under subpoena. also, an exercise of congress' constitutional authority. which takes precedence, fbi policy or the united states constitution? >> sir, always the united states constitution. my understanding is i am not here under subpoena, that i am here voluntarily. i understand a spoona was issued for my prior closed interview but not for this session today. >> a subpoena was issued, and service of which was accepted. >> that's not my understanding, sir. >> in a supreme court case handed down just last year, the court reviewed whether statements made by a juror that indicated racial bias requires a piercing of jury deliberation. justice kennedy wrote, the opinion of the court holding that racial bias exuded by a juror provided an exception to the rule that jury deliberations must remain confident

chair roe: mr. chairman, -- mr. cox: mr. chairman, i think if you would look at the fact that 15 management employee, and i heard the acting secretary say there are only hundred something, there are ends of thousands of managers throughout the rank and file throughout the v.a., from housekeeping supervisors, food service supervisors, and many of those, and 15 is a grossly disproportionate -- the scandal was all caused by top management in the v.a. by management incentives, which we all know was not from the front-line employees who was blowing the whistle who our union had to represent, because that management was trying to fire them, sir. i would like to add many of these veterans are returning and continue to return, and we are not making just a 50-year commitment, we are making a 60-year, possibly 70-year commitment to hundreds and thousands of veterans, and yet the number of staff is going up, and there are hundreds and thousands of veterans whose lives have changed. i have suffered with a break leg for a little while, a

mr. alexander: as mr. byard said, the corps has no authority which they can direct the district or any state or locality on what they can build or what they cannot build. but the corps does urge local governments to, you know, enforce their zoning and certainly enforce building to establish codes. if you're going to build on the waterfront, whether it's river or coastal, you know, ensure you're out of the flood plane. you may have to do that by standoff or through elevation. it's the major reason we do shore protection projects along the nation's beaches. it is not primarily for recreation. it's for the protection of infrastructure and the economy. ms. norton: thank you very much, mr. chairman. mr. barletta: thank you. we will now begin a second round of questions. i'd like to remind all members today's the annual hotdog lunch in rayburn so we will hold everyone strictly to five minutes. in february, as part of the bipartisan budget act of 2018, congress enacted a provision that will allow fema to incentiv

mr. -- mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the following individuals be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the congress, shaken mccullough and medical lhasa erickson. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wyden: this week marks the 53'd anniversary of medicaid and medicare, our bedrock federal health care programs. i'm pleased to be joined by my colleagues. i see senator cardin, senator whitehouse here to participate. i know of senator coons' support for these programs and our colleagues will be talking today about why these programs are so violately important -- vitally important to tens of millions of americans, literally generations of our people. medicare and medicaid have stood the test of time because the american people have long understood the value of a health care guarantee, particularly for seniors and the most vulnerable among us. medicare -- and my colleagues on the finance committee, we talk a fair amount about it -- isn't a piece of paper. it isn't a vou

mr. brown: mr. speaker, on thursday, june 28, a gunman targeted a cherished community newspaper in our nation's free press. killing five people. the capital gazette is one of our nation's oldest newspapers, having served maryland's capital city of indianapolis for 291 years. in fact, it was one of the first newspapers to publish the declaration of independence, although it aa period on page 2 because local news always took precedence. the indianapolis community which congressman sarbanes and i have the privilege of representing is a tight n.i.t. community. men and women lost in this horrific attack were friends, neighbors, and extended family members. we rise to honor the life of rebecca smith, who was quiet, but had a big heart and describing herself as a bonus mom to the best kid ever. john mcnamara, who went by mac, who loved covering sports as much as playing them. jerald fishman, the consummate newspaperman, working 12 hours a day or more who editorialized about gun violence and became victim o

mr. goodlatte: thank you, mr. senator. mr. moylan, welcome. mr. moylan: thank you for the invitation. my name is andrew moylan, executive vice president of the national union foundation, a nonpartisan organization. and i'm also director of the interstate commerce initiative at the national taxpayers union, a policy project that focuses on the effects of states attempting to exercise power outside their borders. in south dakota versus wayfair, the supreme court undermined the foundation for decades' worth of growth and innovation when they decided to throw out the precedent that state taxing authority must be confined to a state's borders. with the stroke of a pen, the court rewrote our understanding of state involvement in their state commerce did -- interstate commerce, and opened the floodgates on businesses large and small regardless of location. now chaos is brewing. states are moving rapidly to take advantage of an expansive view of the new power granted to them by the court with little regard for add mrtsive simplestity. it's my view congres

mr. blunt: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. mr. blunt: mr. president, last night the all-star game was hosted in washington, and in conjunction with that game, the micro-league baseball museum hosted a game honoring the homestead grays, one of the teams from that league. there were great teams in that league. the homestead grays had won the negro league world series in 1943, which was 75 years ago, and they had a great exhibit here in town of that team and about that team and about the history of that league. the museum, which was founded in 1990, is located in kansas city, missouri. it's dedicated to highlighting and preserving that important part of our history, of our sports history, the history of african american baseball. bob kendrick runs that museum, and it's a museum i'd encourage all of my colleagues to visit. it's a museum when the all-star game was in kansas city a few years ago, one of the venues for major league baseball was there. it's a museum that whe

mr. herd? mr. mitchell? mr. clay? mr. gomez? >> the gentleman from missouri. >> no. >> the gentleman from missouri votes no. >> mr. clay votes no. >> the clerk will report. the clerk will suspend. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hurd of texas votes aye. >> mr. hurd votes aye. >> thele gentlewoman from north carolina? >> yes. >> mrs. foxx votes yes. >> the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, 38 members voted aye, 31 members voted no. >> and the motion to table the ruling of the chair is upheld. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland, mr. cummings, for his questions. >> mr. strzok, first of all, let me say this, that the -- to the members of the fbi who may be watching this, i want them to be clear that we have the utmost respect for the organization. and you, and i thank them for doing what they do every day. and protecting our rights and protecting our people and protecting our way of life. and as i listen to you in answering chairman gowdy's questions, particularly at the end, you gave a very impassioned s

mr. engel: mr. speaker, i rise in support of this measure and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. engel: first of all, let me thank congressman doug collins and congresswoman brenda lawrence for their work in bringing this bill forward. this bill before us, the intercountry adoption information act of 2018, will create more transparency in the adoption process. mr. speaker, the adoption process can be long, emotional, expensive for americans that seek to expand their families and give children a forever home. the reason families put themselves through this is because they love these children and want to give them a chance to be part of a loving family. but foreign governments sometimes abruptly change their policies on adoptions, leading families in the dark as they anxiously await to be united with their adoptive children. this bill will make sure adoptive parents get the information they need when this happens. h.r. 5626 requires the

mr. ryan: hi, everybody. >> hello. mr. goldberg: probably wondering why i called this meeting. [laughter] mr. goldberg: so, we're going to do this very quickly. because we don't have a lot of time. rep. ryan: whose water is this? yours or mine? mr. goldberg: that is yours. as some of you may know, steve hayes of the weekly standard has left town for a year to live in spain, and so i needed another cheesehead to hang out with. [laughter] mr. goldberg: i picked this guy. and as arthur brooks leaves the american enterprise institute as president, i thought we could really use another physical trainer. so we had him come here. [laughter] mr. goldberg: so anyway. i will spare you all the promotional plugs for my book. i will spare you all that sort of throat clearing. -- henry viiihe said to each of his wives, i won't keep you long. [laughter] mr. goldberg: and i don't he , doesn't need an introduction. rep. ryan: i'm paul, hi. [laughter] mr. goldberg: so, i understand this election season, mi

mr. blankfein: yes, he has. mr. micklethwait: does it feel as if there is another financial crisis in the works? you say consumer debt you're happy with, sovereign debt you are worried about. where do you look when you get worried? mr. blankfein: we have them periodically. it has obviously been eight years since the last one. in europe, for a few hundred years, people were told to expect a war every generation and it hasn't happened. so i look for these things. i do not think the mere passage of time causes it. you need in the metaphor, kindling on the floor of the forest, for some things you need leverage, something that could blow up. and then you need the spark that would burn it. mr. micklethwait: what are the signs you look for? mr. blankfein: too much leverage, bad behavior in the context of the financial crisis. bad origination practices, and of course, the spark could be default, a bad play by the sovereign, bad fiscal policy, bad monetary policy. at a time when it was right for it, it would cause it. and i

mr. strzok: mr. or didn't hand me anything. mr. or provided information to the fbi. rep. walker: say that again? mr. strzok: he provided some of myts of reporting that understanding originated from mr. steele. >> so he did give the fbi information relative to the dossier? and another source and -- mr. strzok: i never personally received the dossier. the first time i'm aware of the fbi having that information was in mid-september. my understanding was that came into the fbi. >> one more time, bruce or gave the fbi documents relating to and part of the dossier, is that accurate? mr. strzok: mr. or gave the fbi documents which included material that i believe originated from mr. steele. >> the gentleman may briefly answer the question that the gentleman felt he didn't have an opportunity to answer with mr. walker. mr. strzok: when you bring up an integrity issue, it is interesting you and the gentleman from texas raised this in a way that almost approaches -- it is insulting. oath.ere under i am not lyi

>> mr. chairman, before mr. gowdy responds may i respond to mr. jordan. >> very briefly. >> sir i would love to do that, there is an appropriate time for oversight and that is at thend of an investigation once it's concluded and i am certain that congress will have the opportunity to look at any investigation once its closed and ask all of these questions and i would love to answer each and every one of your questions when the fbi allows me to -- >> we know that answer from you and you have been advised that you can answer the questions here because guess what, this is the united states congress where you are testifying, not under the jurisdiction of the federal bureau of investigation? >> mr. chairman we cannot be asked about an ongoing investigation that is sabotaging and that is what he is not cooperating with, and he cannot -- >> these questions are table setting questions regarding the foration of this and he can answer those questions. >> he cannot answer questions about an ongoing investigation? >> he has been advised by the fbi that he can

mr. pierce: thank you, mr. chairman. -- mr. pearce: thank you, mr. chairman. with respect to the gentlelady if the science were sound and even the agency themselves admitted the science was seriously flawed, if the stakes re not so high, the entire listing of species would demand the sound science so this is a serious problem throughout the west and throughout the united states. if it weren't a matter of being able to provide jobs and have economies in these big rural areas of new mexico and there are other -- no other tax bases in those areas, so as we crowd out ranchers, counties can't, they don't have revenues to survive themselves. if the stakes weren't these then i would listen more closely to the gentlelady's arguments but as it is i just don't think we can sustain a decision like this if the fish and wildlife service had showed up at that meeting where we found other critical habitat within a couple of miles. it just, that critical habitat didn't block access to this source of water. the only source of water in that section of the ranch. these are ranch

. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. strzok, you were part of the hillary clinton e-mail investigation, that's correct? >> yes. >> and in that investigation, you were part of the decision for her to -- and her lawyers to go through e-mails that were produced during -- exclusively used, if you will, during her time as secretary, go through and determine which ones were government and which ones were not, both the classified and unclassified, is that correct? >> i was not. >> you were not involved at all. >> that's correct. >> okay. but you're aware of it. >> i'm aware of their statements to us about how they did it. >> and do you think it was okay for secretary clinton to determine what could or couldn't qualify for her to turn in under the federal records act? >> i can't speak to that. that was a decision, my understanding, between her and her attorneys, and i -- >> okay, but you're aware that in her production, she failed to deliver some items that have now been ruled as classified, correct? >> i'm aware that we recover

mr. newhouse: mr. speaker, pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the journal stands approved. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? mr. newhouse: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from california, ms. barragan. ms. barragan: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from oregon

mr. young: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 6414. the speaker pro tempore: the of will report the title the bill. h.r. 6414, a bill to of the bill. h.r. 6414, a bill to amend title 23 united states code to extend the deadline for promulgation of regulations nder the tribal transportation self-governance program. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from alaska, mr. young, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. defazio, each will control 20 minutes. the chair self-governance program. the speaker pro tempore: alaska. mr. young: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks recognizes gentleman from and include extraneous material on h.r. 6414. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. young: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the is recognized. mr. young: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 6414. i want to thank chairman shuster and

mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker, then -- mr. hoyer: without fail. mr. mccarthy: then why did you vote present? it is a single issue. mr. hoyer: i voted present, mr. speaker, because i was not going to take it or leave it. i was not going to just take what the majority leader wanted to shove down my throat and the throat of others. because, mr. speaker, the rhetoric in that bill, and let me say to the leader, mr. speaker, he and i worked on a lot of resolutions regarding israel. and we want to keep the congress united on israel. and we keep the congress united on israel. how do we do it, mr. speaker? we work on the language. we work on the language of the whereas clauses and the resolve clauses so that we can create a broad majority. we could have done that with the i.c.e. bill. easily. asily. overwhelming support for their role and for their courage and for their character. the eaker, i asked about bill that deals with flood insurance. i think the gentleman has told me that that is going to come to the floor. and i am prepared to yield back the balance

. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. strzok. mr. strzok on july 3, your lawyer, mr. goldman, made the following statement to chris cuomo on cnn regarding you, his client. "on fox news they talk about him as the center of this anti-trump cabal that was going to throw the election against trump. none of this has a shred of truth." do you agree with it? >> i do. >> in the u.s.a. today, your lawyer said regarding the russia investigation, the russia collusion investigation, that you and your team "went out of their way to prevent leaks and actively ensured that news reports did not overplay the seriousness of the investigation." is that true, sir? >> yes. >> tell us why it's so important to prevent leaks from the fbi to journalists and others? >> leaks are terrible. they undercut things in a variety of ways. they can upend investigations and lead to incorrect assumptions and let witnesses though near being investigated. destruction of evidence, disclosure of classified anything. number of bad adverse things. >> got it. the doj ig's report has this to say about your invol

thank you mr. chairman. >> thank you mr. davis, mr. rice, you're recognized. >> well, this is certainly a topic of great concern. and you know, i've been listening carefully to your testimony, and mr. gabbers, you recognize -- or you brought out that right now there's a 50% tariff on fruit in china. and a 10% vat on top of that. and that vat existed before all of these discussions came about and mr. boening, you brought out that john has been cheating on agricultural subsidies by $100 billion for years and obviously that's hurt the american farmer. who here thinks that america has a fair trade arrangement before all the tariffs, before all this came about with china who here thinks that's true? what about the eu? what about the eu? do you think we've got good reciprocal tariffs that everything's fair in agriculture. >> no, certainly canada with lumber and with dairy, we've got problems, correct. and also, i don't think anybody here would argue we've had problems with steel and aluminum. you recognize that china has been treating us unf