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. 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. 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. 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. kihuen: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, it has been 297 days since the worst mass shooting in u.s. history. on october 1, 2017, 58 people were senselessly murdered at the route 91 harvest music festival in las vegas in my hometown. more than 500 people were injured. i still remember that day like it was yesterday. i remember going to sunrise hospital and seeing 194 victims who had been shot or injured. since october 1, i have come to the house floor 58 times to honor each of the victims and to share their stories. for the last nine months, my colleagues have listened to 58 separate speeches and have looked at the pictures of the 58 victims. and these stories have been met with silence by the majority. since october 1, members of the nevada delegation have asked to at least hold a hearing on bump stocks that contributed to this massive carnage in las vegas. and the letters have been met with silence by the majority. since october 1, democrats and a few republicans have introduced no less than 30 bills to combat gun

mr. mueller's investigation but the manner in which it was created and your involvement in that is very much directly related to that. when we return, we will have more questions for you regarding that as we indicated earlier. now the committee will stand in recess for votes and we will reconvene at 2:00 p.m. you are part of the investigation for her and her lawyers to go through the emails used exclusively during her time as secretary, go through and determine which ones were government and which ones were not, both classified and unclassified. >> i was not. the youre not at all? are aware of it? >> i was aware of the statement how they did it. they might you think it was ok for secretary clinton to think -- to determine what she could or couldn't turn in under the federal records act? i am aware we recovered information that was not in the material she turned over. i don't know if it was failure of the attorneys conducting that . i don't know the answer to that question. >> i bring up s

mr. smith. aye. mr. issa. aye. mr. king. aye. mr. gomert. aye. mr. jordan. yes. mr. poe. yes. mr. moreno. yes. mr. gowdy. yes. mr. labrador? mr. collins? mr. desantis. yes. mr. buck? mr. ratcliff? yes. ms. roby? mr. gates? mr. johnson of louisiana? mr. biggs? aye. mr. rutherford. aye. miss handle. yes. mr. nadler? ms. lofgren? ms. jackson-lee? no. mr. cohen? yes. mr. johnson of georgia? mr. cohen votes no. mr. johnson of georgia? no. mr. deutsche? no. mr. gutierrez? no. ms. bass? mr. richmond? mr. jeffries? mr. cicilline? no. mr. swalwell? mr. lieu? no. mr. raskin? ms. jayapal? no. mr. schneider? no. ms. demings? no. has every member voted who wishes to vote? >> mr. chairman? >> the gentle woman is recorded as no. we're going to wait another minute or two for the ranking member. so are you recorded? the gentleman is recorded. mr. chairman? how am i recorded? the gentleman from louisiana is not recorded. >> mr. johnson votes yes. mr. chairman? the gentleman from california. >> no. >> mr. swalwell votes no. >> chairman, may i make a parliamentary inquiry? >> the gentle woman will st

mr. strzok. >> yes, sir. again, my impression, not stated by him, but my impression of that based on the appearance of those messages and in part of a desire by him to avoid even the appearance of any potential bias that he asked me to return but that's a question for him. >> but, he kept everyone else? >> sir, i dodge know about the staffing decisions made by director mueller after i departed. >> including 13 democrats. >> sir i don't know the affiliation of the people on his team. >> he was concerned enough from your text to remove you but you never felt concerned enough to remove yourself. >> that's correct. >> mr. strzok, you'll get other questions here that relate to your transition from the investigation of miss clinton into the beginnings of this investigation into the trump campaign and the alleged collusion with the russian government. now, mr. strzok, the fbi is a creation of this body. congress created the fbi with its constitutional authority. today you are hereunder subpoena,

mr. blunt: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of house resolution 772 which was received from the house. i ask unanimous consent that the blunt substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to and that the bills amended be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: is there objection? mrs. murray: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: mr. president, reserving the right to object to the senator's request, families should have access to simple, straightforward information so they can make the food choices that are right for them. so i was very glad to see that after seven years of delays and foot-dragging, seven years of objections from republicans who didn't want to allow this commonsense law to be fully implemented, in may of this year we finally saw this law implemented by a republican administration no le

mr. paulsen: mr. speaker and members, today the house will vote on h.r. 184 protect the medical innovation act which ll repeal the medical excise task. the medical device industry is an american success story employing 400,000 people. in minnesota alone, more than 35,000 people are employed at almost 700 companies. mostly small companies you have never heard of of. many started by a doctor, engineer or entrepreneur, in the garage or back yard with an idea to help save someone's life. 0% of all medical device companies have less than 50 employees and 93% have less than 500 employees. and the jobs they provide are good rewarding jobs that pay above-average salaries. america is a net exporter in medical devices. but back in 2013, the affordable care act imposed a new 2.3 excise tax on all medical devices. 2.3% may not sound like much, but it was a tax on sales, on revenue. and the government puts an excise tax like on tobacco, alcohol. why would we want to discourage medical innovation? only in washingto

mr. leahy: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: mr. president, i rise to urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment offered by the senator from kentucky. make no mistake about what this amendment would do. it is an 11.4% across-the-board indiscriminate meat ax cut in important programs, and as the chairman of the committee has pointed out, it would violate the bipartisan agreement that we just reached earlier this year. in addition, let me give you just one example of what the impact of senator paul's amendment would be. if you look at the section 8 housing program which helps some of our most vulnerable citizens, this amendment's passage would mean that 275,000 low-income seniors, disabled individuals, homeless veterans, families with small children would lose their housing assistance and become at risk of homelessness. i don't think that's what we want. thank you, mr. president. mr. leahy: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. lea

mr. heinrich: mr. president, i want to just take a moment and in particular thank my colleagues from kansas and colorado, as well as my colleague from new mexico, senator udall, especially senator moran of kansas, as well as senator roberts and senator gardner and senator bennet all for their efforts on behalf of the southwest chief line. long distance passenger rail routes like the southwest chief literally connect millions of americans from across the country who live in rural communities to the rest of the nation. they do that culturally and they do that economically. each year, the southwest chief, for example, in new mexico brings thousands of boy scouts from all across our great nation to the philmont boy scout ranch and generates economic opportunity in every community along the way, whether it's las vegas or laimie or albuquerque or you name it. in many cases, long distance routes provide the only affordable transportation alternatives to highways for rural residents, particularly the elderly a

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. peter repsh, the president of the house of representatives of the city of berlin, fraubeger and the tempelhof airport commander. the president and his wife, as you can see, are going through the reception line right now. it is a beautiful day, by the way out here at tca. the temperature is nice and warm. a little bit overcast, which of course makes things much more comfortable for the service members in uniform. the president giving a salute there to the kucolonel, the bas commander here at tca, meeting his wife. and then we have the u.s. commander in berlin. major general mitchell. the president is now on the dias to give an official greeting to the service members, the band, and the numerous spectators here for his arrival ceremony. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> once again, the national anthem and the hail to the chief was provided by the berlin brigade band. a 21 gun sleualute coming from o battery. commander of the troups will now invite the president to inspect the joint military honor guard. a

mr. speaker, if there are new arrivals as the labor party is proposing under programs, these which are under the policy that labor is adopting, those people would not be eligible to go to the united states under the agreement we have struck with the united states administration. it is important to point out because we see in violations around the country, we see a lot of candidates pretending to support the government's position of protection when really they don't. and mr. speaker, there is no better example than susan land, queensland whon does not support our border protection policy. we know susan land, in the seat of longman, is hosting a -- espousing a policy that would refer back to the disaster under labor. under the labour party, under the labour party they would undo each of the successful pillars of operation sovereign borders that have seen children no longer drowning at sea, drowning -- in detention. we have closed those centers. and susan land and others should start to be h

mr. flake: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. flake: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. flake: i ask unanimous consent to have it vacated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. flake: mr. president, in january of next year, when i cast my final vote and look back on 18 years in the house and the senate, one of the things i'll value most are the friendships made during my time here. i've been fortunate to have incredible staff to work with for every year that i've been here. from the interns who answer phone calls, not all of those phone calls pleasant mind you, to the staff assistants who make constituents and visitors feel welcome in my office and in the capitol, to office managers who make things run smoothly and build camaraderie among the staff and the team, to legislative corns defntses who skill -- correspondents who explain the nuances of bills and resolutions that i've sponsored or those that i've avoided, to legislative assis

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. speaker, on friday at checkers the company agreed to comprehensive and proposal that provides responsible and credible basis for regressing negotiations with the eu a proposal would strike new trade deals through an independent trade policy and keeps our people safe and u.n. union together. before i set out the details of this proposal, i want to start by complaining why we're putting it forward. the settled all of the agreement and we've agreed in implementation period which will provide businesses and governments the time for future relationship with the eu two models from the eu are not acceptable. first, there is what is provided for in the european council's government lines from march of this year, amounts to a standard free trade agreement with northern ireland off in the customs union and parts of the single market to meet commitments under the belfast agreement, there should be no hard border between northern island and ireland. secondly, there is what some people say is an o

mr. martin. >> are you here in connection with the watergate bribery? >> i'm not here. >> okay. >> to prove i'm not here, not only as an individual, not the attorney of record. >> who is? >> mr. starkey. you have -- >> whatever you want, you'll have to get from him. i have nothing more to say. >> that's starkey, s-t -- mr. starkey was helpful, four cuban-americans and another man, james w. mccord. >> i have nothing more to say. >> i understand that. what i don't understand is how you got here. >> there's nothing more mysterious. >> well, awhile ago, i talked to a couple of lawyers assigned to remit burglars. >> so. >> they never would have been assigned to represent the burglars unless burglars and ranged their own counsel, but they didn't because no one made a phone call. if no one asked you here, why are you here? >> i don't want you taking this personal mr.? >> woodward. >> mr. woodward, i just don't have anything to say. >> your honor, a young man with no prior record, release on pers

mr. amash. ms. fox. 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. >> yes. >> mr. herd of texas votes aye. >> mr. herd votes aye. >> the gentle woman from north carolina. >> yes. >> mrs. fox votes yes. >> the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, 38 members voted aye. 31 members voted no. >> and the motion to table the appeal of 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. 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 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 ga

mr. fritz joins us as an interesting time. while trade wars and automation were not a thing a century and a half ago, these issues very much affect how union pacific and its competitors operate today. weighing in nafta, pulling out of the agreement could not only damage the u.s. economy by raising consumer prices but could hurt many of the 14 million american workers whose jobs depend on trade with canada and mexico including on those in states that will helped elect the president. mr. fritz has a strong horse in this race as he runs a railroad that handles 70% of rail cargo into and out of mexico. as head of the nation's publicly traded railroad as both commodities and finished products, it's difficult to steer clear of the big debates shaping the country whether the effect of fossil fuels on climate change or the mix between public and private investment on the nation's private infrastructure. mr. fritz, the man currently up to the task began at union pacific in 2000 as a vice president

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. president, that it's going to be a very good conversation and that judge kavanaugh would make an excellent justice of the supreme court.. mr. sanders: i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sanders: mr. president, today i rise to oppose the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. and this is an issue that i will return to in the coming weeks and months at greater length, but i did want to say a few words about why i am in opposition to mr. kavanaugh. i think many americans have a pretty good sense of what the function of congress is, what the president of the united states does, but in fact i think many americans do not fully appreciate the role that the supreme court plays in our lives in the past decade alone, the supreme court has issued some incredibly controversial and, to my mind, disastrous decisions that have had a profound impact on the lives of the american people. and let me just review for a moment why this nominat

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. isa? mr. king? mr. king says aye. mr. gilmer? mr. gilmer says aye. mr. jordan? mr. jordan votes yes. mr. marino? mr. marino vote yes. mr. labrador? mr. collins? mr. labrador vote yes. mr. sanchez? mr. sanchez votes yes. mr. boeck -- buck? mr. radcliffe votes yes. mr. robie? mr. gates? mr. gates votes yes. mr. johnson votes yes. mr. big yes. mr. westford votes yes. mishandle votes yes. mr. roth third, mr. not there? mr. nadler votes no. mr. locklin votes no. ms. jaclyn the votes no. mr. cohen votes no. mr. johnson of georgia votes no. mr. deutsch votes no. mr. gutierrez influence this is votes no. mr. richman votes no. mr. jeffries, mr. sicily? mr. sicily me about snow. mr. lu? mr. lu votes no. mr. raskin votes no. mr. schneider votes no. ms. deming votes no. >> mr. gowda? mr. gaudi passes. mr. duncan? mr. duncan votes yes. mr. isa? mr. isa votes yes. mr. jordan? mr. jordan votes yes. mr. stanford? mr. stanford votes yes. mr. go start? mr. goes are votes yes. ms. fox? mr. massey? mr. massey votes yes. mr. meadows? mr. meadows about yes. mr. ross? mr. ross votes yes.

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: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, president donald trump has made an excellent selection of georgia brett kavanaugh for the supreme court. the editorial today is correct, brett kavanaugh is the right choice for court. a judge's job is to interpret the law, not make the law or make policy, judge kavanaugh. the judge will apply the law as written and enforce the text, innsing of the -- understanding of the constitution. he served on the u.s. court of appeals for the district of columbia for 12 years. he has authored more than 300 opinions. a graduate of yale college and yale law school. judge kavanaugh has clerked on the supreme court under justice anthony kennedy on the third and ninth circuit courts of appeals. he's taught at yale, harvard and georgetown. judge kavanaugh has devoted his life to public s

mr. hensarling: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill s. 1182, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 1182, an act to require the secretary of the treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the american legion. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. hensarling, and the gentlewoman from california, ms. waters, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. hensarling: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and tend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the gentleman will suspend. he house will be in order. the gentleman may resume. mr. hensarling: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the

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. 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. 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. 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. lucas: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. secretary, i want to raise with you one capital requirement rule that's been the subject of this committee's scrutiny. mr. luetkemeyer has a bill which i and others are co-sponsored which would offset for purpose of capital rules any client margin that's posted to a clearing member. this idea was ranking minority memberation of your report in first report 2017 and has been discussed in europe as a regulatory change. as this hearing is about international issues, i would call to your attention a recent cftc report stating the market share of u.s. banks in terms of futures options positions has decreased 10% in the last five years compared to european banks. while i do think this fact points to a competitive imbalance between us and the europeans, i'm more concerned about the health of clearing for derivatives. if these data are correct, some capital rules might be hindering the laudable goal and policy of clearing that congress mandated in 2010. and it will not help markets if capital

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. neal: mr. speaker, i'm discouraged to come to the floor today as we squander the valuable time of this body arguing over a pointless resolution that will accomplish nothing for the people of america, whether it's accepted or rejected. nothing. so let's be clear about what this resolution does and does not do. we are not arguing today over whether this body will or will not adopt a tax on carbon emissions. this resolution, and i'm quoting, expresses the sense of congress about a carbon tax. so what we are trying to achieve apparently this morning is a discussion of the mood of congress. well, we should hold some hearings about the mood of congress, because i would submit that it's not very pleasant time to be working on capitol hill, but nothing in this exercise is going to have anything to do with carbon tax. this is better suited to a high school debate than it is to the united states house of representatives. there are plenty of people across the country who need real help and real action fro

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. 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. 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. goodlatte: mr. speaker, at this time it's my pleasure to yield such time as he may consume to the dean of the house, the gentleman from alaska, mr. young, who has been a real champion in combating domestic violence. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alaska, mr. young, is recognized. mr. young: i thank the chairman and thank you for your kindness in recognizing me but also bringing this up and, mr. kennedy, thank you for your support. this is senator sullivan's bill although i had a can companion bill -- i had a companion bill on the house side. we are addressing domestic violence which is a tear on our society. no one's immune to it be it race, poor, whatever ethic group. it cuts across the aisle. a lot of alaskans have first-time in this. out of every 100 victims, adult women, 40 experience immediate partner violence, intimate partner violence. 33 experience sexual violence. and one in three adult women in alaska has been a victim of stalking in their lifetime. not only must we do more to

mr. minister lavrov stay right there we'll be right back with more politicking right after this quick break. like a bull in a china shop donald trump style and negotiation skills were on full display at this year's annual nato gathering he was not shy about how he feels about the alliance now the.

mr. engel, of new york for his opening statement. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. thank you for calling today's hearing. this region is particularly important to me as a former western hemisphere subcommittee chair. ambassador merten, assistant ambassador lynch, thank you for your service. you're both doing great work. but again, i must say the white house is failing to fill key positions in a timely manner and means we cannot hear from those setting the course for foreign policy. that's too bad, because in my view, the administration has put us on a very dangerous course when it comes to the western hemisphere. the way the president talks about this region says it all, falsely insisting mexico will pay for a border wall we don't need, filthy language, calling mexicans drug dealers and rapists, the dehumanizing language about immigrants and characterization of haiti and el salvador using a word i won't repeat. democrats and republicans have worked for two decades together to improve