bacon: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to commemorate hispanic heritage month by honoring one of our ch treasures of the midwest, almuzao latino. opened may 5, 1993. as the first latino art and history museum in the midwest. today it is only one of 17 latino museums in the u.s. it is a nonprofit organization with a mission to collect, exhibit, interpret latino arts of the americas. this commitment to strengthening the artistic and creative culture of the greater omaha area. it accomplishes this by providing direct support to local artists, increasing visibility of latino art forms and fostering appreciation of art for the benefit of a diverse audience. el museo latino creates exhibitions year round and recognizes national and international latino arts. exhibits range from pre-colombian and also has permanent displays. they have educational programs that are created for each of the exhibitions including bilingual guided visits, lectures, presentations, workshops, demonstrations and classes. the jaquesa

bacon, for five minutes. mr. bacon: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize one of nebraska's daughters of native american heritage month. chief descendent of smoke of the ponca nation, and judy served as executive director for the nebraska commission on indian affairs since 1995 where she focuses at creating partnerships and coalitions of elected representatives, tribal leaders, nonprofit organizations and educational institutions. she's been part of developing policy for the state's four federally recognized tribes and all its native citizens. in 2006, she was elected as president of the indian council. in fact, nebraska governor praised judy as an advocate for nebraska's first peoples and a loyal spokesperson for their loyalties. degree d a bachelor's at dome college in nebraska. in 2009, judy was advisor for the first native daughters project at the university of nebraska-lincoln, of journalism and adjunct professor for the second native daughters project, focusing on the indian women in oklahoma -- of oklahoma. in her long and d

sort that there's you that these people are their past this is that what you're after and bust you out mr bacon you know but it said clearly you was a friend and was actually playing with a friend the big problem for other given people who didn't do shit to show that their cup of running their country so these countries led by president and back didn't know this team behind and yet east are all failed because despite this i see where the problem is today ok. victoria the apostle joe is concerned we've seen this reaction from a french from a zillion minister saying basically this is a good. move by the french government to acknowledge that have committed atrocities in algeria but at same time syrians are saying that the french press. the president should have spoken to the algerians and told them we sorely for what we did to you sixty years ago. yes there's been this there's been many declarations from president all and and from president sarkozy about the french colonial past in algeria. calling unfair and brutal colonization yet no french president has been directly apologizing to the pe

mr. speaker, whether you live in florida, texas, pennsylvania, or wherever you might be in this country, it is important for us to understand that the focus on children's safety in court matters is essential to the nation's health and support for the future. i want to thank the distinguished gentleman and the chairman of the committee, chairman goodlatte, for allowing this to come forth at this time. and i would thank you and, mr. speaker, i would yield back my time to the distinguished gentleman from florida for his time that he would, i'm sure, choose to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida. >> we reserve. we're ready to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas. mr. jackson: -- ms. jackson lee: to the gentleman from florida, are you prepared to close, or are there any other speakers? >> yes, we are. ms. jackson lee: thank you. first of all, let me certainly thank mr. sessions, my colleague out o

mr. bacon: awarded with the republic of korea's merit in the first grade which is the highest. he was a beloved member of the uth korean community here in omaha. he was my friend. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. cohen: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. the soul of our country is in jeopardy and in question and it couldn't be more directly seen than in the senate on thursday with the hearings for judge kavanaugh. the two most pressing issues at will be heard are the #metoo movement and respect for women and their safety from sexual assault and the truth and whether or not the truth is something that matters to people anymore or whether it just spinning lies to get ratings. the man who's been nominated to the supreme court went on fox television and said he didn't drink illegally when he was 18 years old. well, he did. the drinking

mr. bacon: he die interested head injuries related to an off-duty incident. people who knew him said he had a steady hand and a big man with a big heart. he was extremely kind and thoughtful. the former mayor recalled how johnson worked to bring upgrades to the police department, including finding a good deal on a car, two squad cars were continually breaking down. the superintendent said johnson who help with traffic at the beginning of the school year. these are a cusm stories representing his faithful service and work ethic. he joined the police department as a part-time officer in 1992. it's a small department. while it's small, a big man with a big heart led it. chief johnson is survived by is wife and daughters. i send and we send them our prayers and thoughts. we'll miss chief johnson. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise

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mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mrs. ernst: thank you, mr. president. today i rise to honor a dear, dear friend of the senate, a dear, dear friend to me. this weekend many of us had the honor of joining the family of john sidney mccain iii as we walked through his life and shared memories of such a man, a true patriot, an american hero, a wonderful senator, a father, and, again, a wonderful friend. the first time i met senator mccain was in 2014, and he was larger than life. i was engaged in my primary for the united states senate, and i had the opportunity to visit washington, d.c., and sit down with senator mccain in his office and just visit with him about what it was like to be a united states senator. and immediately i felt that bond with john mccain as a fellow veteran. and it was one thing, but he was truly -- and it was one thing he was truly interested in. he had been through the political stuff with a lot of other stuff engaged in the united states s