mr. reed, mr. risch, mr. roberts, mr. romney, mrs. rosen, mrs. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders, mr. sasse, mr. schumer mr. scott, mrs. shaheen, mr. shelby, ms. cinema, mr. smith, ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan mr. chester, mr. mr. mr. toomey, mr. you doll, mr. van hollen, mr. warner, ms. warren, mr. white house, mr. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> mr. young -- >> mr. pence: senate will be in order. a quorum is present under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved and the senate will be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak their -- for up to ten minutes each. t >> sen. mcconnell: i ask if we. >> the presiding officer: with s-res. 1. >> informing the president of the united states that a quorum of each house is assembled. >> is there an objection to the measure? >> the senate will. >> the presiding officer: to the measure. >> the resolution be agreed to, and laid upon there the table with no intervening action or debate. >> without objection. pursuant to senate resolution one, the chair appoints the s

cardenas, mr. cook, mr. huffman, mr. lamalfa, mr. lowenthal, mr. peters, mr. ruiz, mr. swalwell, mr. takano, . vargas, mr. aguilar, mr. desauliner, mr. lieu, ms. torres, ms. barragan, mr. carbajal, mr. correa, mr. khanna, mr. panetta, mr. gomez, mr. sneros, mr. cox, harder, ms. hill, ms. porter, mr. rouda. the committee will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. >> nancy pelosi getting 220 votes to return as the speaker of the house. our guest today is molly reynolds. the sergeant at arms will announce her presence momentarily escorted by a big california delegation. what's ahead for the house today? thatr: the next thing happens is we will see the minority leader, kevin mccarthy, make some introductory remarks. then we will see don young of alaska, the dean of the house, the longest-serving member introduce nancy pelosi and then we will see nancy pelosi make remarks to the house before she is sworn in. once she is sworn in, she will swear in the rest of the members. expect to see the adoption of the opening day rules package. that's on thing

mr. meadows: mr. chairman, i'm glad that you made this admonishment because some of the comments that were just offered actually seemed to be directed at me from a standpoint of respect and i would remind the gentleman from maryland, both gentlemen from maryland, that this is one of the individuals who has actually worked in a bipartisan fashion on t.p.s. and a number of things. andle majority leader knows that well. i would also -- and the majority leader knows that well. i would also say if he we make broad sweeping statements that impugn the motives of individuals, it needs to start with the previous president of the united states, bram. because when he -- barack obama. because when he froze the federal work force, three different times, i didn't hear the outrage on this house floor, mr. chairman. i'm hearing today. it somehow always one side of the aisle's fault unless it happens to be their party's president that invokes the freeze. i would say, mr. chairman, we need to make sure that those broad

loenthal, mr. ruiz. mr. swalwell. mr. vargas. mr. agulera. mr. lui. miss torrez. mr. karia. mr. panetta. mr. gomez. mr. cox. mr. hearter. miss hill. mr. levin. miss porter. the committee will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker elect to the chair. >> nancy pelosi is once again officially the speaker of the house. she received 220 votes. some of those who were not going to vote for her, some who led the opposition to her ended up voting for her. seth molten is one of them. you might have heard this and you might have been wondering if you heard it right. there was one vote for joe biden. former vice president joe biden. this came from new york democratic representative anthony brendesi. he voted for biden. you don't have to be a house representative to be speaker of the house. let's bring in our guest who are here with us from the white house. nbc news correspondent hans and k kacie hunt. you're the woman of the hour over there on capitol hill. talk to us about what you're seeing and what this will mean? >> reporter: the woman of the hour here on capitol hill is nancy p

mr. mccaul: mr. speaker, i just want to be clear as a republican leader of the foreign affairs committee, that i support this resolution. i'm not sure if my opening statement was improperly heard by the other side of the aisle. but i join my colleagues on the other side in support of this resolution in a bipartisan manner. as it should be against our enemy, russia, putin, and the oligarches. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman resthe gentleman from. mr. engel: yes. i now yield three minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. doggett. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas, mr. doggett, is recognized for -- mr. doggett: i say to my colleague and neighbor, mr. mccaul, i hope that means every republican, none of whom are on the floor here with him to explain their position on this, will join us on this important vote. because this sanctions law against russians was enacted over petroleump's objection and the purpose was -- over president trump's ob

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, from time to time, for whatever reasons, people want to vote either because they don't get down the aisle or they don't request a vote. do not get the opportunity to vote on issues that they think are important to them. from time to time frankly on our side we've been felt we've been shut out, when the majority was in the hands of the republicans. we would want fairness. in return, we ought to extend fairness. given the fact that there are obviously many, many members who wanted to vote on the continuing resolution, which was the subject of one of the votes, but from our point of view, in having reviewed the tapes, that did not happen. that happens. but because we want to assure members on both sides of the aisle that their opinion can be expressed, as they would wish it to be expressed, but i want to -- and i think mr. scalise will say that. mr. butterfield, former judge who is one of our fairest and best members, i would hope that we would acknowledge that he handled the ma

cardenas, mr. cook, mr. huffman, mr. lamalfa, mr. lowenthal, mr. peters, mr. ruiz, mr. swalwell, mr. takano, . vargas, mr. aguilar, mr. desauliner, mr. lieu, ms. torres, ms. barragan, mr. carbajal, mr. correa, mr. khanna, mr. panetta, mr. gomez, mr. sneros, mr. cox, harder, ms. hill, ms. porter, mr. rouda. the committee will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. >> nancy pelosi getting 220 votes to return as speaker of the house and speaker for the 1/16 congress. molly reynolds, senior fellow with the brookings institution. the will announce her presence momentarily with a big california delegation. what happens next, in terms of what we hear from speaker elect pelosi and legislatively? thing that happens is we will see the minority leader, kevin mccarthy, make some brief introductory remarks. we then we'll see don young of alaska, the longest serving member, swear in pelosi. -- pelosi wille make remarks to the house before by don young. she then will swear in the rest of the members. by don young. then we also expect to see the adoption of o

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i am delighted to have the opportunity to work what we call our cardinals, the chair of this distinguished subcommittee of appropriations, and thank you for yielding me some time. mr. speaker, the trump shutdown is now in its 19th day. it is simply outrageous that more than 800,000 federal employees are going without pay and that the american people are being denied vital services all because of president trump's demands for a wasteful border wall. house democrats want to open the government, but the president and the senate republicans continue to obstruct and delay instead of working with us to get the people's business done. . the solution to this crisis is simple. pass the bills where we can can agree. and extend funding for homeland curity for a month, 30 days, to allow time for negotiation onboarder security and mmigration policy. i hope my colleagues across the capitol come to their sense answer stop this ridiculous, dangerous trump shutdown. unless congress acts, the

mr. engel: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 31, as amended. the caesar syria civilian protection act. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 31. a bill to require certain additional actions in connection with the national emergency with respect to syria and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. engel, and the gentleman from texas, mr. mccaul, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. engel: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include ex trainious material on -- extraneous material on h.r. 31, the caesar syria civilian protection act, as amended, under, can of the -- under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. engel: i also ask unanimous consent that three exchanges of letters, between the committee on foreign affairs and respe

. >> mr. president, mr. president-elect, mr. vice president, mr. vice president-elect, and my fellow citizens, i present for the invocation the right reverend charles eubanks tucker. rev. tucker: let us pray. [speaking in latin] not unto us, oh lord, not unto us, but unto thy name we give the glory. our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. almighty god, down to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden, cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy holy spirit that we may perfectly love thee and worthily magnify thy holy name. at this solemn moment, when the sun will soon begin to take its daily trek and will come to rest in the bosom of the western horizon, and all nature by pantomime and silent

cardenas, mr. cook, mr. huffman, mr. lamalfa, mr. lowenthal, mr. peters, mr. ruiz, mr. swalwell, mr. takano, . vargas, mr. aguilar, mr. desauliner, mr. lieu, ms. torres, ms. barragan, mr. carbajal, mr. correa, mr. khanna, mr. panetta, mr. gomez, mr. sneros, mr. cox, harder, ms. hill, ms. porter, mr. rouda. the committee will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. >> madam clerk, the speaker-elect, nancy pelosi of the state of california. mr. mccarthy:. embers, take your seats. mr. mccarthy: the house will be in order. colleagues, friends and fellow americans, it is an honor to serve with you and to welcome you to the first day of the 116th united states house of representatives. we are here in this chamber because the faith of your neighbors and support of your family. we are here today to represent the voice and the vote of 325 million americans. now i would like everyone to pause. i want you to reflect on this fact. in the last 230 years dating back to the founding of our republic, fewer than 11,000 americans had the privilege to stand here

mr. thrart: mr. speaker, i would now like to yield as much time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from texas, the ranking member of the full committee, ms. granger, as much time as she would like to consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for as much time as she may consume. ms. granger: i rise today in opposition to h.r. 267. unfortunately, moving this bill across the floor will not resolve the partial government shutdown as the president has said he will not sign this bill into law. it's a job and responsibility of the congress to appropriate funds. we must come together to find a solution that will reopen the government and fund border security. we need a compromise that represents the will of both chambers and the american people. by considering the senate-passed version of the appropriations bill, we're eliminating house members' involvement in the process. when it comes to transportation, housing and urban development, h.r. 267, place as lower priority on

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and their remarks include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, today trump 7th day of the shutdown, the longest overnment shutdown in american history. hardworking public servants are seeing their financial security jeopardized. small businesses are being frozen out of critical contracting and loan programs. businesses of all sizes are being hurt by delayed regulatory approvals and a lack of government data. farmers are unable to access vital federal services. our national parks are being vandalized and filling up with garbage. critical environmental inspections to protect families and communities have stopped. lines at airports are swelling as many t.s.a. workers can't fford to work without pay. mr. speaker, this is unacceptable. but unfortunately we heard yesterday in this very house that republicans th

mr. keating. mr. rokita: thank you, mr. chairman. i am -- mr. keating thank you, mr. chairman. mr. rood, my understanding is you're familiar with the 2018 national defense strategy because you helped write that, is that correct? secretary rood: i didn't help write it, sir. i came in afterwards but i am -- mr. keating: you're familiar with the content? secretary rood: yes. mr. keating: in your opinion, what's the use of that document, what's the importance of that? utilization purposes? secretary rood: yes. to guide activities of the defense department and others and prioritize our efforts. mr. keating: i suggest, too, it's an important document as well when we're looking at the overall strategic priorities. it's an important budget document as well for this committee and for this congress because that's what we look towards to do the fiscal year twinte to fiscal year 2023 -- 2019 to fiscal year 2023 budget request. so although things do change quickly, when i heard the admiral say, you know, it's hard to get priorities when you were asked that question about our activities in the s

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 from south carolina, mr. wilson, is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: south carolinians day will honor the governors as well as our other constitutional officers. after serving two years as governor, succeeding governor haley, henry mcmasters enters his first full term. he's dedicated his life serving our citizens. best wishes to henry, peggy, and their two children. the governor's running is a successful business leader to serve as lieutenant governor. her husband, david, and children, amanda, joseph, jackson, will make a positive difference. our oldest son, allen, was sworn in for a third term today after becoming the youngest attorney general in the nation in 2011. our family is very grateful for his and his wife's jennifer's success with our grandchildren, michael and anna grace. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 52, i call up house joint resolution 28, making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes. and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the joint resolution. the clerk: house joint resolution 28. joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 52, the joint resolution is considered as read. the gentlewoman from new york, miss will hey, and the gentlewoman from texas, ms. granger, each will control 30 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from new york. mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, the house is still not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is correct. the house will be in order. members are asked to take their conversations off the floor. . please, colleagues, cease your conversations. the gentlelady from new york is recognized

mr. beneficiaryon: thank you very much, mr. bishop. mr. serrano. mr. serrano: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. hastings: get your microphone. thank you. mr. serrano: i thought were you calling me mike. he's next to you. congratulations to mike. i'm here as chairman of the commerce, justice appropriations subcommittee to discuss the c.j.s. portion of the consolidated appropriations act. we're currently in day 32 of the trump shutdown. the impact is growing. it's employees and paychecks and individuals and groups dependent upon federal assistance but without public safety and scientific innovation. this is thrick true for the atecies under jurisdiction of c.j.s. subcommittee. just last week the department of justice had to scram to be find cash to allow recipients of grant programs under the violence against women act to be funded for one additional month. the new york citi field office of the f.b.i. had to so the up a food bank for employees who are currently working without pay. more than 90,000 employees at the department of justice, which includes the f.b.i., d.e.a., a.t.f., u.

thank you very much. >> heads up. >> mr. president, mr. president, mr. president, are you worried about republican defection? >> i would say that we have a very, very unified party. mitch has been fantastic. everybody in the room was fantastic. there was no reason for me even to be there. i knew that before we left. but the republicans want border security. they want national security. they want to have a steel barrier or a wall of concrete, they don't care, i will use any term they want, we need a barrier, to stop the human traffickers, and the drug trade, and to stop all of the big problems that come, including gangs, they don't come through your checkpoints, they come through areas where you are hundreds of miles without walls and without barriers, or without strong fences, so the republican party, i can say, and i just left an hour meeting, we had a great time, actually, there was no discussion about anything other than solidarity. we want national security. and border security. for our country. >> mr. president, mr. president -- >> let me just add,

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, first of all, i want to thank the distinguished chair of this subcommittee for your generous comments. it's a pleasure. mr. speaker, the trump shutdown is now in its 20th day. more than 800,000 federal employees are going without pay. many while they are still working and the american people are being denied vital services. due to president trump's shutdown, over his demands for a wasteful border wall, the food and drug administration cannot conduct routine inspections for food safety, and has slowed evaluation of new drugs and medical products. usda is no longer able to provide farmers and rural communities with loans and grants to assist housing, utilities or economic development. and approximately 40 million americans who depend on snap for food assistance, including more than three million new yorkers, have faced unnecessary fear and uncertainty about whether they are weeks away from going hungry. house democrats have passed bills to open the government. but the president

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i object. i'm not sure what's going on, ut i object. the speaker pro tempore: the bjection is heard. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? >> i'm not sure that was a formal objection the way it was stated. i would ask a parliamentary inquiry. mr. scalise: is there any formal motion that would be in order that would allow reconsideration f the vote on h.j.res. 28? the speaker pro tempore: mr. scalise, such a request could be achieved by unanimous consent. mr. scalise: well, then, mr. speaker, is there any procedural motion that doesn't require unanimous consent that would be in order to request the chair to econsider h.j.res. 28? the speaker pro tempore: not in a position to answer an advisory opinion at this time. mr. scalise: i would yield the chair as much time as possible to get an answer on that rallel men threar inquiry -- parliamentary inquiry. mr. scalise: see if there was an answer to the parliamentary inquiry. t

mr. cunningham: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 , further proceedings on this uestion are postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from mr. van drew. mr. van drew: 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: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? -- to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one inute. mr. van drew: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to speak about the future of our congress. i stand here today at a crossroads. a crossroads of cooperation. a cr

mr. thotches: mr. speaker -- mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request 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. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the incredible role mentors play in the lives of young people. january is national mentoring month which brings national attention to the needs for mentors. individuals, businesses, and government agencies, schools, faith communities and nonprofits can all engage with their constituents to become mentors for the next generation of leaders. when children have strong role models in their lives, they grow up to be good neighbors and good citizens. as the co-chairman of the congressional career and technical education caucus, i know firsthand how essential mentors are for the students seeking a career in technical education. from agriculture to the arts, from marketing to manufacturing, c.t.e. programs work to develop am

mr. burgess: mr. speaker, i rise in support of medicaid extenders act of 2019, a bipartisan medicaid package that moves forward house priorities with responsible offsets. the energy and commerce committee worked to draft this critical legislation before us today. this language passed in the house of representatives in the last congress as part of the improve act but in the other body they failed to send the bill to the president's desk so i urge my colleagues in both the house and the senate to support this important bill. the package extends funding for the money follows the person demonstration, an effort led by representatives guthrie and dingell. this medicaid nonstration, established in 2005, has enabled eligible individuals in states across the nation to receive long-term care services in their homes or other community settings rather than institutions or nursing homes. not only does this increase the comfort and the quality of life for many medicaid beneficiaries, but it has reduced hospital re

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, first of all, i want to thank the distinguished chair of this subcommittee for your generous comments. it's a pleasure. mr. speaker, the trump shutdown is now in its 20th day. more than 800,000 federal employees are going without pay. many while they are still working and the american people are being denied vital services. due to president trump's shutdown, over his demands for a wasteful border wall, the food and drug administration cannot conduct routine inspections for food safety, and has slowed evaluation of new drugs and medical products. usda is no longer able to provide farmers and rural communities with loans and grants to assist housing, utilities or economic development. and approximately 40 million americans who depend on snap for food assistance, including more than three million new yorkers, have faced unnecessary fear and uncertainty about whether they are weeks away from going hungry. house democrats have passed bills to open the government. but the president

mcclintok, mr. chu, mr. berra, mr. cardennias, mr. lowenthal, mr. peter, mr. ruiz, mr. swalwell, mrmr. mrmr. ing a -- mr. agular, mr. gomez, mr. cox, ms. hill, mr. levin, ms. porter, mr. ruda. the committee will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. >>> in -- this is the moment, the this is the first person in this decade to return to the speakership in the house of representatives, nancy pelosi in her bright raspberry dress today. happy new year to both of you ladies. dana, i can still see scenes of you and now speaker plelosi eating ice cream in her old haunt in little italy in baltimore when you did that incredibly compelling interview with her. what does this moment feel like for her? >> reporter: well, it's vindication. it's a reminder that being confident and being strong as a woman is not necessarily a bad thing and not a negative. it is, you know, the fact that you can persevere over an onslaught of negative attacks, which is certainly something that she has had to deal with, mostly from republicans over the -- >> and will continue to

mr. cronkite: mrs. dwight d eisenhower being escorted down the steps to take her place in this inaugural stand, where in 1952, she saw her husband sworn in as president to the united states. he is now in walter reed hospital, presumably watching this ceremony on television. mr. mudd: the escort officer is a former employee of the sergeant at arms. mr. cronkite: mrs. nixon, yes, maybe in a moment. on the left, we can see that pat nixon has taken her place alongside mrs. agnew in the front row, miss johnson, that's mrs. agnew in the middle, of course. mrs. nixon has been at her husband side through all of his political life, since 1946, when he returned as a lieutenant commander from the navy and immediately plunged into politics, running against the democratic incumbent for congress. mr. mudd: the marine band is on its feet. they are ready for the signal to play "hail to the chief." we should be getting the entrance of mr. nixon, mr. johnson, and mr. humphrey and mr. agnew in a matter of a few seconds. m

mr. thrart: mr. speaker, i would now like to yield as much time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from texas, the ranking member of the full committee, ms. granger, as much time as she would like to consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for as much time as she may consume. ms. granger: i rise today in opposition to h.r. 267. unfortunately, moving this bill across the floor will not resolve the partial government shutdown as the president has said he will not sign this bill into law. it's a job and responsibility of the congress to appropriate funds. we must come together to find a solution that will reopen the government and fund border security. we need a compromise that represents the will of both chambers and the american people. by considering the senate-passed version of the appropriations bill, we're eliminating house members' involvement in the process. when it comes to transportation, housing and urban development, h.r. 267, place as lower priority on

mr. cummings: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cummings: mr. speaker, as we enter day 21 of the trump shutdown, it is incumbent upon the house to do everything we can to address the pain and suffering being felt by dedicated federal workers who are missing their paychecks. most of them are living from paycheck to paycheck. and now they approach this day on friday having moved from paycheck to no check. today, 800,000 federal employees will not receive their first paycheck of this new year. regardless of what members think about the causes of the shutdown, every single one of us should agree that hardworking federal employees who give their blood, their sweat, and their tears to lifting us up as a nation should not be held hostage to olitics as a result. 380,000 federal employees have been furloughed and locked out of their offices. another 420,000 federal employees, hardworking employees working without pay. we will see th

mr. costa: mr. speaker, i rise today to speak about the irresponsible government shutdown that is hurting people, not only in my district, but throughout california and our nation. there is no good reason, no good reason for our government to be shut down. as national leaders, one of the most important responsibilities as members of congress is in fact to pass a budget every year on time, and always to keep government open. but since 2010, we have seen a phenomena take place where groups on both sides think, well, there can be justification to shut down government for an agenda, usually politically motivated, and put all of our other responsibilities aside. over half the members of congress have been here less than six years. i say this government shutdown, any government shutdown is irresponsible. we are supposed to have a budget for our country, like every family has a budget and every business has a budget. when the government shuts down, , ople suffer, families suffer veterans suffer, all americ

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i am delighted to have the opportunity to work what we call our cardinals, the chair of this distinguished subcommittee of appropriations, and thank you for yielding me some time. mr. speaker, the trump shutdown is now in its 19th day. it is simply outrageous that more than 800,000 federal employees are going without pay and that the american people are being denied vital services all because of president trump's demands for a wasteful border wall. house democrats want to open the government, but the president and the senate republicans continue to obstruct and delay instead of working with us to get the people's business done. . the solution to this crisis is simple. pass the bills where we can can agree. and extend funding for homeland curity for a month, 30 days, to allow time for negotiation onboarder security and mmigration policy. i hope my colleagues across the capitol come to their sense answer stop this ridiculous, dangerous trump shutdown. unless congress acts, the

and so what mr. and mrs. truman did was they bought this home from the estate of madge gayts gates wallace and all the paperwork was done by the middle of 1953. and then we could legally call it the truman home. and really from 1953 to 1972, were the only years in which harry and bess truman lived in this home by themselves. and many say perhaps those were the happiest 19 years of their lives. >> good feeling. your thought of us is always highly appreciated. we're back home now nor good. i'm in the army of the unemployed now. although it's -- very small army. and i'm here to tell you that a little later on, when i get the job done, mrs. truman has for me, which she says i'll have to do to unpack our goods and chattel and think about seven or eight men three months to get it done so i don't know how long it's going to take one man to get it done-done. after that i'll be open for dinner engagements and things of that kind but i may be hungry at that time. >> after they came home in 1953, almost every room in th

connolly, mr. hoyer, mr. wexler, and all of our >> the house later voted in favor of the 2.6% raise and the bill now moves on to the senate. the house also debated a measure condemning government shutdowns. majority and minority leader steny hoyer and kevin mccarthy took part in that debate every it is just under an hour. madam speaker, i'm relieved and grateful that the longest government shutdown in our nation's history has ended. i'm sure that many people share these same feelings, including my colleagues. the american people and especially the 00,000 federal employees who were furloughed or forced to work without pay for 35 days have to be relieved. i hope that the one positive thing to come out of this experience is universal recognition that the government shutdowns are almost always pointless exercises that are harmful to our country and our constituents and the federal government should be open for business. and not closed. that is why i strongly support house resolution 79, the measure before us toda

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, the trump shutdown, now in its 33 day, must end. it must end without delay so the federal government can get back to fully working on behalf of the american people. just this morning, president trump's chief economic advisor warned that the shutdown could lead to zero economic growth this quarter. let me repeat, zero economic growth. the solution is simple. reopen the government, pay our federal employees, and then negotiate border security and immigration proposals that can command bipartisan support. it's simple. the bill before us is yet another step in that direction. today, democrats put forward six conference reports negotiated last december when republicans controlled the house, the senate, and the white house. in fact, republicans have even urged us to bring them to the floor. if republicans are serious about governing with us, for the betterment of all americans, then they should vote for these six conference reports and reopen the agencies covered by those bills. in

mr. cornyn: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: mr. president, i would ask that the quorum call be rescinded. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: mr. president, today the senate will vote to begin consideration of legislation that will address some of the seemingly never-ending challenges of the world, including the united states is facing in the middle east. the decision made at the beginning of the 20th century by then-first lord of the admiralty winston churchill to convert british ships from coal to oil for fuel changed world history by making access to the middle east oil reserves a national security imperative for all developed nations. more recently on 9/11/2001, when nearly 3,000 americans lost their lives in a terrorist attack directed from afghanistan on new york's world trade center and the pentagon, we learned a hard lesson -- that those separated by an ocean, what happens in the region does not stay in the region. finally with the p

mr. barr is president trump's nominee to replace jeff sessions. watch the confirmation process for attorney general nominee william barr live wednesday at :30 a.m. eastern on c-span3. earlier today the house passed a resolution condemning iowa republican congressman steve king for recent comments on white supremacy. the vote was 424-1, with only illinois democrat bobby rush voting against the measure. he preferred for the house to ke up a senc -- censure of representative king which congressman rush presented yesterday. here's the debate. such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: this resolution stands for one very simple proposition. white nationalism and white supremacy are hateful expressions of intolerance that have no place in the united states of america. unfortunately, what should be an obvious statement in 2019 has been challenged in recent days and not for the first time by one of our own colleagues. as those elected to represen

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, last friday the president finally ended the longest government shutdown in our nation's history. for 35 days, activities at several government agencies halted. the wages of hardworking public servants were being used as bargaining chips to push a mideast solution to which should be a modern discussion how to protect our borders. the president seemed tone deaf. at one point he said he would keep our government shut down for months or even years. and in his speech friday he stunningly said federal workers were encouraging him to continue the shutdown. i'd love to know who he was talking to because that's the opposite of what i was hearing from my constituents and federal workers all across this country. there are not much that will work for week, much less those would forgo their paychecks for a stupid campaign promise. nobody should be expected to work for weeks without pay. what he did was disrespectful to our federal workers. if the shutdown continues for a few weeks, progra

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, the murderous regime in tehran has a very clear policy, death to america, death to israel. that's why iran trains, arms, and funds militia groups to fight its proxy wars throughout the middle east. in iraq, these militias destabilize the country, weaken's bad dag's central authority and do iran's bidding. these militias directly threaten america's interest in iraq. many have american blood on their hands, but they are not being held accountable for their action as by our government. that's why i introduced h.r. 361, the iranian proxies terrorist sanctions act with my colleagues on the foreign affairs committee, brad sherman, steve chabot, and tom swassy -- swazzy. -- swosey. including those responsible for the september 2018 attacks on the u.s. embassy in baghdad and consulate in mosul. i urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill. in conclusion god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: for wha