ms. omar: mr. speaker. october of next year will mark 20 years since the war in afghanistan started. that's the generation of devastation in afghanistan, a generation of our men and women in uniform being sent to fight and die for a war with no exit strategy. and still to this day, there are people saying that we shouldn't be too hasty in leaving. too hasty? it's been two decades. there will never be a perfect time to withdraw our troops. there will never be a time when making the right decision does not include our risk. -- some risk. our obligation to afghanistan will not end when our troops leave. my amendment sets a clear timeline and clear congressional intent that we must end our country's longest war. we put this debate in context. i want to say this amendment was offered by my friend, chairman mcgovern, seven years ago. it passed the house in 2013 with the majority of both parties voting in favor. doing that dedid -- during that debate, mr. mcgovern stood on the floor and said, i quote, the future a

omar: as the member esignated by ms. pressley, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. aye on the l vote pocan amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut recognition? mrs. hayes: as the member wilson, d by ms. pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform he house that ms. wilson of florida votes yes on the pocan amendment.

ms. omar: mr. speaker. october of next year will mark 20 years since the war in afghanistan started. that's the generation of devastation in afghanistan, a generation of our men and women in uniform being sent to fight and die for a war with no exit strategy. and still to this day, there are people saying that we shouldn't be too hasty in leaving. too hasty? it's been two decades. there will never be a perfect time to withdraw our troops. there will never be a time when making the right decision does not include our risk. -- some risk. our obligation to afghanistan will not end when our troops leave. my amendment sets a clear timeline and clear congressional intent that we must end our country's longest war. we put this debate in context. i want to say this amendment was offered by my friend, chairman mcgovern, seven years ago. it passed the house in 2013 with the majority of both parties voting in favor. doing that dedid -- during that debate, mr. mcgovern stood on the floor and said, i quote, the future a

ms. omar: as the member designated by ms. pressley, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. pressley will vote yea on the previous question on h.r. 1053. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, the gentleman from california -- as the member designated by congresswoman grace nbdl, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the use that congress member napolitano will vote yea on the previous question on h.r. 1053. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by mr. lowenthal, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal will vote yea on the previous question on h.res. 1053. as the member designated by mr. lieu, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lieu will vote yea on the previous question on h.res. 1053. as the member designated by mr. kind, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. ki

ms. omar: as the member designated by ms. pressley, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. pressley will vote aye on the ean amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from connecticut seek recognition? mrs. hayes: as the member designated by ms. wilson, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house, that miss willson of florida will vote yes on the dean amendment. >> pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yea on the dean amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. cooper: as the member designated by mr. lipinski, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lipinski will vote nay on the dean amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: as the member designated by payne of new jersey, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yea o

omar: as a member designated pressley, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. pressley will vote yea on the mcadams amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. mcgovern: as a member mr. welsh of vermont, pursuant to h.res. 965, inform the house that mr. welsh will vote aye on the mcadams amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. pingree of maine, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. pingree will vote aye on the mcadams amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. bonnie watson coleman, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. watson coleman will vote yea. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mckeeton, pursuant to house resolution 965, i

ms. omar: it gives me great pride to rise in support of the no ban act. my friends on the other side of the aisle may try to obscure the reality by pointing to the muslim countries that are not on the ban. the white house has tried to in their hateful policy national security. i have spoken countless times before and since i entered this office about the hateful and brutality of the muslim ban. today, i want to celebrate the work that brought us to this point. i want to celebrate the countless americans who went to the airport the day the first ban was announced. i want to celebrate the thousands of state department employees who signed the dissent memo, those who resigned in protest. i celebrate congresswoman chu and senator coons for their work on overturning this ban. today's combination is a combination of all their work. we have been in the struggle together and we will continue to be in it until this ban goes away. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona. mr. biggs: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlem

levin. >> present. >> ms. omar. mr. trump. ms. stevens. >> present. >> misses lee. mr. castro. misses fox. >> present. >> mr. ro. mr. thompson. mr. wahlberg. >> present. >> mr. guthrie. mr. burns. mr. grossman. ms. stephan. >> present. >> mr. allen. >> present. >> mr. smucker. mr. banks. mr. walker. mr. coleman. mr. klein. >> present. >> mr. fulcher. mr. watkins. >> present. >> mr. wright. mr. mus are. >> present. >> mr. johnson. >> present. >> mr. calorie. >> present. >> mr. murphy. mr. van drew. >> present. >> chairman scott, this concludes the rollcall. >> excuse me, susan wild present. >> does anyone else want to note they are present? [inaudible] david sharon, ms. underwood -- hello? >> mr. chairman, it's congresswoman fox. i just want to note that congressman thompson was here and stepped out for just a moment and also that we have several members at misses bar's funeral today. kentucky people as well as other states. so there are several absent because of that funeral going on right now. that is certainly understandable. thank you very much. pursuant to committee rule se

ms. ocasio-cortez: thank you. thank you so much, representative omar. and thank you, again, to so many members who have shown up today in support. although not everyone has been able to speak, representatives castro, barragan have also risen, along with many, many others, and i appreciate everyone's presence. and with that, i'd like to yield to representative clark from brook -- clarke from brooklyn, new york. oh, the other clark. my apologies. he yield to representative katherine clark of massachusetts . ms. clark: we like that there are so many women and women named clark that we can be confused. thank you, representative ocasio-cortez. as we all know, sexism isn't new to congress. it's not new to america. it happens in homes, in schools, and in all places of work. the behavior, the language, the assault wielded against my colleague was disgusting, inappropriate and endemic of the toxic masculinity that permeates our culture and our country. slurs like the one used by representative yoho are meant to degrade, objectify and belittle women. it was an at

omar: thank you to the distinguished chairwoman. support er, i rise in of an amendment i authored to strengthen the broadband 2.vision of h.r. we often discuss the dangers of he digital divide, and i am proud of the investment we are making today to help close that divide. most issues of its effectsquality, run deeper for communities of color, immigrants, and low-income families. it is very important for us impact that the federal broadband investments on socially disadvanced communities. that we can assure federal resources are being invested country orughout the if these programs are inadvertently widening the and wealth connectivity gap. will ope my colleagues join me in this important effort. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the yields back. the gentlewoman from california reserves. the gentleman from louisiana. mr. graves: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. speaker, once again, 25 -- we're being given 30 minutes to debate 25 amendments. approved a quarter of a billion dollars in two minu