the speaker pro tempore: is there objection? the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the reading is dispensed with. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for five minutes. mr. green: operation warpspeed is an unprecedented public-private partnership to accelerate the development, manufacturing and distribution of covid-19 vaccines, they are putics and diagnose no, sir particulars. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. members. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee which proceed. green green one of the goals is to have 3 million doses of effecttive vaccine by january, 2021. moderna plans to start phase three and two other expected to begin phase three. the speed which the process is truly warp speed. this could not occur without the federal government and private sector working hand in hand. companies are taking enormous financial risks to conduct research, develop vaccine candidates and create more capacity. the federal government has poured more in the effort yet countries like china are trying to steal america's work in developing

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. by ms. ber designated lofgren, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the that ms. lofgren will vote amendment.jayapal mr. boyle: as a member designated by mr. garamendi, ursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. garamendi will vote no on the jayapal amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. gallego: as a member mr. gomez, y pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. vote aye on the jayapal amendment. designated by representative kirkpatrick, ursuant to house resolution 65, i inform the house that representative kirkpatrick will vote aye on the jayapal amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? >> mrs. hayes: -- rs. hayes: as a member designated by ms. wilson, ursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on the jayapal amendment. the speaker pro temp

the speaker pro tempore: the question is on adoption of the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: as the member designated by ms. bonnie watson coleman, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. watson coleman will vote yes on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? >> as the member designated by ms. kuster of new hampshire, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. kuster will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california ise? ms. matsui: as the member designated by

the speaker pro tempore seconds. mrs. craig: thank you, madam chair, for yielding, and including my amendment on this en bloc. we owe our veterans our utmost respect in a debt that can never be repaid. earlier this year, i testified for increased mental health services, especially communities and increased access to care on behalf of the veterans in minnesota's second congressional district. i'm proud that my legislation is included in thelill that we will pass tomorrow, and it includes the following. my a the veterans' health administration, medical services account, to expand the rural health resources program and increase funding for the office of rural health so they can continue their research to navigate barriers and expand accesso care. i ask all of my colleagues to join me in stepping up to support our veterans. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. mrs. craig: and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york reserves. the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. gr

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. jackson lee: i ask the address the house for one minute, unanimous consent. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: it was difficult to come to washington leaving my constituents behind having engaged with them for all of the moments that i have been in the district. they are good people. state of texas are filled with good people. the nation is filled with good people. how we got to 300 cases and thousands of deaths, 10,000 cases in the last 24 hours and harris county and houston is tragic and baffleling. we opened too earl. a number of members of congress have asked our governor to return to our counties and city to have a stay at home order as painful as it is in order to do this by science and medicine. the headlines said it is difficult doing contact tracing. so i'm asking the governor to adhere to our request and i want my colleagues to restore the national guard that were great in doing

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member esignated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform chairwoman at h.r. n will vote yes on 768. chairm as the member designated by chairman nadler, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform nadler e that chairman h.r. 7608.es on by he member designated congressman jose serrano, pursuant to house resolution i inform the house that vote ssman serrano will yes on h.r. 7608. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from massachusetts seek recognition? ms. clark: as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to house resolution i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on h.r. 7608. for peaker pro tempore: what purpose does -- for what purpose does the gentlelady from seek recognition? mrs. hayes: as the member wilson, ed by ms. pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. h.r. will vote yes on 7608. s the member designated by mr. himes, pursuant to

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 234 -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 234, the nays are 181. the amendment is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. pursuant to clause 1-c of rule 19, further consideration of .r. 7617 is postponed. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from wyoming seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, by direction of the house republican conference i send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1072, resolved that the llowing -- >> i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be considered read. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on house administration be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 7512 and ask for its immed

the speaker pro tempore: the speaker pro tempore: for what reason does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. lynch: good morning, madam speaker. as the member designated by honorable mr. james langevin of rhode island, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. langevin will vote no on agreeing to amendment number 219 offered by representative allen printed in house report 116-461, thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by by mr. grijalva of arizona, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote nay on the allen amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what reason does the gentleman rom virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by ms. moore pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house, that ms. moore will vote no on the allen amendment. as the member designated by by mr. lieu, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lieu will vote no on the allen amen

. -- butterfield: the speaker pro tempore: the entleman -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina, mr. butterfield. mr. butterfield: at this time it is my pleasure to yield time to the gentleman from mississippi, the chairman of the committee on homeland security, a great warrior of many years, mr. bennie thompson. i yield mr. thompson two minutes at this time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. thompson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i appreciate the gentleman from north carolina giving me an opportunity to speak. for those of us who are sons of the south, those of us who have endured hardship, discrimination, and a lot of things that is very difficult to even talk about, for this moment in time where we are today, where we are going to start the process of healing and setting the record straight as it relates to the real history of this country, it is fitting and proper that those individuals who fought to keep many of our ancestors enslaved should not have to be recognized in a place where people who do good expect to be

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving god, thank you for giving day.other we ask your continued protection empowerment of those who tend to the sick and those who medical solutions to this dangerous pandemic. the work of the house these last few days to votes.wo upport for the department of agriculture. during these times food production and delivery and the many e been among challenges facing our nation. whatever the particulars of this may it proceed through the legislative process ultimately help the benefit of all americans. we ask, also, your continued protection and empowerment of hose who live heroic lives during this time. give them strength and their service. may all that is done this day be honor and eater glory, amen. the speaker pro tempore: to section 4-a of house resolution 967, the journal of day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of allegiance will be ed by the gentlewoman from delaware, ms. blunt rochester.

the speaker pro tempore: the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. defazio: i'll also submit an extensive statement for this on the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. defazio: finally, we get to the issue at hand. the invest in america act, which is core of this infrastructure package. it's the biggest part, but there are many other important things. the president as a candidate campaigned on infrastructure. that gave us some bipartisan hope. we met with them a year ago last march at the white house. he asked the speaker, he said, nancy, what are you thinking? one to $1.3 trillion. no, $1st9 trillion. nope, $2 trillion. he bid us up. we said, good. we could spend that money productively. then we said ok what do we define as infrastructure. here's what the list was. highways. bridges. transit. rail. wastewater. drinking water. and broadband. all of those things are in this package at near the level that he asked. his number was a 10-year number for $2 trillion. we are close to $1 trillion with those things in this package. there h

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose for what purpose -- the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeff reese: as the member designated by -- mr. jeffries: as the member designated by designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that chairwoman johnson will vote yea on h.r. 2. as the member designated by chairman nadler, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that champlee nadler will vote yea on h.r. 2. s the member designated by mr. serrano, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. serrano will vote yea on h.r. 2. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. mcgovern: as the member designated by mr. welch of vermont, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. welch will vote aye on h.r. 2. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. desaulnier, pursuant to house resolution 96

the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i'm directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered. or votes objected to under clause 6 of rule 20. the house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon seek recognition? mr. defazio: madam speaker, morph the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 4686, sammy's law, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 4686, a bill to amend title 23 united states code to compel states to require eliminated signs and other measures on ride vehicles, prohibit the sale of such signs, to require ride hailing companies to implement companies to access ride system on vehicles. the speaker pro tempor

nother the speaker pro tempore: how much time? very much.ank you the speaker pro tempore: is the gentlelady yielding? ok?lee: 30 seconds, is that the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. cost us these wars have $5 trillion and claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. the war in afghanistan is the war in american history with troops now fighting a war before they ched were even born. enough is enough. this is a thoughtful and to berative way for us untangle our military from afghanistan and bring this long war to an end. so i want to thank the minnesota for her tremendous leadership and bringing this important and i nt to the floor support it. the speaker pro tempore: all time has expired. texas.tleman from mr. thornberry: mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield one minute to a combat veteran, the gentleman from colorado, mr. crow. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized. crow: thank you very much. after almost 20 years and thousands of lives, the war in must come to an end. i know because i served

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from minnesota rise? ms. mccollum: i rise in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. ms. mccollum: as i said in the other amendment, for four years president trump has sent us truly appalling budget request numberers in e.p.a. the congress has overwhelmingly rejected these requests on a bipartisan basis. as i said, i predict we'll do that again the fourth year in a row. the e.p.a. science and technology account does vital research on health effects of toxic chemicals and pollutants. now the trump administration, by not doing this research and by not moving forward, protects corporate polluters' profits at the health and safety of the american people. that's why in my opinion the administration's budget proposals to cut hundreds of millions of dollars for funding and research for things like pfas. in my constituency, i have several major municipalities that can no longer just take the water out of the

the speaker pro tempore: the recognized.s mr. aguilar: madam speaker, this bill and the creation of the american useum of the latino has traveled a long road, 1994.hing back to and legislatively back to 2003, ago.ars in 1994, the smithsonian latinotion task force on issues issued a report titled neglect, the smithsonian institution and u.s. latinos. and report concluded that, i quote, because of both indigenous roots and spanish latinos predate the british in the americas. they have contributed to every phase and aspect of american history and culture. smithsonian institution almost entirely excludes and aspect latinos in every of its operations, end quote. n 2003, our former colleague, representative javier becerra, introduced a bill to establish a of ission on the study potential creation of the ational museum of the american latino. language establishing this commission was finally enacted 2008. in 2011, the commission studied the potential creation of the issued -- tealo latino issued its report. the commission reported that

the speaker pro tempore: thank you. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. our student loan debt crisis predates the pandemic. ms. dean: we encourage high school students to attend college to claim their education, yet too many graduates are shackled with a mountain of debt that limits their future. impedes their financial freedom, and diminishes their purchasing power. the pandemic has only worsened this problem. during this pandemic, we owe it to a generation of debt laden young people, veterans, and transitioning adults to take bold action to pass meaningful debt forgiveness. freeing up the ability to claim can an education without crushing debt will be a relief to so many americans and our economy. an educated public should enrich us all, not create unsu

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. lowey: today we continue investing for the people with h.r. 7617. this mini bus combines six appropriation bills -- defense, commerce, justice, science, energy and water development, financial services, and general government, labor-hhs, education, and transportation, housing, and urban development. the bill promotes economic recovery from the devastating covid-19 pandemic. it provides more than $200 billion in emergency funding to rebuild our nation's transportation, housing, and energy infrastructure. to expand broadband to unserved and underserved areas. and to rebuild the nation's aged public health capacity and support state and local health agencies and global health activities. the bill prioritizes public $47 and safety with billion for lifesaving medical research at the national institutes of health, and 50 million, an increase of 25 million above f.y. 20

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. woodall: i want to thank my friend from colorado for yielding me the time. one of these days, mr. speaker, he's going to come down here and leave out that he yields the time for the purposes of debate only and he and i can going to solve most of the ills that confront this institution. i think we could do that together. i appreciate -- he is my friend, i appreciate his friendship and his yielding me the time today. mr. speaker, as the first georgian to take the floor today i want to tell my colleagues on behalf of the entire georgia delegation that we appreciate the prayers and the thoughts that you-all have been sending. not just to mr. lewis' family and his staff, but to all of us as well. one of my favorite parts of this job, mr. speaker, is talking to young people. i'll speak to any student group that wants to come through that will invite me out because i love having an opportunity to influence young minds and answer those completely without shame questions that folks ask. but th

the speaker pro tempore: the yields back. the gentlewoman from colorado is recognized for 30 seconds. the egette: i thank gentleman. let me just set the record straight. hese types of bills have been included in the ndaa for enerations by republicans and democrats, and in this case, it's particularly urgent because heard my, and you even colleagues on the other side clarifies hats laws and makes clear that they can be used. know, there's one group of people that's the most important to decide about wilderness and public.he 2/3 of the people on the estern slope of colorado want more wilderness. wilderness are studies now. let's keep them for generations. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the yields back. pursuant to house resolution 1053, the previous question is offeredon the amendment by the gentlewoman from colorado. the question is on the amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the it. have the gentleman from colorado asks for a recorded vote. 3 of house section the 9675 -- r

the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 9 printed in house report 116-457 offered by mr. pocan of wisconsin. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 1053, the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. pocan, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. pocan. mr. pocan: thank you very much, mr. chair. if you ask just about anyone what is america's greatest threat, the answer isn't going to be another country or a political ideology. it's going to be a disease. covid-19. wand that answer people will mention the need for help for the jobless, the threat to mall sp -- small businesses, problems paying their rent or mortgage and the need for health care. but you what won't hear will be the need for a space force. or more nukes or an overseas slush fund for the pentagon. you certainly won't hear about the need for more cost overruns or fraud and abuse from defense contractors. but that's exactly what we have. we've increased our military

the speaker pro tempore: pourpt to house resolution 105

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. neal: madam speaker, i have asked the members of the ways and means family to assemble on the floor tonight so that we might offer appropriate praise to the life of one of the iconic figures of not just the civil rights movement, but of the ways and means committee. i sat next to john lewis for 25 years on the ways and means committee and i must tell you, he was the bravest, most gentle person i ever met. he nearly lost his life in pursuit of justice and confronted some of the darkest facets of our society at the edmund pettus bridge as a very young man. but he never lost faith in what america could become. during those many conversations, and he offered a tutorial to me about the life and the legend that he had offered to america, his unyielding optimism and hope lifted the spirits of his fellow members of congress and the american people in our nation's most trying moments. with quiet strength, grace and love, he shouldered unthinkable burdens and changed this world for the better.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. thornberry: i yield three .inutes to the ranking member the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. whitfield: i thank the ranking member for yielding. in committee we went over 600 amendments and 12 hours of debate and we had share of differences to arrive at a very good bipartisan bill. the majority has legitimated to add several nongermane bills that have nothing to do with defense. prabs more problematic, these bills are partisan and recommended to be vetoed by the president. so the majority has decided to task it on to a must-pass piece of legislation. we should not use our service members as a tool to achieve a partisan agenda. i hope i can vote for final passage. i do want to highlight three areas of note that accelerate our national security in the sea powers subcommittee. we made the biggest move in the bill by authorizing a second virginia class submarine and imperative we move to accelerate the entirety of the exathes and today is not your day. dissuading agre

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> i rise in opposition to the amendment. , 7 jordan: 53 days, 53 days 1/2 weeks, portland, oregon has been burning. three weeks ago, we saw the democrats' spops on the house floor and the chairman said, antifa is imaginary, tell that to the people of portland, rioting, stealing, destroying property and attacking police officers. this amendment is no good. it limit the authority of the president under the act when he needs to unlawful combination or conspiracy. the act has been used by many presidents to address riots including presidents roosevelt, ice yep hour and kennedy. but now, now that president trump mentions using this to address the widespread violence, the democrat majority wants to put restrictions on it, wants to put restrictions on it. the police chief in chicago where 49 officers were attacked by the mob, friday night, just said, just said, he would welcome federal help to deal with the mob with what the mo

the speaker pro tempore: mr. bishop, you're recognized. mr. bishop: we make our living by what we get. e make a life by what we give. john lewis certainly made a life. i'm pleased to yield to the gentlelady from california, ms. maxine waters. i'm happy to yield to the gentlelady from alabama, ms. sewell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from selma, alabama, ms. sewell, is recognized for one minute. ms. sewell: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life and outstanding legacy of our colleague, friend, mentor and my hero, congressman john robert lewis. growing up as a little girl in selma, alabama, john's incredible legacy was a hero's tale as familiar to me as any bible story or family lore. as a little girl singing in the choir, the children's choir at brown chapel a.m.e. church, my home church, the church where john and so many wonderful foot soldiers would come time and time again to honor the legacy of the bloody sunday march. but to know john was to know a man without ego. who despite his well-deserved accolades and successes, love

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. mr. butterfield: is it appropriate to yield to the speaker out of turn? i yield to the speaker of the house. speaker pelosi: i thank the gentleman for yielding and his leadership in bringing us together today. along with our distinguished leader, mr. hoyer, our distinguished whip, mr. jim clyburn, c.b.c., congressional black caucus chair, karen bass, chairman bennie thompson, congresswoman barbara lee, and you, mr. butterfield, thank you for leading this critical effort, so important. mr. speaker, as our country knows nearly two months after the murder of george floyd america remains gripped by anguish as racial injustice continues to kill hundreds of black americans and tear apart the soul of our country. last month inspired by the activism of the american people and led by the congressional black caucus, the house passed the george floyd justice in policing act to fundamentally transform the culture of policing to address systemic racism and curb police brutality, deliver accountabi

the speaker pro tempore: for how much time? >> when i stood in john lewis' presence, i stood in awe, in reference and with great respect. john lewis was an extraordinary an of faith, perseverance, kindness and he ridiculed beatings during his nonviolent fight along side dr. king. he spent a lifetime fighting against injustices, poverty, hite supreme asy and for equality and for human dignity. he was a social justice warrior who inspired all of us in this chamber and this nation. and he was a man of god on a relentless mission of pace to create the kingdom and bring to earth life as it is in heaven as great as a man he was rgs he was always humble and gentle. he was always faithful in his fight for freedom from oppression. john was always a friend. he would ask how my daughters were doing on the house floor and in the hall ways and visited them during their birthday parties during any d.c. office. he would be greeted in heff yep by our creator with the words, b well done, my humble servant. an honor well deserved and greater tha

the speaker pro tempore: another minute. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognize -- is recognized for another minute. ms. delauro: thank you. thank you. time for us to move boldly, swiftly. let's defeat the virus and the racial disparities it has exposed in health, education and the economy. he can and must do so -- we can and must do so by passing the bill before us and i urge my colleagues to invest in our constituents, invest in beating this virus and closing those gaps it has exposed. we need to vote yes on this bill. let me just say, i will miss my colleagues, mr. visclosky, mr. serrano, it's been an who -- an honor to serve with you. nd to our staff in the majority, robin, jackie kilroy, lori, steven, phillip and my leddy, liz and kaitlin. and i want to say thank you to ranking member granger and to sholanda young and chris for all the help that you provided during this period of time much -- time. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentlelady from new york reserves

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. lowey: today we continue investing for the people with h.r. 7617. this mini bus combines six appropriation bills -- defense, commerce, justice, science, energy and water development, financial services, and general government, labor-hhs, education, and transportation, housing, and urban development. the bill promotes economic recovery from the devastating covid-19 pandemic. it provides more than $200 billion in emergency funding to rebuild our nation's transportation, housing, and energy infrastructure. to expand broadband to unserved and underserved areas. and to rebuild the nation's aged public health capacity and support state and local health agencies and global health activities. the bill prioritizes public $47 and safety with billion for lifesaving medical research at the national institutes of health, and 50 million, an increase of 25 million above f.y. 20

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, d.c., july 1, 2020. hereby appoint the honorable henry cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2020, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. with time equally allocated between parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 9:50 a.m. recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. panetta, for five minutes. speaker, i rise oday to remember and honor the life of salinas, california, gunter.e mayor gunter passed on monday fter a quick bout, unfortunately, of cancer. public nter was a true servant who truly understood w

the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida, mr. spano, for five minutes. mr. spano: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize and honor the resiliency of the people of my home state of florida. floridians have long been recognized for their ability to persevere in hardships from hurricanes, flash floods, war efforts torques pandemics, our homestead is the most resilient place in the world. it's the people that make it truly special. during these difficult days i have traveled throughout our district, meeting unsung heroes in our commugtse. -- communities. from first responders and medical personnel risking their lives and health, to small business owners, adjusting to continue serving their community. the dedication and passion for others and for our community is truly inspiring. it's during trying times that we truly get to know who we are , what we are made of. i can tell you this, the good people of florida 15 stand strong. whether you live or work in hillsborough, polk, or lake counties you know how special our district

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. arrington: i'm going to respect you gavel me out because i respect the rules of this chamber. i thank you for the indulgence and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until 10:00 a.m.

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, 21, 2020., d.c., july i hereby appoint the honorable to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2020, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. with time equally allocated between parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate 9:50 a.m.beyond the chair now recognizes the entleman from illinois, mr. shimkus, for five minutes. mr. shimkus: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise again this thank my boys, now young men, for the love, support, and understanding during my time as congress.f as i stated yesterday when i was sworn in for my first

gohmert: wait for m the speaker pro tempore: the back.:j'!elds the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland for one minute. remembernes: i rise to john lewis, our colleague, our friend, our inspiration. to crossou are blessed paths with those that history hasd to be great makers in the journey towards a more compassionate and will forever be grateful for the last 14 years i had the this with extraordinary man, to witness smitment to improving the american.very i had closely with john in efforts the ballot ath to

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. costa: mr. speaker, i rise today to stress the importance of investing in programs that expand opportunities for every person and every -- in every corner of our nation. including my district in california, san joaquin valley. just the last week we passed a spending bill that will benefit our farmers, repair aging water infrastructure, help food-insecured residents from going hungry, and support revitalization of our efforts on public lands and combat the climate crisis by cleaning our air. as this week we have an opportunity to make further investments in the future sustainability of our nation. let's face it, we're living off the investments our parents and grandparents made a generation ago. the availability of reliable supply of water is the foundation of the san joaquin valley's economy and i might add california and much of the west. which grows food that feeds the world. as we say, we're water -- where water flows, food grows. we also must ensure the access to clean drinking water so our

back.d the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland. mr. hoyer: i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. r. hoyer: mr. speaker, i appreciate the words of the entleman from texas, mr. yoho -- florida -- excuse me. they were appropriate because use matters.we one another eat matters. no apology for his passion about poverty. for the downtrodden. but he ought to remember and cknowledge to the person he spoke so inappropriately was one of the strongest fighters in for those with the least. who are downtrodden. forgotten.re was appropriate. feels that mr. yoho apology sincerely, and i hope of us will take a lesson to we speak so harshly to one another. country, mr. speaker, is a country. there are some of us who believe harsh ef executive uses language and inappropriate some of ourected at citizens. that ht not to replicate conduct. was appropriate. know that our colleague, alexandria ocasio-cortez, apology.es that but let us treat one another dignity respect and each of

the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlelady from texas. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hoyer: there are so many of those, it may take several days. more add their names at justicepolicing.us, again, justiceinpolicing.us, we will continue to submit them into the record. because the senate needs to see how important this issue is to so many of our fellow americans. they need to see how many of our people are urging them to act. so, mr. speaker, i ask that this list of citizen co-sponsors be inserted in the record following my remarks, as i just made the unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hoyer: thank you. i also want to urge the senate to stop ignoring this issue and listen to the voices of thousands who have taken the time to add their names here and share their stories. we must take action to make it clear that black lives matter. mr. speaker, we passed just a few days ago the roger brook taney and other people -- in the opinion, the dred scott decision, what roger brook taney of the state of maryland said was black lives do not m

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the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from utah, mr. mcadams, for five minutes. mr. mcadams: thank you, mr. chair. i rise to recognize some

trone to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed speaker nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray, we give you thanks for giving us another day. as americans we come off of a 4th july weekend unlike any of our life times. the tensions resulting from the threat of the coronavirus and our collective response to its dangers were seen in high relief. we pray for the needs of the nation, world and all of creation. bless our leaders, national, statewide and local with a spirit of leadership toward a ared common future at a time what separates us could be easily manipulated for political advantage. may we all realize that the responsibility for the graceness of our nation as it now is and as it might be in the future is dependent on our own will and esire for an ever more perfect union. it is an ideal our founding fathers could only imagine and hope for. may their courage even as fallable men, give us hope a

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the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. house resolution 1054, resolved that the house as heard with profound of the death of the lewis, a john representative from the state of eorgia, resolved, that the committee of such members of the house as the speaker may designate together with such senate as may be joined be appointed to attend the funeral. that the sergeant of arms of the house be authorized steps ected to take such as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions. that the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid of of applicable accounts the house. resolved, that the clerk communicate these resolutions to transmit a copy hereof to the family of the deceased. resolved, that when the house adjourns today it adjourn as a urther mark of respect to the memory of the deceased. he speaker: without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. [audio drop] -- the election strategy. watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern this morning.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: thank you. the ve before us today national defense authorizing act 2021.scal year it's an important piece of legislation that we have done every year for 59 consecutive years. this year. for 60 it is incredibly important that the united states congress, the house