cicilline: thank you. i think the fundamental question surrounded the 2001 aumf is how we balanced the needs of the executive branch and the commander in chief to keep us safe while at the same time keeping intact the powers endowed to congress and to declare war. so as we continue to go through this process, i invite your thoughts how we balance those two priorities in a way that allows us to fulfill our responsibilities and allows the president to fulfills his. i thank you for being here. mr. chairman, i yield back. mr. meeks: i want to apologize to the gentleman. because i made a mistake. i know how humble you are about rhode island. i said maine. the gentleman is from rhode island. mr. cicilline: mr. chairman, yes -- i didn't even hear that. i would have been so deeply offended. i ask unanimous consent that the report from the washington institute at brown university, the 2001 authorization for the use of military force, a comprehensive look and how it is used be part of the record. mr. meeks: without

cicilline: as the member designated by ms. wilson of florida, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on h.r. 1621. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from iowa seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. wild from pennsylvania, i inform the house that ms. wild will vote yes on h.r. 1621. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. donald payne, mr. albio sires, mr. paul tonko and mr. josh gottheimer, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 1621. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. green from tennessee, i inform the house that mr. green will vote yes on h.r. 1621. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. harder and ms. barragan, i inform the house that these members will vote aye on h.r. 1621. the speaker p

i want to bring in congressman david cicilline, member of the house foreign affairs committee. the committee was working on this as early as this morning. it seemed like it was going to go through the floor process and get done today. what happened here, in regards to this money for covid? >> i think it is still going to get done today. it is good to see you. regrettably the covid funding which was included in this bill met some resistance from our republican colleagues, at least the way it was being paid for, it was a request of the administration. i think the speaker made it clear that we're going to continue to fight for that, just in another piece of legislation, what we're going to move forward with the balance of the funding bill as well as the security and economic and humanitarian assistance to ukraine. >> on the ukraine assistance, we have watched this number grow from late last week, we were talking about something like $6 billion, then 10, then 12. i think the final number is somewhere approaching $14 billion for aid to ukraine here. does that go far enough? does tha

cicilline. mr. cicilline: i would like to thank chairman -- i'm sorry. the speaker pro tempore: t he gentleman is recognized. mr. cicilline: i thank the gentleman for yielding and thank chairman takano for his leadership on this legislation and his tireless work on behalf of veterans. h.r. 3967 honoring our pact act recognizes the full range of foxic exposure from contaminated water and airborne hazards from burn pits. it recognizes the promise we made to every service member we will care for them should they become wounded or sick while protecting this country. this legislation is long overdue and the least we can do for the veterans who are suffering without the health care they need and deserve. they should have never been forced to come to congress demanding the care that they have earned. this bill ensures that future veterans will get the help they need without waiting decades for help and streamlining the v.a.'s process. i urge all my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill. i thank the chairman of the rules committee for yielding. and i yield

david cicilline. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. cicilline: thank you. thank you, chairman meeks, for your extraordinary leadership in this very important moment. i rise in strong support of h.res. 956 and in solidarity with the people of ukraine. on february 24, vladimir putin thought he was making another step toward realizing his delusional pursuit of reconstituting the ussr when he ordered the brutal invasion of the sovereign and peaceful nation of ukraine. vladimir putin thought the ukrainian people would give in quickly to the violence and abandon their freely. he thought that president zelensky would flee. he thought the world would turn a blind eye toward russian aggression. vladimir putin's thought was wrong. in fact, as chairman meeks said, we saw it firsthand, the determination and the will of the ukrainian people to fight to preserve their own country and their own freedoms, and they are doing that today, fighting day by day, ho

cicillinely, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: -- cicilline, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. cicilline: i rise in strong support of the homicide victims' families' rights act, that will help tackle the backlog of cold cases and bring long overdue justice to more than a quarter million unresolved murder cases. it's estimated every year a murder victim leaves behind more than four family members. that means more than a million grieving loved ones, families, friends, communities are still awaiting answers. this is not a problem in older cases. in 2017, the f.b.i. uniform crime report across all levels of law enforcement, they were only able to close 62% of murder cases. we can remedy this by this bill. it affords families to have the right to have it examined by federal prosecutors to see if can be reinvestigated. this is an important review step to establish. especially techniques are constantly evolving and improving, providing law enforcement new tools to investigate even the oldest of cold cases. this

cicilline: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. titus of nevada, the state where the federal government owns or manages approximately 87% of the land mass, i inform the house that ms. titus will vote yes on h.r. 3197. as the member designated by ms. wilson of florida, home to crystal river, the only place in north america where it is legal to have a supervised swim with a wild manatee, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on h.r. 3197. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. gimenez of florida, i inform the house that mr. gimenez will vote yea on h.r. 4380. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representative jamaal bowman, i inform the house that he will vote yes on h.r. 3197. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from indiana seek recognition? mrs. walorski: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. baird

cicilline me. i will now turn to represented titus the sponsor of the globe act and a longtime chair beneath effort to secure the human rights of lgbtqi plus persons at home and abroad. >> thank you very much representative jacobson and thank you for holding this discussion that is so timely ans so critical and i thank mr. cicilline me for the work he has done in this area pushing for more legislation so it's not just the case of do as isaiah i say and not as i do. we are really doing it. special envoy lgbtq with a special honor to have you here and to see the accomplishments that you have made in the short time you have been part of the current administration in this role so thank you very much. we know we have got to continue to discuss and develop policies to assess the global lgbtqi+ community around the world. these individual rights are being consistently denied simply because of who people are and whom they love. for human rights to be honored is not new. it's been a central element of u.s.

joining me now is congressman david cicilline of rhode island. chair of the democratic policy and communications committee. a member of the judiciary and foreign affairs committees and the chair of the lgbt equality caucus. welcome back to "the sunday show." >> good to be back. >> can you -- you recently were at the ukrainian-polish border. can you describe conditions that you saw? >> yes. you know, we were at the largest border crossing on the pulle -- polish ukraine border and you literally see thousands and thousands of people crossing the border. mostly women and children. many who just said good-bye to husbands or fathers. very distraught. freezing cold, a little bit of snow. many folks didn't even have jackets. carrying literally one bag, sometimes one suitcase, of all of their belongings, and it's really an unspeakable human tragedy. you can see the anguish and fear on their faces. there wasn't a dry eye in our whole delegation. it was really hard to see. the polish people, the polish government and border guards were doing a miraculous jo

cicilline: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. wilson of florida, home to the oldest manatee in captivity ever, who passed away in 2017 at 69 years old, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on h.r. 3113. as the member designated by ms. titus of nevada, nicknamed the silver state and home to america's largest silver deposit, i inform the house that ms. titus will vote yes on h.r. 3113. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. roybal-allard, i inform the house that she will vote yes on h.r. 3113. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. kildee of michigan, i inform the house that mr. kildee will vote yes, he will vote yes on h.r. 3113. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. upton from the state of michigan, i inform the

cicilline: mr. speaker, as a member of the ocean state, one of america's original 13 colonies, you asked for it, home to the oldest synagogue in north america, home to the first baptist church in north america, birth place of religious freedom, i'd like now to provide some proxy votes. as the member designated by ms. wilson of florida, the home to the biggest and most visited resort in the world, walt disney world, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote no on the motion to recommit. as the member designated by as the member designated by ms. titus of nevada, the state with 300 mountain ranges, more than any other state in america, i inform the house that ms. titus will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by the gentleman from michigan, mre that mr. upton will vote yes on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek

cicilline. mr. cicilline: i thank the chairman for yielding. madam chair, i rise in strong support of h.r. 963, the fair act, which prohibits the enforcement of forced arbitration clauses in consumer employment, civil rights, and antitrust disputes. buried deep within the fine print of almost every contract consumers sign are clauses that deprive hardworking americans and small businesses of their day in court when they attempt to hold corporations accountable for breaking the law. we heard from lots of small businesses. in support of this bill. no one claiming that they were required to have forced arbitration in order to remain successful. forced arbitration protects systemic wrongdoing. everyone is always allowed to have arbitration if they want to voluntarily, once the dispute arises. this forces people to give up their right to have their claims heard. most americans don't even know they have given up that right because they are forced to sign contracts in the fine print is a provision where you are waiving that right. when you get a phone

hoong as they answer that question. >> thank you congressman cicilline. is it all right, congresswoman, jackson lee, to go ahead? >> you may proceed. thank you. >> thank you. i just wanted to emphasize. i think it is critically important to note that the balance of domestic extremism that we are seeing right now really is being led by the focus on white supremacy. that means some of the steps that have to be taken address white supremacy directly. it is not just the sovereign poverty law center that noted this. we have heard tritt the institutions of intelligent. the fbi and the view of the fbi director wray and mai mayor casse in their congressional testimony last september all of these governmental agencies lifted up the focus of focusing on white supremacy which means we have to look at things like congresswoman jackon lee's hr 40 bill enables us to look at the history of white supremacy and how it affected different groups. it is just one example. i want to be mindful of time. >> thank you very much. >> let me ask the rabbi to remember my dear friend

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david cicilline. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. cicilline: thank you. thank you, chairman meeks, for your extraordinary leadership in this very important moment. i rise in strong support of h.res. 956 and in solidarity with the people of ukraine. on february 24, vladimir putin thought he was making another step toward realizing his delusional pursuit of reconstituting the ussr when he ordered the brutal invasion of the sovereign and peaceful nation of ukraine. vladimir putin thought the ukrainian people would give in quickly to the violence and abandon their freely. he thought that president zelensky would flee. he thought the world would turn a blind eye toward russian aggression. vladimir putin's thought was wrong. in fact, as chairman meeks said, we saw it firsthand, the determination and the will of the ukrainian people to fight to preserve their own country and their own freedoms, and they are doing that today, fighting day by day, ho

cicilline: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. keating of massachusetts, where it is illegal to take a lion to the movies, i inform the house that mr. keating will vote yes on the ruiz amendment. as the member designated by ms. wilson of florida, one of only two states in the united states to have a tropical climate, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on the ruiz amendment. and as the member designated by mr. raskin of maryland, home to the chesapeake bay which hold it's more than 18 -- holds more than 18 trillion gallons of water, i inform the house that mr. raskin will vote yes on the ruiz amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. soto: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson, i inform the house that m mr. lawson will vote yea on the ruiz amendment number 22. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. albio sires and mr. donald pay

i along with congressman david cicilline have introduced a war crimes resolution. h.r. 964. calling on the global community to hold putin accountable and the russian government accountable for these war crimes. russian forces have used explosive weapons with wide range effects near schools and populated areas. hitting them with missiles, rockets, and heavy artillery. it is clearly a violation of the geneva convention to target civilian and cultural sites. on march 1 a russian air strike hit freedom square in kha car -- kharkiv. on march 1 a russian missile hit loath case of the babiynar holocaust site a place where thousands of jewish people were killed between 1941 and 1943. and on march 3, 47 civilians were killed when russia hit two schools, apartment buildings injuring countless others. this is clearly a violation of the geneva convention. we witnessed the attack on medical units. on march 9 russian forces bombed a maternity and children's hospital in the city of mara po. the world watched as a pregnant woman was being carried lifeless from the hospital wreckage on the s

cicilline, you are recognized for five minutes and we have other members, thank you for your generous time. >> thank you for holding this important hearing and thank you to our witnesses. domestic terrorism fueled by white supremacy is one of the greatest threats our country's safety and security we've seen the past decade black americans murdered at ame church, increased threats against hbcus and a synagogue in pittsburgh and hostage in texas, targeting el paso in the shooting that left three people dead and deranged government on a killing spree across asian women in georgia and too many violent hate crimes harming minority communities and yet action to confront white supremacy in hate groups and these organizations have grown. 2020 saw the highest in domestic terrorism within 25 years and white supremacist are far right responsible for two thirds of terrorist attacks in the u.s. that your. sadly, i'm going to join my colleague and others who have set instead of focusing on this very real threat, republican colleagues have you tried to use this as a campaign forum what democrats are

it's what they do. >> member of the house foreign affairs committee congressman david cicilline, thank you so much. good to have you back on here with us. >>> more now on the growing humanitarian crisis in ukraine. nbc news senior national correspondent tom llamas is in a make shift shelter in lviv. what's the scene like there? >> reporter: good morning. with so many refugees shelters are popping up all over western ukraine. we have been all over the city of lviv at the train station, at theaters that have been converted. this may be the most surreal so far, this is one of the most popular fitness centers in lviv and it's been converted to a shelter. this is just one section, this is a squash court and families are living inside of a squash court in ukraine. this is very sad. i know it looks incredibly sad, but when you talk to the refugees inside they're grateful to be here because of what they just escaped. ahead of advancing russian troops a desperate race to escape, families fleeing on foot, suitcases and small children in their arms. one child in medica poland breaking down while

cicilline: as the member designated by ms. wilson of florida and mr. raskin of florida, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. johnson of south daght, i inform the house that mr. johnson will vote yes on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. evans of pennsylvania, i inform the house that mr. evans will vote yes on the en bloc amendments. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. green of tennessee, i inform the house that mr. green will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from flair seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. lawson, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for w

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. >> of the chair recognizes representative cicilline for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman and ranking member for this hearing. i too recently traveled to the borderld of ukraine and poland with many colleagues and i saw first-hand some of the consequences of russia's invasion of ukraine and we heard directly from president zelensky. i would like to begin with you. so much of the analysis is how do we get vladimir putin to understand the implications of what he's doing and to suffer consequences as a result of? have you or any of your partnerships found evidence to suggest their internal actors within the upper echelons of the russian federations who are devising putin to war -- to use war crimes or conversely are their advisers who are trying to wind down these hostilities and particularly underscored the severe consequences of the war crimes he is committing? >> this is an extremely valid question. we see evidence of votes. we see a small military circle around putin that is making commissions on arms sales nationally and internationally internationally -- we do

give a whole discussion about what's going on in the senate and senator klobuchar you've heard david cicilline in the house has had a 250 page report and i read a reasonable part of it and it's a dramatic indictment of the competitiveness these companies have, and you would think there's going to be some kind of legislation but the market doesn't even care. >> i would argue with you and you may disagree with me that wouldn't necessarily be a bearish call on these stocks, which is to say even if they are ultimately broken up, there might be more value there. if i told you, you could buy one stock today you'd have to hold for the next 10 or 20 years, i'd imagine you'd still buy something on one of the faang's. wouldn't you buy something on microsoft or amazon? >> amazon now has such a large percentage of the -- of the online retail and such a large part of overall retail in this country. and i don't know i understand your argument, but it flies in the face that we are in. i trust legislation. it's so outdated i mean going back to the late $1800s and early 1900s and even though we passed things a

cicilline, rather. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, for holding this hearing, and thank you to all of our witnesses for being here today. and this hearing has been very useful in really understanding these issues. on the one hand, of course, it's vitally important that we protect artists' rights to be adequately compensated for the work they produce. as so many have said, music plays such an important role in our lives. it comforts us in times of pain, allows us to express joy in times of celebration and often during some of the most memorable moments of our lives, and so musicians and songwriters deserve to be paid fairly for providing us for this. it's also to underscore the importance of local broadcasters who are not only a primary source of trustworthy news and entertainment but also irreplaceable during public health and safety situations and weather situations, particularly because of emergencies. and also broadcasters are facing an existential threat to their survival. and i think, interestingly, both the broadcasters

cicilline: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. titus of nevada, the first state to ratify the 15th amendment, which gave african-americans the right to vote, i inform the house that ms. titus will vote yes on h.r. 2116. as the member designated by ms. wilson of florida, birthplace of arianna grande, bob ross, sidney poitier, and pitbull, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on h.r. 2116. as the member designated by mr. larson of connecticut, the constitution state, i inform the house that he will vote yes on h.r. 2116. as the member designated by mrs. dingell of michigan, the state that has more freshwater miles of shoreline, i inform the house that mrs. dingell will vote yes on h.r. 2116. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. russ fulcher of idaho, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will vote nay on h.r. 2116. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designate