gottheimer, ms. porter, ms. strickland, mr. keating, mre members will vote yes on the mcmorris rodgers amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from georgia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. carter of louisiana, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote no on the mcmorris rodgers amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. strickland, she will vote no on the mcmorris rodgers amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. davis, mr. lee and mr. huffman, these members will vote no on the mrs. mcmorrisrodgers amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida, he will vote nay on the amendment and as the member designated by mr. crist of florida, mr. crist will vote yes on the mrs. mcmorri

krishnamoorthi, ms. underwood, ms. porter, and ms. strickland i inform the house that these 10 members will vote yes on the jackson lee amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does -- for what additional purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. neguse: represented by mr. gottheimer, i inform the house that mr. gottheimer will vote yea on the jackson lee amendment. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 216. the nays are 200. the amendment is adopted. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on amendment 2 printed in part b of house report number 117-381, offered by the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. maloney, on which further proceedings were postponed on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2 printed in part b house report number 117-381, offered by miss carolyn b. maloney of new york. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from new york. memb

the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california, ms. porter, for five minutes. ms. porter: when the pandemic closed schools and left millions of children without meals they needed, our government took action. emergency waivers eliminated income caps and gave meal providers flexibility in delivering food. even now with schools reopened, these waivers are getting healthy meals to children without bearing families under mountains of paperwork. but these provisions are set to expire on june 30. as 97% of meal providers like schools struggle to pay soaring food price, these protections should be strengthened not stopped. this year california became the first state to provide free meals to any student. offering no cost meals to everyone, regardless of income, helps resources reach the kids who need the most. this will also help california's kids in schools perform better, free meals contribute to better attendance, fewer nurse visits, and higher test scores. california's universal meal program will benefit schools and families. and the nation should follow our example. th

>> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. porter, ms. strickland, mrs. hayes, mr. keating, mr. rush, mr. suozzi, mr. jeffries, mr. krishnamoorthi, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 2089. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman -- the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. hank johnson and ms. bonamici, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on s. 2089. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: as the member designated by mr. albio sires, mrs. bonnie watson coleman, mr. mike doyle, mrs. fletcher and mr. bill pascrell, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on s. 2089. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. bush of missouri, ms. wilson of florida, ms. cherf lirvetion s mccormick, i inform the house that meze members will vote yes on s. 2 2089. the speaker pro tempore: f

>> in recognition to your great service and as the member designated by ms. porter, ms. strickland, mr. keating, mr, ms. underwood and mr. gottheimer, these members will vote proudly on -- yes on the motion to concur on the s.2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> as the member designated by by representatives wasserman schultz, lawson and crist, i inform the house that these members will proudly vote yes on the motion to concur and senate bill 2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by congress members, bordeaux, costa and espaillat, they will vote yes on motion to concur on s.2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. jacobs of new york, i inform the house that mr. jacobs will vote yes on senate bill 2938. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by

i now recognize a gentle lady from california ms. porter for an opening statement. >> i represents a community in mourning. less than a one month ago and laguna woods at gunman locked the doors to the geneva presbyterian church and opened fire on my communities tightknit taiwanese congregation this wit shooting was an undeniable tragedy but in a different circumstances could have been an unimaginable massacre. unlike the shooters in uvalde on both of the shooter and laguna woods did not carry an assault rifle equipped with high-capacity magazines. he was armed with 9 millimeters handguns that forced him to reload. that difference gave a hero, doctor jon chang a chance to stop the carnage but he sacrificed his life to stop the shooter land his bravery was remarkable. but we cannot depend on a hero's bravery to save lives. law enforcement has determined the gunman was ready to kill every person in the church. had he been armed with the military style assault rifle he may have done so. there is no telling how many more lives would have

>> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. porter, ms. strickland, mrs. hayes, mr. keto, mr. rush, mr. suozzi and mr. scott, i inform the house that these eight members will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. carter of louisiana, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: as the member designated by mr. crist and lawson of florida, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. danny davis, tlaib, huffman, i inform the house that these members will vote aye on the notion move the previous question on h.r. 1191. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as

again, ms. porter accused a witness of perjury. that is a very serious accusation. >> the gentleman hasn't stated a proper -- it isn't a proper point of order. >> we just had -- accuse a witness of perjury. >> the gentleman isn't stating a point of order. the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> thank you all for being here and thank you, madam chair. obviously this is a tragedy that's heartbreaking for all of us and naturally coming out of this as we look for solutions it's the fact we see this in the nation there's going to be a thousand reasons why we are asking in the investigation is ongoing obviously some answers of course will never even the conclusions we could come up with will of course never answer the cry of a parent that has lost a child. i don't think any of us who have children can understand that. our hearts break for what we've seen. as we move forward we have to continue to figure out how we propose solutions that actually create solutions. very often in this commerce, we do things out of the best of intent and

speaker, as the member designated by ms. porter, ms. strickland, mr. lamb, mrs. hayes, ms. moore, mr. keating, mr. rush, and mr. suozzi, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 7777. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mccaul of texas, i inform the house that mr. mccaul will vote yea on h.r. 7777. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: as the member designated by ms. meng of new york and mr. crist and lawson of florida, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 7777. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. kind of wisconsin, ms. stansbury of new mexico, and ms. bernice johnson of texas, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7777. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the membe

speaker, as the member designated by ms. porter, mr. krishnamoorthi, mr. boyle, mr. lamb, ms. davids and ms. kelly, i inform the house that these six members will vote aye on h.r. 7606. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. trahan of the commonwealth of massachusetts and mrs. lawrence of the great state of michigan, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7606. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by representative scott peters and chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 7606. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. tenney of new york and pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. tenney will vote no on h.r. 7606. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from india

ms. porter, your statement. >> i represent a community in mourning. a gunman locked the doors to the geneva presbyterian church. this shooting was an undeniable tragedy, but under different circumstances, it could have been an unimaginable massacre. unlike the shooters in uvalde and buffalo, the shooter in laguna woods did not carry an assault rifle with high capacity magazines. he was armed with 9 millimeter handguns that forced him to reload. that difference gave a hero, dr. john chang a chance to stop the carnage. he sacrificed his life to stop the shooter, and his bravery was remarkable, but we cannot depend on a hero's bravery to save lives. law enforcement has determined that the gunman was ready to kill every person in the church. had he been armed with a military-style assault rifle, he may have done so. there is no telling how many more lives would have been lost. shootings involving assault weapons are six times as deadly as shootings involving handguns and when assault weapons are equipped with high capacity magazines or bump stocks, the de

ms. porter: this policy needs to change immediately. our mail carriers are at risk and they deserve the protection of the law enforcement officers employed by the post office. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to recognize an inspiring pioneer and brilliant mind, dr. sherrilly -- shirley [newline]andrew: jackson, on the occasion of her retirement. mr. tonko: dr. jackson was the first black woman to receive a doctorate degree in physics from m.i.t. and in 1999 became the first black woman to lead a top ranked research university. ever the trail blazer, dr. jackson was the first black person and the first woman to chair the united states nuclear regulatory commission. dr. jackson's historic achievements in public service and in her field of theor

ms. porter: our nation's populations of fish and wildlife are dwindling. to save threatens and endangered species, we need the bipartisan recovering america's wildlife act, which will boost science-based conservation efforts. the united nations has warned the world that human actions will continue to drive plant and animal species to extinction if we do not act. in my home state of california, native species have declined by 20%. and over 600 species risk extinction. as a member of the house natural resources committee, i have learned from scientists and advocacy groups that we need dedicated funding to recover and sustain healthy populations of threatened and endangered species. importantly, protecting these species is good for our economy. wildlife focused recreation generates $140 billion annually. the recovering america's wildlife act will sustain biodiversity, create jobs and protect our planet. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognit

ms. porter: the american people should not have to question if cases are being decided fairly. we need stronger ethics rules to prevent these abuses of power from happening again. i'm backing legislation that will root out corruption, prevent conflicts of interest, and increase transparency in all three branches of the federal government. to restore public trust in our institutions, we must hold government officials to the highest ethical standards. no one is above the law. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the the gentlewoman from louisiana -- for what purpose does the gentlewoman from louisiana 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. mitt letlow: i come to the floor today to pay tribute to the late sarah ann effort yet pet ive. a. a dedicated mother, grandmother, educator, and friend who is beloved by so many people across walsh taw parrish in northeast, louisiana. i believe that the best way to describe the kind of person she was is to use t