the speaker pro tempore: without objection mr. thompson: mr. speaker, today is the 50th of the pell grant pam and it was authorized in 1972 to provide aid for access to higher education. and the effort that year was bipartisan and it maintains bipartisan support today. more than 80 mill yop students are are receiving it are utilizeing the pell grant. at pennsylvania's land dprant and 18,000 students are useing it to access and afford a great degree at campuses and two campuses. for individuals, this program is and environs kowrntion the op-time dpreation and it is appear investment to strength them our skilled work force. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back. >> for what purpose does the gentleman from maine seek reek snigs? >> without objection. >> thank you mr., speaker. i rise to recognize and congratulate a great mainer d.m. anand: you constituent service. and i believe the great majority of us do so we want to make life better and over a decade and committed herself too the cases that come to my office and receive few dpees who lived t

speaker pro tempore. and this is the same chart as the last one except the points i'm making on this one, we functionally moved from a trillion 126 billion up. before that, we were at $1.3 trillion of household savings, savings basically has collapsed. anyone talking about this? remember, that was supposed to be the big democrat talking point, we gave allot of money but shored up people's bank accounts. it's gone. it's gone. and productivity, it wasn't done to investments that lead us into a greater future. the left keeps saying we invest in green energy. fine. but that's not what you did. you basically -- and almost every policy, you do realize in the 15 months the democrats have been in charge, we are burning a hell lot more coal today. 2021 number is 23% more coal was burnt to produce u.s. electrical energy because they ply up the natural gas market and made the united states dirtier. so even on that, they screwed it up. and then here is the punch line of why i'm here tonight. you see the chart, you se

the speaker pro tempore: the the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair will once again admonish members to direct their remarks to the chair. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the gentleman from new york, mr. espaillat. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. espaillat: thank you, madam speaker. i rise to in strong support of protecting our kids act. this overdue legislation will tighten gun regulations. unfortunately in the world's wealthiest country, we have the 32nd highest rate of death from gun violence across the planet. this is a horrific statistic that is impacting all of our districts. blue districts and red districts. in my district, gun violence has taken far too many lives. including the young life and brutal murder of crystal nieves, working the midnight shift in an east harlem burger king. the brutal murder of two police officers in harlem's 32nd precinct. and an 11-month-old gunshot victim in the bronx. yes, madam speaker, only 11 months old. madam s

the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the bill -- rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [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 california seek recognition? mr. takano: mr. speaker, as the member designated by representatives jayapal, chuy garcia, allred and bush, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 6538. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from colorado seek recognition? mrs. boebert: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. gosar of arizona, i inform the house that mr. gosar will vote nay on h.r. 6538. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does th

the speaker pro tempore: jabs. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to a member of the judiciary committee, mr. lieu. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. lieu: when i served in the u.s. military, i was trained on firearms. let me tell you what a bullet from an ar-15, it leaves the muzzle at a speed three times higher than that of a handgun. the energy is so strong and will shatter your bone. a person looks like a grenade exploded in their body and the bullet causes your human flesh to ripple violently and if it misses your artery, the ripples can burst arteries. little kids were decap tated and faces blown off. a person under 21 cannot buy a budweiser and not let a person under 21 buy a weapon of war. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i now yield one minute to a member of the judiciary committee, ms. jayapal. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. ja

the speaker pro tempore: nasm new york. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentleman from new york. mr. higgins: leading cause of death for kids in america is now gun violence. hundreds of americans die every day in america because of gun violence. five weeks ago, 10 people from my community of buffalo, new york who drove 300 miles to the black community of our city and included there was a retired police officer. 30-year veteran of the police department and worging security that day. someone said the best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a guy. he didn't stand a chance because he was out gunned and outequipped. our police officers in buffalo and throughout the country are outgunned by the bad guys and this bill -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to the gentleman from illinois, mr. foster. mr. foster: when i first took office in 2008,

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable, the speaker house of representatives, madam, pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8 following consultation with the office of attending physician, i want to provide you further noiftion that the public health emergency due to the novel coronavirus, sars remains in effect, sergeant at armts. ism the chair announcees the extension of effective june 29 of the covered period designated on january 24, 2021. pursuant to section 11-b of house resolution such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: i would be remiss if i didn't comment on the decision

the speaker pro tempore: scrabt. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill and pass the bill h.r. 2020. those in favor say aye those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 income the affirmative -- for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> i request a recorded vote, please pursuant to house resolution 3-s the yeas and nays are ordered pursuant to clause 8, rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon seek recognition? mr. defazio: i move the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2711. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 7211 a bill to amend the robert t. stafford emergency relief and review a fuel and for other purposes pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from oregon, mr. defazio, and the gentleman from south dakota, mr. johnson, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon. mr. defazio: i ask unanimous c

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized for such the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. tenney: since the on set of the pandemic, congress has passed several relief bills totaling an unprecedented $5.3 billion. while some of the spending us onize -- unwise, some programs like the paycheck protection program provide red leaf to those who needed it. one concern is the disaster loan program, eidl. this program unlike others was direct lending by the s.b.a., the small business administration. this means the agency did not partner with our local banks and credit unions and instead approved and administered these loans directly. since the covid-19 eidl funding passed we have learned of countless case of fraud, waste and abuse. the federal government is not set up to be a direct lender. this is one reason i introduced the house version of the transparency in covid-19 expenditures act which would require an audit of all federal covid-19 relief spending. there is obviously room for improvement in providing additional oversight and returning fra

the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed s.671, an act to require the collection of voluntary feedback on services provided by agencies, and for other purposes, in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, biomedical research can accelerate discoveries to abelievate human suffering due to illness if we allow. mr. higgins: the speed with which the covid-19 vaccines were developed using groundbreaking r.n.a. technologies was one of the most important my buyo medical stand vancements in 100 years. by establishing the advance research agency for health, known as arpa-h, we ca

the speaker pro tempore: the the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair will once again admonish members to direct their remarks to the chair. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now yield one minute to the gentleman from new york, mr. espaillat. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. espaillat: thank you, madam speaker. i rise to in strong support of protecting our kids act. this overdue legislation will tighten gun regulations. unfortunately in the world's wealthiest country, we have the 32nd highest rate of death from gun violence across the planet. this is a horrific statistic that is impacting all of our districts. blue districts and red districts. in my district, gun violence has taken far too many lives. including the young life and brutal murder of crystal nieves, working the midnight shift in an east harlem burger king. the brutal murder of two police officers in harlem's 32nd precinct. and an 11-month-old gunshot victim in the bronx. yes, madam speaker, only 11 months old. madam s

koppe koppe the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. you, o lord, ruler of the universe we call on you today, make us aware of your presence in this place. gracious god, not a breath is taken, not a bird falls from the sky without your knowledge. such knowledge is too wonderful to conceive and at other times a confounding mystery. lord, we believe. help our unbelief. remind us of your abiding love which by the gift of your eternal spirit you have never withheld from us from the beginning of time even unto today. how wonderful it is to trust in your sovereignty. how wonderful but how terrible when we come face-to-face with the tragedies we simply cannot accept. nor in which can we see your merciful hand at work. remind us again that you daneed to set the world in motion, then blessed us with the opportunity to participate in your grace plan for creation. and with that blessing, which is truly beyond our imagining, you have also laid on us the mantle t

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from washington. mrs. rodgers: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: you are recognized. mr. rogers: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 7666. the restoring hope for mental health and well-being act. we are taking urgent action to help states and communities providing lifesaving mental health care to people in need. especially for our children and those suffering from severe mental illness. i think about austin, a 9-year-old boy, who struggled to cope when his school was shut down and his parents were going through a divorce. he was socially isolated and didn't know where to turn. when he confessed suicidal thoughts to his mom, they faced long waiting lists and no beds for care that he needed. cases like austin can't be ignored. parents, teachers, and medal professionals are talking about this everywhere i go. in expo cane, washington, we are seeing more violence in our schools and risi

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 rooms, washington, d.c. june 7, 2022. i hereby ahoint point the honorable jimmy panetta to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the hips -- house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. almighty god, hear our prayers as the country lies divided before you. and yet there is not one person in this room who doesn't want to relieve our children of fear or ensure the safety of the day-to-day lives of american citizens. how, then, do we address faithfully the rash of tragedies that have plagued our communities and gripped the nation with turmoil and terror, frustration and fear. holy god, how do we respond appropriately to the devastation that has infiltrated our schools and our playgrounds. haunted nightclubs and grocery stores. and taken over city streets and neighborhood

the speaker pro tempore: jabs. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i yield one minute to a member of the judiciary committee, mr. lieu. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. lieu: when i served in the u.s. military, i was trained on firearms. let me tell you what a bullet from an ar-15, it leaves the muzzle at a speed three times higher than that of a handgun. the energy is so strong and will shatter your bone. a person looks like a grenade exploded in their body and the bullet causes your human flesh to ripple violently and if it misses your artery, the ripples can burst arteries. little kids were decap tated and faces blown off. a person under 21 cannot buy a budweiser and not let a person under 21 buy a weapon of war. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i now yield one minute to a member of the judiciary committee, ms. jayapal. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. ja

the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the motion. the speaker pro tempore: mr. hill of arkansas moves to recommit the bill h.r. 2533 to the committee on financial services. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 19, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. the question is on the motion. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the noes have it. the motion -- >> madam speaker, i request the yeas nand nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [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 indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. walorski of indian

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: i would be remiss if i didn't comment on the decision of the supreme court minutes ago to revoke the constitutional right to abortion. a right that millions of americans have relied upon for half a century. worse, justice thomas indicated this is merely the beginning of a radical right-wing effort to roll back other rights including the right to contraception, the right to marry whomever we choose and the fundamental right to privacy. and we should observe that the same justices telling us today that questions about reproductive rights must be left to the states told us just yesterday that the states cannot be trusted to regulate modern firearms. weapons that were never dreamed of by the trams of the -- frames of the second amendment. history will prove these activists wrong on both counts. today, mr. speaker, we take a historic first step toward ending the epidemic of gun violence in this nation. the only developed nation with this problem. we come to this moment after the tr

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yea -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 216. the nays are 199. the previous question is ordered. the question is on the adoption of the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. reschenthaler: on that i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [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 south carolina rise? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, will he vote nay on the rule.

the speaker pro tempore: the. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. cicilline: i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from pennsylvania, an important member of the judiciary committee, ms. dean. ms. dean: like many of you, i am struggling as we see more lives lost to gun violence. on sunday, a 15-year-old boy was killed and three member shot in a mass shooting 15 minutes from where we stand right now. on monday, after midnight, a college student was killed in the hail of gun fire. last week in the judiciary committee, i talked about the three young men who were killed and 11 wounded in the single biggest shooting in philadelphia in seven years. are we safe in this country anymore? we are determined to fight for radical change to combat dangerous obsession with guns and gun violence. we voted for extreme risk protection orders. republicans voted no. we voted to raise the age of semi-automatics to 21. republicans voted no. we voted to safely store guns. republicans said no. we vo

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. chair: i yield such time as i may consume. >> the chair is recognized. chair: when i watched in horror as gun violence has touched communities across the country did dozens of people young and old have lost their lives. but there's one theme that comes up most often. someone deeply troubled, experiencing some sort of crisis, had easy access to firearms. and all too often, the warning signs were clear but nothing was done to keep guns out of the hands -- out of their hands before it was too late. h.r. 2377, the federal extreme risk protection order act, provides sensible means by which one that's exhibiting dangerous behavior can be prevented from possessing or purchasing firearms before tragedy strikes. this legislation, introduced by representative lucy mcbath, authorizes federal courts to offer an extreme risk protection order, or erpo, temporarily removing firearms from a person in crisis and prevent them from purchasing firearms. this only occurs after the court determines there i

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized mr. lieu: i rise in support of the supreme court police parity act of 2022. while the supreme court police force is to provide protection to the justices this bill would extend their authority to provide protection to the family members of justices if there is reason to believe they are at risk. it is imperative they are free from fear of physical violence based on the constitution and law as applied to the facts of the cases before them. this is essential to the rule of law. assailants like the man recently or a threat to a democracy but with the right security, they can be stopped before they inflict harm. i thank the senators coon and cornyn and likewise introducing bills that will extend protection to the families of justices and thank congresswoman jackson lee. mr. stanton's bill would extended protection to family of court employees. there was republican opposition to that aspect and in protecting the justice families. i hope we will move swiftly another bill to extend protection of

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ross: madam speaker, we rely on all kinds of data to inform our policymaking. right now lgbtqi+ americans aren't represented in federal statistics, like for unemployment, poverty, health and discrimination. this gap severely impacts our ability to make smart decisions that may effect their community, let alone decisions that will help those in their community. it's imperative that we begin to let these individuals count in our federal data system, just as we do race, ethnicity, gender and age. and, madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. burgess: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. madam speaker, if we defeat the previous question, republicans will immediately amend the rule to consider h.r. 471, the pause act, introduced by representative yvette herrell. this bill would prohibit president biden from rescinding title 42 aut

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. joyce: madam speaker, this week we mark the 78th anniversary of the d-day landing in northern france. three years ago i had the honor of visiting the normandy coastline to see the utah and omaha beaches. to see the memorial where the second ranger battalion made their heroic stand. to see the graves of the men who did not come home and who are now buried in the french countryside. those who fought in normandy and across france on the road to victory in europe that came from all walks of life. those individuals were bound by a common goal, to stand for freedom and to liberate the oppressed. they were part of our nation's greatest generation. now as they grow older a move on to their eternal salvation, we must continue to remember their courage, their sacrifice, their legacy of service and bravery is at the heart of what makes the united states the greatest nation on the earth. thank you, madam speaker. i yield. the speaker pro tempore: fo

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? mr. scalise: i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order to inquire of the majority leader the schedule for next week. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scalise: and i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scalise: i yield to the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer. mr. hoyer: before i start on the colloquy and go through the schedule, i was talking to the whip, the republican whip, my friend, mr. scalise and we were talking about a friend of ours. john bresnahan. he's a reporter. he's covered capitol hill since 1994, i believe is the note i had. and he is an excellent reporter. he reports the facts, reports the truth, and as i know mr. scalise agrees, reporters who do that not only serve us, more importantly and their major purpose is to serve the american people because we know a free press, telling the facts and truth to the american p

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. does the gentleman reserve? the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. lieu: thank you, madam speaker. the republicans are misleading you. supreme court justices already have protection. let me say that again. supreme court justices already have protection. this is about families of supreme court justices, which i support them having protection, and drts are fighting for families of law clerks, employees of the supreme court. they should have protection, too. let me tell you the threats to employees of the supreme court. soon after the draft decision leaked, a right-wing activist posted the personal details of a law clerk who he baselessly claimed leaked justice alito's draft opinion. it posted the clerk's wedding announcement and singled out the clerk's spouse and republicans don't want to protect that person or their families. after another republican strategist claimed a different law clerk had leaked the op opinion, an extremist abortion rights group targeted that

the speaker pro tempore: referred to the committee on foreign affairs and ordered the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's policy the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee is recognized as the majority of the majority leader. ms. jackson lee: my pleasure to now as we begin to frame this very important week to commemorate juneteenth, the second acknowledgement of the federal commemorated by president joe biden, president was vice president harris and first holiday for nearly 40 years, federal holiday was established to yield to the diswished lady from ohio who helped us craft this special order and her recognition of honoring those that have never been honored and the day of freedom and recognizing h.r. 40 to study and the honorable joyce beatty, the chair of the congressional plaque caucus and i yield to her as much time as she may consume. mrs.beatty: thank you to our chairwoman, chair of our special order, executive board member. a person who you want to be out front. whether it is an issue on civil rights, criminal justice, reparations, voting rights, domestic, congresswoman jack

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from north carolina the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina rise? >> as the member designated by representatives price, hank johnson, bonamici and wild, i inform the house that these representatives will vote yea on h.r. 7777. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama rise? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. brooks of alabama, i inform the house that mr. brooks will vote yes on h.r. 7777. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by representatives allred, bush, and jayapal, 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 indiana rise? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. walorski of indiana, i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote nay on h.r. 7777. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from -- gentlewoman from virginia rise? >> as the m

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. adams: her loss is immeasurable in part because she was a veteran of the civil rights movement going all the way back to her youth in south carolina. the consciousness and conscience of that movement was seen in her work as a pillar of our community who fought for our vulnerable and marginalized, a phenomenal hat queen she was. she worked for quality and equity, not only for black americans but for every community. she worked for the homeless and unhoused. she worked for youth literacy and public education. even as her health failed, she never stopped fighting. like many hbcu graduates from her generation, she made history. she was the first female elected to the charlotte city council and served as chair of the mek lenberg county -- mecklenberg county commissioner. ella was the kind of person who was more concerned about the work she did than the history she made. she was a true child of the civil rights generation. she was the great-grand niece of mary mccloud bethune. when she was

adams to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 10, 2022, 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 the parties and in each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 1:50 p.m. the chair recognizes the the gentlewoman from iowa, mrs. miller-meeks, you are recognized, five minutes. mrs. miller-meeks: thank you, madam chair. madam speaker, i rise today to recognize the accomplishments of an incredible student athlete from iowa's second district. iowa high school's ben keither is a local legend in eastern iowa. he's a four sport star dominating in football, wrestling, baseball, and track. i have recognized ben on the floor of the house twic

the speaker pro tempore: -- unborn. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. kelly: it's time to start saving them. they are as important as any other life on earth. i thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today today legislators will debate two bills. the first about mental health and opioid treatment. and advanced researches product agency for health. later this week, the house is expected to vote on the final version of legislation expanding health care and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxins. we'll have live coverage of the house when they return here on c-span. >> this morning, nfl commissioner roger goodell testifies on handling of complaints against the washington commanders and team

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ., . .. ms. speier: we have a fleet of lemon ships, they are called a literal combat ship except it's a misnomer because it's not survivable in combat. today we are calling it the leaking cracked ships. let me tell you why. if this was a car sold in america today, they would be deemed lemons and the auto makers would be sued into oblivion. but in the federal government it's big business as usual. $50 billion over the lifetime of the program. that's a lot of rotten lemons. my concerns and warnings about the l.c.s. go back a decade. along with the late senator john mccain. it's costing taxpayers billions of dollars, yet has failed to produce a reliable ship. i was stunned and outraged to see that the proposed 2023 defense appropriations bill only decommissions four l.c.s. when it should be nine as president biden and the navy has proposed. the annual costs of five l.c.s. ships could pay for eight childcare centers in the military, four barracks, or $1,000 bonus for every enlisted e-3 and below. the

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, washington, d.c., june 14, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable tony cardenas to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 10, 2022, 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 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from michigan, ms. tlaib, for five minutes. ms. tlaib: i rise today during pride month to honor the phenomenal ruth ellis, a former detroit resident who is the eldest surviving and born in 1989 and living until the age

the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered mr. thompson: june is alzheimer's and brain awareness month. there are 47 million people living with alzheimer's and without a change, these numbers are expected to grow to 76 million by 2030. and it is the only leading cause of death that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed. one in three seniors will die with the disease and this disease took my mother's life. alzheimer's has a devastating impact with those who are diagnosed with the disease. more than 16 million provide unpaid care to those living with alzheimer's compared with caregivers for people without deem environs shah and there are substantial emotion and physical stress. the time to act is now. this month, let's wear our purple and raise awareness of alzheimer's care. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so o

the speaker pro tempore: the the speaker pro tempore: the house will now be in order. the chair lay b.c.s. the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. june 23, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable j. luis correa to act as speaker pro tempore on this day, signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 10, 2022, 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 parties with time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip rimented to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, for five minutes. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. today is the 50th anniversary of the passage of title 9. legislation that revolutionized women's sports and women's access to educa

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker, this is the third time i've come to the floor to protect our supreme court justices and their families. speaker pelosi said this bill would come to the floor this week, but it's not listed on our schedule. mr. speaker, also said last week in her press conference that no one is in danger. think about that, mr. speaker. the speaker of the house of representatives last week at a press conference said no one is in danger. this is just after a day or two of a man came clear across the country from california to kill justice kavanaugh. he was on the street, had a weapon, zip ties, he had a plan. at the same time the speaker says no one is in danger. but at the same time the senate already unanimously passed the bill with agreement from all 100 senators. that wasn't passed last week, that was last month. for one month the majority of this house, mr. speaker, has held that bill. a bill that every single senator, republican and democrat, and independent passed in the senate. it simply

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the spe speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. june 17, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable kweisi mfume to serve as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend stephanie vader of the capitol hill united methodist church in washington, d.c.

the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 11-a of house resolution 188, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. 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: pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled bills were signed by the speaker on friday, june 24, 2022. the clerk: senate 2089 and senate 2938. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 11-b of house resolution 188, the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on friday, july 1, 2022. the house side of capitol hill. we are expecting a hearing to take place at 1:00 p.m. eastern, and we will be airing at live in its entirety on c-span, c-span.org, and on the c-span video app. we will continue with our open forum, in which we hear from you about any political issue you want to talk about. the numbers as usual, republicans, (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents, (202) 748-8002. ab

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: i would be remiss i

the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 6087, a bill to amend chapper 81 of title 5:00 united states code for purposes of workers compensation under such chapter, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured federal workers and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from connecticut, mr. courtney, and the gentleman from michigan, mr. walberg, each will control 20 minutes. the gentleman from connecticut. mr. courtney: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days

leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:30 p.m., on tuesday, 3:30 p.m., on tuesday, >> so the senate is meeting every three days to hold pro forma sessions like this as lawmakers return to the states for the july for the break. last that the chamber approved the bipartisan gun bill which expands background checks and provide resources for mental health treatment. the bill has made its way t

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signed patrick leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until a very wn imagine why because iceland iswn really cold and they actually get to be much warmer. so they're gonna grow fastly out of everyone else iceland is going to rule the world at 1.5 million dollars per person if there had been no climate. they would only be at about 200,000 per person and one the sickest bingle stick is leapfrog is mongolia. mongolia which would just have been a backward country also in 2100, but because they're so cold they will actually be an incredibly rich country. those are the ones these are the guys we need to watch out for if you believe this if you think yeah, that sounds right. you're in for burke. and i have some other things i want to sell you. otherwise. this is simply bonkers. but this is the kind of argument that's used to say no. maybe it'll get much costly. i know it will not that's not what the nobel laureate tells it. this is not what most of the research tells

leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on tuesday, position is unique and interesting way to schedule substances. this brings a lot of complex factors and that is the reason the administration proposed scheduling fentanyl as a class but also balancing that with the rights and research part. we would love to continue to work with you at your office and with your staff to figure out the path forward. it is imperative we continue to find a permanent path forward. sen. grassley: why don't you give me a rough idea of what some of those things are? simple things that congress has been doing four or five times on a piecemeal basis for two or three years of the schedule. dr. gupta: what we don't know is what the future may hold. they may be other compounds, others that might not be active compounds. you want to be careful that those are included but also their consciously included in class. secondly, the notion of the outlands does not app