mr. cartwright: i yield back. chair rogers: mr. cline. mr. cline: thank you. madam secretary, i'm concerned about the department's handling of long-standing issue over imports of vietnamese plywood into the united states. two companies with operations in my district have been assessed, countervailing duties over imported vietnamese plywood in 2021, 2022 even though the department previously assured importers that plywood imports with a vietnamese core would not be subject to such duties. retroactive decision in 2023 has had negative impacts on u.s. companies which imported this product. in good faith. and moreover these companies independently audited proved the plywood originated in vietnam and not china which was the target. the department refuses to consider such proofs and merely relies on the failure of vietnamese exporters to satisfactorily respond to commerce questionnaires. the ultimate issue is where did the product come from? vietnam or china? this matter is currently in pending administrative review with a decision expected by july 30. i would ask y

mr. morelle: last year you were kind enough to host myself, mr. cline, mr. ellzey. to dea in quantico. during that conversation you talked about illicit finances aiding the illegal drug trade which i thought was fascinating. to that end, i understand your counter-fentanyl threat targeting team is essential to combating money laundering organizations and influence in the mexican transnational organization. can you discuss more d.e.a.'s work to identify and mitigate the cartel's illicit finance networks that are pushing fentanyl into communities like mine? administrator milgram: we founded the first two counter threat teams in the idea is 20. simple. having people from across the agency, agents, analysts, targetters, data scientist, people with chemistry expertise working together, focused directly on what are the networks look like? mapping the networks. identifying vulnerabilities we can target to take down and defeat the cartels. we were doing so much work very quickly around illicit finance that we realized last summer in 2023 we needed to create a third team arou

mr. cline: mr. chairman, i'm pleased to speak in support of the military construction and veteran affairs appropriations bill. under current leadership the veterans health administration has been distracted from the core mission using political resources for lobbying congress and pushing for d.e.i. policies and going so far to process medical care claims for illegal aliens. our veterans deserve better. therefore, house republicans are moving forward with a bill that refocuses the v.a. back to its core mission by fully funding veterans health care programs and benefits while cutting out radical prerogatives that divert resources away from critical veterans care. in addition to supporting those who have served, this bill would bolster our national security interests in the indo-pacific region to counter china by improving our defense posture in the region. the funding allocated in this bill would equip our active duty service members by constructing the facilities they so desperately need and honor ou

thank you for the additional time, mr. chair. >> mr. cline. >> the beer of the industry and security enforces export controls, correct? >> yes. >> according to the -- should ensure that the regulations it promulgates it does not impose unreasonable restrictions on legitimate but guiding principles also state that they should avoid regulatory actions that compromise the international competitiveness of the u.s. industry. you are asking for a budget increase of $32.4 million and the international trade administration whose responsibility it is to strengthen competitiveness of u.s. industry promoting trade and investment and asking for $34.5 million for them as well. increases totaling over $60 million. yet, the bureau of industry and security on april 30 this year, they permanently extended the paws on export licenses violatingly the outlined -- restrict thing ammunition from acquiring the necessary licenses to export their products for sale. under this final rule the duration of firearm export licenses will be reduced from four years to

the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. cline, for five minutes. mr. cline: mr.ulate michael mckeon being the recipient of the 2024 john van hagel fellowship award. feeding america presents this award to an executive of a■■i partner food bank for excellence in leadership, local impact, national influence and entrepreneurial spirit in the area of hunger relief. for over a dead, michael has served as the c.e.o. of the blue ridge area food bank, which distributes food to one of the largest regions in virginia. he's overseen the food bank's tremendous growth, including expanded warehouse capacity, thousands of people served each month, and millions of pounds of food distributed each year. during covid, michael ensured that vulnerable populations such as children, seniors and immigrants continued to have access to nutritious food. more recently, his innovative partnerships include collaborating to launch a new online directory of food assistance resources, and with the national association of letter carriers in a successful stamp out hunger campaign. mr. once again wa

mr. cline: mr.eran affairs appropriations bill. under current leadership the veterans healthtration has been distracted from the core mission using political resources and pushing for d.e.i. policies and going so care claims for ill aliens. our veterans des moving forward with a bill that refocuses the v.a. back to its core mission by fully funding veteransltgrams and benefits while cutting out radical prerogatives that diverm resources away from critical veterans care. in addition to supporting those who have■' served, this bill wod interests in the indo-pacific region to counter china by improving our defense posture in the region. the funding allocated in this bill would equip our active duty service members by constructing the facilities they so desperately need and honor our commitment to the veterans who have so dutifully served us here at hom i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from fri ms. wasserman shultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i ri inzj st

the clerk: mr. cline of virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces without objection the speaker'sappointment pursuant to clause 11 of rule 10, clause 11 of rule 1, the order of the house of january 9, 2023, and notwithstanding the requirements of clause 11-a and 1-d of the following members of the house to the permanent select committee on intelligence. the clerk: mr. jackson of texas. and mr. perry of pennsylvania. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition recognition? mr. khanna: mr. speaker, i move that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the house stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on friday, june 7 2024. eejumped in flak-filled skies and blood soaked surf and met death on an even plain. >> the sons of democracy improvised and mounted their own attacks. at that exact moment on these beaches the