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mr. lawler: i reserve the right to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina. ms. manning: i am prepared to close if the other side has no further speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. manning: i yield myself such time as i may consume for the purpose of closing. i support this bill and the underlying provision of law it seeks to amend which works to protect u.s. businesses from being targeted by foreign boycotts particularly against nations friendly to the united states like israel. i hope my colleagues will join me in supporting h.r. 3016. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves -- the gentlewoman yields. the gentleman is recognized. mr. lawler: i yield myself the balance of my time. i want to thank my democrat co-lead, congressman josh gottheimer of new jersey, the co-chair of the problem solvers caucus and all of our bipartisan co-sponsors for working with me on this important bill to update our antiboycott laws, t
mr. lawler: i reserve the right to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina. ms. manning: i am prepared to close if the other side has no further speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. manning: i yield myself such time as i may consume for the purpose of closing. i support this bill and the underlying provision of law it seeks to amend which works to protect u.s. businesses from being targeted by foreign boycotts...
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. >> mr. lawler from new york. >> thank you chairman. we have a migrant crisis in this country. of one that has exploded under the current administration. just under 10 million migrant have crossed our southern border since joe biden took office. now as a new yorker. i understand full well we are a nation of immigrants. my great grandparents came through ellis island my wife is an immigrant. i've been through this process and i have seen it is a fundamentally broken system. we must secure the border, we must stop this massive influx of illegal immigration, human trafficking, fentanyl trafficking, fentanyl pouring into our community sending millions americans. people are upset because the governor of a southern border state which has been overrun for decades joe biden was flying migrants into my district. my democratic colleagues in new york didn't have anything to say about it. why? because they didn't care. they didn't impact to them. they say where a sanctuary state using taxpayer funds to provide free healthcare and free education and free food and free clothing. and now beca
. >> mr. lawler from new york. >> thank you chairman. we have a migrant crisis in this country. of one that has exploded under the current administration. just under 10 million migrant have crossed our southern border since joe biden took office. now as a new yorker. i understand full well we are a nation of immigrants. my great grandparents came through ellis island my wife is an immigrant. i've been through this process and i have seen it is a fundamentally broken system. we must...
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. >> last but not least, i appreciate your patience, mr. lawler from new york. >> thank you, chairman. we have a migrant crisis in this country. one that has exploded under the current administration. just under 10 million migrants have crossed our southern border. since joe biden took office. now, as a new yorker, i understand full well that we are a nation of immigrants. my great-grandparents came through ellis island. my wife is an immigrant. i have been through this process. it is a fundamentally broken system. we must secure the border. we must stop this massive influx of illegal immigration. human trafficking. fentanyl trafficking. fentanyl pouring intercommunity's killing 70,000 americans last year alone. and people are upset because the governor of a southern border state which has been overrun for decades had the temerity to transport migrants up to new york. joe biden was flying migrants into my district, westchester county airport on midnight flights. secret flights. no one was supposed to know about. long before governor abbott
. >> last but not least, i appreciate your patience, mr. lawler from new york. >> thank you, chairman. we have a migrant crisis in this country. one that has exploded under the current administration. just under 10 million migrants have crossed our southern border. since joe biden took office. now, as a new yorker, i understand full well that we are a nation of immigrants. my great-grandparents came through ellis island. my wife is an immigrant. i have been through this process. it...
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mr. nadler: i ask unanimous consent the member from new york, the honorable thomas suozzi take the oath of office today, his certificate of election has not arrived but there's no contest and no question has been raised with regard to his election. the speaker: without objection. will representative elect suozzi and members of the new york delegation present themselves in the well? the speaker: will all members rise and the representative elect please raise his right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic and you will bear true faith and allegance to the same and take this obligation freely without mental reservation or purpose of evasion and you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office which you are about to enter,o so help you god. mr. suozzi: i do. the speaker: congratulations. the speaker: welcome back. you're now a member of the 118th congress. without objecti
mr. nadler: i ask unanimous consent the member from new york, the honorable thomas suozzi take the oath of office today, his certificate of election has not arrived but there's no contest and no question has been raised with regard to his election. the speaker: without objection. will representative elect suozzi and members of the new york delegation present themselves in the well? the speaker: will all members rise and the representative elect please raise his right hand. do you solemnly swear...
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we now proceed to congressman michael lawler of new york. >> thank you, mr. chairman. when president biden took office, he made a lot of ill-thought-out and, frankly, foolish foreign policy decisions. but at the top of the list was delisting the houthis. while the houthis were a designated foreign terrorist organization under the trump administration for for clear reason, president biden almost immediately took them off the list. he did this apparently in an attempt to encourage the houthis to reduce hostilities, enter into talks and improve the conditions for the yemen and -- yemeni people. shockingly, just the opposite happened. the houthis instead renewed efforts to expand territorial control inside of yemen. we have also been unable to negotiate a meaningful resolution with the houthis. and, of course, the yemeni people are still living under oppression. dr. pollack, can you go into some detail about the conditions and abuses the yemeni people living you should houthi control have been living in for the past few years? >> briefly, dr. alterman began this, the houth
we now proceed to congressman michael lawler of new york. >> thank you, mr. chairman. when president biden took office, he made a lot of ill-thought-out and, frankly, foolish foreign policy decisions. but at the top of the list was delisting the houthis. while the houthis were a designated foreign terrorist organization under the trump administration for for clear reason, president biden almost immediately took them off the list. he did this apparently in an attempt to encourage the...
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mr. lawler: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. chairman.le east region reaffirms our unwavering commitment to democracy, security and peace in the middle east. this is a funding package that will enhance israel's defense capabilities, specifically in the area of missile and rocket defense, with significant allocations for the iron dome and david's sling systems and the innovative iron beam system designed to counteract shorter range threats. all of these are made even more necessary due to iran's investment in weapons for terrorists around the region, including hamas, the houthis, hezbollah and others. and these groups are expanding their attacks on u.s. troops. this aid package should transcend partisan lines. it is about more than supporting israel's right to defend itself. it is about securing our strategic interests and showing support for our closest ally, israel. that's why i was shocked to see that president biden swore to veto this legislation, which provides our ally israel with essential aid. there are no policy riders or poison p
mr. lawler: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. chairman.le east region reaffirms our unwavering commitment to democracy, security and peace in the middle east. this is a funding package that will enhance israel's defense capabilities, specifically in the area of missile and rocket defense, with significant allocations for the iron dome and david's sling systems and the innovative iron beam system designed to counteract shorter range threats. all of these are made even more necessary due to...
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mr. feenstra: it's a huge deal. in the u.k. they are doing individual trade agreements on ag with kansas and other states. i just wish our federal government was a little more engaged. secretary vilsack: we are engaged. it's not just trade agreements. it's breaking down barriers. i mentioned this earlier. a lot of trade wins have occurred. don't get the headlines but they have occurred. we have $21 billion of trade wins in the last three years. the other issue is china. let's be honest about this -- >> you can continue watching this hearing on our free mobile app, c-span now, as we take you live to the floor of the house where today members will work on legislation related to liquefied natural gas exmortgages. and a bill to raise the cap on state and local tax deductions. you are watching live coverage on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: will you pray with me. merciful god, your word is rich with p
mr. feenstra: it's a huge deal. in the u.k. they are doing individual trade agreements on ag with kansas and other states. i just wish our federal government was a little more engaged. secretary vilsack: we are engaged. it's not just trade agreements. it's breaking down barriers. i mentioned this earlier. a lot of trade wins have occurred. don't get the headlines but they have occurred. we have $21 billion of trade wins in the last three years. the other issue is china. let's be honest about...
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mr. speaker, i rise today in memory of paul emstrand, paul was killed earlier this month in the line of duty alongside officer matthew rugge and firefighter paramedic adam finseth. paul lived in chaska, but his story began in isanti county. a senior class president and a member of the law enforcement club, he impressed his classmates with his strong character of ethical integrity, his generosity, and his sense of humor. among those classmates was his wife, cindy, who he met in kindergarten and began dating in high school. together they shared two children, a 2-year-old and a 5-month-old. at 27 years old, his life was cut tragically short. paul, matthew and adam were killed trying to save seven children barricaded in a burnsville home with an armed man, an act of heroism and sacrifice beyond measure. we were privileged to have paul as a member of our community and as a neighbor and a friend. to cindy and his children and all who loved him, paul will never be forgotten, nor will matthew or
mr. speaker, i rise today in memory of paul emstrand, paul was killed earlier this month in the line of duty alongside officer matthew rugge and firefighter paramedic adam finseth. paul lived in chaska, but his story began in isanti county. a senior class president and a member of the law enforcement club, he impressed his classmates with his strong character of ethical integrity, his generosity, and his sense of humor. among those classmates was his wife, cindy, who he met in kindergarten and...
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also, mr. lawler for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman director thompson. you said a few minutes ago that the changes that you have made to mortgage pricing were designed to lower the risk profiles of the gses and i want to focus on the l lp a changes you announced in october where you decided to eliminate l lp s altogether on certain borrowers, like first time homeowners, which you paid for with increased fees on second and vacation homes. that's obviously a policy choice. and we can argue whether it's good or bad. but my question is on the impact of this change from a risk management standpoint since first time home buyers have probably never owned a home before. there is no history of how they will do in repaying the largest loan they have ever taken in their lives. and yet you lowered the risk-based pricing fees on those loans to zero. can you tell us how that decision lowers the risk profiles of the g s e s here? >> sure. so, as you know, borrowers that have very low-down payments are required to have credit enhancement by law. so, the enterprises cann
also, mr. lawler for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman director thompson. you said a few minutes ago that the changes that you have made to mortgage pricing were designed to lower the risk profiles of the gses and i want to focus on the l lp a changes you announced in october where you decided to eliminate l lp s altogether on certain borrowers, like first time homeowners, which you paid for with increased fees on second and vacation homes. that's obviously a policy choice. and we...
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lawler, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3202 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 3202, a bill to prohibit any official action to recognize or normalize relations with any government of syria that is led by bashar al-assad and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the 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: on this vote the yeas are 389, nays are 32. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed. and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. he. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. please, all members, if yo
lawler, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3202 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 3202, a bill to prohibit any official action to recognize or normalize relations with any government of syria that is led by bashar al-assad and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote....
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mr. lawler: his legacy of service and compassion will forever inspire us. as we mourn joe'sng,et us honor his memory by carrying forward his spirit of generosity and commitment to others as his family has. and to joe, i say, may the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, may the sunshine warm upon your face, the rains fall soft upon your fields, and until we meet again, may god hold you in the palm of his hand. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to recognize summer county prosecutor walsh who is retiring from the office as the longest serving prosecutor in the history of the county. she was first elected 24 years ago and has served our community with diligence, professionalism, and dedication. her final day is tomorrow, friday, february 16. throughout her time as prosecutor she's always advocated for victims, our community safety, ensuring t
mr. lawler: his legacy of service and compassion will forever inspire us. as we mourn joe'sng,et us honor his memory by carrying forward his spirit of generosity and commitment to others as his family has. and to joe, i say, may the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, may the sunshine warm upon your face, the rains fall soft upon your fields, and until we meet again, may god hold you in the palm of his hand. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore:...
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mr. lawler. he's going to be worried about this, right?s is a district joe biden carried. he's going to say, okay, what just happened there, because that used to be a democratic district as well. i mentioned him because he was in the house today, but let's come out to the full map and just show you some districts here. so again, this might get over done by people, but that was 18 this morning, right house districts held by republicans that joe biden carried, that was 18 this morning when you're trying to figure out what did we learn tonight? this is where democrats are going to start they're going to start in the districts that joe biden carried most of these districts, not all are somewhat similar to this, meaning they're suburban. they tend to be more highly educated, more and more affluent than the national averages. so the democrats, going to look at these saying if we want to win back the house majority there's your building blocks doesn't mean because so as he won, that the democrats, when these seeds, but that's where go to that. so
mr. lawler. he's going to be worried about this, right?s is a district joe biden carried. he's going to say, okay, what just happened there, because that used to be a democratic district as well. i mentioned him because he was in the house today, but let's come out to the full map and just show you some districts here. so again, this might get over done by people, but that was 18 this morning, right house districts held by republicans that joe biden carried, that was 18 this morning when you're...