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mr.smith: i thank mr. lawler for his passionate defense of jewish brethren. it was very, very moving and i want to thank him for that. 42 years ago my first human rights trip as a congressman was to the soviet union to defend jews against ant semitism. i never thought the haiti saw in moscow could ever happen here. but it has. and it is happening and it's escalating. the bigotry, intolerance and hatred for jews and the nation of israel exploding on college campuses today is absolutely disgraceful. it is moralely impermissible that jewish students are the tart of hate and violence. hamas is a terrorist organization that commits mass murder of jews and evisceration of israel. don't believe it? remember the violence on october 7 and ongoing ordeal of the hostages or the blue print of genocide against jews, modern-day nazi-like time solution. as co-chair of the bipartisan task force for combatting antisemitism, i thank mike lawler and josh gottheimer for offering the antisemitism awareness act. this important legislation will codify the eye ray definition into ti
mr.smith: i thank mr. lawler for his passionate defense of jewish brethren. it was very, very moving and i want to thank him for that. 42 years ago my first human rights trip as a congressman was to the soviet union to defend jews against ant semitism. i never thought the haiti saw in moscow could ever happen here. but it has. and it is happening and it's escalating. the bigotry, intolerance and hatred for jews and the nation of israel exploding on college campuses today is absolutely...
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the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. lawler, for five minutes. mr. lawler: mr. speaker, today i rise to honor an exemplary leader, dr. francis pratt, for her remarkable service to rockland county and new york state, as we celebrate her 90th, i mean 29th birthday. known for her distinctive hats, advocacy in our community, and a deep faith, dr. pratt's life has been marked by a passionate commitment to civil rights and an unwavering ability to unite people from diverse backgrounds. growing up in south carolina in the segregated south, she traveled northward with her husband, eventually settling in nyack in 1957, after receiving her nursing degree from rockland community college in 1959, she served as a nurse and in the medical field in rockland for over 45 years. beyond her heroic service in medicine, dr. pratt also served as president of the nyack branch of the naacp for over 40 years. growing the organization into a major force for good within rockland county and beyond. throughout her career, dr. pratt has been a beacon of hope and a pillar of strength, advocat
the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. lawler, for five minutes. mr. lawler: mr. speaker, today i rise to honor an exemplary leader, dr. francis pratt, for her remarkable service to rockland county and new york state, as we celebrate her 90th, i mean 29th birthday. known for her distinctive hats, advocacy in our community, and a deep faith, dr. pratt's life has been marked by a passionate commitment to civil rights and an unwavering ability to unite people from diverse...
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mr.smith: i thank mr. lawler for his passionate defense of jewish brethren. it was very, very moving and i want to thank him for that. 42 years ago my first human rights trip as a congressman was to the soviet union to defend jews against ant semitism. i never thought the haiti saw in moscow could ever happen here. but it has. and it is happening and it's escalating. the bigotry, intolerance and hatred for jews and the nation of israel exploding on college campuses today is absolutely disgraceful. it is moralely impermissible that jewish students are the tart of hate and violence. hamas is a terrorist organization that commits mass murder of jews and evisceration of israel. don't believe it? remember the violence on october 7 and ongoing ordeal of the hostages or the blue print of genocide against jews, modern-day nazi-like time solution. as co-chair of the bipartisan task force for combatting antisemitism, i thank mike lawler and josh gottheimer for offering the antisemitism awareness act. this important legislation will codify the eye ray definition into ti
mr.smith: i thank mr. lawler for his passionate defense of jewish brethren. it was very, very moving and i want to thank him for that. 42 years ago my first human rights trip as a congressman was to the soviet union to defend jews against ant semitism. i never thought the haiti saw in moscow could ever happen here. but it has. and it is happening and it's escalating. the bigotry, intolerance and hatred for jews and the nation of israel exploding on college campuses today is absolutely...
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mr. lawler: mr. speaker, i hereby remove my name as co-sponsor of h.r. 5094. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the question is granted. the house will be in order. members, please take your conversations off the floor. the house will be in order. members, please take your conversations off the floor. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house out of order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise with my colleagues from the ohio delegation to pay our respects to euclid police officer, jacob durbin. ms. brown: on saturday, while responding to a distress call, officer durbin was ambushed and killed. like so many of our law enforcement officers in northeast ohio and across the country, officer durbin put himself at risk to protect others. and even after he was shot. officer durbin was able to warn others, likely saving other lives. he was just 23 years old. a new officer who was engaged to be married in july. he had so much ahead of him. officer
mr. lawler: mr. speaker, i hereby remove my name as co-sponsor of h.r. 5094. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the question is granted. the house will be in order. members, please take your conversations off the floor. the house will be in order. members, please take your conversations off the floor. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house out of order. the speaker pro tempore: without...
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. >> mr. speaker, today i rise to remember the life of a true american hero, mark woods. mr. lawler: who dedicated his life to public service in the military and law enforcement and in his local community. a two-term u.s. army combat veteran, and a retired nypd detective who served on the joint terror task force, mark lived a life of service from the start. his passion for supporting fellow veterans through his role as director of the joseph p. dwyer peer to peer veteran service program at bridges and as a veteran service officer in rockland county was revered by all in our region. mark was rightly recognized as rockland county's 2024 veteran of the year, thanks to his unparalleled efforts advocating for veterans and getting them the support and services they need and deserve. beyond his work for the veterans community, mark was a councilman and a dedicated family man. we extend our deepest sympathies to his family, specialgy his wife, -- especially his wife, and his son and daughter, who should know that mark's legacy will continue to inspire and guide all of us. on a more p
. >> mr. speaker, today i rise to remember the life of a true american hero, mark woods. mr. lawler: who dedicated his life to public service in the military and law enforcement and in his local community. a two-term u.s. army combat veteran, and a retired nypd detective who served on the joint terror task force, mark lived a life of service from the start. his passion for supporting fellow veterans through his role as director of the joseph p. dwyer peer to peer veteran service program...
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with that, the chair recognizes mr. lawler. >> to follow up on the colleagues questions, general mckenzie, when did you retire? >> april 1st, 2022. >> general milley when did you retire? >> i came out of my duty position 30th september and i officially retired november 1st. >> at any point, between the disastrous withdrawal in afghanistan to today, have either of you spoken with sergeant tyler vargas-andrews? >> i have not personally spoken with him. >> no. >> he testified before this committee a year ago, are you both aware of that? >> i am. >> did you watch? >> i did. >> i did not >> did you read a report? >> i did. d >> did you feel the need to reach out based on his testimony? >> that would be appropriate, while i was in uniform, an active investigation going on, sergeant vargas was a part of that and it would be inappropriate to meet with witnesses. >> the centcom investigation was reopened and that is still an active investigation, so, no. >> based on an active investigation, how you meet with him? >> we are not i
with that, the chair recognizes mr. lawler. >> to follow up on the colleagues questions, general mckenzie, when did you retire? >> april 1st, 2022. >> general milley when did you retire? >> i came out of my duty position 30th september and i officially retired november 1st. >> at any point, between the disastrous withdrawal in afghanistan to today, have either of you spoken with sergeant tyler vargas-andrews? >> i have not personally spoken with him. >>...
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mr. williams. mr. williams: 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: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: madam speaker, a message from the president of the united states. the secretary: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i am directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. 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 texas seek recognition? mr. williams: i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. williams: madam speaker, i rise today to recognize commander john fay, tremendous career serving his
mr. williams. mr. williams: 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: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: madam speaker, a message from the president of the united states. the secretary: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i am directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the...
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mr. aguilar: next. reporter: there will be a bill, the lawler bill. expanding the definition of anti-semitism to allow the department of education to go after some of these schools. do you support this bill? what are your thoughts on how the caucus might react to this? mr. aguilar: we had ranking member nadler speak on the bill as well as representative kathy manning. if democrats were in control, her bill, that is, by the way, bipartisan and bicameral, that addresses anti-semitism, would be our chosen -- our chosen vehicle. so we talked through that a little bit and she presented her bill. she has in a number of different opportunities presented to the leadership team and to each of us. president biden created an office to stamp out anti-semitism. what her bill would do is ensure an individual whose charge and main date to do that work -- mandate to do that work is -- codifying that, putting that into law, what the president has done is important. and that would be -- that would be our preference. we heard from representative manning. we heard from r
mr. aguilar: next. reporter: there will be a bill, the lawler bill. expanding the definition of anti-semitism to allow the department of education to go after some of these schools. do you support this bill? what are your thoughts on how the caucus might react to this? mr. aguilar: we had ranking member nadler speak on the bill as well as representative kathy manning. if democrats were in control, her bill, that is, by the way, bipartisan and bicameral, that addresses anti-semitism, would be...
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mr. aguilar: next. reporter: there will be a bill, the lawler bill. expanding the definition of anti-semitism to allow the department of education to go after some of these schools. do you support this bill? what are your thoughts on how the caucus might react to this? mr. aguilar: we had ranking member nadler speak on the bill as well as representative kathy manning. if democrats were in control, her bill, that is, by the way, bipartisan and bicameral, that addresses anti-semitism, would be our chosen -- our chosen vehicle. so we talked through that a little bit and she presented her bill. she has in a number of different opportunities presented to the leadership team and to each of us. president biden created an office to stamp out anti-semitism. what her bill would do is ensure an individual whose charge and main date to do that work -- mandate to do that work is -- codifying that, putting that into law, what the president has done is important. and that would be -- that would be our preference. we heard from representative manning. we heard from r
mr. aguilar: next. reporter: there will be a bill, the lawler bill. expanding the definition of anti-semitism to allow the department of education to go after some of these schools. do you support this bill? what are your thoughts on how the caucus might react to this? mr. aguilar: we had ranking member nadler speak on the bill as well as representative kathy manning. if democrats were in control, her bill, that is, by the way, bipartisan and bicameral, that addresses anti-semitism, would be...
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lawler, for as much time as he may consume. mr. lawler? mr. lawler: thank youo to my colleague, mr. williams, for bringing us here today to recognize lieutenant michael hoosock and officer michael jensen, two heroes who gave of themselves in service to our community. as the bible teaches us, greater love has no man than this, and he lay down his life for his friends p. lieutenant hoosock and officer jensen laid down their life in defense of our community to ensure the safety and the well-being of our residents. they answered the call of duty and went above and beyond and made the ultimate sacrifice, and it wasn't just the sacrifice they alone made. it was the sacrifice that their families made. to kate, nicole, samuel, and gabriel, there are no words that will make this better, there are no words that will make this ok. we grieve with you. our heart breaks for you. and we will be here to support you. this morning, i spent time at the brinks robbery memorial for slain police sergeant edwin o'grady, police officer waverly brown, and brinks guard peter paige. nearly 43 years ago they w
lawler, for as much time as he may consume. mr. lawler? mr. lawler: thank youo to my colleague, mr. williams, for bringing us here today to recognize lieutenant michael hoosock and officer michael jensen, two heroes who gave of themselves in service to our community. as the bible teaches us, greater love has no man than this, and he lay down his life for his friends p. lieutenant hoosock and officer jensen laid down their life in defense of our community to ensure the safety and the well-being...