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mr. mfume: thank you very much, mr. speaker. let me begin by thanking the gentlewoman from texas for her opening remarks of this special hour dedicated to make sure that we underscore the sense of tragedy, the sense of loss and the sense of damage that has occurred as a result of the bridge collapse in baltimore. i want to thank her again for sitting in and standing in. your remarks are very well-received, we appreciate it, thank you. mr. speaker, i rise today shortly to welcome other members again who will be coming over to be a part of this special order. and i want to call everyone's attention to the fact that somewhere around 1:30 a.m. on march 26, the dalia a large, 985-foot cargo ship, weighing 95,000 tons, went empty -- when empty, co-collided as we all know now tragically with the francis scott key bridge in baltimore. the dali's collision with the key bridge caused its fatal collapse into the river and has forced the port of baltimore to suspend vessel traffic until further notice. all of the ships lanes with the except
mr. mfume: thank you very much, mr. speaker. let me begin by thanking the gentlewoman from texas for her opening remarks of this special hour dedicated to make sure that we underscore the sense of tragedy, the sense of loss and the sense of damage that has occurred as a result of the bridge collapse in baltimore. i want to thank her again for sitting in and standing in. your remarks are very well-received, we appreciate it, thank you. mr. speaker, i rise today shortly to welcome other members...
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mr. raskin: thank you very much, mr. mfume. i'm grateful for your extraordinary leadership for this catastrophe and convening us for this special order hour this afternoon. i rise to speak about the devastating collapse of the francis scott key bridge in our beloved home state of maryland. in times of catastrophe across the country from earthquakes in california to hurricanes in florida, to flooding in louisiana, to wildfires in the west, to terrorism in new york or washington, d.c., we come together as a country to help our communities recover and rebuild. we cannot allow any of the political divisions in america today to interfere with this process of coming together to help a community struck by catastrophe in this way. disasters befall all of our states, in all of our districts, and they are not partisan in character. we've got to stick together to support all of our communities. and that's what we're going to do. we will do in maryland and as a nation to rebuild the baltimore francis scott key bridge. i want to thank gover
mr. raskin: thank you very much, mr. mfume. i'm grateful for your extraordinary leadership for this catastrophe and convening us for this special order hour this afternoon. i rise to speak about the devastating collapse of the francis scott key bridge in our beloved home state of maryland. in times of catastrophe across the country from earthquakes in california to hurricanes in florida, to flooding in louisiana, to wildfires in the west, to terrorism in new york or washington, d.c., we come...
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mr. mfume: thank you very much, mr. speaker. let me begin by thanking the gentlewoman from texas for her opening remarks of this special hour dedicated to make sure that we underscore the sense of tragedy, the sense of loss and the sense of damage that has occurred as a result of the bridge collapse in baltimore. i want to thank her again for sitting in and standing in. your remarks are very well-received, we appreciate it, thank you. mr. speaker, i rise today shortly to welcome other members again who will be coming over to be a part of this special order. and i want to call everyone's attention to the fact that somewhere around 1:30 a.m. on march 26, the dalia a large, 985-foot cargo ship, weighing 95,000 tons, went empty -- when empty, co-collided as we all know now tragically with the francis scott key bridge in baltimore. the dali's collision with the key bridge caused its fatal collapse into the river and has forced the port of baltimore to suspend vessel traffic until further notice. all of the ships lanes with the except
mr. mfume: thank you very much, mr. speaker. let me begin by thanking the gentlewoman from texas for her opening remarks of this special hour dedicated to make sure that we underscore the sense of tragedy, the sense of loss and the sense of damage that has occurred as a result of the bridge collapse in baltimore. i want to thank her again for sitting in and standing in. your remarks are very well-received, we appreciate it, thank you. mr. speaker, i rise today shortly to welcome other members...
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mfume. to thank our colleagues, senator schumer was right there at the beginning said he's there to help wherever the senate can about what you think senator mcconnell for his comments come when he said in situations like this whether it's hurricane in florida or an accident like this, the federal government will step up. now, the mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. is mr. schumer: mr. president -- excuse me. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: allergies. yesterday, former president trump remind the the -- remind the entire country that go there is anyone to blame for the annihilation of roe v. wade and the grotesque reversal of women's personal freedoms, it is donald trump and the republican party. on truth social yesterday, the former president said he was, quote, proudly the person responsible for putting radical jurists on the supreme court for the ex blessity explicit purpose of overturning roe. let me
mfume. to thank our colleagues, senator schumer was right there at the beginning said he's there to help wherever the senate can about what you think senator mcconnell for his comments come when he said in situations like this whether it's hurricane in florida or an accident like this, the federal government will step up. now, the mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. is mr. schumer: mr. president -- excuse me. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer:...
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mr. mfume: i yield back. chair comber: the chair recognizes mr. biggs from arizona for five minutes. mr. biggs: thank you, commissioner, for being here today. the university of arizona has been engaged in research that would advance pain and addiction research to help combat the opioid crisis. they are looking for ways to expedite known drug candidates through the phase two, phase three trials to take nonaddictive pain relief medications to the market. u of a has informed me they have found if they can repurpose clinically available medications that are proven to be nonaddictive and also shown to be effective for treating different types of chronic pain, they think they are ready to go forward in these trials. they also report that there is a need to repurpose some of the medications specific to sex differences. because pain is differentiated based on sex. that would have an impact on how they develop this drug. the question is, during the covid era, f.d.a. was able to expedite clinical trials that u of a tells me they are struggl obtain approval
mr. mfume: i yield back. chair comber: the chair recognizes mr. biggs from arizona for five minutes. mr. biggs: thank you, commissioner, for being here today. the university of arizona has been engaged in research that would advance pain and addiction research to help combat the opioid crisis. they are looking for ways to expedite known drug candidates through the phase two, phase three trials to take nonaddictive pain relief medications to the market. u of a has informed me they have found if...
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mr. speaker, i hereby remove my name as co-sponsor of h.r. 1139. the speaker pro tempore: the question is grant -- the request is granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house i a you a -- adjourns today, it adjourns to meet at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. members, please take your conversations off the floor. the chair will now entertain requests for one mississippi speeches -- one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized. without objection. mr. gosar: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life of my dear friend, andrew. today andrew needs our prayers and i ask the lord's hands he land upon him and heal him. andrew is a third generation rancher from cottonwood, arizona. he and his family have been ranching since 1922. ranching an
mr. speaker, i hereby remove my name as co-sponsor of h.r. 1139. the speaker pro tempore: the question is grant -- the request is granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house i a you a -- adjourns today, it adjourns to meet at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. members, please take your conversations off...
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mr. jeffries: both are important. i'm going to have a conversation with governor moore later today, i've been in close touch with him, our offices have been in touch with're other. and congressman mfume has been leading the effort on behalf of the maryland delegation to make sure we are able to provide the city of baltimore, the people of baltimore, and certainly the immigrant families who have experienced the loss of a loved one, with the support that they need in this moment of great crisis. america needs to stand with the people of haiti. haiti is not in our backyard, hey tee is in our -- haiti in in our front-yard. it is a part of the americas. haitian americans are an important part of this country's gorgeous mosaic. the united states has secured a commitment from kenya and other nations in africa and the caribbean to provide security assistance on the ground in haiti. but we need the congress to do its part and release the $40 million in security assistance that is necessary for the kenyans and others to be able
mr. jeffries: both are important. i'm going to have a conversation with governor moore later today, i've been in close touch with him, our offices have been in touch with're other. and congressman mfume has been leading the effort on behalf of the maryland delegation to make sure we are able to provide the city of baltimore, the people of baltimore, and certainly the immigrant families who have experienced the loss of a loved one, with the support that they need in this moment of great crisis....