getting this far would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of the bill's sponsor, representative butterfield from north carolina. i'd like to thank him and congratulate him for his work and look forward to soon visiting the new national liberty memorial. we support this legislation and thank the majority for bringing it up for consideration. from california. mr. lowenthal: i yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from north carolina. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. butterfield: thank you, mr. lowenthal, for your kind words, and for working hard to bring this important resolution to the house floor. i also appreciate the work of the natural resources committee chairman, doc hastings, and

ranking member pete defazio. and to you, mr. young, for considering this resolution expeditiously and seing that it was favorably reported by the committee. also, let me thank senator chris murphy who used to serb in this body and now serves in the united states senate from connecticut for introducing a companion bill in the senate. his support is critical and i thank him for his commitment to this important issue. i hope that the senate will act as expeditiously and in as bipartisan a fashion as has the house of representatives. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of house joint resolution 120, a bill that i introduced to will formally approve the location that was selected by the administrator of the general services administration of a memorial that will recognize the thousands of slaves and free referred to as

free negros. federal law requires, mr. speaker, that the location where the -- with the memorial identified by the administration of g.s.a., that it be approved by congress within 150 days of receiving recognition by the g.s.a. administrator. the memorial that will be constructed to honor tens of thousands of slaves and free people of color who help to secure american independence during the revolution will be a fitting tribute to their heroic actions that help shape the very foundation of our nation. for generations, historians estimated that at least 5,000 african-americans, both slave and free, fought for american independence. revised estimates now show more than 10,000 brave men joined the fight. at least 252 of these patriots came from north carolina. and at least 109 of those came

from my congressional district. edgecomb, s of halifax, northampton and others. the president general of the national sthoast daughters of the american revolution wrote of the brave souls who fought for freedom when they themselves were not free, that, quote, they deserve special recognition in order to help better educate our country. in 2008, the national society of the daughters of the american revolution published landmark research containing the names and communities of these african-american patriots. the research is continuously update with the discovery of new heroes, scores of african-american men and women have been accepted by heritage societies that had not been previously opened to their membership. the desire to honor these brave men and their descendants in a permanent and meaningful way had long been championed by a

distinguished member of this body who has since passed away, congressman donald payne sr. congressman payne introduced authorizing language as far back as 2005. after congressman payne's death i have worked to get this effort to the finish line, guided by his words that this memorial is an important chapter in the reclamation of african-american history. there are over two million descendants of these revolutionary war patriots nationwide this eventual memorial will show the nation, will show the world, that the sacrifice the heroic efforts of african-americans both slave and free, who took up arms to secure american independence are not forgotten. it will permanently affirm that we know what we know to be true. these patriots and their service to our then infant nation will forever be a preeminent

historical and lasting significance to our country that they fought to create. again, i thank you for the time, mr. lowenthal and at this time, i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from alaska. mr. young: i have no further speakers and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. lowenthal: again, i want to thank representative butterfield from north carolina for helping us get this across the finish line. we're really going to honor these brave americans, both slaves and free black, who fought for american independence and i think this is a wonderful bill, thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass joint resolution 120? those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the joint resolution is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

pusuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares th >> he will have the house live when members gavel i can. if you minutes ago, john kerry made -- talked about the formation of the iraqi government. here's what he said.

>> good afternoon, everybody. mark what is unquestionably a major milestone for iraq. and what president obama has made clear will be a cornerstone of our efforts against isil. a few hours ago, overcoming obstacles of sectarian divide, the iraqi parliament improved a new and in clues of government, one that has the potential to unite all of our iraq's diverse unities for a strong iraq, united iraq, and to give those communities that chance to build the future that all iraqis desire and deserve. now is the time for iraq's leaders to govern their nation with the same vision and sense of purpose that helped to bring this new government together in the first face. and in that effort, they should

know the united states will stand shoulder to shoulder with is as they implement their plan to overcome the grievances that have for too long divided their country. has a unityq government. tomorrow, i will travel to the middle east to continue to build the broadest possible coalition of partners around the globe to confront, degrade grade, and alternately defeat isil. on wednesday, president obama our core native isil. strategy against as we build this coalition want to underscore that almost every single country on earth has a role to play in eliminating the and the evil

it represents. for some that will mean military assistance, both direct and in the form of training, arming, and advising, equipping. for some it will mean contributing to expertly needed humanitarian relief effort. for some it will mean helping to identify, back him and cut off i sil's funny. for still others it will mean demolishing the distortion of one of the world's great peaceful religions and counteracting the propaganda isil uses to recruit new supporters. and for all of it will be publicly supporting the new, inclusive government in iraq. make no mistake, these are efforts that we and our partners around the globe are already taking. in the middle east, saudi arabia, and kuwait have poured millions in humanitarian assistance.

uae. canada, sending over members of its military to help advise and assist kurdish forces. we have asked sony and albania providing military equipment. " allies in france and the united kingdom are contributing in a number of important ways, including by providing military assistance and humanitarian air drops. and well beyond the region in europe, we have partners in places like japan, australia, committing billions in humanitarian aid and australia agreeing to take in thousands of refugees from iraq and syria and assist in our military efforts. our global, coordinated campaign with a global, coordinated uiltition will be b not just a matter of weeks, and

to endure for the months and perhaps the years to come. much more will be done at the u.n. general assembly later this month. but our work together will grow, and it will call less well beyond this month. well be on this month. this will require hard work, sustained commitment, and unwavering focus from all of us. but we are clear. president obama and i and the attire team absolutely understand this is something we must achieve, and we will be successful. thank you. secretary of state kerry will travel to saudi arabia and jordan this week to meet with mideast leaders. the state department says those meetings will focus on how the region can contribute to the u.s.-led action against isis. president obama will outline a

broader strategy on wednesday which we will have on c-span networks. as we wait for the house to come back into a discussion on u.s. treasury to confront isis from today's "washington journal." host: we're going be talking about the u.s. strategy to islamic state, the militant bradshaw is with us. the executive director of the national security network. is guest: we're a progressive tank. e put out what we call solutions to national security problems. this is one we've been dealing with a lot. host: the president will address the nation on wednesday, a speech on his plans for dealing with isis. in "the new york times" this morning, destroying isis may take years, u.s.

officials saying. i want to read a little bit of this. they seem to be outlining some of the things that the president may say. that the administration is preparing to carry out a campaign against the islamic iraq and syria that may take three years to complete requiring a sustained effort last until president obama has left office according to senior administration officials. the first phase, an air campaign with nearly 145 air strikes in already under is way. the next phase, begin sometime more iraq forms a inclusive government scheduled this week is expected to involve effort to train, advise, or equip the iraqi fighters, and sh sunni tribes. the final --

a strategic attack against our regional interests. when you throw out terms like destroyed isis, that is what

gets you into these very long-term campaigns where you do not know whether you have destroyed. it is difficult with these terrorist organizations which are always evolving to know that you have destroyed them. the goal should be more clearly articulated that it is to prevent them from having capacity from launching a strike against the homeland. host: does that involve combat troops? that does. not think and there is no support with the people for that. were this longer term, sustained, it will involve air power, but also a number of forces will be involved, but there are almost a thousand people from the services there. i think it is incumbent upon the president and the administration to be more forthright on what the threat is. there is a threat assessment.

they said there was no evidence that isis is capable of launching an attack on the homeland now. there are possibilities for regional attacks. we want to make sure we understand the threat, ss it carefully, do not get carried away. there is a threat there, but how big of a threat? once they beheaded these journalists, you felt the temperature go up and a lot more interest. there are other ways to pursue those people that did those beheadings. i believe they will be brought to justice. it may take some time. you have to factor that in in a reasonable proportion that way when you decide what military action to undertake. listeners tote our join in on how the administration will join with isis.

202-585-3880 for democrats. for republicans. above all other, independs, 202-585-3882. the reaction on capitol hill, house and senate come back today. we're seeing headlines like this. the house gop would authorize use of military force against isis. they're writing about a is lution that frank wolf drafting. like to see d you congress do in terms of the reauthorization of the original use of force from 2001? does that need to be updated or readdressed? guest: yes, the national security network put out a report on this a couple of weeks when we call for the 2001 authorization of the use of modified orce to be and incrementally repealed. o that -- within a couple of 2001 would -- that

be eliminated. the isis should be on a separate track. the one in 2001 is connected to and the groups who perpetrated the attacks or harbored those who perpetrated them. to be wound down. we should not have the open ended kind of authorizations. at isis, what needs to be done, and give the that ent the authority needs to happen for 245 particular case and a time limit on it. they need to be reauthorized, that's something that congress can do. you pen ended things, mentioned congressman wolf's resolution. it proposal is so browed, would put us at war with muslim in the ry world. theology would become a target. it's way too broad to be done isis. he threat of >> hear from the president on

wednesday in the nationwide speech. outlines ofe of the what he'll tell congress yesterday on "meet the press." matter, votes matter. the punditry overwhelmingly felt -- >> pointing at me. good year going be a for senate republicans because that were up were in states that were tilting or -- get the president's remarks in a second. if you want to join us, democrats, for republicans. for 202-585-3882 for independents. shah -- john

bradshaw, the national security network talking about isis and threat posed to the president and the president's reaction. miami. hello. caller: hey, c-span, we love you. 2, and 3.span 1, host: thank you, john. -- ruth is in aurora, is that colorado? caller: ohio. host: go ahead. so much publicity, rightly so, i think, on the eheading of the two journalists. there to be a relationship to when david pearl beheaded. i haven't heard one word. wonder if there are any connections among these people? guest: there are many, many ifferent terrorist groups in that region.

they splintered into so many, i track.hard to keep they've taken funding, a big isis or killing them. they're relate in the sense that it's a tactic that terrorists have used. it's not clear that these are the same people that killed daniel pearl. host: daniel pearl was killed in afghanistan or pakistan. iraq.cen't in the guest: that's correct. pakistan. host: a headline this morning, team set to swoop on the 12 british helpers. police are poised to arrest up to a dozen associates of sh john. they know the identity of the and ic state executioner they will unmask him. he's suspected of beheading two threat journalists and tong kill a british aid worker

as one of the four, quote, hostages in ng syria. british and authorities have thought to identify three of and are in a race against time to track down the group fwfr the british captive and two, david haynes, is killed. pompano beach, florida, line.lican you're on the air. caller: good morning, hi. my name is crystal. we ask these public officials to do their jobs and to not act like children. the republican party needs to work with the president and get done.b this is ridiculous. we're not dealing with a bunch of kindergarteners. we need to have them work with the president, get these things like and stop acting children. it's ridiculous. host: thank you, crystal, in terms of the issue of dealing isis, is there a common ground between the president and the republican leaders? this is an issue where we will see a lot of

bipartisan cooperation. met aff members and i have with a number of staff members rom both republican and democratic senators. that the consensus president should come and get authorization. some people say they shouldn't give it. details and n the say we want to have an authorization. as soon as you mention the what it should say, it breaks down. it will be challenging to come out, th a well thought carefully limited authorization. and i think the president and his team, one of the reasons we haven't seen them come to the yet is they are working on that. they want to get something that's not kind of knee jerk and only for right now. but would give them the authority they need for a longer of time, but without going beyond what's needed. host: again, yesterday, the president broadly outlining may go in terms of what to ask congress. speaking yesterday to chuck todd "meet the press." >> this speech will allow

understand think, to clearly and specifically what it is that we are doing. not doing.at we're looking at sending in 100,000 american troops. we are going to be as part of an coalition, l carrying out air strikes in support of work on the ground by troops, kurdish troops, we are going to be helping to put plan for them so that they can start retaking that isil had taken over. to understandople is that over the course of months, we are going to be able momentum t blunt the of isil, we will systematically capabilities, shrink the territory that they control. can see, m what you are they able to counter the air

strikes? far by the kes so u.s.? we're military experts talking to are concerned they have a steep learning curve and avoid someknow how to of the strikes and operate in civilian areas. the've been bold in massing troops and having open convoys which they're learning is going to open them to these types of air strikes. i think an important thing to we're focused on a military strategy. military.'t be just he president will talk about that in his speech on wednesday. we can tackle isis with the cutting off s, funding supplies. a black market business. that's important to them. it has to be financed in certain ways. there are a lot of things we can do to degrade them economically able to prevent them from

governing the territories they have. host: what indications if any is any new leader better to work with a coalition here inside iraq than the previous prime minister, nouri al maliki minister, new prime says the right thing. the rhetoric is good, inclusive. committed to reaching out to sunni tribal leaders, bringing them back to the fold. optimism there. it's a huge challenge. i wouldn't be too certain that to pull that le off in the short term. here are good signs as he starts to consolidate his power. something they have to sell to the iraqi leadership before announcing it to the u.s.? yeah, i think before they allowed him though be chosen as the leader, there was scenes the behind the work with him and with him and iran too who

thought it was time for change and promoted him. host: back to calls. kansas city next, connie on the democrats line. talking about a political solution in that region. i think we need to work with the meetinglin nd the eetinglings -- meetings they just i had, their feedback was they support the americans' isis.t in fighting i think we need to turn this around, our country can support take ab league and they the helm to fight this. this is their neighborhood. obama is ping that working closely with them and whatever he comes out on them strongly gs to the hold. comments.lecting the the headline to join the fight as he the islamic state and secretary kerry presses our allies there. guest: very important. they're pulling together the area an countries in the to support the core coalition.

but bringing in the regional turkey, saw duh arabia, jordan, will be vital. it's not going be very easy, though. countries have been very reluctant to step up sometimes other than funding behind the scenes. but to really be supportive of this kind of military action is a lot of ake convincing. turkey seems to be ready. of course, they have their own nternal political issues to deal with. that country is seen as a -- as n ally and almost a european ally. but they have a lot of differences between the ard-line muslims and the more secular muslims. so where they come out in the coalition is still going to be challenging. host: a front page look at the miami herald this morning. steps up line, u.s. attacks. the arab league waives action. don, good morning, in medford, the line for shawn bradshaw. caller: yeah, good morning. host: good morning. caller: good morning, sir.

isis k they ought to -- now has requests for nuclear make a grandey can jihadist approach to this world. their theater is not the middle ast, it's the world in its entirety. their ideology is an abstract from the koran, mohammed, did the scene pear on until 635 a.d. money trail the hould be followed to the funding of this terrorist group. completely.d be cut anything that funds the should be roup sanctioned so their supply will be felt. the money to have support these kinds of actions in the world. isil should be

islamic ir -- their state as they have supposedly campaign.in their and everybody that is affiliated ideology should be sent to that region and quarantined by the rest of the region. that host: thank you for the call. on the issue of the financial is it for isil, where coming from? how much is it? from: we're getting money the black market oil, ransoming, the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceedings will resume on motions to suspend the rules previously postponed. votes will be taken in the following order. taken 89, h.r. 5019, all by the yeas and nays. the first eelect tropic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute

vote. remaining electronic votes will be conducted as fife-minute votes. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from georgia, mr. collins, to prules and pass h.r. 5089 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located in mullbury, florida, heas sergeant first class daniel m. ferguson post office. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill? members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-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 401, the nays are zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended. the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the the gentleman from georgia, mr. collins, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5019 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 1335 jefferson road in rochester, new york as the specialist theodore matthew glende post office. the speaker pro tempore: 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 399. the nays are zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from alaska, mr. young, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4283 as amended, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 399, h.r. 42 3, a bill to amended the wild and scenic rivers act to authorize the secretary of the interior to maintain and replace certain structures at smith gulch in idaho 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 398, the nays are 1. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the house will be in order.

all members, please clear the well. take your conversations off the floor. he house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i send to the desk a privileged report from the on rules for filing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 715, resolution providing for consideration of the bill, h.r. 5078, to preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the united states and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the resolution, house resolution 644, condemn and disapproving

of the obama administration's failure to comply with the lawful statutory requirement to notify congress before releasing individuals detained at united states may value station, guantanamo bay, cuba, and expressing national security concerns over the release of five taliban leaders and the repercussions of negotiating with terrorists. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. the house will be in order. all members, please clear the well and take your onversations from the floor. will all members please take their crofferingses from the floor -- conversations from the floor.

for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, the move the house suspend the rules and ass h.r. 5106. the clerk: h.r. 5106, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 100 admiral callaghan lane in vallejo, california, as the philmore graham post office building. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from ohio, mr. stive, and the gentleman from california, mr. thompson, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from ohio. mr. stivers: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself so much time as i may consume. i ask unanimous consent that the members have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. stivers: thank you, mr. speaker.

mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the house is not in order. will all members please take their conversations from the floor. the gentleman may proceed. mr. stivers: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of h.r. 5106, introduced by representative mike thompson of california. h.r. 5106 would designate the post office located at 100 admiral callaghan lane in vallejo, california, as the philmore graham post office building. philmore graham was a naval veteran and engineer and founder of continentals of omega boys and girls club of california in 1966. over the last several decades, the boys and girls club have helped boys and girls graduate from high school and college and go on to become accomplished athletes, doctors, judges, attorneys and teachers. born in north carolina, mr.

graham graduated from tennessee state university and served our country in the air force and built a career at a shipyard. he was the first and to this day remains the only african-american to hold the position of supervisor at mayors island department of nuclear facility. but it was his passion for bettering the lives of young people and that's what led him to establish the boys and girls club. in vallejo, california. beginning with only six young men meeting in his garage, mr. graham grew the continentals of omega boys and girls club to over 300 people, young people. mr. graham mentored them, encouraged them to apply, to get themselves into academic programs and got them involved in sports and other extra curricular activities and instilled in them the value of hard work, self-respect and perseverance. he truly made a difference in the lives of hundreds of young people and was beloved by all who had the privilege to know

him. philmore graham passed away in june of 2014. he received numerous honors and awards for his work, including citizen outstanding of the year, the salute to america, lifetime maritime award, the martin luther king jr. humanitarian award, the omega man of the year and citizen of the year. i ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to the many accomplishments and contributions of philmore graham by passing h.r. 5106. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker and members. and i thank the gentleman for the nice remarks in regard to mr. philmore graham, whom we're naming the post office in vallejo after. i want to preffas my remarks by saying that -- preface my remarks by saying my district

just suffered a terrible earthquake and it was centered between vallejo and my home county of napa. and two of the post offices in vallejo are seriously danieled and are probably going to be torn down as a result. but remarkably the one on admiral callaghan lane in vallejo is still standing. hasn't received any damage at all and that's the one that we're naming after philmore graham. i think it's fitting. because like philmore graham, that post office is strong standing and serving the community. a community that philmore served for decades. i feel particularly privileged to have known philmore graham. i knew him as a community leader, as was mentioned before. he was a hero, he served our country in the military, he founded the omega boys and girls club, and he was the first and only african-american

nuclear supervisor on mayor island naval shipyard. and he had a passion for the lives of children and for the future -- future of our community. he founded that boys and girls club in his garage. he started with a small group of kids and he grew that group to a large population within our community. kids from -- under philmore's tutelage grew up to be great people and to do great things. people that came -- kids that came out of that boys and girls club, as my friend mentioned, went on to be doctors and lawyers and business people, professional athletes, all-star professional athletes who continue to give back to our community. and the work that philmore did, astounding, the omega boys and girls club in vallejo, lives on today and will always be responsible for the betterment of our community and the betterment of young boys and girls who grew up in that community and i ask that all of

our colleagues join us in voting for this measure, to rightfully name this post office after philmore graham. and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from ohio. mr. stivers: we have no more speakers and i urge all members to join me in support of this bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. mr. thompson: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5106. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? mr. stivers: mr. speaker, i move that the house -- i'm sorry, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4189 as amended.

the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 4189, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 4000 leap road in hillyard, ohio, as the sergeant shawn t. hannon and master sergeant jeffrey j. reick and veterans memorial post office building. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio, mr. stivers, and the gentleman from california, mr. thompson, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from ohio. mr. stivers: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself so much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. stivers: i ask for unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days within which to revise and and their remarks include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. stivers: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to ask support for h.r. 4189, a bill to rename the u.s. post office located at 4000 leap road in hilliard as the master sergeant shawn t.

hannon and master sergeant jeffrey j. reick veterans memorial post office. master sergeant hannon and reick were killed in afghanistan in april of 2012, on april 4. while serving their country as members of the ohio army national guard. the house recently passed a bill to rename the post office for a third soldier, captain nicholas brizanski, who died in that same attack and that post office will be in dublin, ohio. master sergeant hannon was a native of grove city, ohio, and served as chief legal counsel services. o veterans i knew him permy. i knew both these soldiers. but i knew him both as a soldier and an advocate for ohio's veterans. he is survived by his wife, jamie, and his son, evan. master sergeant reick lived in columbus and worked in the guard family readiness office are we helped families prepare for deployment and helped loved ones deal with deployments. his son, joel, was 15 when his

father made the ultimate sacrifice. these men dedicated their lives to helping other people and died while protecting our freedoms. this bill will help ensure their sacrifices as well as their service. are always remembered. we also included the veterans postoffice on this to make sure that all veterans' sacrifices and service are remembered when people enter this post office. i want to thank chairman issa for advancing this bill and i urge my colleagues to vote yes on h.r. 4189 and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i join with my friend in asking everyone to support this measure, to name the this post office after sergeant shawn t. hannon and master sergeant jeffrey j. reick. and i align myself with all of

the comments that my friend and colleague has made on behalf of these two gentlemen, these two heroes, and ask that everybody vote for this measure and on behalf of all of us, i thank the families of these two heroes for their service and for their sacrifice to our great country. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back. the gentleman from ohio. mr. stivers: we have no more speakers and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio yields back. all time is yielded back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4189. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. without objection, the title is amended.

for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? mr. stivers: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4651. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 46 -- 4651, a bill to designate facility of the united states postal service located at 601 west baker road in baytown, texas, as the specialest keith erin grace jr. memorial post office. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio and the gentleman from california will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from ohio. mr. stivers: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i ask than consent that members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. stivers: thank you. i'd like to yield time to the

gentleman from texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> thank you to the gentleman from ohio for allowing me to take a little bit of the time. i attended this young man's funeral and started hearing stories about him. one of the things that was really moving is that he lost his mother when he was 12. he went on to get bone cancer and survived bone cancer. and then last spring was assigned to afghanistan where he volunteered and joined up with the military to make something of his life. and as we know, we have no greater passion or love for someone than to lay down their life. that's exactly what keith did. he laid down his life, even though at his funeral, really, his friends were gathered there in honor of him, but in truth, the whole nation owes him a debt of gratitude for his service. mr. stockman: he wanted to make something great of his life and he did that and unfortunately

he gave the ultimate sacrifice. and i'm for one very honored that we can remember him in a way that he wasn't remembered earlier in life and i yield my time back to the gentleman from ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. stivers: reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. and i join with my colleague and friend on the other side of the aisle in support of this measure, specialist keith grace jr. was a hero. all of us thank his family for his service and his sacrifice and i ask that everyone vote in favor of this measure, to rightfully name this post office in his honor. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from ohio. mr. stivers: thank you, mr. speaker. i urge that all members support h.r. 4651 and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 4651. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to railroad is -- to reconsider is aid on the table. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? without objection. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise to discuss an important and timely hearing that was put on by the house natural resources committee in harrisburg, pennsylvania, titled the

northern long-ear bat. today's oversight panel heard from witnesses representing a number of economic sectors on the harmful economic impact os -- impacts of this wrong-headed designation proposal. no one can deny the primary challenge facing the northern long-eared bat, which is a disease known as white nose syndrome, and there's a consensus we must learn more about this threat. however, it is imperative we get the science right and strategically address the root cause of the apparent population losses, rather than restrict a large area of the economy in areas that have no bearing on slowing or reversing this dsms the endainled species act is far from perfect and generated many unintended and harmful consequences. unfortunately, the proposed designation for this species is another reminder of how this law must be improved and modernized. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek

recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise as a proud co-sponsor of house resolution 644, which condemned the obama administration for transferring five taliban leaders from guantanamo bay in direct violation of the 2014 defense authorization act. mr. carter: not only is this another example of the president's disregard for this government but it represents a serious security risk. at a time when we're fighting to contain isis and radical islam around the world, releasing leaders back into the fight against america and our allies hardly seems wise. lawest -- lawlessness breeds lawlessness. the president needs to understand that our laws are not suggestions for him to consider when politically convenient. i hope the bipartisan passage of

this resolution late they are week will help send that message. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, isis is continuing its murderous rampage and christians, jews and muzz licks in syria and iraq. mr. poe: america needs to dismantle, disrupt and defeat isis. victory should be the go isis has arrogantly beheaded two americans and sent the murder videos all over the world and now they say they're coming to america to kill us. once a small band of bandit thugs fighting the syrian civil war, these cut throat terrorist have fighters from many nations, including the united states. when americans go and take up arms with foreign terrorist organizations like isis, when they give aid and comfort to

america's enemies, their passport should be revoked. tonight i introduce legislation that would prohibit the benedict arnold isis fighters from reentering our country. it's called the f.t.o. passport revocation act. those who go to war against america are not welcomed back in our land. further, isis fighters must be held accountable for their terror and we should track them down and make the consequences of their terror unpleasant. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to commemorate frances bellamy, one of the most influential individuals from mount morris, new york. unknown by most americans, frances bellamy is the author of the pledge of allegiance.

today marks the 122nd anniversary of the pledge of allegiance which was first published in a malingseen called "the youth companion" on september , 1892. mr. collins: it was originally written as part of a campaign to put american flags in every school in the country. in its original form, it read, i pledge allegiance to my flag, and the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. in 1923, the word the flag of -- the words "the flag of the united states of america" were added. in 1954, congress added the words "under god" creating the 31-word pledge we say today. bellamy's words are recited millions of times every day and are ingrained in our society as an expression of national pride and patriotism. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired.

for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman s recognized for one minute. >> my colleague from texas outlined for us today the serious challenges that we face n the mideast. we have a problem -- not a problem, but a challenge of historic nature where a significant number of islamic extremists are taking control of territories and they plan to use that control as a means to terrorize large segments of the world's population, including the people of the united states of america. mr. rohrabacher: if we are to defeat this, this evil force, that beheads journalists, stones women to death, and persecutes people of other faiths, we must make sure that we reach out to

people within the muslim community as well. we must make sure that moderate muslims know that we are on their side and when they side with us that we will stick with them. as we speak today, as i speak on this familiar, a man who sided with the united states of america in order bring justice to those americans killed by adical islamists on 9/11, this an, dr. afriti, languishes in jail in pakistan. if we expect others to stand with us, we cannot forget dr. afriti. the speaker pro tempore: the entleman's time has expired. the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. rush of illinois for today.

the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013 the gentleman from new york, mr. jeffries is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. jeffries: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm proud to join with my colleague, the co-anchor, mr. effries from new york -- >> thank you, mr. speaker. i'm proud to join with my colleague, the co-anchor, mr. jeffries of new york, for this first special order hour after the august recess. special e for a very reason, an unarmed young boy by the name of michael brown had his life tragically taken. he was taken from his friends

and family. that community was devastated and has left behind so many questions of how this could have happened. i was honored to join with other colleagues at the invitation of the representative from that area, mr. clay, attend michael brown's funeral. mr. horsford: it was an incredibly powerful service in which a city and a nation came together to mourn. but out of that mourning and frustration, we have an obligation to act. and so tonight, members of the congressional black caucus will use this special order hour to scuss the challenge of profiling, of militarizing our local law enforcement agencies, and the need to build community policing approaches that work. and i'm honored to work with my

co-chair and to lead this special order hour because it's a very significant moment. that will allow us to heal and to move forward as a nation. i'd like to start by yielding time to the chairwoman of the congressional black caucus, who provides so much leadership and direction to the 43 members of the c.b.c. each and every day and this is an issue that we have been working on far before michael brown lost his life. there are a pattern of issues and young people who have been profiled and we are committed to make sure that this does not continue. so i'd like to yield now to the gentlelady from ohio, the chairwoman of the congressional black caucus, chairwoman marcia fudge. ms. fudge: thank you so much. i thank you for yielding. i want to thank my colleagues,

congressmen jeffries and horsford, for leading today's conversation on a problem that america must acknowledge, come to terms with, and address. i want to thank them for their leadership. as a freshman member, mr. horsford has been outstanding. it is my pleasure to serve with you. mr. speaker new york communities across our nation, many believe that police officers sworn to protect and serve are instead disturbingly and violently attacking citizens without just cause. we have heard stories of individuals being shot to death when there is clearly no threat to an officer's safety. we've seen peaceful protesters and journalists on the job arrested, having cans of tear gas shot at them, and guns suited for military combat pointed at unarmed citizens. over the past few month, cell phone videos and pictures have surfaced, showing a policeman kicking subdued civilians in the

head, repeatedly punching a woman in the face on the side of a highway, and placing a man in an illegal choke hold when there appears to be no resistance to arrest. last year in cleveland, one of the cities i represent, 13 officers fired 137 shots into one car. killing two unarmed individuals. and both occupants of the car were shot more than 20 times. the startling images we saw of the police response to civil protests in ferguson, missouri, were in stark contrast to the citizens exercising their constitutional right to be heard. police met peaceful protesters with a force intent on violencing their voices. this excessive use of force often provokes animosity instead of building the cooperation needed to combat violence. the trust between law enforcement and citizens required to keep our communities safe is being eroded by the

uncertainty of motives and biases between -- behind the actions officials take. often, against those who are powerless yet pay for them to protect them. instead of keeping the peace, these actions incite tensions where there should be opportunities for understanding. this type of activity must stop. community policing can only be effective when citizens and leaders, community, law enforcement, and elected officials work together, not against one another to address violence and unrest. transparency, accountability, and responsibility must be at the nexus of this relationship. because of ferguson, our nation and the world has seen what happens when these principles are ignored or disregarded. i applaud the department of justice for initiating full civil rights investigations into this case and others that have resulted in the deaths of civilians at the hands of law enforcement. i also applaud the citizens of

ferguson for realizing that their community belongs to them and that it is up to them to decide with whom they will work to lead it. just because the cameras are no long erroling in ferguson, the recent tragedies we've witnessed there in staten island and in other american cities have shown that we no -- we cannot keep turning a blind eye to what is going on between law enforcement and the communities they serve. members of the congressional black caucus remain committed to working with our colleagues on the local, state, and federal level to improve the policies and practices of law enforcement officials across this country so that safety, trust, and confidence can be restored where it has been broken. i want to especially congratulate my colleague, mr. clay, for all of the work that he did during the ferguson situation and will continue to do. i am as proud of him as i can be of anyone. and i certainly am going to be supportive of his efforts. mr. speaker, we cannot move forward together without

figuring out what must be done so that what happened in ferguson never happens again. i yield back. mr. horsford: i thank the gentlelady for your ongoing commitment and leadership on these issues and the recognition that there's so much work that needs to be done. while there are local law enforcement agencies and police officers who do a good job every day and who put their life on the line, we know that there are individuals who are not necessarily living up to those standards of public safety and trust. so we look forward to improving that. and i'd like to now yield to the gentleman who provided the leadership on the ground, on the scene, particularly following the days after michael brown's shooting. he represents the community of ferguson in st. louis, missouri, the gentleman from

missouri, representative lacey clay. mr. clay: mr. speaker, i want to thank my colleague from nevada as well as my colleagues from both sides of the aisle who offered their support during this tragic time in ferguson. and in particular let me thank the congressional black caucus for standing with me in our efforts to deliver justice, equal justice under the law, to all americans. mr. speaker, i rise today as a congressman from missouri's first congressional district which includes ferguson, missouri. a suburb with over 23,000 people in st. louis county. the pain that has enveloped that community since the tragic police shooting of michael

brown on august 9 has stirred the conscience of our nation. and has forced us to confront some very difficult truths. the hard reality that i observe with my own eyes is a deep sense of outrage and anger. that is present not just in ferguson but in many communities across this country. and that pain is most deeply felt by millions of americans of color. both young and old. who know from decades of sad experience that far too often local law enforcement agencies and the justice system do not view them or treat them as equal citizens. who deserve due process and equal protection under the law.

and that is certainly true in ferguson, missouri, and according to the latest census data ferguson, missouri, is 67% african-american. it has a police force of 5 officers, only four of those -- 58 officers, only four of those officers are black. many of the officers do not live in ferguson. so in essence, the ferguson police department is an outside armed force which is not representative of the community that they are sworn to protect. and does not live among the citizens who pay their salaries. and that is a prescription for tension. a complete lack of trust and in the case of michael brown, an 18-year-old unarmed black teenager, a tragic and

completely unnecessary death. two days after he was killed i joined with c.b.c. chairwoman funnel and house judiciary -- fudge and house judiciary ranking member conyers to send an urgent letter to the attorney general seeking immediate assistance from the justice department. and i want to personally thank president obama and attorney general older -- holder for responding to our request with great speed and strength. in addition to the local criminal investigation into the michael brown shooting, which i have little confidence in, there are now two parallel federal investigations that are being directed by the civil rights division of the justice department. the first investigation is examining all the circumstances , physical evidence and multiple eyewitness accounts of

the fatal police shooting on august 9. the second, which was announced by the attorney general just last week, will examine the overall law enforcement practices of the ferguson, missouri, police department. including the already published extreme racial disparities in who is stopped, who is searched, who is arrested and what happens to them if they go to jail. mr. speaker, i made a promise to michael brown's mother that we would focus every possible federal resource on this case in an effort to bring justice for her son's death. i have confidence in that process. but the sad truth is that there are too many communities just like ferguson across this

country where decades of discrimination, abuse and a lack of respect by local law enforcement has resulted in a golf of suspicion and mistrust. and as we have seen that tinder box can lead to an explosion of anger and violence that is difficult to control. while i certainly condemn all law breaking and the destruction of property, i understand the anger that so many of my constituents feel. because i feel it too. and i would urge all of you to read a compelling story published in "the washington ost" on september 3 entitled "how municipalities in st. louis county profit from poverty." this remarkable story, authored by radley boko, tells a tale of how people of color are often

preyed upon as municipal a.t.m. machines by the police. and again, the title of the story, how municipalities in st. louis county profit from poverty, published september 3 in "the washington post." and by the very justice system that is supposed to protect these people. that same stories happens every day -- same story happens every day in majority minority communities across this country. so, mr. speaker, there are many hard lessons to be learned from ferguson. and i fear that there may be more to come. but this much cannot be disputed. across america today we have too many michael browns. we have too many unarmed young black men who enter -- interact with police and wind up dead.

the resolution of that problem will only come through a painful, honest national discussion about race and our inability to address these tragic disparities. my hope is that we will not only achieve justice for michael brown, but that his tragic death will help us begin a long overdue national conversation that leads to truth, reconciliation and equal justice under the law for all. and, mr. speaker, i want to thank you for your indulgence and i yield back the balance of my time. i thank my colleagues for their support. mr. horsford: i thank the gentleman from missouri and i thank you for really putting your heart and soul into serving your constituents and the outpouring of compassion that was shown following this unfortunate death of michael

brown. at the funeral, the one remark that really stayed with me was that michael brown wanted the world to know his name. and i think out of this unfortunate situation there is this opportunity now. as you indicate, representative clay, for us to have a discussion and action, to take action on a pattern of practices that are not limited to just ferguson, missouri, and as you just indicated this is an issue that has happened in other places, whether it's john crawford in beaver creek, ohio, or azeel ford in los angeles, california, or eric gardner in statin island, new york. or dante parker in victorville, california, or constituents in my home state in las vegas, nevada. this is a pattern that must end and for michael brown, for him

to have the world know his name, the best outcome would be to change and improve the community-police relationship so that all people are treated fairly and equally under the law. and that's our hope and aspiration here tonight as we bring attention to this very important issue during this special order hour. i'd like to now yield time to the gentlelady from florida, representative frederica wilson, for her to add comments to this very important topic and to bring her perspective as ell. ms. wilson: thank you, representative horsford. and to all the members of the congressional black caucus who are here tonight to contribute to this conversation regarding

an issue that is also prevalent in our communities and has been there for generations. i just want to say to the president of the united states that i am extremely grateful to his vision in creating an initiative called my brother's keeper. my brother's keeper hopefully will address some of the issues that our young boys of color face. there is to say that o much friction between police and black boys. that friction has been there for generations, almost since slavery. and it's a conversation that black parents have to have with their young boys as soon as they probably get a driver's

license. they have to talk to them about dealing with the police. and i want to say in my hometown of miami-dade county, i founded a program called the 5,000 role models of excellence, 22 years ago. realize that everyone doesn't just have a parent. they don't have a responsible parent that can have that conversation with them. so we recruit mentors across this nation to deal with these young men and try to teach them how to deal with some of the issues that impact especially boys of color, but more specifically when it comes to the police, black boys. and the pamphlet starts out by saying that the police stops you, freeze. don't move. unless you're told to do so. never run from the police.

always remain calm. think, cooperate, speak clearly , ask questions if you have to it's goes on and on and sad that we have to do this. we're not trying to break the spirits of young black boys, but we're trying to keep them alive. and this is how the pamphlet looks. and it was really orchestrated by our state attorney, our and the chiefs of police association of miami-dade county. and they put it together and put it in all of the schools for all of the children and members of the school's police teach these children how to respond if the police ever stops them. i have

>> i haveal real concern with michael brown's case and that concern is with the state attorney. and i really have a real concern that the grand jury may not get all of the evidence that they need. my father served on the grand jury for many years. and i do know that the state sway over so much the grand jury. even n my heart broke worst than it did when he was illed, when we realized that the state attorney would be the one that would send the case to the grand jury that would oversee the case, and he had a history of -- a history that no

one wants to have. his father was a police officer and he was killed by a black youth. and if that's not enough to recuse yourself from the grand jury, i cannot understand -- i mean from the case in general, to my colleagues, i cannot understand what else could be the case. you remember trayvon martin, who came from my district. and he was killed and the first thing happened was the state attorney didn't want to recuse himself, but the governor removed him. so i'm really calling on governor nixon tonight to remove the state attorney, to remove e prosecutor from this case,

because otherwise, michael brown ay not get a fair trial. and he deserves justice under the law. thank you so much for this opportunity. and i will continue to pray for his family, because this is not a good time in america for young black boys. they're watching. they're paying attention to this case. people all across the world are watching what's going to happen in ferguson. and i'm afraid of war will happen if the verdict -- if the police wilson is not even indicted. thank you. mr. horsford: thank you for providing those -- the information about the resources that are available to young

people, to know their rights, to understand how they need to approach the situation. i just had the privilege of participating at a town hall that was hosted in my congressional district by the national bar association, the las vegas chapter and we had hundreds -- approximately 1 hundred people, young people, who do need this information, regardless of about there is a parent in the house or not. every young person needs to understand their rights and the best practices on how to interact with law enforcement when and if that does occur. so we want to encourage young people to know their rights. and working with the congressional black caucus, we will find opportunities to post that information and share it in our local communities to help connect young people and adults

alike so we can improve on the relationship between police officers and our young community. i would like to turn to our next member for the congressional black caucus for this hour, the gentleman from texas. i was very delighted to join with him and other members at the funeral, to pay our respects to the family and the community. so i would like to now yield time to the gentleman from texas, representative al green. mr. green: thank you very much, representative horsford. i'm honored to be with you tonight. you are represented by your presence in congress. acknowledging representative jeverries in hosting these special orders hours. i'm grateful to honorable barack

obama for appointing eric holder as attorney general. i'm grateful because mr. holder is intelligent and he comprehends the breath of these issues. and i'm grateful that he is a person with courage. and i'm grateful because intellect without courage, can be intellect wasted. his intellect is not wasted. he has had the courage to take on the challenges such as what we had with ferguson. the justice department is there. they're investigating. and there's good reason for the ustice department to be in ferguson. the justice department is in ferguson because ferguson is 67% black and only one african-american is on the city

counsel of seven, if you count the mayor. 67% black. police department is 83% white. three blacks out of 53 officers. ferguson.n to be in school board, one member black of seven. of the officers that are on the police department are -- were on the police department, one of them is on city council. good reason to be in ferguson. five officers or former officers, either they are on the department now or not, have been alleged to be involved with some sort of civil rights violations, cused, allege of choking and hog-tying a young person.

another circumstance wherein a person was tazed and died afterwards. another circumstance where a person was beaten by a peace officer and then charged with destroying public property when he bled on the officer's clothing. good reason to be in ferguson. a prosecutor, who has decided that he will not recuse himself, notwithstanding his father's tragic circumstance, father died at a person who happened to be an african-american, refuses to recuse himself. and he refuses to have a preliminary hearing with this case. this case doesn't have to go to a grand jury. this case could be heard by way of a preliminary hearing after

an arrest warrant has been issued. and i submit to you that there is sufficient probable cause to indict this officer or to arrest this officer, more appropriately, in any jurisdiction in the united states of america. there is probable cause to arrest. then you would go to a preliminary hearing and would you have the transparency. the world would hear what the witnesses have to say. there is good reason for the justice department to be in ferguson. so i'm honored to be here tonight to stand with my colleagues, especially the honorable laci clay, who has been a real champion on behalf of this family. i'm honored to be here, because i understand that injustice nywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. it can lead to injustice in houston. i think that the president tft

united states of america made a wise choice when he chose the honorable eric holder and i pray that the natural order of things will not continue to be circumvented. mothers and fathers should not, n-o-t bury their children. we must circumvent this kind of behavior. thank god for you, mr. president. i thank you for leading me the time. mr. horsford: i thank the gentleman from texas. i yield to the gentlelady from him wisconsin and to extend whatever time she may need. i appreciate again her leadership, compassion and dedication on so many issues, particularly on bringing the oice and perspective of people

who aren't always heard in this institution. i have great respect and admiration for her. and i would like to yield time now to representative gwen moore. ms. moore: thank you so much, mr. horsford. i would first like to join my and gues in grieving celebrating the life of michael brown. i would hope that his short life will not have been lived in the vain. that his death will teach us something that will serve the nation so that others will not endure this. i'm particularly feeling empathy mother.

as a mother of two young black male children, mr. horsford, it has been a constant terror in my life that i would experience what ms. mcfadden has experienced. you know, after ferguson, i atched an episode of ap comedy "girlfriend," and a young black son r was chastising her for being arrested. and she mentioned that she didn't appreciate having to come down to the police station to pick him up. they had recently moved to a suburban she asked him, what were you doing? and he said i was just walking down the street. and she commented -- and there was laughter in the audience -- why were you walking down the street?

you know we hadn't had our meet and greet with the police department yet. and so i'm saying that to say this. we need a truth and reconciliation in this country, similar to what they experienced in south africa, about the plight of young black males. hey are marginalized and every social institution fails them by the time they are 18 years old like michael brown. the educational system has failed them. so often as a state legislator, we would build a prison bed based on the third grade reading tests of young black men. the economy has failed young black men by the time they are 18 years old. and so what we find in these communities is a hyper-vigilant

police force that is dealing with a preponderance of social failure. and we lay all of society's failures at the feet of the police department. i do applaud you, mr. horsford, for the efforts you have made in this house. i'm a proud co-sponsor of your universal respect act which directs the president to do a review of law enforcement policies in order to eliminate procedures that result in racial profiling. this is a threshold toward that end of a reconciliation. and i have long been a supporter , ending racial profiling which has been offered by one of the deans of this house, representative john conyers,

that makes it clear that law enforcement agencies cannot gabling engage in racial profiling anywhere in the country. i do think there are baby steps we can take. certainly one giant step towards increasing accountability is to install these lapel cameras on all law enforcement agencies. as a matter of fact, i was very oud in 2009, to secure $100,000 for the police department in milwaukee, to purchase cameras for their cars. i do think it's also important hat law enforcement agencies members, police officers, be stakeholders in their communities that they're saving. it did not escape my attention that the involved officer in the

untimely death of michael brown, lifbled 25 miles away. and that is why i'm tremendously concerned about efforts in my own state where our governor, scott walker, acted to end the residence requirements for police officers over a year ago. that is currently in litigation, for that very reason. you don't want police officers to become a military, occupied force in a community. you force a kind of transparency and accountability when those police officers go to your churches. they shop at your grocery stores, and they are part of your community. . i applaud the justice department's involvement in this issue. i do think that no one had ever , rd of ferguson, missouri

before august 9. and certainly the name michael brown is a name shared probably by millions of people. this. ay that to say that this is not just about ferguson or just about michael brown. it's about the direction and the future of america. where we're going with this. as to paraphrase dr. martin luther king. we will eith her live together as brothers or we will perish together as fools. i think young black men have tremendous talent, they have a lot to offer. the legacy of slavery has rought us to the point where seeing a 6'4" black man walking down the street in and of itself is a threat.

and we need some truth and reconciliation around that issue. nd may michael brown rest in peace and may his life lift us to a greater understanding and reconciliation around this issue. and i yield back to you. thank you so much for this special order. mr. horsford: thank you. i thank the gentlelady from wisconsin and thank you for your very compassionate remarks and the perspectives of so many people who are expecting this congress to act and we will take heed of your words and your recommendations. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject matter of this special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. horsford: and may i inquire as to how much remaining time we have left?

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 22 minutes remaining. mr. horsford: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to also include for the record the fact that the u.n. committee on the elimination of racial discrimination recently issued a 14-page long scathing report on the united states' failure to fully comply with our obligations under the international convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination and numerous areas affecting racial and ethnic minorities. while the report commended the obama administration for steps combat racial discrimination, it highlighted the gaps, stated commitments and the glaring reality of laws and practices that continue to discriminate against and disproportionately impact people of color and indigenous communities. i think it's rather important for this body to know, particularly tonight, because i

know there already some who will ask, why are they doing this special order on this topic? why are they bringing attention to the need for reform? well, whether it's in your local community, your state or federally, we have an obligation to make sure that people are treated fairly and equally under the law. and where our laws or our practices fail to meet that standard, we have an obligation to change it. and for the united nations to call into question the united states' failure in these areas i think speaks to the fact that this is not just a local issue but it's also an international one. so i hope that my colleagues understand that that is in part why we are bringing attention to it. the 'd like to thank gentlelady from wisconsin for recognizing the fact that many members have proposed legislation well before the michael brown case. mr. conyers, the ranking member

of the judiciary committee, called for the end of racial profiling act. representative hank johnson legislation, to call for greater accountability and a fundamental review of the militarization of our local law enforcement agencies. and i am honored to be one of the sponsors for the universal respect act, to have a review and meaningful change again of our local law enforcement so their practices meet the intent of our laws. i'd like to now yield to my good friend and a fellow freshman member, he's actually a red shirt freshman because he came in a little earlier than the rest of us, but he has been a dynamic leader, come to this congress with the commitment to serve his constituents from the great state of new jersey, let me yield now time to my friend,

representative donald payne. mr. payne: thank you, mr. speaker. and let me just say thank you to my colleague, the gentleman from nevada, and also the gentleman from new york, mr. jeffries, who have demonstrated true leadership in this shown class in having and demonstrated time and time again during these special orders their commitment to this nation. mr. speaker, the people of ferguson, missouri, and the people across this nation have suffered a tremendous blow with the circumstances surrounding michael brown's death. not only did we lose a young man, we as a nation were once again reminded, although we have come so far, we still have

long way to go. we are trying to achieve equality and fairness under the law, regardless of race, religion or sexual orientation. now is the time for all of us to reflect on what's happened and to find a way to come together going forward. we lost a young man, michael brown, in a heartbreaking and tragic circumstance. he was only 18 years old. his family will never be able to hold or talk to him ever again. when something like this happens, local authorities, including the police, have a responsibility to be open and transparent about how they are

investigating the death and how they are protecting the people in our communities. the people of ferguson and the people of this nation deserve a transparent and thorough investigation. we deserve the truth and we deserve justice. i'm very pleased that the department of justice, civil rights division has stepped in and has launched a thorough investigation into the circumstances that led to michael brown's death. i want to commend president obama and also mr. holder for their involvement and their commitment on seeing justice brought in this situation. and this issue around racial was ling, a young man that walking in the street with a to get on s told

little alk and just a bit later lie dead in the , started out with him being told to get on the sidewalk. and he loses his life. it's unconscionable. it's not understandable. and it's injustice -- it's injust. and this is a situation that young african-american men have ad to deal with for centuries. it is a situation that we all find ourselves in, whether we are young men in ferguson, newark, new

jersey, or new york city, or las vegas, nevada. e all have one common thread and that is when you come across a police officer in certain circumstances, there is a manner in which you should conduct yourself to make sure you can get home alive that night. and i've been on that side of it. on far too many occasions to count. but one of the occasions that i remember so well, i was about 19 or 20. working for a company, had to go downtown in my hometown of

newark, new jersey, to pay a ill at a department store. i was pulled over by the police. i had made -- i had -- admit, i made a driving infraction. i was pulled over by the police. using my cousin's car, when the officer asked me for my identification, a little nervous, i kind of scrambled and i didn't know where the registration of the vehicle was ight away. and this police officer decided tell me that if i did not find that license and , woe ation quick enough throw me so far under -- he would throw me so far under the jail they would never find me.

now, you can imagine the fright and panic that that would put in a young person. but i got my license, still looking for the registration and i handed it to him, mr. speaker. but, mr. speaker, because my family was well known in that town and my father was a sitting council person in that municipality at the time, all of a sudden the police officer's demeanor changed. because all of a sudden i was someone now. why did it take me to be related to a council member in that town to be someone? no more than two minutes prior to that, i would be thrown so far under the jail that they would never find me. now it was, well, don't you

understand you need to be careful, you could get hurt or you could hurt someone. all of a sudden now there's some concern for me. what changed it? what changed it? but what concerns me is the countless thousands and hundred thousands of african-american men that can't pull that license out and become someone. those are the people that i'm concerned about. that wrest well this issue every single day -- wrestle with this issue every single day. that's why i'm proud to say that my uncle, the former assemblyman william payne, is the author of the racial profiling bill in the state of new jersey that stands now. because this is shoon. has been an issue and obviously, based on what has happened in ferguson, missouri, still is an issue. so we will continue to speak

out. as we have done. in our homes, in ferguson, and on this floor. because we need the united states of america to live up to its crede. and with that, sir, i will yield back. i just have one last thing to say. and it is something that just came to me. in these communities that we talked about, when will these communities know their local police for protect and serve rather than stop and frisk? and with that i yield back. mr. horsford: i thank the gentleman from new jersey and thank you for sharing your own personal experience. i know each of us can probably recall an incident where we have felt that we were being

profiled, targeted, singed out, not because -- singled out, not because it was warranted, necessarily, but because of some characteristic. and that is part of what we're here to bring attention to tonight. so thank you for your honesty and for your genuineness in expressing that personal story. i yield time to my fellow co-anchor. i have great respect for this gentleman. we have gotten to know each other very well. and i know that this is an issue in particular that he has provided direct leadership on because of the communities in which he serves in new york and the comment by gentleman, the previous comment about stop and frisk is something that you have worked to challenge. and because of that, there is a change that is under way. and that is what we are hoping

to bring tonight. i would like to yield time to my fellow co-anchor, the gentleman from from the empire state, from new york, representative jeffries at this time. mr. jeffries: i thank my colleague from the silver state for anchoring the c.b.c. special oord on this topic related to the ongoing problem, epidemic oblem of police violence related to communities of color. the most recent occurred in ferguson occurring in missouri and we join our colleague laci ay as well as the c.b.c. representative fudge, which we believe is most likely to occur through a federal investigation that is now ongoing.

but unfortunately, the problem brought to light for so many across america, particularly the neighborhoods that i represent in brooklyn, new york, by the killing of michael brown, is all too familiar for many communities across this great nation. , act, back in july of 196 president johnson appointed what me to be known as the an 11-member commission to stud the urban of civil unrest in america, that were taking place nce 1964 and into 1965 and throughout 1966, prompting lippedon johnson, one of our greatest presidents, though that

is not often acknowledged, given the leadership he has emonstrated on issues -- the vice chair was john lindsay, a former member of this house. the commission concluded that some of the unrest that had taken place in detroit, michigan and philadelphia, pennsylvania, in los angeles and watts, some of the things that had taken place resulting in unrest were caused by pre-existing conditions of aggressive police activity in african-american communities, followed by a triggering event, often a shooting of an unarmed african-american and then an

overly aggressive police response. this is what the current commission found when it issued its report in the late 1960's. but that same analysis could apply more than 45 years later in terms of what this country ust witnessed in ferguson, missouri. a history clearly in that community of overly aggressive, excessive force, largely directed at the african-american community. and then a triggering event, the killing of an unarmed african-american, michael brown, who was shot twice in the head and it appears a total of six times. and then an overly aggressive police response. in fact, a military response.

the people at home in the district that i represent was shocked to see the images coming out of ferguson, missouri. it looked like fallujah, looked like a war zone in other parts f the world, not an american suburb. hat did we learn, if anything, from the current commission report? apparently, not much. and that's what we have got to confront in america. there is a reality to police brutality. and its impact on unarmed african-american men, that as a civilized society, we should no longer tolerate. let me agree with my good iend's opinion, that the overwhelming police officers are

good individuals, hard-working, committed to enforcing the law in an even-handed fashion. >> view the current commission port issued by the joonson report. we have been unable to confront some of the realities brought to bear by that report, but perhaps the tragedy in ferguson, missouri, will wake us all up as a country. there was an observation that she was sick and tired of being sick and tired.

at what point will we be tired of seeing an unarmed african-american man's life being taken away prematurely by an officer using excessive force. and that is why we are hopeful that we not just deal with the law enforcement problem, but that we confront so many of the socioeconomic conditions that create a climate for some of these things to occur. and i look forward to that discussion as we move forward under the leadership of our chair and working with the distinguished the gentleman from las vegas and with that, i yield back. mr. horsford: i thank my co-anchor for this special order to and for your bringing

this body a reminder of the report, which is very instructtive on what should be done as a model to move community policing approaches forward. and i think that is one of the absolute objectives that must come from any action that this body takes. and there is a role for congress to play. absolutely, there is a responsibility for the department of justice, who has a statutory objective, a responsibility, to ensure profiling does not occur in our nation's law enforcement. in addition to the example of the kerner report, i would like to bring to the attention, the work of the u.s. department of justice, the office of community-oriented policing services, the cops office, which is working to develop an initiative known as the collaborative reform model. now they came to my home state of nevada in january of 2012,

following growing community's concerns and scrutiny of its use of deadly force practices. and the las vegas metro police department, under the leadership of our sheriff, voluntarily agreed to have this review by the cops department in order to identify areas of improvement. and so i believe that this report and this program, along with the kerner report, are examples of what we can do to make sure that every local law enforcement agency has high standards and it is not practicing profiling. at this time, mr. speaker, i know our time has expired. i would like to thank my colleagues for this special order hour, to the gentleman from new york for co-anchoring. i yield back the remaining portion of our time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the entleman's time has expired.

the chair would entertain a motion to adjourn. mr. horsford: i would move that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the house stands adjourned untillike us on facebw

us on twitter. >> "washington journal" continues. host: house and senate returns, 2:00 p.m. eastern. the house on c-span on c-span2. two reporters who cover the hill

on a daily basis, christina peterson -- kristina peterson of " andwall street journal, from "national journal," billy house. people can find this at majorityleader.gov. house slative days the will be in. i heard they may not get into twelve days. guest: the aim is to get out as fast as possible. they're due for a third week, the end of september and early october, they're trying not to come back. host: their major goal is what? guest: messaging. the major goal is to keep the government running and not be blamed for a shutdown. you have to pass at least a

stopgap spending bill. they have not agreed on any appropriations bills. the october 1 start of the new fiscal year will require mechanisms to keep the government operating. that is the and, to pass that. whether that will be a simple procedure, everybody says they hope so. things do not always turn out as people hope. host: billy house talking about messaging. the senate will take up getting to a constitutional amendment. what is that all about and what is the purpose of this though? -- this vote? guest: this is a political vote? democrats want to enable states to put restrictions on campaign finance. and that is a constitutional amendment, you need 2/3 of both chambers and three quarters of the states to approve. it is more about getting the message out. the firstpend

half-hour asking viewers about their message to congress. one of those without unemployment insurance. what with the house and senate leaders say about what they are doing our jobs? guest: republicans on the house would say they have past 30 or so bills the senate has refused to shake up. they will take that as one of their messaging themes. guest: they will vote on them again. in new mexico last week, in a district on the border where you would think the immigration crisis was the top issue. jobs andto tell you, the minimum wage, those were two really big issues that seems to compare. host: the senate has acted on the minimum wage, the extension of unemployment? guest: yes, on both of those. they might bring them up again. senate democrats support raising the federal minimum wage and extending long-term jobless benefits. they have not been able to get enough republicans on board in joblesste to get

benefits. they have not been able to get enough support in the house. hammering onp on these issues. they do not have the support minimum wage. republicans say that that would hurt businesses and overall reduce unemployment. host: kristina peterson and billy house to talk about congress returning today for a short session ahead of the midterm elections. join us on the phone, (202) 585-3880 four democrats. (202) 585-3881 for republicans. for independents and all others, (202) 585-3882. area code 202. on twitter, @cspanwj. the continuing resolution, the short-term spending measure. that it will be drama free. these things never wind up being

drama for a. -- drama free. how long would it last and what are potential stumbling blocks for getting it through? guest: the leaders have kind of let it be known they are looking at a december 11-14 end run. host: a lame duck session would pick it up? guest: right. guest: -- there are members of congress who start wondering if republicans take over the senate on election day, why would we give outgoing majority leader harry reid leverage to do a new continuing resolution after that. could be discussion about whether we should extend this into the next session, past december into january. whatever party controls the senate will have the leverage to discuss the ins and outs that. the other issue is what is a clean cr?

they promised a clean bill, in other words, no policy riders. there is talk that there will be things added. your definition of clean comes up to question. the reauthorization of ex-im,m the export import bank. also, terrorism risk insurance, that might be a longer shot. senate, terms of the let stumbling blocks for getting the continuing resolution through their? is the problem in the house? guest: it is largely in the house. if the house were to add controversial measures, you could have a ping-pong v olleying. if the house were to pass a pretty uncontroversial bill, the be quick to accept that. neither party wants to be blamed for a shutdown or anything resembling or creating that risk. chance the senate

shortens their session, as we are hearing possibly from the house? with theey're on board here and minimum of days. the house is a little bit more anxious to get out early. sureenate is going to make the government does not shut down and get out-of-town. host: an article you wrote last street "the ostrich owall journal." what are you hearing from republican leaders in the senate? what direction with a goal in within to take control of the senate? as an they see this opportunity to prove that they can govern. they shall are to blame for the shutdown. they see this as an opportunity to show they can steer the country to the right without creating a lot of drama. republicanssenior

passalking about trying to legislation that already has the support of some democrats -- improving keystone xl, making some changes to the health law, energy policy. you can get some democrats on board, they can pass legislation that would land on obama's desk, he might have a tougher time choosing to veto it. host: problems with the more conservative elements in the house. they would object to some of the things that senate democrats agree on with their republican colleagues? guest: absolutely. in fact, what you might see is a two-year period where little gets done. with vetoing and maybe two budget reconciliation bills. if you look at president bush's term that, weto get to

might have to wait until december. one of the fascinating things, what happens if we get to november 4 and then the morning of november 5 we do not know who controls the senate. split, republicans ahead. notmary landrieu's race is decided until september. host: the houses back a week after the election. guest: the house can do their thing and vote on new leaders. whether anybody will want to do anything if nobody knows who controls the senate the next year, that's another question. host: a quick take on the new leaders. kevin mccarthy came in as they were gaveling out for the august recess. what is the biggest challenges that he faces? guest: same as the old challenge. it is the right wing of the party, they appreciate kevin

mccarthy as a nice guy who is willing to talk to them. as we saw in the first vote whene they left town, and speaker boehner had to keep him here to finish the vote on the daca, they do not go along because they are buddies. they have their priorities and stick to them. host: callers waiting. baltimore, dorothy on the democrats line. caller: i wanted to talk -- i had other things to say but i have a few questions. one, about the keystone pipeline. is she talking about the keystone pipeline? will beo ideas how they making jobs, canada is not interested in making us jobs. anyway. the other thing i wanted to talk that, you all keep saying the republicans have all these jobs, nobody ever says what they

are. if they had the jobs bill with infrastructure, if republicans and democrats could agree, why can't they agree on that? it would put millions of americans to work for real. why can't they agree on that? was the problem? host: let's go to billy house, the house is taking up this question. she mentioned infrastructure, that would seem like an area of common agreement. there there would be if were a lot of jobs bills regarding infrastructure. on the house side, and a lot of it is to cut red tape for regulations that many democrats and many other americans feel are necessary to protect workers and labor. they are described as jobs bills, their parameters are sometimes reaching. have not beenlls past, they've not even been brought to the floor of the senate. guest: that is the mantra from

the house republicans, they -- 36 is a number -- host: she talked about keystone xl, that would be an area where the senate could sort of set the pace on that and could come to some agreement. there is some bipartisan support on keystone. the problem in the senate is that everything gets caught in this vortex of procedural politics. and the bad blood between democrats and republicans derailed a lot of stuff in the senate. doingis some support for something around keystone, but he gets caught in fights over amendments and they are not able to agree. host: marilyn, independents line. caller: good morning. can't wait for the beginning of congress. it is a lowbrow comedy about to recommence. i am a 66-year-old blue-collar guy.

earning social security wages for 45 years. i cannot imagine working just 12 days out of the next 40 and earning a six-figure income. so predictable and lamentable, we need to hear the next speech by steve king, gomer, tea baggers lamenting everything our president wears, does, or says. real politics.n i am a child of the 1960's when people actually got arrested and got killed for civil rights and fighting against the vietnam war. we will now go to san antonio. democrat line. what would you like to see done over the next 12 days? caller: let's get something going. somenot understand why

people are concerned about congress being taken over by if thecans when president vetoes, it is going to take a two thirds majority to override his veto on other side of congress. one more issue, we have four borders, we don't have one. i would like to see on tv the border patrol tracing and illegal russian or illegal spanish guylegal coming through canada. how come i don't see that on tv? host: on the issue of immigration, the president is delaying implementation of executive action. the headline here, immigration delay in. activists. what does this mean -- infuriates activist. what is this mean for lawmakers like representative gutierrez? does that change the political dynamic or their relationship with the president? guest: he is their lead point

guard and all this, they cannot distance themselves completely. although many of them expressed anger in the last couple days over the president's decision to delay. largely on immigration, you are not going to see anything done, probably even in the lame-duck. it will not be tackled until a new congress, if them. i was on the border, i was where they were keeping some of these kids in the holding center. is aose areas, immigration big issue but jobs and the economy is paramount. guest: -- host: sarasota, florida, mike, republican line. caller: i'd like to ask your guest, what is the true unemployment rate? we can't extend the truth thing to immigration and to he

althcare. that people are being able to access health care in spite of high co-pays and deductibles. what is the true unemployment rate? it is a problem in florida. host: any idea? guest: it is true that there are people who have given up looking for jobs. the straight unemployment rate does not reflect all the pain people feel in this economy. that is likely to hurt democrats, given that it is hurting president obama's approval rating. people hold democrats accountable for the weaknesses that are still there and the economy. piece, back to a the agenda. mccarthy memo on september agenda. this is in the house, and that's the ex-im bank. why are they leaving that often agenda? the agenda,t off

he's a lawmaker who said he did not think it would be taken up, too much going on. there's a lot of pressure to do it. bank,s the export import it helps provide subsidies for foreign companies to buy american products. conservatives in the house think that is manipulating the free market. they are upset with that and they think it puts taxpayers on the hook for things it should not. however, many other republicans, as we found out over the last few weeks, have districts with companies that rely on this. so there is the clash. it expires, its current charter reauthorization is at the end of this month. i think they are going to punt it for a few days. a few weeks, if not months. lame-duck, if not forever. and come back to it later. they will do a temporary extension. guest: yeah.

republicans see the senate as a prize in their sights and they do not want to do anything to create a ruckus before the election. the timing of the export import bank reauthorization falls squarely in that path. even conservatives who do not they arehe ex-im bank, saying for now i will be willing to do a short-term extension to get this off our plate. host: georgia, tony, independents line. i have 35 years and finally learned something. i have found the common ground i have with the republicans and the democrats. ifs is what i've learned -- congress and the president and the supreme court and the conservative republicans and conduct their business the way i would like you to conduct your business, i will be happy. that is the common ground i have found in almost every call that

i have listened to over the years. it does not matter how much civics or whether i read the constitution or anything. or i just have got an opinion. is, conductround your business the way i want you to conduct your business, and i will be happy. that is my comment. host: thank you. memphis, tennessee, david, good morning. caller: hello. two things i wanted to ask about. legallyt, i am actually blind. i've been legally blind for years. i've always had a problem getting a job. not because i did not like to work but because of my disability. what would you do as far as helping disabled people who live on their own get jobs and make it to where they do not have to use the government for social security or any kind of disability check? that is my first question.