hool requirements and give that authority to the states. debate and votes on a number of amendments are expected throughout the afternoon and before tomorrow we could see work on legislation to fund the department of homeland security. current funding expires at midnight on friday. live to the house floor here on c-span.

the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered today by our guest chaplain, reverend bruce brolio, st. helena catholic church, st. helena, california. the chaplain: good and gracious god we ask your blessing upon this day that you provided for us. as we confront all the challenges that arise from the human condition, we ask your blessing to allow us to use our int and free will to guide --

intellect and free will to guide our human affairs and to seek the blessings of freedom personal development and prosperity for the common good. in your goodness, bless the members of our nation's house of representatives. may all their deliberations and discussions be inspired by the vision of your loving kindness and saving grace. may the work conducted here today bear rich fruit that nurtures all of the people of this nation and their dreams for a better world and thus be for your greater honor and glory. all of this we ask in your most holy name, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approl erf. pursut cus1 e thjonastdsppve for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? >> mr. speaker, pursuant to

clause 1, rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker: the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the journal stands approved. the gentleman from illinois. >> mr. speaker, i -- i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from rhode island, mr. cicilline. mr. cicilline: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from california, mr. thompson, is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to pay special recognition to our guest chaplain deacon bruce

morolio. he serves in the st. helena catholic church in my hometown. that's where i was baptized received my first commune on, where i was confirm -- comunion and where i had my wedding vows. i know how personally how deeply he cares for our community and how much he and our church have given back to our town. bruce didn't know if he wanted to be a priest or a lawyer. so he took the sage advice of, when you have a choice between two great things, take them both. in both careers he's embodied selflessness compassion, and quiet generosity. he's guided people through challenging times, comforted them in times of grief, always pursued righteousness and has never wavered in his devotion to bettering the lives of others. st. helena is blessed to have him today and today we are in the house and are as equally

blessed. thank you, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair will now entertain 15 further requests for 15-minute minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, tomorrow i'll be voting against h.r. 5 the so-called student success act. although there are some positive reforms regardinging empowerment of local schools that my constituents support in the bill, major problems with the bill remain. for example, sadly we've done nothing to roll back the onerous high stakes testing regime that has led to a teaching to the test culture in our schools. i want my parents, teachers, administrators and students to know that i'm listening. and taking action. i offered a bipartisan amendment to rollback to pre-no child left behind levels testing requirements. essentially would have cut federal testing requirements in

half, that we hope would have been a catalyst for states to cut their test as well. mr. gibson: but for the second straight year, that amendment has been ruled out of order, despite the fact this is so important to the american people. but the fight continues. as this bill moves to the senate we have allies there that are interested in empowerment and properly resourcing schools and i look forward to working with them to get a bill that the american people will support and we can enact. thank you, mr. speaker i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlanrhla seek rogti? without objection, the gentleman from rhode island is recognized for one minute. mr. cicilline: mr. speaker, i can't believe we're actually here. in just 48 hours the department of homeland security will shut down. in this day and age, with so many threats facing americans and the rest of the civilized world how can our colleagues even contemplate allowing the department of homeland security to shut down? in just the past couple of months we've seen terrorist attacks in denmark and paris and just yesterday an arrest in new york of individuals charged with supporting foreign terrorist organizations.

the failure to fund the department of homeland security will put american lives at risk. and all to try to prove a political point. tying legislation against the president's executive order on immigration to the essential funding that pays the hardworking men and women, the extraordinary professionals that keep us safe, is reckless and irresponsible. mr. speaker, take up a clean d.h.s. funding bill that will pass both chambers and be signed by the president immediately. and let's get back to the work many of us came here to do, strengthen our middle class, growing paychecks and creating jobs. finally, mr. speaker i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill, that will keep the department open so it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: under guidelines issued by successive speakers, as recorded in section 956 of the house rules, the chair is constrained not to entertain the request unless it has been cleared by the

bipartisan floor and committee leadership. for what purpose does the gentleman from montana seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. zinke: mr. speaker, on this evening 23 years ago, it was the site of a cowardly massacre of 613 unarmed azerbaijan citizens which included 106 women, 63 children and 70 elderly. despite the attempts to minimize this tragedy i stand in memory with the azerbaijan caucus to remember the loss. the united states and azerbaijan share a bipartisan and a strong relationship. as a former commander of the navy seals, i know firsthand

the importance of azerbaijan's commitment. aside from the -- deploying troops and commitment -- equipment to afghanistan, over 1/3 of nonlethal aid that was used by troops in afghanistan flowed through azerbaijan. president kennedy once said that america would pay any price and bear any burden in the defense of liberty. i'm proud that azerbaijan and america share the same commitment to freedom and liberty. it is an important day that we take this moment to join our azerbaijan allies in liberty and recognizinging the tragedy. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek reck arenition? -- recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> 27 years ago, as the lines of the soviet union were fading, the people were united in a call for a fate in their

own futures and greater independence from azerbaijan. this peaceful moment for self-determination and freedom was followed by premeditated and government-sponsored attacks. ms. chu: over the next two years, the armenian population and the territory was repeatedly victim to brutal and racially motivated programs, reminiscent of the days of the armenian genocide. hundreds were murdered, thousands were displaced and the armenian community, continues to bear the scars from the brutal attacks. when the people officially declared independence on december 10 1991, they were met with full-scale war lasting until 1994. even today the people are still forced to live under constant ceasefire violations by azerbaijan. as we commemorate the somber anniversary marking the struggle of the people, we wish for the peaceful resolution of

this conflict and hope that its citizens will be free to determine their own future. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you mr. speaker. in the past few weeks the islamic state has targeted religious minorities throughout the middle east. including the people in iraq and christians executed in libya. this week isis has abducted more than 200 syrian christians. mr. hultgren: we pray for their release and comfort for their families. these murderers want us to tremble at their physical brutality. but even more sinister violence is at work. a sustained and strategic campaign against religious freedom. this is the god-given freedom to hold any belief or none at all without coercion or reprisal. global attention is and should be transfixed on those killed for their faith in the middle east. yet more than 3/4 of the

world's population live under regimes that restrict belief. our nation's first freedom is not and should not be bound by geography or nation. we must defend religious freedom at all time and in all places or this violent cycle will continue. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise to join my colleagues in urging the g.o.p. leadership to advance legislation that will keep the american people safe by continuing to fund the department of homeland security. just yesterday, with the arrest of three suspects in new york city planning to assist terror groups or join isis, we see the continuing imperative of a vibrant homeland security effort. but in an amount of hours, funding for the department will expire, thereby forcing thousands of essential employees to put their lives on the line without pay. state and local law enforcement

operations will be among the hardest hit if we allow funding to lapse. by bringing a clean spending bill to the floor we have the power to prevent a dangerous partial shutdown of the government. our nation's security is at stake here and another day of inaction by this congress is unacceptable. let's vote on the clean spending bill today. mr. speaker i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861 the clean department of homeland security funding bill, that would keep the department open so it can carry out the mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as the chair previously advised, that request cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance. for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. gingrich gingrich mr. speaker i rise -- gungun mr. speaker i rise -- gunegune mr. speaker, i -- mr. guinta: mr. speaker, i rise

today to talk about our marines. gagnon was selected and participated in what is arguably the most celebrated american flag raising in our nation's history. immortalized by a.p. photographer joe rosenthal, six u.s. marines raised the colors above the mount on the fifth day of the month-long battle for iwo jima. born to imgraints -- immigrants from quebec, he grew up in manchester, new hampshire, and left in 1943 after being drafted. he elected to join the united states marine corps. as part of operation detachment, a total of 92,000 men, 70,000 americans and 22000 japanese fought to secure iwo jima. a tiny island controlled by the japanese that was no larger than 1/3 the size of manhattan. as we commemorate the 70th anniversary of iwo jima, let us take a moment to honor corporal gagnon and the rest of our nation's great estrogen ration who fought bravely to secure and preserve our nation's

democracy during world war ii. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to celebrate the history and legacy of the pullman community of chicago. last week president obama designated pullman as a national monument ensuring that pullman's heritage as an industrial innovator and labor leader lives on. ms. kelly: pullman played a vital role in our nation's labor and civil rights moments -- movements. it is the birth place of the brotherhood of the sleeping car porters, our nation's first black labor union. it was a major battleground in the national fight for fair wages and safe working conditions. i thank the countless dedicated people who worked with me and before me to make this designation possible. pullman's national monument will preserve pullman's legacy and he sure that the community will continue to thrive for

generations to come. i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas seek recognition? >> i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise today in opposition to this administration's policy of governing behind closed doors. today the federal communications commission will vote for an unprecedented expansion of its authority over the internet without providing any public discourse on the details of the proposal. mr. yoder: what we do know about this government invasion into the internet is troubling. the internet has been a source of great creativity investment and nick growth. an area of freedom where innovation flourished and entrepreneurs and start-ups and anyone with an idea has an opportunity. what's washington's answer to this mountaineer .marketplace? government control and regulation. one of the commissioners has referred to it as, quote, a solution that won't work to a problem that doesn't exist.

this is deeply troubling. i know of notry that has become more vibrant, more free, and led to more innovation. i know of no industry that has become more vibrant and free after a government takeover. allowing the f.c.c. to designate the internet a regulatedual tilt, will lead to high taxes. this is the camel's nose under the tent. the f.c.c. should release its proposals and allow the american people back behind its closed doors. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new mexico seek recognition? -- from new jersey seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. pallone: there are two days left until the department of homeland security shuts down. the department charged with keeping americans safe is set to run out of funding tomorrow all because republicans in congress insist on manufacturing political crises instead of working to help hardworking americans get ahead. a shut down would mean that those charged every day with

protecting our safety would all be expected to report for duty without any promise of a paycheck. in my home state of new jersey nng, that would mean over 4,000 department of homeland security employees including nearly 1,600 active duty coast guard members, would go to work without any pay. payments to help sandy victims recover would also not be able to be processed in the event of a shut down. and those families have already suffered enough. they don't need a republican shut down making things even more difficult. ensuring the safety of the american people should never be a partisan issue. now is the time to come together and do what's right to protect all of our families. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill that would keep the department open so it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as the gentleman knows anti-chair previously advised, cha request cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition?

>> address the house for one minute, revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. murphy: mr. speaker, this morning connecticut senator chris murphy and i outlined a vision for real bipartisan mental health reform. a legislation will have some differences, but also many similarities. both will fix the shortage of psychiatric beds, get more mental health workers such as psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers to help, integrate physical and mental health care, physical the rule which says severely mentally ill patients on medicaid can't see two doctors in the same day and better coordinate the staggering 112 federal agencies that deal with severe mental illness. my bill, the helping families amental health crisis, will allow treatment before tradgedy. during trial of former marine who killed iraq war veteran, chris kyle, the mother of the defendant begged doctors to keep her son in treatment days before he shot and killed the decorated sharpshooter. the reality is the system doesn't respond until after a crisis occurred because the only way to get treatment is if the individual is homicide or

suicidal. we have to fix those problems and correct hipaa so families can help their loved once. we must act now before another 40,000 die by suicide, or others end up in jail, or homeless, and before more families suffer. i invite democrats and republicans to join me as i reintroduce the act and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut seek recognition? >> seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentlefr cncuisecnid r one minute. >> mr. speaker, i have the privilege of serving on the house intelligence committee and just yesterday in a hearing entitle worldwide threats i sat with the chiefs of of our intelligence services to learn about those worldwide threats. mr. himes: the meeting was classified but the summary this. there are people out there who would count it a smashing success to wreep death and destruction on the home lan. yet my republican friends have engineered a situation where in two days the department of homeland security will shut down.

and it's not because they don't have an alternative to get in the way of the president's immigration initiative. a judge in texas ruled with them. i think that judge is going to be overturned, but a judge ruled with them. and yet they are going to shut down the department of homeland security. i don't understand that, but i've got two questions. if we shut down d.h.s. and heaven forbid there is a natural disaster that destroys a community in oklahoma or connecticut, what are we, what are you going to tell the american people? if, heaven forbid, one of those people who wishes this nation's ill succeeds and the department of homeland security is shut down what will we what will you tell the american people? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from michigan is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i come to the floor today to pay tribute to camille jean, the chair of the board of the

community house in birmingham, michigan. the community house is a 92-year-old nonprofit organization with a mission to impact the lives of those that serve through education and outreach experiences. when the community house was in badly need of major overhaul, it hired camille in 2012. she's a strategic planning marketing and operations expert who brought over 30 years of experience to the community house. mr. trot: her impact has been tremendous. in 2011 the community house had an operating loss, but through camille's leadership she was able to turn things around and put the commute house back on strong physicalal foundation. her efforts to rebrand, remark, retool every business unit was instrumental to the turn around. the community house is a cornerstone of the birmingham community, over 210,000 youth, adults and seniors, and business professionals take advantage of the community house classes, lectures, and programs each year. all this is accomplished with a small staff of less than 40 people which is augmented by 700

part-time staff, teachers, and volume teemplets under her leadership there is no doubt the community house will continue to survive and serve southeast michigan and i believe the best is yet to come. it is my honor to pay tribute today to her accomplishments and the great work that continues at the birmingham community house. thank you. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. sires: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new jersey is recognid r on . mr. se mr. speaker, i rise today to acknowledge jersry city new jersey, on its diversity and economic growth in the shadows of the statute of liberty, it is the second largest city in new jersey, and recently named the country's most diverse city. jersey city's history is a city of immigrants has contributed to its current economic boom. in the 19th and 20th century an influx of immigrants from europe flocked to new jersey city to achieve the dream. increasingly immigrants have now been arriving from south america asia, africa, and middle east seeking the same american dream and finding it in

jersey city. immigrants of the city have long contributed to the economy by opening small businesses and joining the job market. just in the past year, jersey city has seen an upgraded its credit rating, continued decline in unemployment, and every increasing sky line. as far as the diversity, over half of the residents speak a language other than english at home. and city council is griced of a wide rave individuals from different ethnic backgrounds. jersey city is a true american melting pot and i applaud the mayor and the rest of jersey city on their continued progress. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise to share a story with the american

people. a story of courage love, and faith. mr. olson: it's a story of what my bosses back home. a young lady, allissa ferguson. in sixth grade, allissa was told she had cancer and that cancer would likely take her young life. she was approached by the sugarland make a wish foundation, but instead of wishing to meet a famous person and turning inward, allissa turned outward. her wish was to have a water well built in rural africa for people in need. last year allissa's wish was granted. the well is dug. and this year allissa's 29 rounds of chemotherapy and 30 days of treatment will pay off

as she goes to africa and sips water out of her well. i want to thank allissa for showing all of us that love and faith overcome all. may god bless allissa ferguson. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized fornei. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to urge my colleagues to pass the department of homeland security funding bill without political strings attached. ms. meng: this fund something especially relevant to us new yorkers who unfortunately understand too well the consequences of terrorism. just yesterday three isis supporters were arrested in brooklyn for their plans to

travel abroad to address -- to join the terrorist group. without adequate homeland security funding, we might not have caught these terrorists. the department of homeland security not only protects our borders and airports in ways we experience daily, but also works inconspicuously to guard our community by providing grants and training for law enforcement transportation, and even local nonprofits. currently d.h.s. is unable to allocate these hundreds of millions of dollars in grants that directly assist our communities and basic infrastructure. these address the unique planning trainings, organization, and exercise needs of high threat urban areas like new york city. it's reckless to use homeland security funding as a bargaining chip. a mere political disagreement is no excuse to risk an attack on american lives. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean d.h.s. funding bill that will keep the

department opened so it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: majority leader. as the gentlelady knows the chair previously advised that request cannot be entertained without appropriate clearance. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman texas is recognized for one >> thank you very much. mr. speaker today is national fairy tale day. my office has been having some fun with ton twitter. i got together with the staff and we came up with some hash tag liberal fairy tales. if you like your health insurance you can keep it. benghazi was caused by a youtube video. the biggest one seems to be happening right now. it's a liberal fairy tale that house republicans want to shut down the department of homeland security. weeks ago we passed a bill fully funding it. it's democrats in the senate who have refused to take up that bill and debate it and vote for closure that are going to close the department of homeland security. so on national fairy tale day,

we've got a whopper of a fairy tale from the liberals. the fact that the republicans want to shut down d.h.s. is nothing but a #lib brassfairytail. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? without objection the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for one minute. >> thank you. mr. speaker, i'm here today to have a brief conversation tifment spent the last two hours in armed services where it king was talking about sending a right message to our enemies. that america has to stand together as one. mr. norcross: as we talk about the threats in armed services, we are 48 hours from shutting down homeland security. let's say that again. 48 hours from shutting down the security at our airports, at our train stations, at our ports.

this is unthinkable. i'm usually not the guy that says the sky is falling, but unless we do this in 48 hours, we are sending a message to our enemies it's open season in america. we can't send that message. please, i'm asking my colleagues here in the house and certainly on the other side of the aisle that have a full and open debate on this issue, let's take the vote, get this done, let's pass the homeland security bill. thank you. i yield back my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? without objection the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you mr. speaker. mr. speaker pennsylvania is the third largest natural gas producer in the nation and continues to drive record breaking oil and natural gas production. according to new data released by the pennsylvania department of environmental protection

last year shale gas production jumped 30% in pennsylvania's mar sal us shale -- mar sal he is shale which is roughly 16% of what the united states consumes on an annual basis. communities in pennsylvania's fifth congressional district have benefited greatly from the technological and the safety advancements that make natural gas readily available. these benefits are not just limited to shale producing areas. families and businesses all across the country are seeing rewards of shale gas energy produced by hydraulic fracturing. american households are enjoyinging increases in disposal incomes due to lower costs for energy and energy-intensive products. mr. speaker, this success has been made possible due to regulations administered at the state level. not by adding at the bureaucracy of the federal government. as co-chair of the bipartisan congressional natural gas caucus, i'll continue to explore and promote best practices so we can eye light the natural impract -- highlight the positive impacts of natural gas.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from nevada seek recognition? without objection, the gentlelady from nevada is recognized for one minute. titistitis the day after the elections -- ms. titus: the day after the elections there was a new american congress agenda, pledging to focus on the people's priorities, well they obviously failed to deliver on this promise and instead allowing anti-immigrant right wing radicals to trump the safety of american families. amid the rising risks of terrorist attack, republicans are holding critical homeland security funding hostage in a misguided attempt to undermine and roll back key protections for immigrant families. to quote "the washington post," the fervor of republican partisanship is immune to logic beyond an instistence on victory at any cost. and this case, the cost is some 1,500 d.h.s. personnel in

nevada that thank would be furloughed or forced to work without pay. and nearly $10 million in grant funding that nevada counts on to protect the safety of our citizens and the over 40 million visitors who come to las vegas every year. only two days remain until d.h.s. shuts down. i call on my republicans, stop holding it hostage and let's get to work. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. >> thank you mr. speaker. mr. speaker, from time to time in our history, people have stepped forward to call this nation something greater. today as we continue to celebrate black history month i want to recognize three inspirational women from my district in pennsylvania, dorothy james ruby goldberg and mary wilson. mr. rothfus: in the 1960's they traveled down south to fight racial unjustice and join the struggle for equal rights.

ruby goldberg recall what is inspired her to join the freedom riders. she remembers segregated movie theaters and not being allowed to try on shoes at the local store in town. she remembers the march on washington and hearing reverend dr. martin luther king talk about a dream he had, a dream that one day his children would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. ms. goldberg said everyone was shocked by the size of the crowd that day and how peaceful it was. she said it was like being in one big family of all colors, joined together to bring a better day to america. today let's recognize the legacy of ms. james, ms. goldberg and mrs. wilson and all those who joined the civil rights movement. for we have a freer nation because they had the courage to take a stand. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman omalora ek recogon without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute.

>> thank you very much mr. speaker. we have less than two days, two days to fund the department of homeland security before they run out of money. it's a dangerous world we live in. we know that. mr. costa: the tragedy events in parrers and copenhagen and the arrest of terrorists in new york demonstrates that americans are at risk from a terrorist attack every day. the senate finally realized that funding homeland security is more important than jeopardizing the safety of our country. mr. speaker if you need democratic support to pass a clean, clean department of homeland security funding bill, you have my vote and you have the overwhelming votes of the majority of democrats. congress should be focusing on protecting our families our constitutional oath that we take when we are sworn into office every two years requires to first support and defend the constitution of the united states. against all enemies, foreign and domestic. let us not put americans at

risk because of partisan politics. it's not only irresponsible it is immoral. let us do the job that we were sent here to do. thank you and 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 from california is recognized for one minute. mr. becerra: mr. speaker, i am an original co-sponsor of h.r. 642, a bill that would help the men and women in our armed services who are victims of sexual assault get access to the care that they need. ruse ruse sexual assault is not -- mr. ruiz: sexual assault is not acceptable anywhere in our society. it's not something many people like to talk about, but it is a very real problem. according to the department of defense, 20,000 service members said they had experienced at least one incident of unwanted

sexual contact in 2014. in my time as an emergency medicine physician, i have seen the deep, longlasting and brutal psychological drama that results fromexl sat d kw ita itt victims receive the treatment they need and perpetrators are brought to justice. this bill takes much-needed steps to ensure that treatment options are more accessible for our veterans who are victims of sexual assault by helping to pay for travel expenses for those who need to seek care outside of the v.a. system. this is a medical need and moral imperative. i urge all my colleagues to support h.r. 642 and ensure service members who are victims of sexual trauma receive the care they need. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute.

san joaquin san joaquin mr. speaker, -- ms. sanchez: mr. speaker, last week speaker boehner stated that the republicans were certainly prepared to shut down the department of homeland security. a shutdown that would force thousands of t.s.a. customs, border patrol secret service agents to work without pay. i've got to tell you, i come back and forth every week from orange county cam. i usually go up to los angeles to l.a.x., and i was talking to my t.s.a. guys as i go through the line, taking off my shoes, and they said, really, ms. sanchez are they really going to do that to us? are they really going to put our security at stake? america's security at stake? i said, they've done it before

and they're going to do it again. i believe that it's time to pass a clean homeland security bill and i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill that would keep the department open so it can carry out its mission of keeping america and americans safe. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. as previously advised, the request cannot be entertained absent appropriate clearance. for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition? without objection the gentlelady from florida is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, today i rise to bring attention to rural hospitals and the important

service they provide to communities across north florida. last week i had the honor of touringing doctors memorial hospital in florida. i was so inspired by the hard work of the doctors, nurses, admintrors d ntrs who trt patients that otherwise would have to drive hours for care. ms. graham: these hospitals are providing outstanding care but face unique new challenges from government regulation. in congress we need to make sure rural hospitals are not overburdened by regulation that can cause more harm than good at smaller facilities. rural hospitals are vital to north florida. and i'm ready to work with democrats and republicans to make sure that we protect them. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time.

for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. >> with only hours remaining before department of homeland security funding is terminated andlong 92 na vote tresoit herand proceed with consideration of that funding, house republicans are still engaged in what amounts to a family feud among republicans that threatens all american families. mr. doggett: american shopping malls on heightened alert, arrest of isis suspects, growing global crisis. all of them are apparently not enough to spur these house republicans into taking action. house inaction is not vigilance. your fear of immigrants and your disdain for president obama ought not to come between us and a secure nation. our enemies are watching. so are the frontline d.h.s.

employees and law enforcement operations which could lose. it is long past time to approve the dollars that we need to secure american families and secure our homeland. it ought to be the top priority. there's no reason why homeland security should be the only department in the entire federal government that is not fully funded. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir. pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on february 26, 2015 at 11:35 a.m. appointments senate national security working group for the 114th congress. congressional award board. board of trustees of the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts.

congressional executive commission on the people's republican of china. with best wished, i am, signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. by direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 125 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 11 house resolution 125, resolved that at any time after the adoption of this resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 18, declare the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of the bill h.r. 5. to support state and local accountability for public education, protect state and local authority, inform parents of performance of their children's schools and for other purposes. no further general debate shall

be in order. in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on education and the work force, now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules committee print 114-8, modified by the amendment printed in part a of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted in the house and in the committee of the whole. the bill as amended shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill as amended are waived. no further amendment to the bill as amended shall be in order except those printed in part b of the report of the committee on rules. each such further amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report may be offered only by a member designated in the report, shall

be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by its proponent at any time before action thereon, shall not be subject to amendment and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the house or in the committee of the whole. all points of order against such further amendments are waived. at the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment, the committee shall rise and report the bill as amended to the house with such further amendments as may have been adopted. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill as amended and on any further amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit, with or without instruction. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition >> i make a point of order

against consideration of the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for his point of order. mr. polis: i make a point of order against house resolution 125 because the resolution violates section 426-a of the congressional budget act. section 426 of the budget act states the rules committee may not waive the point of order as described in section 425 of the same act. house resolution 125 states all points of order against such further amendments are waived. the resolution waiving all points of order waives sections 425 of the congressional budget act therefore causing a violation of 426-a. mr. speaker rarely in my time in congress has this body proven itself as -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the gentleman from colorado makes a point of order that the resolution violates section 426-a of the congressional budget act of 1974. the gentleman has met the threshold burden under the rule anti-gentleman from colorado and a member opposed each will control 10 minutes of debate on the question of consideration. following debate, the chair will put the question of consideration as the statutory

means of disposing of the gentleman from colorado's point of order. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from colorado for 10 minutes. mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. this point of order resolves around this entire bill being unfunded mandate. for the states. but frankly, mr. speaker this is about the work of this body and the work of this country. we are just over 24 hours away from an automatic shutdown of one of our nation's greatest defense systems to keep the american people safe. this body, one of only two bodies with the authority to prevent that shut down, has no plan. president obama made a suggestion last year that -- last year that we treat families humanely. we retain the best and brightest of each generation. we welcome those willing to fight for their citizenship as well as we welcome my great grandfather an yours. did he that because this body failed to move forward on a pro-family pro-agenda america.

we stand on a nation settled and built by immigrants. when the president acted to give immigrants across this country hope consistent with actions taken by prior presidents, he had to uphold not only the law but one of the greatest american tradition. yet touting a fundamentally family and anti-american agenda the republican leadership has made endless attempts from preventing the president's actions to take place. with each attempt to override our constitutional checks and balances, house republicans are playing games with our time, taxpayer money, and right now, frankly, playing games with our national security. time has kept this body from focusing on realities facing our nation. the security of our nation should not be sacrificed for a little agenda. nor can the livelihoods of those who put themselves on the lines, our furs responders and protect american soil. a failure found d.h.s. would block critical assistance from reaching snowstorms and wildfires. could mean delay in fema funding to rebuild communities after disasters like the floods that

atexted my hometown of boulder and nearby tounds of loveland and long month t could impede air and ground travel safety. bholding the pay for t.s.a. and c.b.p. workers. the senate has come to an agreement on fote of 98-2 on -- vote of 98-2 on a clean funding bill. in exchange for the interest of the american people. it removes the irrelevant policy riders that undermine the lawful authority of the president of the united states and instead focus on kept -- kepping the department of homeland security opened to the end of fiscal year. mr. speaker, this house has the opportunity to bring forward a clean d.h.s. funding bill and we can always continue with republican political stunts after we secure the safety of the american people. i yield my remaining time to the gentleman from illinois, mr. gutierrez. mr. gutierrez: thank you so much. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is

recognized. mr. gutierrez: thank you so much. i'd like to first of all thank the gentleman for raising the point of order. keeping american families safe is the first responsibility of congress. but republicans have decided that appeasing the anti-immigrant tea party extremists is more important than protecting our homeland. just consider one moment, every house democrat co-sponsoring clean legislation to fund d.h.s. it is clear therefore, that there are sufficient votes to pass a bill immediately and keep d.h.s. funded and open. however, house republicans continue to block consideration of a clean bill, a clean bill, d.h.s. bill, and sustain their latest manufactured crisis, because this is a manufactured crisis. think about it one moment. three, not one, three former d.h.s. secretaries, secretary ridge, bush, secretary chertoff,

bush, and secretary napolitano obama, sent a letter to senators mcconnell and reid calling for a cleans d.h.s. funding bill. that is chertoff, ridge napolitano all said former heads of d.h.s., two republicans, one democrat, it is quote, imperative that we ensure d.h.s. is ready willing, and able to protect the american people. to that end we urge you not to risk funding for the operations that protects every american and pass a clean d.h.s. funding bill. i think it's preposterous that republicans could even suggest that a lapse in d.h.s. funding men and women charged with protecting our homeland at a time when such vigilance is of the utmost necessity. do we need to bring up the three jihadists in new york city and brooklyn? and the continuing threat that the head of the f.b.i. tells us exists in every state of the union? and this is a time when we are

discussing that we are not going to fund the men and women on the frontline at the department of homeland security? protecting our nation? this is no time for political trickery and manufactured crisis. this is a time to put america first t. the safety of american citizens first, and politics and partisanship should be at the bottom rung of any consideration . but that's not what we are doing. i think it's disrespectful to those who work at d.h.s., t.s.a., and the coast guard, and border patrol, and i.c.e., and other agencies a complete distrust of the american people who trust us to govern responsibly. and for what? to attack the president. remember what i said this morning, holding who is ang the security of our home -- hostage the security of our homeland will not cause the department to deport every noncitizen in our country. and republicans want to make a priority deportation.

but that is not going to make our country safer. i find it a bit ironic that it seems to me that the basic reason we are not going to fund the clean d.h.s., which we had, we had agreed to by both sides in the house and the senate, we were ready to go until the republicans woke up one day all angry because barack obama went the president went an issued an executive order. we have to get those immigrants. put at risk the funding of d.h.s. that was in order to stop a program that would allow about four million parents of american citizen children, four million, parents of american citizen children, go through a background check, get right with the law, and about a million dreamers, that is young people who are in this country, right, and came here as children. so that's why you're holding it up. guess what? the only thing that's holding it up is the decision by a federal judge which you went and

handpicked. you went shopping. let's get a judge that's going to agree with us ahead of time and then let's declare it a victory. well, that decision's being appealed. if i were your side of the aisle, i would just declare victory and say, ok, we have a judicial process that's going on. it's going to be dealt with in the courtroom. and in the meantime, we are going to protect the american people. because in the end when this is all said and done, if you shut down d.h.s. you do not stop the processing of the documentation for undocumented workers. and for dreerms. you don't stop it. why? because not a cent of d.h.s. funding comes from here. you know where it comes from? from the application fees that they pay. so there will be money to pay those workers within the context, but you're not going to pay a coast guard member? mr. polis: i think what you're saying the republicans shut down

the department of homeland security, the only thing the department will be able to do is process the paperwork for undocumented immigrants, and they won't be able to fulfill fir functions keeping our nation safe. yield back. mr. gutierrez: absolutely. in other words, we are going to put at risk the safety of the nation while at the same time the five million they call illegal are getting legalized because how is it that you finance that? through their contributions and the money that they have to spend and the application fees. so you don't reach the purpose you have put in jeopardy the safety of our nation in order to punish a group of people you can't punish. you can't punish them because they are paying for it. so american citizens, while you're waiting for your visa, while you're waiting for your citizenship applications, while you're waiting for that, guess what? the republicans have decided you need to wait while the five million that the president says he wants to legalize get -- continue to get processed. it's absurd what's going on here. we are putting at jeopardy the

american people. you don't think the border patrol is an essential protection to the -- essential protection to the nation? i don't know how you can say that on that side of the aisle because every other word is secure the border, secure the border secure the border. but when it comes to securing the border, you say let's not fund it. we are not going to fund securing the border today. we are simply going to let it lapse and say to those border patrol agents, you ghee? why don't you show up and secure the border but we are not going to give you enough money to pay your mortgage. we are not going to give you enough money to pay your groceries. pay your heating bill. we are not going to pay you for securing the border because we think we need to punish president obama and all those who would think we might need to reprioritize how it is. lastly here's the -- i want to say to the gentleman from colorado frm in the end in the -- in the end, there are five million american citizens,

children, who are going to remember this day. five million american citizen children who are going to remember this. you know how they are going to remember it? they are going to remember their moms and dads who were undocumented, these americans, five million of them, and eventually they are going to reach 18 years of age and they are going to vow. you know what? when they vote? you know what they are going to remember with their first vote? who treated their parents so cruelly and so miserably. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: mr. speaker, i rise to claim time in opposition to the point of order and in favor of consideration of the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for 10 minutes. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i like my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, but it saying that we are politicizing some issues is a little bit stretching the issue it seems to

me. the question before the house is, should the house now consider h.res. 125. this has nothing to do with umra. c.b.o. estimates that h.r. 5 contains no intergovernmental or private sector mandates as defined in the unfunded mandates reform act, or umra. this is a dilatory tactic and i might add a bit of a political tactic which is what we are accused of. as the gentleman from colorado is aware, we are currently waiting on a bill from the senate. we currently have a rule before us that provides for consideration of over 40 amendments, including two from the gentleman from colorado, to an important education bill. there's no reason to prevent consideration of this rule while we wait for the senate to do its work. in order to allow the house to continue its scheduled business

for the day, i urge members to vote yes on the question of consideration of the resolution. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: all time for debate hags expired. the question is, will the house now consider the resolution? so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed will vote no. in opinion, the aye vs. tsm the question of consideration is decided in the affirmative. the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: on that i request a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman ask for the yeas and nays? mr. polis: yes. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a record -- the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of reseas. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expresy pribedy e s.ou o repreat

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 224. the nays are 167. the question of consideration

is declined in the affirmative. without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: would members please clear the well so we can begin debate? for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition?

the gentlelady is recognized for one hour. the house will be in order. will members please clear the well? the house will be in order. please take your conversations off the house floor. the gentlelady from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you mr. speaker. the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is correct. the house is not in order. will members please take their conversations off the house floor? the gentlelady will resume. ms. foxx: thank you mr. speaker. mr. speaker, during consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. i now yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from

colorado, mr. polis, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks . the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. foxx: house resolution 125 provides for structured rule providing for consideration of -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will suspend. the house will be in order. will members please take their conversation off the house floor? the gentlelady is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. house resolution 125 provides for a structured rule providing for consideration of a number of amendments to h.r. 5, the student success act. my colleagues on the house education and the work force committee and i have been working to re-authorize the elementary and secondary education act. our efforts in re authorization have centered on four principles -- re-authorization have centered on four

principles -- empowering parents, supporting effective teachers and restoring local control. h.r. 5, the student success act, ensures that local communities have the flexibility needed to meet the needs of their students. this legislation re-authorizes the elementary and secondary education act, also known as esea, for five years while making commonsense changes to update the law and address some of the concerns raised following the last re-authorization. mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is correct. will the house please come to order? will members please take their conversation off the house floor? the lady will resume. the lady is recognized. ms. foxx: despite good intentions there's widespread agreement that current law is no longer effectively serving students. instead of working with

congress to re-authorize esea, the obama administration began offering states temporary waivers in 2011 to exempt them from onerous requirements in exchange for new federal mandates from the department of education. these waivers are a short-term fix to a long-term problem and leaves states and districts with uncertainty about whether they will begin be subject to the failing law and if the administration will change the requirements necessary to receive a waiver. it is time to give students, parents teachers and school districts certainty to make decisions and flexibility to make the best decisions for their communities. h.r. 5 is a step in the right direction and will provide this certainty and flexibility. since republicans returned to the majority in the house in 2011 we've held 20 hearings on the re-authorization of the elementary and secondary education act. the committee considered five re-authorization bills and four

markups in the 112th congress in addition to a markup and favorable reporting of h.r. 5 in threen and, again this -- 2013 and, again, this month. i'm pleased to work with my colleagues in the rules committee for bills that promote transparency and participation. in this ill case, i think we'll have a terrific opportunity to further improve the bill through the amendment process. 44 amendments are made in order by this rule including over 20 democrat amendments and nine bipartisan amendments. the house will have the opportunity to work its will. i urge my colleagues to support this rule and the underlying bill and, mr. speaker i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from north carolina reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: mr. speaker if congress doesn't act, the department of homeland security will shut down in two days. republicans are playing a very dangerous game with our nation's security. today i'm giving the house the

fourth chance to vote on a clean d.h.s. funding bill. if we defeat the previous question i'll offer an amendment to the rule to bring up h.r. 861 which will fund the department of homeland security through the end of fiscal year 2015 without any poison pill provisions. we need to put an end to this stalemate and take immediate action to keep our country safe. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of the amendment in the record along with extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from california, mr. aguilar, for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. aguilar: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861 the clean department of homeland security funding bill that would keep the department open so it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: the chair would advise that all time has been yielded for the purpose of debate only. does the gentlewoman from north carolina yield for purposes of this unanimous consent request?

ms. foxx: i do not. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina does not yield. therefore, the unanimous consent cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentlelady from california, mrs. torres, for the purposes of unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized. mrs. torres: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent for unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill, that would keep the department open so it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentlewoman from north carolina yield for the purposes of -- ms. foxx: i do not, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina does not yield. therefore, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentlewoman from california, ms. roybal-allard, for the purpose of unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. roybal-allard: i, too ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the

clean department of homeland security funding bill that would keep the department open so it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina yield for the purpose of this unanimous consent? ms. foxx: i do not yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina does not yield. therefore, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. . ms. foxx: all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. i do not yield for any other purpose and will not yield for any our -- for any other purpose. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: i yield to the gentlelady from california, mrs. capps, for the purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. capps: i thank my colleague for yielding and i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill, that would keep the department open so it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people

safe. the speaker pro tempore: the chair understands that the gentlewoman from north carolina has not yielded for that purpose. therefore the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentlelady from florida, ms. franl for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida voids. ms. frankel: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861 the clean department of homeland security funding bill that would keep the department open so it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: the chair understands that the gentlewoman from north carolina has not yielded for that purpose. therefore the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, with barely 24 hours remaining, i yield to the gentleman from colorado, mr. perlmutter, for the purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. perlmutter: thank you mr. speaker. i thank my friend from colorado. i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill that would keep the department

open so it can carry out its mission of keeping americans safe. the speaker pro tempore: the chair understands that the gentlewoman from north carolina has not yielded for that purpose. therefore the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, with barely 24 hours left before the expiration of funding for the department of homeland security, my colleague, mr. kildee from michigan, i'd want to yield to him for a very important unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. kildee: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean homeland department of homeland security funding bill that would keep the department open so it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: the chair understands that the gentlewoman from north carolina has not yielded for that purpose. therefore the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from texas, mr. green, for the purposes of unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. green: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up

h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill that will keep the department open so that it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker i yield to the gentlelady from new york, mrs. maloney for the purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlelady from new york. mrs. maloney: thank you mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, a clean department of homeland security funding bill that will keep the department open so that it is able to protect the american people. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, with barely more than 4 hours remaining before the -- 24 hours remaining before the shutdown of the department of homeland security, i yield to the gentleman from new york for the purposes of a very unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. tonko: thank you, mr.

speaker. i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill that would keep the department open so that it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentlelady from florida, ms. castor, for the purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida is recognized. mr. castro: thank you mr. speaker. mr. speaker -- ms. castor: thank you mr. speaker. i ask that the house bring up h.r. 861 that quoo keep the department open so it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, my colleague from california, ms. chu, has a solution to the funding impasse at d.h.s. i'd like to yield to her for the purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized. ms. chu: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the

clean department of homeland security funding bill that would keep the department open so it can carry out the mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentlelady from michigan, mrs. dingell, for the purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. dingell: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill that will keep the department open so it can carry out its mission of keeping americans safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i'd like to yield to the gentlelady from ohio, a the gentlelady who is an appropriator herself, ms. kaptur from ohio, for the purposes of a unanimous consent qufment the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. kaptur: i thank the gentleman and ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861. breats -- let's protect the american people. the clean department of homeland security funding bill

should be brought before the house so we can keep it open and carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentlelady from massachusetts, ms. clark, for the purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from massachusetts is recognized. ms. clark: thank you mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill that would keep the department open so it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe and administering disaster relief. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentlelady from ohio, who has a solution to the funding impasse at d.h.s. for the purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from ohio is recognized. mrs. beatty: thank you to the gentleman. thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861,

the clean department of homeland security funding bill that would keep the department open so it can carry out not only its mission but it can also keep the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, with barely more than 24 hours left before the closure of the department of homeland security, i yield to the gentlelady from oregon, ms. bonamici for the purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from oregon is recognized. ms. bonamici: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill, that would keep the department open so it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from california, mr. huffman for the purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized. mr. huffman: >> i thank the gentleman, mr.

speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, a clean department of homeland security funding bill that would keep the department open so it can carry out its important mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentlelady from california -- the gentleman from california, mr. lew, who has a solution -- mr. lieu, who has a solution to the department of homeland security. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. lieu: thank you, meeks. i ask unanimous consent the house bring up h.r. 61, the clean department of homeland security funding bill that will keep the department open so it can carry out its critical mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee, for the purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized. ms. jackson lee: i am pleading and asking unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill

in this climate of terrorism that would keep the department open so that we can carry out itsing his of keeping the american people -- carry out its 34igs of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: the unanimous consent request contribute be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, with just over 24 hours remaining before the department of homeland security shuts down i yield to the gentlelady from with the solution to this impasse, the gentlelady from illinois, ms. schakowsky. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from illinois is recognized. shaquille o'neal i ask unanimous consent -- ms. schakowsky: i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill that would keep the department open so it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent comb cannot be entertained. mr. polis: i yield to the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis, for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized. mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill that would keep the department

open so it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. the speaker pro tempore: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentlelady from california, mrs. davis, for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized. mrs. davis: thank you. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill that would keep the department open so it can carry out the mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, with just over 24 hours remaining before the department of homeland security shuts down, i'd like to yield to the gentlelady from new york ms. clarke, for unanimous consent request to address this funding impasse. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york is recognized. mr. clarke: i thank the gentleman -- ms. clarke: i thank the gentleman from colorado for yielding. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of health security funding bill that would keep the department

open so it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, the territories are also affected by a lapse in homeland security . fortunately ms. plaskett is here with a solution had. i'd like to yield to the gentlelady. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from the u.s. virgin islands is recognized. mr. plaskett: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill, that will keep the department open so it can carry out its critical mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from georgia, mr. lewis for the purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from georgia -- the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. lewis: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the

house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill that would keep the department open so it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previous ily announced, -- previously announced. the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: the department of homeland security will run out of funding. fortunately i have a colleague, from florida who has a solution to this impasse. i'd like to yield to her for the purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida is recognized. ms. brown: thank you, mr. speaker. house of representatives, i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861 the clean department of homeland security funding bill that will keep the department open and carry out its mission and the number one mission of the united states congress is to protect the american people.

the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i'd like to yield to the gentleman from rhode island, mr. langevin, for the purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. langevin: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill, that will keep the department open so that it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from california mr. cardenas, with which barely 24 hours remaining before the department of homeland security shuts down, he has an idea that he'd like to propose to address that and i'd like to yield to him for the purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. cardenas: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861.

it's the clean department of homeland security funding bill that would keep the department open so it can carry out its mission of keeping the american people safe. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, a lot of my colleagues have made unanimous consent requests. i too would like to make the unanimous consent request and i'd like to yield to myself for that purpose. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. polis: i ask unanimous consent that the house bring up h.r. 861, the clean department of homeland security funding bill that would ensure that border patrol agents, t.s.a. screeners secret service agents would continue to be paid for protecting the american people. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: mr. speaker, parliamentary inquiry. how many co-sponsors does h.r. 861, department of homeland security funding bill, currently have? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman may consult the records of the house for that information. mr. polis: mr. speaker, upon further parliamentary inquiry how many of h.r. 861's

co-sponsors are republican? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman may consult the records of the house. for that information. mr. polis: the records of the house that i have indicate there are 192 members of the house that are co-sponsors of funding the department of homeland security and my records further indicate that zero are republican. point of parliamentary inquiry, do your records agree with mine? the speaker pro tempore: the chair does not have the information. mr. polis: mr. speaker, further parliamentary inquiry. since we're two days away from the department of homeland security shutting down, compromising the ability of the border patrol, the t.s.a. and the coast guard, who does have the authority to call up h.r. 861 the department of homeland security funding bill? the speaker pro tempore: the chair will not issue an advisory opinion. mr. polis: well, mr. speaker, we've seen a number of colleagues try to bring it up. i tried to bring it up. i hope that the chair will

advise whoever has the ability -- the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman yield to himself for debate? mr. polis: i yield to myself for purposes of parliamentary inquiry -- purposes of unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. polis: i ask unanimous consent to amendment h.r. 925 to allow the house to debate and have an up or down vote on h.r. 861 the homeland security funding bill. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentlewoman from north carolina yield for purposes of this unanimous consent request? ms. foxx: i do not. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina does not yield. therefore, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. polis: well, it looks like we're going to talk about education. that's a very important topic. i agree with my colleague, dr. foxx, and i'm glad that none of the time that we've been trying to fund the department of homeland security isn't in any way detracted from this important debate. i think the point that's been

made is here we are barely more than 24 hours from compromising the security of our country and, yes of course, the education debate is critical, but couldn't coont we take a moment to approve one of those unanimous consent requests and probably in the time it took to hold them all, we probably could have had a vote on the bill which would have passed and actually prevented a shutdown of the department of homeland security. but, again, we're here to talk about the rule under which h.r. 5, the bill that re-authorizes esea will be considered under. this effort and this bill and esea is very near and dear to my heart and my career experience. throughout my career, mr. speaker, i've had the opportunity and have been blessed to have been involved with education policy and on the ground in a number of different ways and levels. i served as chairman of the colorado state board of education. i launched a network of public

charter schools for english language learners. i co-founded a charter school for youth in transitional housing. i sat on the education and work force committee. my district is home to colorado's two flagship universities, c.u. boulder and c.s.u. in fort collins. my son c.j. is approaching the age where he's begun to begin school this fall. what i'm saying mr. speaker, is throughout my career education has always been my top priority because i personally seen the difference that it can make in people's lives. from early childhood jearks and quality preschool and kindergarten, all the way through adult education programs to help make sure that adults have the ability to have good jobs in a changing work force. almost every day one of my constituents contacts my office about education. just last week i met with several principals that talked about the good for professional development in schools. last week i heard from a parent that's concerned about the culture of overtesting in her

son's school. just yesterday a constituent of my told me about her own upbringing and success in colorado schools. today we're considering h.r. 5, the student success act. this bill would re-authorize the elementary and secondary education -- by the way, mr. speaker, if you can't handle the gavel i'll be happy to take it myself. put more simply this bill is about the federal role in education policy. now, there are a lot of problems with no child left behind. i think that's something we hear from our colleagues on both sides of the aisle, something that all of us has -- have heard in our constituencies from families, from teachers, from school board members. pent up frustrations at the lack of change in almost 15 years of a policy that had several failings that we knew about right away. whether it's the flawed and

superficial mechanism of a.y.p., adequate yearly process, whether it's the frustrating paperwork and bureaucracy that puts sometimes ahead of education. this is a very important legislation and should be treated seriously. unfortunately, this house hasn't held a single hearing on education before moving forward with this bill. the chamber and the committee haven't held any hearings on this important legislation. when asked, the chairman, chairman kline said that, well, the committee held hearings before in several other years but this is a different congress. there's new members. our own committee has new members that have never got to witness a single hearing on education before moving through with an incredibly important piece of legislation. we'll be -- i'll be part of this debate in the coming hours if this rule passes regarding the amendments around this bill, the content of the bill

itself. and as my north star what i look for in the successful re-authorization of esea and replacing no child left behind with the federal education law that makes sense is really three-fold. number one we must get accountability right. number two, we must expand and replicate what works in public education. and number three, we must change what doesn't work in public education. let's talk about getting accountability right. unfortunately, this bill falls short in this regard. it has an enormous loophole that threatens to drive downground and remove the accountability for kids with disabilities. that's why this bill's opposed by a number of groups that represent children with disabilities, special education teachers and all those who are concerned about how the 12% or 13% of children in our schools

that receive special education for services succeed. what mechanism is that loophole? well, here's what it is. there's a number in esea, the no child left behind, 1%. that's a cap on the number of kids that ray loud to be given an alternative assess -- that's allowed to be given an alternative assessment. clearly there are kids that can't have an ordinary assessment, some of the most severe special education kids. it doesn't even matter that much what that number is as long as it's reasonable, whether it's half a percent or 1 1/2% or .75% or 2%. it has to be uniformed and it reasonably approaches the kids that are unable to take the test. what this bill does is it removes that cap altogether. it says states can administer alternative assessments that are not included in the mainstream accountability program to whomever they want. meaning, a state that might not be teaching or serving kids

with special needs could simply say all kids receiving special education services and i.d.a. services. all 12% of our state will take this other assessment that will not be incorporated in the mainstream accountability. that's what the special needs community fears and it's a very reasonable fear because, look, we're elected officials mr. speaker. i think some of our friends and perhaps people who are not our friends have become governors of other states, former members of this body have become governors. guess what, governors aren't too different than people in this body. they like to look good. they like to look like they're successful. they don't want to create a data set that shows they're failing kids. it's much easier to dumb down the standards and exempt children from the testing. and that's the second part of accountability that this bill gets wrong. it allows for a dumbing down of the standards. one of the great steps that no child left behind took and the president built upon with his race to the top initiative is

states need to have college and career ready standards. there's a mechanism in place to make sure that those standards are certified by institutions of higher education within a state. meaning that if you graduate from high school with a diploma, you ought to have a the academic skills needed to succeed in college. if not what does a high school diploma even mean? unfortunately what this bill does, it takes out that backstop of college and career ready standards as certified by the institution the public institutions of higher education in the state, allowing another glaring loophole for states to define success downward to make themselves look better. now, let's talk about replicating and expanding what works. on that account this bill does somewhat better. now i wish it included our innovations in education legislation -- amendment, which we offered in committee and again, on the floor that unfortunately was not allowed.

it's a very highly leverage way to invest in high-promise programs that work, but it does have some excellent level around replicating and advancing successful charter schools as well as several amendmentes that would strengthen and build upon that language as well. finally, with regard to what doesn't work in education and changing it this bill also falls short. we need to invest in real change in schools that aren't working and one thing that this bill guts are the teeth behind the turn-around models and turning around our lowly performing schools. there's no guarantee that these investments would be data-driven or that they would work to ensure some of our most persistently low-performing schools would improve and allow children a chance to succeed. now that this bill might be coming to the floor, members should have an opportunity to amendment and improve the bill. in our rules committee meeting yesterday, i supported an open amendment to h.r. 5. frankly there are a lot of bad

amendments that were blocked. there were also a lot of good amendmentes that were blocked. now, there were 44 amendmentes that are allowed to be considered under this bill. and i'm grateful that two of the five amendmentes that i offered will be voted on here today as well as well as the democratic substitute that our committee ranking member, mr. scott, put forward as supported by the democrats in our committee. mr. scott's substitute ensures that spirited of esea as civil rights legislation is maintained and built upon. one of the amendments that i'll be talking about later would encourage charter schools to work closely with public schools to collaborate and share best practices, tying into the second principle of esea re-authorization, expand and replicate what works in public education. another one of my amendments would allow states to use funds for the creation and distribution of open source textbooks, resulting in significant cost savings for the states. it simply can save many

districts and charter schools money. in addition, i want to highlight a few other amendments that are important that will be allowed under this bill. representative susan davis' amendment would amend the definition of school leader and ensure that principals are receiving the full amount of professional development as the funds are available to them. and mr. castro's amendment helps homeless youth. these are a few of the amendment fathers my democratic colleagues that i look forward to supporting today. althose these amendments were made in order, there were positive suggestiones that would have been improving the bill but unfortunately won't be coming to the floor under this rule. for instance, an important amendment by representative langevin would have required states to have college and career ready standards addressing that glaring loophole in the base republican bill. unfortunately, that amendment wasn't brought to the floor. another example is a colleague of mine presented an idea which is on the tips of many of our tongues and i would have liked

to seen defeated on the floor of the house but not allowed a vote. representative salmon had an amendment that would eliminate federal testing. i think it would have been great for this congress, republicans and democrats, to defeat that amendment and make a powerful statement that we believe in accountability. yes, we believe that where taxpayer money goes, taxpayers deserve transparency and accountability. unfortunately, we won't have the opportunity to make that statement. a number of other amendments that would have improved the bill or would have provided an opportunity for members of this body to do their work have unfortunately been prevented under this rule. i look forward to discussing the merits of the rule and the merits of the bill. i have a number of colleagues who joined us on the floor to join us in this discussion as well, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from north carolina. ms. foxx: thank you mr. speaker.

mr. speaker i was going to remark on the fact that our colleague from colorado has given us some levity but it's been so long that the levity occurred i'm not sure if anybody would have railroad it. however, i do think it's important to point out that our colleagues on the other side of the aisle continually tell us how our legislation falls short of the ideal that they would like to see. but i'd like to remind our colleagues that for two years the democrats were in control of the house and the senate. two years they had the house and the senate and the white house. if they had been so interested in re authorization this legislation and lots of other legislation that they criticized us about they should have brought that ideal legislation forward at that time and passed it.

i'd also like to point out despite what our colleague says about no hearings on this bill that since we returned majority in the house in 2011, we held 20 hearings on the re-authorization of the elementary and secondary education act. the committee considered five re-authorization bills and four markups in the 112th congress in addition to a markup and favorably reporting of h.r. 5 in 2013 and again this month and with that, mr. speaker, i would like to yield two minutes to my colleague from georgia, mr. allen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for two minutes. . mr. allen: thank you to the gentlelady from north carolina for yielding her time. mr. speaker, we all agree that every child deserves the absolute best education. but that is really not what's at issue for those who oppose the

student success act. what is at issue is how that should be accomplished. is the federal government better at ensuring that our children receive the proper education? or do we do a better job at the local level? now, i will tell you my experience with education. my father served on the board of education and then served in the administration of one of the fastest growing school districts in my district. my mother was also a school teacher. so i learned about a -- a lot about what works in education at the kitchen table every night. now, i can tell you this, as far as my experience is concerned, that the federal government does not know what is best for our schools. in fact, i was in our district last week and what i learned is that the compliance requirements -- required by the federal government for our teachers is actually not allowing our teachers the time to teach what

they need -- what these young people need to learn. what we need in our school disthames -- systems is innovation. that is not driven at the federal level. when i was in my district last week, i visited three elementary schools and a couple high schools. what i learned was at the local level real innovation. we saw students that were excited, that wanted to be at school. i'd like to tell you about another school and these schools were in the most impotomac riverished areas in my district. one -- impoverished area in my district. one was that they are told in paub lick school they won't make it. they don't have what it takes to make it in a pub lake school. let me tell you how innovative this school is and they don't receive one federal dollar. these kids are recruited to some of the best charter schools in

our area when they finish. could you yield one more minute? ms. foxx: i yield an additional minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for an additional minute. mr. allen: thank you. like i said, this school produces through innovation and teaching techniques, it changes the cycle. what would happen to these children in the public school system under the guidance of the federal government for the last 50 years? aren't they worth saving? parents, teachers, and local education leaders need control over education not the federal government. they are best suited to nurturing students' success in our schools. h.r. 5 does just that. it restores local control. thank you, and i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. doggett. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas, mr.

doggett, is recognized for three minutes. mr. doggett: thank you. 50 years ago in the central texas one-room schoolhouse where he had studied president lyndon b. johnson first signed this federal aid to education law into being. through its first title, this law addresses inequality in educational opportunity. title 1 has played a vital role in helping students so that economically disadvantaged can work their way into the middle class. today the same reactionary forces that first opposed president johnson want to undermine this important civil rights law. today's bill is supported by the same ideologues who oppose the very concept of any federal aid to education. who disparaged on this floor in the past public schools as being government schools. and who have even tried to

abolish the department of education. well, this student success act is really a student regress act. or how little can we do in washington act. for san antonio i.s.d., for austin, and so many other schools this bill means less federal support at a time our schools are asked to do ever more. in states like texas, where school inequality is severe the state leadership has demonstrated time and time again that federal education block grants only lead to block headed decisions. block grant is an apt term because it's designed to block access to achieve educational excellence in our public schools. without a firm requirement in federal law that the states cannot use the federal dollars to just supplant the deficient funding levels they have, a

state like texas can and has simply used federal education dollars to fill its budget gaps with irresponsible officials like rick perry using the money for corporate tax breaks instead of to help our school children. so today we look at this bill and we see that despite extensive research on brain development, on the importance of early quality education for our youngest americans, despite bipartisan support across the country, despite the incredible return that it offers on every dollar of public investment early childhood education is nowhere to be found. it's missing in action in this bill. this bill threatens protections for special education. it fails to address the unique challenges of at-risk students. it ignores the needs of students who need to learn english. it ends the requirement of professional development support

that encourages innovative teaching. it's why i say that a grade of f is entirely too high for this piece of slags. i think a great of x, y, or z might be more appropriate. reject it until we have a congress committed to a meaningful federal role in advancing individual opportunity and ensuring a competitive work force. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. over the last five decades the federal government's role in elementary and secondary education has increased dramatically. the department of education currently runs more than 80, more than 80 k through 12 education programs. many of which are duplicative or ineffective. as a school board member, i saw how the vast reporting requirements for these federal programs tie the hands of state and local school leaders to make the dess education available to their students.

since 1965, federal education funding has tripled. yet student achievement remains flat. more money clearly is not going to solve the challenges we face in education. unfortunately the obama administration has refused to work with congress to address these challenges and has instead taken unprecedented action to further expand its authority over america's schools. through the president's waivers scheme and pet programs such as race to the top, the secretary of education has granted himself complete discretion to use taxpayer dollars to coerce states into enacting the president's preferred education reforms. adding insult to injury, president obama continues to push for more federal education spending, requesting a staggering $70.7 billion in discretionary funding alone for the department of education in its fiscal year 2016 budget.

our children deserve better. it's time to acknowledge more taxpayer dollars and more federal intrusion cannot address the challenges facing schools. h.r. 5, the students success act, will streamline the nation's education system by eliminating more than 65 duplicative and ineffective federal education programs. cutting through the bureaucratic red tape that's stifling innovation in the classroom, and granting states and school districts the authority to use federal education funds to meet the unique needs of their students. the bill also requires the secretary of education to identify the bureaucrats in washington who run the programs to be consolidated or eliminated in h.r. 5 and eliminate their positions to ensure that the bureaucracy sha rinks with the programs. -- slinks -- shrinks with the

programs. it limits the secretary's authority by prohibiting him or her from coercing states into adopting academic standards like the common core. it also halts the executive overreach and the waiver process by prohibiting the secretary from imposing extraneous conditions on states and local districts in exchange for a waiver. the student success act protects state and local autonomy over decisions in the classroom by removing the secretary's authority to add new requirements to federal programs. h.r. 5 recognizes that local communities know their needs better than anybody bureaucrat in washington and empowers states and districts to develop accountability in school improvement systems that align with their local priorities. it also repeats federal funding requirements that arbitrarily restrict state and local policymakers' ability to set their own budget priorities.

mr. speaker, federal policy should not tie the hands of local educators to make the best decisions for their students and communities. h.r. 5 is a step in that direction and i urge my colleagues to support the rule and the underlying bill. and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. polis: mr. speaker i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from michigan a member of the committee on financial services, mr. kildee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan, mr. kildee, is recognized for two minutes. mr. kildee: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my friend from colorado for yielding. this bill unfortunately, the underlying bill eliminates the 21st century community centers that are so critical to providing an outlet, a positive outlet to young people in communities across this country for all that youthful energy that kids carry around with them. after school programs make a difference.

they especially make a difference in the lives of young people who live in communities like many that i represent that are facing enormous financial pressures just meeting the requirements of providing daily instruction and can't support without additional help the kind of afterschool experiences that this program has supported. why fix what is not broken? these programs really work. i know something about this. i come from flint, michigan. in fact, i served on the board of education in my hometown in flint. i was elected 38 years ago. i was 18 years old. flint is an important community in discovering the value of after-school programming because long ago many decades ago auto pioneer charles stewart mott and a visionary by the name of frank manly developed the commute education concept, which opened the doors to schools and

provided enrichment activities so that young people could have those positive choices. what do we say to these kids when we tell them stay on the straight and narrow? stay in school? when those few hours after the school day, they are at risk and given opportunities every day to make bad choices for themselves. to go down a negative path. what after-school programming has done is given these young folks a chance to explore their creative side. it works. it makes a difference not just in keeping them out of trouble, but what we have seen is that after school programming actually improves academic performance. the ability to engage in arts music, in physical activity improves their after-school -- their school day performance. mr. speaker, this is an important piece of legislation. it ought to include this provision. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has

expired. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, while current federal policies started with good intentions, burdensome and prescriptive regulations have created confusion for school districts and limited school participation in tutoring services and public school choice. parents know their children best and any efforts to provide a high quality education must include engaged parents. parental involvement can help drive innovation, competition and school improvement. the student success act builds on the importance of parental involvement by ensuring that parents have access to meaningful information about local school quality and empowers local communities to hold students ginl. it also maintains long-standing parental notification and consent provisions in current law. h.r. 5 continues the charter school magnet school and tutoring programs to provide parents with more choices in

educating their children. along with parental involvement encouraging and supporting effective teachers in the classroom is critical to students' success and high quality education. many americans can regale you with stories of their favorite teachers who made a lasting impact on their lives. federal policy should not hinder innovation in the classroom. that is why the underlying bill repeals federal highly qualified teachers requirements which restrict state and local school district's ability to reward and maintain good teachers by rewarding education level over effective teaching. . h.r. 5 has teacher evaluation systems that are designed by states and school districts with input from parents teachers, school leaders and other stakeholders. the student success act reduces duplication by consolidating teacher programs into a program

to support creative approaches to recruit and retain effective educators. the recurring theme throughout this legislation is empowering the people closest to students to make decisions for their communities and ensuring that law's flexible to meet the needs of diverse states regions and student populations. mr. speaker i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: meerks i'd like to yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentlewoman from california, ms. sanchez. -- mr. speaker, i'd like to yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentlewoman from california, ms. sanchez. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. ms. sanchez: thank you, mr. speaker and i thank the gentleman from colorado for the time. i rise to oppose h.r. 5 the student success act. i think it's damaging it's a damaging re-authorization to the elementary and secondary education act. why are we here? what is the role of the

congress? it is to protect america and to ensure america's future. and the best way to ensure america's future is to educate our children. in 1965 when the esea was originally developed, the exact declaration of that policy stated that it was in recognition of the special education needs of children of low-income families. i know a lot about that. i know because i'm a head start child, a public school kid who went under esea. i know that when america makes the right policies to educate its people we thrive. i know that people can come to america without an education

and because of our public school system can believe that their children can grow up to be successful in america. i know that because my parents came without much education, without any money and oh by the way, they're the only parents in the history of this united states to send two daughters to this house of representatives. let's do the right thing. the speaker pro tempore: the time of gentlewoman has expired. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: mr. speaker, i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from florida, ms. castor. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida, ms. castor, is recognized for two minutes. ms. castor: thank you. i thank the gentleman from colorado for yielding the time.

mr. speaker, i rise to oppose this rule and h.r. 5. one of the hallmarks of america is our system of free local public schools. america is the envy of the world because a quality k-12 education is key to opportunity and a pathway to success. and to build on that fundamental promise, 50 years ago the congress adopted the elementary and secondary education act to ensure that all, no matter their background, family income, their race or religion, could have equal access to a high-quality public education. this republican bill unfortunately strikes at the heart of this fundamental american principle and it tips the scales in favor of the well-to-do, to the deriment of millions of other students. -- detriment of millions of other students. while it provides flexibilities to states in some areas, republicans let states off the hook for maintaining their commitment to students and

schools that oftentimes do not have the extras. the republican bill takes away millions of dollars from students and schools in my homeschool district of hillsboro and pinellas counties in florida and they proposed to cut florida schools by $33 million in fiscal year 2016 and a whooping $437 million through fiscal year 2021. in doing so they cut at the heart of our ability to give teachers the tools they need to teach and our students the ability to learn. now, many amendments will be debated and some could improve the bill while others will not, but in the end, other than the democratic substitute, there's no way to fix this republican bill that would harm so many students and schools across america. so i urge my colleagues to vote no and send the committee back to the drawing board. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentlewoman from north

carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to yield two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from tennessee mr. duncan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. duncan: well, thank you very much mr. speaker, and i appreciate the gentlewoman from north carolina yielding me this time. i rise in very strong support of this rule and the underlying bill. i was one of i think 45 members who voted begins the no child left behind law when it originally came up in the house of representatives several years ago. this turned out to be one of the most popular votes i ever tasked from public school teachers. i have heard that bill -- it was primarily written by senator kennedy and congressman miller and it was a very far to the left type of bill and so i am especially pleased that this h.r. 5 today is a major rewriting of that bill. i especially support the very

strong alternative certification provisions in the bill. it has never made any sense to me to say that a person with a ph.d. and long experience in a field cannot teach and some person would have to be required -- a ph.d. in chemistry who worked 30 years at oak ridge in our scientific lab couldn't be hired to teach and some person who'd had a few hours of chemistry, some 22-year-old and a bachelor's degree would have to be hired. our boards of education should have the flexibility to hire people who have a great education or long experience in a particular field in those types of situations. i wish even that provisions were even stronger than they are now. many years ago, i taught at t.c. williams high school in alexandria, taught american government and journalism. i very reluctantly gave up that teaching job so i could finish law school sooner.

i can tell you that my grandmother taught school in tennessee for over 40 years. my older sister taught for 33 years. i've spoken over 1,000 times to schools and school groups and i can tell you also that the teachers and principals of east tennessee have enough sense and intelligence to run their own schools and they don't need bureaucrats from washington telling -- dictating every move that they make almost and we need much more local control. this bill does that and 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 colorado is recognized. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentlewoman from texas ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for 1 1/2 minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: i thank the speaker very much. i thank the gentleman from colorado. i thank the gentlelady from north carolina for their

leadership. i think you can look at me and understand the importance of the federal government for when i went to school, those of us of minority status african-americans hispanics were not protected by our states. it had to be those in the federal government who indicated that no matter what you look like, what your race was, what your disability you had the right to equal education. that's what the federal government can do. that's what this involvement of the federal government is. it is to ensure that no child is denied an education but yet we find ourselves today with a decrease in funding to education across america. parents should understand that. 3.2 million student enrollment increase, this bill flat lines any increase in education. it does not support teachers and it does not support highly qualified teachers in providing for them an incentive to teach. more importantly, my fellow students that may be called

disabled, you know what they do to them. they raise the numbers of those who can be sent to those classes that in the old days we called slow classes so they're not mainstreamed they're just thrown over to the side. we stopped doing that decades ago, but this bill brings it right back home again. and then what the federal government does, it raises the standards to allow states not to weaken standards, not to weaken the assessment process, not to institute weak accountability systems but that is what this bill does now. and so my student who needs an opportunity does not have the support and poor children, money is taken from poor children and recklessly used for something else. why, mr. speaker, can't we make this a bipartisan bill and do what it was done for me by the federal government, it gave me the opportunity to stand on the floor of the house today as an african-american with a history of segregation in america, the federal government said that i needed an equal education? i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: mr. speaker i'll reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from california, ms. chu. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california, ms. chu, is recognized for two minutes. ms. chu: our current education system must be fixed. however, h.r. 5 is not the solution. as chair of the congressional asian pacific american caucus, i cannot support h.r. 5. this bill hurts the very children that esea intended to protect -- children of color, children in poverty and children with disabilities. h.r. 5 fails to hold states and schools accountable and to make students college and career ready. almost five million english language learners will suffer with limited funds and block grants. wrap-around services that are so critical for a well-rounded education are eliminated.

h.r. 5 hurts our students and makes america less competitive. by contrast the democratic substitute ensures that high-poverty schools and high-needs students get the resources and the support they need. i urge you to vote no on h.r. 5 and yes on the substitute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. does the gentlewoman from north carolina continue to reserve? ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to inquire of my colleague if he's ready to close. mr. polis: i have one remaining speaker. ms. foxx: i'll reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from georgia, mr. lewis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia, mr. lewis, is recognized for two minutes. mr. lewis: mr. speaker i want to thank my friend and colleague from colorado for

yielding. mr. speaker, i rise in strong opposition to this rule and against h.r. 5. everyone who knows me knows that i believe that if you spend five minutes only five minutes with a young person, you can change a life, shift the course of history. many years ago, dr. martin luther king jr. and rosa parks saw a little light, a little hope in me. the boy from troy, a young student from rural alabama, they gave me hope and opened doors. their actions taught me how important it is to tear down barriers and invest in the potential of each and every american child. mr. speaker, we have the responsibility to learn from my experiences and provide a

quality foundation for the next generation. but this bill turns back the clock on progress. h.r. 5 puts the hardest hit, those most in need on the chopping block. we don't want to go back. we want to go forward. it cuts funding pushes down standards and rolls back protection for our future, our youth, our precious children. i urge each and every one of my colleagues to vote no. let us come together and do what is right, what is just to help students realize the american dream. that is the 1-2-3 inning to do -- that is the thing to do and we must do it. i yield back. the spear o mpe:he gen yba t balaofim theenemanco iizt america nid. mr. polis: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina

reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from colorado is recognized to close debate. mr. polis: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he may consume. . mr. polis: before i get back to education, i want to point out there is a very unusual component to this rule. there's something called self-executing language which means that the rural is effectively like a bill. and the language is around a very hot button divisive topic namely abortion. so there's actually a provision in this rule that effectively becomes a passed bill, it's self-executing, that would defund school-based health centers. if they had any information about referrals or directions or any abortion related materials, in fact the language is so vage they wouldn't even be -- vague,

they wouldn't even be able to display on anti-abortion materials. it says, quote the center will not provide abortion related materials, referrals, or directions for abortion services to any such student end quote. it would essentially prevent a school from providing information to a child about alternatives to abortion. like adoption or other option that is a young parent might have to be able to stay in school. if this rule passes with this self-extracting amendment, i believe that the number of abortions will increase in the country as a result. this is an anti-choice pro-abortion measure that has been inserted into this rule and it is very restrictive on our school districts. it's a very unusual procedural tactic. i've never seen, in my six years here, a rule used for self-executing language around a divisive topic like abortion.

no debate on the amendment. even these other debates, these other amendments on education under this bill, they have 10 minutes' debate, they have 20 minutes' debate. this is a secret attempt to get language into a bill that we were not even shown, i thirks three minutes before we voted on it in the rules committee yesterday. but just another example of the problems with this ad hoc lawmaking process. without the right thought going into bills i don't even think that the sponsor of this who is representative neugebauer meant to exclude information about alternatives to abortion or other options that people might choose, but unfortunately the language of the amendment, the self-executing amendment prohibits -- would prohibit that as well. mr. speaker, instead of engaging in these partisan fights, i wish that at least one of our unanimous consent requests had been granted to fund the detcht

homeland security. but unfortunately that wasn't the case, we are instead discussing a very divisive bill. some of my colleagues talked about funding. i want to elaborate a bill more about what this so-called portability does. portability sound great. fund should follow the student. the net effect of this version of portability that's in this bill is that resources are transferred out of schools that serve a lot of at-risk and poorer children to schools that serve a lower percentage of poorer or at-risk children. what this means in districts like mine or districts across the country is on the ground schools that serve 60% 70%, 80% low-income families will lose two staff people three staff people, in some cases maybe even four staff people. they will lose teachers, they will lose paraprofessionals. they will be taken out of their budget. and they would be added to the budget of some of the wealthier schools. in the district.

now, look, if we all want to add staff to all schools, i mean my goodness, if we can find funding to add staff to some of the wealthier schools, i know that there's many schools that have a lower economic, socioeconomic risk in my district, parents would love more staff, but the right answer is not to take those staff out of the schools that serve the most at-risk individuals. that's what this bill does which is why no democrats in our committee supported it. it's a step in the opposite direction. honestly, mr. speaker, it's hard to even get to the discussion of getting exhibit -- accountability right when the basic funding parameters of the bill do the opposite of what we need to do. take money out of the schools that soist most at-risk kids, which under whatever accountability system we use, are likely the schools that need more investment. i urge my colleagues to oppose

this rule with the self-executing abortion language. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. my colleague has raised the provision in the amendment related to school-based health centers referring children in schools for abortions. regardless of their position on abortion, most americans agree that the issue should not be raised at school. the language now in the bill reflects that consensus and would have no impact on adoptions. mr. speaker my background as an educator, school board member, mother and grandmother reinforce s my belief that students are best served when people at the local level are in control of education decisions. i also believe that education is the most important tool

americans at any age can have. i was the first person in my family to graduate from high school, and went to college where i worked full-time and attended part-time. it took me seven years to earn my bachelor's degreen i continued to work my way through my masters and doctoral degrees. from my own experiences, i am convinced this is the greatest country in the world for many reasons. not the least of which is that a person like me grew up extremely poor in a house with no electricity and no running water, with parents with very little formal education and no prestige at all could work hard and be elected to the united states house of representatives. no legislation is perfect, and that's why i look forward to working with my colleagues to address their concerns and improve the student success act throughout the amendment process. we have a significant number of amendments to consider. 44 amendments are made in order by this rule.

including over 20 democrat amendments. among those is the -- is ranking member scott's substitute amendment for this legislation. and nine bipartisan amendments. i've never been one to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. and h.r. 5 is a step in the right direction of reducing the federal role in education empowering parents teachers, and local school districts, and increasing local control. that's why i'm a proud co-sponsor of this legislation and urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this rule and the underlying bill. i yield back the balance of my time and i move the previous question on the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from north carolina has yielded back the balance of her time. all time having now expired, the question is on ordering the

previous question on the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. mr. polis: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: on that i would like to request the yeas and nays and that you get your hearing checked out. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sum -- a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule 20, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by five-minute votes on adoption of the resolution as ordered and agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal, if ordered. this is a 15-minute vote.

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the speaker pro tempore: on this vote --