the nation that will truly celebrate the birth of the united states of america. i want to thank my colleague, bob brady, for his leader shi on the government and oversight reform committee, for they work on the measure. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. >> i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> i rise today in strong support of h.r. 4875, the united states semiquen centennial commission act of 2016. the bill was introduced in the house by my colleague and friend, representative patrick meehan, and i'm proud to be an original co-sponsor of this legislation. yesterday in my district in philadelphia, like all of the districts around the country, we were proudly celebrating the 240th birthday of the united

states. mr. boyle: on july 4, 2026, we'll be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence and the founding of our country. h.r. 4875 would establish a commission to plan, develop and coordinate the commemoration of this important anniversary across the country. the commission's events would highlight locations of historical significance, including key cities such as boston, charleston, new york, and of course the nation's birth place of philadelphia, my hometown. the commission would also emphasize the roles of individuals who have made significant impacts on american history. under this legislation the department of interior would be required to study and report on actions to further the preservation of historic sites and develop fitting commemoration exhibits. other federal agencies would coordinate the coast of scholarly works on and artistic

inspections of american history, culture and political thought, and the secretary of state would facilitate the participation of foreign countries in the celebration. mr. speaker, we should pass this bill to begin the planning of this special event, only a decade away. i urge members to support this resolution and i reserve the alance of my time. the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from utah is recognize -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. chaffetz: i have no additional speakers and i continue to reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. boyle: i'm happy to yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. chaffetz: i urge passage of the bill. i appreciate the good work of mr. meehan who helped champion this through in a bipartisan way, i appreciate mr. boyle in his passion on this issue as well. all americans are grateful for this nation and certainly celebrating its history is appropriate. i urge the passage and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the

question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 4875 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? mr. chaffetz: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4539, the 400 years of african-american history commission act, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 4539, a bill to establish the 400 years of african-american history commission and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from utah, mr. chaffetz, and the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. boyle, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from utah. mr. chaffetz: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i consume.

the speaker pro tempore: so ordered, without objection. mr. chaffetz: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. chaffetz: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 4539, introduced by congressman bobby scott of virginia. in 1619, the first people from africa arrived at the english colonies at point comfort, virginia. to highlight the significant history and cultural impact of the 400th anniversary of the first african-american -- africans to arrive at point comfort, this bill creates a commission to plan and carry out commemorative activities. the commission's membership will be comprised of members appointed by the secretary of interior. after considering recommendations of civil right historical organizations. the secretary of the smithsonian, members of congress and governors from across the country. under the bill, the commission will plan, develop and carry out programs and activities to recognize and highlight the resilience and contribution of african-americans since 1619, and to acknowledge the page that conscious impact it had on

the -- acknowledge the impact it had on the united states. and the contributions of african-americans throughout our nation's history. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support the passage of 4539 -- h.r. 4539, and would reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, i'd be happy to speak on this resolution, but we're very privileged to have its author right here with us, the gentleman from virginia, i would like to yield three minutes to him now, my colleague from the commonwealth of virginia, bobby scott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. , rise in support of h.r. 4539 the 400 years of african-american history commission act was introduced

earlier in the senate by senators tim cain and mark warner and i was proud to introduce the house version with the support of representatives rigell, butterfield, forbes, wittman, lewis and many others. i'd like to thank chairman chaffetz and ranking member cummings and the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. boyle, for their assistance in bringing the bill to the floor today. this bill would establish a commission to begin planning programs and activities across the nation to recognize the many contributions of african-americans since the first arrival of africans in the english colonies atport comfort, virginia, in 19 -- at port comfort, virginia, in 1619. the history of virginia and our nation cannot be fully understood without recognizing the role played by the slave trade. slavery was an abhorrent institution, but for hundreds of years it was the foundation of the colonial and early american agricultural system, and essential to its economic

sustainability. the 20 africans who arrived at port comfort, virginia, in hampton, virginia, in 1619 were the first on record to be forcibly settled as involuntary laborers in the english colonies. the 400 years of african-american history commission act will be instrumental in recognizing and highlighting the resilience and contributions of 19. can-americans since 16 from slavery to fighting in the civil war, to working against jim crow sell gation to the civil rights movement, the hitch rift -- rich history of african-americans and their contribution to our nation began hundreds of years ago but obviously does not end there. the commission established by this bill will be charged with the important task of planning, developing, and implementing a series programs and activities throughout 2019 to fully tell the story of african-americans, their contributions and their resilience over the last 400 years and even earlier, as the africans were brought to north

america by the spanish more than a century earlier. the efforts of this 15-member commission, which will include historical experts, not politicians, will ensure that the legacy of those africans in colonial america, along with other african-american leaders whose contributions have helped move our nation forward, are recognized appropriately. it would be of great disservice not only to african-americans but all americans if we fail to appropriately recognize this important upcoming milestone in our nation's history. mr. speaker, i thank the chairman and ranking member and the gentleman from pennsylvania for their leadership on this effort and i urge my colleagues to support the bill. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. chaffetz: mr. speaker, i have no additional speakers but i'll reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. boyle: thank you. mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to my colleague, the lady from texas, ms. jackson

lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is ecognized. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the distinguished gentleman from pennsylvania for yielding. i thank the manager for his leadership, chairman of the oversight committee. and let me thank the ranking member of the education and labor, the original sponsor of this bill, mr. scott of virginia. i cannot think of a more important statement and act on the vast expanse of african-american history. 400 years of african-american history commission act, as has been offered by mr. scott, is giving one of the most authoritative and widely needed

review of african-american history. it is extensive, it is detailed, and it is distinct. specifically, i come from the region called texas and the gulf states. in particular, as it relates to the emancipation proclamation, we commemorate something called juneteenth. that means that in 1863 we did not get the word that president lincoln had freed the slaves. it came in 1865. en general granger landed on the shores of galveston. so we have this phenomenon called juneteenth. it may not be an idea or a commemoration that is known all over. then of course the early stages of slavery. the vast differents in the regions on how slaves were held. the many places where african-americans participated

in war and peace that may not be known. the science and scientific research that we've evidenced, yond the likes of dr. george washington carver. the e debate between pathways of african-americans. certainly we're well aware of the civil rights movement. many believe they know their current history. but there are so many different nuances. and i imagine in the commission of this particular legislation this commission would go even far more deeply into african-american history. so let me say that this is a very important legislative initiative. i want to thank the gentleman from virginia for bringing it forward and i will say that if this is signed by the president, america will be better for knowing the history of all people, and this commission will certainly be part of telling that very detailed, diverse and different story of african-americans and

the history of the united states of america. with that i ask support of the bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. chaffetz: mr. speaker, i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, i will -- i do not believe there are any more speakers on our side so i will just wrap up. i thank my colleague for bearing with me while i'm a little hoarse. in doing this duty here tonight. had a little bit too much screaming at our fourth of july festivities and parades in philadelphia, montgomery county, yesterday. but, mr. speaker, i really admire -- i'm not sure if it was done intentionally this way, but the wisdom of the chairman and those who scheduled these two resolutions coming in tandem. because i think they are both important and i'm enthusiastic about both of them. it is impossible to tell the story of the united states of america without the enormous contributions and resilience shown by those who are the

descendents of slaves who were brought here to our shores against their will. i am, like many of us, the descendent of immigrants who came here willingly, though came here without nothing, at least came here willingly, and of course that does not represent the entire american experience. i think that this is an important resolution. i commend my colleague from virginia, mr. scott, as well as senators tim cain and mark warner, for their championing of it and i'm proud to support and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. chaffetz: mr. speaker, again, let me echo the wide bipartisan support in favor of this bill. i want to thank ranking member, mr. cummings, i want to thank mr. boyle for his support in championing this through. with our committee. and i particularly want to thank bobby scott of virginia. his representation of that area , a pivotal voice in bringing this bill forward. i'm glad to be supportive of it

and would urge my colleagues to also support it. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 4539, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the able.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition >> i move the house suspend the rules and pass s. 552. e clerk: senate an act to an

astreegic approach to reduce poverty ap and inclusive agricultural led economic growth and especially for women and children and build resilience and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, mr. royce and the gentleman from new york. the chair. mr. royce: i ask that all members may have five egislative days to include extraneous material. mr. royce: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise in stroke support of this global food security act, the obal security act was led by

epresentatives and establishes and enhances the transparency of food g yet unauthorized existing programs. what this does is authorize international assistance, the humanitarian account and cheatening to water and medicine to people who are afliggetted and hit by natural disasters and authorize go for the first sime program that helps refugees when and where they need it mess. and timely, with an eye toward future ap advances policies that

will stimulate growth and enable people to grow their own way out poverty so they mr. williams: not depend on u.s. assist tabs and zose that without increasing spending of the the hadges is the product of more than three years of in compluse i have negotiations. it has held hearings. we margd and reported not one but two version the. the house passed each of these bills with broud bipartisan support. and i want to thank our ranking member for his assistance. contains ill, s. 1252

addings rovisions by the assistance in the security food program. it brings the bill full skikeal and enables congress to conduct oversight. resillians aster to trade and it adds the ements and eliminate waist. and i urge members to help get t to the president's desk. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: i rise in sprong

support of this measure. i'm very proud we are about to take our final step on the global food act. and i think all for their hard and i well as senators' what happened to thank our hairman ed royce for his leadership. this is bipartisan, commonsense issues. 800 million live without the certainty that they can't eat. and half the time it's because of mall nutritionment more than isugh food rmentfment and it un mr. conyers: sabble.

underfed ck populations are more vullnerble. it is much harder. we have a moral obligation in trying to tackle this problem. this bill places a special iority to aim to reduce hung irofmente. it is a robust investment in the dealing itiative and with hunger. this bill has moved with bipartisan support and i'm glad to support this bill. and i urge my colleagues to support this and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time.

mr. royce: i would like to yield eight minutes to mr. conaway for purposes of a colloquy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. conaway: i thank the gentleman for yielding. under section , will supersede r affect the authority of a an agency to carry out the food the ams and the food and child knew trishon program or the u.s. department of agriculture. this rule applies equally to all points of the bill and efsp.

mr. royce: that is correct. the rule of construction under ection 9 which was carefully goibted with the house and senate companies of agriculture and the senate committee of foreign relations applies to all parts of the bill and authorizes the existing the emergency program. mr. conaway: is it the gentleman's understanding, the authority granted will not in ny way have the food for peace act and u.s. agriculture commodities and i yield to the gentleman. royceries correct, the committee has could be ferd with the government account biment office and received its confirmation that notwithstanding the

authority cannot. unds to are subject to the requirements. and funds provided to carry out sfood program. neither the fubbeds nor the authorities are interchangeable. mr. conaway: does the chairman that the food forever peace program is a vital is vital so respond to emergencies and the food hunger and for peace program and the commodities must remain a significant part of u.s. aide programs? r. royce: through the food for

ogram and it has reduced poverty. american farmers are proud of this leg as they. they have stressed our international food aid, leading us to look to new apreemps to stretch ourer dollars and the globalal act authorizes one of these approaches. nd to provide electronic uchers to help people in the need. this program is met toll complement not replace to delivering food aid including the food for peace fram. i have had the opportunity to see how it works in places like

jordan where sne are working to meet the needs. while the world may be changing rapidly, one thing will infer change of the the farmer will provide scurelt. and will always be in command and be in demand. while we may disagree, i have no doubt that this principle will be reflected. in the meantime, i thank the gentleman frsm texas for his efforts and including the vast expertise and of the community will be leveraged through the global feud act and i look forward foe you your support.

mr. conaway: i thank the gentleman. and i thank you for your act and the crucial act. and as you rightly points out, this should be in the time tested and should not swerved. i look forward to monitoring developing a better understanding and i thank the gentleman from from california and i thank him for his consideration and i thark him and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new york is recognized. the gentleman from new york. mr. engel: i'm prepared to close, mr. speaker, if there is there people on the other side.

the speaker pro tempore: mr. royce: i reserve the right to close. mr. engel: thank you mr. speaker. i'm reminded if you give a man a fish and you teach a man to fish you give him. that's the effort. you want to help populations to feed themselves and get to the root causes and build strong communities that contribute to possibilities across regions. we need to increst in the initiatives and we are authorizing strong support to feed the future and ramp efforts focusing on food aid. this is a good aid. and this is bipartisan.

we are glad he we are sanding it to the president's desk. so i thank my colleagues for their good work and i urge a yes vote and i yield back. >> mr. speaker, the link between conflict and hunger is undeanable. traveled in subsaharan frica and to ethiopia where 1. million people are on the verge of what i would designate as starvation, but no one uses that word or uses the word famine coup.e it might a

south ive disasters in zuer sudan have sparked these flows. they threaten the security. there are 800 million people suffering from hunger and they are displaced by conflict that desperate apply need our help. . . supporting the growth of healthier, more stable societies through cost-effective programs that promote agriculture-led economic growth. that open markets for u.s. investment in trade, that promote food and nutrition security. and ultimately that break the cycle of dependence on aid. the global food security act can help. and i yield back the balance of

my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass senate 12552. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reis -- reconsider is laid on the table. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. >> i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: so ordered. the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this uestion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. royce: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to senate 3766. nt to h.r.

the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3766, an act to direct the president to establish guidelines for united states foreign development and economic assistance programs and for other purposes. senate amendments. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. royce, and the gentleman from new york, mr. engel, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. royce: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. royce: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. royce: i rise in strong support of h.r. 3766, the foreign aid transparency and accountability act. and i'd like to thank judge ted poe, chairman of the subcommittee on terrorism, nonproliferation and trade, for his years of dedication to this important issue. effective u.s. foreign

assistance can help advance the diplomatic, economic and national security interests of the united states and it can help support the growth of healthier, more stable societies. it can provide alternatives to extremism. it can combat global health threats, foster self-sufficiency, and open new markets to u.s. trade and investment. but it can also be wasted, as it has many times. and that's why making u.s. foreign assistance as efficient and effective as possible has been central focused of the foreign affairs committee. this is no easy task. there are more than 20 federal departments and agencies delivering food aid. to many -- too many of them do not share our interests in transparency, accountability and results. too often the importance of an agency is measured by the amount of resources it controls, and not by its positive impact. unfortunately the success of

initiatives are too often measured by things delivered, like bed nets, instead of program outcomes, like malaria infections averted. and lives saved. as long as our foreign aid agencies and organizations are allowed to operate beyond scrutiny, nothing will change. congress needs the tools to break down these barriers to effective aid. we need to help u.s. foreign aid agencies and organizations improve coordination, identify duplication, eliminate waste, and learn from experience. and this bill will help. the foreign aid transparency and accountability act will establish tough standards for monitoring and evaluating -- evaluation. it will ensure that many federal departments and agencies that implement these programs, that all of them coordinate rather than duplicate their efforts. and then apply the lessons

learned. and it will require these agencies to publish foreign assistance data on a consolidated website so we can better track investments against results. this bill is the result of years of consultation and collaboration between congress, between experts, and advocates, and i want to again thank judge poe, as well as representative connolly, for their steadfast work and leadership in bringing this important measure before us today. and i also thank our ranking member, eliot engel, of new york. i would urge members to support this bill and get it to the president's desk without further delay. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of this measure and i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. engel: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to again thank our chairman, ed royce, for his leadership on the foreign affairs committee.

i want to thank my colleagues who have worked so hard on this bill. mr. poe of texas, mr. connolly of virginia. bill in the this foreign affairs committee and the house approved it last winter. the senate sent it back to us with a few changes and now i'm pleased that we're taking the final vote on this measure before we send it to the president's desk. mr. speaker, i view foreign assistance as one of our most important foreign policy tools. whether we're helping the community build a school and train teachers, or helping a country improve its power grid, or making it easier for farmers to irrigate their fields and families to get clean water, foreign assistance shows the rest of the world that the united states is eager to be a friend and eager to be a partner. partnership is good for us as well. of course foreign assistance isn't about handouts, it's about helping build capacity and capabilities. we want to see countries become vibrant and productive. we want to see societies become

strong and prosperous. stronger partners around the world mean better lives for the people in those countries and greater stability and security for their neighbors and regions. and of course a greater partnership with the united states of america. that's important to us as well as to the nations we're helping. at its best, foreign assistance is like planting a seed. nurturing it and seeing it grow into something self-sufficient. if we're doing it right, it will give us a tremendous bang for our buck. foreign policy, foreign assistance, is less than 1% of the total american budget. although people think it's 15% or even more, it's less than 1% . but we don't have a lot to work with. because our foreign assistance represents that 1%, just the smallest sliver of the federal budget, so we need to know that these investments are being put to the best use. we need to take a hard look at

results in order to cut away dead wood and focus on efforts that are giving us the best outcomes. the administration has already taken tremendous steps to provide accountability and transparency in our foreign assistance programs. this bill would write many of those steps into law and build on them, requiring measurable goals for foreign aid and requiring strong plans for monitoring and evaluation. we need to see justice what -- just what a difference our foreign assistance is making and get a better understanding of the way foreign assistance programs tie into our own national security interests. and they do. we have national security concerns and foreign aid is one way of addressing those concerns. i'm glad to support this measure. i'm grateful for the hard work of mr. poe, mr. connolly, chairman royce, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. royce: i'll reserve the right to close, mr. speaker.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from california -- from new york. mr. engel: mr. speaker, in closing, i again want to thank my colleagues for their work on this measure and i'm pleased that we're getting near the finish line. let me just say that as ranking member of the foreign affairs committee, i often hear the question, why are we sending tax dollars overseas when we have our share of problems here at home? the a fair question. but there are good answers. the united states isn't an island, our stability and security are tied to those countries around the world. we see where threats emerge. often they emerge in places where there's a lack of opportunity, poor access to education, weak justice systems, poor governance, and when we send assistance overseas, we're not just putting cash in people's pockets willy-nilly. we're targeting these areas that we know are tied to making countries more stable. we're looking at the root causes of instability and helping countries overcome

those challenges so hopefully they can thrive on their own. but we need to make sure we're using these limited dollars efficiently and effectively. the administration is taking the groundbreaking measures to track and publicize the effectiveness of our foreign assistance programs. this bill will make those efforts stronger. it will help us and all the american people know exactly what our foreign assistance investments are paying for and that they're paying dividends in the long run. i want to again stress the partnership. because it is a fair question to say, well, we have pressing needs here at home, why are we sending money abroad? we look at the instability of the world, we see terrorism, we see what's happening, the united states has a stake in having partners all around the world. the united states has a stake in making conditions better for people all around the world, so that radicalism isn't

appealing. people can understand that what we have to offer is just so much better. this partnership is important, this bill sustains that partnership. so i'm glad to support the bill. i urge a yes vote. i thank chairman royce and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. royce: mr. speaker, smart investments in development can help support growth of healthier, more stable societies, open markets, it can generate consumers of u.s. goods, it can create opportunities for people there and for u.s. businesses to grow. but unwise investments can have the exact opposite effect. this bill will give us the tools we need to make our foreign aid programs more smart and wise, and i strongly support this bill. i urge its adoption and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules concur in senate amendment to h.r. 3766. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no.

in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the senate amendments are agreed to and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid pon the table. the chair will entertain a request for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection. mr. olson: mr. speaker, members f congress love to brag. texans like me brag the most. today i'm going to brag about a young lady from my hometown of

sugar left-hand side, texas. -- sugar land, texas. she's a bulldog from austin, high school. her name is simone man well -- manuel. if you don't know that name today, you will after this summer's olympics in rio de janeiro. imone swims fast, really fast. water on fire fast. in fact, she recently swam so fast she is swimming in three events at the olympics. the 50-meter freestyle, the 100-meter freestyle, and the four by 100-meter free throw style relay. texas women love precious metal. they're ok with bronze, they like silver, and they love gold.

good luck, simone. bring home some precious metal to sugar land, texas. sugar land loves you. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in recognition of the 200th anniversary of the founding of row let, township, potter county. the township was founded on anuary 29, 1816, in honor of row let. one of the original settlers of potter county. today the community's name is spelled a bit differently due to an early error by the post

office department. today the township is home to more than 1,300 people. later this week members of the community will kick off a two-day celebration starting on friday in honor of the township's bicentennial history. the celebration will start with a 5-k walk for the fight against domestic violence, it will continue with an ice cream social and bingo. on saturday a prayer service is planned followed by a barb queue with a parade plan for saturday afternoon. the hemsing is planned for sunday, along with a walk down memory lane. mr. speaker, i'm proud to see the residents of the township honoring their history with this week's celebration, making sure that the region's past is not forgotten. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? without objection. >> mr. speaker, we know that isis and other terror groups are trying to manipulate, exploit and radicalize

vulnerable americans to commit actses of terror. an al qaeda spokesman called for violence saying, america is absolutely awash in easily obtainable firearm. you can go down to a gun show at the local convention center and come away with a fully automatic assault rifle without a background check and most likely without having to show an identification card, so what are you waiting for? mr. deutch: our law enforcement, mr. speaker, needs the tools to stop an attack. unfortunately the proposal to be offered by the republican majority this week will actively hinder investigations. it will make it easier for terrorists to evade capture and it will make america more vulnerable to attack. i've spoken with the f.b.i. director. he knows the current law prevents law enforcement from blocking a gun purchase by suspected terrorists. this loophole will certainly lead to tragedy. it is only a matter of time. we must act now. the terrorists who attacked us

on 9/11 used planes in re-- planes. in response, we barred suspected terrorists from flying now. terrorists are attempting to exploit our weak gun laws. let's make the laws stronger. let's stop the next attack before it happens. and before it's too late. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. hastings of florida for july 5 through 8, mr. hudson of north carolina for today, mr. marino of pennsylvania for today, mr. nadler of new york for today, and mr. nugent of florida for today. the speaker pro tempore: weck, he requests are granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2015, the gentleman from california is recognized for half the remaining time until 10:00 p.m. of the majority -- or the minority leader.

mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, two weeks ago on this floor, the democrats said we want a vote. we want a vote on a bill that would prohibit terrorists who are on the no-fly list from being able to buy a gun or explosives. and we want to vote on comprehensive background hecks. i'm pleased that the speaker has decided that maybe there will be some piece of legislation, a piece of legislation, h.r. 5611. unfortunately it doesn't even come close to solving the problem and probably makes it worse. the written in such a way that it is virtually unenforceable, will guarantee that terrorists

will be given a heads up that they're being looked at and investigated by the f.b.i., and it puts the courts in an impossible situation where they have to find probable cause that there's a terrorist out there that's done something bad or likely to do something bad in which case, just go arrest them. we're going to stay at this until we have decent legislation. there's two pieces. a bill by mr. king, republican, and a bill -- and the same co-authored by mr. thompson of california that would expand the background checks, which is absolutely essential, and also one that provides for no fly, no buy. we'd like to have those on the ill.

you can do. this put your bill on the floor, put our two bills on the floor and let us, the 435 representatives, speak to this issue. i'd like now to yield my time to the minority leader. ms. pelosi: thank you very much, mr. garamendi, representative garamendi. thank you for your consistent, persistent leadership in these special orders, to put forth issues of concern to the american people. right now we're talking about saving lives. we're talking about responsible background checks, gun purchases, as well as no fly, no buy. if you're on the terrorist list, you can't fly, you houldn't be able to buy a gun. what's so difficult about that? for our republican majority to understand? actually, on the background check legislation, we're talking about expanding the background check bill that already exists.

to include internet sales, something relatively new, not new compared to when we passed a bill in the middle 1990's, and we're talking about gun shows. this would save lives. to have background checks on everyone who is there to purchase a gun. in the 1980's, 85% of the american people support a background check -- responsible legislation for background checks, which is what we are proposing. nd 90% support no fly, no buy. . . >> who led the sit-in on the floor of the house was remarkable and it generated

interest throughout the world. two billion impressions that went out. something remarkable and then following that for this to go for 25 hours and then to continue and we were in recess into our districts to have the beat go on and now the beat will go on. there is one message that john lewis gave us, is we aren't going away until the job is done. i ask our speaker of the house to give us a vote and nail to show us the support that sensible gun legislation has in this house. i believe if given the opportunity that this house will support that legislation that's

why it will not be grout up. and the concerns about a bill, the cornyn bill, it has a new name, it is the gun lobby bill. the n.r.a. bill. it is not a gun safety bill. it an excuse for not doing something sensible. so you one seeing the stories and the families affected, their stories of their lost and charge their loss to make sure it doesn't happen, what a beautiful sense of family. we thark june lewis will be being the union fire and i thank you mr. garamendi. mr. garamendi: delighted to have understandship and i tomorrow at 9:00, the 91 people

will be outside to demonstrate that 91 people are killed by guns here in the united states. so we have work to do. very simple. all we are asking is a vote on a no fly-no fly bill, but one that works with mr. king and mr. thompson and a bill that deals with expanding the background check. put it on the floor. and one more promise, we aren't going to go away until the american public has the safe gun measures written into law. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. under the speaker's announced policy, the gentleman is recognized until 10:00 p.m. >> i ask unanimous consent that five mbers have

legislative days. . chabot: i rise to honor of delbert latta and passed in ohio on may 12. dell rnings lived a 96 years and used that time very wisely. i never had the privilege to serve with him, but we felt the impact that he spent here in programs. he was a teacher and leader and competitive box are and loffering husband, grandfather and great-grandfather and dedicated to sembling the people of the fifth district of ohio and he drove home every week and he was a family man. ngressman latta attended

findly college. while in school, he served in the ohio national guard and united states marine corps reserves. he began practicing law and began teaching. after several years in private practice, he was called to service again when he was elected in 195 and would serve until he was elected. he did many things here, probably the most significant thing when he was ranking member of the budget committee and enactment of president reagan's aeconomic recovery plan. you will recall the nation was high unemployment

d crippled our economy and president reagan knew this was to achieve this. he approved tax cuts and spending reductions. many in congress were skeptical of the plan but congressman latta saw the promise of that idea and he began working to build support for the plan. in addition, the other central player was representative graham. they would introduce two pieces of legislation to sfluse the plan. d the omnibus reconciliation act. and bipartisan support is due to the support of bill latta.

he had great respects and got long with every body. and on both side of the i'll making him the ideal person which turned to this economy around. aplath and and graham worked hard and president reagan's economic plan may not have been enacted if not for their efforts. they say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree and that is with the next speaker and that s son, bob latta who goes home every week and stays in touch important, also very he is respect touchdown.

and he truly is one that people take him at his word and i would like to yield to congressman latta. i thank the gentleman for yielding and having a special order and you heard dad's time down here as 30 years and 30 years in the minority and never served one year in the majority. e severed on the agriculture committee and and jerryford put him on the committee during watergate and went on to serve as the ranking member on the budget committee until his retirement. if i could just a little bit about dad.

his work here but i think it's important to know he was one of those one of the greatest generation. is younger brother was asked when they were growing up, they didn't have much but there are a lot of people that didn't have. e grew up in ohio, 1,600 people. my grandfather was a barber and an auctionner and kept and my grandmother raised a family and first to graduate and thought of going to college back then was something that most people didn't think about. he knew the value of hard work. he would m ompwmp the yards for 15 cents. shoveled snow with his brothers and unloaded keel cars and

construction crew and one of the high schools and cut down trees and for five%. was a prize fighter when he was younger. and he also knew what hard work was. one fed dad's crowning chievements, a school a arship was there. and he student received. and thank to my dad. and we always remember you shouldn't have much education one thing they can't take away is education. one of the things i would like to close, this is not the ofession, but i learned from him and him, two of the things,

we enter public service and come out with nothing and he said, it's not the big things you do for people, but the little things. people expect the little things. that's the memory that dad here up only here and people came to me what dad did for them. and some problem they were having and always realm, there is a big difference. and take from the people they represent, while public servants give back. hanks very much for this special order. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman have a motion? mr. chabot: we do move to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the motion is on the motion to

adjourn. the question is on the motion to adjourned. the thaferede. those opposed, no. e house is adjourned until 10:00 a.m. for morning hour debate. it could come before the end of the week. house democrats say the republican measure stelco far enough in trying to prevent gun violence and spent much of the day today on the house floor calling for votes on two of

their gun-control bills. coming up tonight on c-span, james comey on the investigation privatelary clinton's e-mail server and president obama campaigned of hillary clinton at an event in north carolina. after that, donald trump campaigns in north carolina. fbi director james comey announced he will not recommend charges against hillary clinton for her use in the private e-mail server related chastisements clinton for being careless. the director spoke to reporters of theng the completion investigation. this briefing is 15 minutes.

>> good morning. i'm here to give you an update on the investigation of the secretary clinton's e-mail server while she was secretary of state. the fbi is completing its investigation and referring the matter to the department of justice. what i want to do is three things. this is going to be an unusual statement in a couple ways. first i will include more detail about our process than i ordinarily wood because i think the american people deserve those details in a case of intense public interest. and second, i have not coordinated this statement or reviewed it in any way with the department of justice or any other part of the government.

they do not know what i'm about to say. but i want to start by thanking the f.b.i. employees who did remarkable work in this case. once you have a better sense of how much we have done, you will understand why i am so grateful and so proud of their work. so first what we have done. this investigation began as a referral from the intelligence community inspector general in connection with secretary clinton's use of a personal email server during her time as secretary of state. the referral focused on whether classified information was transmitted on that personal system. our investigation looked at whether there is evidence that classified information was improperly stored or transmitted on that personal system in violation of a federal statute that makes it a felony to mishandle classified information either intentionally or in a grossly neglect way. or a second statute making it a misdemeanor to knowingly remove classified information from appropriate systems or storage facilities.

consistent with our counterintelligence responsibilities we have also investigated to determine if there is evidence of computer intrusion by nation states or hostile actors of any kind. now, i have so far used the singular term email server in describing the referral that began our investigation. it turns out to have been more complicated than that. secretary clinton used several different servers and administrators of those servers during her four years at the state department. she also used numerous mobile devices to send and to read email on that personal domain. as new servers and equipment were employed, older servers were taken out of service, stored, and decommissioned in various ways. piecing all of that back together to gain as full understanding as possible of the ways in which personal email was used for government work has been a painstaking undertaking,

requiring thousands of hours of effort. for example, when one of secretary clinton's servers was decommissioned in 2013, the email software was removed. that didn't remove the email content, but it was like removing the frame from a huge unfinished jigsaw puzzle and dumping all the pieces on the floor. the effect was millions of emails fragments ended up in the server's unused or slack space. we searched through all of it to understand what was there and what parts of the puzzle we could put back together again. the f.b.i. investigators also read all of the approximately 30,000 emails that secretary clinton provided to the state department in 2014. where an email was assessed as possibly containing classified information, the f.b.i. referred that email to any government agency that might be an owner of

that information so that agency could make a determination as to whether the email contained classified information at the time it was sent or received or whether there was reason to classify it now even if the content had not been classified when it was first sent and received. that's the process sometimes referred to as up classifying. from the group of 30,000 emails returned to the state department in 2014, 110 emails in 52 email chains have been determined by the owning agency to contain classified information at the time they were sent or received. eight of those chains contained information that was top secret at the time they were sent. 36 of those chains contained secret information at the time, and eight contained confidential information at the time.

that's the lowest level of classification. separate from those about 2,000 additional emails were upclassified to make them confidential. those emails had not been classified at the time that they were sent or received. the f.b.i. also discovered several thousand work replace emails not among the group of 30,000 emails returned by secretary clinton to state in 2014. we found those emails in a variety of ways. some had been depleted over the years and we found traces of them on servers or devices that have been connected to the private email domain.

others we found by reviewing the archive government accounts of people who had been government employees at the time as secretary clinton. including high ranking officials at other agencies, folks with whom a secretary of state might normally correspondent. this helped us recover work related emails not among the 30,000 produced to state. still others we recovered from that painstaking review of the millions of email fragments dumped into the slack space of the server that was decommissioned in 2013. with respect to the thousands of emails we found that were not among those produced to the state department, agencies have concluded that three of those were classified at the time they were sent or received, one at the secret level and two at the confidential level there. where no additional top secret emails found. finally, none of those we found have since been upclassified. i should adhere we found no evidence that any of the additional work related emails were intentionally deleted in an effort to conceal them in some way. our assessment is that like many email users secretary clinton periodically deleted emails or emails were purged from her system when devices were changed. because she was not using a government account or even a commercial account like gmail, there was no archiving at all of her emails.

so it's not surprising that we discovered emails that were not on secretary clinton's system in 2014 when she produced those 30,000-some emails to state. it could also be that some of the additional work related emails that we recovered from among those deleted as personal by her lawyers when they reviewed and sorted her emails for production in late 2014. the lawyers doing the sorting for secretary clinton in 2014 did not individually read the content of all of her emails as we did for those available to us. instead, they relied on header information and they used search terms to try to find all work related emails among the reportedly more than 60,000 that were remaining on her system tend of 2014. it's highly likely their search missed some work related emails and we later found them. for example, in the mailboxes of other officials, or in the slack space of a server. it's also likely that there are

other work related emails that they did not produce to state and that we did not find elsewhere and that are now gone because they deleted all emails they did not produce to state and the lawyers then clean their devices in such a way as to preclude complete forensic recovery. we have conducted interviews and done technical examination to attempt to understand exactly how that sorting was done by her attorneys. although we don't have complete visibility because we're not able to fully reconstruct the electronic record of that sorting, we believe our investigation has been sufficient to give us reasonable confidence there was no intentional misconduct in connection with that sorting effort. of course, in addition to our technical work we interviewed many people from those involved in setting up the personal email system and maintaining the various iterations of secretary clinton's server, to staff members with whom she corded on email to those involved in the email production to state and

finally secretary clinton herself. last, we have done extensive work to try to understand what indications there might be of compromise by hostile actors in connection with that personal email system. so that's what we have done. now let me tell you what we found. although we did not find clear evidence that secretary clinton or her colleagues intended to violate laws governing the hailing of classified information, there is evidence that they were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive highly classified information. for example, seven email chains concern matters that were classified at the top secret special access program at the time they were sent and received. those chains involved secretary clinton both sending emails about those matters and receiving emails about those same matters. there is evidence to support a conclusion that any reasonable person in secretary clinton's position or in the position of those with whom she was corresponding about those matters, should have known that

an unclassified system was no place for that conversation in addition to this highly sensitive information, we also found information that was properly classified and secret by the u.s. intelligence community at the time it was discussed on email. that is excluding any later upclassified emails. none of these emails should have been on any kind of unclassified system. but their presence is especially concerning because all of these emails were housed on unclassified personal servers not even supported by full-time security staff like those found at agencies and departments of the united states government or even with a commercial email service like gmail. i think it's also important to say something about the marking of classification. only a very small number of the emails here containing classified information or markings that indicated the press ns of classify information.

even if information is not marked classified in an email, participants who know or should know that the subject matter is classified are still obligated to protect it. while not the focus of our investigation, we also developed evidence that the security culture of the state department in general and with respect to the use of unclassified systems in particular, was generally lacking in the kind of care for classified information that's found elsewhere in the u.s. government with respect to potential computer intrusion by hostile actors. we did not find direct evidence that secretary clinton's personal email domain in its various configurations since 2009 was hacked successfully. given the nature of the system and the actors potentially involved, we assess we would be unlikely to see such direct evidence. we do assess that hostile actors gained access to the private commercial email accounts of people with whom secretary clinton was in regular contact

from her personal account. we also assess that secretary clinton's use of a personal email domain was both known by a large number of people and readily apparent. she also used her personal email extensively while outside the united states including sending and receiving work related emails in the territory of sophisticated adversaries. given that combination of factors, we assess it is possible that hostile actors gained access to secretary clinton's personal email account. so that's what we found. finally, with respect to our recommendation to the department of justice. in our system, the prosecutors make the decisions about whether charges are appropriate based on evidence that the f.b.i. helps collect. although we don't normally make public our recommendations to the prosecutors, we frequently make recommendations and engage in productive conversations with prosecutors about what resolution may be appropriate given the evidence. in this case, given the importance of the matter, i think unusual transparency is in

order. although there is evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information, our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case. prosecutors necessarily weigh a number of factors before deciding whether to bring charges. there are obvious considerations like the strength of the evidence, especially regarding intent. responsible decisions also consider the context of a person's actions and how similar situations have been handled in the past. in looking back at our investigations into the mishandling or remove of classified information, we cannot find a case that would support bringing criminal charges on these facts. all the cases prosecuted involved some combination of clearly intentional and willful mishandling of classified information, or vast quantities of information exposed in such a way to support an inference of

intentional misconduct, or indications of disloyalty to the united states, or efforts to obstruct justice. we do not see those things here. to be clear, this is not to suggest that in similar circumstances a person who engaged in this activity would face no consequences, to the contrary, those individuals are often subject to security or administrative sanctions, but that's not what we're deciding now. as a result, you will though the department of justices makes final decisions on this. we're expressing our view that no charges are appropriate in this case. i know there will be intense public debate in the wake of this investigation. what i can assure the american people is that this investigation was done honestly, competently, and independently. no outside influence of any kind

was brought to bear. i know there are many opinions expressed by people who are not part of the investigation, including people in government, but none of that mattered to us. opinions are irrelevant. and they were all uninformed by insight into our investigation because we did our investigation the right way. only facts matter. and the f.b.i. found them here in an entirely apolitical and professional way. i couldn't be prouder to be part of this organization. thank you very much. four hours after the announcement on the clinton investigation, president obama campaign with hillary clinton and charlotte, north carolina. the event is the first appearance for the president campaigning with ms. clinton.

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[applause] clinton: thank you. thank you so much. hello, charlotte. [cheers] to be back in north carolina with so many friends. [applause] with congresswoman alma adams and congressman david pryce and congressman g.k. butterfield and your next u.s. senator, deborah ross. [cheers and applause] and your next governor, roy cooper. [cheers and applause] and, of course, with our president, barack obama. [cheers and applause]

i, i feel very privileged, because i've known the president in many roles; as a colleague in the senate, as an opponent in a hard-fought primary -- [laughter] and the president i was so proud to serve as secretary of state. [cheers and applause] but i've also known him as the friend that i was honored to stand with in the good times and the hard times. someone who has never forgotten where he came from -- [cheers and applause] and, donald, if you're out there tweeting, it's hawaii. [cheers and applause]

[laughter] so over the years we've had some memorable experiences together like storming a secret meeting of foreign leaders at a global climate summit. >> that was fun. [laughter] >> that was fun. esteem forall, my him kept growing and so did my

for his brilliant wife, michelle. and those two amazing daughters that they have. my husband and i know a little about how hard it is to raise a child in the public eye in the fishbowl of the white house but the obama's have done a fabulous job. melia who celebrated her 18th sasha,y yesterday and who has the energy and --husiasm of a younger full

a wonderful young woman. i happen to think those two young women may be the most impressive accomplishment of all of our president. reasons one of the many why it means so much to me personally to have the president support in this campaign. a thing orhe knows two about winning elections, take it from me. knows that despite all the progress we have made under his leadership and yes we , we still have a lot of work to do. president obama's job, one he did not ask for but was handed to him, was to save us from a second great depression and that is exactly what he did.

actually, i don't think he gets the credit he deserves for saving our economy. 14 million private sector jobs. the auto industry just had its best year ever. 20 million people now have health care. clean energy production has soared. getuld go on and on but you the idea, that is what leadership looks like. president has a different job to do building on the progress that president .bama has made we have to continue to take on deep structural challenges that existed long before the great recession. we see it here in north carolina

and across the country. and it's justlow too hard to get ahead. we need an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top. we are setting five big ambitious goals. first, under president obama and vice president biden, we have had 75 straight months of job growth. us to see 75 more so in my first 100 days as president, the biggest investment in new, good paying .obs since world war ii and when i say good paying jobs, i

meinrad. donald trump inc.'s wages are too high. he wants to get rid of the federal minimum wage altogether. well, i think anyone who is willing to work hard should be able to find a job that pays enough to be able to raise a family. we are going to increase the middle craft -- the middle class a raise. that is good for our families, good for our economy, and good for our country. second, we are going to make college debt-free for all. [applause] hand, we're going to build on the president's idea community college free

and we are going to help millions of people struggling with existing student debt save thousands of dollars. third, we're going to rewrite on roles and crack down companies that ship jobs overseas and profit to go with them. the companies that share profits with their employees instead. we are going to defend and strengthen the tough reforms president obama put in place on the financial industry. not tear them up like donald trump says he will do. we need to make sure that wall street can never wreck main street again. to makewe are going sure that wall street corporations and the super-rich pay their fair share of taxes.

it is just plain wrong that's a millionaire campaign pay a lower tax rate the end there are secretaries and we're going to stop it. in, by the way, we're going to keep asking to see donald trumps tax returns. and finally, we are going to to the wayd respond american families actually live and work in the 21st century. our families and work places i have changed, so isn't it time of our policies change, too? donald trump can accuse me of playing the woman card all he wants. but if fighting for equal pay and affordable childcare and affordable leave is playing the -- is playingen

the woman card, then deal me in. [chanting "hillary"] ms. clinton: most of although, we are going to build on the vision for america that president obama has always champion. a vision for a future where we do great things together. not as red states and blue states but as the united states. [applause] ms. clinton: when i look at president obama, i see a leader with heart, depth, in humility. , despite the of section he has faced, still reaches for common ground and

common purpose. might rememberu competed against each other as hard as we could back in 2008, but when it was over i was drawn to an dorsum and campaign for him. -- i was proud to endorse him and campaign for him. and when he called me asking to come to chicago, he wanted me to be secretary of state. i do not think anyone's on that coming, especially meat. , a lot ofraveled people would ask me how president obama and i could work together so well after being such fierce competitors. and some places, you know, the person who loses an election

gets executed or exiled, not ask be secretary of state. but president obama asked me to serve and i accepted. do want to know why? we both love our country. that is how democracy is supposed to work. we just celebrated 240 years of our independence. america we put common interests before self interests. we stand together because we know we are stronger together. presidente kind of barack obama has been. he has faced difficult, even unpopular decisions for the good of our country. theve sat with him situation room in seen him make the hardest choices a president faces. steady,it with principled leadership.

he is a statesman leading not just our country but the entire world. and diplomacyion historic global agreement on climate change. nucleard on the iran's program. open up cuba. rallied the world to curb the threat of nuclear weapons. oh withm go toe-to-10 the toughest foreign leaders and to get the order to go after of osama bin laden. my friends, is a president who knows how to keep us safe and strong. compare that to donald trump. ] rowd booing

clinton: can you imagine him sitting in the oval office the next time america faces a crisis? hangs on every word our president says and donald trump is simply unqualified and to be ourtally unfit president and commander-in-chief. from here to north carolina, this election is our chance to better theuntry is in this. in america, we do not enter down. we lift each other up. we build bridges not walls. we do not call the country we love a disaster or a laughing stock. we know america already is the greatest country on earth. think about those early

patriots who met in philadelphia that hot summer of 1776. rise orw we would all fall together. now, nobody looks like barack would have been included back then, but we are here today because the story of america is the story of hard-phot hard-one progress. hard-fought, hard-won progress. "hillary"] ing

history has moved in that direction slowly at times but unmistakably. as the president has reminded us, the ark of the whole universe is long. it bends to our justice. meif you believe along with and the president to that our best days as a nation are still ahead of us, please join this campaign. ,ake out your phone right now take out your phone and tecxt or go to hillaryclinton.com now inare hiring right north carolina. we are to win this state with your help. so, i do not know about you but we are fired up and ready to go.

ready to win this election. lee's join me in welcoming the president of the united states, obama!bama -- barack [cheers and applause] obama: hillary expressed hillary! a -- up?you fired are you ready to go? fired up? i am fired up. hillary got me fired up. me ready to do some work.

i hope everybody had a great fourth of july. >> we love you! president obama: i love you back. first of all, let me just say i like any excuse to come to north carolina. i just like north carolina. i love the people in north carolina. to campaign here, i used to say, it these are the -- it even the people who are not voting for me are nice. you know, that is not true everywhere. you have great people here. and then you that great food. north carolina has got some food. in fact, i will find someplace to stop in and get some food before i head back to washington, d.c. i know you all have recommendations.

i know i can't go to your house to get food, although i am sure you are an excellent cook. in plan, you have great basketball. you've got great basketball. we'll know that. we'll know that. but i am not going to get in between all of the tar heels and so on, you know. the blue devils. deacons. i am not going to get into all of that. you just have great basketball in north carolina. an excuse to come to north carolina. but, i am here for a simple reason. to see our outstanding congressional delegation. you are lucky to have them. have got anu outstanding candidate for the senate to end an outstanding candidate for the governor. and i am going to be working for

them, too, but i am here today because i believe in hillary clinton. you to help elect her to be the next president of the united states of america. that is why it i am here. now, -- "hillary"] hillaryama: as mentioned, this is not the first time we campaigned together. new hampshire after our primary in 2008. we went to unity, new hampshire, just in case people missed the point. that was the name of the town. unity, new hampshire. and we had gone through what was toughest,e longest,

primary. primaries are always tough because you are arguing with your friends and set of the folks you disagree with. sometimes you have to find stuff to disagree about even if you don't disagree. chris-crossing paths from new hampshire to nevada in as much as i have admired her when we served together in the senate, i came away from that primary admiring her even more. because during that year and a half, i had a chance to see up close just how smart she was and just how prepared she was. since i had debated her a couple of dozen times. let's be clear. you don't have to rub it in. me at least the first

half, and then i played hurt to a draw. on my gamed to be because she knew every fact and detail. and then, during those 18 the passion she feels for anybody who has faced in justice or discrimination. anybody who does everything right and still does not seem to get a fair shot. whether it was workers who lost their jobs or kids unable to afford college. and you could tell it was personal to her because she had seen struggles in her own life. herhad known challenges in own life and she could identify and empathize with people who were doing the right thing and she wanted to make sure they got a fair shake. again how and over

even when things did not go her own way, she would just stand up straight and come back stronger. she did not give up. she did not how. she just kept on going. she was the energizer bunny. she just kept on. the bottom-line is, she had to do everything i had to do but she was like ginger rogers, she had to do it backwards and in heels. contest,he end of our i saw the grace and the energy with which she threw herself into my campaign. not because she was not disappointed about the outcome of the primaries but because she knew it was something that was bigger they are not either of us and that was the direction of our country and how are we going to make sure all of the people counting on us would see a

better life. we may have gone to to tell from stoodto coast but we shoulder to shoulder for the ideals that we share. surprisedillary was and i was not surprised when i asked hillary to represent our interests and values around the world. do a great jobd as american secretary of state. perform.e would i knew the regard in which she was held all around the world. i knew the minute she took the job there was a seriousness that to would immediately manned some of the challenges we had had around the world during that time. carolina,l you, north faith inlinton, my

her, has always been rewarded. i have had a front row seat to her toughness and judgment and commitment. i witnessed in the situation room where she argued in favor of going to get bin laden. i saw how, as a former senator york, she knew, she understood, because she had seen and witnessed what this would mean to the thousands who lost loved ones when the twin tower fell. scale ined from her foreign capitals where diplomacy led to new hardware ships, opened up new nation student democracy. helped to reduce the nuclear threat. we have all been there. we have all witnessed the work she is done to advance the lives of women and girls around the globe. she has been working on this

since she was a young woman working on the children's defense fund. she is not late to the game. she has been going door to door to make sure kids got a fair share. making sure kids with disabilities could get a quality education. she has been fighting those fights and she has the scars to prove it. >> we love you hillary you! ies. obama: hillary and shared a big head the first time we saw it each other after we as one of theed greatest causes of her career. to all ofining access the affordable care health insurance for all of america because that is something she got started and we picked up at the time and were able to get across the finish line. the bottom line is, she was a great secretary of state. that is not just

my opinion. that was the view of the american people throughout the time she was serving. political whole machinery got moving. remember that? it was not so long ago. funny how that happens. everybody thought she was doing a great job. that is because she did do a good job. but, it is funny how the filter changes a little bit. same person. same work. but, he you know, that filter is a powerful thing. but you know, it was not just what happened in the limelight that made me grow to respect hillary more and more, it was how she and did when the cameras were not on. it was knowing how she did her homework.

it was knowing how many miles she put into traveled to make effectively was represented in corners of the globe that people do not even know about. there were not any political points to be had. -- political points to be had. i saw how she treated people with respect. even the people who are not quote unquote important. that is how you judge somebody. how they treat somebody when the cameras are off and they cannot do anything for you. do you still treat them right? do you still treat them with respect? are you still fighting for them? i saw how deeply she believes in the things she fights for. count on how you can her. how she will not waiver or back down or quit no matter how you forgot the challenge or how

fierce the opposition. and, if there is one thing i can those things matter. the here to tell you that truth is, nobody fully understands the challenges of the job until you actually have set at that desk. everybody has got an opinion. but nobody actually knows the job until you are sitting behind the desk. everybody can tweet. but nobody actually knows what it takes to do the job until you have sat behind the desk. i mean, my daughter tweeps, but

she does not think she thereby should be sitting behind the desk. so you cannot fully understand what it means to make life and death decisions until you have done it. that is the truth. but i can tell you this, hillary she hashas been tested seen up close what is involved in making those decisions. she has participated in the meetings in which those decisions have been made. she has seen the consequences of things working well and things not working well. any there has never been man or woman more qualified for this office they can hillary clinton.

never. ] heers and applause pres. obama: and that is the truth. that is the truth. in bottom line, hillary can do the job. and that is why i am so proud, and north carolina, to endorse hillary clinton for president of the united states. to some degreee i am preaching to the choir. i know i probably don't need to tell anybody here why we need hillary and her level-headedness and brilliance and temperament right now.

right now. because we have been through some tumultuous times in this new century. to face allinue kinds of challenges and change in the years ahead. and, this november, in this election, you are going to have a very clear choice to make the twain to fundamentally different visions of where america should go. and, this is not even really a choice between left and right or democrat or republican. this is a choice he twain whether we are going to cling to or reach --ry asked cling to some imaginary past or move to the future. whether we have in america who works -- that works for everybody or just a few people.

and, hillary is not somebody who fears the future. she believes that it is ours to shape. the same way it has always been. hillary understands that we make our own destiny as long as we are together. as long as we think of ourselves not as just a collection of individuals or interest groups or states, but as the united states of america. she knows that. she knows that when it comes to our economy. bestnows our economy works not when it only benefits the few at the top, but when everybody has a fair shot. mentioned, when i came into office things were not in very good shape as you will recall.

we were losing 800,000 jobs a month. pursuing, by the way, the same proposals that republicans are still peddling. and over the past six years, we have cut the employment rate in half. jobs have grown for the first time since another president clinton was in office. way, and because they are only talking about us as democrats, i want to point out we kind our deficit by nearly -- we cut our deficit by nearly 75%. they did not. wages for families are finally starting to rise again. but we've got so much more work to do. because in the 21st century we families.ing to help

we're not going to create jobs just by pretending we can turn back the clock and women are going to somehow not be in the workforce anymore. know, people of color suddenly are not going to be not career andetter future for their kids. we are not going to suddenly ignore all the progress we made of the last 30 years. not going to build walls around america or put technology back in the box. are going to ignore rights for women or minorities. we are not going to do that. if we are going to give working families and all families a chance to succeed, we have to make sure they can afford childcare. and they have got sick leave and paid leave.

and we have got to make sure women get equal pay for equal work. and we should make it easier not harder for workers to organize for better wages and working conditions and we should not eliminate the minimum wage, we should raise it higher so that if you work full-time you do not live in poverty. policies, the policies hillary mentioned, would help working families feel more secure in today's economy. she has actually got a plan. it is actually paid for. you can actually look at it. now, the fact that we have not gotten all of these ideas done is not the fault of immigrants

or unions or some liberal socialist scheme. it is very simple. republicans in congress and governors have been locking these ideas for the last eight years. it is that simple. so, i just want to be clear. there are other issues. is, who is concern going to look out for working families, if you are voting your are asking if you who is actually going to stand up for the guy on the construction site or the guy in the actor he or the woman -- or the guy in the factory or the woman who is cleaning hotel rooms or somebody really working hard. working families. if that is your concern, this is not even a choice.

because the other side has nothing to offer you. the other side has nothing to offer you. [crowd chanting "hillary"] i am going off script here but i want to repeat this. if your concern is working then this is not a choice. i do not care whether you're white, black, hispanic, native american, poker., male, female. if all you cares who is going to be fighting for ordinary folks or a better life for themselves and their children, then i do not know how you vote for the guy who is against the minimum , againstinst unions

making sure that everybody gets a fair shot, against legislation for equal pay, against sick leave and family leave and against all this other stuff that working families care about. so, if you are voting for the other team, it is not because of the economy. it is not because of the economy. you got to be clear about that stop -- you have got to be clear about that. even the republicans on the other sites do not know what this guy is talking about. [laughter] pres. obama: they really don't. they really don't. you ask them. know.light, "i don't

i don't know. so you can choose a path the devices with harsh rhetoric and pitting people against each other, all the while pushing policies that will just help folks at the top do any better and that is not helping working families. politics transform our so that all people of all races and all backgrounds get a higher wage and they all get quality health care and a decent retirement and all the children in this country get a better education. that is what hillary clinton believes and that is why i am supporting her for president of the united states and that is why you should, too.

now, to me, that in itself would be enough to make the choice. but we have some other choices. you can go the path that to climate change is real or you can choose a path where american lead thebusinesses world. we have doubled renewable energy in this country in the last seven years. remember when we were all concerned about our dependence on foreign oil? we have cut the amount of oil we buy from other countries in half. team waswhen the other telling us how they were going to get gas prices down like in 10 years? we did it.

we did it. so, we have been able to shape and the energy policy that is good for families, good for the pocketbook, and with sec. clinton south, america ultimately lead nearly 200 other nations to an agreement to save this planet for future generations. now, maybe you do not care about this. maybe you think 99% of scientists are wrong. or, -- you're welcome. but the point is, we are not done with this. here is up toom you. you can vote with the climate deniers who want to terror of the agreements we created in dumas our kids to a more dangerous world. back toan put people work building a cleaner energy

future for all of us. that is what is at stake in this election and that is one of the reason i am supporting hillary clinton for president. you know, hillary mentioned how we operate on the world stage. let me just say, i know the other guys talking about making america great again. america is really great. just the other day somebody was writing about, when you look at the surveys in the world it turns out that when obama came into office, the world did not think we were that great. but now they think we are the greatest. they think we are the strongest, they think we are in the best position. we were in a whole before he came into a for's, but right now the rest of the world thinks we are pretty darn great.

and by the way, you can look that up. that is a fact. that is not something i just tweet -- to0 -- two tweet. is from a paul, they actually talk to people, they actually know. we do not just make it. art of the reason is our outstanding secretary of state. part of the reason is hillary understood and continues to understand this is not just a bunch of policies that replaces the work of diplomacy. a bunch of phony bluster does not keep us safe. she understands we cannot retreat from a world that needs leadership. that is why she offers a smarter platform that uses of american power to protect our people and our allies. statesa end will be a

woman who makes us proud around the world. diplomacyeploy whenever possible, but she also to be aat it take commander-in-chief and i know she will never hesitate to use force when it is necessary to protect us. and, she will know how to mobilize the world around the causes we believe in that we know are right and make sure other countries pull their own weight. that is leadership. and that is why hillary clinton has to be the next president of the united states of america. applause] [chanting] her! obama: i'm with

you know, part of the reason we're here is because we all believe that this country only lives up to this potential when every single one of us gets a chance to succeed. american,ino, native rich, poor, turkish american, gay, straight, male, female, all of us matter. creed.us share the same all of his pledge allegiance to the same flag. that does not mean we have to agree on everything, we'll have different ideas and that is part of what makes america great. hillary thatith our democracy works best when there are basic bonds of trust between us. when we recognize that every voice matters. and the people who disagree with us most strongly love this country is much do. have neverrd -- you

heard hillary clinton demonize other people. you have never heard her not be willing to engage in focus, even when they disagree with her. folks on the senate on the other side. they liked working with her. about folks on the senate on the other side, they like working with her. that land of leadership is how we're going to get these done. that is how we can protect more of our kids from gun violence. that is the new challenge. town, the other side blocked any new safety gun reforms. after orlando, they blocked any safety reforms. they're not listening to 90% of the american people. democrats and republicans who support background checks and want to make sure nobody on a no-fly list cannot actually go out and bridges and automatic rifle. hillary knows how to build

coalitions! can't takews we smart steps to protect both our rights and our kids so they can go to movies or to church or to school. and, if you believe that, too, then there is no choice there. you have got to vote for hillary clinton. applause] pres. obama: her brand of leadership can save a broken immigration system so it lives ofto our laws in this nation immigrants. unless you are he native american, somebody brought you here. somebody came here. from someplace else now. so i just want to be clear about that, not everybody had their papers straight when they came here. i am just saying. are you know, there

millions of starving young people whose lives hang in the balance. they want to give something back to this country that they love. they want to serve in our military. they want to go to college. they want to the doctors. they want to cure diseases. and for years, the republicans talked a good game about immigration reform and than they do not do anything. and now, they picked that nominee who has only a plan to build a higher wall. a plan.not no, no, no -- hold on a second. don't boo. vote. don't boo! vote. doing does not help stop you need to vote. help.lying does not

booing does not help. you've got to vote. if you do not inc. your vote matters, if you do not think the stakes are high enough, remember the suprementh, court could not reach a decision involving immigration because republicans in the senate have refused to just do their job and just have the courtesy to meet with a nominee that even they admit is one of the most qualified ever to be nominated for a seat on the supreme court. will not even give him a hearing. will not even give him an up or down vote. would rather have their nominee for president choose his own justice to fill that seat. don't move. -- don't boo.

you've got to vote. he wants a justice who views the world as he does. that is not a good thing. that is not what you want on the highest court in the land. the supreme court is known joke. the people who sit on that bench make monumental decision that affect all of your rights. our responsibilities and duties as citizens. it affects every area of our daily lives. reality show. this is not entertainment. this is real. a reality show, this is reality. and, being president of the united states means you have to deal with reality. when a crisis hits, you cannot just walk off the set. script't fire the writer. you cannot be reckless.

you don't have the luxury of saying whatever pops into your head. you have got to know when you are talking about. you have to do your homework. you cannot just take out reporters. you can't go to another country and if you do not like a question they ask, just kick them out. another you are in country. you have to apply judgment. go yourn things don't way. you have to make the tough call even when they're not popular. and even when they will not pay off runway or increase your poll numbers. to have got to be able handle criticism without taking it personally. you have to brush up and get the job done. that is some of what i have learned. by serving as your president. has is some of what hillary learned as a senator and as the secretary of state. in to that is why am voting for hillary clinton.

applause] on obama: i know i have gone too long. that's what happens. enjoying the hawaii surf too much. so let me simplify this and let me be blunt. i want to be blunt. can i be blunt? i'll be blunt. you know, hillary has her share of critics. when youhat happens are somebody who is actually in the arena. that is what happens when you have fought for what you believe in. that is what happens when you dedicate yourself to public service the course of a lifetime. hillary apart from some of the others is, she never stopped caring. she never stop trying. country, and we like new things. and i benefited from that

culture, let's reason. when i came on the scene in 2008, everybody said, well he's new! they don't say that now, because i am not. but sometimes we take somebody who has been in the trenches and fought the good fight and then study for granted. -- and has been steady for granted. beingmes we think never there and not knowing what you are doing is a virtue. for airlinethat pilots. we don't do that for surgeons. but somehow, we think president of the united states -- and i'll know. who does that? come on. the consequences, that means sometimes hillary does not get the credit she deserves. but the fact is, hillary is steady. true.llary is

and she has been in politics for the same reason i have, because we can't improve other people's lives by doing this and we do not care about the slings and arrows thrown at us because we know that is how it will change and real progress happens and that we, if we are willing to work hard, can finish, can bring life changes that make better for some kid at there. for some senior at there. somebody who is unemployed of there. and, it may take more than one year. in sometimes it takes more than one term. in sometimes it takes more than one presidency or even one generation. and that is ok. i think she will this up to that. we want people to believe their government can work in their president cares. every child in this country should have the same chances country gave us. because we were not born with a

silver spoon. behind all ofat the angry rhetoric and teddy bickering and point-scoring and american the ordinary -- americans are good. they are generous. hard-working. and they have common sense. and we share a certain sense of common values and dreams. that is why i one in 2008. i ran intowhy thousand eight, and i believe in those ideals and values more than ever and i believe in the american people more then ever and i am more optimistic about ever.ture than and that is why my faith, my faith is stronger about the simple american idealism oldest the founding of the country. people can change the country for the better. i have seen it happen.

i have read my last campaign and i cannot be happier or prouder. but i am ready to pass the baton and i know that hillary clinton is going to take it and i know she can run that race. for better jobs, better schools, safer streets, a better world. and that is why i'm fired up and ready to go and that is why i am with her and that is why i need you to work just as hard to make sure that hillary rodham clinton is the next president of the united states. god bless you, north carolina. god bless you. god bless the united states of america. ♪ ♪

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our relevant to the white house coverage continues with the platform committee taking place 3ve in orlando starting at p.m. eastern on july 8 and continuing july 9. there will be a debate on the democratic party platform for this year's election. live coverage on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> house democrats gathered outside the u.s. capitol to call for conference of gun violence legislation. we will bring you that starting wednesday eastern on on c-span3. and legislation may include a sales to to halt gun

suspected terrorists for up to three days. that is live at 3:00 p.m. eastern, also on c-span3. >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, reaction to today's recommendation by the fbi that no charges be brought against hillary clinton as well as legislation about gun sales in the house. and the latest on the flint, michigan water crisis. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal beginning live wednesday morning. join the discussion. accidenty after the campaign, nigel step down as leader. european leaders spoke about the

uk's decision to leave. .his is a 50 minute portion >> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. we can now continue with our debates. our next item on the agenda is the conclusion of the european council. the conclusion of the european council meeting, first of all i welcome mr. donald tusk. you have the floor. mr. tusk: thank you.

members of the european parliament, before presenting discussion on the political consequences of the u.k. referendum, i will first report some of the other results. you cannot stand still. the referendum from the u.k. that will relieve the eu of its duty to resolve the immigration crisis which has undermined the sense of security for the whole of europe. resist thest also end,scernible] -- to this -- in even in the u.k. referendum it contains few creates jobs.t this is why we have made the decision to work more closely

together in areas of digital and capital markets. taken during the summit will have an impact on the lives of europeans regardless of the u.k. leading -- leaving the eu. on immigration, the leaders reviewed crossings from turkey to the greek islands. the crossings have now almost come to an on. since 2015, that border was crossed regularly by 7000 people daily. now it is around 50 per day. given this significant lowered in flux, we can now officially this. this, in turn, should restart the scent -- restore the sense of security in europe.

can focus ontion the central met at -- the central military and -- the central mediterranean. [indiscernible] are moving to a new way to work with countries to apply the necessary leverage to of illegal returns migrants. all illegal economic migrants must be returned to the countries of origin. -- we also are addressing what needs to be done to stabilize the situation. we welcome to the presentation by the high representative of a

new global strategy to guide the union foreign security. the leaders thanked the prime minister for a professional diplomacy and hard work over the past six months. this includes the arrangement with turkey to stem migration flow through the greek island and the political agreement on a new european border. i would like to thank this house for your invaluable contribution in helping to achieve this in the necessary timeframe. to exit.w turn brexit.e now turn to respecting the role of the british people the leaders recognize the process of orderly exit is now on everyone's and especially in the uk's interest.

the president explained why he is leaving the decision to trigger article 50. that somes understand time is needed to allow the political landscape to settle in britain. but they also expect the intentions of the u.k. government to be specified as soon as possible. post-brexitider the economy situation and the presence of the european to show us about the cooperation of international institutions. the council made clear brexit means substantially lower growth in the u.k., with a possible negative spillover all over the world. for the second the of our met informally without the u.k. prime minister

to discuss our future. unlike to assure you that the leaders are absolutely determined to remain united into work together. we also agreed that there would be no negotiations of any kind until the u.k. formally notifies us of the intention to withdraw from the eu. it is up to the british government to submit such a notification to the european council. as ape to have them partner in the future. but access to the single market means acceptance of all four freedoms, including the freedom of movement. marketill be no single locarno. car -- a la carte.

it is too early to draw conclusions more broadly on our future cause. but too many people in europe or are unhappy with the current state of affairs. the leadership we recall during the debate, for two decades europe has brought hope and we have a responsibility to return to that. 27 will meethe eu informally and september trying [indiscernible] -- we will take this opportunity to continue our personal -- political reflection. thank you. [applause] >> now i give the floor to the commission president, mr. jean-claude juncker.

mr. shankar: i won't repeat everything the president of the european council said the cousins i agree with everything he said. truthyou won't find the listening to paraphrases, so i will not paraphrase. you will have studied them already so i am not going to repeat everything which has already been recorded in writing following the council meeting. particularly leas that the european council talk to the commission chamber of the deepening of the internal market. i'm satisfied that the european council once again has .tipulated the right response

i am pleased that the european council has confirmed its can illusions on the way we deal with the refugee crisis by saying we need solidarity of the member states. i agree with the european council when it says that the future should be growth and employment. major and first priority of the european this is in line with the priorities i outlined back in july 2014. so i am pleased that the european council agrees that we should extend the plan for the next three years. proposed toch we the commission and this is a proposal which has been closely monitored by the parliament. i have been impressed by the

work of the parliament here and this means we have been able to increase investment by 180 one in which is not impossible to the investment plan. i agree with all those who say we should not carry on as before , but really, is that what we are in fact doing? no. and commission have agreed that we need to change our policy but at the to stick we are going to our priorities. do our priorities need revealing? what we are doing is making sure the decisions we take our properly implemented.

i think we should better implement the decisions we take. before.t continue as i'm refused to revise everything. i agree with those who say that yet forot the time, not deep institutional reforms. who say thatthose now is not the time to revise the treaties. what we need to do is continue go with the long-term --jects which we now need to we shoulded to do -- accelerate reforms if and when we need them. brexit, i haveo no desire whatsoever to repeat what i said last week in theory.

i will just note that the brexit heroes of yesterday are now the brexit heroes of today. [applause] who have contributed to the situation in the u.k. have resigned. johnson and others. they are, as it were, retro-nationalists. [applause] joker: that is the reason we're waiting for the british notification for --

mr. juncker: i cannot believe they need months before they know what to do. you would think they had a plan. and set of delivering a plan, they are delivering a vote. agree with resident task, we're waiting for notification. -- if we want access to the internal market they have to -- iscernible] [applause]] >> thank you very much.

president. >> in the first few hours, when the commission met under mr. task, everything was about instability and coping with that. instability on the markets. the economy took a tumble. everything was unsure. there was fear about jobs and i think everybody needed to keep a clear head and i want to thank everybody who did that during the town so meeting. we need to respect the brexit decision and it is clear. i would like to thank mr. york for stating there should be no informal discussion on the negotiations. the internal market is tightly linked with the basic freedoms. for lorriesceptable

to be able to circulate freeway on our motorways but our citizens to be stuck. that is important. not going to happen. we have got to think about how to best deal with the situation and i think, very quickly, we need to realize the u.k. does not know how to realize what the outcome and they should step back and think about it. but the rest of the 27th should not. it should not stop them from fulfilling their tasks and abject those and also there is a problem in london, don't forget. there is not a problem in berlin or paris. thinking ofple are the referendum and the elections. scotland is thinking about what to do.

is facing a lack of leadership at the moment. people need to realize the problem is in london, not the european union. the chaos has intensified theuse of the fact that , they have nows jumped ship. we do not know where one of them is today. perhaps he is on a tropical island and joined himself. completely this is cowardly as far as i am concerned. the responsibility of politicians is very important. credibility is undermined by this kind of irresponsible behavior. nown europe have got to

keep calm and if you look at trade policies today, the commission today for example is going to discuss the privacy shield and internet, for citizens and member states if they gain in terms of sovereignty. in europe,ions taken after all, is not taken without a majority in the council. it is actually unanimous how decisions are taken so we not talking about a lack of democracy. thateverybody here can see we do not need any help along the lines of helping us to achieve more democracy. this is already here. sometimes we need time to get together and take decisions but today, this week, we going to be deciding on the european border and coast guard proposal.

that happened very quickly. we only happened to start work on this about five months ago, so we can be quick where the we want to end when it is necessary. brexit and those that were banned from even having a view that they aresay the ones responsible for brexit, bull.s just a load of ladies and gentlemen, we need europe and that is my parting thought today. pointing the finger, that is no way forward. it is no way of solving our problems for the future. we want accountability, responsibility, democracy. and if the council decides to extend the sanctions on russia unanimously, then you wonder why the foreign minister, foreign ministers that have been challenging that and criticizing

that, why have they voted for that? back home and criticized decisions that they themselves have taken. we need people to call each other to account. to take responsibility for their own decisions and not hide behind national concerns when -- one need tory leadership decided to go down that route, we need to ensure that we sure up our democracy. forward.he way we need to work together to reach solutions for the problems facing us today. thank you. [applause] thank you, president. after the shock of the referendum, and at the summit , mr. tusk, it should

have been a relief. there are areas of shade and light. we have made the decisions not to have been negotiation before the official notification is forthcoming from the u.k., not to consider the european union carte menu where you can pick and choose what you like. working together where it is important and it the u.k. wants market,o the single they have to agree to single movement of the people. we're making progress as a partnership with different countries so these are all areaspments but there are that are less favorable.

when we had the summit. now, unity is what we need. stand togetherto in that straightaway should have been very clear and come up with better integration. but everything has now been put to september instead of taking action straightaway. for this delay, i have to be frank about this, it is once -- not of thethe european union, but of en intergovernmental europe. understand where some are coming from. how can he say the intergovernmental way works so well over the years. how can he think that. what if the greek crisis? what happened there?

and during the migration crisis, clear toed it is quite union that the european was a driving force in our community. that is what we need to achieve. we do not want to defend the mr.unity methods, defending juncker and the community system. intergovernmental relaunch that is an act of will. it is very damaging, indeed. so turning to the council, then, i would like to invite them to change roads on that. do not be scared, do not worry. mr.are a courageous person, juncker.

do not be intimidated, you have got to keep going. the negotiations, you cannot lose ties. waiting for the conservatives to vote for a new leader, we should be continuing on. as absurd to wait. what he has said. about a disaster. have just left the whole country in ruins. and then they want to come back hellto what they define as on earth. why, that is just ridiculous. that weed to ensure tax got to fight against stopping, tax havens.

, these things are very important. we do not want to do this, we have got to be ready to support countries and sanctions and things that do not keep pace with reality. we should not be referring matters, we have got to take action. we should not be resting, sitting aside and observing, we should be taking action and being players here. thank you. group.now for the easier and now for the other group. >> thankfully last tuesday and wednesday, the ingalls, the heads of government spoke. ander and, heads -- cooler calm her heads began to prevail.

in the eu, it is for their respective national governments to decide how best to respond to the national referendum. this is the case even now when the netherlands has been given the space to decide its response to the referendum in march. the treaties are clear. anyone who does not like what the treaties say, they are the authors and signatories, who knows? maybe some are in the chamber today. some are quick to point a finger at others and accuse them of breaching the rules of log while at the same time tossing aside our own rules when it does not suit the majority. reports they are entitled to under the system. interfering in the internal affairs of the member states when they do not like who was elected in that country. the more they try to pressure

the u.k., the more they justified the decision the british people have taken. the british referendum was just the latest wake-up call for the eu and many rightly responded by calling for more reforms. the problem is, it is not the sought. instead, it seeks to pursue the 1950's project. to ask why has that not happened already. right to say people are disillusioned with grand utopian visions of the future. and just want us to come that are with the present. some, in brussels, different conclusions. instead of wanting to get on with the friendly relationship of the u.k., have the hope that heart of the kingdom can remain in the eu, rolling up the red carpet for scotland. i'm sure the people would be encouraged to see new leaders and enthusiastic embrace of redetermination. we write and talk about the

history but what about the about when leaders become disconnected from their people. increasingly, decisions in the eu are not being made like that. especially in that chamber. decisions are not always made by all across the consonant -- can't -- continent. decisions are made by five men sitting in a room cutting deals among themselves. this is not democracy. if you want to show you are open and transparent, stop. my group does not want the eu to break up. it wants to seriously change how it works. whenever challenged, ignoring the results and referendum and same we continue anyway is not a good enough response. the eu has a stake in government. to ask have questions. was is what the ecl group

created to do. to us those tough questions that people in this chamber don't want to hear. with or without the u.k., there is a growing number of people across the european union who want change. my plea to all of you is listen to those who want the eu to meet the challenges of the future. listen to those who want politicians to start dressing legitimate concerns even where we disagree and listen to those who want their leaders to focus on jobs and growth rather than creating political utopias. is always a little bit difficult but you give preference to us. you are leaving the union and get you are explaining what to do with the future. should it not be better that you know what to do in britain

because they have no clue of what needs to be done. for the moment. that should be better, to give lessons in london and not here. [applause] they remind me of rats fleeing a sinking ship. johnson abandons it. forl farage wants more time himself and his family to spend his european salary apparently. so the leave leaders leave for the moment. britain man standing in will be that will happen. it will be like in the time of margaret thatcher only the woman is capable to manage a divided tory party as we see it today. women will rescue brit