financial institutions and that definition includes a bank, a foreign bank and a savings association. so the s.e.c. does not regulate any of the entities that are described in this. and in addition to that, the securities and exchange commission chair, chairwoman in this instance who will be resigning soon is covered under government-wide ethics rules and laws. the s.e.c. has additional s.e.c. specific rules that are in place and this amendment would do absolutely nothing to support or diminish those because it doesn't address any situation that they have. and with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the oes have it.

mr. desaulnier; i request a recorded vote. the chair: further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california will e postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 5 printed in part a of house report 115-3. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 5 printed in part a of house report 115-3 offered by mr. raskin of maryland. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 40, the gentleman from maryland, mr. raskin and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland. mr. raskin: this amendment will require both the chairman of the s.e.c. and its commissioners to undergo a comprehensive professional ethics training in order to ensure that all s.e.c. regulations and actions are free

from conflicts of interest that may arise from their past or future employment or by legal representation of regulated entities. this training into ethical standards that were just invoked by think distinguished colleague from michigan is critical to guard against regulatory capture and protect the public interest. the whole challenge of a republic is how to get legislators and other public officers who are agents of the people to serve the common good rather than their own private interest. in the cost benefit terms of this legislation, you would call this the agency problem. our constitution, with everything from the separation of powers, the emoll ewements clause to the titled nobility clause is designed to safeguard the public interest and reduce prospects for mischief, corruption, and self-dealing from people in government. providing mandatory ethics training is a simple way to remind all those in public life

who we really work for, the american people. requiring employees to undergo basic ethics training is not unusual, in fact, every congressional staffer who works in this body is required to undergo ethics training in his or her first 60 days of employment here. the freshman class, of which i'm a proud member of, just had an excellent briefing on ethics standards a couple of weeks ago. under this amendment, congress will be able to ensure that the s.e.c. officials making the critical rules that govern the financial securities industry are looking out for the american people and not for any particular special interest. conflicts of interest have been rife in the financial sector. in 2008 while wall street and big banks preyed on the victims of the mortgage crisis, american families lost trillions of dollars in retirement values, home values, equity and so on. this amendment would implement a simple safeguard ensuring that the people who regulate the financial sector are not crossing any ethical lines, or

bending the rules in favor of past or future employers or any other special interest. the people of the united states expect and deserve nothing less from washington and in closing, i would urge all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this amendment. thank you, mr. chairman. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? mr. huizenga: i rise to claim time in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. many huizenga: thank you, mr. chairman. i believe the sponsor of the amendment was in the chamber when we were discussing this on the last amendment. but the federal law as well as s.e.c. supplemental regulations already govern ethics and conflicts of interest. it is well known, especially if you check out my twitter account, i think, most people who support this president don't believe i support this president enough. a number of people would say i haven't supported this s.e.c.

chairman to the level that i should. this, frankly is insulting to this current president as well as the chair, implying somehow this chair has this chair has of poor people and the bankrupt as was just sort of laid out by the sponsor of this, is an insult. and the outcome of this is to believe that the s.e.c. chair, who is typically, and i know in many particular case, a very accomplished -- accomplished professional, is amazingly shortsighteding i believe. additionallying the chair is required to receive personal annual ethics training, as well as initial ethics briefing and i direct the sponsor to review the statute on this. additionally, the chairman and commissioner is required to file an ethics agreement let for the which he will agree to divest

prohibited assets, if she has not done so prior to the appointment, to recuse herself rom matters in which she has conflict which can be found also in code. finally the chairman or commissioner is prohibited from engaining in any other business, employment, or vocation while in office or she may never use the power of her office to influence or her name to promote business interests. so once again, i think that what we are trying to do here with the underlying bill is to make sure that the s.e.c. follows through on what the courts have mandated in previous rulings, that they use a cost benefit analysis, this is not about fraud, this is not about whether mary jo white needs ethics training. this is about making sure that the s.e.c. has an identifiable target and goal with the rules it is putting in place and then analyzing whether the costs and

in favor of eigh protecting the consumer. and ultimately, at the end they have day this amendment does nothing to forward that. so with that, i will reserve the balance of my time and oppose the amendment. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland. mr. raskin: thank you very much. the gentleman from michigan has invited us through the very kohl -- the various colloquies to believe that there's a comprehensive ethical regime in place. we believe there is. but there is not a requirement that the chair of the s.e.c. and each commissioner undergo ethical straining -- training to understand precisely what their ethical obligations are. it would be as if to say, nobody needs to have stop signs or stoplights out there because there is a traffic code someplace. there may be, but we need actual direction to people who are participating in the activity of

regulation. so nothing that the gentleman has said persuades me that the ethics training is taking place or that the s.e.c. commissioners and chair of the s.e.c. don't need it. if anything, i said is read by anyone to insult the president of the united states or the chair of the s.e.c. then i would stand corrected. i don't think i said anything that would have affronted any of them. this is a basic ethics training that takes place for people across the government. so i -- for the life of me, i can't understand what the opposition to it is. there seems to be a fetishizing of cost-benefit analysis above everything else. the constitution doesn't include the words cost-benefits. there are a whole series of legal cause clauses, like those that establish no foreign bibery, no domestic bribery new york compromising of the government. i don't understand why we're so

afriday of building those principles into the legal architecture that governs the securities and exchange commission commission. i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. many huizenga: i understand that the sponsor is a constitutional law proftsor. will direct you to 5 c.f.r. 38.305 and 5 c.f.r. 2638.304 which says the chair of the s.e.c. is required to receive in person annual ethics training as well as an initial ethics briefing. additionally, chairmen and commissioners are required to file ethics agreement letters in ich they agree to divest, so -- here's what the bottom line is. we don't need additional words in the federal registry to do what is already being done. you -- sorry, the sponsor of the

amendment mentioned that cost benefit analysis is not in the u.s. constitution. neither is the s.e.c. however, due process is in the constitution. and what we are trying to get at is due process to make sure that we have us as a legislative body properly involved and engaged in this and that we understand what the goals and objectives of the securities and exchange commission is when they are issuing a rule and whether that rule is going to affect the change that is intended. and what are those benefits? is it going to benefit and protect the consume her again, i will reiterate, the three elements of the mission of the securities and exchange commission, number one, to protect investors. number two to maintain fair andrd orely and efficient markets. number three, to facilitate capital formation. that is the stated goal and the

job of the securities and exchange commission. with that, mr. chairman, i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland. mr. raskin: i think we've arrived at what the difference is between myself and the gentleman from michigan. the regulation as he reads it applies only to the chair. this amendment would extend the ethics training which he seems to support to all of the members of the securities and exchange commission. it's true that they all have to do a filing, as we all do, about our various finances. that's not the comprehensive ethical training all of us need to get in order to avoid conflicts of interest. so if that's something that's good enough for the chair, presumably it's good enough for all the member os they have s.e.c. i urge my colleague to rethink his opposition to commonsense amendment which i think would install precisely what the american people are asking of us, which is that all of us pay attention to public ethics and the conduct of our duties. i yield. the chair: the gentleman yields.

the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. huizenga: thank you, mr. chairman. i maintain my opposition to this amendment and yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the question is on ee-- on the amendment offered by the gentleman from maryland. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not agreed. mr. raskin: i would like to request a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18 fourth proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from maryland will be postponed. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments prinned in part a of house report 115-3 on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order. amendment 1 by mr. al green of texas. amendment 3 by mr. al green of texas. amendment number 4 by mr. desaulnier of california. and amendment number 5 by mr. raskin of maryland. the chair will reduce to two

minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote after the first vote of the series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 1 printed in part a of house report 115-3 by the gentleman from texas, mr. al green. on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 1 printed in part a of house report 115-3 offereded by mr. al green of texas. the chair: the recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a vorded rote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] tatis.]

the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 192, the nays are 233. he amendment failed.

the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 3 printed in part a of house report 115-3 by the gentleman from texas, mr. al green, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 3 printed in part a of house report 115-3. offered by mr. al green of texas. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or

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the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 191, the nays are 232. the amendment is not adopt the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 4 printed in part a of house report 115-3 by the gentleman from california, mr. desaulnier, on which further proceedings were postponed, on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 4 printed in part a of house report 115-3, offered by mr. desaulnier of california.

the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise an be counted. a sufficient number having risen a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

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the chair: on this vote the yeas are 194, and the nays are 233. he amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 5 printed in part a of house report 115-3 by the gentleman from maryland, mr. raskin, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 5 printed in part a of house report 115-3 offered by mr. raskin of maryland. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives.

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the chair: on this vote the yeas are 196. the nays 231. the amendment is not adopted. there being no further amendments, under the rule the committee rises.

the chair: mr. speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration h.r. 78 and pursuant to house resolution 40 i report the bill back to the house with an amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports the committee has had under consideration h.r. 78 and pursuant to house resolution 40 reports the bill back to the house with an amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. under the rule the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: a bill to improve the consideration by the securities and exchange commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and rders.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? >> i have a motion to recommit at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentlewoman opposed to the ill? >> i am opposed. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman qualifies. the house will be in order. the house will be in order. members, take conversations off the floor. the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: mrs. bustos of illinois moves to recommit the bill to the committee on financial services with instructions to report the same back to the house forthwith with the following amendment. page 4, after line 25, insert the following -- c, consideration of the potential

outsourcing of u.s. jobs. in making a rnled determination of the cost and benefits of a proposed regulation, the commission shall, to the extent it's relevant, to the proposed regulation, consider whether market participants can relocate their operations utside of the united states. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from illinois, mrs. bustos, is recognized in five minutes in support of her motion. mrs. bustos: this motion says that the securities and exchange commission should take into account whether any proposed rule will have an impact on outsourcing american jobs. many of us, especially those of us in the industrial heartland, represent regions that have experienced serious job losses because of companies sending jobs overseas. i'll tell you a little bit about mine. i have the honor of serving the illinois 17th congressional district. most of my district is rural.

it spans 7,000 square miles, 14 counties, covers the entire northwestern region of the state of illinois. we are the world headquarters for john deere. you've probably seen the tractors or the combines out there on the farmland. we're also the world headquarters for caterpillar, and as you've traveled around our country and world you've probably seen the yellow big earth-moving equipment. that comes from my congressional district. but like many parts of our heartland, our region has seen far too many manufacturing jobs shipped overseas. i'm going to give you a couple examples. in a town called galesburg, illinois, we had a maytag plant that made refrigerators. overnight every last one of those jobs was shipped to mexico. a dozen years later the wages there still have not recovered because of that outsourcing. we have a town called hanover, little bitty town. there was a plant called robert shaw. they made little valves that go

inside washing machines, dish washers that measured the water that flowed through. there was nearly a 0% defect rate on what was produced out of that plant. and the company was profitable. and yet every last one of those jobs went to mexico. and then we had a company called cincada. they made auto part sensors and it was bought out by a company called bane capital. you might know a company called bane capital. and they shipped those jobs to china. i made friends over there named dot turner. she worked there 40-plus years, started right out of high school, and she had the indignity of the last function that she had to do at that plant was to scrape the tape off the floor that laid the area for where the machinery had been. that was what she had to do. so i'm here to tell you those

stories but also to say that this is happening to way too many workers. men and women like dot turner understand the dignity that comes with having a good job and putting in a good hard day's work. they understand that a good career is a pathway to a better future for themselves and for their families. but too many people, like dot, have been left behind. so what are we going to do, what's ahead? in just nine days, in just nine days president-elect trump will take the oath of office after running on a platform of making america great again. he said he'd do that by bringing home jobs that had been sent overseas. well, many of my colleagues on this side of the aisle have been fighting to protect american jobs for years. in fact, we put forth real solutions to spur growth in the manufacturing sector and get our middle class back to work.

we've introduced more than 80 bills in our make it in america agenda, but we've been blocked at so many turns. so what kind of legislation is making it to the house floor instead? bills like the one we're going to be voting on soon, bills that would make it more difficult for the securities and exchange commission to protect investors and consumers, it would make it more difficult for that to happen. and bills that would gamble the retirement savings of everyday americans as if we were a trump casino. working families deserve more than a bumper sticker slogan. they know that talk can be cheap in a place like washington, d.c., and they are tired of politicians putting billionaires over the little guy. that's why this motion would ensure that our focus is on bringing back outsourced jobs. working families need to know that we here in washington are fighting for them. please join me and let's show

the american people that we are serious about this issue. and mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? mr. huizenga: mr. speaker, i yield -- sorry. i claim time in opposition. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. huizenga: well, thank you, mr. speaker. and i have to commend my colleague. this is close, but this isn't horseshoes. words have meaning, and i have to tell you our underlying bill does actually do what you are talking about and i'll direct you to page 4. page 4, and i quote, evaluate whether consistent -- consistent with obtaining regulatory objectives, the regulation is tailored to impose the least burden on society, including market participants, individuals, businesses of different sizes and other entities, including state and local government entities, taking into account to the extent practicable the

cumulative cost of regulations. so what we have here, mr. speaker, is a problem. we have a problem with the u.s. businesses not performing the way that they should. we have to understand why that has happened. i have to point out to my colleague that frankly we have fewer publicly traded companies in this country right now. you have to ask yourself why. we have virtually no i.p.o.'s happening in this country. you have to ask yourself why. well, we know the answer, and it's because we have overly burdened ourselves in this country and are no longer competitive. and in fact, here's what i look forward to on january 21. i look forward to repealing the tax code that we have, and then we don't have to worry. i'm looking to repealing obamacare and then we don't have to worry. i'm looking forward for real regulatory reform, and then we don't have to worry about that as a country. so while this may be close on

the objective of what our sponsor is trying to do, i would recommend voting against this motion to recommit and vote for the underlying bill. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. without objection, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. the question is on the motion. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. mrs. bustos: mr. speaker, i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those in support of a request for a recorded vote will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. five-minute vote. this five-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a five-minute vote on passage of the bill, if ordered. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 195rk the nayses are 232. less than a majority voting in the affirmative, the motion is not adopted. the question is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. ms. waters: recorded vote is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california. ms. waters: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote.

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the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 243, the nays are 184. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. pursuant to house resolution 40 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the further consideration of h.r. 238. will the gentleman from georgia kindly take the chair.

the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the further consideration of h.r. 238, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: bill to re-authorize the commodity futures trading commission, to better protect futures customers, to provide end users with market certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure transparency and accountability at the commission, to help farmers, ranchers and end users manage risks, to help keep consumer costs low and for other purposes. the chair: the when the committee of the whole -- when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, amendment number 8 printed in part b of house report 115-3 offered by the gentlelady from missouri, mrs. artzler, has been disposed of. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 4 printed in part b of house report 115-3 by the gentleman from texas, mr. conaway, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by

voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 4 printed in part b of house report 115-3 offered by mr. conaway a of texas. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the chair: on this vote the yeas are 236 and the nays are 191. he amendment is adopted.

the question is on the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended. those in favor, please say aye. those opposed, please say no. the ayes have it, the amendment is adopted. under the rule the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: mr. chairman. the chair: mr. speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration h.r. 238 and pursuant to house resolution 40 i report the bill back to the house with an amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration the bill h.r. 238 and pursuant to house resolution 40 reports the bill

back to the house with an amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. under the rule, is there a separate vote demanded from any amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. if not the question is on the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: a bill to re-authorize the commodity futures trading commission, to better protect futures customers, to provide end-users with market certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure transparency and accountability at the commission, to help , and , ranchers end-users manage risks, to help keep consumer costs low, and or other purposes. the eaker pro tempore: ouse will come to order.

members will remove their conversations from the well and from the aisles. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. langevin: mr. speaker, i have a motion to recommit at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman opposed to the bill? mr. language rin: i am opposed. the clerk: mr. langevin of rhode island moves to recommit the bill 238 to the bill on agriculture with instructions to report the same back to the house forthwith with the following amendment. page 44, line 15, strike and. page 44, after line 15 insert the following -- b, the commission shall not consider the swaps regulatory requirements of a foreign jurisdiction described under subparagraph a as comparable to and as comprehensive as united

states swaps requirements. if that foreign jurisdiction has been found by the commission in consultation with the director of national intelligence to have engaged in cyberattacks targeting any election held in the united states and, page 44, line 16, strike b and insert c. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. langevin: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this is the final amendment to the bill which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. if adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to a vote on final passage, as amended. mr. speaker, the amendment i'm offering this afternoon is simple. it will prevent any jurisdiction swap laws from automatically being considered comparable to the united states if it is found to have engaged in cyberattacks targeting u.s. elections. as someone who has spent --

been involved in cybersecurity policy for a better part of a decade, it could not be morrell vant it could not be more -- it could not be more relevant, it could not be more -- the russian government acting under an authoritarian president vladimir putin -- the speaker pro tempore: the entleman will suspend. members will remove their onversations from the floor. the gentleman is recognized. mr. langevin: the influence operation involved traditional trade craft, including russia's stay on media broadcasters. it involved the hacking of the -- of democratic party organizations, including the democratic national committee. these are facts, mr. speaker.

they are the findings of independent security reference that have been recently confirmed by the brave men and women serving their country as part of the intelligence community for whom i have great respect. the contours of what happened are indisputable and they should be undisputed. yet, our response to this unprecedented attack has been anything but unified. utin and his hinch men made us question each other's motives, doubt about the validity of our election results. we know this was putin's intent and yet rather than acting with solidarity to address the problem we bigger. mr. speaker, next friday i will be here at the capitol for one of the greatest american traditions, the peaceful transition of power. mr. trump may not have been my choice for president, but come next week he will nonetheless be my president. i will join with my colleagues here and we will congratulate

him on his inauguration. we will do so because there is no evidence that any vote tallies were altered and like it or not, mr. trump clearly prevailed in the electoral college. but if we can join together on the election of the president, something many of my colleagues have severe disagreements about, why cannot we do so to decry putin's attempt at interference? why do we not speak today as a body with one voice to say, you failed, mr. putin? our faith in our democracy is as strong as ever. i will not pretend that my amendment to this bill is sufficient punishment for the brazen attack on our democracy. but it will send a powerful message that this house is unified. it will send a powerful message to putin that american democracy is resilient. it will send a powerful message to our allies that we will not stand idly by as russians attempt to affect their

democratic institutions. and it will send a powerful message to our constituents that our commitment to free and fair elections rises above partisan politics. president obama spoke very eloquently on tuesday about the challenges faced by our democracy. our democracy is threatened, he said. whenever we take it for granted. passing this amendment makes it abundantly clear that we very much understand how lucky we are to live in this country and how attacks on it will not be tolerated. i will reiterate that this amendment will not kill the bill in any way. rather, we will move immediately to vote on final passage following its adoption. i urge my colleagues to join me in this display of solidarity and resilience, and i reserve he balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. conaway: mr. speaker, claim

ime in opposition. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. conaway: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. those of you that paid attention to the debate earlier in the day find it curious that much of the debate -- some of the debate was about the specificity with which we instructed the cftc to set up a regime in which to evaluate foreign jurisdictions. and it irritated the group. many of them voted against it because that's in the underlying bill that's there. i oppose the gentleman's amendment. i don't think it will require a referral to the intel committee. and while the vaunted ag committee would like to claim all the jurisdictions we possibly could i will not refer it to another committee. the end users and folks have been waiting to get this thing done. it's time for us to get it done. i urge my colleagues to vote against the motion to recommit.

support the bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is on the motion to recommit. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the noes have it. the motion is not adopted. mr. langevin: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman asks for a recorded vote. requested. ote is a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, the five-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a five-minute vote on passage of the bill, if ordered. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 190, the nays are 235. the motion is not adopted. the question is on the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the gentleman is recognized. >> i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: 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. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 239, the nays are 182. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the gentlewoman from california. ms. waters: i seek recognition to get an explanation of what happened on c-span today. did this house have anything to do with it? i would like to explain that today, while i spoke on the house floor on h.r. -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman will suspend. is the gentlelady seeking unanimous consent to address the house for one minute? ms. waters: yes, i am. i seek unanimous consent. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. waters: thank you very much. today while i spoke on the house loor on h.r. 78, the

state-owned russian channel called russia today suddenly interrupted my speech and c-span coverage was replaced with russian programming. can you please explain the proper rules for coverage of house floor proceedings? how did this happen? the speaker pro tempore: the chair will inform the gentlelady that the chair has no information on this at this point. ms. waters: i would like to request an investigation of this incident because it does not seem to be coincidental. i was speaking about the s.e.c. and i was speaking about president-elect trump and -- trump and how could he influence the s.e.c. and his relationship with russia, when i was interrupted. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's comments will appear in the record. ms. waters: i am requesting an

investigation of the house. by the house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's quhents will appear in the record -- comments will appear in the record. ms. waters: i'm requesting an nvestigation by the house. the speaker pro tempore: the chair cannot grant an investigation. the gentlelady is welcome to use whatever other procedural means she may have at her disposal to affect a result. ms. waters: thank you. i have made it known. i have asked for the investigation. if there is no assistance from the house, i would appreciate allowing other kinds of cooperation. and i must say this, mr. speaker, if we were sitting in on the house and if we were streaming, then the house would know what to do, since they investigated our past actions when we were trying to bring attention to gun violence in this country. so i don't really accept the fact that the house has no roll in this and should not be

participating in it. the house participates when it wants to. i'm asking the thousand participate and investigate in this, the same way did you when you decided that somehow it was improper for us to stream from the house on this issue. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. ms. waters: no, i don't yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentlelady is no longer recognized. the chair will entertain further requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? the gentlelady is recognized for one -- the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise this evening to voice my strong support for president-elect trump's outstanding choice for secretary of education, betsy devos. a fellow michigananner, betsy

has worked tirelessly on behalf of the children of our country, striving to improve education and return authority back to those who know it best, parents and states. not only is michigan -- has michigan benefited from her efforts, but she's worked across the country to improve test scores and promote the highest level of academic achievement. she's committed to not only promoting strong schools, but has also worked on an individual basis, personally mentoring children and interacting with their parents. i have no doubt that betsy will continue to be a strong advocate for our children and that she will ensure that our education is as it should be, the greatest in the world. i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one inute. >> mr. speaker, i rise on

behalf of maryland's fourth congressional district to say the affordable care act works. mr. brown: it has improved the health of thousands of men, women and children in my district and reduced the level of uncompensated care in our hospitals. repealing the affordable care act will result in more uninsured patients and more uninsured people will drive up costs for everyone. med star health and anne arundel medical service will lay off doctors and nurses. john hopkins and the university of maryland will be forced to cut back investments in research that we so desperately need to fight cancer, treat diabetes and reduce infant mortality. in the fourth congressional district, we are on the verge of establishing a new regional medical center that will improve care throughout the capital region and create thousands of health care-related jobs in my district. mr. speaker, repealing the affordable care act is simply wrong. hospital services will be reduced. local economies will be

weakened and job losses will follow. let's protect our care and protect our jobs. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek -- gnition mr. lamalfa: the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. lamalfa: my home state of california, human trafficking is a notoriously large and dangerous industry with over 300 reported cases involving children, teens and young adults last year. including a very mysterious case that happened in november, sherry of chasta county who may or may not have been drawn into this. fortunately she was released on thanksgiving day and indeed the state is thankful for her release, that she didn't get caught in that horrible system. we must do more to stop this human trafficking. that's why i'm a proud

supporter of h.r. 440, the shame act, introduced by my colleague from mr. poe of texas. includes pictures for those who are trying to sell the people. i believe the shame act will help discourage participates, lead to a safer environment for our children in america. we must combat this now, indeed, a very dangerous and immoral problem. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized for one minute. r. langevin: mr. speaker, less than two weeks in the start of the new congress, republicans are already trying to make good on their central campaign promise to repeal the affordable care act. regrettably, mr. speaker, it's a promise that will cause more than 30 million americans and at least 86,000 rhode islanders to lose their health coverage.

it will increase prescription drug costs for almost 16,000 ocean state residents, seniors and cost to rhode island an estimated 12,000 jobs in 2019, according to a recent report by the commonwealth fund and george washington university. mr. speaker, republicans promise to repeal the affordable care act will have devastating consequences for health care providers, patients, families and even employers. i have long said that obamacare isn't perfect, and i'm willing to work in a bipartisan manner to improve it. a task we tried to accomplish for years without republican cooperation. mr. speaker, the budget resolution republicans are jamming through congress now is anything but bipartisan, and i pledge to do everything in my power to fight their cynical attempts to revoke the health coverage of thousands of rhode islanders and millions of americans who need it, who depend on it. thanks and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition?

the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. walberg: mr. speaker, for too long washington has spent education dollars building bureaucracy instead of advancing opportunities for our children. as a member of the house education committee, i believe we must change status quo and restore local control in education. we need someone leading the department of education working with congress to leave decisionmaking in the hands of parents and local communities, not in washington. betsy devos is that person. she's dedicated her life fighting for children in michigan. she's been a tireless advocate for giving families choices and ensuring our kids have access to quality education, including public schools, regardless of their zip code. she has a heart for children and will be a champion for every student in america. i encourage the senate to confirm her quickly so that together we can get to work on

ensuring a high-quality education is in reach of every child. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized for ne minute. >> mr. speaker, i honor the ley. and legacy of mr. brad mr. speaker, he was a true leader in our community known as charles city county. he was an active member of his naacp chapter, the national association for the advancement of the clerk will designate people as well as a member of the charles city county democratic committee. mceachin: he dedicated his time by supporting voter registration and voter education efforts in our district. he regularly volunteered at the polling locations and provided

community members with transportation to cast their ballots. i know that his presence was greatly missed in a special election that was held within our district yesterday. it is sad to see a devout active member of our community to leave us but his legacy will leave on with his fellow community members. this is a great loss to charles city county, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized for ne minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to support my friend, betsy devos, president-elect trump's nominee to serve as the next secretary for the department of education. mr. huizenga: betsy is a passionate and dedicated servant with a big heart for kids. she's a grandmother of five who's made it her life mission to ensure that every child in america has access to quality

education no matter what their zip code is. betsy's fought for children in classrooms to state compols and her efforts have given more kids hope for a bright -- capitols and her efforts have given more kids hope for a brighter mission. according to stanford university, michigan's charter students now perform at a higher level than they do in their -- than they do than their peers. i witnessed betsy's creativity and discipline when we were on the sin matic arts, a grand rapids, michigan, film school and production company. we implemented standards that holds them accountable. i know betsy is up to the challenge of ensuring our children are prepared to complete and thrive in our ever-changing world and with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition?

the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. for over six years we've watched as house republicans have attacked the affordable care act. the law may not be perfect but republicans can't ignore the fact that the a.c.a. has allowed 30 million americans to access affordable health care. calls an emails have poured in my office from my constituents, begging everything i can do in my power to protect their health care and to strengthen the a.c.a. earlier this week i received an email from brian in san bernardino who shared that his wife didn't have insurance before the a.c.a. when the law went into effect she sh a physical where learned she had ovarian cancer. if she on the obtained health insurance through the a.c.a. she wouldn't have preventative screening that saved her life. mr. speaker, we cannot strip 30 million people of their health care.

we cannot look people in the eyes and say we're doing everything we can to help them if we allow insurance companies to discriminate against them and to cap their coverage. i will not compromise their health care or our future and neither should you. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the nomination of betsy devos of my home state of michigan to be the next secretary of education. she shares our belief that all children should have the opportunity to learn in a world-class environment and that they, along with their parents, should be able to choose the school that is best for them. in michigan, she has improved learning opportunities for students from low-income backgrounds all across the state. she knows that local control plays a key role in educators' ability to tailor lesson plans that best provide the education

for our students. mr. moolenaar: for decades, betsy devos has worked tirelessly on education issues and she's been a champion for parents and students. as a parent of six children who have attended public schools, i'm confident she will do an outstanding job as our next secretary of education. i yield back the balance of my ime. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. tonko: thank you, mr. speaker. tomorrow this house, the people's house will vote to take the first step in a blindly ideological crusade to break our entire health care system and rip health insurance away from more than 20 million americans. repeal will cripple our nation's hospitals, creating a $723 million budget shortfall in my congressional district alone, resulting in countless job losses across our great country. repeal would return everyone to

the days of big insurance companies, denying needed care due to annual and lifetime limits on coverage. repeal would mean higher costs for individuals seeking routine preventative care like mammograms and birth control. this is not what the people want. people are sick and tired of republicans playing political games with their health care. the affordable care act is not perfect. deductibles, out-of-pocket costs and prescription drug prices are still too high for many working families. people are frustrated when they are faced with narrow networks or surprised medical bills. unfortunately, these are not the problems that republicans are focused on fixing. in fact, the only problem republicans seem to be trying to solve is that too many people have health insurance. republicans want to roll back the progress that's been made and create a health care system that limits the guarantees of affordable coverage, where families will face higher co-pays, they call skin in the

game -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. tonko: and those pre-existing conditions, including expectant mothers, will face closed doors instead of care. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, earlier this week we observed national human trafficking awareness day and we continued to shine a light on this modern form of slavery. mr. paulsen: i'm co-sponsoring the trafficking survivors relief act which is the next step to help. these victims are oftentimes our most vulnerable and taken advantage from those with no regard of their well-being. the trafficking survivors relief act will allow victims to petition courts to have their criminal records cleared of nonviolent offenses committed as a direct result of being trapped in human trafficking. it's a very important step, mr. speaker, to help these individuals get the opportunity to return to living fulfilling

lives on their own terms and get the fresh start that they deserve. no man, woman, child, girl or boy, mr. speaker, should be ever subjected to sex trafficking. we must remain vigilant in our fight against this crime and ensure that the victims receive the support and resources they need because together we can stop human trafficking and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one inute. >> mr. speaker, i rise for the first time as a member of congress to discuss an issue that is at the forefront of the american conscience and one that i care deeply about, protecting and improving the affordable care act. today over 45,000 of my constituents have access to reliable, affordable health care coverage thanks to the affordable care act. these are seniors who would

otherwise be unable to afford their prescription drugs. mr. carbajal: these are working families who no longer wait for one illness away from bankruptcy. these are children born with birth defects who will have previously been denied coverage for having a pre-existing condition or reach their families -- or reach their lifetime limit before they even started school. what concerns me most is the effort to repeal the affordable care act without putting forth any sort of replacement. this will have real consequences for american families and it's simply reckless governance. we cannot play politics with 20 million american lives that depend on the affordable care act for access to quality affordable care, health care. this is not a game. i yield back.