. >> comcast is partnering with a thousand community senters to create wi-fi enabled places so students from low-income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. >> comcast supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to demoy. >> energy secretary-general i ever granholm talked about clean energy and jobs at an event hosted by the national urban league in washington, d.c. she discusses the biden administration's policies, highlighting investments made from the inflation reduc act and other legislation. and how jobs are being created around the clean energy sector. this is about 40 minutes. ■z >> i'm chief executive officer of the national urban league. let's hear it urban league movement. give it up. we are here. in washington, d.c., for this very important three days, begie calling our energy jobs convening, say energy jobs. so importantly, we are here because we are mindful of the challenges we face as a nation and as a globe. those are challenges with respect to whether you refer to it as climate ch

. >> comcast is partnering with a thousand community senters to create wi-fi enabled lift zones so students from low-income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. >> comcast supports c. span as a public service, along with with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> earlier today former senator marco rubio was sworn in by vice president j.d. vance as the nation's top diplomat n remarks he acknowledged his family's support and express the gratitude for his former senate colleagues. he also vowed to advance trump administration's foreign policy agenda. this is just -- this is just under 10 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. how we doing? i want to give a special welcome to senator rubio's family. especially his four tpwao*ult kids and wife. thank you guys for being here. it's a great occasion. will i say that it's pretty hard to top being sworn in as vice president and then the buckeyes win the national championship the same day. this is a hell of a start to a run. marko's one of my favorite people in washington -- marco's one

. >> you think this is just a community senter? no. it's way more than that. >> comcast is partnering with 1,000 community centers to create wi-fi enabled listings so students from low-income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. >> comcast supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> this morning congressman hakeem jeffries briefed reporters from the capitol. that's up next here on c-span, followed by a conference with house republicans. mr. jeffries: good morning, everyone. it's great to see all of you. we had a very active discussion today within the

speaker, i rise today to recognize the grace learning senter in franklin, pennsylvania, for 20 years of service to the community. grace learning center is an afterschool program dedicated to providing children with a safe, fun, and educational environment each school day. in the late 1990's, grace evangelical lutheran church began exploring the possibility of offering a free after school program for families in need. they were licensed by the pennsylvania department of public welfare and opened their doors in 1999. they had the opportunity to exspained their createdive abilities while gaining and appreciation for their families and communities. they maintain close ties with the local schools in order to encourage scholastic achievement in all areas. grace welcomes children of all socioeconomic levels and gives special regard to children in need. grace provides a loving, caring, and secure environment where children are taught to make wise and response choices. mr. speaker, i commend grace learning center on 20 years of providing a safe after school environment for elementary school s

so ago, kordell walker was honored in a ceremony to open the new kordell walker veterans service senter in memphis. i believe, i think we probably all do, that answering the call to service in the united states military is about the most admirable thing that a person can do. kordell walker recognized that our veterans sacrifice so much for all of our freedom. and that they deserve the best care after they retire from our military. i want to thank kordell walker for his service caring for veterans in the memphis area and throughout west tennessee. i'm really proud to know kordell, and i congratulate kordell walker on a job well-done. roberta and i wish you the best in your future endeavors. mr. speaker, i rise today to pay tribute to a good friend, justin hunter. who left us way too soon on september 16 of this year, 2023. originally from the boot hill of missouri, just north of high district in west tennessee, justin hunter had a big impact in west tennessee. he served our community many years ago working for former congressman ed bryant. it was in west tennessee that justin met his wif

what do you focus on at the regulatory senter? guest: we're a nonpartisan academic center at george washington university. we do that through studying regulation like these conversations we're having here today. host: what is the best way to improve regulatory policy in your mind right now? if you were the regulatory czar of the biden administration? guest: that's a great question. i'll think about that and get back to it later. host: (202) 748-8000 for democrats, republicans, (202) 748-8001. and independents, (202) 748-8002. was there a specific incident that jump-started the event law that became the congressional review act in 1996? what was happening at the time? guest: that's a good question. i mean, the politics at the time were the clinton administration was in power and there were republicans coming into congress but, yeah, i'm not 100% sure about that background there. what i can tell is you that the c.r.a. has been really used effectively since then and something interesting to note as well is that, beyond being used to

you have the mitchell senter, liberty university, the helms center. trent lott has a center, fritz hollings interestingly enough has a center on conducting useful. i'm not sure you can even understand him. but in a certain sense the careers have been institutionalized after they have gone. so again, something to look at after the senate. so it seems to me that with the longevity has come opportunity. you can do well and make more money or you can do good and honestly you can have fun. for bob dole doing health care was fun. george mitchell worked hard but i think he had a lot of fun at it as well. you see many of these individuals stained with politics but without the pressure of going to bed at three in the morning, getting a put mine in the morning to continue the vote of the last 24 hours. so, the senate may be the acme of most of the senator's political career but it's certainly not the end. and also it raises questions about choosing to stay or choosing to leave. if in this congress that we have been talking about surface becomes too burdensome,

i think it's very much appropriate that the freedom senter is participating in the luncheon celebrating our heroes and i am proud to be a cincinnatian and to welcome this game to the city of cincinnati and i join with the cincinnati reds in thanking major league baseball and with that, mr. speaker, i would yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. mr. gohmert: i continue to reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas continues to reserve his time. the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: mr. speaker, i yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from tennessee, mr. cohen, who represents memphis, the location of the first civil rights baseball game. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. and i want to thank mr. scott for the time. i would like to congratulate cincinnati on their good fortuner to the -- to be the host of this game. memphis was the host of the first two games. the final exhibition game o

. >> you think this is just a community senter? >> no, it's way more than that. >> comcast is partnering with 1,000 community centers to create wi-fi-enabled areas. >> comcast supports c-span as a public servi along with these other television providers. giving you a front row seat to decry. >> former arkansas governor hutchinson formay nounced his candidacy in the race for the 24 publican presidential nomination. during his announcement, mr. hutchinson also outlined his campaign platform which included programs to improve education and a proposal to cut the federal work force by 15%. 15%. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. you are all so special just for being here. and rallying us on in this big adventure. the biggest ever. like hometown for me, i grew up in atlanta, georgia. own a groupn atlanta, georgia. it's really relate special rates while reliving here our first three children were born. it was here that we bought our first house and we bought our second house. and we bought our third house. while we were here it asa first

chris dodd right now, prominent senter, important center in health care financial services, very -- but also want it is extraordinarily vulnerable and has decided i think under pressure to retire. so, we may learn something about our senators and institution of the senate and held a careers are structured, how individual members choose. for a simple to the cost of running for the senate. first in dollars but also psychic expense in this polarized electric. the same people who run for the senate in the 1950's run today. you've got to be pretty ambitious. others psychological mabey as political science are finding we are hard wired to do some of this stuff. but we also may find senators are wealthy, john gloor sign de beat de -- corzine willing to spend an amount of money to get elected, or they have access to the funds. that's crucial to running for the senate. and it strikes me that it helps to be partisan and it helps to have a very thick skin. other kind of candidates may be less inclined to run in this environment or to serve with highly charged partisan elements to both running for

. >> oh, you think this is just a community senter? no. it's way more than that. >> comcast is partnering with 1,000 community centers to create wi-fi-enabled zones so students from low-income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. comcast supports c-span as a public service along with these her television providers. february 7, 19:00. mr. neguse good morning. good morning. thank you all for being here so greatly appreciate everybody showing up. my name is joe negu i chair the democratic policy and communications committee in the house democratic caucus and hail from the great state of co proud to be joined today by my fellow leaders in the house leadership, of course, the co chairs who need no introduction but co chair veronica escobar o texas, co chairs underwood and we're grateful to be joined, as well, by the distinguished democratic leader from the grea state of new york, mr. jeffries this morning we heard from the white house to get a sense as t the president's remarks later this evening during his histori sta

help them not just with their pregnancy, but with the deliver and the caring of that child and these senters have programs to help educate the moms and the dads on good parenting skills, something that awful us can befit from. they also work to give them a points program so as they go through each one of their phases of education they can earn point ises so they can have a free bed, a free basinet, free clothing, free food. it is a wonderful experience for these young women and these young men. and it really makes them better parents, not just for that baby, but for future babies and builds a stronger relationship in many cases between that mother and that father. and so it's not just pregnancy centers that want these women to have their child, but pregnancy centers that reach out and help that woman and the dad with that child, not just through its birth, but through the process of its natural life. and at least the ones in my district opened their arms to that and toward the end of all of the pregnancy centers, you know, i really salute them because they're doing a great job and i yield ba

>> senter i will note the committee asked my office to examine pilot pay.it's an important factor as several members of the committee have pointed out as an influence on the question of fatigue and also perhaps a proxy for the question of experience and how that would relate to performance in the cockpit. >> let me -- i'm sorry go ahead. >> as we continue our investigation of the colgan accident facts will continue to be analyzed and we could end up with some form of recommendation dealing with fatigue that could also have relevance to lowercase skills. >> compensation issues. >> senator from maine. if you refer back to the statement we submitted for the record there's a copy of reference, bloomberg panel report stimulated by hearings held by this committee back in 1990. that report covers preemployment requirements for airlines. it covers salary ranges for pilots, it covers what kind of basic training should be provided by the civilian flight schools because at that time the primary reason for the report was the committee's interest why there was such a dr

of two loggerhead turtles named bee and pluto by south carolina's aquarium, the sea turtle chair senter in charleston. they were found in distress, each missing a flipper and they underwent expensive rehabilitation to recover. desite their physical challenges, the turtles displayed remarkable resilience and something that the coast of south carolina is certainly proud of. i offer my gratitude to the care center, team led by melissa. madam speaker, i rise today to recognize the new deputy chief milcher taking over the fire chief for summerville from richard wearing in june on the 23rd of this month. we thank chief wearing for his 30 years of service to summerville. we also want to recognize that chief milchner wants to keep the strong family atmosphere in the department. he has served summerville since the year 2000. i was able to correct with him and meet with him and we are very proud of his achievements as summerville's new fire chief. lastly, madam speaker, i rise today to recognize a special bond formed at musc sean jenkins children's hospital. the story of three young children, res

keep united states courthouse and to designate the federal judicial senter in san diego as the john rhodes federal judicial center. in san diego's collaborative spirit in order to find a name for the new building, the san diego legal community reached out to find ideas and through this process some prominent jurists emerged. they were enthusiastically touted by a bipartisan coalition, including the san diego county bar association, our district federal judges, and both republican and democratic community loords across san diego. . judge carter

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. >> oh, you think this is just a community senter? no. it's way more than that. >> comcast is partnering with a thousand community centers to create wi-fi-enabled lift zones so students from low-income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. >> comcast supports c-span as a public service. along with these other television providers. giving you a front row seat to >> on thursday, trump u.s. trade entative nominee greer will be on capitolfor his confirmation hearing. he's worked on intonal trade law and previously served as chief of staf the u.s. trade representativeing the first trump administration. from the senateinance committee, watch live at 10:00 a.m.rn on c-span3, c-span now, oe bi

it replaced the 6-year-old plum island senter in new york. create 400 new jobs for kansans, $100 million in total economic benefit for our state, and kansas the home of internationally recognize animal disease experts. bringing healthy animals into the facility, world renowned research will happen here. i'm proud to have it in my district and right down the street of k-state school veterinary medicine. creating a scientific hub that will lead the world in agriculture research an health. last month i chaired my first hearing of the health agriculture subcommittee on live stock, dairy and moletry. animal health is at the forefront of livestock producer's minds so it's at the forefront of mine on their behalf. this year's farm bill is time to lead in the areas of research. for our food security, and national security we must get it right. the 2018 farm bill creates special authorization for biosecurity planning and response which help make this possible. it's an example of the impact we can have when we authorize the farm bill in careful ways. l

and the facility that we targeted is located some distance from any known population senters, reducingurther any such risk of civilian casualties. mr. speaker, while targeted and limited, these strikes by the u.s., u.k. and france were significantly larger than the u.s. action a year ago after the attack. and specifically designed to have a greater impact on the regime's capability and willingness to use chemical weapons. we also minimize the chance of wider escalation through our carefully target approach and the house will note that russia has not reported any losses of personnel or equipment vument of these strikes -- as a result of these strikes. i'm sure the whole house will want to join me in paying tribute to all the british their men and women and american and french alyles. who successfully carried out this mission with such courage and professionalism. mr. speaker, let me deal specifically with three important questions. first, why did we not wait for the investigation from the opcw? unsc mandated inspectors have investigated previous attacks and on four occasions decided the

to use vehicles to carry out attacks on so-called soft targets like shopping malls, mass transit senters and other places where pete -- centers and other places where people gather. isil has claimed credit for 21 vehicular terrorist attacks in major cities like berlin, nice, london and barcelona. these attacks have also hit closer to home, including in an october, 2017 in new york city, when a terrorist used a rented pickup truck to mow down pedestrians on a popular bike path, killing eight and injuring 13. in light of the evolved terror environment, h.r. 4627 would direct the department of homeland security to conduct research on emerging and evolving terrorist threats like vehicular attacks. the bill would also provide flexibility for home lpped security grant funding to be -- homeland security grant funding to be used for securing public spaces through target-hardening activities. additionally, i'm pleased that the bill includes key language authored by my friend, representative val demings, the gentlelady from florida, to codify the current department practice that ploibts the use of

as a whole these community health senters provide services for large numbers of public housing residents. people of color, and individuals with limited english profishincy -- proficiency. we'll look forward to prioritizing gaps to the hardest hit high risk communities whether they be urban or rural. as we double down under reach and impact of our federal programs we'll continue increasing our vaccine supply. as we move forward we are calling every state to show their work, too. they are asking our partners in the states to offer clear, transparent equity goals for their residents and calling on the states to help us get the data we need to know where we are and work with us to find creative solutions to the inequitable vaccine uptake that has already emerged in the last months of these programs. achieving equity is not an add pirational goal. this is mission critical. absent equity will not be able to stop this pandemic from continuing to claim lives, strain our health care system, and weaken our economy. by working together we believe we can hit the mark. thank you for your time. with t

leadership and positive example that stephanie sets for her children and glenn allen children's resource senter in my district. so stephanie, on behalf of illinois' third congressional district i commend you for your passion and dedication. she's an inspiration to all of us. especially young latinas. dreaming of a future of liberation like i do. stephanie, thank you. congratulations.

side in peace and security, could marginalize more extreme elements, bring together folks at the senter with some common sense, and we could resolve what has been a vexing issue and one that is ultimately a threat to israel as well. and that possibility seems very dim. that may trigger then, reactions by the palestinians that in turn elicit counter reactions by the israelis. and that could end up leading to a -- >> we are going to leave this briefing from yesterday to go live now to the floor of the u.s. house where the president of afghanistan is addressing a joint meeting of congress. this is his first visit to the u.s. since being elected president. yesterday, president obama agreed to extended stay of 9,800 u.s. troops in afghanistan at least until the end of this year. also agreeing the u.s. would continue funding afghan troops to the end of 2017. vice president joe biden and an entourage of folks arriving now in the -- at the floor of the house. the speaker: the joint meeting will come to order. the chair appoints as the committee on the part of the house to escort his excellency

telehealth awareness week, this week i plan to reintroduce the health act, which allows community health senters -- certainties and rural health clinics to continue to provide telehealth services and receive fair reimbursement for doing so. it is these types of policies that promote access to care for all americans. i look forward to working with my colleagues to fix our flawed health care system. currently health care costs have gone up. premiums have increased by double digits. but choices have decreased. that's not right. it's not fair. and it's not feasible. there must be a better way. i know that together we will work to find a stable translation to -- transition to a 21st century health care system that works for everyone in america, particularly those who live in rural regions where the need is great and services are scarce. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. kiley, for five minutes. mr. kiley: mr. speaker, i wish to take a moment to recognize a cheerful spirited and vibrant communit

. >> oh, you think this is just a community senter? >> no. it's way more than that. >> comcast is partnering with 1,000 community centers to create wi-fi-enabled listings so students from low-income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. >> comcast supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers. giving

we provide that and we have lots of actually technical and training senters in africa in particular. and the third activity we have, which is the one that we are most sort of well known for, is providing lending to countries that have massive crisis of balance of payments and that cannot get financing elsewhere. and we provide the international community money. it's a bit like a credit union, the i.m.f. so we provide international community money. and in consideration for that, the countries commit to improve their public finance, restore their position, and be in a situation where they can finance themselves by normal means. so, i'm concerned about the increase of the debt level around the world, because if you look at where it is now, it is higher than where it was prior to 2007. and that includes sovereign and corporate. in many corners of the world. it's not specific to the u.s. it's not specific to japan. corporate cific to in various countries. catherine: related to g.d.p., you mean? christine: yeah. and the debt service is fairly low at the moment because of course the financi

fema has opened disaster senters in our community. but if you're not -- centers in our community. but if you're not near one of those centers, you can apply to fema by phone. -3362.-800-621 fema can offer two types of assistance. housing assistance, temporary housing, money to help prepare, replace your primary residence, nonhousing needs include mental, dental, funeral costs, clothing, household items, tools, home fuel, disaster-related moving and storage, replacement of disaster-damaged vehicles. after 24 hours, fema will follow up with you. it's important in our district to know that if you're spanish -- your spanish speaking households have children, fema can help you. if there's a legal resident or a citizen living in that home. it's important, mr. speaker, that we help victims in our neighborhoods so we can get back on top and get -- and help them. i urge our body, this house, to pass the emergency funding legislation and do so as quickly as we can. i want to thank my colleague and friend, i was impressed that day when we were in your strict, the flooding and the outpouring

that is one of the senters that compares well with places in the state. for emergency care the n.h.s. still has extraordinary high standards. for some other kinds of care if you want to get your hip replaced, if you want to get maybe even some parts of cancer treatments, then maybe other parts -- there would certainly be hospitals in the united states that would be better. but boy, they're expensive. i'm not sure any of us can afford them anymore. >> what chance does you give david cameron for being successful? >> it's all going to come down on this gamble on the economy. it's a fascinating time for me where it does feel quite black and white. normally i'm the one saying there's some gray areas here and we should be looking at the details. on this gamble that i talked about earlier where the u.s. has taken one choice and the brits have taken another, he could be right, he could be wrong. it is a gamble. everything else will flow from that. if the economy is much weaker than that, if it can't withstand these kind of cuts, then the cuts itself will be harde

. >> comcast is partnering with thousand community senters to enable wifi abled areas. >> comcast supports c-span as a public service along with these other television providers. giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> the house committee investigating the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol voted unanimously to recommend contempt of congress charges against former trump white house advisors. they have been refusing to comply with the committee's request to be interviewed and provide documents. citing executive privilege as their reason. >> a quorum being present the select committee to investigate the january 6 attack on the united states capitol will be in order. the select committee's meeting this evening to consider a report on a resolution recommending the house of representatives and peter k. navarro and daniel scavino jr. in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the select committee to investigate the january 6 attack on the united states capitol. chair thompson: without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at

painting the home of president abraham lincoln in illinois, and the gerald art ford conservation senter in omaha. in 2003 he leased the land to build community soccer fields in south omaha, personally mowing and tending to the property known as the bomb campos soccer complex. he fosters educational leadership opportunities through the grassroots leadership development program. dr. jim was important in 1934 to mexican immigrant parents who worked in the meatpacking plants of south omaha. during high school he faced repeated discrimination and was told by guidance counselors and peers that latinos such as himself did not belong in college of the after graduation he joined his father at the nebraska meatpacking plant where work motivated him to pursue higher education and a better life. for 18 years he worked the slaughterhouse in the day and took classes at night. graduating in 1971 with a bachelor's degree in sociology from the university of nebraska, omaha. he earned his master's degree in guidance in 1974 and ultimately a ph.d. in adult continuing education in 1984. having witnessed di

this nightmare scenario was born out of a sudden decision by amtrak to shutter a call senter in riverside and what amounts to a union busting maneuver to outsource jobs and replace these employees with contractors for lower pay. today i i want the amtrak c.e.o. to hear enough of me, from theresa clause, an amtrak employee in riverside and u.s. arm yvette ran who will be losing her job on january 18 if amtrak moves forward with this call center closure. and here is what she had to say, i quote, growing up it was my dream to serve my country. that's why i joined the j rotc program in high school. and after 9/11 i enlisted with the u.s. army with hopes of making a difference and happy to have a career. my job wasn't glamorous. i was a support specialists, m.o.s. 92 yankee. i was proud to be serving during a difficult time for our country. unfortunately, just as my platoon was readying to deploy i suffered successive fractures of my foot that wouldn't heal. i was honorably discharged due to the injury and just like that my dreams were cut short. at the time nothing saddened me more than havin

we must senter the humanity and dignity of people. we must advance relief packages that meet the scale and scope of the crisis. we have to enter into a reconstruction, if you will, a third reconstruction and intentionally build a more just and equitable society. >> when 2017 came around and after the hurricanes, i used to say we can't build to the same specifications. we have to look for permanent solutions to recurring problems. one of those recurring problems that we see pop up all over and over is white supremacy, and structural racism. so, i want to talk a little bit about other risks. the voices of evil, the voices of hate. the voices that like to silence voices like yours and mine and the people that think like us or look like us. just because we are different. i want to take you back to february 7th of this year, an interview you did with cnn. and i'll read some excerpts of that. you said, as a black woman, to be barricaded in my office, and of course, you were referring to the insurrection on january 6th. in the dark. that ter

reality, where we have self-driving cars that are able to automatically identify what they see from senters and figure out how to a-- sent sensers and figure out how -- sensors and figure out how to drive the car. we have smart buildings that automatically adjust temperatures and airflows based on optimizing energy consumption, and we have the beginnings of personalized medicine where instead of deciding one treatment plan for large populations, subpopulations of the general public, we're starting to have methods that are being personalized to someone's genome or their history of illnesses over time. this is really an exciting time for this field, so computer science in general, a.i. and machine learning specifically, and so you might be tempted to say, oh, well thesedy mengs of complexity that i talked about -- these dimensions of complexity that i talked about are not too hard. we'll eventually go up into that upper right-hand corner without much effort. but i would caution you here that, as a community, we've always notoriously underestimated the difficulty of the problems that we're add

we will return to the city of new orleans because the legal -- senters data centers centers. where the an area livestock landing and slaughterhouse operations were located. and would go from the levy back a quarter of a mile long. , you can still see eight down here. ee it.ly the -- s hogs were unloaded and taken to the slaughter house. this is the area where all of the butchers in this city had to operate. butchers whoench had ethnic roots in france. be pushedot want to out. they didn't want to be centralized. the understanding was that they would have to be offered a stall at market rate. you could not play favorites. they decided to carry that case forward. the rest is history. host: when they took the case to the louisiana courts, what was the heart? michael: the heart of the case the claimis marking of being denied equal protection. john campbell and the other lawyers teamed up with campbell get involved. they see an opportunity in the 14th amendment, and amendment the x confederate -- ex-confederate press. they saw an opportunity in the broad language of that amendment

. >> senter nels and i can tell you i've raised on numerous occasions my trips to china about this issue and i will personally committed to raising it even to the highest levels i possibly can and press upon the chinese agencies the responsibility. as a personal style lot of remodeling of houses and a lot of dry wall in you put in drywall and if you know as this case the trouble coming from the ten chinese companies you don't know whether it is five panels or 50 panels or 100% of the panel's in your house that might have to be taken out and i've seen the pictures of the devastating corrosi effects it has on the wiring you name it and it is heartbreaking when you have to tear off all that stuff and replace every single piece not just the dry wall and the morning and keeping that goes on but also the subsystems within the house and this is an economic catastrophe for the homeowners and all it takes is one or two sheets of four by eight drywall that can ruin the entire house and we need to do something about it. >> thank you, senator nelson. senator bunning is next in line. >> tha you. secr

an honor to be h i serve as the president of national senter for missing and exploited children. i am pleased to be here to erspective ofboroing child exploitation online and dangers on the internet. this is a private organization to help find missing children, reduce child exploitation and prevent child victimization. to combat program online exploitation is a cyber for the public and electric service providers. important d as child to make clear what this is, not pornography rape and sexual assault children on images and video. last year, we received over 18 million reports of international and domestic online child sex abuse. the number is taunting and so are many new trends including wing.ollo between 2017 and 2018, video ncrease 541%.d to i a broader range of lat forms being used to trade sex abuse ding chat, video, ssaging, photo sharing, dating sites, gaming platforms systems.l sharon line, it can be used to sexually exploit a child. relating to enticement xtortion using nonphysical coercion to manipulate a child activity.al we're ring reports with graphic images of young

the bill will code phi medicare reimbursement for community health senters and rural health clinics for telehealth services. cutting red tape and ensuring these vital services are available to patients on a more permanent basis. as a lifetime resident of rural pennsylvania and having spent nearly three decades as a therapist and licensing administrator, i have been amazed how telehealth services make life easier for rural and underserved communities, particular h.r. older americans. now more than ever access to telehealth services is become agnes it. medicare recipients need these services without barriers and restrictions. the health act will improve access for the underserved. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. i would like to recognize gale

fewer are concerned about appealing to the senter in a general election. as a result, things nonpartisan have become so. issues like funding the government, violence prevention, trade, and even raising the debt ceiling now find common ground on core issues can be nearly impossible. this gerrymandered district can put our country on the path of depolarization and produce a congress and state legislators more reflective of the majority of american views. our country has faced equal polarizing challenges before. to put our current moment in perspective look back at the words of the president who guided our country through the most divided of times. in january 1838 speech in spring filedfield, illinois, lincoln said, at what point, then, is the approach of danger to be expected? i answered if it ever reaches it must spring up from amongst us and noting on. if the obstruction be a lot, we must be its author and finisher. was he to call to action from these words, we must change how we address our country, how we are elected, how we speak to each other, and how

. >> oh, you think this is just a community senter? no. it's way more than that. >> comcast is partnering with a thousand community centers to create wi-fi-enabled lift zones so students from low-income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. >> comcast supports c-span as a public service. along with these other television providers. giving you a front row seat to >> on thursday, trump u.s. trade entative nominee greer will be on capitolfor his confirmation hearing. he's worked on intonal trade law and previously served as chief of staf the u.s. trade representativeing the first trump administration. from the senateinance committee, watch live at 10:00 a.m.rn on c-span3, c-span now, oe mobile app, or online at c-span.org. >> scholars and analysts participated in a discussion on the state of america in which they talk about a bipartisan report, finding that the united states saw gains in the economy and education. but lagged behind in mental health, inequality, trust in institutions, and life satisfaction. hosted by t

and which you get hired by large medical centers because that's one of the biggest profit senters in medicine. there's lots of great stories. i found out i had half an hour and then questions, instead of 15 minutes. so now you'll get to hear some stories. true story. a delegate from maryland, a really good guy, a physician, so of course we ended up knowing each other because there are not that many physician politicians. this guy works in an e.r. maryland has a part time legislature as well. as most of them are. i said, what's it like? he said, the c.e.o. comes down and visits us once a month. i said, that's fantastic. that never happened when i was in the medical center. imagine the c.e.o. coming. must be great for morale. he says, well, the c.e.o. comes and says, we got beds in the i.c.u. tonight, let's go, boys, let's fill those up. fill them up, go ahead and admit. if that is what the system is doing, then we are in trouble. you explain to me how you're going to control the cost of health care which have gone up roughly at 2.5% times the rate of inflation for the last 30 years. h

occupationally trained physicians, so that they are equivalent to the physicians that we have in our senters of excellence in new york and -- centers of excellence in new york and new jersey. we also provide them with additional training. we're working with medscape we also provide them with additional training. we're working with medscape right now to have online training available for all of our providers. we work is with -- we work with our contractor who has the nationwide provider network. and that physician, their medical director, sits in all of our groups and committees and we engage actively with those physicians. so i would say that for our relationship with the national -- the nationwide provider network, those physicians republican on par with our physician -- are on par with the physicians. mr. pitts: good. thank you. my time is now expired. mr. green is recognized. mr. green: dr. howard, prior to the passage of the 9/11 health compensation act of 2010, you administered the c.d.c. grant program that funded medical monitoring and treatment services for 9/11 survivors and responde

meanwhile let us republicans feature the successed of child sentered education solutions, education solutions where the dollars follow the child. [applause] these are but a few examples of the way we must fight the battle or how we must win the argument. one thing we've got to get straight right now washington has spent a generation trying to bribe our citizens and extort our states. as republicans it's time to quit arguing around the edges of this corrupt system. that brings me to my third point which i want to shift gears and speak to changes i believe we must make if we are to win elections. as i ipped kated before i do not believe we need to abandon or change our principles. i know this observation disappoints many of our friends in the national media of course. for those in the national media that means supporting abortion on demand without policy. that means abandoning traditional marriage. for them real change means agreing to higher taxes every year to pay for government expanse and real change means engorsing the lightened policies of european social lism. that is what real change lo

leadership and positive example that stephanie sets for her children and glenn allen children's resource senter in my district. so stephanie, on behalf of illinois' third congressional district i commend you for your passion and dedication. she's an inspiration to all of us. especially young latinas. dreaming of a future of liberation like i do. stephanie, thank you. congratulations. with that, speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon y. so that people can come up to the border, present their piece of paper, make their claim and if the answer is yes, it's yes. if the answer is no, it's no. and this is not a democrat in the 1980's to the 2000's, you had record years, over a million. this includes democrat and republican administrations, and then there was a 14-year lull after that that included all eight years of obama, last two years of bush jr. and all four years of trump. so this is a cyclical thing and i think it's disingenuous to try to paint it as a democrat versus republican thing. may time's up so

how many terrorists and 9/11 took down the trade senter? 19. revenue for illicit human smuggling exceeds -- let this sink in, $30 million a week. a month. in the del rio sector alone, mr. speaker, these are the peoe letting and enticing to come into our communities. we don't even know of their background. i can't with perform due procese calls it, in processing illegal aliens before in our states and into our nation. this administration has a deliberate strategy to keep the border open and continue the chaos. but texas has had enough.■? er had enough. republicans are united to do whatever it takes to secure our southern border. it's so simple, mr.. all that the biden administration needs to do to deter illegals and stop this crisis is actua already on the books. fortunately it's become painfully clear that president biden prefers,iz instead, for eight milli or more illegal aliens to resettle in all 50 states and play a cynically partisan role in the future of american life by trying to make democrats a permanent majority. or so they think.ge wh

. >> comcast is partnering with a thousand community senters to create wi-fi enabled places so studentsfrom low-income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything.rs giving you a front row seat to demo >> energy secretary-general i ever granholm talked about clean energy and jobs at an event hosted by the national urban league in washington, d.c. she discusses the biden administration's policies, highlighting investments made from the inflation reducti act and other legislation. and how jobs are being created around the clean energy sector. this is about 40 minutes.

they came to 2023 interscholastic bocce state champs at the giant senter in her she, pennsylvania. the program truly changes lives. one of the families participating summed up the program best in saying, quote, unified sports does unify a school, community, and most of all gives families like myself a lot of joy and for a moment to forget about a diagnosis. end quote. special olympics also focuses on the long-term health of their athletes. people with intellectual disabilities lack equitable access to health services and die on average 20 years earlier than the general population in the united states. special olympics creates a healthier world for individuals with intellectual disabilities through initiatives that reduce health disparities and works towards equitable access to quality health care services for people living with intellectual disabilities. today's special olympics health has provided more than one million health screenings to special olympic athletes, refer them to appropriate care, and allow them to succeed on the field and in their communities. in fact, from 2011-2

we have the national response coordination senter record night with nasa operations center, other components within dhs cord need with operations center which gives the secretary visibility on a variety of issues including things such as border matters, coastal issues, other activities that occur within the department under her perfume as other components. >> now, yes dhs has created this office of coordination at dhs. now, as we look at statutory role of fema, we see conflicts with the role and many of the statutory plan mandated functions of fema itself. and the agency appears to be relying on -- and this really does get the commission upset. sorry, the committee upset. because it appears to be relying on these outdated administrative documents. here's some more initials for everybody. hspd-5. now, this is exactly what we had in mind when we passed the katrina act and overruled these administrative documents. can you explain therefore in light of the post-katrina act why hspd-5 is still an outstanding administrative document and the role of the so-called office of operations coordination c

, that the senate passed senate 2465, senate, 2891, senate 1402, appointments, american folk life senter of the library of congress, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house an enrolled bill. he clerk: senate 184 an act to amend the indian prevention act to require background checks before foster care placements are ordered in tribal court proceedings and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable, the speaker, house of representatives, sir, on march 25, 2016, pursuant to section 3307 of title 40 united states code the committee on transportation and infrastructure met in open session to consider 23 resolution including in the general services administration's capital investment and leasing program. the committee continues to work to reduce the cost of federal property and leases. the 23 resolutions include 16 alteration projects, one building design and two leases. the projects authorized have either already been funded or are consistent with the previous funding