ms. edwards: mr. speaker i'd like to recognize the gentlewoman, the ranking member of the science, space and technology committee, ms. johnson, for as much time as she might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for as much time as she needs. ms. johnson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 810, the nasa authorization act of 2015. nasa is a critical engine of discovery, science innovation and inspiration. during the last congress, our committee leadership and members of both sides came together to work through a compromise, the nasa authorization act. it was for a one-year bill. but it provided important policy direction to the agency at the time when we in congress wanted nasa to build on its progress and keep its focus on the priorities established through successive authorization acts. that bipartisan bill passed the house last year by an overwhelming 401-2 margin. the bill, h.r. 810 which is also a one-year re-authorization takes that sam

ms. edwards about ttp and how we will be informed on what it contains." guest: i have already expressed directly to the president and the white house -- first of all the president wants fast track. that is the ability to move a trade agreement through the congress without any amendment or process. i do not think that that is acceptable. i think if members of congress will be asked to vote on something as essential as a transpacific partnership agreement, it would be irresponsible of me. there has to be a lot more transparency in terms of what is in the agreement, what has been negotiated. one concern i have raised for the last couple of years is the issue of buy america provisions. those provisions have been on our books for decades. it gives priority to american firms to contracting opportunities for american taxpayer dollars. i do not want to open them up to nations whose own opportunities for contracts are dwarfed -- are dwarfing hours. we have $550 billion worth of opportunities available for u.s. businesses, and that would be stacked up against about

ms. edwards said, we have actually put them in bill form. i would be happy to supply that to her. i was part of a working group last year, part of the republican study committee that created the american health care reform act, which would be a replacement for obamacare. democrats and republicans alike, i think every american really has the same laudable goals when it comes to health care, and that is to get coverage for people who have pre-existing illnesses, to be sure that there is more access of health care. but i think the approach is completely different between republicans and democrats. for democrats under obamacare, the approach has been -- and i would point you to steven brill, who is a real expert in this -- we take a very unworkable health care system that is very expensive today and layer on top of it a huge government bureaucracy, which only makes it more expensive. what we would much rather do is begin to reform the insurance system to make it a competitive system, to tear down those walls from state to state, reform medical malpractice, get the cost down and make p

ms. rosy lee howard born 1926 in edward mississippi and baptized into the saint james baptist church. at the early age of 16 ms. lee moved with her aunt and uncle johnny. she met her husband of 50 years, mr. vernon howard. to this union, three children were born. two beautiful daughters, vern a lee and interest -- interest cynthia an. in january she remained a member of the baptist church. she was known as an excellent cook and established her catering service which serves the bayview community and she retires the unified school district on friday january 9th, ms. lee passed away at age 88. she leaves a loving and beautiful family cherished memories with her children, grandchildren, her brother, johnny b harris and sister willie may carter and along with other friends and family that will mourn her loss. we also celebrate her life and time and her legacy and grateful for her contribution. mr. clerk, the rest i submit. city clerk: thank you, supervisor cohen. supervisor farrell. >>supervisor mark farrell: thank you. i would like to introduce that will be here by a homeless count. this i