madam speaker. like so many of my colleagues here today on the floor i rise in strong opposition to the way this impeachment inquiry is being conducted, in secret, behind closed doors. madam speaker, we had an election in 2016 and the people of this country spoke loudly, not only that, madam speaker, there's going to be another election next year. mr. scalise: that's when the people of this country should be able to decide who the next president is this shouldn't be conducted behind closed doors. not only is it an impeachment inquiry that's not had a vote of the full house which every other impeachment inquiry has had but there are actual voting members of congress being denied access to these hearings. denied the ability to see what's happening behind closed doors. what do they have to hide, madam speaker? why aren't they willing to have a vote of the house floor? this is not the way it should be done. maybe in the soviet union this is how they conduct hearings. this is not how it should be done in

speaker, mr. speaker. another referendum on the eu because he can't make up his mind what he thinks, flip-flopping his way and that and another referendum on scottish independence. why on earth, what on earth should the people of this country spend the next year which will be a glorious year going through the toxic referendum thanks to labour? we want next you did a great you for our country, mr. speaker. we wanted to be a great you because were going to invest more in frontline nhs services. we're going to reduce violent crime with more police officers, 20,000 if that's what i pledge on the steps of downing street and we didn't get were going to invest in every one of our schools, primary and secondary across the country. that's what i pledge on the steps of downing street and we're delivering it. we're going to invest in a fantastic infrastructure program for our country. that's what i pledge across the steps of downing street. that is what we're going to deliver. and we are going to deliver a fantastic

speaker -- miss bonamici: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on h.r. 4334, the dignity in aging act. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. bonamici: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. bonamici: i rise in strong support of h.r. 4334, the dignity in aging act of 2019. i introduced this bipartisan bill to re-authorize and update the older americans act, or o.a.a., which was first passed in 1965 as part of president lyndon johnson's great society initiative. for more than 50 years o.a.a. programs have helped older americans maintain their independence and dignity. today the older americans act serves about 11 million individuals each year. with three million of those americans relying regularly on o.a.a. programs to meet their basic needs. unfortunately, funding for the older americans act lags far behind the inc

speaker. ms. kelly: thank you, madam speaker. elijah o remember cummings. he would stop to show passion and kindness to constituents, staff, and members alike. was defined in his word purpose.passion, and at just 11 years old, he and his integrate a d to swimming pool in baltimore. would on to achieve -- he go on to achieve some of the highest accolades in education, 12 honorary doctorate degrees. before serving in the halls of congress, he served the people maryland for 14 years and in the general assembly, including barrier to beolor speaker pro tempore, the second ranking member in the house of delegates. would come to house in 1996. ll of his contributions and service to this nation could never be summed up in a few seconds but it stands on its own. the history books are written, i know his name and legacy will be proudly enshrined within its pages. his passing is a great loss to his family and friends, the city institution, this and our nation. i hope you are dancing with the angels. peac

speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. october 16, 2019. i hereby appoint the honorable dean phillips to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2019, the chair will now recognize members fromlies submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. now the chair recognizes the gentleman from tennessee, mr. fleischmann, for five minutes. mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the great people of saudi daisy, tennessee, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of this community. mr. speaker, i am privileged, so privileged and honored to represent 11 wonderf

the assistant speaker, mr. lujan. mr. lujan: madam speaker, i rise today in support of the resolution on the floor. we are here today because of the rule of law. this resolution, the inquiry, is quong upholding the oath -- is congress upholding the oath we pledged to the constitution. we are here because of the president, his actions. his jeopardizing our national security for his own political gain. we are here because we know the white house an the president -- and the president admitted that president trump used the power of the presidency to pressure and strong arm the president of a foreign country for his political gain. he called it a favor. do us a favor, he said. but it wasn't a favor. it was a coordinated attempt to undermine the rule of law. because of those actions congress is compelled to be here, to uphold the rule of law. to make sure americans hear the truth. to say that no one, not even a president, can abuse the system without fair and just consequences. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore:

speaker, i have no further speakers. to close.ed the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. i, takano: mr. speaker, again, want to urge all of my colleagues to support -- to join in passing h.r. 1199, ms. luria's legislation. the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back the balance of his time. he question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1199. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. thehe opinion of the chair, rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid table. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. takano: mr. speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and 2334, to designate the department of veterans affairs community-based patient clinic odessa, texas, as the wilson nd young medal of honor v.a. clinic. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. ae clerk: h.r. 2334, veterans affairs community-based outpatient clinic in od

speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cline: i would like to thank the gentleman from new york for his leadership on this important issue. the united states constitution expressly calls for the protection of creative works in order to promote innovation and creativity. under that lofty authority, congress established the copyright system and, as was the hope, copyright intensive industries have become critical to our economy. reportedly contributing more than $1 trillion. unfortunately in the system that we have today, many small businesses and individuals are unable to enforce their copyrights because they do not have deep enough pockets. tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to hire lawyers to litigate a copyright claim in federal court. sadly, this forces individuals to stand idly by as thieves profit off of their work. our founding fathers wouldn't want a copyright system that discourages creators. after all they wa

madam speaker. he makes noise. the republicans talk about process, not the substance. and the process, quite interestingly enough, is much of what the republicans put in the rules that we included in our rules when we adopted them. and as the whip clearly knows, one of the strongest advocates and defenders of the president of the united states sits there in the hearing, asked questions and can review documents and to go right back to the white house and to all your members and say this is what happened. there is no unfairness in this and no requirement that we have a vote. the committee is doing its job of fact finding. frankly, the white house counsel wrote a letter filled with eight pages that clearly miss concxds con truce -- miss concxds con struse the status of this process. we do not conduct a trial, madam speaker. the senate cuggets the trial. and just as in our legal due process system, when that occurs, the president will have all those due process i'm sure extended to him. that's not what

speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, ashington, d.c., october 29, 2019. i hereby appoint the honorable mark pocan to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2019, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to invasive tion to an pest that is wreaking havoc on nationwide andts is giving pennsylvania agriculture producers a major headache. about the spotted

the speaker pro tempore: thank you, mr. speaker. i -- >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to highlight a critical piece of legislation that my colleagues and i are currently marking up next door. the college affordability act. for too many students across our nation, the dream of pursuing higher education remains out of reach. rising tuition costs and financially debilitating loans prevent young people from reaching their full potential and that is simply unacceptable. that is why we are working to provide relief for students through the college ain orderability act. this re-authorization, the higher education act, restores federal investments in public college, increases the value of grant opportunities and makes student loans easier to pay off. nothing should stand in the way of the success of our children's educational opportunity, especially not the fear of crippling loverple debt. with that, mr. speaker, i'm on my way back to the committee room to continue our work to make higher education accessible and affordable for all students. i yield back. the spea

speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. october 31, 2019. i hereby appoint the honorable paul tonko to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. haplain conroy: let us pray. dear god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we ask your special blessing upon the members of this people's house. they face difficult decisions in difficult times with many forces and interests demanding their attention. give them again rossity to enter into their work -- generosity to enter into their work. may they serve you in the work they do as you deserve. give of themselves and not count the cost, fight for what is best for our nation and not count the political wounds. toil until their work is done d not seek to rest and labor without seeking any reward other than knowing they are doing your will and serving the people of this great nation. bl

speaker. madam speaker, i rise today to recognize october as national cyber security awareness month. this month is collaborative effort between the government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cyber security and our increasingly technology driven world. we must emphasize the importance of cyber security and take proactive steps to enhance our security, both at home and in the workplace. that includes making a concerted effort to train dedicated professionals that work to protect citizen privacy, consumer data, and e-commerce. training post second students in cyber security related fields of study will be an instrumental part in protecting data anti-flow of sensitive information. that's why i join my colleague, congressman jim langevin, in introducing a bipartisan bill to strengthen sishe security education in career and technical education programs. h.r. 1592, the cyber security skills integration act, directs the department of education to create a competitive grant pro

madam speaker. the impeachment inquiry under way in the house has been shrouded in secret meetings and out of view of the american people my constituents have told me that they oppose this investigation and they believe the house should be taking up legislation that needs to be done to help hardworking michigan residents. first and foremost, the house should pass the united states-mexico-canada trade agreement without delay. this agreement will benefit hardworking michigan residents, especially in industries vital oour -- to our state like manufacturing an agriculture. they'll have new markets for their products and the profits they make will come back to our communities in mid and northern michigan. mr. moolenaar: i've also been a strong advocate for the great lakes restoration initiative and funding construction of a new lock at the hsu locks. yet these priorities are fund a temporary stopgap. after weeks of delays caused by senate democrats who want to renegotiate, we face the prospect of an impe

speaker. at this time i'm pleased to recognize the gentleman from georgia, mr. carter, pharmacist by profession, very valuable member of the health subcommittee and the energy and commerce committee, for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for three minutes. mr. carter: i thank the gentleman for yielding. madam speaker, i rise to speak in support of h.r. 2115, the public disclosure of drug discounts act. i'm very glad to see this bill that was part of the metric act representative schakowsky and i passed out of energy and commerce be moved through the house floor. this is important legislation that brings desperately needed transparency to our drug supply chain. so much of the debate around how we can lower drug prices in this country has been focused on drug manufacturers. this bill highlights the need for reforms throughout our entire drug system, our drug supply system. specifically, this bill shines a spotlight on the middleman in our drug suppl

speaker. i want to echo the madam speaker's comments. when we stand united on the floor of the congress as americans, that's when we send the strongest message overseas to adversaries. i want to thank mr. engel for his strong work, in working with me to get to a positive place where we can actually get to a solution, to what's been a challenging and very fluid situation. it's always an honor to work with you, sir, on the foreign affairs committee, and in these times of crises, we are, i believe, strongest on the world stage when the executive and legislative branch speak in one voice. i know in his testimony before our committee, ambassador jeffries, special envoy to sir ark said i saw firsthand the effects of congressional sanctions when we visited with the turkish negotiating team, that these sanctions have been helpful in getting turks to agree to the ceasefire. i believe the resolution that we passed helps -- helped get turkey to the ceasefire as well. finally, i want to thank our partners in the syrian democratic forces for their on

speaker. it has been more than 100 years since the atrocities committed against innocent armenians and other ethnic and religious minorities at the hands of the ottoman empire. the ottoman empire genocidal mpaign from 1915 to 1923 killed 1.5 million armenians, men and women and children as assyrians, s, chaldeans and syriacs through executions and death marches. we are entering into the record the armenian genocide and the historical fact. today we end a century of international silence that will not be another period of indifference or international ignorance to the lives lost through system attic murder. general size wherever and whenever they occur cannot be ignored, whether they took place in the 20th century by the ottoman turks or mid-20th century by the third rike and in darfur. genocide is a sourge on the human race. genocide is genocide, mr. speaker, even our so-called strategic allies perpetrate it. president ronald reagan explicitly referred to the ottoman empire's actions as the no

i yield back, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. mchenry: i rise to pay tribute to a great education leader in my district, dr. patricia skinner of gaston college. she's been president of gaston college for 25 years. nearly half of the college's existence. over the last two decades the college has seen tremendous progress. dr. skinner's facilitated the opening of two new campuses in addition to the o construction of 11 new academic and administrative buildings. recently opened the center for advanced manufacturing at the dallas campus. she's done a fantastic, phenomenal job and we wish her great success in her retirement. spending more time with her two daughters and her grandchildren who will put her through the paces as we well know. we wish you well, dr.

speaker. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. gottheimer, is recognized for one minute. mr. speaker, i rise to welcome my dear friend and true leader, dr. marl lynn monroe harris, and thank her for delivering today's invocation. dr. harris is the fifth pastor and first female pastors of the first faptist church in teaneck, new jersey. she's joined by her niece and fellow pastors and colleagues from the foreign mission. lele her lifelong civil servant, founder of the christian women's alliance, allowing clergywomen to grow together. a recipient of new jersey's naacp award for pastoral excellence and leadership. she's preached across the globe from spain to south after cafment she also supports our first responders back home, serving as the first female african-american chaplain of

speaker. since the beginning of this congress, when i became chair of the foreign affairs committee, work across the aisle to advance a bipartisan ision of what american foreign policy should be, what it can best, and 're at our that's the foreign policy rooted in our values, values like upport for human rights and human dignity, a foreign policy that projects american as a force for good in the world, a foreign policy that thrives on the power of and alliances. i've worked with my friend from texas, the ranking member of the foreign affairs committee, mr. mccaul, to make sure this vision enshrined in the committee's work and we do all we can to the administration towards this approach. so, mr. speaker, for me, the week has been just devastating. a week ago, president trump had phone call with turkey's against the er experts and advisors, e gave them the green light to charge into syria. this is violence against the syrian kurds. syrian kurds, he who courageously stood alongside us for many, m

speaker. speaker's room, ashington, d.c., october 23, 2019. i hereby appoint the honorable bobby l. rush to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2019, the chair will now recognize members the lists submitted by leaders and minority for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. than the r other majority and minority leaders minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair now recognizes the minnesota, ms. mccollum, for five minutes. mccollum: the national football league is celebrating its 100th anniversary and its economic success is indisputable. millions of fans watched the nfl and the league's 32 billion more than $16 in revenue. one team, the washington racist e, exploits a plur and a racist masco

speaker this agreement -- mr. speaker. this agreement will maintain friction free access to this market and northern ireland. can the prime minister explain why he is so determined to deny that exact same benefit to the rest of the united kingdom? because i think if he presses on with that path, he will not heal the rift to which he referred, it will only serve to widen it further. p.m. johnson: mr. speaker, the right honorable german, who i have a high regard, is i think one of those who believes that we should delay further in the eu. i think we should come out as one u.k. i think there is a very important difference between northern ireland and the other constituent parts of the u.k., and that was evidenced in the friday agreement, it is evident in the need to treat that land with a great deal of sensitivity and respect. so that is something that has been agreed on on all sides of the house and i think is appreciated by the right honorable gentlemen himself. will my right honorable friend personally guarantee that in th

speaker. thank you. to e is a strong desire continue the process of integration in a way that i think -- would meet the skepticism, not just from my right honorable friend but also millions of people around the effort u. and i can give him, mr. speaker, the absolute reinsurance that in the course which i gotiations, in say we would want the entire house or as many as wanted to take part, we would have a zero quota of free trade partnership so that there is the maximum and increasing trade between our economies. >> mr. blackford. >> thank you, mr. speaker and i join you in thanking all the statue that have made today's meeting possible. my thanks to the prime minister. mr. speaker, northern ireland, 13, scotland. zero. that's the number of reference to northern ireland in this statement. not one reference to scotland. mr. speaker, the prime minister as come from brussels to present to the e.u. that he knows, that we all know is actually worse. than theresa may's deal. deal that would see scotla

speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. velazquez: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. ms. velazquez: i rise today in support of h.r. 4406, the small business development centers improvement act of 2019. as always, before we address the many benefits of the bill, i just want to thank the ranking member and his staff for all of their collaboration and hard work to bring this bipartisan package of bills to the floor. our committee prides itself on our ability to put the noise aside and get meaningful work accomplished. this -- these bills are especially critical because hey strengthen the entrepreneurial network of small businesses contributing to our country every day. it is once again a reminder o

lamalfa: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to highlight the failure of house democrats to n a fair and transparent toward impeachment. we have yet to hold a vote on whether or not to actual leadership a true impeachment inquiry. instead, democrat leaders have simply decided it for themselves. that goes against all precedent established in this chamber and under the constitution. last week i intended to attend their closed-door impeachment hearings or to simply view testimony transcripts but was promptly asked to leave. this is exactly what a partisan, secretive and unfair process looks like. why would members not have access to an unclassified hearing and view materials that should be public, as they normally would? what is this there to hide? last week remember whip steve scalise filed a rule change to allow all members of congress access to documents related to the impeachment show and the documents associated with it. i am fully supportive of this rule change. we'll vote on this measure soon. and now my colleag

speaker. he clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., october 17 2019. i -- october 17, 2019. hereby appoint the honorable henry cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2019, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland, mr. minutes.r five mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. i have the sad task of announcing what probably most of know.ready great american. a decent american. a wonderful member of this body. elijah cummings, who died early of illnesses he suffer

madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, kansas has impeachment fatigue. we're exhausted, we're weary, we're sick and tired of three years of democrats trying to change the results of the 2016 election. kansas wants to know why congress can't pass usmca, modernize health care and secure our border. regardless, if the democrats want to go down into the bowels of this capitol, into the sound proof star chame berks it's my job to be the eyes and ears of kansans and ensure a fair and due process will occur. mr. marshall: my efforts to do this thus far have been denied by the democrats. this entire process is anything but fair and defies democracy, but what's worse, it's all done in secret. this ukrainian hoax has alternative turned into a soviet-style silencing of the pres

speaker, mr. speaker, i am convinced. mr. speaker, i aminess convinced that an overwhelming majority in this house regardless of our personal views wishes to see brexit delivered in accordance with the referendum. a majority. and in this crucial mission, there can no longer be any argument for further delay. and as someone who passionately believed that we had to go back to our european friends to seek a better agreement, i must tell the house that with this new deal, the scope for future negotiation and fruitful negotiation has run its course. we said -- they said uldn't reopen the withdrawal agreement, mr. speaker. they said we couldn't reopen the withdrawal agreement. they said we couldn't change a comma in the agreement, they said we could not abolish the backstop, mr. speaker. we have done both. it is now my judgment we have reached the best possible solution, so those who agree, like me, that brexit must be delivered, and who like me prefer to avoid a no deal outcome must abandon the delusion that this house can delay a

speaker. we have a solemn duty to find the facts. mr. mccarthy: to be stewards of the truth. it is the truth that must guide our work. when the truth is contorted, twisted and disregarded, the american people lose. the fabric of the institution starts to erode. sadly, that is exactly what is happening with the house intelligence committee under the democratic leadership. it should not have to come to this. on numerous occasions, as outlined in this resolution, the chairman of the house of intelligence committee has used his position to mislead the american people. but this resolution is about more than the actions of one individual. when false evidence is entered nto the official record, -- or communicated directly to the american people, the people's house loses the credibility it needs to function properly. if the credibility is not restored, if the american people cannot trust that the process will be fair and that the information will be honestly shared, they will lose trust in the soundne

speaker. -- >> number one. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. immediately after questions today i will be opening the debate on the inquiry report but try to i know the whole house will want to join in recording that after ten tumultuous years this is your last prime minister's questions. and as a distinguished former wimbledon competitors just that up there in your highchair and not jus

speaker. >> the prime minister. >> the house will be shocked by the news that 39 bodies have been discovered in a lori container, this is an unimaginable tragedy. the thoughts and prayers of all members who lost their lives in their network. i'm receiving regular updates, the home office will work with ethics police to reestablish what has happened to my honorable friend the home secretary after these questions. i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. i will have further meetings later today. >> can i associate with the tragedy in a 6? i don't normally do that but on this occasion i am with him. good to see the pm of pmq. it was only ever done once. a long list of shortcomings, could he do something. some control of them. >> i tried to reply in the generosity of spirit to and expect from me, i received excellent advice for a wide range of advisors and officials. it is the role of advisors to advise and government to decide and i take full responsibility for everything the govern

the speaker: mr ian blackford. thank you, mr speaker.ister, defeated, and speaker, once again. a general election on the terms offered by the prime minister will not ever be acceptable to the scottish national party. but, mr speaker, doing nothing is not an option. the impasse cannot remain forever. we on these benches do want an election, but not with the hand that the prime ministers delivering, because let‘s be clear. what the prime minister promises, he proposes to bring back his bad withdrawal deal. he knows that some labour mps will help him pass that bill, and then he would have us leave the european union at the end of november before a general election. for scotland, that would mean we had been taken out of the european union against our will. we will never vote for such a proposition. it would give the prime minister a post brexit election, and that is simply something that we will not sign up to. mr speaker, at the weekend, myself and the leader of the liberal democrats wrote to donald tusk seeking a meaningful extension to ar

speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. october 30, 2019. i hereby appoint the honorable henry cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2019, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. vela, for five minutes. mr. vela: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. speaker, last friday many of us attended the funeral for our coll

thank you, mr speaker.r speaker, my constituents in north hike deal with some of the worst traffic congestion in the country and they tell me that completing lincoln's bypass would make a huge difference to their lives. can the prime minister confirm his government will support the building of this bypass? ican support the building of this bypass? i can confirm that and i can thank her and i can confirm that and i can thank herand our i can confirm that and i can thank her and our candidate in lincoln, kyle mccartney who has campaigned for that bypass. mr nigel dodds. thank you, mr speaker. can i on behalf of members of my party thank you for your service to this house. you came to us at a very turbulent and challenging time for this house and challenging time for this house and you have always been very assiduous in protecting the rights of backbenchers and smaller parties. we thank you for that and wish you well in your retirement. mr speaker, in the dying days of this parliament, with the prime minister

communists and -- speaker pelosi: and it might make you happy. >> when he started calling speaker pelosi a third rate politician -- ms. pelosi: i said i wish you were a politician, mr. president. then he would know the art of the possible. mr. schumer: some of the other members stayed behind. they wanted questions. i waited a moment. i wanted to ask him about intelligence reports on the turks and syrians regarding isis. speaker pelosi: we expressed our concerns that we had been asking for all member briefing, that means bipartisan, a briefing to the house of representatives on what is happening in syria, and it was scheduled for tomorrow, but they canceled it, so that was part of our question. why are you not briefing all of the members of congress? mr. schumer: thank you, everybody. announcer: house leader mccarthy also answered, before taking questions from reporters. mr. mccarthy: just been in a meeting. i see a pattern of behavior with speaker nancy pelosi. storms out of another meeting, trying to make it unproductive. the other democrat stayed and had a productive meeting, the gener

speaker. i am preeced to yield two minutes to -- pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from florida, mr. bilirakis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. bilirakis: thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate it. congratulations, again, chairman engel and ranking member mc caller:, for this very important -- mccaul, for this very important turkey sanctions bill. you know, mr. speaker, for nearly 13 years i've felt like i've been one of the lone voices in the wilderness, decrying the actions of turkey as it systemically denies its citizens basic human rights, by invading and occupying an e.u. country, the republic of cyprus, stripping religious minorities of their religious freedom, persecuting journalists and academics for writing about the armenian genocide, invading and provoking hostilities on a daily basis in the eastern mediterranean. as co-chair of the international religious freedom caucus, i'm especially grateful for

mr speaker... mrspeaker... mr mr speaker...h the company concerned. as for these fabled 40 hospitals, that figure dropped to 20 and then finally dropped to six. six! we learned this week that government officials have met us pharmaceutical companies five times as part of the prime minister's planned trade detail. the us has called for full market access to our nhs, which would mean prices and some of our most important medicines increasing by up to seven fold. mr speaker, whilst the government is having secret meetings with us corporations, patients in this country continue to suffer. can the prime minister explain why the numberof prime minister explain why the number of people waiting longer for urgent cancer treatment has tripled over the last nine years? by minister. mr speaker, as he knows very well, this government is investing £34 billion into the nhs. we are seeing improvements in cancer survival rates across the country. we are seeing improvements in cancer survival rates thanks to the investments this government is ma

and that's really unbecoming of a speaker. we are talking about an issue that shouldn't be a republican or democrat issue. this is about security. this isn't the first time she has done. this this isn't the first time i had to witness this. what's unfortunate, we had a very good, productive meeting afterwards where people had difference of opinion, but no one said the things the speaker said. no one raised their voice. no one did it from a protective of what schumer did, always not letting, always have to carry on. that is the way to carry a meeting to actually find a solution. but unfortunately, the speaker had to leave and not stay there. >> [indiscernible] if that is the case, why do we need sanctions against turkey? have you read the letter the president sent on october 9, he sent a letter to erdogan to not move in, not harm those thousands of lives. what he said if you did, i would put the sanctions in. you've got the vice president now flying over there, trying to find a ceasefire. this is something that the president ra

speaker. the clerk: e spees rooms. washington, d.c. tober 28, 2019. i hereby appoint the honorab dwight ans ct as speaker pro tempore this y. signed, nancy pe sentates. he speer pro tempore rsnt to e order ofhe ouse of january 3, 2019, the chair nowcognizesembers from lists smitteby the joritand minority leaders fo morning houdebate. th cha will alterne recognion between th pares all timehall be eally allocated between parties, and in no eve shall date continue. each member other thathe mari and minority leader and minority whip shal b miteto five minu e chair now recognizethe ntlen fromas r five minutes. the ntleman is recogned >>ker, i r to regnize dr. daniel p. for his service to the rio grande valley and state of texas. dr. king is a proven leader in the 34th congressional district of texas. as a public school superintendent for the last 14 years, he has guided district wide initiatives to improve student performance and graduation rates across south texas. mr. vella: the annual dropout ra

speaker. i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for the purpose of inquiring to the majority leader the schedule for next week. the speaker pro tempore: without bjection, so recognized. mr. scalise: i also ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scalise: i'm happy to yield to my friend from maryland, the distinguished minority leader. mr. hoyer: on monday, the house will meet at 12:00 p.m. for morning hour debate, 2:00 p.m. for legislative business, votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday and wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour debate, 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. on thursday, the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. last votes of the week are expected no later than 3:00 p.m. we will consider several bills under suspension of the rules. a complete list of suspensions will be announced by close of business on friday. the house will consider h.r. 823, the colorado outdoor r

speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? >> i ask to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. johnson: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to memorialize the life of our honorable statesman and dear friend, congressman elijah cummings. during his tenure in the house of representatives, congressman cummings championed issues including civil rights, access to affordable health care, transportation, and congressional oversight. he was irritated when i pushed him to take an office in the congressional black caucus until he went home that weekend and he came back with a big smile and said that the people at home had noticed it. he also succeeded me as chair of the congressional black caucus. madam speaker, i join members of the congress in extending our sympathies to congressman cummings' wife, maya, his family, and to all who had th

thank you very much. >> thank you, networks speaker. next speaker. >> good afternoon.ep coming over and over and we wouldn't keep coming and taking our time from work and missing what we make for our kids. we came here because we have a pen. it'this pen, because we had borw ed thiborrowed that medallion. we have been working decades for this city and we should have been given that for free. we bought it because we wanted to support that city. when we bought the medallion, the isn'promised if it didn't we would launch something like, what do they call, technology and this and that. so we'll buy the medallion back. so, sir, why don't you just question these people. if you promise they'll give the money back, what is that holding you guys to get that together and get us out of debt? because we love the city and we're not a political people. we're a hard-working labour people and we serve the city and we deserve our supervisors and our president and our mayor. even though the governor, they should look after us, we're individuals and i know because we don't have any big is

speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. october 18, 2019. i hereby appoint the honorable jode neguse to act as sprothe on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. god our father, we give you thanks for giving us another day. as the house comes to the end of an emotional week, we ask that you give all members your calming and comforting spirit. we mourn the loss of a colleague and implore your healing presence in this chamber, in the cummings family, and in the hearts of all who have labored in these halls, especially in the oversight committee in these most recent years. we continue to rely upon your wisdom and understanding and ask your favor for us and for our nation. may all that is done be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announc

madam speaker, if he'll yield. he's talking about subpoenas, he's talking about right to see documents. the select committee on intelligence -- mr. scalise: both sides having equal access to call witnesses. to counter things that are said that are inaccurate. which are right now not being allowed to happen. and again, it's in secret. nobody can see, you can make claims or statements about fairness. the members, the minority members of the committee have just said it's not fair. and so, you can make it fair, you can bring a rule up that we would support, that would actually allow both sides to have the same access to information and witnesses. you can do that right now. and i'd ask the gentleman, would he be willing to do that? mr. hoyer: will the gentleman yield? mr. scalise: i'll yield. mr. hoyer: i'm willing to follow the rules that you imposed upon us. mr. scalise: on impeachment inquiries? mr. hoyer: we didn't have an impeachment inquiry. mr. scalise: this is an impeachment inquiry. you just admitted it. mr. ho

i see a pattern of behavior with speaker pelosi. she storms out of another meeting, trying to make it unproductive. the other democrats stayed and had a productive meeting. the general from the the joint chiefs, the secretary of defense, and the president in this meeting stated what his number one goal is, to make sure america is safe. we talked with the general. listened to the plan. very productive between the democrats who actually stayed in the meeting. unfortunately, the speaker tries to make everything political. her own statements weren't productive. to storm out of a meeting which i've watched time before in other crisis, is really not the ability of a speaker or the style of how a speaker should carry herself out. if she would be focusing on the issues that most americans are concerned about, her whole focus has to be on impeachment. we're sitting here talking about the security of america, when we don't even have our defense funding done. but there's no way to do it. the ndaa, we don't have that done, it's still in confere