cline. mr. cline: thank you, mr. chairman. administrator milgram, good to see you again today and thank you for coming to my office yesterday. ms. milgram: thank you. mr. cline: if you recall in last year's budget hearing you made a commitment to provide me and this committee certain information regarding the use of no-ed by contracts under your -- no-bid contracts under your tenure. specifically the total of no-bid or sole-source contracts administered during your tenure and the total dollar value of these contracts. my staff emailed your congressional affairs office eight different times over the last year, following up on this commitment, may 24, june 8, june 23, july 5, july 14, etc., etc. and despite your staff promising that this request would be fulfilled soon, we never received a response. now, your staff wasn't the one who made the commitment, administrator. you made this commitment and in this very room. ms. milgram: yes, sir. mr. cline: i realize the department of justice inspector general is currently investigating

cline: i yield back. chair rogers: the committee will stand in recess subject to the call of the chair.

cline. mr. cline: thank you. madam secretary, i'm concerned are the department's handling of a long-standing issue over imports of vietnamese plywood into the united states. two companies with operations in my district have been assessed, counter vailing duties over imported vietnamese plywood in 2021, 2022 even though the department previously assured importers that plywood imports with a vietnamese core would not be subject to such duties. retroactive decision in 2023 has had negative impacts on u.s. companies which imported this product. moreover these companies independently audited proved the plywood originated in vietnam and not china which was the target. the department refuses to consider such proofs and merely relies on the failure of vietnamese exporters to satisfactorily respond to commerce questionnaires. thish is where did the product come from? this matter is current administrative review with a decision by july 30. i would ask you to hopefully accept and consider the independent audits to resolve t

cline: i yield back. chair rogers: the committee will stand in recess subject to the call of the chair. chair rogers: the chair recognizes the ranking member of the committee, miss delauro. ms. delauro: delighted you are here this morning. what i wanted to look at is the issue of crime, if you will, and trade. d.o.j. plays a critical role in deterring crime through robust investigations, prosecutions, incarcerations, and the application of penalties. my concern about d.o.j. that there may be some serious blind spots. lack of resources in critical areas. particular, the u.s. international trade enforcement. example, 2022, u.s. imports were $3.27 trillion. conservative estimates based on available data from economic policy institute projected 5% to 10% of those imports were fraudulent. this means that there is annually 163 of the $327 billion in illegal trade which impacts u.s. workers, manufacturers, consumers, and our free trade partners. i understand d.o.j.'s infrastructure to combat trade crimes is ligh

cline. mr. cline votes no. mr. armstrong, mr. armstrong votes no. mr. gooden, mr. van drew. mr. van drew votes no. mr. nehls. mr. moore. mr. moore votes no. mr. kiley. mr. kiley votes no. ms. hageman. mrs. hageman votes no. mr. moran, mr. moran votes no. ms. lee. mr. hunt. mr. fry. mr. nadler. mr. nadler votes aye. ms. lofgren. ms. jackson lee. mr. cohen. mr. johnson. mr. johnson votes aye. mr. schiff. mr. schiff votes aye. mr. swalwell. mr. swalwell clothes aye. mr. lieu. ms. jayapal. mr. correa. ms. scanlon. ms. scanlon votes aye. mr. neguse. mrs. mcbath. ms. dean. ms. dean votes aye. ms. escobar. ms. escobar votes aye. ms. ross. ms. bush. miss ivey. mr. ivey votes aye. ms. balint. mr. issa, you are not recorded. mr. issa votes no. mr. fitzgerald votes no. mr. gooden votes no. mr. fry votes no. mr. chairman, there are eight ayes and 17 noes. chair jordan: the noes have t the amendment is not agreed to. the gentleman from georgia. mr. johnson: mr. chairman. i have an amendment at the desk. chair jordan: clerk will report. point of order reserved by the gentleman from california

cline: good morning. i want to talk about, federal contractors taking ownership of patents on inventions created with federal funding. the government has the power to grant compulsory licenses to third parties. december 8 of last year, a draft framework was issued to provide guidance to federal agencies on what to assess, considering whether he -- two authorize authority. it was passed in 1980. the office states the law makes no mention of reasonable price that should be -- are you concerned the administration's proposal to consider price is a factor for exercising marching rights will send us back to a time when government research sat on the shelf? sec. raimondo: we stand on the side of ip protection. and the document to which you are referring is nonbinding. it is interagency memo for guidance. which is just that. all of this is a balancing test. the president has rightly focused excessively -- extremely on bringing down the cost of pharmaceuticals and bringing down the cost of medicine and drugs succe

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cline, mr. ellzey. to dea in quantico. during that conversation you talked about illicit finances aiding the illegal drug trade which i thought was fascinating. to that end, i understand your counter-fentanyl threat targeting team is essential to combating money laundering organizations and influence in the mexican transnational organization. can you discuss more d.e.a.'s work to identify and mitigate the cartel's illicit finance networks that are pushing fentanyl into communities like mine? administrator milgram: we founded the first two counter threat teams in the idea is 20. simple. having people from across the agency, agents, analysts, targetters, data scientist, people with chemistry expertise working together, focused directly on what are the networks look like? mapping the networks. identifying vulnerabilities we can target to take down and defeat the cartels. we were doing so much work very quickly around illicit finance that we realized last summer in 2023 we needed to create a third team around illicit finance.

. >> i was former president trump, let's welcome to the show from house judiciary, congressman ben clineer president comment right there, what is your reaction to what's going on in new york. >> it is here the locker occurring not just in new york but georgia and mar-a-lago, you name it, the weaponization of the justice system against the former president is still being pursued. we hope the jury will reach the verdict on this outrageous case and new york and dismiss the charges. >> we got to move onto this, trump is locked up in court, president biden is campaigning. he made no mistakes, cast in philadelphia, cook political report clear politics pulling out trump is leading biden in pennsylvania. watch biden's mistakes. >> memorial day, a black man votes, trump continues ally by saying black unemployment was at a record low on his watch. the fact is, record low on employment happened on my watch and we will keep it going. racial wealth gap is 20 years. >> that is biden flying. federal reserve data, low unemployment for black americans first hit a record low under former president trump i

cline: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cline: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cline: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, it's my pleasure to welcome so many fine men and women in blue here in our nation's capital for police week. however, as always, i'm concerned every day for the safety and well-being of these brave men and women in the communities across this great nation where they live and work. radical policies in states and cities across the country continue to promote a disastrous rise in crime and a dangerous environment for police officers. now more than ever, we must show our support for our law enforcement officers. as a former local prosecutor, i know just how important a robust police force is to keeping our communities safe. for effective crime deterrence you need prose

and sympathizers before admitting them into the united states, joining in virginia congressman ben cline house judiciary and budget appropriation committee, what is your thought about the palestinians coming to america in the plan out of the white house? >> it shows that this a administration is not concerned about the national security of the united states or the united states citizens when the under the control of the far left of the party they are seeking control of campuses to radical pro-terrorist groups, they have the far left squad dictating to them the policies that are coming out of congress and boats that are coming out of congress, it is no surprise that this a administration can't that these individuals from the palestinian territories want to come to the united states and they should suspend any type and allowing of these people to come into the united states until they have a security set. maria: it seems weird timing to allow them to come now after all of these protest, it must feel like it's a given. i want to point your attention to the breaking news were following right

cline. mr. cline: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, we were paying attention. we were paying attention on october 7. we were paying attention when hamas, the terrorist organization, slaughtered innocent women and children, elderly, citizens of the nation of israel. we were paying attention. and now the world is paying attention as israel seeks to eliminate hamas. we stand with israel. we stand with the citizens of israel. and we are paying attention not only to israel as it seeks to destroy hamas and rid the world of this terrorist organization, but we are paying attention to those in congress and across the country who are siding with hamas. who are siding with terrorists. who are siding with murderers. remember october 7, we stand with israel. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the efforts of john hanley high school seniors, these remarkable students have taken on a significant project to honor alumni from the douglas school who valiantly served in world war ii. the project involves adding their names to the patsy klein theater at john hanley high school,

is considered a healthy diet, such packages are sold all over the country, in the penza region the clineing a tourist attraction. this is the first agrotourism village in the penza region. now there are only three modular houses here, but they are already open to guests. by the end of the year there will be four more plus a spa and tourist center. on eight hectares there is an abandoned village, from which a tourist complex with 21 guest houses, a municipal park and a ski slope will grow. the construction will be large-scale, including from an environmental point of view, says ivan merkulov, founder of the agricultural agricultural platform. very interested in create the right environment here, which corresponds to the geography, climate, and , in fact, the flora and fauna that exists in our area. we got into technology, which we call technology, from the point of view of replanting trees, that is, up to 5-6 m, with a trunk up to 14 cm, and accordingly we are transforming the entire territory in this way. the main tourist flow so far is due to the production of maple and raspberry syrups

cline for five minutes. mr. cline: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to congratulate the james madison brass band on their historic acheebment at the north american brass band championships held in huntsville, alabama, on april 6. under the leadership of conductor professor kevin see its, the -- stees, the brass band marked a monumental milestone in the band's 24-year history. their victory is a testament to the talent and hard work of the students and their conductor. competing against seven other top-tier bands, the brass band emerged victorious, marking the first time a collegiate band has claimed the highest division of the competition. this accomplishment adds to the band's remarkable record at north american brass band championships, including 14 podium finishes, underscoring their consistent excellence and resilience. moreover, professor stees' outstanding leadership has not only brought glory to j.m.u. but secured him a distinguished place in the brand band association history as only the second conductor to win in two dif

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and as a result a lot of people feel congress should be doing something very quick what is the clineween free speech and hate speech? >> i think hate speech should be something in which you are clearly trying to cause people to act, break the law or harm somebody. that is where you cross the line.. i'm not sure likeke the idea of hate speech because who knows what hate means. >> may be the better question is the limits. >> is something you are encouraging or causing people to break the law. then the government has to do something. so far i know we purchased some very serious injuries. obviously somebody can be very seriously injured. your fermenting these riots. and like i said, a lot of times that's not the university people it is people we believe paid for by outside p interest to try to create disruption in america and probably to encourage people abroad to dislike america, dislike israel. >> colors for you several already sharon is in greenville, maryland democrat, sharon you're on with congressman. >> how can you be so negative about what's going on with the students when januar

cline. mr. cline: thank you, mr. speaker. mr.peaker, i rise today to recognize and honor an extraordinary group of educators and staff whose dedication has profoundly impacted the allegheny highlands community. this group was selected as the seven inaugural inductees into the alabama gainey highlands -- allegheny highlands hall of fame. this class announced on may 9, symbolizes the excellence that defines our educators in virginia's sixth district. these individual, helen harris, brenda holloway, the late katherine nice lyrics donna vaughn, archie wells, have each dedicated over 20 years of their lives, fostering a nurturing environment in cleftton forge school division. they range from teachers of french, science, art, counselors, coaches, and custodian. each in their unique way has contributed significantly to the educational fabric of our community. guiding countless students toward achieving their full potential. their legacy now forever enshrined in the allegheny highlands public school div division's employee hall of fame r

ben cline from virginia, i yield five minutes to you. >> thank you, mr. chairman and i would like to echo your comments about the gentle lady from virginia. you are blessed. you have four virginians on this committee, two on each side, and we bring with us a wealth of knowledge. the gentle lady and i worked together on the state level and appropriations and now we are together on the budget committee so there are lots of places we can agree and seek the betterment of people in this country, so director young, thank you very much for being here and as a former appropriations director, i want to thank you for your service on that committee as well. as you know our country is currently on the hook for $34 trillion in debt with interest payments rising in the ranks to the second-highest government expense. the budget proposal proposed by the biden administration was one less opportunity to change course before the american people are presented with the opportunity to make the decision for him. instead the president has decided to double down on the same unsus

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my name is christopher cline. i was going to read a statement i read yesterday at the local homeless coordinating board but something drastically changed this morning. before i came to this meeting i sent evidence and information to the sheriff and assistant police chief. as some may aware there were two injured this morning, a child and adult hit by a driver suspected fleeing police. this morning, i witnessed that arrest of the driver. that car was meant for me. now, sure lock is a military grade equipment surveillance system. we had this conversation before. the people in this room need to make a tough decision today about what to do about the few people using these credentials illegally. i sense the same information to some of the board of supervisor, please share with each other. the it headacheing surveillance by the few people are causing a violent uptick and i'm not going to tolerate someone trying to run me over with a car and i don't expect you to tolerate that as well. i know who the individuals are and

cline. >> thank you, anne milgram, for being here.the honorable men and women of drug enforcement agency administration play a role in interdicting illicit deadly drugs before they end up in the hands of unsuspecting americans. it is evident that you have support in this committee. the stakes couldn't be higher but undermining your efforts, i noticed you have a 5% budget increase proposed but can you speak to the $10 million decision by omb for your budget request? >> my understanding is all agencies took that decision. >> it is across the board. >> that is my understanding. >> we want to support you but we also recognize that sometimes the best of intentions by agencies like yours have unintended consequences. dea proposed rulemaking for emergency medical services, under protecting patient access to emergency medication act of 2017. the rule isn't set to go into effect until november of this year i am hearing concerns from operations in this district. my understanding is some ems providers may have to scale down in advance, life-savi

my name is christopher cline. i was going to read a statement i read yesterday at the local homeless coordinating board but something drastically changed this morning. before i came to this meeting i sent evidence and information to the sheriff and assistant police chief. as some may aware there were two injured this morning, a child and adult hit by a driver suspected fleeing police. this morning, i witnessed that arrest of the driver. that car was meant for me. now, sure lock is a military grade equipment surveillance system. we had this conversation before. the people in this room need to make a tough decision today about what to do about the few people using these credentials illegally. i sense the same information to some of the board of supervisor, please share with each other. the it headacheing surveillance by the few people are causing a violent uptick and i'm not going to tolerate someone trying to run me over with a car and i don't expect you to tolerate that as well. i know who the individuals are and

cline: j.r. polly line weaver, a sports writer for the daily news record, helped organize the league. the effort brought players together from seven communities acacross rockingham county in bh spirit and game with a consistent schedule and designated rules. from there the league would go on to include teams from up and down the shenandoah valley. the league has a rich history, survived the great depression, world war ii and integrated with african-american players in the 1950's. those players who went on to play in major league baseball and even the national basketball association. today its fields remain a welcoming place that bring athletes together. recently the league's storied history and many accomplishments were highlighted in an exhibition in the history museum in dayton. it calls attention to the hard work of those who have shown care to each other through the common love of baseball. congratulations to them and the many wonderful seasons they've enjoyed over the last century and i wish

cline: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i planned today to congratulate a poultry judging team in my district, but i need to address what happened at quantico marine base in triangle, virginia, because what happened there is the chickens coming home to roost from the broken biden border policy. madam speaker, on may 3, 2024, two jordanian foreign nationals that entered the united states unlawfully attempted to breach the quantico marine corps base in triangle, virginia. press reports indicate they were in a van posing as delivery men and tried to ram their way through. i'm quoting from a letter that our governor has sent to the president because he has not received a briefing on what happened in the commonwealth of virginia. the american people didn't learn about what happened at quantico for two weeks. during that time we don't know who else had entered this country illegally, what else their designs were, but it's proven that the bide -- broken biden border policy is having an effect on the national securit

dominguez was struck and killed by a vehicle while assisting a disabled motorist on u.s. 90 near cline, texas. agent dominguez had served with the u.s. border patrol for 12 years. he is survived by his wife and four children. agent dominguez's brother and father were also members of the border patrol. i support this legislation to rename the border patrol checkpoint located on u.s. highway 90 west in uvalde county, texas, as the james r. dominguez border patrol checkpoint. and i urge all my colleagues to do the same. thank you and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from nevada reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. molinaro: mr. speaker, i now recognize the bill's sponsor, representative tony gonzalez, for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from the great state of texas is recognized for five minutes. mr. gonzales: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of my bill, h.r. 5799, the james r. dominguez memorial act, and i want to thank this chamber for bringing this bill to the floor for a vote today. i hav

cline votes no. mr. armstrong votes no. mr. gooden. mr. van drew. mr. van drew votes no. mr. moore mr. moore votes no. mr. kylie votes no miss hagerman. mr. miranda votes no. ms. lee. mr. hunt. mr. nadler. mr. nadler votes aye. ms. jackson-lee. mr. cohen. mr. johnson. mr. johnson both aye. mr. schiff votes aye. mr. swalwell both aye. ms. jayapal. mr. korea. mr. net views -- ned goose. mr. bass. ms. escobar does aye. ms. ross, ms. bush mr. ivey. mr. ivey both aye. mr. i say you are not recorded. mr. issa votes no. mr. fitzgerald votes no. mr. gooden votes no. mr. chairman and their eight ayes and 17 nose. >> the no's have it. to.amendment is not agreed >> mr. chairman ivan amendment at the desk. the point of order reserved by the german for, what you.a. the i object mr. chairman. clerk will read in the impediment to the mentor substitute for the committee report the resolution recommended houses member representative in attempt to congress for worth refusal to. on page 13 the second full paragraph insert the committee consents about the competency of donald trump the weekend b