so that's where the debbie smith act comes. in the debbie smith act provides funding for d.n.a. testing and training to eliminate the backwilling of untested d.n.a. and rape kit evidence. since 2004, nearly 200,000 d.n.a. matches have been made thanks to the debbie smith backwilling grant program. again that's over 200,000 d.n.a. matches since 2004. but without congressional action, legislation is set to expire on monday. the senate recognized that critical -- the critical immediate to re-authorize this bill. they passed this bill back in may andsen it to the house for consideration. but unfortunately, my democrat colleagues refused to bring this bill to the floor. they would rather play politics than put criminals in jail. this is absolutely despicable. sexual assault victims have been through enough. we should not hold this up for funding so that democrats can score cheap political points with their radical, far-left base. so i ask my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to re-examine their priorities an help us get justice for these crime victims. this issue is too impor

but did i and the debbie smith act is included in that. obviously to suggest this majority in this house is not interested in supporting women and women who are victims of violence is frankly reprehensible. let me move back to the rule of law, which we are actually debating here, and it relates to our authority under the emergency powers act. i do want to note to mr. woodall's point, we're not adding new law. this is a resolution, which is clearly a provision in the national emergency act, that allows the congress to make the point that the emergency, if it ver existed, no longer exists. and this funding is not appropriate. this shift of funding. this is a simple resolution passed by the senate and indicates in our view the congressional authority is where the appropriation process lies. it's articulated well within the constitution and the congress has acted. and has acted before, will act again, and the projects that are necessary for military construction around the globe and throughout the united states are vital and indicate support o

but to do that, congress needs to reauthorize the debbie smith act. it should be obvious but i'll say it anyway. this program transcends politics or party and allowing it to expire is a disservice to the victims and the advocates who've championed this legislation since it was first enacted 15 years ago. i introduced the debbie smith act of 2019 in the senate with my friend and colleague from california, a democrat, senator dianne feinstein which just demonstrates its bipartisan support from republicans, democrat, victims rights group, law enforcement, you name it. but despite all that, speaker pelosi has refused to bring this legislation to the house floor for a vote. and unless they pass it soon, this critical program will expire for the first time, expire for the first time in a week. there was absolutely no problem reauthorizing this critical program in 2008 or 2014 but clearly the times have changed. and our house democrat colleagues apparatus above politicizing something as noncontroversial as reducing the rape kit backlog. if house democrats al

ribbon cutting in texas and i spoke to survivors of sexual assault about the need to pass the debbie smith act to help test the backlog rape kits. i could join my friend from laredo texas to discuss the future of the usmca us mexico canada trade agreement as the successor to nafta although a busy and productive work. it was also marked by a number of heartbreaking moments that i alluded to a moment ago. the moment of august 3rd gunmen stormed to k walmartli in el paso killing 22 instant people wounding two dozen others it became theoo deadliest mass shooting in the united states this year. and in the community as tightknit as el paso it was immeasurable and noting traveling from another part of the state and was not from el paso but the heartbreaking confusion turned into rage when we learned the shooter was a white supremacist whose crime could only be described as domestic terrorism. the day after the shooting i visited el paso and met with several victims as well as law enforcement officers who responded and members of the community created a memorial to honor those who lost their lives

angelo, texas, and i spoke with survivors of sexual assault in grapevine about the need to pass the debbie smith act and to reauthorize the money that we authorized to test back dated rape kits, and we also discussed the usmca, the united states, mexico and canada agreement and the successor of nafta. it was productive and, maed ma a number of heartbreaking moments. on august 3rd a gunman stormed into walmart in texas killing 22 innocent people and wounding two dozen others. it became the deadliest mass shooting in the united states this year. in a community as tight-knit as el paso, the devastation was immeasurable, and i would note that the shooter traveled from another part of the state to el paso, and he was not from el paso, but the heartbreaking confusion quickly turned into rage when we learned that the shoot shooter was a white supremacist and his crime could only be described as domestic terrorism. the day after the shooting i traveled to el paso and met with the victims as well as the law enforcement officers responding to the tragedy. the members of the community created a memorial to

she called for the smith police in a panic say i saying water was up to the car windows instead of receiving help 9 >> miss debby you have to shut up okay. this will teach you next time don'twater. >> first responders had trouble getting to stevens. she had railroad drowned by the time they removed her from her car. the dispatcher is no longer working for ft. smith police. >>> a straight pride parade made its way through downtown boston today. police escorted the marchers separating them from counterprotesters who denounced the event. organizers say they believe straight people are an oppressed majority and deny the event is about hate. but many lgbtq groups say they feel otherwise. last week in the same scene played out in modesto we brought you this between straight pride demonstrators and critics. >>> it was quite a journey for in long distance swimmer the reason he swam through the great pacific garbage patch before stopping in san francisco. >> that's impressive i'm not a good swimmer myself so hey you go. all right we got clear skies. sunny conditions today. and it was hot. just how hot was it? well i'll h

smith, start counting when he gets to 50. this might be the fifth ashes episode but the cast does change. england brought in a new baller. sam curran on his ashes debbietall. then the ultimate smith mistake, chris woke's wicket. it seemed like a huge victory. jofra archer finished with six, this one can only be appreciated slowed down. england will resume 78 ahead, this way to the weekend. it would mean a lot for the team, obviously. there's still a lot to play for — there's the test championships and even our own personal game, you know? so although the ashes is lost, we've still got a lot to play for. the premier league's back after the first international break of the season... no doubt it will provide much of the converstaion on football focus today... dan is here to tell us about it. it is nice to be back, a nice international break. we are coming back with some big interviews on the show. i will play a clip from the first one because marcus rashford, manchester united had a fantastic season, starts his manchester united career and they stalled a little bit. they had a number of injuries, they play at leicester this weekend you are playing good f

smith police in a panic saying that water was up to her car windows. now, instead of receiving help 911 dispatcher told her this. take a listen. >> miss debbieyou're going to have to shut up. okay? this will teach you next time don't drive in the water. >> first responders had trouble she had already drowned by the time they removed her from her car. the dispatcher is no longer working for the police department. >>> popular local bakery closed its doors for good. today was the last day to get pas pastries from the prolific oven. it closed its three stores in palo alto, santa clara and sunnyvale. cake sure looks-g though. for shutting down is increasing prices and difficulty finding workers. customers who came by say they don't know where they're going to go now. >> i'm very sad. and now i'm going to change my diet. no more pastries. because this is the best. >> prolific oven was in business for almost 40 years. >>> the cultivation of hemp. it's going to be the new degree offered at santa rosa junior college. santa rosa will be the first community college in the state to offer a degree in cultivating hemp. students can take the hemp-focused c

debbie smith also spoke at the press conference. just to remind colleagues, debbie is a remarkable woman whose advocacy was borne from a terrible personal experience. we have the had the benefit of hearing from debbie many times over the years. i believe there is no one who has done more to support victims of sexual assault than debbie, and i'm continually grateful to her for her courage and her candor as she travels around the country advocating for survivors. it can't be easy to talk about your own personal sexual assault and how you tried to grapple with the fact that your rape kit has not been tested and, thus, you don't even know who you are attacker was and whether he may show up at some future date and try to repeat his crime. during the press conference, debbie spoke p about the years of fear she dealt with while waiting for her attacker to be identified and she said, the years i spent waiting for justice can never be returned to me. now, that's a heartbreaking reality for survivors of sexual violence and a reminder of why it

the debbie smith act is not partisan. it's not even controversial. it's not divisive. last time we voted on it, not a single senator voted no. so there is no reason for the house to stall on this critical legislation. and if the house doesn't act by the end of the month, it will expire. so once again, mr. president, i urge speaker pelosi to allow this bill to go to the floor of the house without further delay. it would be simply shameful to allow this program to expire, especially when she has a bipartisan bill in her hand and all she has to do is to allow it to go to the floor of the house for a vote. mr. president, i yield the floor and i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call:

judiciary be discharged for further consideration of s.820, justice to victims of sexual assault, the debbie smith re-authorization act, and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: under consistently issued by successive speakers, as 956 of the section house rules and manual, the hair can constrained not to entertain the request unless it's cleared by the bipartisan floor and committee leaderships. mrs. wagner: thank you, mr. speaker. parliamentary inquiry. the speaker pro tempore: the entlewoman will state her inquiry. mrs. wagner: i understand the mr. lines you just cited, speaker. however, seeing no objection from leadership or committee either side of the aisle, does that constitute clearance and allow the chair to motion under the rules of the house? the speaker pro tempore: a nanimous consent request for the consideration of that measure would have to be -- would have to receive clearance and minority y floor and committee leaderships. he chair is unaware of such clearance. therefore, the chair cannot ntertain that request at this time. the lady will state

i spoke to survivors of sexual assault in grapevine about the need to pass the debbie smith act to reauthorize the money we appropriate to help test backlog rape kits and i was able to join my friend congressman henry cuellar to discuss the usmca, the u.s.-mexico-canada trade agreement, the successor to nafta. so it was a busy and productive work period but sadly it was also marked by a number of heartbreaking moments that i alluded to a moment ago. on the moment of august 3, a gunman stormed into a walmart in el paso, texas, killing 22 innocent people and wounding two dozen others. it became the deadliest mass shooting in the united states this year. in a community as tight-knit as el paso the devastation was immeasurable and i would note that the shooter traveled from another part of the state to el paso. he was not from el paso but the heartbreaking confusion quickly turned into rage when we learned the shooter was a white supremacist whose crime could only be described as one of domestic terrorism. the day after the shooting, i visited el paso and met with several of the victims as well as