today but that we can do this together and i want to thank the gentlewoman from dallas, texas, eddie bernice johnson, the gentleman from plano, texas, sam johnson, for the work they've done. i thank the gentleman for the time he's yielded me. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i have no further comments, i just wish to request support for this amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. che gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. chairman. thank both of you and all our dallas delegation, texas delegation, really, for this interest. my common sense amendment is intended to prevent a real water crisis which we're getting close to by getting the federal government to finally issue the needed permit for this vital local reservoir project. and i ask all my colleagues to support this amendment. please pass this amendment, let's get the water north texas needs. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balan

lovee first say that i eddie bernice johnson. bernice johnson has always been there for me since i have been a member of the house of representatives. i think every member of the congressional black caucus for their support, friendship, and encouragement. this award is special for many reasons. just a few of them is that it is very special to me to be honored by their -- by your peers and colleagues. it is special because i have the opportunity to have been blessed to have known barbara jordan. through our sorority, we sat on the delta board together. [cheering] >> she was one of my idols. as a young lawyer, i aspired to be barbara jordan, because she dedicated passionate, , and she was the real deal. i cannot thank you enough. i cannot thank you enough for the confidence you have placed in me. you, and thank you all so much. cbc, i love you all. [applause] president obama: hello, cbc. [applause] president obama: thank you all for the great work you are doing. i love you, too. i want to thank the cbc foundation, chairman butterfi

h.r. 4084, sponsored by chairman subcommittee on energy, chairman webber, and eddie bernice johnson, already has passed the house this congress with strong bipartisan support. the reinforcing legislation we consider today continues this bipartisan work. i thank the sponsors of today's bill, representative bob latta behind me, and jerry mcnerney, for their initiative on this issue. advanced nuclear energy technology provides an opportunity to make reliable and mission-free electricity available throughout the modern and developing world. the science committee's held many hearings and worked steadily on nuclear innovation since december, 2014. i thank chairman upton in particular for being willing to incorporate important provisions in today's bill that were developed by the science committee through our continued work on nuclear r&d in our jurisdiction. i also appreciate chairman upton's acceptance of language to ensure that the department of energy focuses on research and development that enables private sector commercialization efforts. nuclear power has been a proven source of safe

[applause] >> representative eddie bernice johnson will present the award to barbara fudge. sentative marcia fudge. [applause] ♪ fudge: thank you very much. let me just say i love eddie bernice johnson. i love every member of the congressional black caucus and i and them for their encouragement and their friendship. this award is special for many amongs, but just a few them is that it is really special to be honored by your peers and your colleagues. it is special because i have had the opportunity to be blessed to know barbara jordan. through our sorority we sat on the delta board together. [applause] she was one of my idols. as a young lawyer i aspire to be barbara jordan. she was smart, she was passionate, she was dedicated, and she was the real deal. enough for theou confidence you have placed in me. and thank you cbc, i love you all. [applause] [applause] president obama: hello, cbc. you for the great work you are doing and that kind introduction. i love you too. i want to thank the cbc foundation, chairman butterfield. members of the congressional black caucus. and the

and then came congresswoman eddie bernice johnson. you see, mr. speaker, the congressional black caucus has been committed to advancing equity and access in equal protection under the law for black americans. while we were established march 30, 1971, it was on that day that a congressman by the name jr., a democrat, presented a statement to the president of the united states which included more than 60 recommendations for executive action facing issues for black america. and set the foundation for the promise and the progress of african-americans. we heard my distinguished colleague talk about the hopes and the needs and the dreams. those were the promises. and that's why it is so important for us to come today and talk about the progress we've made. even though you will hear us say 1971, when the congressional black caucus was established, we can trace our legislative history back further to the civil rights efforts of the 1960's. which included such land mark victories as the civil rights act of 1964 and the voting rights act of 1965. which we s

representative eddie bernice johnson, 30th congressional district, texas. ♪ representative bobby rushdistrict, illinois. ♪ representative bobby scott, third congressional district, virginia. representative bennie thompson, second congressional district, mississippi. ♪ representative sheila jackson lee, 18th congressional district, texas. representative elijah e cummings , seventh congressional district, maryland. ♪ representative danny k davis, seventh congressional district, illinois. ♪ representative gregory w meeks, fifth congressional district, new york. ♪ representative barbara lee, 13th congressional district, california. ♪ representative william lacy clay, first represent -- first congressional district, missouri. representative david scott, 13th congressional district, georgia. ♪ butterfield,e g.k. first congressional district, north carolina. ♪ representative emanuel cleaver the second, fifth congressional district, missouri. ♪ representative gwen asked more -- s. mooore, fourth congressional district, wisconsin. ♪ representative yvette d clark, ninth congressional district,

health crisis act authored by committee member tim murphy of my home state pennsylvania, and eddie bernice johnson of texas offers eight provisions concerning mental health parity such as improved compliance guidance and disclosure support. particularly interest to our democratic committee members is a proposal by rep resident joe kennedy of massachusetts, h.r. 4276, the behavioral health coverage transferred to act of 2013. this bill offers one of the many approaches to modifying parity requirements. today we have the expert panelists who will provide testimony and answer questions on the strengths and challenges of mental health parity standards. and i look forward to the testimony today. yield the balance of my time to vice chair of the full committee can ms. blackburn. >> thank you, mr. chairman. into our witnesses today we thank you. i want to thank the chairman for calling the hearing and want to thank all of my colleagues for the great work that wielded together as a team to pass that mental-health reform package through the house, get it through the house in july. i do think of a significa