mentioned1850's, you gallegos had no experience with the american political system. can you talk about what political system they were working with? he came straight out of new mexican politics when new mexico was a province of mexico. >> might real question -- how difficult was the difference in changing for them from the american political system? he wasn't familiar with the national democratic party and the democratic party in new mexico had its own policy agendas. that talksgreat book about this -- howard lamarr, which talks about politics in the southwest. he focuses on new mexico, but to make that leap from territorial politics to the national democratic agenda, i think, was tough for him. by theernment was a guy name of david meriwether, who was a long time politician from the northeast and served as forthing as a tutor gallegos. gallegos came and consulted him and we know this because meriwether records this in his memoirs. at when she got him into legislative environment, he understood how things worked in d.c. he certainly knew who the key committee chairs

gallego: as the member designated by representative kirkpatrick, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that representative kirkpatrick will vote aye on h.r. 4894. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. khanna, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. khanna will vote ye on h.r. 4894. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? mr. kildee: as the member designated by mr. butterfield of north carolina, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house mr. butterfield will vote yes on h.r. 4894. as the member designated by mrs. lawrence of michigan, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house many lawrence will vote yes on h.r. 4894. the speaker pro tempore: for what reason the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house mr. rush will vote yes on h.r. 4894. as as the member designated by mr. danny davis, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house th

gallego: as the member designated by representative kirkpatrick, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that ms. kirkpatrick will vote yes on h.r. 5664. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? mr. mcgovern: as the member welch of by mr. vermont, i inform the house that mr. welch will vote yes on h.r. 5664. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise?alifornia >> thank you, madam speaker. aguilar: as the member designated by ms. roybal-allard, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. roybal-allard votes yes on h.r. 5664. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from illinois rise? mr. underwood: as the member pursuantd by mr. rush, to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on h.r. 5664. -- ms. underwood: as the member mr. rush, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on h.r. 5664. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? as the member designated by mr. lowenthal of

lupe gallegos dice lo siguiente: el mole que hacÍa mi abuelita.ecirte que te queda bastante buena. espero que me traigas una cuando vengas al estudio. seguimos con mÁs. borja: no me sale del todo mal, querida carito. te puedo hacer una tortilla de patatas. vamos a cambiar totalmente de informaciÓn. imagÍnese descubrir que toda tu vida fue una mentira. pues bien, esa es la historia de una madre hispana de california quien hace poco hablÓ con nuestra colega de aquÍ y ahora y le contÓ el secreto de familia. angie, bienvenida de nuevo. cuÉntame cÓmo llegó ella a descubrir la verdad de su pasado. angie: buenos dÍas, borja y carolina. un gusto estar con ustedes. bÁsicamente esta seÑora, cuando era adolescente, vivÍa con sus abuelos y su tÍa y de repente limpiando su casa encuentra una cinta de vÍdeo que esconderÍa el secreto de familia. esconderÍa la razÓn por quÉ y cÓmo habÍa fallecido su mamÁ. borja: ¿y ella confrontÓ a sus familiares con la verdad? angie: asÍ es. ella muy calmadamente, luego que mirÓ la cinta y descubrió cÓmo su madre habÍa fallecido

gallego: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yea on the motion to table h.res. 1148. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on the motion to table the esolution. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. roybal-allard, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. roybal-allard will vote yes on the mollings to -- motion to table the resolution. sfroip for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? ? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that chairwoman johnson will vote yes on the motion to table the resolution. as the member designated by ms. zoe lofgren, purs

>> joining me now, congressman rubin gallego of arizona.ine corps veteran who sits on the armed services committee. congressman, thank you for your time. i want to get your response. what was the first thing that went through your mind when you read this report? >> i mean, it really was a gut punch. i kind of had a feeling this is what he felt about us in the military, especially enlisted men and women. it hurts, you know. a lot of us, including me sacrifice my health, my youth. i still carry the scars from war. and the fact that he doesn't understand it. i don't need for him to serve. i just need for him to understand so i can at least understand his motivation. the fact is he uses us as props. he uses us when it's convenient to him, and at the same time looks down at us. it's sad that he is the commander in chief and that's something we have to make sure doesn't happen again in november. >> congressman, what does it mean, what does it do for morale in the ranks if you are a soldier and you hear reporting that the president may have said s

thank congressman gallego for his steadfast leadership on this issue. urge all of my colleagues to support h.r. 4908, as amended. madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. roe: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such consume.e may mr. roe: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in support of h.r. native american veteran parity in access to care or pact act. the care that department of veterans affairs provides to related for conditions to military service are always provided at no cost to the veteran. cared for by v.a. for conditions that are unrelated to their military may be charged a co-payment to offset cost of care and encourage appropriate of the v.a. health care system. according to the government ccountability office and the national council of american ndians, approximately 1/3 of americ american indians and alask

. >> joining me now is ruben gallegos of arizona. congresswoman davids of kansas, a veteran of the u.s. army and colonel lawrence wilkerson. thank you for joining me today. >> thanks for having me. >> i want to turn to you, colonel, for you first. i have to share with you, watching the president having these allegations was not surprising but as someone who in my family has served, my cousin served, my stepbrother served, it was jarring to hear him say this. are you surprised by these allegations? >> well, i'm not surprised at all. i don't really know why anyone is surprised. this man has been this sort of person for the last three years. i am as former secretary of defense said yesterday, i am surprised at the disgraceful reprehensible disgusting way that apparently he has talked about the american military. it is a responsibility of the president of the united states as commander in chief in that role to do everything he can to keep the morale in good order and discipline at the military at the highest possible levels. this is disr

gallego: as the member designated by ms. kirkpatrick, i informto h.res. 965, the house that representative kirkpatrick will vote aye on h.r. 2694. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. bonnie watson coleman, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. watson coleman will vote yes on final assage of h.r. 2694. and as the member designated by mr. sires, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the will vote r. sires yes on final passage of h.r. 2694. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from washington state seek recognition? ms. delbene: as the member designated by ms. sewell, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. sewell will vote yes on h.r. 2694. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. raskin: mr. speaker, thank you. as the member designated by ms. jayapal of w

joining us now is arizona democratic congressman and iraq war veteran rubin gallego who is a member of biden's team. thanks for being here. >> my pleasure. >> let's start on the debate tonight and what may be, according to some, the vice president's achilles' heel. listen to this from april ryan, our white house correspondent. >> joe biden's biggest weakness is joe biden. if he is not on point, if he's not as succinct he's got to be clear-minded with this. sometimes he gets lost in his speech. he's very clear and sometimes he goes off on the tangent. he has to be succinct. whatever they do in this prep they have to make sure he does this on the stage on tuesday night in cleveland, ohio. >> what do you think, congressman? the words of the night for the vice president consignificance and brevity? >> look, i think the vice president is known for being able to speak emotionally and talk from his heart and i think you'll see that during this debate and more importantly that's how he connects to the american public, but he will be able to speak, you know, concisely, carry message and really

visiting chairman grijalva, subcommittee chairman gallego, and subcommittee chairwoman bass. these officials traveled across the country, mr. speaker, more than 2,500 miles to advocate for the passage of savanna's act and other legislation to address this crisis. the bill is named as you have heard the story in honor of savanna lafontaine greywind, a 22-year-old member of the spirit lake tribe, pregnant with her first child murdered in august of 2017. since the introduction of savanna's act in the house, the remains of a yakima nation woman, were found on the reservation. her horrific murder today remains unsolved. thank fully justice was served upon savanna's murderers. we owe the same justice to rosinda and all the missing and murdered indigenous women across this country. the passage of this bill today will demonstrate a long awaited and necessary change. as i mentioned, this crisis has been going on for decades. . politicians have promised action and failed to deliver. what is different now? i can honestly tell you the main difference is that our native communities are le

gallego: as the member esignated by representative kirkpatrick, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that representative kirkpatrick will vote aye on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for the gentleman es from tennessee seek recognition? mr. cooper: as the member designated by mr. lipinski, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lipinski will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. bonnie watson coleman, pursuant to i inform lution 965, the house that mrs. watson coleman will vote yes. speaker -- the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rom california seek recognition? speaker, as the member designated by ms. chu, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. bill pascrell, pursuant to house re

gallego: as the member designated by representative pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that representative kirkpatrick will vote aye on 4447. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? as theer: madam speaker, member designated by mr. lieu, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. will vote yes on h.r. 4447. mr. e member designated by lowenthal, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. owenthal will vote yes on h.r. 4447. and as the member designated by pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that ms. moore will vote yes on h.r. 4447. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rom california seek recognition? mr. takano: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. chu california, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. chu will vote yes h.r. 4447. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? ms. adams: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. wilson of florida, pursuant to house i in

gallego: as the member designated by representative kirkpatrick, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that representative kirkpatrick will vote aye on h.r. 2574. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. beyer: as the member designated by ms. moore of wisconsin, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. moore will vote es on h.r. 2574. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mrs. trahan of massachusetts, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. trahan will vote yes on h.r. 2574. and as the member designated by mr. welch of vermont, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. welch will vote yes on h.r. 2574. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from washington rise? as the member designated by ms. sewell, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. sewell will vote yes on h.r. 2574. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose

gallego: as the member designated by representative kirkpatrick, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that representative kirkpatrick will vote nay on the allen amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. aguilar: as the member designated by ms. roybal-allard, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. roybal-allard will vote no on the allen amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? ms. clark: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote no on the allen amendment. and as the member designated by ms. pingree, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. pingree will vote no on the allen amendment. and as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote no on the allen amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connec

gallego: as the member designated by representative kirkpatrick, pharmaceutical were -- pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that representative kirk pat lick will vote yes on the haaland amendment -- kirkpatrick will vote yes on the haaland amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. moore, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. moore will vote yes on the haaland amendment. as the member designated by mr. lieu, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lieu will vote yes on the haaland amendment. as the member designated by mr. lowenthal, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal will vote yes on the haaland amendment. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 235. the nays are 173. the amendment is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. 20,uant to clause 8 of rule the unfinished business is the question on the amendments en b of printed in p

gallego: as the member designated by representative pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that representative vote aye on ill h.res. 908. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. raskin: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by ms. jayapal of washington, pursuant i house resolution 965, announce to the house that ms. jayapal will vote aye on house 908, as the member designated by mr. pocan of wisconsin, pursuant to house notify the 65, i house that mr. pocan will vote aye on house resolution 908. finally, as the member designated by mr. grijalva, ursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote aye on house resolution 908. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? dan lipinski, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lipinski will vote yes on h.res. 908. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. lawren

gallego: as the member mrs. kirkpatrick, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform he house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the entlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: mr. speaker, as the member esignated by ms. mucarsel-powell of florida, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. mucarsel-powell will vote nay on the motion to recommit. mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. hastings of florida, pursuant to h.res. 965, inform the house that mr. hastings will also vote nay on the motion to recommit. as the member r, designated by mr. payne of new jersey, pursuant to h.res. 965, mr. orm the house that payne will also vote nay on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida, pursuant to house i inform the , house that mr. lawson will vote nay on the motion to recommit. with instructions. the speaker pro tempore: for what purp

gallego: as the member representative kirkpatrick, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that representative kirkpatrick will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for the purpose does gentlewoman from california seek recognition? matsui: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. desauliner, pursuant to h.res. that mr.form the house desauliner will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rom massachusetts seek recognition? mr. mcgovern: as the member of -- ted by mr. welsh rell much of vermont -- welch of vermont, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. welch will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition? ms. scanlon: as the member speier, d by