i heard from a hoosier who came d.c. who is now able to provide health insurance thanks to the savings he has made and the businesses. this critical benefit has helped him retain workers. had eight employees and allowing talent.ave better these are two stories of millions showing how much tax reform changes peoples lives and will provide optimism for much brighter futures. more good news is to come as americans file their taxes next april for the first time using the new system. i'm pleased thate several colleagues here both from indiana and from ohio, who have come to share their stories about their constituents and good things that are happening in their districts. i would like to recognize one of my colleagues from indiana, representative banks from indiana's 3rd district. thank you, congressman banks, for being here and i yield up to five minutes. . mr. banks: mr. speaker, when this body was debating the tax cuts and jobs act, we were told that 3% growth was impossible. we were told that the middle class and small bu

that's about 105,000 hoosiers. we've got about 105,000 unfilled jobs that we can connect people to the skills to get to those jobs. they are there waiting on them. this will allow us to do that faster. we didn't have a day to waste. you made it possible for not wasting any time whatsoever. thank you. president trump: thank you. you're doing fantastic. i appreciate it. and mary fallon has been my friend, governor of oklahoma and been my friend right from the beginning. i remember the speech one of my earliest speeches i called mary i said how many people are showing up? she said at least 35,000. i said what? 35,000. in the park. remember the park. what a scene that was. people were surrounding. you couldn't see on the other side. but mary's been so incredible and done a great job as governor of oklahoma. and what would you like to say? >> well, thank you mr. president, and vice president, always great to see you two. i have to say i'm finishing up my last year as governor of the state of oklahoma. i have had the opp

from humvees and transmissions to satellites and aviation braking systems, hoosiers know a key strength of our military is the technological and quality advantage that american manufacturing gives to our war fighters. in fact, it's with those friends and neighbors in mind that i want to talk about the importance of ensuring that the equipment used by our armed forces in the jobs, the moms and dads who go to work every day to build that equipment stay right here in america. one of the provisions i pushed hard for and was included in the bill requires the examination of the f-35 supplyinnrder to ensure tt key manufacng capabilities are not being sent abroad. jeopardizi the backbone of america's future air force. workers at the honeywell facility in south bend, indiana currently manufacture components for the braking mechanism for the f-35, one of the most technologically advanced aircraft ever built. i'm told that next month the last foraging equipment will come to the facility for hoosier works to manufacture these components. honeywell is planning to send the manufacturing work for thef

hoosier at her —— here is your editor, describing the concern of the viewers.the concern of the viewers. they want those changes they have been promised to the president tried to boat boys and an unelected government threatening the same old, same old putting a lid on things that did not go down well, they were fresh elections it would explode into even more support for the populist. john content is this week with the following question. could you explain what exactly the press and bbc mean by that term populist? well, we sought an answer to that from bbc news and they told us, the word populace can be used in many contacts and can sometimes be misused or considered a political slight the general definition and use of the term for dosh refers to a politician who seeks to appeal to ordinary people who feel their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups. this is usually embodied by standing in opposition to current system, for example the 5—star muted in italy, describe themselves as populace is donein describe themselves as populace is done in opposi

if you imagine "hoosiers," only a lot more poor, that was my life. >> jimmy: unpaidersion of "hoosiersever did. we liv in a town that was about 10,000 people. he cched at little schools around there. so he was never my coach, thank go >> jimmy: why do you s thank god? >> he was really -- he was kind of like bobby knight, you know. >> jimmy: oh, really. >> i thought bobby knight was a great coach. but he was real hard to play for. but h players loved him. >> jimmy: they did, okay. >> jimmy: well, the players love him, that's good. you feel like may he would have been tougher on you? >> i'm sure he would have been. >> jimmy: right. >> he was tougher on me about everything. so yeah. >> jimmy: did he coach you in any sports at all? >> well, you know, he taught me some stuff. i was a baseball player. so i played basketball. but my main sport was baseball. i was a junk pitcher. and you know how when you're a kid, a lot of times -- you remember when they put the rope out with the tire on i and you throw through the tire? >> jimmy: right. >> get your control down. well, my dad, whoas pretty cr

and i visited with hoosiers who spend their time fighting hunger in our communities. the 2018 farm bill developed by this committee reflects those important priorities. it protects crop insurance, helps fight the opioid epidemic, promotes voluntary conservation, develops new market opportunities, supports rural communities and helps address food insecurity. it's not perfect and we have to work on a number of opportunities tay to improve it further, but it's a very good bill. it's a ttament to th members of this committee being able to work together as advocates for agriculture. i thank the chairman and ranking member for their bipartisan efforts to get us here. i look forward to working together to get this farm bill across the finish line to give our farmers and communities the certainty they deserve. thank you, mr. chairman. >> i want to thank all members for their comments. the committee will proceed now to the consideration of s-3042 for amendment by unanimous consent we adopt the robert neighbor now committee print to s-2043 that will be considered as the origina

we are on location at the hoosier institution at stanford university interviewing scholars and professors and right now we are joined by thomas henriksen america and the rogue states is the name of the book. how do you define a rogue state? >> they try to manufacture weapons of mass destruction many nucleameaning nuclear weapons, biological weapons or chemical weapons. and they're also having to be dictatorships, suppressing the human rights, violators of international norms. so, the definition is pretty precise. i think most people understand when we mention rogue states, certain states come to mind easily. we think of iran, north korea and iraq in the same way before the invasion and a number of states have been like rural states close to it. such as cuba virtually no longer think of as a rogue state, or lydia at one time because it also was a dictatorship manufacturing weapons of mass destruction. and there've been other states, such as myanmar which were on the path to. the pass is familiar and the definition as well. >> one of the things you get into in your book is how the superpowe

on behalf of hoosier, i want to thank everyone at jaco for an amazing 50 years and look fwars to more to come. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek -- does the gentleman seek recognition? without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise to recognize paul hammer, 2018 spelling bee ampion and two-time scripp's national spelling beacon tesstant. last year he finished 38th, and this year he tied for fifth, the best finish ever far monterey student. a lot of ways, spaul normal and t, he likes weird al other things. paul's father said paul stud yid over 50,000 words this year. that's impressive because the typical english-speaking 20-year-old american only knows 42,000 wordsful during last thursday's scripps national bee, he confidently spelled words that most people couldn't pronounce like rubricate, an impressive run and finish for an intelligent young man. congratulations, paul, you should be proud of your hard work because from the central coast of california to here in the u.s. congress we are proud of you. thank you, mr. speaker, i y

utility rates are down for all hoosiers. this week the national federation of independent businesses are holding annual, the message on wall street that i'm getting that tax reform is working and so let's let it work. according to survey, 87% of small business owners think that new tax law will have positive impact on the general economy. as tax reform is working more americans are working, the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.8%, lowest in nearly 20 years and in my home state unemployment is at amazing 3.2%, something we would never have seen not even heard of during the last eight years of the obama administration. this is what happens when we act for the american worker and not liberal elites. this amendment would raise taxes on americans by $19.5 billion. now with the tax cut and job's act we cut taxes for the average american by $2,000. we are here today to keep americans working. that's our main job. we need to treat this budget resolution as a serious, comprehensive effort to address long-term drivers of our debt, in

that's about 105,000 hoosiers. we've got about 105,000 unfilled jobs that we can connect people to the skills to get to those jobs. they are there waiting on them. this will allow us to do that faster. we didn't have a day to waste. you made it possible for not wasting any time whatsoever. thank you. >> thank you. you're doing fantastic. i appreciate it. and mary fallon has been my friend, governor of oklahoma and been my friend right from the beginning. i remember the speech one of my earliest speeches i called mary i said how many people are showing up? she said at least 35,000. i said what? 35,000. in the park. remember the park. what a scene that was. people were surrounding. you couldn't see on the other side. but mary's been so incredible and done a great job as governor of oklahoma. and what would you like to say? >> well, thank you mr. president, and vice president, always great to see you two. i have to say i'm finishing up my last year as governor of the state of oklahoma. i have had the opportunity to wo

i want to thank aaron, justin, all the other hardworking hoosiers in my district who deserve recognition and to let them know we have noticed their hard work. i ask support and yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from texas reserves. and the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. neal: mr. chairman, i'm prepared to close. the chair: the gentleman from massachusetts is prepared to close. the gentleman from texas is apparently prepared to close as well. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. neal: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself the balance of the time. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for the remainder of his time. mr. neal: mr. chairman, i want to close by thanking chairman kevin brady and acknowledging chairman walden and ranking member pallone for their hard work on what is really a good step forward. as i said earlier in my remarks, this bill will not solve the opioid crisis tomorrow, but it does include a number of important provisions that will expand access to treatment and recovery options for all americans.

we appreciate your hoosier leadership in your new position. i think you would agree, after living and being a leader in indiana, that the state of indiana has a lot to offer the rest of the nation. and i want to talk for a moment, you mentioned in your opening remarks about head start and the department supporting funding for head start. but your department's own impact study also found that any benefits from the program were largely absent by the time the child was in first grade. and the followup report found similar negligible impacts by the end of the third grade. so my question to you is, is it time to empower the states to be more involved in developing their own early childhood education option, and specifically, do you agree that states are in the best position to design and implement early childhood education programs, and if we should block grant those funds to the state rather than washington, d.c. designing them instead? >> congressman, i can't speak to form block granting or legislative change, the administration doesn't have any

national manufacturers, indiana manufacturers exported $38.7 billion in goods and employed 16.8% of the hoosier work force in 2016. much of the credit for such a strong manufacturing presence in indiana is its relationship with natural gas. in 2016, a comprehensive study was released dealing the positive effects that domestic natural gas brought to communities across the nation. the study prepared by the national association of manufacturers provides examples of how natural gas is increasing the industrial strength and worldwide competitiveness of american companies. among the findings, the study said, that the natural gas industry has added nearly 9.9 million total jobs to the economy and saved working families an average of $1,300 in disposable income in a single year through the production and use of shale gas. coorlingd to the study, the u.s. -- according to the study, the u.s. supply of natural gas is projected to increase 48% throughout the course of the next decade, resulting from the growing demand for this energy source. during periods of high commodity prices, companies that rely on h

on behalf, most importantly, of 1,526 hoosiers who died of an opioid overdose in 2016, i want to urge my colleagues to pass h.r. 5329. thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. the gentleman from oregon is recognized. mr. walden: i'd reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon reserves. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. and i rise in support of h.r. 5329, the poison center network enhancement act. i want to thank mr. engel, the democratic sponsor, for his leadership. i'd ask unanimous consent to submit my statement for the record and yield to mr. engel. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman yields, the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: i thank my friend from new jersey for yielding to me, and i rise in strong support of h.r. 5329, the poison center network enhancement act. you know, i remember when i was a little boy, my mother used to have a poison control number whi

together they represent the best of hoosier values, and right now hoosier families in our communities are navigating significant challenges. they need us to work together to help provide solutions. our farmers are dealing with turmoil on the international marketplace, uncertainty in federal policies like the r.f.s., and low commodity prices that in many cases are below the cost of production. this farm bill can provide our ag community with some stability, and we need to ensure we do our part to get it across the finish line. here's how indiana farm bureau president randy crone described the situation. farmers are relying on the senate to pass a farm bill that allows them to plan for their operations with some level of certainty for the next five years and to provide a safety net in case extreme weather or natural disaster damages their crops. indiana's farmers are facing a lot of uncertainties right now. the dairy industry is facing low prices and lost contracts. there are fears over potential retaliatory tariffs and their impacts. there is a grain surplus that has brought commodity