possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are 241. the nays are 154. the amendment is adopted. the question is on the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendment is adopted. accordingly, under the rule, the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: mr. chairman. the chair: mr. speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration h.r. 5226 and pursuant to house resolution 863, i report the bill back to the house with an amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the ion reports that the committee has had under consideration the bill h.r. 5226, and pursuant to house the ution 863, reports bill back to the house with

making up 23% of the house, democratic caucus and 10% of the entire united states house of representatives. mr. speaker, when i think of where the congressional plaque caucus is today, i think of the shoulders that we stand on. 51 years later, i think of bloody sunday, where on march 7, 1965, some 600 peaceful participants in a voting rights march from selma, alabama, to the state capital in montgomery were violently attacked by alabama state troopers with night sticks, dogs, as they attempted to cross the edmund pettus bridge. these brave men and women led by civil rights champion congressman john lewis from the 5th district of georgia, what a to t example of promise progress. last year, i had the distinct onor of joining nearly 300,000 others, including 90 bipartisan lawmakers, distinguished guests, civil rights activists, former presidents of these united states, as we marched commemorating the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday over that edmund pettus bridge, marching ourselves from selma to montgomery, alabama. from promises to progress. let me say or remind you again, and i want ameri

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 237 and the nays are 180. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 239 and the nays are 181. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on ordering the previous question on house resolution 876 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 148. house resolution 876, resolution providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 5461, to require the secretary of the treasury to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the estimated total assets under direct or indirect control by certain senior iranian leaders or other figures, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the questi

the proposal that moved out of this house of representatives swept from the counties and the states, money that the public health departments and those areas needed to deal with public health emergencies, one of which was zika. and there are other public health emergencies that are always before us. i mentioned the west nile virus. california. as a whooping could you have problem that is ongoing and that is a public health crisis. children die of that. so what's the solution? not what we normally do when we have a crisis, which is to go to the federal treasury and say, america has a problem. and americans will solve that problem or address that problem, try to deal with the effects of it by appropriating money so that we can address it. and the terrible floods that occurred recently in louisiana. did we raid other agencies to deal with it? no. we go to fema and we go to the emergency funding, as we did with katrina, as we did with sandy, as we deal with the hurricanes, tornadoes. not with zika. somehow zika is different. if you are a grandmother or a grandfather and your granddaughter

of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 847. resolution expressing the sense of the house of representatives about a national strategy for the internet of things to promote economic growth and consumer empowerment. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 349, the nays are 4. one recorded as present. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the resolution is agreed to and ithout objection -- the speaker pro tempore:ville all members voted? on this vote, the yeas are 367, the nays are 4, one being present. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and resolution is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconside

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 348, the nays are 77, one voting present. 2/3 having voted in favor, the bill is passed. the objections of the president to the contrary notwithstanding. the clerk will notify the senate of the actions of the house. the chair will remind all persons in the gallery they are guests of the house and any manifestation of approval or disapproval of the proceedings is in violation of the house. the unfinished business is on ordering the house resolution on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 897, resolution providing for further consideration of the bill to provide improvements to the rivers and harbors of the united states and provide for the conservation of water and related resources and for other purposes.

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 359, the nays are 14. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the ayes are 383rk the nays are 2. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion by the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. russell, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5785, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. hnltrnlt 5785, to amend title 5 of united states code to provide supplement for certain controllers. the speaker pro tempore: members will record their vote by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made

went to the house of representatives. 's logicwhere my friend comes in. remember, what we sent to the house of representatives. here is what they sent back to us. there is no disputing this. under the bill we got back, planned parenthood, an organization where hundreds and thousands of women go further , where inr their care america -- women in america want to make sure they have the ability to not get pregnant. why? because mosquitoes ravage pregnant women. under the logic of my friend, their public and leader, they'll need to go to the imperative. they can go to their voting dr. -- boutique doctor. roomsan go to emergency and say i'm sorry, i did not birth control. can you help me? that is a planned parenthood is poor. the vast majority of women who need help, that is where they go. legislation we got back from the house, there is no money to be provided for that. president, we know that the peoplecans don't like like environmentalists. what did they sent to us? -- send to us? they had to do something to attack the environment. they're going to eliminate

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 244. the nays are 176. the previous question is ordered. the question is on the adoption of the resolution. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representati

. >> i am sarah elliott, the curator at the house of representatives. >> i am the historian of the house of representatives. >> we want to talk about the history of african american representation in the 20th century. we have a lot of artifacts from the house collection that has to do with that and a lot of history to cover. american to ben century washe 19th george white of north carolina in 1901. it is a long time before another african american comes into the house. that is oscar dupree from illinois. we have a couple of really rare artifacts from him from the 1920's and 30's. before i launch into them, matt, tell us about oscar dupree. and how he got into congress. decades is almost three after george henry white leaves congress when there are no african americans who served in the house or senate to that has everything to do with the jim crow laws that go on the books in the south. the way that that changes over time during those decades, there is a critical thing going on in the south were african americans begin to leave the south and move northward as part of a multi-decade movem

chaffetz to the resolution that the house of representatives find bryan pagliano in contempt. mr. chaffetz: i now recognize myself for five minutes. today the committee will are consider a resolution an report recommending brian pagliano be held in contempt of the house of representatives. subpoenas are not optional. mr. paglian sombings a crucial fact witness in this committee's investigation in former secretary of state hillary clinton's use of an unsecured server. this is of deep concern to the committee and we have jurisdiction over federal records, we have jurisdiction over national archives, we have jurisdiction in several places. over the course of the investigation, we have learned some of the information about mr. pagliano's involvement. mr. pagliano originally worked for secretary clinton as an i.t. specialist. as he was closing out her campaign's computer equipment he received a call from justin cooper who testified before the committee last week. it was mr. cooper who requested mr. pagliano build a server for ms. clinton in early 2009 as she started her new job as secre

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are 178, the nays are 235. less than a majority vode vogting in the affirmative, the -- voting in the affirm tifpk, the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 5 printed in house report 114-274 by the gentleman from arizona, mr. gosar, on which further proceedings were postponed on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 5 printed in house report 114-724 offered by mr. gosar of arizona. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. a two-minute vote. [captioning m

butterfield: the ranking member of the committee on judiciary in the house and the dean of the house of representatives, mr. conyers of michigan. mr. conyers: thank you, mr. chairman. brothers and sisters, there have been so many incidents that the root causes that are tied together with social racism that brand too many black citizens as predators and police practices that treat them as potential perpetrators breeding disrupt between law enforcement and community they are bound to protect. so responding to this destructive cycle requires a broad approach. as we stand at the doors of the department of justice, i must commend attorney general loretta lynch and her team from the civil rights division for so far being on the job, but we need more action now. using the pattern and practice enforcement authority under the law, 42 united states code 14141, the department has got to investigate and soon more departments to address the dangerous and discriminatory practices that result in excessive force or racial profiling. now, this statute has been used successfully across the nation. from ferguson in balti

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] ssly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 181, the nays are 243, the motion is not adopted. the question is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the bill is passed. without objection the motion -- the gentleman from oregon. the gentleman from oregon. mr. defazio: recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon requests a recorded vote. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned covera

the clerk: house resolution 660, resolution expressing the sense of the house of representatives to support the territorial integrity of georgia. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 410. the nays are six. 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are spreppeded, the resolution is agreed to -- are presented, the resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. -- the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? m

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 258, the nays are 101. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. without objection, the title is amended. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from florida, mr. miller, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 53 2 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5392, a bill to direct the secretary of veterans affairs to improve the veterans crisis line. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national cap

articles of impeachment by the house of representatives of the united states of america in the name of itself and of the people of the united states of america against john andrew koskinen. commissioner of the internal revenue service, against him for high crimes and misdemeanors. article one, and his conduct while commissioner of the internal revenue service engaged in a pattern of conduct that is incompatible with his duties as an officer of the united states as follows. the commissioner failed in his duty to respond to lawfully issued congressional subpoenas. on august 2, 2013, the committee on oversight and government reform of the house of representatives issued a subpoena to the secretary of the treasury. the custodian of the internal revenue service documents. the subpoena demanded alchemy communications sent or received by lois lerner from generating 21, 2009 to august 2, 2013. february, 2014, following the senate confirmation of john andrew koskinen, the committee on oversight and government reform of the house of representatives reissued these subpoenas to him. on march 4, 20

in 2014, but 13 of the 18 districts, more than two-thirds, are represented by republicans. in ohio, about 40% of the voters chose democratic candidates for the house of representatives, but 12 out of 16 seats, three- quarters of them, are represented by republicans. in maryland, which was controlled by the democrats in 2010, the partisan tilt is unsurprisingly reversed. if you want an example of gerrymandering at its most creative, come here to maryland's third congressional district-- so attenuated, so detached, that to get from one end of the district to the other, you would need a tank full of gas or a boat. the district's perimeter runs about 225 miles, with a shape described by one federal judge as "a broken-winged pterodactyl lying prostrate." its body is broken up by four other congressional districts, making campaigning a logistical nightmare. indeed, so disconnected is the third that protestors staged a "gerrymander meander," showing just how sprawling it is. >> it's not so much going through other districts as much as how different the people are in each one of those areas. annapolis is a very military town, somewhat conservative. it goe

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 219 -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 231, the nays are 177. the previous question is ordered. the house will come to order. will all members please take a eat. would all members please take a eat. he house will come to order. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order. the speaker pro tempore: please take your conversations off the loor or have a seat, please. the gentleman from louisiana eserves to be heard. mr. graves: thank you, mr. speaker. for the last two weeks, many across our nation have been preparing for schools, their children, they have been preparing to end their summer vacation and in our home state of louisiana, we had nearly 500,000 citizens affected by a 1,00

house of representatives. >> on the historian. -- i am the historian. >> we wanted to talk about the history of african-american representation in the 20th century. we have a lot of artifacts from house collections that has to do with that. and a lot of history to cover. african-american to be elected in the 19th century please in 1901. george white of north carolina. before is a long time another african-american comes into the house and that is oscar dupree from illinois. we had a couple of rare artifacts from him from the 1920's and 30's. before i launch into them, matt, tell us about oscar dupree. >> almost three decades after george henry white leaves congress when there are no african-american to serve in the house or senate. that has everything to do with the jim crow laws that go on the books in the south. the way that that changes over time during those decades and that there is a critical thing going on in the south where african begin to leave the south and move northward as part of a multi-decade movement that would later be called the great migration. on which to store an

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 260. and the nays are 144. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 261. he nays -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 261. the nays are 147. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, to suspend the les and pass h.r. 5587, as anded, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5587, a bill to re-authorize the carl d. perkins career and technical education act of 2016. -- 2006. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-m

legislation that passed this body unanimously by unanimous consent and likewise passed the house of representatives with no dissenting votes. now, in our polarized politics of today, this is pretty much close to a miraculous occurrence because democrats and republicans, senators, house members have all agreed that the justice against sponsors of terrorism act, which gives the victims of a terrorist attack on our own soil, an opportunity to seek the justice they deserve. all of us have come together and agreed that this is appropriate and the right thing to do. at a time when international terrorism is spreading, f.b.i. director comey yesterday warned of a terrorist diaspora. the justice against sponsors of terrorism act will send a strong message to those who sponsor terrorist attacks on american soil, including foreign governments will answer to those victims and pay for the death and destruction that they caused. current law already allows for american victims to sue foreign governments for many different offenses committed by their employees -- commercial wrongs, assault, drunk driving, rape, hu

the election would go to congress and the house of representatives would decide the win r and they presumably pick donald trump. but libertarians see a scenario putting gary johnson in the white house. they hope the never trump rshgs would team up with democrats who can't stand trump with johnson. it's a long shot but not impossible given the wild turn of events we've seen in the race and beyond the 32 different tie combinations, libertarians hope johnson can win home state of new mexico. and that would produce more combinations like this one. where clinton and trump come up short of the 270 electoral votes needed sending the election to the house of representatives. if we predict this will not happened and we've already had a pretty strange year. which brings us to the second big point in the strange conspiracy theories about hillary clinton's health. on social media you find diagrams supposedly charting issues with eye and unsteadiness. people with backgrounds in medicine diagnosises her animated expressions as this, that or the other and the coughing fits have not helped. we received a num

todayrst speaker represented the 32nd senate district of kentucky from 2000-2008 before he was elected to the united states housef representatives from kentucky second district. he still proudly serves the people of kentucky, please warmly welcome congressman brett guthrie. [applause] >> thank you. and original representative here is from the second district. welcome back. come pursue this to be here, this of the 100 anniversary of our national park service and also the 100th anniversary of the site. it means a lot. something not missed on me is that leaders and people who came before all of us decided they wanted to preserve the great heritage of our country for us to use for posterity. to use the lincoln term, whether it is the beautiful sites, the wonderful caves, the great national parks or the historic sites, this is important. two quick experiences i will share. i was here one day. i got a phone calls and it would be a conference call with speaker boehner and mike pence was conference chairman. i drove -- i wish i had been here. i drove to area with cell coverage. we were talking about boats we were going

we're looking at the report from the house of representatives to find right and pagliano in contempt of congress and refusal to comply to the subpoena. first and only item for consideration is a resolution that the house find bright and pagliano in contempt of congress from the committee oversight of government reform. >> resolution recommending the house find bryan pagliano in contempt of congress of refusal to comply with the subpoena and duly issued on oversight for government reform. >> without objection we will call up the amendment and i will recognize myself for the underlying report. >> offered by the substitute for the house of representatives to find him in contempt of congress. >> and now recognize myself for five minutes for the report today will consider a resolution being held in contempt of the house of representatives a subpoena is not optional as a crucial witness to this investigation with the use of private e-mail server the release of the federal records is the deep concern to the committee who has jurisdiction over federal records in national archives and jurisdic

as you know, i worked in the house of representatives as a staffer to the former free markets professor and dick armey had a big impact on the house and the underpinning that the congress did in the '90s and we talked about this and here you are coming to former free-market economics professor, still a professor but in the house of representatives. >> i followed his work and all the guys like him. they had been role models for me. you can't put free economic values together into your politics. >> host: that his wife was so fascinated about because the book is as you talk about this emphasis of ethics and economics, public service and the fact is he has a lot of people came to know you in your surprise victory as a house majority leader you were the only person in the house to be the majority leader and in your book when a lot of people came to hear about this all of the media showed up but one of the things about the book it sells u who dave pratt is and i wonder if you can talk about this, since it is an overview we won't go into detail on some of the things about how there is this emp

and i would note also that our great friend, michelle bachmann is here on the floor of the house of representatives tonight and tremendous amount of joy to me which is a sad occasion, but we have to be celebrating the glorious life of phyllis schlafly and one of the people that was closest to phyllis made the trip to be here on the floor. i yield to the the gentleman from texas, mr. weber. mr. weber: i want to echo for michele esswoman bachmann. we miss you. so thank you for being here and all that you have done. you know, mr. speaker, we did not recently lose a true conservative. we didn't recently lose the first lady of the conservative movement. we didn't just lose someone who was a threat to a liberal agenda and a threat to communists. no. no. no. phyllis schlafly was much more than that. gles sore high above the clouds. they are above the fray. phyllis was our eagle. however, she was that eagle that while in the fray maintained that 30,000-foot view and she was much more than that. she was a warrior. she was a leader. she embodied american patriotism and liberty. founded ms. schlafly the eagle

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legislation that passed this body unanimously by unanimous consent and likewise passed the house of representatives with no dissenting votes. now, in our polarized politics of today, this is pretty much close to a miraculous occurrence because democrats and republicans, senators, house members have all agreed that the justice against sponsors of terrorism act, which gives the victims of a terrorist attack on our own soil, an opportunity to seek the justice they deserve. all of us have come together and agreed that this is appropriate and the right thing to do. at a time when international terrorism is spreading, f.b.i. director comey yesterday warned of a terrorist diaspora. the justice against sponsors of terrorism act will send a strong message to those who sponsor terrorist attacks on american soil, including foreign governments will answer to those victims and pay for the death and destruction that they caused. current law already allows for american victims to sue foreign governments for many different offenses committed by their employees -- commercial wrongs, assault, drunk driving, rape, hu

the clerk: the honorable, speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the united states house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on september 27, 2016 at 9:34 a.m. that the senate agreed to senate 1886, appointment, board of trustees of the barry gold water scholarship foundation. with best wishes i am signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. woodall: by direction of the committee on rules i call up house resolution 892. he clerk: house resolution 892 resolved, that at any time after adoption of this resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 18, declare the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the bill h.r. 5303, to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the united states, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes. the first readi

ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker, a message from the president of the united states. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: mr. secretary. the secretary: i am directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 5, 2016, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip but in to five minutes, no event shall debate continue past 11:50 a.m. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from colorado, mr. coffman, for five minutes. mr. coffman: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to memorialize the tragic passing of chelsea jean russell from denve

the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir. on september 14, 2016, pursuant to section 3307 of title 40 united states code, the committee on transportation and infrastructure met in open session to consider 20 resolutions, including in the general services administration's capitol investment and leasing programs, the committee continues to work to reduce the cost of federal property and leases. of the 20 resolutions considered, the four construction projects include federal courthouses consistent with the existing funding and the 16 leases include significant reductions of lease space. in total, these resolutions represent 15 -- $154 million in avoided lease costs and offsets. i have enclosed copies of the resolutions adopted by the committee on transportation and infrastructure on september 14, 2016. signed, sincerely, bill shuster, chairman. the speaker pro tempore: the chair refers to the committee on appropriations. the chair i wills before the house a communication -- lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the ho

bless the men and women who in thehis great nation house of representatives. y they be confident in the knowledge that all americans stand behind them. and there, effort to forge legislation that will reflect the resilient greatness of our nation. may all that is done this date and the many days to come be for your greater honor and glory. amen. at this time, i would like to invite everyone to participate in a moment of silence. [silence] thank you. now i would like to invite everyone to join us in singing god bless america with our marine band. ♪ >> god bless america, land that i love. herd beside her and guide through the night with the light from above. from the mountains to the oceans whitethe with foam. , my home sweetca home. god bless america, my home sweet home. ♪ [applause] [applause] ♪ ♪

> host: does what you read help influence, play a part in your role as a member over this house of representative snooze sure. absolute do? sure. absolutely there some books that are kind of require reading around my mose. road to cerf dom. when you talk about good economic policy, and you look at out of control federal spending. i think that is a must-read. so you go back to many of those foundational books. they're going to be there. you know, it doesn't change. and there's so struck tough -- instructive so this summer, too, one of the things i'm looking to read and haven't decided exactly which book but there are several on online marketing. and we're dealing with the issue of data security and privacy, and i led with peter welch out of vermont the privacy working group for a couple of years, and i have found it so being as you look at the "new york times" list and the amazon list and different ones, that the business books right now deal with to digital space and online marketing, and i want to read a couple of those just to do my own trend analysis and see what people who consider to be -- t

possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 342, the nays are 85. the motion is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. he house will come to order. the house will come to order. all members, please take their seats. please take all conversations, seat -- cease all conversations. he house will come to order. the house will come to order. please, all members, take seats. of -- any member stands in the aisle, standing in the well, clear the aisles, clear the well, clear the back aisles, take all conversations out of the chamber. he house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin, speaker of the house, seek to be recognized? the speaker: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. the

house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on september 14, 2016, at 9:45 a.m., that the senate agreed to, without amendment, house concurrent resolution 141. signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, by direction of the house committee on rules i call up house resolution 63 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 143, house resolution 863. resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill h.r. 5351, to prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at united states naval station, guantanamo bay, cuba. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. the amendment printed in part a of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisio

as you know, i worked in the house of representatives as a staffer to a former economics professor named dick army who had a big impact on the house and provided intellectual under pinnings. here you are a former free economic professor and still in the house of representatives. >> i followed all of the guys and they have been role models for me. you can put free market economics and your values together in your politics. that is what i was fascinated about in your book. >> the book is, as you talk about it, this synthesis of fate, economics and public service. the fact is as a lot of people came to know you and your surprised victory, my old army was a house majority leader, you were the only person in the history of the u.s. house to beat a house majority leader and that as you note in your book is when a lot of people came to here about dave brat and all of the media showed up. one thing about your book that tells you who dave brat is and i am wondering if you could talk about this since it is just an overview and we will go into more detail but how there is a synthesis between econom

house of representatives? well i thought, you know, i have been to three-year-old choir directors, room mother chairman and girl scout cookie mom, so i think i could probably handle the u.s. house of representatives because i have handled those jobs. bear in mind he didn't want to talk about that i was a state senator and led a four-year fight to keep us state-income tax-free. that didn't go. so i threw that at him. i thought you know, those jobs of being the 3-year-old choir director and room mother, room mother chairman and girl scout cookie mom, those are true life skills that do prepare you for working with people. with working with the first groups of people. and with being able to help lead groups and entities and organizations and part of transferable things. so people will undersell a woman when it comes to the job that she can do. >> host: did that impress him? >> guest: yeah, i think it did. he called me back over to the table. he motioned to me like this. he looked at me, said, little lady, if you wi

again, the integrity of the house of representatives, this is not an optional activity. just get to say, hey, well, i decided not to do that. we'll look at the full range of options. if anybody is under any illusion that i'm going to let go of this and let it fail off into the sunset they are very , ill-advised. rep. cummings: the chairman yields. i'm looking at your letter dated , september 12, 2016 to mark j. mcdougal, say in this letter, and i quote, committee requires mr. pagliano's appearance because, among other reasons, the possibility that he will waive or choose not to assert the privilege as to some or all questions, the possibility the committee will agree to hear his testimony in executive session, and the possibility that the committee will immunize his testimony pursuant to 18 us c-section 6005. that's what i was inquiring about. that's your letter. rep. chaffetz: to clarify. it requires his presence to have those types of discussions. when he doesn't show up, that option is off the table. you have to be here to have that discussion. >> mr. chariman, just a

house or the senate. secondly, we passed a federal aid to education bill in the senate. it failed to came to the floor of the house of representatives. it was killed in the rules committee. and it is a fact in the august session that the four members of the rules committee who were republicans joining with two democrats voted against sending the aid to education bill to the floor of the house. four democrats voted for it. every republican on the rules committee voted against sending that bill to be considered by the members of the house of representatives. thirdly, on medical care for the aged, this is the same fight that's been going on for 25 years in social security. we wanted to tie it to social security. we offered an amendment to do so. democrats voted for it, one 44 republican voted for it. and we were informed at the time it came to a vote that if it was adopted the president of the united states would veto it. in my judgment, a vigorous democratic president supported by a democratic majority in the house and senate can win the support for these programs. but if you send a republican president and a democratic majority and t

of the gentleman has expired. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on september 21, 2016, at 9:10 a.m. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 5252, h.r. 2615, h.r. 5937. that the senate passed senate 3076. appointment, public interest declassification board. signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house an enrolled bill. the clerk: h.r. 5985, an act to amend title 38, united states code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law administered by the secretary of veterans affairs and for ther purposes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. woodall: mr. speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house ask for its and immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution resolv

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ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 5, 2016, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. lumenauer, for five minutes. mr. blumenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. to understand what's wrong with american politics, especially the dysfunctional republican house of representatives, look no further than the spectacle surrounding the i.r.s. and the impeachment of its commissioner. the internal revenue service impacts 150 million american taxpayers every year. virtually every family and all legal businesses. this is how we finance essential services from social security, to medical resear