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 187. and the nays are 233. he amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 3 printed in 363 b of house report 115- by the gentleman from georgia, mr. johnson, i.c.e. i.c.e. -- on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yeas prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 3 printed in part b of house report 115-363 offered by mr. johnson of georgia. 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. this will be a two-minute vote. a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible

house of representatives, sir. upon further discussion with my family, i have made the decision to resign my position as member of the house of representatives for pennsylvania's 18th congressional district effective october 21, 2017. i am grateful for the opportunity to have served the southwestern pennsylvania and to have worked with the talented and dedicated men and women of the united states congress. signed, sincerely, tim murphy. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will anti-tain -- will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. southwestern pennsylvania and to have worked with the talented and the speaker pro tempore: so ordered. ms. foxx: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the men and women who have lost their lives to breast cancer and those who have survived. as you know, october is breast cancer awareness month. in order to prevent additional loss of life, it is essential

house of communications. honorable speaker, house of representatives, this is to notify you formally pursuant to rule 8 of the rules of house of representatives that i have been served with a subpoena for documents and testimony issued by the court of common pleas for allocating county. as consulting with the office of general counsel, i will make the determinations required by rule 8, signed sincerely, tim murphy, member of congress. >> pursuant to section 2b of house resolution 562, the house stands adjourned until noon on thursday, october 19, 2017. the household and other brief later this week while members are on recess, returning next monday for legislative business, october 23. you can find that here live on c-span. at noon eastern time, we will join the national iranian american council for a discussion on president trump's decision to decertify the iran nuclear agreement.at 2:00 eastern, the white house press briefing is scheduled . we will join sarah sanders for that also live on c-span. later, a conversation with the executive editors of the "washington post" and "new york times" about freedom of t

impeachment must begin in our house of representatives. m himes joins us next on the question of how many bob corkers are there in the house of representatives. named . you loved brad. and then you totaled him. you two had been through everything together. two boyfriends, three jobs... you're like nothing can replace brad. then liberty mutual calls... and you break into your happy dance. if you sign up for better car replacement™, we'll pay for a car that's a model year newer with 15,000 fewer miles than your old one. liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. backed me up... big time. before movantik, i tried to treat it myself. no go. but i didn't back down. i talked to my doctor. she said: one, movantik was specifically designed for opioid-induced constipation... oic. number two? my movantik savings card can save me big time over the other things i tried. don't take movantik if you have or had a bowel blockage. serious side effects include opioid withdrawal, severe stomach pain, severe diarrhea, and stomach or intestinal tears.

honorable the speaker, house of representatives. pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 house ules of the u.s. of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the 19, 2017, at er 2:11 p.m. without enate passed amendment, h.r. 2989. ith best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the the house a fore communication. honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-this. of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the from the essage secretary of the senate on 3:28 p.m., 2017, at the that the senate passed with an amendment house concurrent 71.lution ith best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 minute requests for one-minute speeches on each sincerely, karen l. haas. side aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek mr. poe: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house f

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 185, the nays are 231, he amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 4 printed in part a of house report 115-363 by the gentleman from virginia on which further proceed wrgs postponed, on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 3 printed -- number four printed in house re-- house report 115-363, offered by mr. mceachin. the chair: a sufficient number having risen, a railroaded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-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

this weekend committees from libya's house of representatives and the high state council will meet in tunisia in a bid to find common ground and a revised agreement that politicians could accept but on the streets there's not a great deal of optimism of a breakthrough the close because the people in front of the banks every morning it's so crowded you know hopeful it's even worse than before. the most or whatever amendments they will do to the agreement will not get us anywhere because the politicians are striving not to improve people's living conditions but to guarantee their own political gains and interests. libya remains deeply divided and internationally recognized a government in tripoli and a self declared one in the east each backed by coalitions of former rebels people here say it's the politicians who are responsible for the economic and security problems in libya but for the past eighteen months the politicians themselves have been blaming others for derailing this. there is disagreement over who decides on appointments to high ranking military posts with the house of repr

that senator mcconnell and senator schumer, the president of the united states, and the house of representatives will consider our proposal. this is a first step, improve it, pass it sooner rather than later. our purpose is to stabilize and then lower the costs of premiums in the individual insurance market for the year 2018 and 2019. in plain english, most americans get their insurance from the government or on the job. about 6% or 18 million americans go to the individual market to buy it. they are the ones we're worried about. they are the ones we're seeking to help. there are 350,000 in tennessee, songwriters, farmers, small businesses. they are the ones that could get the skyrocketing premiums or may not be able to buy insurance at all. our agreement amends the affordable care act permanently to give new flexibility for states to create insurance policies that have a larger variety and lower costs. and, number two, it continues the cost-sharing reduction payments between 2018 and 2019. first about cost-sharing. cost-sharing reduction payments are subsidies that pay for copay -- copays and d

ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, the reverend hillip ganir, gonzaga jesuit community, washington, d.c. pray.aplain: let us loves god, source of all healing and hope for the people we represent, thank you. for strength of mind and body, thank you. for the gift of freedom in our country, thank you. send your spirit to guide our deliberations this day. may this work bring greater justice, peace, and healing, especially for those who suffer most. align our work with the freedom which defines and sustains us. amidst compete priringities give us wisdom to discern wisely. in the face of disagreement grant us incivility. when discouragement looms, let a sense of humor remind us of our humanity. and then the goals for the common good seem distant, inspire passion within us to act courageously, always mindful that your good gifts become more n unity and they peace. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's procee

the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, sir, due to my election to the committee on energy and commerce, this letter is to inform you that i resign my seats on the house foreign affairs committee anti-house homeland security committee. it has -- and the house homeland security security committee. t has been a pleasure to chairmen royce and mccaul. signed, sincerely, jeff duncan. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resignation is accepted. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition. mr. collins: i send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for immediate consideration. the clerk: house resolution 579. standing committee of the house of representatives, committee on energy and commerce, mr. duncan of south carolina. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the resolution i had agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. collins: mr. speaker, by direction of the commi

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 11:47 er 25, 2017 at a.m. that the senate passed with an amendment h.r. 304. that the senate agreed to 11:47 a.m. without amendment house concurrent resolution 85. signed, sincerely, karen l. aas. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i'm going to ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. royce: thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule torques the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to zrule on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or objected under clause 6 of rule 20. the house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later tim

of my time. the speaker pro tempore: 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 the clerk: u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on september 29, 2017, at 9:53 a.m. that the senate passed, senate 770. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 2519. with best wishes i am, signed sincere-l searly, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 4 of rule s. the following enrolled bills were signed by speaker pro tempore harris on friday, september 29, 2017. h.r. rk: h.r. 2519, 3823. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to khris 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until >> good morning, everybody. i'm katie peters with americans for responsible solutions. gun violence prevention organization founded by former congresswoman giffords and her husband captain mark kelly. gabby and mark are here today to share a few remarks with you-all. following remarks we'll take a couple questions. i'll

ladies andning gentlemen, members of the senate who are here, members of the house of representatives, and all of you have -- who have come here tonight to join with us as we celebrate the awarding of the freedom award to lin-manuel miranda. i am the president and ceo of the u.s. capital historical society and a former member of congress from connecticut. this evening we pay tribute, as i mentioned, to lin-manuel an extraordinarily talented composer, lyricist, playwright, and at her. -- actor. as a historical society we usually honor historians. last year we honor david mccullough with our freedom award.

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 -- zero recorded as present. the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from montana, mr. gianforte, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2464, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2464, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 25 new chardon street lobby in boston, massachusetts, as the john fitzgerald kennedy post office. 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 captioning institute,

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 108, the nays are 314, the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in house report 115-339 by the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott, on which further proceedings were postponed, on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number in the nature of a substitute, printed in house report 115-349, offered by mr. scott of virginia. the chair: a recorded vote is requested. those in support of the recorded vote will rise and be counted. 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 co

if you're going to have proportion of representation in the house of representatives, do you count slaves as people or do you not count them as people? well, of course, the southerners argued for purposes of proportional representation in the house of representatives each slave would count as one person. but for purposes of taxing and if the federal government was to tax states based on their wealth, the wealth that was attributed to slavery was not to be counted, southerners would say. so, ultimately there was an inconsistency, but it was resolved this way. in the end, they used a formula they used in the articles of confederation for taxing purposes and slaves were counted as three-fifths of a white person. so all of the slaves in the southern states were counted as three-fifths of one person. it wasn't thought at the time realisic to get rid of slavery. after back and forth, back and forth, they basically came ready to come up with a proposal. they had a committee that resolved many of their disagreements. they had a committee to kind of put things together, write it up in one form. ja

mark meadows is the bold leader of what he claims is the most conservative group in the house of representativesice to the term conservative and the political history of the term conservative. mark meadows is one of the leaders of an extremist group in the house of representatives that as i say claims to be the ultra conservative group in the house of representatives and after republican senator bob corker said that people in the trump administration spend most of their days trying to prevent the president from putting us on the path to world war iii, mark meadows said it's really easy to be bold when you're not coming back. senator corker is not running for re-election and that's why mark meadows said he was bold. mark meadows ran for the house of representatives promising to be bold. promising to be honest. you can substitute the word honest for bode. in that mark meadows quote because that is what he means. it is really to be honest when you are not coming back. mark meadows was not quite bright enough in that moment to realize what he was saying about himself and what he was saying about sen

gets lend lease through the house of representatives. gets the draft extension act for the house -- with 203 to 201. one single vote to get the exact revision of the neutrality act. the middle of the year, john of mississippi, raging antisemite, raging racist, makes a speech sort of intimating that the jews are trying to get abuse a war, to save england. well, this congressman here, from new york, infurrating and gives this speech, a one speech defending the jews, and a big round of applause, and he is walking off the roster, he collapsed and dies on the floor of the house. mccormack is so infuriated he grabs ranks and shaked him and says you and your damned inpersonal crisis. john could blow up. another -- somebody says to johnert why do you have so many jews around you? and john grabs him by hiscourt and throws him to ground. hard to believe. this is a chart on political science. this is joe kennedy, john mccormack and harry truman in the appointmented calendar of roosevelt. you notice, joe kennedy, disappears in 1940. 1940, fdr went --

. >> waleed phres who you probably know, ph.d, adviser to the house of representatives caucus and is a counterterrorism expert. carter page, ph.d. george papadopoulos. he's an oil and energy consultant. excellent guy. the honorable joe smitz. lieutenant general keith kellogg. and i have quite a few more. but that's a group of some of the people that we are -- that

i'm happy with the accomplishments of the house of representatives. m not happy with the total lack of anything from the senate. we couldn't do health care reform. we're finally working on tax reform here, but we have over like 300 bills that we've passed out of the house that are in the senate that haven't seen the light of day. that's what i think needs to start getting done here. it's not president trump, it's the senate. the senate needs to get to work. >> and as you know, the house and the senate both passed with overwhelming majority margins legislation imposing new sanctions against russia. they were supposed to go into effect october 1st. they have still not gone into effect. are you concerned? >> yes. i think we ought to crack down as much as we can on them. especially -- >> why do you think the president is -- why do you think the president is delaying imposing those sanctions against russia? >> well, that's like asking, why do you think the president hasn't preemptively attacked north korea yet if they're going to shoot a nuke at us. and my

leadership in serving both in the state senate and also in representing our great state in the house of representatives on this very important issue. on october 13, president trump made the informed decision to decertify the joint comprehensive plan of action, the jcpoa, or i'm doing refer it as the iran nuclear deal, and to develop for the first time a holistic strategy to address the iran an menace. i applaud this sound choice which prioritizes the safety and security of our citizens and the american homeland. predictably the flawed deal with iran has done nothing to stem that rogue nation's aggression and misbehavior domestically in the middle east and throughout the globe. quite to the contrary, by front loading the benefits to iran, the iran nuclear deal is

house of representatives from the fourth district of my home state of missouri. e she is, ladies and gentlemen. [applause] served in the u.s. house of representatives, she served five years in the house of representatives from 1995 to 2000. she is an investor the pro-life movement and encourages others to get involved in politics through her new book. let's give her another round of applause. [applause] welcome, vicki. and now, number 42, playing left walker iso yard mark a congressman serving the sixth district of north carolina. he is an ordained baptist minister. he serves on the committee of homeland security, the comedy of oversight and government reform, and the cochair of the congressional prayer caucus. let's hear it for mark walker. [applause] and rounding out our panel this morning on winning the hill is mike johnson, who was elected to the u.s. house of representatives in 2016 by the largest margin of victory in his region in more than 50 years. house appointed to the judiciary committee and two subcommittees. the subcommittee on immigration and border

it's the transitional council whether it's called the general assembly what is called the house of representatives and mix the executive power with the legislative so the president of the house is the president has executive or power as well which messed up on libya how can you possibly have elections when you haven't got security you need security is a prerequisite is your duty you don't have an oversight body for elections you don't have an entity that's going to provide people with the security for knowing that these would be fair elections that you know how it that's a good point the security today is not worse than what it was in twenty fourteen where we had elections what we're saying is that the u.n. and the international community this is our advice should bring back of the momentum and have these political talks rather than talking about amendments to diverted towards a vocal see for these elections and having the stability to reach a credible elections you really think that whichever side loses these elections is going to accept it because everywhere you look there is a failure by libyan

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 184, the nays are 237. the motion is not adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 22, i move that meets of the conference between the house and senate on h.r. 2810 may be closed to the public at such times as classified national security information may be discussed, provided that any sitting member of congress shall be entitled to attend any meeting of the conference. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12 of rule 22, the motion is not debatable and the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning instit

if they're really poor and don't have wealth the live in the house of representatives. 75 members of the house of representatives, 75 have to live in their offices because they can't afford a second apartment. is that a good system? probably not although they get to exercise a lot in the gym where they shower in the mornings and other than that probably not a good system. a lot of members of congress are afraid of retiring and losing and afraid everything they do will be on the internet and on talk radio. as a result, members of congress are afraid of each other and don't know each other. when i worked in congress with the senator, they talked to each other and how you got deals done. today, you rarely see democrats and republicans socializing and rarely see republicans voting for democrat bill and democrats for republican bills. i doesn't work very well. the founding fathers would be astounded to come back and see how divisive it is. >> that talking with each other is important. former vice president joe biden said he was told just go sit to the end of the lunch table and listen to t

ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, the

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 418. the nays are zero. 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. russell, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3243 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 249. amend 3, a bill to title 40, united states code, to eliminate the sunset of certain provisions relating to information technology, to amend the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2015 to extend the sunset relating to the federal data center consolidation initiative, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question

it's the transitional council whether it's called the general assembly what is called the house of representatives mix the executive power with the legislative so the president of the house is the president has executive or power as well which messed up on libya how can you possibly have elections when you haven't got security you need security is a prerequisite is your duty you don't have an oversight body for elections you don't have an entity that's going to provide people with the security for knowing that these would be fair elections that you know how it that's a good point the security today is not worse than what it was in twenty fourteen where we had elections what we're saying is that the u.n. and the international community this is our advice should bring back of the momentum and have these political talks rather than talking about amendments to diverted towards a vocal see for these elections and having the stability to reach a credible elections you really think that whichever side loses these elections is going to accept it because everywhere you look there is a failure by libyans to

i'm honored to welcome imam antepli back to the house of representatives. he's a prophetic voice for peace and justice. he's an engaging teacher and counselor. he's a gifted interpreter of his faith. and he's an effective promoter, not merely of interfaith tolerance but of positive engagement. i'm happy to count him as a friend and with my colleagues to express appreciation for his words of inspiration today. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain up to 15 further requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i often hear at home from folks who are frustrated with their experience of air travel, with airport security. we have an opportunity to address part of the problem to reduce flight times, to prevent involuntary bumping, to save fuel, reduce em

house of representatives is at stake.nt of pressure and to the judges of how to determine the law. in moments, we will have a summary the business news. but the headlines now. ministers say they will work with bae ministers say they will work with ba e syste ms ministers say they will work with bae systems to public bodies to explain or change how they treat people of different races after a government audit revealed sweeping... mother—to—be would have been killed in california. the business news, as we've been hearing, bae systems is scrapping 2000 jobs over three years. they say the cuts will give them a sharper competitive edge and a new focus on technology. we'll have more on this ina technology. we'll have more on this in a moment. the government's economic watchdog says productivity in the uk has grown byjust 0.2% a year. for the past five years. that is much less than expected. many wea k is much less than expected. many weak businesses would have folded. a record 23 million overseas visitors to the uk according to

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: record as present. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the bill is passed and without objection, the the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? >> i send to the desk a privileged report on the committee of rules for filing under the rule. the speaker: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution, providing for consideration of the bill to expedite under the national poll sill act and improve forest management activities on lands on public land under the jurisdiction of the bureau of landsanagement and tribal and for other purposes. the speaker: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mr. rus

house to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the clerk: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2017, 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. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, r. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, next week is national forest products week which the nation observes from october 15 through october 21. each year since 1960 our nation has celebrated the achievements of the forest product manufacturers and organizations throughout this country. the forest products industry is an integral part of u.s. manufacturing competitiveness and is among the top 10 manufacturing sectors employers in 4

>> it's got to happen. >> that's not a yes. >> well, i'm the house of representatives, not the uniteds senate. i was going to show you my chart. >> please do. >> we have bills passed out of the house, 383. wait. these are the wrong -- sorry. here we go. i have two-sided charts. we save money here. 337 bills sitting in the senate. 274. so on this half of the capital, we can hit our timelines, pass our bills. it takes more time to get things over to the senate. i believe the senate, using the rules that they can to avoid filibusters, to get things done quickly, and they are just as invested as we are to get this done by the end of the year, that's our plan. that's their plan. we can meet the deadline. i'm sure they can too. >> got to go. >> see you. >> that kbgtdz my interview with

in the house of representatives, in which i'm a member, there are about 435 seats of which 400 -- thank you. there's 435 seats in the house of representatives in which 400 are safe seats which guaranteed if you're a republican, you're going to win re-election. in a republican seat. if you're in a democratic seat, guaranteed you're going to win re-election in the democratic seat. so you can't lose the general election. if you can't lose the general election, the only way you can lose is if you lose a primary. and very few people vote in a primary. so who votes in a primary? less than 10% of the people vote in a primary. they're often to the more extremes of the party, the far left for the democrats, the far right for the republicans. if you're a congressperson who can't lose a general election and you just want to keep one wig of your party happy, you're going to try and please that wing of your party. the democrats are trying to please the left, the republicans try and plead please the right. if you try and do anything in the middle, you're going to get squashed like a bug. you're going

beginning with congresswoman member of the house representative for the fourth district of my home statemissouri. there she is. ladies and gentlemen. [applause] before vicki served in the us house of representatives user for five years in the state house of representatives from 1995-2000. she's a defender of traditional marriage and pro-life movement. she encourages citizens to get engaged in politics for her new book. give her another round of applause. [applause] welcome, vicki. now, number 42 playing left field, no, mark walker is a congressman serving as the district of carolina. he is an ordained baptist minister and search on the committee of homeland security or the committee on oversight and government reform and is the cochair of the congressional prayer caucus. let's hear it for mark walker. [applause] rounding out our panel this morning on opening of the hill is like [inaudible], elected in 2016 by the mart largest margin of victory in his region and more than 50 years. he was appointed to the powerful house judiciary committee in two of its subcommittees. a committee on immig

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 139. the nays are 281. he amendment is not adopted. he house will be in order. members, please take seats. members, please clear the aisles so that we can proceed. he committee will be in order. it is now in order to consider amendment number 4 printed in house report number 115-339. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? mr. yarmuth: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 4 in the nature of a substitute printed in house report number 115-339, offered by mr. yarmuth of kentucky. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 553, the gentleman from kentucky, mr. yarmuth, and a member opposed each will control 15 minutes of the the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky. mr. yarmuth: mr

>> it's got to happen. >> that's not a yes. >> well, i'm the house of representatives, not the uniteds senate. i was going to show you my chart. >> please do. >> we have bills passed out of the house, 383. wait. these are the wrong -- sorry. here we go. i have two-sided charts. we save money here. 337 bills sitting in the senate. 274. so on this half of the capital, we can hit our timelines, pass our bills. it takes more time to get things over to the senate. i believe the senate, using the rules that they can to avoid filibusters, to get things done quickly, and they are just as invested as we are to get this done by the end of the year, that's our plan. that's their plan. we can meet the deadline. i'm sure they can too. >> got to go. >> see you. >> that kbgtdz my interview with speaker ryan. i'll be right back. jimmy's gotten used to his whole room smelling like sweaty odors. yup, he's gone noseblind. he thinks it smells fine, but his mom smells this... luckily for all your hard-to-wash fabrics... ...there's febreze fabric refresher. febreze doesn't just mask, it eliminates odors yo

ladies andning gentlemen, members of the senate who are here, members of the house of representatives, and all of you have -- who have come here tonight to join with us as we celebrate the awarding of the freedom award to lin-manuel miranda. i am the president and ceo of the u.s. capital historical society and a former member of congress from connecticut. this evening we pay tribute, as i mentioned, to lin-manuel an extraordinarily talented composer, lyricist, playwright, and at her. -- actor. as a historical society we usually honor historians. last year we honor david mccullough with our freedom award. this year we honor an artist to transform history into the hit musical, "hamilton." score, catchy lyrics and contemporary choreography, americans of all generations and back wells are learning about alexander hamilton and ehrenberg, and how their conflicting vision shaped our young country. grapple wither we some of the same issues. fork you lin-manuel miranda making history, alive through the performing arts. this evening we are honored to have the democratic leader with speaker of 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 his vote the yeas are -- the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 187, and the nays are 238. the motion is not adopted. the question is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. hose opposed, please say no. mr. conyers: madam speaker, i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, 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 coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house

during this lunchtime to have one of the key players in helping help establish this pharmaceutical marketplace and representative henry who has served as a member of the us house of representatives for 40 years, overseeing a number of important pieces of legislation, not only the [inaudible] act but also the orphan drug act, prescription drug [inaudible] and other pieces of legislation that helped establish the environment say. representative serves as chairman and the public communications firm and a lecturer at the johns hopkins bloomberg school of health. we are hoping he can talk with us today about his reputation as one of the most accomplished legislators and one the most drivers in the important pieces of legislation as they relate to the pharmaceutical market. let me introduce henry and bring him up and he will give comments and then we will get down to some discussion. hopefully, at the end he will have time for audience q&a as well. start thinking now about your questions. thank you very much. [applause] >> i am delighted to be with you all today. i have looked over the schedule for the conference and it looks like a plastic conference. i know c-span

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 23 3rks the nays are 184. the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the resolution. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute involvement -- 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

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 401, the nays are zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the speaker: the house will be in order. members, staff, please take your conversations off the floor. members, please take your seats. the chair would ask all present to rise for the purpose of a moment of silence. the chair asks that the house now observe a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the attack in las vegas. without objection, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion on the the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 965 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 96