house of representatives submitted his resignation before the full house. whereas the chaplain had only eight months remaining in his . rm of service to the house whereas this resignation was requested by the office of paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. whereas the speaker's office said, quote, the decision to remove the chaplain was his, speaker ryan's. whereas on may 3, 2018, father conroy submitted a letter retracting and rescinding his resignation which was accepted by speaker ryan. whereas despite the speaker's statement accepting this retraction letter, a number of members of congress remain concerned about what motivated the original request for father conroy to resign and the lack of adequate notification or explanations given to members. whereas the rights of members of the house of representatives were undermine when the leader of one party made a unilateral decision to ask for resignation of the chaplain. whereas this resignation and circumstances behind it has compromised the integrity of the house of representatives by politi

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 may 15, 2018, at 11:43 a.m. appointment, united states commission on international religious freedom. with best wishes, i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in r

ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 8, 2018, 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 10:50 a.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer, for five minutes. c mr. blumenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. from ng, swimming caribou a motor boat, bear baiting, dog s for black bears, using artificial light. shooting wolf pups and bear cubs in their dens. outrageous practices that were banned under a 2015 rule from the obama administration, which the trump administration has announced it seeks to reverse. this is absolutely outrageous. our national parks and reserves have always had special status. and

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 408. the nays are one. the amendment is adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 13 printed in house report 115-702 by the gentleman from west virginia, mr. mckinley, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 13 printed in house report 115-702 offered by mr. mckinley of west virginia. 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 is a two-minute vote. two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning inst

represents that are part of the sheryl manufacturing supply chain. representatives poliquin and lipinski, both great supporters of buy america, representative walter jones, a dedicated member of the house armed services committee, and representative tim ryan, an outspoken advocate for american manufacturing my amendment supports american manufacturing. helps the domestic supply chain that spans 40 congressional districts from new york to california. the chair: the gentlelady's time has expired. does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i claim time in opposition. i yield 30 seconds to the gentlelady from new york to finish her statement. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for 30 seconds. ms. tenney: thank you. again i want to emphasize that this amendment supports manufacturing and the domestic supply chain spans 40 congressional districts from new york to california and it decreases the department of defense's dependence on foreign producers and goods, removing the variability and uncertainty that comes with foreign sourcing of necessary materials for our military. it's the smart thing to do considering our goods are now made in china of this type. today we have the oppo

henry clay became speaker of the house, the most powerful individual in the house of representatives, on his very first day. he was that impressive. and he essentially created the role of speaker of the house. a role that is very important to this day. henry clay was born in virginia and as a young lawyer he decided that he would have better prospects as a lawyer by moving west to kentucky. he set up shop in lexington and went into politics at a very young age.

house of representatives. while he was there in washington, his main causes were amnesty for the confederates of that fought in the war and also to secure aid to help the devastated cell. he was very much supported by the people here in the city of selma, because he was one of those people that rose above race and above the parties in order to work for the good of the country and the community. thegrave is marked with bike of the confederacy because of his efforts in trying to secure aid for the devastated south and also amnesty for the confederates who fought in the war. now at the grave of hattie wilkins. she was born in 1875 to a prominent family and was educated at a school here in selma. her father put her into a school for boys at which the teacher said that she was the smartest student in the class. 1898 and inied in 1910, she began to be involved with the sum of suffrage movement. that was the first suffrage movement in the state of alabama. she then joined alabama equal suffrage association and was a 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 382, the nays are 0. 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. he house will be in order. the house will be in order. please take your conversations o the rear of the chamber. the house will be in order. all members please cease conversation or take your conversations out of the chamber. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas, mr. weber, seek recognition? without objection the gentleman rom texas is recognized. ladies and gentlemen, the house needs to be in order. the gentleman is recognized. mr. weber: i'd like to invite the entire -- to invite the entire texas delegation to be up here with me and if you're a member from a district that's had a school shooting, ple

the secretary: i am directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives messages in writing. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, by direction of the committee on rules i call up house resolution 872 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 42, house resolution 7. resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill h.r. 5645, to amend the clayton act and the federal trade commission act to provide that the federal trade commission shall exercise authority with respect to mergers only under the clayton act and only in the same procedural manner as the attorney general exercises such authority. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. the bill shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment

repeat we have never, ever, ever seen a white house chief of staff stand up there and lie angrily and viciously about a member of the house of representativesor that matter, have that lie proven to be a complete lie within hours, and then do nothing about it and never apologize. >> well, lawrence, to add to your list of controversies, o, there was also rob porter and his changing timeline on that. first he issued a statement defending him, and then tried to say after the fact that right after he found out about it, he scooted rob porter toward the door. so there was that as well. as far as these comments as to whether he called the president an idiot or not, the white house, in their defense of this article, did acknowledge that he had made comments about the deferred action for childhood arrivals in the past. and it would be hard for them to walk back from that because if you recall, john kelly publicly said that the president had views that were not fully formed on the issue of immigration during the campaign. he also said that the president didn't understand the issue fully until he, when he was at dhs and the other, quote, real experts

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 22, 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. >> 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 risen a recorded vote is ordered. 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 yea

with all 29 republican senators. 30-20 on 24 minutes of debate and it rocketed over to the house of representatives and once again, i had the misconception of thinking to

house of representatives, and that was female elected to the alabama legislature. looking at the mausoleum rufus king came territory alabama and established a plantation at chestnut hill. became, whenever alabama a state he was a founder of the city of selma and he named selma a city in some of his scottish poems in. moving alabama was towards statehood he was chosen to be in the constitutional huntsville, alabama, where he helped to write the state constitution for state of alabama and from there he was chosen as one of the two senators to represent there in tate washington, d.c. william rufus king was very much a unionist. of course, he was in all of this events of cessation a the civil war, but he was firm unionist and when separatism ambulance to blow he rooted in the sense we must stay together. we must not separate. close friend of james buchanan. they were close senators and they lived together in years ton for about 20 before he returned to alabama. >> there was speculation that had more than just a friendship relationship, but basis and no proof to that th

president, i rise today to reiterate my strong opposition to the house of representatives' effort to restart licensing activities at yucca mountain and in particular the nuclear waste policy amendment act, which passed the house just a few hours ago. this bill, which is a complete and total waste of taxpayers' dollars, is dead on arrival in the united states senate. not only will i place a hold on the bill now that has passed the house, i will also object to the motion to proceed to the bill. and this vote today proves my point -- that i am the only person in washington, d.c., standing between a pristine, beautiful nevada or a nevada dripping with nuclear waste. just as i've said? the past, i'll continue -- just as i've said in the past, i'll continue to serve sasse a roadblock to make -- serve as a roadblock to make nevada a dump. despite the house's repeated attempts to revive the failed project, i have been able to ensure that not a single dollar has been appropriated to restart licensing activities at yucca mountain. this vote is nothing but a failed exercise because as long as as

is there a recommendation or anything in that report that could lead the house of representatives to impeachment trial. that's been the fear of this white house. we'll see. i imagine they are slightly breathing a sigh of relief even though this something they knew. the question is whether or not this makes the argument that trump should sit down with the special counsel easier. if he's saying he's in the clear, does this mean he's likely to sit down. something he says he would love to do. something his advisors and lawyers are say probably wouldn't be so wise because of probably perjuring himself in any conversation. >> mark, how does this fit into the possibility of the president sitting down with mueller's team for an interview in. >> i think it's very unlikely he will do so. he's put it out there which has helped with his supporters because he appears to be very open to doing so. as donald trump is saying one thing about being open to it, his add visors are saying quite another thing. wh what is interesting is it's another example of rudy giuliani and the trump team trying to get o

i am proud that the house of representatives has passed the v.a. mission act, to address these critical concerns. i commend chairman roe, ranking member walz, and the members of the house veterans' affairs committee for their work on this issue over the last year. this legislation will provide better community-based care without detracting from the outstanding medical services provided by the department of veterans affairs' medical facilities, such as central texas veterans health care system in my district. while i believe veterans are best served by the v.a., there are also those who live too far from a v.a. facility, cannot afford the long wait period, or have very specific medical services that are best provided outside the v.a. system. the v.a. missions act provides this community-based care option and pays for it with discretionary spending, which means congress has more control, more oversight, and more responsibility. the v.a. mission act includes a provision from a bill i authored , the veterans transplant coverage act, to ensure that no ot

we put her on the screen. 11 and the house of representatives. and today there are 23 women in the u.s. senate and 83 in the house of representatives. can you talk about those numbers? >> the obvious response is this is good. we are moving in the right direction. i think if you put these 50 years in context, we really haven't come so far at all. i worked -- we are looking at situations where women at best are 20 to 25 percent of positions in power. be it in congress or elsewhere. if you go back to the excitement that surrounded the women's movement in 1968 there was a deep-seated assumption that 50 years hence women would be something close to 50 percent of positions of power. as i argue in my book what we see across the united states and across most of the developed world is these women seem to max out between 16 and 18 percent of power positions. it's a little bit better in congress right now. really just a very small bid. you can see this as the glass half-full. we have come a long way in 50 years. i grew up really just after second wave femini

but quite frankly, and historically, the house intel committee is one of the most bipartisan committees in the house of representatives. this is critically important and it is why the house intel committee findings has gotten us this far and why we have to continue with our investigation on the behalf of the american people and it is an election year but we cannot put our political ambitions ahead of the american people. >> and i'm intrigued when you say stay tuned. >> absolutely. >> can you tell us whether you know who the blocked phone call was to? >> i can't speak to that. >> but without telling us -- without telling us the identity of that blocked phone, do you personally know who it was? >> i can't say, sir. >> you can't even say that. >> no, sir. >> because it raises all sorts of possibilities. do you believe the special counsel robert mueller knows the identity of that blocked phone call? >> i can't say either. but i know that director mueller is an accomplished investigator and having him on the case gives me great comfort. >> i'll assume he knows and i'll try to assume that you probably know as well. even tho

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 epresentatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 388, the nays are 0. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker: the house will be in order. members and staff please take conversations off the floor. the chair lays before the house a communication. the house will be in order. members and staff please take your conversations off the floor. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, i have the honor to transmit here with a facsimile copy of a letter receive fled honorable michelle reagan, arizona secretary of state, indicating that according to the preliminary results of the special election held april 4, 2018, the honorable debie lesko was elected representative to congress for the e

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 enate on may 24, 2018, at 8:12 a.m. that the senate agrees to house amendment to the bill senate 2372. that the senate agreed to without objection house concurrent resolution 121. signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition. mr. thornberry: i ask unanimous consent members have five legislative days to revise and extend and insert extraneous material on h.r. 5515. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to house resolution 908 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 5515. will the gentleman from nevada, mr. am mow day, kindly take the care. -- mr. amodei, kindly take the are. the chair: the house is in the committee of the

house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on may 23, 2018, at 9:54 a.m. that the senate agrees to return the papers to the house of representatives at their quest h.r. 4743, with best wishes i am signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. ms. lee: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank our ranking member for yielding and for your tremendous leadership on defense issues and so many other issues that are critical to our national and domestic security. i rise in strong opposition to this rule and to h.r. 5515, which is the 2019 national defense authorization act. this bill authorizes $717 billion in defense spending. $717 billion. yet, we know there's at least $150 billion in waste, fraud, and abuse currently over at the pentagon. now we're giving them more money. shame on us. this is an already out-of-control bloated pentagon budget. it would increase funding to $69 billion for wars that congress has never debated or voted on. once again, my republican colleagues

the clerk: house resolution 285 resolution expressing the sense of the united states house of representatives that congress and the president should empower the creation of police and community alliances designed to enhance and improve communication and collaboration between members of the law enforcement community and the public they serve. 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 377, the nays are two. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, 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

house of representatives has approved a measure requiring the pentagon to investigate whether u.s. troops tortured detainees in yemen hundreds of men have reportedly gone missing in the south of the country after they were allegedly picked up during a search for al qaeda fighters american officials say that u.s. forces have been involved in interrogations of detainees in yemen but they deny any participation in or knowledge of human rights abuses. israel supreme court has rejected the challenge by human rights groups to prevent soldiers from firing on protesters in gaza palestinians gathered along the gaza israel border again on friday to protest against the israeli blockade but this time soldiers fired tear gas in response one hundred thirteen palestinians have been killed by israeli forces since protests began at the end of march and smith has more. it's been a pretty quiet friday one of the quietest fridays in gaza have been for weeks and then within just the space of an hour really hundreds and hundreds of people were bussed in here bussed in by hamas by islamic jihad another po

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 80, the nays are 332. the amendment is -- the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 80, the nays are 332. the amendment is not adopt the question is son 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 chair: the committee of the whole house on the state of the union directs me to report the committee has had under 4453 and ion h.r. reports it back to the house. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under its consideration h.r. 3053 and pursuant to house resolution 879 reports the bill back to the house with an amendment adopted in the c

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 epresentatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 250 and the nays are 159. he bill is passed. without objection, the motion to econsider is laid on the tail. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5682 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5682, a bill to provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will reside vate upon release from prison and for other purposes. 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-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united stat

house of representatives has approved a measure requiring the pentagon to investigate whether u.s. troops tortured detainees in yemen hundreds of men have reportedly gone missing in the south of the country after they were allegedly picked up during a search for al qaeda fighters u.s. officials say american forces have been involved in interrogations of detainees in yemen but they deny any participation in or knowledge of human rights abuses rob reynolds has more now from washington. the associated press news agency was the first to uncover the existence of a network of secret prisons in yemen run by the united arab emirates in a report published last year the eight hundred secret prisons reportedly have as many as two thousand prisoners and those prisoners have been subjected to a variety of brutal tortures including electric shocks beatings burning and sexual abuse those findings were largely confirmed by a special panel of experts appointed by the u.n. now this legislation passed by the house is part of a much larger defense department budget bill it would have to go to the senat

i'm thinking house of representatives. "what are the-- top 10 supreme court cases we should have memorized, and what are the three most important terms?" cases?uest: 10 ! launchf all, before the of a supreme court, i want you to know the 10 topics -- foundations, federalism, public opinion, participation, lyrical interest groups,roug congress, president, and court. those are the big tent. the entire test covers those 10 topics. i would break them down. sleeve of the exam when i get the booklet and ask myself -- is this a foundations question or a federalism question? is a campaign question or a congress question? supreme court cases, this is throwing the dark at the target. we really don't know. -- marbury favorites versus madison, judicial review. ccullough. v.my: maryland. more recently, let's not forget those privacy cases, rowe and griswold. i know you don't like this one, v. new york in 1925 is the first elected interpretation case where the united states supreme court, little by little, applied the provision of the bi

ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 8, 2018, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority 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 hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. all time shall be minority lead and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, for five minutes. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this week is national charter school week. it is my pleasure to celebrate alongside the students who benefited from these innovative institutions. charter schools serve over ree million students students providing in rural, urban, and suburban settings with unique educational opportunities. the reforms in the eve

so he was elected to the house of representatives, very much like clay. he was distinguished from early on by his very incisive mind and ability to make forceful arguments. he was a republican and a member of the thomas jefferson party. henry clay was a republican. john calhoun was a republican. the third member is daniel webster. he was born in new hampshire. he was they she became a lawyer. and he was probably the most gifted of the three. daniel webster is probably the greatest -- in american history. all three of these guys were very powerful and persuasive speakers. one of the things that drew me sucker for people who know how to use the language. one of the things i constantly tell my writing students is that there are styles of language and ways of writing what you're trying to accomplish. when i was writing about these three guys i knew i would be transported back to a time when political rhetoric was very important. this is because to put it bluntly there was not a lot else going on at the time so when daniel webster was going to give a speech, th

what do you want other members of the house of representatives, including republicans to do about this, if anything? >> well, if republicans and democrats in the house of representatives care about the credibility of that institution, they're not going to allow members who say the kinds of things this congressman said to get away with that and just stand back and ignore it. it's really important for the leadership to stand up and say that this is wrong, this is totally unfounded in terms of the facts and that we all ought to, frankly, stand back and support bob mueller in a very tough job that he's in. very frankly he is a credible prosecutor who is trying to do the right job here. let's give him the support he needs in order to complete his job. >> when you speak as a former member of the house of representatives and i know you love that institution very, very much. mr. secretary, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. >>> just ahead, we'll talk more about this unproven claim about an fbi spy inside the trump campaign. why can't the president simply let go of this conspira

there are already 160 members of the house of representatives who have signed on to protect net neutralityass it in the senate next week it's going to create a lot of momentum in the house of representatives as well. you have to understand, this polls out at 86% amongst all american voters and 82% amongst republicans. so, this is a very popular position to take. it's hard to find any millennial who does not support this position. so, this is actually going to become a bigger and bigger and bigger political issue as we get nearer the election day. in fact, the house of representatives has until the end of this year to vote on the issue. so, i think we're going to be finding a lot more support every day as we get closer to the election. >> what do you say to a jeep pie and the fcc who say the net neutrality in place since 2015 has slowed investment, preventing the improvement and expansion of services to 39 million americans living in rural parts of the country? >> look, just last year the big broadband companies invested $87 billion in infrastructure upgrades. $87 billion. and what happened

to my list, please welcome paul irving of the house of representatives. thank you. xt we welcome yet another soon-to-be retiree, tom homan, acting director of immigrations and customs informant. with isso pleased up the acting director of the u.s. marshals service david anderson. kevinoining us today is maclaine, commissioner for customs and border control, and tom brandis, the acting director of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms. thank you, tom. we are also very glad to have with us this day the national -- i am sorry. i am trying to make you an fop officer. the labor secretary alex acosta. thank you for being with us. the is a longtime member of administration, serving in the justice department as well as u.s. attorney in miami. very grateful for you to be here. i also want to thank and welcome u.s. attorney general jeff sessions. the general has been a long and we arethe fop, extremely proud of the work we do with the department of justice. you have been a tremendous support of law enforcement, and we greatly value your leadership as our nation's top co

serious offense. >> let me get to another issue, a sensitive issue that you guys in the house of representatives are dealing with right now involving the dreamers, the young people brought here to the united states by their parents, undocumented immigrant. two more republican members of the house have now signed on to a petition to try to bring several of these so-called daca bills to the house floor for formal votes against the express wishes of the house speaker, paul ryan. that would make about 20 republicans right now total if five more sign on, along with all of the democrats in the house. it will actually force the speaker's hand. will you get those five more republicans and force a vote on this sensitive issue? >> i think it really depends on the polling that they're seeing in their districts. i really do think it's self-preservation at this point from any of the republicans and that's why you see them willing to join on. it's a fairness issue as well. these daca kids, everyone agrees, a vast majority of americans agrees they have a right to stay in this country and enjoy a pathway to cit

congratulations to the state of iowa, the iowa general assembly, the iowa senate, the iowa house of representatives, the iowa governor, the leadership and the -- in the house and in the senate. all of those whoed up and joined hands and -- who teamed up and joined hands and worked to bring this heartbeat bill through and the signature of governor reynolds. god bless them all for the job that they did. may we match their effort and their success here in the united states congress. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair lays before the house the following message. the clerk: to the congress of the united states. in accordance with section 1012 of the congressional budget and impoundment control act of 1974, 2 u.s.c. 683rks i hereby report 38 rescissions of budget authority totaling $15.4 billion. the proposed rescissions have had programs of the department of agriculture, commerce, energy, health and human services, housing and urban development, justice, labor, state, transportation and the tr

henry clay became speaker of the house, the most powerful individual in the house of representatives, on his very first day. he was that impressive. and he essentially created the role of speaker of the house. a role that is very important to this day. henry clay was born in virginia and as a young lawyer he decided that he would have better prospects as a lawyer by moving west to kentucky. he set up shop in lexington and went into politics at a very young age. and there was an attraction of kentucky because it was a new state that was writing a new constitution, electing new senators and members of congress. one of the reasons people went west because of the professions they were interested in in the east were very crowded. everybody in kentucky would be new so you could get a start as well. so this is henry clay. john calhoun was from south carolina. he was also a lawyer. born in south carolina, educated at yale. he went to law school and returned to south carolina afterwards. in the early 1800s, it wasn't out of the question for a southerner to go north for education but they usual

the fact is a record number of republican retirements because republicans in the house of representatives like being in the minority, dozens of democratic challengers out raising republican incumbents. these numbers, special election by 21. and 15 or 16 or less last time, over 100 and only took 23 has to be very nervous. >> not a wave you can ride to the shore. thanks for coming on, appreciate your time. jillian: nancy pelosi's suggestion to stop illegal immigration. >> should there be fencing, technology, mow the grass so people can't hide in it. heather: something more high-tech in mind, and brand-new artificial intelligence that may be the future of border security. rob: one woman is using her car to make sure everyone knows she backs the blue. i have type 2 diabetes. i'm trying to manage my a1c, then i learn type 2 diabetes puts me at greater risk for heart attack or stroke. can one medicine help treat both blood sugar and cardiovascular risk? i asked my doctor. she told me about non-insulin victoza®. victoza® is not only proven to lower a1c and blood sugar, but for people with type 2

you may have a house of representatives if this goes make ament if they referral to the house of representativesate. there are a lot of different audiences. see your point, a cbs news poll and acted earlier this ofth showed that the number americans who think this investigation is politically motivated has grown from 48% to 53%. elie: if this case ends up in the house of representatives and the senate, those are individuals who are elected by and responsive to their constituents. we all understand that politicians are sensitive to the opinions of their constituents. if a huge number of constituents believe a certain way, that could influence the vote of a member of the house or senate shery: what about the fact that the fbi met with congressional leaders to brief them on classified material? could that take the outcome of the -- taint the outcome of the investigation? elie: it could. there was this outcry over what rudy giuliani labeled as a spy. i think he knows that this was a confidential informant. it was unusual when you have doj briefing congressional leaders, and the white house lawyers w

know that you see you're as a national candidate but the strategy is to throw this in the house of representativesu're not going to win, we need to be campaigning in florida, virginia, texas, his ego wouldn't allow it. one of his last major rallies was in new york city. >> i'm sure "the new york times" took note of the reception that we received here in the great city, new york. >> he speaks to a packed crowd, the largest political gathering in mad son square garden's history. but, outside, it's ugly. >> george wallace bought his campaign to new york tonight, all of the hostility and anger that have built up around this campaign spilled into these streets. these were to whom the candidates frequently referred. he's a man that allows his emotional strem, love, hate and passion. those among the 16,000 were allowed inside appeared to have decided already to vote for wallace. >> done worry what the newspaper say about us, they can fool some of the people some of the time but they can't fool all of the people all of the time, you remember that. >> now here is frank rebels. >> good evening, there was no

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 22 1, the nays are 189. the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the unfinished business is the question agreeing to the motion to recommit on h.r. 5645 ordered by the gentleman from texas, mr. doggett, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will redesignate the motion. the clerk: motion to recommit on h.r. 5645 offered by mr. doggett of texas. the speaker pro tempore: the question son agreeing to the motion to re-- question is on agreeing to the motion to recommit. 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-capt

instead of throwing more taxpayer dollars at a failed proposal, which is exactly what the house of representatives amendment act in, we should be act does, we should be working for a consent waste fighting. ng.siti focus on further implementation of the department of energy consent-based siting process. i stand ready to partner with my colleagues on this issue and am confident that we can find a solution to this problem once and for all. with that, i yield the floor. c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up friday morning, a discussion of the u.s. withdrawal from the iran nuclear president andcil senior fellow. first town university professor explains the budgetary rescission -- decision process president trump is proposing to cut federal spending by $15 million. be sure to watch washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. join the discussion. weekend at acorn 30 eastern, the national rifle association leadership forum in dallas, texas. at 6:30 p.m. come starbucks executive chair howard schultz on the responsibility of global c

welcome back to last week the house of representatives failed to pass the form bill a massive bill that determines financial assistance for farmers and snap benefits or food stamps else republican stalled the bill of course a vote on immigration for more on this we go to our senior green natalie mcginn. very. early actually actually it's black thought. i mean not because of my skin color but because of my well known reputation for decimating potted plants you're. having the plastic. that's why my uncle who actually is a big time corn farmer pays me to stay in the office farm. some talks and he makes the checks out to agent orange. to serve the cash but from my family's perspective i'm not really seeing these plenty of good reasons to kill this bill under the current one each member of my uncle's immediate family can get up to one hundred twenty five thousand dollars in farm subsidies and the proposed bill extends that to cousins nieces and nephews do you know what that means yeah i think so america's culture is dying under a government's mountains of corruption no it means i can make ba