we're speaking with congressmember pramila jayapal.music break] amy: "break free" by aurora dee raynes. this is democracy now! i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. tuesday, 17 democratic lawmakers , almost all women, were arrested outside the supreme court while protesting the court's recent decision overturning roe. we're speaking with congressmember pramila jayapal. last year as chair of the congressional progressive caucus, she testified about having her own abortion. i want to play a clip of that right now. >> i speak to you as one of the one in four women in america who have had an abortion. and for you to understand how i ultimately decided to have an abortion, i have to start earlier with the birth of my first child. janet was born at 26.5 weeks while i was on a two-year fellowship living in india. they weighed only one pound, 14 ounces and upon birth, went down to wait of just 21 ounces. jennick was so small, they fit in the palm of my hand. the size of a medium-sized squash. for three months, we did not know if jennick would li

reppo jayapal -- rep.apal: if someone with a green card from south korea, this person could be subject to arrest because there is mandatory military conscription for men in south korea. we put military folks in danger by not entering citizenship. in your opening statement you mentioned uscis cannot complete a naturalization application for an active duty service member without certification of service from dod. can you discuss interagency obstacles that exist to making naturalization and basic training a reality for all noncitizen servicemembers? ms. rogers: uscis and it dod as my colleague, ms. miller stated, were closely in partnership to support members of the military accessing citizenship. we were talking about the certification of service required before uscis can proceed with an application. i will defer to my colleague ms. miller to discuss that as -- that project further. mavni --ms. miller: that department is currently certifying, in as little as the first day of qualification of basic training,

jayapal and ms. castro, these three members will vote yes on the lee amendment and on as the member designated by mr. soto, he will vote no on the lee amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas. >> as the member designated by mr. taylor of texas, mr. taylor will vote no. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from seek recognition? >> i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the lee amendment. as the member designated by by mr. pappas, i inform the house that he will vote no on the lee amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek reek nice >> as the member designated by mr. rash environs that willer. >> as the member designated by ms. petey of ohio and ms. williams of georgia, they will vote yes on the lee amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska. >> as the member designated by mrs. hartzler, she will vote no. the speaker pro temp

jayapal of washington. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from washington. 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: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated mr. lamborn: as the member designated by mr. wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote nay on amendment 392. >> as the member designated by ms. kathleen rice, i inform the house that the member will vote aye on the jayapal amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designate

pramila jayapal, mr. peter defazio, mrs. ann kirkpatrick, mr. bill pascrell, mr. albio sires, and mr. donald payne, fi inform the house that these members will vote yes on the connelly amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler from washington, i inform the house that ms. herrera beutler will vote nay on amendment 495. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representatives cardenas, barragan, jacobs and suozzi, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the connolly amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. katko of new york and mr. upton of michigan, i inform the house that they will vote nay on amendment 495. th

jayapal is the first indian-american woman to serve in the house of representatives. and in washington, d.c., parents of children murdered in uvalde and survivors of the highland park mass shooting gathered at the u.s. capitol wednesday to demand a federal assault weapons ban. this is kimberly rubio, whose daughter lexi was one of 19 fourth graders and two teachers killed by an 18-year-old gunman with an assault rifle at robb elementary school in may. >> but there is one question that should be on the forefront of their minds, what if the government never had access to an assault weapon? -- gunman never had access to the assault weapon? i want that question to be the first thing to cross their mind in the mornings and the last thought they have before they go to bed each night because we are no longer asking for change. we are demanding it and we are angry as hell. . amy: president biden will become the first u.s. president to fly directly from israel to saudi arabia, not the first u.s. president to visit jedah. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy n

jayapal, mr. garamendi, mr. payne, mr. welch and mr. sires, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 1808. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by miller-meeks of ohio, stefanik of new york, reschenthaler of pennsylvania, dr. joyce of pennsylvania, and also comer of kentucky, all those members will be voting no on passage. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? ms. escobar: mr. speaker, member -- ms. garcia: as the member designated by ms. speier, ms. leger fernandez, these members will vote yes on h.r. 1808. thank the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. kinzinger and mr. cat go -- katko, they will vote no on h.r. 1808. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. mcbath of g

jayapal: thank you, madam speaker. rise in support of representative sherrill's amendment to study the relationship between covid-19 and rates of morbidity and mortality due to heart disease. while it's true, the gentleman is correct, that there is research out there, the reality is also that there needs to be more and that the studies that are out there right now proves some elements but not the entire causal relationship. in a large study of covid-19 survivors conducted by the v.a., researchers found increased frequency of abnormal heart rhythm, heart muscle inflammation, heart clothes, strokes, failure in patients that had covid-19. the cardiac effects of covid-19, however, are extremely widespread and not broadly understood. i'm just going to say i also have personal experience with this. after my husband contracted covid-19 during -- from me after i got it when some colleagues on the other side of the aisle did not want to wear masks on january 6 in the safe room, he unfortunately had a series of heart attacks and

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jayapal, ms. porter, mr. castro, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the schakowsky amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> as the member designated by mr. issa, i inform the house that mr. issa will vote no on amendment 3. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by the following congress members, barragan, cardenas, kahele and peters, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the schakowsky amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. vicki hartzler of missouri, i inform the house that she will vote no on amendment 3. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. moore, ms. newman, mr. ryan, mr. cohen, mr. doggett, mr. lieu and mr. panetta, i inform the hou

congresswoman jayapal was very laudatory of agreement as was just about everybody on the phone.veryone -- speaker pelosi said it best. she said when you rook at this agreement, you don't look at what's not in it. all of us would have wanted more in it. you look at what's in it. what's in it is dramatic, significant and will move america forward a greet deal. as a bonus, you're the last one. >> [inaudible] and what do you say to the other members -- >> you saw manchin in his statement, he's to opposed to it. gotta get a bill done. i would love to do it, but he's opposed. okay? >> [inaudible] >> again, we will, we will get this, there's ample opportunity to get in the cr and other bills in ndaa. manchin didn't want it in this bill, but there's going to be opportunity, and we're going to get it done. thank you, everybody. [inaudible conversations] a truly relevant question. we are going to give our republican friends another opportunity to vote on this monday night. >> [inaudible] >> we are -- we have, you know, i don't know where they came up with this. we offered them, we offered

uh congresswoman jayapal was very laudatory of the agreement as was just about everybody on the phone, everyone real speaker pelosi said it best. she said when you look at this agreement, you don't look at what's not in it. all of us would have wanted more in it. you look at what's in it and what's in it is dramatic significant and will move america forward. senator manchin -- he is opposed to it. i got to get a bill done. i love i would love to do it. but he's opposed. okay, again we will we will we will get this. this is is the example opportunity to get this in the cr and other must pass bills. thank you, everybody. reporter: [indiscernible] sen. schumer: we will give our republican friends another opportunity to vote on it monday night. we offered them -- we offered to me standing in the way the ability to do an amendment at 60 votes just like the bill is a 60 vote bill. he insisted at least in conversations with some others saying no no no. if you don't put it in the bill which will kill the bill. i'm not gonna be for it. but we stand by the offer. i stand by the offer. we will g

joining us now to discuss, democratic congresswoman pramila jayapal of washington state, also the chair of the congressional progressive caucus. we have a lot to cover here, congresswoman. first, i want to ask you about this horrible incident you and your family went through that's been reported. an armed man was arrested near your house in cement. allegedly he was threatening you and your family. you told a different network he's been stalking you for months. first, how are you and your family doing? seconds, how did we get to this point where political violence is so commonplace? >> well, jake, it's been a rough couple weeks, i'm not going to lie. and i feel like i'm spending an enormous amount of my time just trying to assure my personal safety even as i try to do the work of congress and i am doing the work of gres, but this larger point you're making is so critical. this is not about a single vote i took. this was a racist, sexist, violent extremist attack outside my house. and it could happen to anybody. and in fact, we have seen the number of violent extremist attacks against ele

this disturbing report, congresswoman pramila jayapal called police. arrested on suspicion after hate crime for threatening to kill the congresswoman near her seattle home. this is about toning down the rhetoric right? this is not about politicizing it, people need too tone it down. >> i agree. for pramila and her family i'm glad they're safe and that law w enforcement was able to get this person into custody. what we understand, this is what every american is afforded should rely upon, safe communities and safe streets. you should be allowed to be safe in your home. nobody is allowed to come to your home and threaten you. it is flat-out wrong. one of the things we have to get a handle on in some respects yes, the rhetoric. but also the policies around law enforcement and around prosecutions and major cities in the united states. elizabeth: you're not allowed, it is against the law to protest against supreme court justices, period, full stop, enough. you know, let's move on to this. l.a. county lawmakers, congressman, they're violating california's con

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we saw a story of a man arrested outside the house of pramila jayapal. what are your thoughts on that story? guest: leaders in every branch should be protected. the president has secret service , certainly the congress has. i am glad they caught this person. i think this is something we should care about at every level of government. no one should have to worry that because they are a public servant they will put their life at risk. host: to the issue of a post roe world. the new york times, the next frontline in the abortion wars, state supreme court's. do you foresee your work going down to the state supreme court's. we mostly talk to you about the supreme court on this program. guest: state supreme court's is something we have had on our radar for some time. there are some state supreme court's that have a similar tendency toward activism that the u.s. supreme court has. i think it is important that 90% of laws are done at the state level. national programs get canceled because different states want different things. there are important things happeni

i'm joined by washington democratic congresswoman pramila jayapal that cosponsored the bills.bably die in the senate, the makeup of the senate right now. do you think that the restrictions on abortion access in so many states across this nation will be enough to motivate democratic voters that don't usually vote in the midterms or independent voters or low propensity voters to come out and cast their vote. will democrats have enough senators in place come november to make abortion access a federal right? >> well, katy, i think that is what we have to do. i do believe that is possible. we have to explain to the american people what the path forward is. we can't say vote because we have to explain the filibuster in the senate and the fact that we don't have enough votes to overturn the filibuster. therefore we can't debate an abortion bill on the senate floor with just 51 votes. i think that is really important for us to show the vacuum in the senate in terms of its action or inaction that led to the supreme court being able to essentially step into that vacuum and exercise this

that's why representatives mike thompson and pramila jayapal introduced a bill to ensure access to contraception nationwide. we're talking iuds, condoms on emergency contraception. the bill would prohibit state and local governments from taking any action to block access to contraceptives, including through medicaid programs last year, republicans in missouri tried to block their state medicaid program from covering certain forms of contraception. there's 5 of them that we know can destroy human life. missouri republicans are poised to try again this year. blocking contraceptives for medicaid programs is effectively a ban for low-income women. >> who rely on the program and state bans on abortion from the moment of conception will also result in defacto bans on some forms of contraception. that's why congressman thompson is urging congress to take immediate action to ensure that this bill is passed and signed into law soon as soon as possible. >> in washington, alexandra limon. >> still ahead, a bay area animal shelter says it is at maximum capacity. what urging pet owners to do to try to help o

jayapal is recognized. >> thank you, madam chair. immigrants have defended the united states in every major conflict since the revolutionary war. yet, everywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand immigrant veterans are estimated to have been deported and that is unacceptable. i'm very proud that president biden has taken steps to not only stop deportations of veterans but also to allow deported veterans to return and to ensure immigrant service members and their families can become citizens and have access to military benefits. so, i have a number of questions, if you wouldn't mind keeping your answers short so i can get through all of them. i'd certainly appreciate it. miss rogers, the first several are for you. would you agree that if in the best interest of our national security the national eisenberg and serving in the military? >> i would say that my opinion is really not relevant because, under section 3:29 of immigration law, they're eligible to apply and become citizens. >> we've heard from previous witnesses that this is

. >> a huge issue going into the midterm elections in november, representative jayapal, thank you fory fourth of july. >> thank you, wolf. >> just ahead, russian missiles kill at least 20 people overnight in ukraine, an update from the warzone right after the break. when you have technology that's's easier to control... that can scale across all your clouds... we got that right? yeah, we got that. it's easier to be an innovator. so you can do more incredible things. [whistling] >> ukraine now condemnic russia as a terrorist state after missile describes in the odesa region killed at least 20 people including civilians and children, joining us live from kyiv right now, scott, what are you learning? >> reporter: wolf, rescue workers on the site of these missile strikes, they started looking at the blast sites for survivors but frankly they didn't expect to find any. president zelenskyy says the type of miss imused here is actually the same variety of missile used against that maul in kremachuk earlier this week, an older variety not quite as accurate as the newer models, also big enough

. >> she was only 25 years old, congresswoman camilla jayapal thank you very much for being here today. >> thank you. >> with me to discuss that all is just like a post, the -- jennifer-ruth green is here, an opinion writing for the russians and post. -- and a political consultant and host of peace talks screen share. welcome to the wall. i want to start by looking at greetings to everyone. i will start by looking at what this really means for future rights. i want you to listen to these comments from george w. bush staffer sarah fake and in a pattern that meet this was yesterday nd in pattern thatthere is not a debat getting rid of the marriage. you have one supreme court justice. >> will that impact. so the thing is that nothing stays local anymore, i think is important. thing >> yes, i think democrats start to overreach because, when you start talking about protecting prescription jugs in the mail, and fear out some strategy to get abortions on indian reservations, it looks like abortion at all costs under, and that is not where the country is. sure, the country may say on its face,

. >> and you met with members of congress today, pramila jayapal.lieve members of congress can put pressure on the government to get this done? >> yes, of course. that's why we are here. that's why we came to d.c. to also thank them for their continuous support and to continue to ask from them to support our efforts to achieving accountability and justice. and most importantly, not only were we not satisfied by the statement that they released on fourth of july and the way they have been handling shootings, murders, even senators and members of congress are also not satisfied. so this should say something. this shows the lack of support, the lack of urgency the u.s. administration has shown in this case. >> ten seconds left. just tell us one thing about your aunt for our audience. tell us something about your late aunt. >> shireen was full of grace, full of compassion. she was full of love and she enjoyed life. she was the voice of palestine, voice of truth. shireen at the end of the day she was a human being. she humanized the palestinian story and

here to discuss is democratic congresswoman out of washington, amelia jayapal. she's the chair of the house progressive caucus. welcome to congresswoman, we have witnessed one of the most consequential supreme court sessions in a century. a lot of voters out there, frankly, they are frustrated with some of the party's response, i'm talking about the fund raising emails that we all heard about, the lack of action specifically from the united states senate. as chair of the progressive caucus, congresswoman, i want to appreciate the frustration. >> simone, first of, all it's great to see you, i'm so glad you have the show. look, i think -- everyone's right to be frustrated. this is a terrible situation we are in, a catastrophic decision from the republican controlled, extremists, radical supreme court, to overturn president that has been the law of the land for 50 years. and it will throw women and pregnant people are across the country into complete chaos not to mention our economy. now, in terms of democrats, i do think that we were complacent, we fought for the

congresswoman jayapal said you betrayed them. how does it feel they are running to embrace this legislation? >> jake, i take none of that personally at all. i understand the frustrations they had and everything. i didn't look at it as politics. i had a d by my name and i don't look at my republican friends and colleagues. we're all-americans. can't we put our country first? that's what i've always said. so i'm not going to make deals and i'm not going to make negotiations and i'm not going to vote because it helps one party over another party. this is good for america. this is what this is all about and that's what i care about. >> president biden says he plans to run for re-election in 2024. you have not yet committed to supporting him in 2024. do you think president biden deserves a second term? >> jake, i'm not getting involved in any election right now. 2022, 2024. i'm not speculating on it. president biden is my president right now. i'm going to work with him and his administration to the best of my ability to help the peopl

. >>> joining us now is democratic congresswoman pramila jayapal of washington, the chair of the congressional she also serves on the house budget committee. congresswoman, thank you for being with us this morning. what do you think about this deal? >> good morning, brianna. i think that this is a very, very major step forward if we can get it done and i believe we can, i believe that there's a real deal here. you know, look, it's difficult because it's been a year of negotiations, one step forward, four steps back, but i think we are now very, very close, and every single one of the things that's in this bill is actually a major accomplishment, will help americans bring costs down, will ensure that we're protecting the planet for our next generation and we will make sure that people's health care is covered instead of being cut off in the next, you know, 30 days essentially when those subsidies expire from the american rescue plan. so this is a massive step forward and i'm excited to see the next pieces of it, including the full text and the process going forward. >> two weeks ago the narrati

jayapal, mr. garamendi, mr. payne and mre that these members will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. babin of texas, i inform the house that mr. babin will vote no on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that -- will vote no. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. boyle, mr. ruppersberger, mrs. trahan, mr. mceachin, ms. newman and mre house that these members will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. gibbs from ohio, i inform the house that mr. gibbs will vote nay on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for

again, i want to thank representative jayapal and representative wilson for not only raising awarenessbout the risk factors for heart disease, but also ensuring that those living with heart disease receive the care, the treatment and the support that they need. the rule also provides for consideration of a second bill, h.r. 6929, the susan muffly act of 2022, brought forward by our distinguished colleague from michigan, mr. kildee, and we are very grateful to mr. kildee for his leadership on this particular bill. and the clarion call that he's offered year after year after year in fighting for relief for those in the manufacturing sector. as the speaker may know, the economic down turn that started in december of 2007 significantly impacted the manufacturing sector throughout the united states, including in michigan. during this time, the auto industry underwent a major restructuring, with the assistance of the obama administration, through the presidential task force on the auto industry. general motors and chrysler required financial assistance from the federal government at that tim

we saw a story of a man arrested outside the house of pramila jayapal.hat are your thoughts on that story? guest: leaders in every branch should be protected. the president has secret service , certainly the congress has. i am glad they caught this person. i think this is something we should care about at every level of government. no one should have to worry that because they are a public servant they will put their life at risk. host: to the issue of a post roe world. the new york times, the next frontline in the abortion wars, state supreme court's. do you foresee your work going down to the state supreme court's. we mostly talk to you about the supreme court on this program. guest: state supreme court's is something we have had on our radar for some time. there are some state supreme court's that have a similar tendency toward activism that the u.s. supreme court has. i think it is important that 90% of laws are done at the state level. national programs get canceled because different states want different things. there are important things happening

lauren: there is one measure, it is bipartisan, bicameral, sponsored by congresswoman jayapal, a democratwould prohibit lawmakers and their spaces from trading and owning stocks. stuart: so marsha blackburn is in league with. >> i a pal, who is a socialist? lauren: yeah. stuart: they come up with the stock trading idea. lauren: have to get it through which seems independent possible. stuart: joe concha wrote about this. joe concha joins me now. do you think we'll ever get any kind of stock trading ban in congress? >> i think as long as we have the current speaker of the house, stuart, we probably won't. she is very lukewarm to the idea. she was against it at first all together. now since she is getting blow back from members of her own party, it is not exactly high on the priority list of nancy pelosi at this point. they say we agree to do something with spouses not trading stocks. you have josh hawley agreeing with alexandria ocasio-cortez for example, that is how bipartisan this is. paul pelosi, if you combined the dna. nostradamus and goard den geck geck -- gordon gecko. perfect stock

jayapal, mr. higgins, and ms. johnson, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: i inform the house that mrs. walorski will vote no on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. connolly: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. beyer of virginia, i inform the house that mr. beyer will vote aye on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. lahood from illinois, i inform the house that mr. lahood will vote nay on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. spartz of indiana, i inform the house that mrs. spartz will vote no on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? mr. barr: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. guthrie

representative jayapal's bill, h.r. 3771, dealing with south asian heart health awareness and researchct will also be on the floor to raise awareness regarding the alarming rate of heart disease in the south asian community and best in reversing this trend. lastly i would say that we're going to have representative liz chaney's h.r. -- cheney's h.r. 4040, the advancing telehealth beyond covid-19 act, which would further extend critical telehealth policies implemented during the pandemic, while also making it easier for seniors, especially those in rural areas, to access emergency health care technology. additionally, mr. speaker, the house may consider public safety legislation, including legislation marked up yesterday by the house judiciary committee, with a focus as well on accountability in terms of enforcement. the house will consider bills under suspension of the rules and of course the complete list of suspension bills will be announced by the close of business today. and as always, additional legislative items are possible, particularly in this last week for us of our planned s

. >> the time of the gentleman has expired, pramila jayapal. >> i find it standing we are being lectured on white extremism is by colleagues who, some of them have fueled that very violence by not condemning the january 6th insurrection. by defending and potentially even according to the january six committee hearings, potentially even being involved in that insurrection that violent coup to overturn our democracy. let me go to the matter at hand. which is the horrendous -- -- of human rights that cause people in nine states across the country to lose access to abortion. with another 11 states that have restricted access, expected to, by the absolutely outrageous overturning over overweight by this radical extremist republican controlled supreme court. justice thomas laid out a blueprint to take away more rights from the american people. so this threat to our rights is no longer hypothetical. now, i am a woman of color who has had an abortion, who is and i loving interracial marriage, and has amazing trans daughter. this is a direct threat to me, my loved ones, and most importantly to mi