signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house

with best wishes, i am, signed incerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house an enrolled bill. clip h.r. 6124, an act to amend title 2 of the social security act to authorize voluntary agreements for coverage of indian

with best wishes, i am, signed incerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house an enrolled bill. clip h.r. 6124, an act to amend title 2 of the social security act to authorize voluntary agreements for coverage of indian tribal councilmembers and or other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the house declares the house in recess for a period not more mr. lamalfa: i'm asking you sir, will the army corps and e.p.a. work with the other land management agencies to make their jurisdictional determination so land users have issuesea wrda directives that someone decides that a ermit is needed. mr. lamalfa: what about the concept that the permit wasn't needed to be needed clearly and reinterpretations done by some divisions of the corps that have seen to have gone off on their own tangents. major general spellmon: i'm not familiar with the details but we'll look into this. mr. lamalfa: check it out, sacramento and redding office. for example. you are familiar with disking in agric

i am signed sincerely, karen l. haas, clerk. he speaker: the house will be. the speaker: all members will rise and representative-elect will please raise his right and. do you solemnly swear that will you support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? mr. balancederson -- mr. balderson: i do. the speaker: congratulations. you are now a member of the 15th congress. without objection, the gentlelady from ohio, ms. kaptur, is recognized for one minute. ms. kaptur: mr. speaker, distinguished members and guests, it's my privilege to welcome congressman -- the speaker: the gentlelady will suspend. he gentlelady cannot be heard. the gentlelady is recognized. ms. kaptur: it's my privilege to welcome congressman troy balderson to represent ohio's 12

with best wishes, i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12 d. -- 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess for a perio" "washington journal" continues. host: this is gerald connolly, representing virginia, also a member of governmenthe oversight and reform committee. guest: good to see you. what do you think about the proposal for rob rosenstein testifying? guest: i think that should happen after mark judge, who was after room with kavanaugh he attempted a sexual assault on dr. ford, testifies. you cannot have it both ways. ignoring subpoenas are relevant -- if that is the road you want to go down, let's be consistent. host: outside from that, there will be allegations made against mr. rosenstein in this story? guest: i don't know if they are allegations. there are reports in "the new york times" that rosenstein was saying maybe in a kidding fashion -- we do not know -- talking about being wired to protect himself from the president. we know from the james comey episode that there is

karen l. haase. -- karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to section 1652-b of the john s. mccain national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2019, public law 115-232, i'm pleased to appoint the following member to serve as a commissioner to the cyber security solarium commission, the honorable james langevin of rhode island and from private life the honorable patrick murphy of bristol, pennsylvania. thank you for your attention to these recommendations. signed sincerely, nancy pelosi, democratic leader. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following enrolled bill. the clerk: h.r. 698, an act to require a land conveyance involving the elk horn ranch and the white river national forest in the state of colorado and for ther purposes. -- dible] >> private cyber security act as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 6735, a bill to direct the secretary of homeland security to establi

signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house these hearings are concluded but when the redskins and cardinals play on sunday. i learned that you've run the boston marathon twice. i wonder if the ava took that into account when they gave you a favorable rating. i'm not sure what that says about your soundness of mind myself, but in all seriousness, training for a marathon, completing two marathons like this is a huge accomplishment. it demonstrates not just your competitive spirit but a strong sense of purpose and commitment and says something about your temperament and character. of course you have no greater commitment to your family, your wife, ashley, and your two daughters. you beam with pride when talking about them and talking about, as has been mentioned earlier, coaching your daughter's elementary school basketball teams. i have a letter for the record written by a group of parents whose girls play for basketball teams that judge kav

with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from wyoming seek recognition? ms. cheney: mr. speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 1049 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 180, house resolution 1049, resolved, that at any time after adoption of this resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 18, declare the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the bill, h.r. 1635, to amend the loan counseling requirements under the higher education act of 1965, and for other purposes. the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on

with best wishes, i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-b of house resolution 1059, the house stands adjourned until noon tomorrow for morning hour debate a discussion about the relationship between reporters and confidential sources in the government posted by georgetown university's free speech project and columbia universities first amendment institute, live this evening at 7:00 eastern. hill, christine blasey ford has agreed to testify before the senate judiciary committee about her sexual assault allegation against the scream court nominee brett kavanaugh. he will also testify very live coverage at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. on c-span.org or the radio app. forjoins us a discussion about his efforts with the bipartisan policy center on paid family leave. we mentioned you will be joined by your colleague on this chris dodd

signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-b of house resolution 1059, the house stands adjourned until 9:30 a.m. on thursday, september 20, >> the house will return for legislative business next tuesday to work on 2019 federal spending, including an extension of funding. current funding expires at the end of this month. the senate returns for business today at 2:00. lawmakers will consider bills to combat opioid abuse. at final vote scheduled 5:30. you can watch the house on c-span in the senate live on c-span2. withght from a discussion the u.s. telecom president on .eveloping 5g providers are able to work with any regulator, any legislator, whether democrat or republican, to present pro-investment policy that will guide the development and future of our internet. the fact is whether we like it or not, the broadband networks are neither read nor blue. we need to have a nonpartisan approach when it comes to shipping the kind of rules of the road that will animate the next generat