mitts lowey: -- mrs. lowey: madam speaker, i'm pleased to yield one minute to our distinguished leader, ms. pelosi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one mnt. -- minute. ms. pelosi: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentlewoman for yielding and congratulate her on her exceptional leadership as the ranking member of the appropriations committee. i also commend our colleague, congresswoman roybal-allard, as ranking member on the subcommittee on hurt for her great leadership to protect the american people. to keep american security strong and certain. i also thank the chairman of the committee, mr. rogers, for the important work that was done leading up to december to have bipartisan legislation, to have an omnibus bill that funded all of the departments of government, except, unfortunately, homeland security, for the full-time. that's really a disagreement because the first thing we do as members of congress is to take the oath of office to protect and defend the american people.

lowey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mrs. lowey: madam speaker, i want to thank the ranking member of the homeland security subcommittee for yielding me the time. i strongly support the roybal -- roybal-allard motion which gives the house an opportunity to vote for a full year homeland security funding bill without any controversy immigration policy riders. almost 4:30, friday afternoon, we've heard lectures all day about the constitution. we've heard lectures all day about the process. i just want to remind my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and especially those who may be new to the appropriations process, we can have a debate about the constitution any time you want. we can even come up with amendments to the constitution, but right now we're talking about homeland security keeping our country safe. and again, because we had so many debates about authority and who's doing what and who's obeying the constitution, for me it's a pleasure to work with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle on appropriations. we

lowey: mr. speaker, i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for as much time as she may consume. mrs. lowey: we learned late last night that the house republican leadership has stepped in to thwart the agreement reached in the senate to fund the homeland security department. as we all know, funding for these critical activities runs out tonight at midnight. we learned that instead of taking the clean bill that would fund the department for the remainder of this fiscal year, the house has come up with a new plan a plan to string this mess out even further. the new plan to pass yet another continuing resolution. 150 days into this fiscal year this is really discurrentlying. additionally, we learned that the house leadership has decided now would be a good time to formally request a conference committee be convened on the controversial immigration riders passed by the house bill and the senate's clean bill. as hard as it is to believe, the

lowey: having failed to extort these policy concession, the senate has done the right thing and moved forward to pass a clean homeland security funding bill that does not include poison pill immigration riders. yet house leadership continues to dither, keeping alive the threat of shutdown affecting the agencies that protect our ports borders aviation systems, communities, and more. this motion to instruct would make clear the will of the house is for a clean full-year homeland security funding bill. this motion rejects spending another three weeks failing to give our critical agencies the budget certainty they need to hire employees, invest in new equipment and technology, provide preparedness grants on which our communities rely. a $40 billion cabinet level department must be able to plan more than three weeks in advance and must not be forced to rely on outdated funding levels or policies for one day longer than they already have. mr. speaker, madam speaker, enough is enough. we know that the senate cannot and will not pass a bill that irresponsibly ties homeland security funding to

i thank the gentlewoman for yielding and commend her and congresswoman lowey for their very important motion to instruct conferees to accept the senate language. i want to talk about what our previous speaker mentioned but i'll go to the most previous speaker. if you feel so strongly -- because i don't know if this is about thinking or feeling -- so strongly about the immigration issue and executive actions taken by the president, i respect that. but why are you jeopardizing the homeland security of the united states of america by attaching your emotions to this bill? that's what this is about. you have an argument about immigration, have an immigration bill come to the floor. let's have that debate. but it is totally irresponsible and you did say that we have given up the opportunity to act responsibly. well, that's exactly what you are doing today. policy differences about immigration or the rest are the legitimate debate in this great marketplace of ideas that is called the house of representatives. but for you to hold hostage the homeland security of our country, to jeopardize the

lowey: madam speaker i'm very pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from michigan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you. i thank the ranking member for yielding. it's really important that the american people understand what's happening here. mr. kildee: it's pretty clear. the republican majority in the house and perhaps in the senate disagrees with the president on immigration policy. so they have two really clear choices. one would be to do what they somehow have been unable to do, despite promises of a prolific period of legislation in the first couple of months here in congress. despite that, seven weeks later we haven't seen anything that looks like an immigration bill. so rather than using this magnificent process of democracy that the framers designed for us, to determine policy, the republicans in congress, really the republicans in the house have decided to threaten the shutdown of an essential government function national security, public safety, in order to extract concessions on policy that they

and yes on what congressman roybal-allard is putting forth and congressman lowey as well. yes, we do take that oath, the gentleman said, whether you are a judge, whether you are in the military whether in congress, president of the united states, to protect and support the constitution of the united states. we're not protecting anything with what you are doing here. we're not protecting anything. we're dragging it out and sending a message. that fosh some historic reason, we are now taking it out on barack obama, because we are angry about what the gentleman said on the republican side that reagan bush, clinton, bush have done. bring it up under another circumstance. keep it off the protection of our protection of our country. your chairman, mr. rogers, working with our ranking member, congresswoman lowey were able to put together 12 bills, which were a compromise compromised bills that everyone was prepared to support until you decided you were going to use immigration to hold hostage the national homeland security of our country. and so, kick the can to here. now you hav

lowey. she was going to be scheduled to speak earlier and i'm going to allow that she go forward now to discuss something that's very important and then i'll proceed with my opening, if the speaker will allow. there are only three days left until funding for the department of homeland security -- before it expires. which will shut down many of the crucial operations that keep our country safe. mr. speaker, if we defeat the previous question, i'm going to offer an amendment to the rule that will allow for consideration of a clean department of homeland security funding bill. with such serious consequence, it's fine to put poll -- time to put politics aside and prioritize the safety and security of the american people. to discuss that particular aspect of the proposal, i'm very pleased to yield three minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from new york, my good friend, the distinguished ranking member of the appropriations committee, mrs. lowey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from n

lowey: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to urge this house to immediately take up and pass a clean funding bill for the department of homeland security. by defeating the previous question on the pending rule, we can immediately make in order a clean homeland security bill and stop the theatrics over the president's use of executive orders. mr. speaker, madam speaker as of today we are 134 days into what should have been the start of this fiscal year. the situation this house has caused is completely unacceptable. we simply cannot wait one more day to do the right thing. the responsible thing, and fund these critical agencies tasked with protecting this nation. as the ranking minority member of the appropriations committee i was involved in the bipartisan, bicameral negotiations on the omnibus spending bill that passed the house and the senate and was signed by the president last december. that package could have contained all 12 annual spending bills because all 12 were negotiated in conference and every one of

two weeks ago, appropriations committee ranking member nita lowey, and i introduced h.r. 861. it is a clean appropriations bill that funds the department of homeland security for the remainder of fiscal year 2015. it is not a democratic bill. if it were it would more closely reflect democratic priorities. rather h.r. 861 contains the precise language of a november 2014 bipartisan bill negotiated in good faith by chairs and ranking members of the house-senate homeland security appropriations subcommittee. this is the bill that was intended to be part of the 2015 omnibus legislation that funded the rest of the federal government. it is the bill that will enable the department of homeland security to address our nation's current and most pressing security needs. i am pleased that h.r. 861 is co-sponsored by every democrat in the house and we urge our republican colleagues to join us. this bipartisan bicameral bill will pass the house, pass the senate and be signed into law by the president. all it needs is for the republican leadership to bring the bill to the floor for a vote. s

lowey: border security is not free. i couldn't agree more. yesterday as a result of the party-line vote in the house on bringing up a clean bill, many of my majority colleagues insisted it was the senate's turn to act. but it is clear for all those watching that the senate cannot pass a homeland security bill with the house's extraneous riders attached. further, the president has made it abundantly clear he would veto the bill if these riders remain. i ask my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, what now? hasn't this gone on long enough? isn't it time we abandon the failed strategy and pass a clean bill funding the homeland security department? to that end i urge this whole house to join me today defeating the previous question so that my colleague, mr. mcgovern, can offer an amendment to provide a clean, full year appropriations bill for the department of homeland security. thank you mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back her time. the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. and the gentleman from oklahoma is r

lowey: i ask all members of the new york delegation, first to please join me here in the well. i ask unanimous consent to address the house out of order for one minute. yesterday evening a commuter train struck an automobile at a grade crossing in valhalla, new york. resulting in the deaths of six people and many others injured. i stand on the house floor today with my colleagues to call for a moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives in this tragic accident offer sincere condolences to the families of the victims pray to the -- for the full recovery of those injured and thank our first responders for quickly arriving at the scene to help others. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the question is on the passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. >> mr. speaker. request a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is 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