around 75th street is where it starts and it runs north from there into parts of cain, mchenry lake and northwest crook. this is not a forum. the candidates will not be on the clock, but i will be moderating to make sure each side is treated fairly. totlemen, as they prepared vote, republicans and democrats, tell pollsters that president trump is top of mind even though he will not be on the ballot. is that what voters should be thinking about? >> voters have to think about a lot of things in the six district. to responsibilities is reflect this district into a coequal branch of congress. when it comes time to working with the administration on tax regulatory reductions and those types of things, i have advocated for those things. good on the economy, jumbling on other issues. when it comes time of standing up against the administration on things, i have been consistent of doing that reflecting the interest of our constituency. at that 94% ofk the time with obama, the role calls are opioids, puerto rico reliefs, faa authorizations. i think, many times we are seeing a mischaracterization

at the south end near intoville, this runs north parts of came, mchenry in the northern like. this is not a form. i will be monitoring to make i do this fairly. let's get to it. republicans and democrats tell -- sters is that what voters should be thinking about? this is the responsibility of a representative in the sixth district. this is an equal branch of congress. i am working with the administration on tax deductions, regulatory deductions, those types of things. i have advocated for those things. middling, we're are good on the economy, it is jumbled on other issues. reflecting the interest of our constituency. when you look at the role calls involved in that, opioids, puerto rico, the right to try for terminal patients. i think what we are seeing is a mischaracterization. it is a misrepresentation about what the responsibility is. voters, thelk to last thing i want to talk about his truck. rump. t not -- this election is about facts and character. i have spent my whole career as a scientist, dealing with facts. >> how is the president doing? >> i think he is the worst p

mchenry: no. >> why not? rep. we have consistently done in law over decades is give the president authority when it comes to trade. be very difficult for the congress to take in that authority because they don't like a singular action. i believe that if we are talking about discussion of tariffs by this time next year, it could be a different conversation. in the short run, i do not see the house or senate taking this authority away from a president that is engaged in a major battle. >> we are hearing more and more from business is about how the impact of escalating trade conflict has the potential to negate the effects of tax reform. does this concern you? sure, there are plenty of concerns, large economic concerns that we have. rising gas prices is a major economic concern, fiscal policy by the congress, monetary policy by the federal reserve, there are a lot of factors going into what is driving our economy and the potential for -- rep. mchenry: to have any engagement by the administration to reset -- their mar

mchenry: claiming my time, mr. chairman, what i would submit is that the postal service, as my colleagues across the aisle say, is a constitutional function. really important that the postal service do its mission of delivering the mail. what we don't think we should do is give a government bureau, thraw nonlegislative means, the right to expand and to -- into nonessential services for a part of the government that is bleeding money. and an institution that cannot balance its own books should not be getting into the offering of credit or the movement of money and funds. -- so i ask my colleagues -- the chair: the gentleman will suspend. he house will be in order. the gentleman may proceed. mr. mchenry: while i'm in favor of postal reform and support my letter carriers, i don't favor postal banking. i think it's important for this congress to put a note down that we're in opposition to that. that's why i urge my colleagues to vote for this amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields. the question is

pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled bills were signed by the speaker pro tempore mchenry on friday, july 6, 2018. the clerk: h.r. 1496, h.r. 2673, h.r. 3183, h.r. 4301, r. 4406, h.r. 4463, h.r. 4574, h.r. 4646, h.r. 4685, .r. 4722, and h.r. 4840. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on july 10, 2018, at 12:12 p.m. appointment, commission on social impact partnerships. with best wished, 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 recess subject to the call

ife is where we are now -- you are in the sixth congressional district today, and you are in mchenry county and you are in the exchange, there is one insurance company you can choose. that is not an option. that is not an invitation for greatness. that is a manipulation for people. why is it after the passage of the aca we are so restless? because they overpromised and the under delivered. underdelivered. >> you talk about republican sabotage. the congressman points out one insurer. my brother-in-law is getting clobbered with skyhigh premiums and deductibles. mr. casten: let's look at the facts. is the aca perfect? is there ever a built that was perfect? probably not. for 16 years, i was running companies. every year we saw health insurance premiums go up every year. >> what will you do for the small business guys? mr. casten: i was a small business guy. when the aca was passed, our premiums still went up unacceptably high. i still had to make decisions about how much coverage we can provide and how much we would have for raises. a you gets more healthy people in the system, the rate

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here is where we are now -- if you are in the sixth congressional district today, and you are in mchenry county and you are in the exchange, there is one insurance company you can choose. that is not an option. that is not an invitation for greatness. that is a manipulation for people. why is it after the passage of the aca we are so restless? because they overpromised and they underdelivered. >> you talk about republican sabotage. the congressman points out one insurer. my brother-in-law is getting clobbered with skyhigh premiums and deductibles. mr. casten: let's look at the facts. is the aca perfect? has there ever been a bill that was perfect? probably not. for 16 years, i was running companies. every year we saw health insurance premiums go up every year. >> what will you do for the small business guys? mr. casten: i was a small business guy. when the aca was passed, our premiums still went up unacceptably high. i still had to make decisions about how much coverage we can provide and how much we would have for raises. as you get more participants in the system, as you get more healt

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i also want to thank our leadership, speaker ryan, kevin mccarthy, steve scalise, patrick mchenry for this being being a contribution to readiness. this increases support for our men and women in uniform. i have the privilege of serving as the chairman of the tactical air and land forces subcommittee and i would like to recognize our ranking member, ms. nikki tsongas. i want to thank nikki for her support on the subcommittee and co-chair of the military sexual assault prevention caucus. roughout her tenure in congress, she has supported our war fighters, improve the readiness of our military and help our service members eliminate sexual assault in uniform. she is leaving behind a strong legacy of accomplishments. within our subcommittee's jurisdiction, this bill recommends authorization for over $97 billion in modernization funding that's necessary to regain our advantage against peer competitors. this bill recognizes the fifth generation strike fighter and supports the president's budget request for 77 joint strike fighters. it also authorizes the department to procure additional f-3

mchenry: i yield the gentlelady an additional 30 seconds. ms. waters: i had one inquiry from one of the newspapers who said, tell me what happened in the background? what was really going on, how did this all come together? and i want you to know it's none of his business, it really happened and pleased about it and worked very hard. and with that, i thank you, mr. hensarling and the members who made this happen and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yield. the gentleman from texas. mr. hensarling: may i inquire how much time i have remaining? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas has one minute. mr. hensarling: i yield myself the balance of the time. indeed, mr. speaker, some would say that the ranking member and i can't agree even on the time of day. i was told when this debate started that thunderstorms came over washington d.c. and it was that monumental of an achievement. but in seriousness, i want to offer my thanks and my gratitude to the ranking member. she and her staff worked very constructively with us

mchenry, vice chair of the committee. >> chair powell, thank you for being here. thank you for being here. i want to talk -- shift to cryptocurrency. which is a bit of your monetary policy but a bit of your regulatory hat. i want to get your thinking along the lines of cryptocurrency. the bank of international settlements just released a report. saying cryptocurrencies -- you've stated publicly that cryptocurrencies are currently want big enough yet to matter. or something along those lines. i would submit the report by bank of international settlements misses the mark of potential of block chain, the potential of crypto, more broadly. but there was a great deal of interest in your views and central bank views, more broadly, on cryptocurrency. can you just outline to me your thinking on cryptocurrency? >> sure. i would say -- i think the question i asked you're referring to do cryptocurrencies currently face a substantial currency threat. my answer is, they're not big enough to do that yet. that's what i was saying. not that they're a longer term thing. they are v

i also want to thank our leadership, speaker ryan, kevin mccarthy, steve scalise, patrick mchenry for this being being a contribution to readiness. this increases support for our men and women in uniform. i have the privilege of serving as the chairman of the tactical air and land forces subcommittee and i would like to recognize our ranking member, ms. nikki tsongas. i want to thank nikki for her support on the subcommittee and co-chair of the military sexual assault prevention caucus. roughout her tenure in congress, she has supported our war fighters, improve the readiness of our military and help our service members eliminate sexual assault in uniform. she is leaving behind a strong legacy of accomplishments. within our subcommittee's jurisdiction, this bill recommends authorization for over $97 billion in modernization funding that's necessary to regain our advantage against peer competitors. this bill recognizes the fifth generation strike fighter and supports the president's budget request for 77 joint strike fighters. it also authorizes the department to procure additional f-3

mchenry to act as strote on this day. signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will be offered by the guest chaplain. chaplain major jeff schlenz u.s. air force, arlington cemetery, arlington, virginia. the chaplain:, let us pray. heavenly father, i come to the god of daniel and nehemiah, men who served you while filling government posts and did so with excellence. and i pray. grant those who serve in this house wisdom, ethical integrity, and concern for their constituents and the needs of this land. i come to the god of cornelius who wore the uniform of his government and carrying a sword. and i pray, watch over all those in various uniforms who sacrifice for others. whether they run toward the sound of guns, the crackle of flames, or the screech of metal and rubber, bring them home safely to the ones they love. for your glory, for the sake of this nation, and for the sake of the men and women in this hall and those that support and love them, bless us, i pray. in the name of chri