mr. johnson: mr. smith, as you say, it is exactly right that we should begin with that subject. i am grateful to the committee for having me along today. what the prime minister said a week ago was very clear. we gave the russians two alternatives: either they could explain how stocks of novichok had mysteriously escaped their possession and come to be used in salisbury, or else we would be forced to draw the conclusion that the attempted murders that took place there, the reckless endangering of public life in this country and the first use of a nerve agent on european soil for 75 years was the direct responsibility of the russian state. to go to your point, mr. smith, as we saw in the case of the murder of alexander litvinenko, the trail of responsibility for such assassinations and assassination attempts does lead inexorably back to the kremlin. mr. smith: on "newsnight" recently, mikhail khodorkovsky-excuse my pronunciation-said that the attack could have been carried out by people empowered by pr

mr. clay: mr. speaker, i'm pleased to join my colleagues in consideration of h.r. 1209, a bill to designate the facility of the united states ostal service located at 901 north francisco avenue, mission, texas, as the mission veterans post office building. and at this time i yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from texas, mr. cuellar, so that he may tell us more about the honorable veterans from mission, texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. cuellar: thank you, mr. speaker. i certainly want to thank mr. clay from missouri for his leadership and for his work on this committee and also my friend, mr. palmer from alabama, also for the work that he does in this committee. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 1209, which will rename a post office facility in my district at 901 north francisco avenue, mission -- in mission, texas, as the mission veterans post office. across my district, fine men and women of all walks of life have honorably ser

mr. diaz-balart: mr. price. mr.rice: i'd like to turn to public housing and particularly the budget proposal for the public housing capital fund. last year you proposed slashing that fund by 68%. that's the principal source of federal funds to preserve affordable housing for more than two million citizens. you proposed that in the face of a backlog now approaching $50 billion in public housing maintenance, deferred maintenance. now, of the 1.1 million households who depend on federal public housing due to the failures of the private housing market, more than half include fixed income seniors, people with disabilities as heads of households. we oppose those proposed cuts, as you know, last year. but instead of taking this lesson to heart you are now proposing to totally eliminate the public housing capital fund. now, i listened carefully to your testimony this morning as to how you propose to deal with that. it seems like you are merging the capital fund into the operating fund. you just said that. secretary carson:

mr. messenger. mr. messenger: mr. chief justice, and may it please the court, abood should be overruled because it failed to apply heightened first amendment scrutiny to a compulsory fee for speech to influence governmental policies. abood's failure places it at odds with harris, with knox, and a slew of other speech and association precedents. now respondents attempt to justify abood's results with rationales found nowhere in that decision, which undercuts any stare decisis value in retaining abood. justice ginsburg: may i ask, mr. messenger, if you are right about agency fees, what about three things: one is student activities fees. are they different and, if so, why? another is mandatory bar association payments. and the third is you have a public sector case. what about the private sector, agency fees compelled by state law in the private sector? mr. messenger: yes, your honor. with respect to the first two instances, the student association or student fees and the bar association fees, those cases are distinguish

mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, morph to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4909, the stop school violence act of 2018, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 4909, a bill to re-authorize the grant program for school security in the omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte, and the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and include remarks h.r. eous material on 4909, currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he wishes to use. mr. goodlatte: today i rise in strong support of h.r.

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i thank the majority leader for that information. mr. speaker, the house is not in order. i won't proceed until it is. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. members in the rear of the chamber, we'd ask you take your conversations off the floor. members on the side of the chamber, we ask you take your conversations off the floor. the house will be brought to order. he house will be in order. the house will be in order. those who are engaged in conversation, we'd ask you leave the house floor, please. the gentleman may proceed. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman and i thank the majority leader, mr. speaker, for the information he's given us. mr. speaker, throughout the st year, we have continually run up against deadlines on how we were going to keep the government of the united states . erating properly e omnibus is currently being discussed. caps were made significant number of democrats voted for it and a significant number of republicans voted against it. it was

mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i ise in opposition to the bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pallone: thank you. i yield myself such time as i may consume, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: and you are recognized as you wish to use. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i rise today to voice my strong opposition to h.r. 5247, or the federal right to try act of 2018. this legislation, introduced only last week, is an egregious attempt, in my opinion, by the goldwater institute to undermine the drug standard drug approval process at the food and drug administration. the supporters of this bill claim to be helping desperate patients who are looking for hope. if this is such a patient-centered bill, then why does every major patient organization overwhelmingly oppose it? more than 100 patient organizations, including the national organization for rare disorders, the friends of cancer research, the american cancer society, they've all written in opposition to this legislation. in a letter t

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, this week we have representatives from the south carolina manufacturing extension partnership visit for their annual legislative day. they are a public-private partnerships that help small and medium-sized manufacturers grow their business. there are m.a.p. senters in all 50 states and puerto rico. manufacturing is one of america's major economic drivers. comprising over 12% of our annual g.d.p., with most manufacturing firms in the united states having 500 employees or less. m.a.p.'s provide much needed assistance for manufacturers to become more successful. m.a.p.'s help manufacturers grow their global market with export guidance on where to eliminate waste. last year m.a.p.'s across the country generated $1st7 billion in cost savings, $3.5 billion in new client investments, and helped create an retain over $100,000 jobs. can you see these benefits firsthand in this second congressional district where the south carolina manufacturing extension partnership led by chuck spang

mr. barr: mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield six minutes to the sponsor of the legislation, the gentleman from illinois, the bill's sponsor and vice chairman of the in that direction. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 4725. i reserve the balance of my time. subcommittee on capital markets, securities, and investment, mr. hultgren. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for six minutes. mr. hultgren: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to speak in support of the community bank reporting relief act. i would like to begin by thanking leader mccarthy and chairman hensarling for their support in getting this legislation to the floor. i also want to thank and express my appreciation to my colleague, andy barr and terri sewell, for serving as original co-sponsors on this legislation. i would also like to oint out this identical language has been included in the bipartisan regulatory relief bill that the senate expected to take up some time this week. by way of background, the federal fina

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i'm very pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. cuellar. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for three minutes. mr. cuellar: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentlewoman for yielding. and i want to thank the ranking member, ms. lowy, for her leadership, along with -- mrs. lowey, for her leadership, along with chairman frelinghuysen, for many months of working together in a bipartisan way. i certainly want to thank both of them for their hard work that they've done. he want to thank the appropriators, the democrats and republicans, working together. and certainly i want to thank the committee staff on both sides that have worked so hard to make sure we get this bill together. i know this is not a perfect bill. but, again, we got together, we negotiated, and this is the bill that we got under the system, working together. this bill, first of all, funds our military and our veterans' needs. this bill provides over $21.2 bil

mr. lamb. mr.accone, you will have the closing word. here are the rules. you will have one minute for each response. closing statement, 60 seconds. if there is more to follow up on i will allow more time for , follow-ups at my discretion as moderator. so, the very first question comes from me and it will address the elephant in the room, something we have been talking a lot about over the last few months. we are here tonight because tim murphy made career ending mistakes. after 15 years in the house of representatives, congressman murphy, who is pro-life and voted that way, reportedly asked his mistress to have an abortion when he thought she was pregnant. it was also reported that he was hostile in his congressional offices. some staffers reported being afraid of mr. murphy, citing impossible demands, personal insults and even threats. if you win, what specific steps will you take to simply be a man of your word? how would you model behavior that you would want to see from your staffers and other

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. . activist judges have blocked president trump's policies. federal trial judges have abused their authority by issuing two dozen injunctions to block the administration's actions. according to attorney general sessions these injunction have far exceeded their use. it surpasses all those approved in the past 200 years. they encourage forum shopping lawsuits. are files they do a real disservice to the justice system. it's time to reign in these activist judges, the people's respect for the law is at stake. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from puerto rico seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. miss gonzalez-colon: i recognize d honor the life puerto rico

mr. green: mr. chairman, i ask unanimous consent to place into the record a letter and also a statement by congressman jeffries on h.r. 449. mr. burgess: without objection, so ordered. the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida. mr. bilirakis: thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate it. doctor, the c.d.c. released new prescribing guidelines for opioids back in march, 2016. it recently released a report by the agency indicates that despite this change, e.r. admissions due to opioid overdoses has since increased by 30%. nationwide. the midwest by 70%. and by 54% in large cities in 16 states. what is c.d.c. durntly doing to address this issue -- currently doing to address this issue? dr. schuchat: we're funding 45 states and the district of columbia to strengthen their community-based prevention work. we're particularly focused on the prescription drug monitoring program so that we can improve prescribing and not have people start down the path toward addiction to begin with. but we're also doing wo

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize boy scout troop 14 of williamsport, pennsylvania, on its centennial celebration. troop 14 is the oldest consecutively chartered troup in the susquehanna council boy scouts of america. st. john's newbury has been the sponsor the whole time. they have providing scouting to boys and the troop has proyed 127 eagle scouts during that time. it has been through the efforts of many that the troop has been and continues to be an active and strong unit. for 100 years troop 14 has helped scores of boy scouts build a more consciencious, responsible, and productive society. the boy scouts of america is one of the nation's largest and most prominent value spaced youth development organizations. providing programs for young people that build character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness. mr. speaker, along with my colleague, tom marino, i commend troop 14 on its centennial celebration for building so many

mr. brady: mr. ambassador, can you touch the microphone. >> that is a great question and topical as you suggest. the president is going to make a decision i believe in the very near future on this issue of this 301 which we started in august and which we have been thoroughly examined. we have studied and had hearings and spent thousands of hours reading pages in chinese and stud yesterday with american companies and our view -- and no decision until the president makes it. we have a very serious problem of losing our intellectual property, which is really the biggest single advantage of the american economy in my opinion. we are losing that to china in ways that are not reflect tive of the underlying economics. it is an enormously important issue. i will be happy to talk about it at some length. it is the most important thing that will have been done in terms of rebalancing trade, specifically with china. the problem with the intellectual property is something that has been going on for a long time.

mr. zeldin: mr. speaker, i am very excited to be here because i know just how many disabled veterans in our country are on wait lists for adult day health care and now will be getting a service that is just so important and overdue. i certainly want to thank chairman roe and his great staff at the house veterans' affairs committee, the ranking member and his team as well. everybody coming together, working hard on behalf of our disabled veterans who need it most. i rise in support of senate bill 324. it's the senate companion to my bill, h.r. 105 by is -- 10 to 05, which is a bill to provide adult day health care for veterans who are 70% or more service-connected disabled. this bill is an extension to the veterans' benefits, health care and information technology act of 2006, which currently provides no cost to nursing home care at any state veterans' home to veterans who are 70% or more service-connected disables. medical model adult day health care provides comprehensive medical, nursing and person

mr. frelinghuysen: mr. chairman, i rise today to present house amendment to senate amendment to h.r. 1625, the final appropriations package for fiscal year 2018. this legislation contains full funding for all the 12 annual appropriations bills. it it represents thousands of hours of work and input by members of congress and our great staff. starting one year ago with 12 appropriations bills moving through the committee process last spring. these bills were then considered and passed under the house floor under a transparent and inclusive process. this represents the first time the house has passed all 12 bills before the end of the fiscal year since 2010. after the bipartisan budget deal was enacted last month, appropriations committee leadership, house and senate leadership, both sides of the aisle, and the white house quickly went to work. negotiating in good faith and best interests of the american people. the bill we're considering today is a product of that hard fought agreement. in total, legislation

mr. hensarling: mr. speaker, i am very, very happy to yield three minutes to the gentleman from michigan, mr. huizenga, who is the chairman of the capital markets subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for three minutes. mr. huizenga: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to commend my friend from new jersey and the work he has put into this and i rise today in support of this much-needed legislation that would increase the limit that small companies looking for additional investments and investors can solicit under reg a+. these deals would increase from $50 million to $75 million. and this will enhance capital formation for growing small companies that are exploring crowdfunding as a method to raise capital. you know, the jobs act has proven to be wildly successful, and this program has proven itself successful as well. yet, it can be even more so with this modest increase. so specifically, the legislation further strengthens e ability for small, mid-sized companies t

mr. peterson: thank you, mr. chairman -- mr. peters: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you both for being here today and for your service. general waldhauser, i'd like to talk about nigeria. and add to some of the questions that my colleague asked you about. i had the opportunity to travel to nigeria as part of my work on this committee last year. and i was very concerned about isis, west africa, which you've mentioned is basically a splinter group from boko haram. and at that time it looked as if the situation was deteriorating. my question to you is, what is the status? where are we in relate to isis west africa? is the situation getting better? mr. waldhauser: isis west africa is -- of those two groups, if you divide them in half, boko haram and isis west africa. isis west africa is the group that is of more concern to us. the they have ties to isis core. they have some funding from isis core. they have indicated in the past their desire to go outside the region, to conduct activities, attacks, if you will, on u.s. interests in the area. they certainly are more

mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, there are a lot of reasons to oppose this bill today and i've given a number of them. but the primary reason being the need to continue protecting patients by ensue -- by ensuring that the f.d.a. remains a part of the process. but while we're speaking about process, i have to also oppose this legislation based on the inappropriate way the republican majority's bringing this bill to the floor. bills considered under suspension have traditionally gone through the committee process with overwhelming bipartisan support. and neither of those things is the case with this bill. it was introduced today. does the majority really believe they're giving members the appropriate time to view this bill when it was introduced at 2:00 p.m.? patient access and patient safety should be shared goals among democrats and republicans. goals that could be achieved if this legis

mr. issa: mr. speaker. i ask mr. issa: i ask unanimous consent to take from the speaker's table senate 2040 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: an act to designate the postal facility at 621 kansas avenue as the amelia earhart post office building. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the consideration of the bill? without objection the bill is read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider is laid n the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized. >> i ask unanimous consent that i may hereafter be considered as the primary sponsor of h.r. 756, originally introduced by representative chaffetz of utah for the purpose of adding co-sponsors under clause 7 of rule 12. the speaker pro tempore: without bjection, ordered. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from penns

mr. george howard. >> question number one, mr. speak speaker. >> the prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the westminster terrorist attack. it was a sick and depraved attack on the streets of our capital, but what i remember most is the exceptional bravery of our police and security services who risked their lives to keep us safe. i know members will be attending the events tomorrow and over the weekend to mark this tragic anniversary. mr. speaker, i'm sure the whole house will also wish to join me in expressing our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the red arrows engineer who tragically died in the aircraft incident at the valley yesterday. i know members across the house also will wish to join me in congratulating andrea, who recently won the global teacher prize. it is a fitting tribute for everything she has done, and i look forward to meeting her shortly to congratulate her in person. mr. speaker, this morni

mr. payne: mr. speaker, six months ago, the white house samely rescinded the daca program without having legislation in place to protect dreamers. that's just wrong. the overwhelming majority of americans support a pathway to citizenship for dreamers yet the leadership refuses to let congress vote on a clean dream act. a few months ago, the president began rolling back immigration from black and latino countries that he thanks are blank holes. after that, i went on a twitter rant to attack the diversity visa which helps people from rica imgreat lawfully to the united states. this is another anti-minority move, removing the diversity visa is more of the same. the administration has shown to be hostile to people of color. mr. speaker, racism is not a good policy. and with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one mi

mr. shelby: mr. president, i, too, would like to start here by thanking my good friend senator thad cochran for the tireless dedication and public service that he has brought forth here throughout some 40 something years, 45 years. over 45 years ago, as has been said here, he was elected to the united states house of representatives and elected to the u.s. senate in 1978. thad was a practicing attorney in jackson, mississippi, a graduate of the university of mississippi, law school, undergraduate. and also studied abroad at trinity college in dublin, ireland, where we visited one time. we've served together here in the u.s. senate for over 30 years. he's been an excellent colleague and i've been honored to work with him. we represent neighboring states, mississippi and alabama. we both worked on some of the same priorities. but mainly he served mississippi with the utmost dignity and respect. he has an excellent staff. mr. shelby: we're all grateful for the hard work and help and coordination with al

mr. at this clor: -- mr. taylor: thank you. mr. dent: mr. bishop. mr. bishop: thank you very much, mr. chairman. i would like to return for a moment to the issue of construction. i think it was touched upon earlier. one of the priorities you laid out is to focus resources more effectively. you allocate nearly $2 billion for major and minor construction. can you discuss with me what the v.a. is doing to ensure that construction is done in the most efficient and cost-effective manner? i ask this because i long awaited construction on the columbus, georgia community based health clinic to begin. and also waiting word from the v.a. on the recipient of the award for the contract. moreover, there have been issues that have been brought to my attention that have arisen with the v.a.'s construction process. one specific project is the emergency room expansion at the v.a. north health care septre in dallas, texas. i'm told that this particular project experienced numerous concerns such as extraordinarily slow implementation of contracts which resulted in extensi

mr. sessions: mr. speaker, last night at a late hour the rules committee met where we had expert testimony that was offered on behalf of the chairman and the ranking member of the committee on appropriations, the gentleman from new jersey and the gentlewoman from new york. i would like to, if i could, express to my friend, mr. mcgovern, the professional nature, not only that he but judge hastings and other members of the committee represented the democratic side at a time that is very difficult for them with the pass and loss of a tremendous leader in the house of representatives, the gentlewoman from new york, chairwoman louise slaughter. mr. mcgovern not only -- and mr. hastings, conducted themselves in my opinion in a professional and straightforward manner but represented their party quite well in a time of distress and a time of need and i want to express my complete confidence not only in mr. mcgovern but also thank judge hastings for his professional lastism last night as we worked through diffi

mr. shah: yes, he did. mr. shah: i am not going to get into that, there were clips late in the morning news shows, and i will say he has denied accusations that she made last night and has been consistent in doing so there it -- doing so. she has not. >> on the expulsion, three weeks passed since the attack, what took so long? mr. shah: actions like this take time and we coordinated with over a dozen allies who wanted this to be a joint effort. the u.s. is joining both the european union and nato allies. >> the spokesperson for the russian foreign minister has now announced retaliation with other countries involved in the expulsion, your response to that? mr. shah: this action cannot be tolerated. the u.s. is responding to russia's action, as i called it, brazen and reckless. this is a u.s. response. we want to work with russia, and the ball is in their court with respect to how they want to respond. >> if you listen to national security experts, diplomatic experts on what will happen with russia, they will say

mr. burgess: so mr. speaker, earlier this year, members of congress heard the president during his state of the union address make a specific promise to the american people that the passage of the right to try legislation would occur. this afternoon, i am proud to stand with the president and the thousands of americans with terminal illnesses and their families and their frnds in passing this important -- friends in passing this important bill in the house. since 2014, nearly three out of four states, including our home state of texas, have passed their version of right to try laws. i am pleased that the house is , in considering h.r. 5247 the trickett wendler, frank mongiello, jordan mclinn, and matthew bellina right to try , so that terminally ill patients have a chance or maybe a second chance at life. these patients are our constituents. they could be someone we know. let us take this opportunity to improve access to experimental treatments for them. over the course of the past decade, our nation has

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise today to speak about an institution that influences our nation's culture and helps our people and communities to learn, grow and thrive. that organization is the wymca. the y engages more than 10,000 neighborhoods across the united states, by nurturing the potential of every child and teen and improving the nation's health and well-being and supporting and serving its neighbors, the y ensures that everyone has the opportunity to become healthier, more confident, connected and secure. the y was founded in 1844 in london by george williams. he organized the first young men's christian association meeting. a refuge of bible study and prayer for men seeking escape from the dangers of life on the streets. the fellowship and sense of community was compelling. years later

mr. jones: mr. speaker, it is ironic because many of us in the house of representatives do think and would agree with the taliban, it is time to rethink the policy in afghanistan. mr. speaker, i must have at least 35 or 40 posters that i have been using on the floor of the house for the last number of years. this one is of a woman who lost her husband in tears. the little baby girl signature in her lap, she doesn't know why this man in uniform kneeling before her mother with a folded flag. it's just so much that we're missing as members of congress because we won't debate the war in afghanistan. afghanistan's a graveyard of empires. i think one day that afghan graveyard is going to have a u.s.a. ne that says we're going broke trying to fix a country that could care less about the -- our values and system. but that's the way it works around here. you can't even get a debate on sending young men and women to die for this country. mr. ryan, please let us have this debate. members u.s.a. we're going bro

mr.larence earl gideon of copy of the order of the day, announcing he could --ceed in former poppers and court had decided to take up the case. panamae began here in city, florida. it is a county seat with motels and lodges, good fishing, some of the finest beaches in america. the man who was to lead such a lasting imprint on the lower left little imprint on this town. panama city was gideon's home and this was the scene of his alleged crime. the bay harbor pool room, on a rundown street on the edge of town. reported stolen, some wine, some soda, some beer. the exact amount unlisted. also some coins from the juke rocks and the cigarette machine. no one seemed sure how much. maybe five dollars, maybe $60. directly across the street, across the town line in springfield, the bay harbor hotel. one of the residents, clarence earl gideon, 51, smalltime gambler and drifter with a record of your glory and larceny come off for felony convictions, 17 years in jail through 1952, but law-abiding sinc

mr. durbin: mr. president, i thank the senator from north carolina, and i believe he does have a genuine interest in this issue. i attended several our meetings to discuss a bipartisan compromise and i -- compromise and i hope we can continue to do that. in the meantime what he's offered is the grassley approach, which was president trump's immigration approach, which limited legal migration to the united states so members of families that wanted to be reunified, some of whom have waited 10 or 20 years to rejoin their families in the united states, unfortunately it also included the $25 billion wall, which may be the price that has to be paid to spare these young daca dreamers. but i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. is there objection to the original request? mr. tillis: i or, mr. president. i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. ms. collins: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: mr. president, i ask consent that when the senate pro

mr. rosen: mr. magliocca: the question is, what about women, and his position was there was no constitutional right for women to vote, that if states wanted to let women to vote, , that was fine, but there wasn't a guarantee of that. he was giving a speech about equality, and susan b. anthony was in the audience. and she raised her hand. mr. bingham what about women? , his answer was, i am not a puppet of logic, i am the slave of practical politics. now if you think about that for a second, that is an interesting political answer. what is he saying? is he saying gee, i'd like to , help you, but i can't get enough people to go along and help you out or was that just , his way of dodging the question? hard to say. he did not say much about women's rights in any of the materials that i could find. it is really not clear what position he had. the answer is i think he probably didn't have a position that was different from other people and congress at that point in time. but his view shared by many in co

. >> number 13, mr. speaker. >> mr. speaker, under the terms of the devolution settlement responsible for sporting events is a matter for the default administration. the government is working towards the restoration. >> order. there's too much noise in the chamber. let's hear her voice. >> mr. speaker, i'm afraid the secretary of state, that is not good enough. this is a hugely important sporting event that northern ireland has one the right. the secretary of state must make these decisions. we cannot win until we get another -- could be a very long time. this decision must be made and the secretary of state must show that she is in charge. >> mr. speaker, i feel like a matching questions and my previous role at digital cultural media and sport because this is an issue that crossed my desk there. the games could be sustained until such time to consider the decision is required. >> secretary of state, , relatin to northern ireland were dependent upon tourism and event driven tourism. we also work with tourism ireland. fo

mr. capuano: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i too, am here to recognize international women's day. we all know that women have made some progress over the years. family medical leave act, lily ledbetter equal pay act. we have made progress, but we all know there is more to do. this congress, this president, has to improve the family medical leave act. we have to make sure that the laws that we have are enforced. equal pay is made and equal action happens in the workplace and we're not doing that. we all know that. the truth is, when i'm home, i tell people when you look to congress to lead, it's always a mistake. most of the progress from could this country comes from the bottom up. we almost always last. i give you an example, years ago when george bush vetoed the family medical leave act four times. i was the mayor of my city. we did it on our own. the federal government didn't make us do it. the state didn't make us do it. so i'm here today to simply ask all americans, every level, to do what you can to equalize opp

mr. issa: mr. speaker, i recognize myself for such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. issa: thank you, mr. speaker. american taxpayers fighting the internal revenue service deserve their day in court. not every taxpayer who thinks the i.r.s. is wrong is right. but not every time the i.r.s. brings a case are they right. the tax court is a unique creation of congress. it is in fact an article one court specifically created and dedicated to tax issues. the tax court has the expertise necessary to hear complex, or in some cases simple, tax cases. any situation in which a taxpayer is unable to contest an i.r.s. action therefore would be simply unacceptable. unfortunately the problem today is that due to an oversight in the federal law, you can find yourself in a situation by filing in good faith not to be able to use a tax court. unlike the i.r.s., not all taxpayers know about the requirement to file tax disputes in the tax court. some taxpayers in good fait

mr. nael? >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. secretary, details as to how the tariffs and exemptions and countries and exclusions for company-specific products and how they are to determined is really going to be critical. diversified metal is a department of defense supplier with a facility located in my constituency has raised concerns about the impact of these tariffs on its business. diversified metals provides key alloys used by the u.s. navy in its submarine program. the navy has only approved one hot rolled bar mill which is currently located in england. it's important for you to know that there is currently a good deal of uncertainty and confusion as to how the tariffs will affect the department of defense contracts. even if the department of defense mandates they source their steel or aluminum from a foreign facility. now, this is where i think that there is an opportunity for more clarification. and it relates to multilateral strategy. how will the announced tariffs after exclusions and exemptions ultimately provide re

mr. desantis: mr. speaker, i rise to pay tribute to lieutenant caleb king, a naval aviator in and port orange, florida, native who died while training onboard a naval air station in florida. he was a standout football player at warner christian academy in south daytona. he was recruited to play football at a number of colleges but chose to combine college football with service to our country by attending the u.s. naval academy. as a linebacker, he was a key component of key successful navy teams that played in two bowl games and most importantly went 4-0 against army. after graduating from the u.s. naval academy, caleb completed extensive training to become a naval aviator and was assigned to attack fighter squadron 213 based in virginia beach. our fighter jets represent the tip of the sphere of america's offensive air capabilities, and the aviators assigned to these units are some of the best sailors in the fleet so it's not surprising someone like aleb will find himself at vf v.f.a. 213. while we don

mr. speaker, this is the time for reflection and renewal no doubt that i do not think the leader of the opposition has turned into an anticorruption warrior. [laughter] mr. speaker, this is the great defender. great defender! public pressure and outrage before finally, finally had to cut -- and leave him out yonder. he is now standing up for the integrity of the parliament. he really is. for the right of you cases in the house of representatives. it seems to be the current passion, mr. speaker. at least he apparently did the right thing -- he did the right thing he stood up he resigned. it took months, months to get member to resign. and the member is still hanging in there, mr. speaker. it might as well be a leader of the opposition finds there will always be in england but they will always be -- as well. mr. speaker, in terms of corruption more general he has blocked integrity measures at every turn. at every single turn. he fought tooth and nail to oppose their introduction of the buil

mr. marshall, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. march 25 through march 31 is national physicians week. as a practicing physician for nearly 30 years, i'd like to use my time today to acknowledge the dedicated doctors nationwide that devote their lives to providing quality care for our patients. i'm so march 25 through march 31 is national thankful for the docto that have led the charge to observe a week dedicated to our nation's physicians, and especially thanks to dr. kimberly jackson. dr. jackson is a true pioneer for the medical profession. in june of 2015 she found the physicians working together organization. this group was created to bring physicians together from a broad spectrum of specialties. dr. jackson then just one year later established the last week of march as national physicians week. this year celebration will include a physician-led virtual conference hosted by the physicians working together group. the conference is available for free and provide physicians wit

mr. mcclarin: it made it very unique. susan: before we get into more details, why is he relevant today? mr. mcclarin: he is relevant because he lived a life of agitation. he basically was very focused on equal rights for all, no matter sex, caller, creed. and what we find is he lived a life of sacrifice and wanting to see all individuals obtain any and all forms of equality. what we find is he is a universal reformer, and he was very involved in the abolitionist movement, he was very involved in the temperance movement, he was also involved in the women's suffrage movement . he continued to use his voice, even after slavery was ended. , soery had been abolished he became the forerunner with others in terms of the early civil rights movement. susan: he also became one of america's early international celebrities. how did he manage to travel as much as he did, and he was out of the united states were almost two years at one point. mr. mcclarin: yes. what we found our his early trips outside

mr. chief justice, may please the court, all nine justices, agreed that artisan gerrymandering can violate the constitution. the press -- question here is has thethis course ability to do anything about it. we submit it does under the first amendment. ,ccording to the retaliation invalid access cases, government officials may not single out particular individuals for disfavored treatment on the basis of the views that have expressed of the ballot box in prior elections. >> may i ask you a pulmonary question? late,k it is much too even if you are successful, for in theo be any change 2018 election. if that is so, are we willing to have a preliminary injunction? >> we are talking about that. >> how would you be irreparably injured with the pulmonary injunction, assuming you are right, that this would be going into effect in 2020? >> we don't concede it is too late to enter release for the 2018 election. congress has enacted a statute that deals with these sorts of circumstances that this co

mr. block drew cartoons about presidents from hoover the second george bush. you get to see how his career evolved, how his opinions changed. see how he drew particularly president. i brought out selection of cartoons to get.give a sense how he perceived different president. how his style evolved. the first cartoon we have is about herbert hoover which was the first president that mr. block covered. it shows hoover at the camp before camp david existed. hoover favored a camp further down in the shenandoah mountain. he predicted mr. hoover leaving couple of cabins to his camp. it's pin and ink style. it's on a very smooth board. the second cartoon is about fdr. mr. block has not come to a come where he's embracing the democratic party yet. what you're seeing is a cartoon that makes fun of roosevelt for being unable to add additional supreme court justices to therefore force congress to implement his plan to improve the economy. we no that ultimately, roosevelt prevailed and the new deal pa

mr. yoho: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor lieutenant monticelli of florida, who passed away on february 24 as a result of a tragic accident that occurred while he was on duty he graduated from clay high school in 2003 where he served in the navepl jrotc program. upon graduation , he received a full scholarship to drexel university in pennsylvania, where he studied commerce and engineering. after graduation from drexel he decided to follow in his parent's footsteps an join the nea he did so while attending medical school at lake erie college of osteopathic medicine and received his naval officer's commission while completing his studies he served with the marine light attack helicopter squad 267. stationed out of camp pendleton, california. he was deployed to japan as part of the marines unit deployment program in 2016. over seven years of service he provided exemplary medical care to the brave men and women who protect american. two weeks before his death, he completed his air crew syllabus and received