mr. smith, mr. smith. mr. jones, mr. jones. mr. brady votes aye. mr. wilson votes no. mrs. davis votes aye. mr. lobiondo votes no. mr. launch men votes aye. mr. bishop votes no. mr. larson votes aye. mr. turner votes no. mr. cooper votes no. mr. rogers votes no. misprint i/o -- miss her bio votes no. mr. schuster votes no. mr. courtney votes aye. mr. conaway votes no. miss tsongas votes aye. mr. lamborn votes no. mr. garamendi votes aye. mr. whitman votes no. miss spear votes aye. mr. hunter votes no. mr. vc votes aye. mr. kaufman votes no. miss gabbard votes aye. ms. hartzler votes no. mr. o'rourke votes aye. mr. scott votes aye. mr. norcross votes aye. mr. brooks votes no. mr. gallego votes aye. mr. cook votes no. mr. moulton votes aye. dr. winthrop votes no. miss hannah bitzer votes aye. mr. vern votes no. miss shea porter

mr. sherman, mr. speaker, my -- mr. chairman, mr. speaker, i seek better data to the benefit misconstituents receive and depend on. for many families on the island, this is the main source of nutritional assistance. as puerto rico's sole representative here in congress it is my responsibility to make sure that we have the tools and information we need at hand to collaborate with state officials and make those decisions that will continue to help families on the island maintain proper access to a quality of diet and therefore a proper equality of life. decisions in this important and delicate issue should not be subject to guesswork but based on updated facts. those two amendments will do that. i also want to share that this amendment as drafted do not increase mandatory spending. and last, i will -- i would like to urge my colleagues to support these two amendments and i want to thank the chairman of the agriculture committee for helping me out drafting those amendments and helping the people of puerto rico. with that, i yield back t

mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5682, the first step act, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5682. a bill to provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison and for other purposes. 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 within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 5682 currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, the house is not

mr. poe: 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. mr. speaker, recently santander of o the dallas police department was responding to a call, a thief at a home depot. as they attempted to arrest the outlaw, the crook pulled out a pistol and started blasting away at the officers. all three officers responding to the call were critically wounded. the criminal's bullets hitting his mark as he ran away cowardly from his crimes. police officer crystal almeda and a civilian home depot employee were shot and now recovering from their wounds. at just 28 years of age, officer santander was murdered in the youth of his life. another member of the thin blue line killed simply because he wore the badge to protect and serve the rest of us. a man of many hats, the three-year veteran of the force was a member of the rare breed, the american breed. his fellow

mr. yockelson:. yes -- yes. mr. moizan: something we do not , ink about, how much trucks andes, horses -- trucks ambulances were used. mr. yockelson: working on the engine for the car. mr. moizan: yes, that is a car close by. a famous taxi. mr. yockelson: yeah, the grill on the car is seeing some action. there were a number of manufacturers, too. most were used as touring cars for officers. the chaplain -- mr. moizan: probably third division. third or second. just heading in before line. we are a few hours before launching operation. they look pretty relaxed considering. mr. moizan: it would be the first time they truly see here they do not expect. mr. yockelson: there is general persian. -- general pershing. >> next on "reel america," we continue our look at silent world war one films. officially titled activities of the graves registration service, the film was shot in northeastern france after the war in 1919 and 1920. this 10 minute

mr. larson? mr. larson votes aye. mr. turner? mr. turner votes no. mr. cooper? mr. cooper? mr. rogers? mr. rogers votes no. mr. shuster. mr. shuster votes no. mr. courtney. mr. courtney votes aye. mr. conway? mr. conway votes no. mr. lamborn? mr. lamborn votes no. mr. wightman. mr. whitman votes no. miss spear. miss spear votes aye. mr. hunter? mr. hunter? ms. gabbert? ms. gabbert votes aye. mr. o'rourke? mr. o'roark votes aye. mr. scott? mr. scott votes no. mr. norcross votes aye. mr. brooks? mr. brooks votes no. mr. cook. mr. cook votes no. mr. moulton. mr. moulton votes aye. miss porter. miss porter votes aye. mr. graves. mr. graves votes no. ms. rosen. ms. rosen votes aye. mr. knight votes no. mr. brown votes aye. mr. russell votes no. pl pl mrs. murphy votes aye. mr. panetta votes aye. mr. gates votes no. mr. bacon votes no. mr. banks votes no. ms. chainye votes no. mr. mitchell votes no. mr. longeman votes aye. mr. cooper? mr. cooper? >> how is mr. hunter recorded? >> excuse me, mr. hunter? >> mr. hunter votes no. the clerk will report the tally. mr. chairman, there were

mr. shimkus: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, i'm going to have a lot of people want to come to the floor so i'm going to abbreviate my opening remarks and just address a few questions. that are going to be raised. first, i just want to highlight the fact that you're going to hear a lot about local consensus based decisionmaking, and then you're also going to hear about closeness or proximity. this chart kind of highlights what we're talking about, the red is federal government land. the federal government land is larger than 31 countries on the earth. and it's larger than -- you have three different sections. you have the national test and training range, you have the national security site, you have also some fish and wildlife interior land. bigger than many of our states in our union. to my colleagues, i want to make sure they have in perspective the size of the area we're talking about. bigger than the state of connecticut. and areas people are going to talk about. that's one question that's going to be addressed. a

knight and co-sponsored about mr. vesey, mr. gates, miss mcsally and mr. byrn who would authorize the department to procure additional f-35 aircraft. amendment number 006 by mr. banks, directs a briefing on the army's fielding strategy for tactical communication and protective systems. amendment number 40 by mr. wilson requiring a briefing on the army's soldier-borne system program. amendment number 76 requiring a briefing on the army's plans for the mine-clearing land program. amendment number 121 by mr. hunter require a report on -- amendment number 16 of by miss shay-porter requiring a report on plans for improving in plan acoustics and operation of heavy lift operations. requiring a briefing on the current and future sustainment strategy for medium and heavy tactical wield vehicles and a study on current and future mh-60r helicopter anti-submarine warfare systems and amendment number 388-r1 requiring a briefing and report on the air force's plans to review enlisted pilot air crew, opportunities for remotely piloted and piloted aircraft of the air force

mr. emmer: mr. speaker,ed to has a rare opportunity to help millions of americans achieve their version of the american dream. the economic growth regulatory relief and consumer protect act is the most significant pro-growth deregulation bill this chamber has considered in years. it will reduce amount of red ape that prevents it will foster economic greth, make regulation efficient, effective and tailor and perhaps most importantly, it will empower individual americans to make independent financial decisions and informed choices in the marketplace. dozens of the provisions in senate 2155 originated here in the house and i'm pleased to see the text of my home mortgage disclosure adjustment act and the keeping capital local for underserved communities act that i worked on closely with my colleague from wisconsin, representative gwen moore, included in the bill today. whether it's in rockford, st. cloud, or forest lake, minnesota, i consistently hear from small banks and credit yubes that want to be th

>> no. >> mr. longe vin votes no. mr. bishop? mr. larson? mr. larson? mr. turner? mr. turner? mr. cooper? >> yes. >> mr. cooper votes aye. mr. rogers? mr. rogers? mrs. bordeaux? miss bordeaux votes aye. mr. schuster? mr. schuster? mr. courtney. >> aye. >> mr. courtney votes aye. >> mr. conaway? >> no. >> mr. conaway votes no. >> miss songis? mr. lan born? mr. gar mendy votes aye. mr. whitman? >> no. >> mr. whitman votes no. >> miss spear? >> miss spear votes aye. >> mr. hunter? >> no. >> mr. hunter votes no. >> mr miss gabbard? >> aye. >> miss gabbard votes aye. mrs. hartzler? >> no. mrs. hartzler votes no. >> mr. scott? >> no. >> mr. scott votes no. >> mr. nor cross? >> aye. >> mr. nor cross votes aye. >> mr. brooks? mr. brooks? >> mr. molton? miss lana busa? hana busa votes aye. mr. burn? mr. burn? miss shay porter? miss shay porter votes aye. miss rosen votes aye. miss stefanic. >> no. >> mr. mckeech an votes aye? >> mr. cacr ba hal? >> aye. >> mr. knight votes no. mr. brown? mr. brown votes aye. mr. russell? >> no. >> mrs. murphy? >> aye. >> dr. dajar lay? >> no. >> dr. abraha

mr. correa: mr. speaker, h.r. 4910, the bill requires the secretary of interior to require an outer burial receptacle for each new grave in an open cemetery under the control of the national parks service. the national parks service controls 14 cemeteries. andrewville and andrew johnson cemetery in tennessee. mr. speaker, veterans who want to be buried at these two cemeteries currently must pay the cost of their own outer burial receptacle. yet, veterans buried in national or state cemeteries controled by the v.a.'s national cemetery administration are provided such at no cost. this bill authorizes the secretary of the interior to promulgate rules and regulations, establishing the cost that must be reimbursed to the department of interior by survivors. the survivors will then be reimbursed for the cost through a v.a. voucher. it's already passed the senate and i urge its passage today by the house. thank you, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from c

mr. costa: mr. speaker, i rise today to discuss a situation we're currently facing regarding the house version of the farm bill. the house farm bill traditionally for over 40 years is one of the most bipartisan things that we do here in congress. democrats working with republicans throughout the various regions of the america. and this is the third farm bill that i have had the opportunity to participate in working together. so where are we today? we're exactly where we should not be. we're facing a vote this week on a partisan farm bill. that is both in my view, bad policy and divides us even further as a country. or bill does not promote demonstrate the successful programs i think necessary to our trade in the agricultural sectors across the country. america trades throughout the world and our agricultural economy is dependent in large degree on our ability to produce more food than we the agricultural sectors across the country. america trades can consume, therefore trade becomes very important.

lee, mr. lance, mr. defazio, mr. jones, mr. welch, mr. lewis, ms. schakowsky, will again be made in order. this continues to push the department of defense to finally complete a full audit of its finances, as required by law. corrects some of the more egregious provisions in the dodd-frank financial regulatory legislation. the bill focuses on the regulatory relief, on smaller financial institutions, namely community banks and credit unions. so that they can more readily meet the needs of their local communities, without burdensome federal regulations stifling their economic growth. this places the focus of the financial institutions back on their customers, instead of on completing paperwork and answering to agencies in washington, d.c. finally, mr. speaker, our final bill in today's rule, h.r. 204, will look familiar to many people here today. as we are again considering legislation that would bring hope to terminally ill patients across our country. a similar bill, h.r. 5247, passed this house in march. minority leader chuck schumer and senate dem

mr. green: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the farm bill and the republican majority scorched earth and irresponsible approach to historically a bipartisan bill. throughout this congress, the republican majority has cast aside bipartisan efforts by keeping democrats out of negotiations. the farm bill's no different. from sabotaging the affordable care act to giving wealthy tax ies and corporations a break at the cost of hardworking families to make cuts, deep cuts and supplemental nutrition assistance program of the snap. this bill is on a dangerous path. we need to return to bipartisan discussion so that -- that made the farm bill a win-win for both urban and rural communities f this bipartisan bill becomes law, roughly 265,000 low-income children will lose access to free school meals and more than one million americans will no longer receive benefit they rely on to buy food. we can do better because america's farmers and children tea serve better. we had a farm bill every five years. is it wo

mr. green: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, once again i rise as a person who loves his country. mr. speaker, i rise as a person go along to get along. i rise as a person who will speak truth to power and truth about power. i rise today, mr. speaker, because in our country our children are being murdered in schools. our children are saying that eventually it will come to the school that they happen to attend. our children are concerned about their safety and what should be one of the safest places for them on earth. the schools that they attend. i rise, mr. speaker, because there are parents who have sent their children to school and never have had them come home again. i rise because these parents are suffering. because our nation is suffering. there is great pain within the population. people of goodwill understand that we must do more than have moments of silence, words of prayer, expressions of condolences. people expect those of us who have been elected to the congress of the united states of america to do what th

thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i commend my colleague, mike conaway, and the other members of the agriculture committee for their work on the farm bill. i have every intention of voting for the bill and have stated that on many occasions. having been working on a re-authorization of a major bill recently, i can certainly sympathize with the effort here and say that overall this bill is an improvement on past farm bills because it responds to the desperate need of work requirements for able-bodied people. however, there's another piece of this bill that's been around for a long time. 85 years. that is not corrected. it is decidedly bad policy and it is long overdue to be corrected. and our amendment does that. but this amendment is not new. in fact, this body has debated it in every farm bill for over a generation. the issue of which i speak is the issue with sugar and the need for reform of the way we treat sugar. which is different from all other commodity programs. it's the only program that provides bot

mr. grijalva: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the amendment offered by the gentleman from alaska and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. grijalva: this amendment exempts all national forests in alaska from the forest service's roadless rule, one of the country's most important conservation safeguards. roadless areas account for 2% of our nation's land mass but they provide invaluable benefits. clean drinking water for over 60 million americans. they act as a critical carbon sink that impacts the mitigation of climate change. nationwide, the roadless rule's incredibly popular. our constituents understand the importance of keeping intact roadless areas and managing our last truly wild places in a manner that protects old growth forest and other precious resources from the pressures of development and extraction. it is not just people in the lower 48. alaska's understanding the importance of protecting the roadless landscape. that's why hundreds of b

mr. thornberry: mr. speaker, i have confused by the mace coming and going here. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on h.r. 5515. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the speaker pro tempore: the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 5515. will the gentleman from texas, -- texas, mr. poe, kindly resume the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of the bill, h.r. 5515, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019, for military activities of the department of defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, pursuant to house resol

mr. dunn: mr. speaker, i reserve and i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from minnesota is recognized. mr. walz: thank you, mr. speaker. i too would like to thank the gentleman from pennsylvania, representative smucker, representative emmer for your tireless work for care of veterans, not just in minnesota, across the country, and the gentleman from florida. please join me in passing h.r. 1972, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. dunn: mr. speaker, i would like to thank the ranking member, walz, and i once again encourage all members to support h.r. 1972 as amended, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 1972, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, twiffereds -- 2/3 of those voting having responded in the

mrs. clark, mrs. piper, mrs. collins, mr. garfield, mr. waynes, ms. collins, again, mr. reed, our principal, mr. jones. like so many teachers across our country, these educators dedicated their careers to helping generations of students learn and grow. teachers today provide us with the tools we need to achieve our goals and to be successful because they understand dedicating their lives to this profession educates the future of america, our nation. it creates the foundation that lies ahead that ultimately creates the opportunities that we as americans pursue. so i'd like to take this opportunity to thank the teachers in the san joaquin valley and across the nation. throughout the united states for all that they do. those first nine teachers who taught me, they saw something in me and thousands of students who they have taught and, you know what, they made a difference. they made a difference in thousands of lives as teachers across the country do every day. so we should. it is fitting and appropriate to honor the teachers of our nation. mr. speaker, i also rise today to

mr. walz: mr. speaker, i'd like to yield five minutes at this time to my good friend, a true champion of veterans, and the conscience on this issue in our committee of veterans' homelessness and alleviating it, the gentlelady from california, ms. brownley. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. i rise in support of this bill. i thank the gentleman from ohio, the chair of the house veterans' affairs health subcommittee for partnering with me to introduce this important legislation. our nation's service members undertake enormous sacrifices every day to keep us safe and we must ensure they can smoothly transition back into civilian life when they come home. unfortunately, however, too many of our returning service members are struggling with homelessness. in 2017, h.u.d.'s annual survey found that veteran homelessness increased by 1.5% after years of declining percentages. los angeles county, which i present a part of, saw 57% increase in the number of homeless veterans just in the p

mr. abraham: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the 100th anniversary of the rotary club of monroe, louisiana. the monroe rotary club started on june 1, 1918, and its centennial birthday marks 100 years of service, charity, and dedication from the members over these many, many years. today, the club has grown to over 140 members and it's involved in service projects throughout the monroe area. the monroe rotary club promotes education, local economic growth, clean water availability locally, nationally, and around the orld for just to promote the ability to drink clean water. members of this club are the problem solvers that collaborate with the community leaders, many of whom are members themselves, to lead and continue to lead issues that are facing the monroe area. in this year alone, the club has donated over 1,000 books to inmates at the correctional nter, awarded 11, $250 scholarships to high school seniors, and donated 95 bicycles to children to be used and that have need in the christmas s

mr. lamotha, no. mr. davis? mr. davis, no. mr. yoho? >> no. >> mr. yoho, no. mr. allen? >> no. >> mr. allen, no. mr. bost? >> no. >> mr. bost, no. mr. arouser? >> no. >> mr. rouser, no. mr. abraham? >> no. >> mr. kelly? >> no. >> mr. comber? >> no. >> mr. marshall? >> no. >> mr. marshall, no. mr. bacon? >> no. >> mr. bacon, no. mr. fazo? >> aye. >> mr. dunn? >> no. >> mr. dunn, no. mr. arrington, no. mr. peterson? >> no. >> mr. peterson, no. mr. david scott? >> no. >> mr. david scott, no. mr. costa? >> aye. >> mr. costa, aye mr. walls? >> no. >> mr. walls, no. miss fudge? miss fudge, no. mr. mcgovern? >> aye. >> mr. mcgovern, aye. mr. vella? no. miss custer? >> aye. >> miss custer, aye. mr. nowin? aye. miss bustos? no. mr. maloney? >> aye. >> miss plaskett, aye. miss adams? >> aye. >> mr. evans, no. mr. lawson? >> no. >> mr. o'halloran? mr. soto? mr. soto, a. ye. miss blatrochester? no. mr. chairman? >> no. >> mr. chairman, no. >> was mr. rogers recorded? >> yes, he was recorded no. >> 12 ayes, 33 nays. >> motion is not agreed to. any further debate on the king amendment

mr. pompeo: yes, sir. mr. menendez: those are all very helpful to understanding the standards of what we're trying to achieve. , as we walk away from the summit, where does that put us with the rest of the world? do you believe that somehow we are strengthened in this regard? or are we weakened as a result of walking away ourselves? because of some statements? mr. pompeo: i don't believe in that sense, that we're in a position to believe that there could be a successful outcome. i think that's what the president communicated pretty clearly in his letter. i can add to that, over the past many days we have endeavored to do what chairman kim and i had agreed was to put teams, preparation teams, together to begin to work to prepare for the summit. and we had received no response to our inquiries from them. so in addition to what the president laid out in his letter, it is also the case that -- i disagree with what you said in your opening statement. i think the american team is fully prepared. i think we're rockin

mr. panetta votes aye. mr. gates. mr. gates votes no. mr. bacon. votes aye. mr. banks. mr. banks votes no. ms. cheney. ms. cheney votes no. mr. heiss. mr. heiss votes no. mitchell. mitchell votes no. >> mr. jones. will report. >> mr. chairman, there were 30 votes, 31 no votes. adopted.mendment is not if there are no further amendments, chair recognizes the gentleman from south carolina of offering a motion. mr. chairman, i move to adopt sub mmittee report on the committee on readiness as amended. >> questions on the motel from gentleman from south carolina. say aye. opposed. no. motion have it and the is adopted. onll postpone recorded votes the amendments in this particular subcommittee mark until the consideration of all he amendments to the subcommittee mark. the chair recognizes the chairman of the subcommittee, the gentleman from colorado, mr. five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the military personnel was adopted mark unanimously last week reflecting and participation by all members of the subcommittee. -- employee visions found in adopted are the full committee

mr. peterson: mr. chairman, i rise in opposition to h.r. 2, the agriculture and nutrition act of 2018. h.r. 2 is not a work product that i'm proud of because it's not one that i or my democratic colleagues had much of a role in producing. more than that, though, i'm opposed to h.r. 2 today because it's simply not good enough for american farmers, consumers, rural advocates. h.r. 2 fails our farmers. the bill does not improve the safety net programs farmers need to manage a troubled farm economy. it fails to make needed increases in prices under the p.l.c. program to address the 52% drop in national farm income. it doesn't increase funding to help strengthen over seas' markets on trade and renewable fuels. h.r. 2 fails our nation's hungry. while i agree there are changes that need to be made in the snap program, this is so clearly not the way to do it. t cuts $23 billion in snap benefits and estimating 2 million americans unable to get the help they feed. the bill turns around and wastes billions with t

mr. chabot: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1680, the women's business centers improvements act of 2017. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman move to pass the bill as amended? mr. chabot: yes, we do. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1680, a bill to amend the small business act to improve the women's business center program, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from ohio, mr. chabot, and the gentlewoman from new york, ms. velazquez, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from ohio. mr. chabot: thank you, mr. speaker. and i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration, shab-ot onounce it rather than sha-bot but you can pronounce it however you want to. the speaker pro tempore: i apologize. mr. chabot: thank you, mr. speaker.

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, of course the answer to that question is yes. and as i have explained to the majority leader, the congress has rescinded billions of dollars through the years. and i have voted for rescissions that have been sent down by presidents of the united states. and there nay well be rescissions that are sent down that i could support. i do not intend to support rescissions, mr. speaker, that i view as undermining children's health. i know what the majority leader says, nobody's going to be hurt. now, interestingly enough in that answer, he does not answer my question except we all want a strong defense. nobody on this floor has longer supported israel's right to be . fe and defend it than i have the issue is, i ask the majority leader, this does not include a single red cent of rescissions from the trillions of dollars to the dens department. not that i want to undermine the defense department any more than he says he wants to undermine children's health. but this is not about rescis

mr. christie: yup. mr. axelrod: the more people are open about those battles, other people will get the help that they need. it also speaks to the humanity of him. it is a very moving book. mr. christie: i saw springsteen on broadway. the day after i left office. it was my first act as a civilian. one of the great lines he has in there is, my whole life, i made a fortune, an embarrassing fortune over writing about men and women who worked 9:00 to 5:00, who worked five days a week. and he said, i have never worked a 9:00 to 5:00 in my life. he says, this is the first job or i have ever worked five days a week. i am a total hypocrite, but i made a lot of money off of it. that kind of honesty he gets to in his book i think will only make him more endearing as time goes on. >> governor christie, thanks for being here. mr. christie: i'm sorry about the sweater. being a reds fan is tough. mr. axelrod: no, that's a university of chicago sweater. mr. christie: oh, i'm sorry. you are a mets fan too? too. for oyyou s

mr. thune: mr. president, what you just sherd an objection to -- heard is an objection to having a reasonable debate. the point that the senator from massachusetts made, clearly the unanimous consent request called for an opportunity to have amendments considered by both sides of this discussion. and that what -- and what that tells me, again, is that what this is about is not serious legislating, it is about, again, the political theater associated with this congressional resolution of disapproval which has absolutely no future, is going nowhere, and does nothing to address the fundamental underlying problem which colleagues on both sides acknowledge need to be addressed. so i will, for the record, mr. president, did attempt to bring up a serious piece of legislation, one that provides the consumer protection, that bans blocking lawful content, that bans the throttling of lawful content and bans paid prioritization, most of what my colleagues on the other side say they want to address. no piece of

mr. clay? mr. lynch? mr. lynch votes no. mr. cooper? mr. cooper votes no. mr. connelly. mr. connelly votes nay. miss kelly? miss kelly votes nay. miss lawrence? miss liveness votes nay. miss watson coleman? mr. krishnamoorthy votes nay. mr. after kin. mr. ravkin votes nay. mr. gomez. mr. gomez votes no. mr. welch? mr. welch notes very. mr. cartwright? mr. cartwright votes no. mr. dasnay votes no. miss last kin. mr. sarbanes. mr. sarbanes votes no. >> clerk will report. >> on this vote 22 ayes and 15 nos. >> motion to table passes. we will now, i want to thank all the members on both sides for coming. we will rue assume with our questioning of the witness until votes are called and we're over here. so, give me one second. gentleman from illinois is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning mr. gore. many individual citizens as well as non-citizens including legal permanent residents are fearful about giving their personal data to the government particularly in the current political climate. these fears were escalated recently by the doj's request to include the cit

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on geeg to the speaker's approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the journal stands approved. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8, rule 20, further questions will be postponed. the pledge of allegiance led by our colleague, the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. gallagher. mr. gallego: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. -- the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from michigan, mr. trott, is recognized for one minute.

mr. carbajal: mr. speaker, i would like to thank chairman thornberry and ranking member smith -- for their bipartisan leadership, the armed services committee and the rules committee for bringing my amendment to the floor. my amendment is simple. it not only urges the department of defense to pursue more inowevative measures to train service members, but also train them in a more cost-effective manner. this amendment urges d.o.d. to transition training manuals, emergency guidance and other training publications to applications on mobile applications. or mobile telephones. to enable interaction and improve and update the training experience for service members. it provides a cost-efficient mechanism for less printing and less distribution costs, while making the materials more readily accessible. the air force has already started utilizing such applications and my amendment would urge the secretary to utilize such technology throughout all services. thank you, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yiel

mr. nelson: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. nelson: mr. president, i ask consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. nelson: mr. president, the president just announced that he will withdraw the united states from the iranian nuclear deal. the president says he wants a better deal. well, so do a lot of us. the fact is, we need to keep pressure on iran with additional economic sanctions to stop them from developing icbm missiles. that was not part of the iranian nuclear agreement. we need to ratchet up the pressure on iran to do that. -- to stop their icbm missile program. but by pulling out of the iranian nuclear deal, it is a tragic mistake. it will divide us from our european allies, and it will allow iran to build a nuclear weapon, a nuclear bomb, within a year as compared to staying in the agreement, which would be at least seven to 12 years in the future. and keeping an atomic weapon out of a radical religious outfit l

mr. wylie: yes. >> what type of work did you anticipate your company would perform? mr. wylie: i work mostly in data analytics, looking at different kinds of social trends. so after i left cambridge analytica, i continued working on independent projects. but to be clear, i didn't use that data on any commercial contract. senator lee: couldn't that data have proven useful in some of your work? mr. wylie: it could have. i didn't go on and sell it senator lee: you could have. had you been successful and gone on and been successful, could you be at the receiving end? mr. wylie: yes, but it didn't happen. senator lee: understood. i want to go over some statements that you have made in ragraph 15 of your testimony you say, i quote, when i was at ncl-sca i was made aware of the firm's black ops capacity. i -- the firm referred to these operations as special intelligence services or special i.t. services. how did you learn about these black ops capacities? mr. wylie: alexander told me. senator le

mr. smith, mr. smith. mr. jones, mr. jones. mr. brady votes aye. mr. wilson votes no. mrs. davis votes aye. mr. lobiondo votes no. mr. launch men votes aye. mr. bishop votes no. mr. larson votes aye. mr. turner votes no. mr. cooper votes no. mr. rogers votes no. misprint i/o -- miss her bio votes no. mr. schuster votes no. mr. courtney votes aye. mr. conaway votes no. miss tsongas votes aye. mr. lamborn votes no. mr. garamendi votes aye. mr. whitman votes no. miss spear votes aye. mr. hunter votes no. mr. vc votes aye. mr. kaufman votes no. miss gabbard votes aye. ms. hartzler votes no. mr. o'rourke votes aye. mr. scott votes aye. mr. norcross votes aye. mr. brooks votes no. mr. gallego votes aye. mr. cook votes no. mr. moulton votes aye. dr. winthrop votes no. miss hannah bitzer votes aye. mr. vern votes no. miss shea porter

mr. massie: mr. chairman, i want a you to imagine this scenario, heavily armed federal swat team dressed in black from head to toe with body armor on, guns blazing, military-style assault weapons, extra magazines loaded, come in intent on questioning all opposition. what crime could they possibly be going after? is it a human trafficking ring? a drug bust? no. they are after an amish farmer for selling milk straight from the cow. i'd like it tell you this is an imaginary scenario, but it's happened and it keeps happening. unfortunately this isn't a joke. so what's interesting about this is that congress has never passed a ban on raw milk, yet the f.d.a. has imposed a ban on raw milk. so what i seek to do today and my colleagues, with this mendment, is to allow states legalized, which have legalized raw milk to allow the interstate transport of that raw milk between two states that have made it legal to sell unpasturized milk. legalized, w legalized raw milk to it's a very commonsense amendment. there

mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, i think it is very fitting as we begin police week that we pass this important piece of legislation that makes it very clear that our sworn officers who keep people safe but risk their own lives and work in our bureau of prisons have the opportunity to have a firearm when they're traveling to and from work and it's not practical the way the current rules work. this law is vitally needed to help save lives. i know that mrs. albarati is here to see that that happens. i commend her. i admire her courage. and we should not allow her husband's life to be lost in vain. let's pass this legislation and make sure it doesn't happen to others in the future. i urge my colleagues to vote for the legislation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia yields. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 613. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair -- mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the ge

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to evise and extend my remarks. promoted by defense secretary james mattis. the ndaa, being considered today, provides a critical increase in top line funding to support troops and readiness recovery consistent with president donald trump's commitment to rebuild the military as he keeps his promises. this legislation makes major reforms to the pentagon bureaucracy while adding more military personnel to all services. the ndaa also includes the largest pay increase for the military in nine years. as chairman of the house armed services subcommittee on readiness, i am grateful this legislation promotes rebuilding the military, supporting readiness recovery by rehabilitating and replacing wornout equipment, overcoming the crisis in military aviation, rebuilding crumbling buildings and other infrastructure. i urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill that supports the men and women in uniform along with mili

mr. wylie. i think these will be easy questions, but listen while i lead up to them. you joined cambridge analytica group companies in june of 2013, in may of 2014 the group received facebook data from aleksandr kogan. you stopped working for the group in july 2014. in early 2016, facebook contacted the group and yourself and asked that facebook data received from mr. kogan be deleted. in march of 2017 following an internal audit, the group certified it had purged all of mr. kogan's facebook data from its servers. the group was retained by the trump campaign in the summer of 2016, so i think these three questions will be easy. cambridge had not been retained by the trump campaign during your employment? mr. wylie: when i worked at cambridge analytica, the trump campaign was not, no. sen. grassley: and you did not work for the trump campaign while at cambridge? mr. wylie: i have never worked for the trump campaign. sen. grassley: and you were not there with the company made its certificati

mr. rokita: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 5242. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. rokita: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 5242, the school resource officer assessment act of 2018. and i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rokita: thank you, mr. speaker. as we focus on our work in this chamber this afternoon, it's fitting we recognize that it is, as my colleagues have so far pointed out, national police week. one of my great privileges as a member of congress is to interact with members of the law enforcement community and see firsthand the selflessness and true sense of service that they bring to their work. any one of us might say we want to protect and serve our communities but it's these fine men and women who walk the walk every day. their tireless efforts to improve p

thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. gilson. mr. west, you are recognized for five minutes. .. summarize my testimony and i'm going to talk about three points how much it costs the federal government, the benefits of official time and how changes would affect federal employees. in its april reports the office of personnel management estimated official time in fiscal year 2016 totaled 3.6 million outs and costed around $174.8 million. combat comes to 2.9 hours per employee each year compares to 2.88 hours in fiscal year 2014. based on that the report concluded the overall 2016 hourly total represents an increase in official time over that of fiscal year 14. based on my reading of the report i don't believe that conclusion is is warranted by the data. the difference between 2.95 hours and 2.88 hours in the 2014 is 700 of an hour or four minutes per employee for the year. gal analysis indicated concern about the methodology. notes that opm estimate could be higher or lower and given data limitation it's impossible to know if official t

mr. hastings: mr. speaker, few people in this body understand the dynamics of yucca mountain in this body as do the members of the state of nevada. one of my good friends is on the transportation and infrastructure committee and on the foreign affairs committee and i've had the pleasure being on the rules committee of hearing her make the presentations with reference to this matter. she speaks very clearly and i'm very pleased to yield three minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from nevada, ms. tithe u.s. -- ms. titus. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from nevada is recognized. ms. titus: thank you for those kind words and for yielding to me. i represent las vegas, which is the heart of southern nevada. we have over two million people and be we welcome 40 million people from around the world every year. so let me give you a different perspective. i have been fighting yucca mountain since the 1980's. i do know these issues, and i appreciate some of the points that hav

mr. rogers: mr. chairman, i'm pleased to yield two minutes to my friend and colleague from colorado, mr. lamborn. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. lamborn: thank you and i thank the chairman of the subcommittee for the great work he's done and his leadership on this issue. i do agree with my colleague from california. yes, we need to do modernization. if you'll remember, president obama pledged to modernize a nuclear -- our nuclear forces in return for the senate passing the new start treaty. the current national posture review, which has been endorsed by scureltings -- security officials from several administrations going back, both democratic and republican, says this, maintaining and operating our current aging nuclear force now requires between 2% and 3% of the d.o.d. budget. the replacement program to rebuild the triad for decades of service will peak for several years at only approximately 4% beyond the ongoing 2% to 3% needed for maintenance and operations. this 6.4%

mr. yockelson: after the fighting ended, the graves registration service team, usually led by a chaplain, would go to the burial sites, which were near where the soldiers fell. the bodies were exhumed. they would look if the doc time -- if the dog tag was there. the bodies would be placed in a permanent cemetery or in coffins and brought to the ports for shipment back home. about 70% of american families elected to have their loved ones return home at government expense. ,he other 30% were left eventually for burial. france allowed the americans to keep permanent cemeteries in france. for each bigs one battle in france. mr. yockelson: it was a gruesome task for the grs teams. the bodies decomposed and were difficult to identify because of the day composition or the fact that some of the bodies were so badly damaged that they did not recognize and were not able to identify the remains. job.oizan: that is a sad it was done in 1919, 1920. mr. yockelson: it took long. the americans suffered m

mr. walz: mr. speaker, i'd like to yield three minutes to my good friend, a member of the house committee on veterans affairs, the gentleman from california who also served a very listening time in the california senate, serving veterans there. mr. correa. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. correa: i rise in support of the v.a. missions act. mr. speaker, i support the v.a. missions act because it will improve act stoss timely care for all our veterans through consolidation and renomplee various care and community programs and through expansion of the caregiver program. like my colleague from maine said, in california we are home, proud home to the largest number of veterans in the united states and we want more of them in california. let me say to folks that i know this legislation, there may be some issues with this legislation but at the end of the day, i've got to ask myself is this act wall street or is this about the beltway? no, ladies and gentlemen, this is about main

mr. peterson: mr. chairman, as i spoke earlier on the drawbacks of h.r. 2, mentioned before that -- before i reserved, that i'm very frustrated by the breakdown in this process that got us to where we are. mr. lucas is right. we do have to have a farm bill. but let's understand what we need to do that actually is required. title 1 needs a farm bill. title 2 needs a farm bill. other titles need a farm bill because they're only authorized for five years. snap is permanently authorized. if we didn't do anything, snap would go on like it is. crop insurance is permanently authorized. if we didn't do anything, crop insurance would go on just like it is. so the part of the bill that we're worried about are these other parts that will expire on the end of september 30. now, what happens if we don't get it done? we go back to permanent law. and some of my constituents think that's a good idea. because it goes back to 100% parity. and most people in america probably know what i'm talking about when i talk about