mr. pickles: yes, sir. mr. johnson: how many russian link accounts have you suspended since that time? mr. pickles: i don't have the figures at hand. however i would say our systems are catching behavior from accounts across the spectrum. our systems are designed to defend twitter from manipulation by any actor. we see different actors attempting to use our platform. that's why we now catch 9 million accounts every week and cancel them because of suspicious behavior. that's up 299% in one year. i think we're doing much more to learn from 2016 and put robust protections in place in the forthcoming elections. mr. johnson: how do you differentiate these fake accounts from real people? are you using software? are these human vetting decisions? mr. pickles: thank you for that question. it's a good opportunity to explain our work. firstly we have a lot of technology that's working across this. secondly we do have teams of people. we have a dedicated information quality team at the company, which was established after

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, with the sincere gratitude and appreciation, i have the opportunity to recognize matt blackwell, former senior legislative assistant for south carolina's second congressional district. i will always appreciate matt for his years of service on behalf of the people of south carolina. at a native of akin, south carolina, he worked on a wide variety of issues including energy, tax, financial services, transportation and infrastructure, and budget and appropriations. beginning as an intern in the office in 2013, it has been an such a work with dedicated public servant. it is with mixed feelings but great happiness that the office bids matt farewell. he will be doing amazing work as his new role as legislative trector for congressman neal dunn of florida. a distinguished graduate of washington lee university in lexington, virginia. i know his parents, state representative bart and paula blackwell and family members join me in recognizing his achievements. in conclusion, got bless o

mr. alexander: as mr. byard said, the corps has no authority which they can direct the district or any state or locality on what they can build or what they cannot build. but the corps does urge local governments to, you know, enforce their zoning and certainly enforce building to establish codes. if you're going to build on the waterfront, whether it's river or coastal, you know, ensure you're out of the flood plane. you may have to do that by standoff or through elevation. it's the major reason we do shore protection projects along the nation's beaches. it is not primarily for recreation. it's for the protection of infrastructure and the economy. ms. norton: thank you very much, mr. chairman. mr. barletta: thank you. we will now begin a second round of questions. i'd like to remind all members today's the annual hotdog lunch in rayburn so we will hold everyone strictly to five minutes. in february, as part of the bipartisan budget act of 2018, congress enacted a provision that will allow fema to incentiv

mr. davis: mr. speaker, i'd like the gentlelady to know i have no further speakers, so i'm prepared to close, but if she has other speakers i'll reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized. mr. davis: i reserve. mrs. napolitano: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california yields. mr. davis: mr. speaker, i want to thank my colleague, mrs. napolitano, and also my colleague, mr. lahood, for going on the route 66 tour and passing legislation through the natural resources committee, when he was a member of that committee, to ensure this mother road gets the recognition it deserves when it turns 100 years old. i will tell you, you talk about economic impacts, this road has a tremendous economic impact in rural america, central illinois. when i pulled in to the antique elephant mall -- the pink elephant antique mall yesterday it was tough to find a parking lot on a sunday in livingston, illinois, when that town has 850 people that resid

mr. thompso mr. speaker, pursnt to clause 1, rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speak's approval of the journal. the speaker: the question is on agreeing to the speer's appval of e joual. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the journal stands approved. mr. omon: mr. spear. the speaker: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: mr. speak, i object to the ve on the grnds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that quoruis n present. he speaker: pursuant to lause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this queson are postned. the plee of aliege abc will be led by the gentleman from -- the pleng of allegiance- pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman om whington. mr. kier: please join ufor the pledge. i pledge allegiance to thelag of thunited states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and ustice for all. the speer: the chair will entertain

mrs. torres: mr. speaker, if mrs. torres: mr. speaker, if we defeat the previous question, i will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up legislation h.r. 6479, which will ban junk insurance plans. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment in the record along with extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. and to discuss our proposal -- the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. torres: to discuss our propotional, i yield four minutes to the distinguished gentleman from california, mr. ruiz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for four minutes. mr. ruiz: mr. speaker, premiums are skyrocketing across the country caused by this administration's sabotage of the affordable care act. just listen to the insurance company c.e.o.'s who are directly stating not funding cost sharing reductions for point of care for patients struggling to pay their bills ill increase premiums and also by not outreaching to more people and low-risk indivi

mr. goodlatte: thank you, mr. senator. mr. moylan, welcome. mr. moylan: thank you for the invitation. my name is andrew moylan, executive vice president of the national union foundation, a nonpartisan organization. and i'm also director of the interstate commerce initiative at the national taxpayers union, a policy project that focuses on the effects of states attempting to exercise power outside their borders. in south dakota versus wayfair, the supreme court undermined the foundation for decades' worth of growth and innovation when they decided to throw out the precedent that state taxing authority must be confined to a state's borders. with the stroke of a pen, the court rewrote our understanding of state involvement in their state commerce did -- interstate commerce, and opened the floodgates on businesses large and small regardless of location. now chaos is brewing. states are moving rapidly to take advantage of an expansive view of the new power granted to them by the court with little regard for add mrtsive simplestity. it's my view congres

mr. herd? mr. mitchell? mr. clay? mr. gomez? >> the gentleman from missouri. >> no. >> the gentleman from missouri votes no. >> mr. clay votes no. >> the clerk will report. the clerk will suspend. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hurd of texas votes aye. >> mr. hurd votes aye. >> thele gentlewoman from north carolina? >> yes. >> mrs. foxx votes yes. >> the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, 38 members voted aye, 31 members voted no. >> and the motion to table the ruling of the chair is upheld. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland, mr. cummings, for his questions. >> mr. strzok, first of all, let me say this, that the -- to the members of the fbi who may be watching this, i want them to be clear that we have the utmost respect for the organization. and you, and i thank them for doing what they do every day. and protecting our rights and protecting our people and protecting our way of life. and as i listen to you in answering chairman gowdy's questions, particularly at the end, you gave a very impassioned s

mr. bercow: mr. angus brendan macneil. mr. macneil: mr.speaker, with the prime minister's chequers failure friday on the way, and max-fac soon giving way to "tot cap" or total capitulation, the u.k.'s government handling of brexit has been dither, delay and duck, but can i give the prime minister an opportunity for a straight answer? shellfish producers in my constituency are worried about getting their produce to french and spanish markets, so together with those countries and independent ireland of course, how open does the prime minister want and envisage borders and trade routes after brexit? pm may: can i say to the honorable gentleman that i have made it very clear that we are bordered to know our between northern ireland and ireland and to as frictionless a border with the european union in future as possible? can i also say that i think fishermen up and down the country are welcoming the proposals that my right honorable friend the secretary of state put forth on fisheries policy for the future? it is this government who are taking

mr. herd? mr. mitchell? mr. clay? mr. gomez? >> the gentleman from missouri. >> no. >> the gentleman from missouri votes no. >> mr. clay votes no. >> the clerk will report. the clerk will suspend. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hurd of texas votes aye. >> mr. hurd votes aye. >> thele gentlewoman from north carolina? >> yes. >> mrs. foxx votes yes. >> the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, 38 members voted aye, 31 members voted no. >> and the motion to table the ruling of the chair is upheld. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland, mr. cummings, for his questions. >> mr. strzok, first of all, let me say this, that the -- to the members of the fbi who may be watching this, i want them to be clear that we have the utmost respect for the organization. and you, and i thank them for doing what they do every day. and protecting our rights and protecting our people and protecting our way of life. and as i listen to you in answering chairman gowdy's questions, particularly at the end, you gave a very impassioned s

mr. powell narcotics brief recess in the middle of his testimony, the house financial services committee. and we're also getting some headlines from president trump. right now, kevin cirilli joining me back from london, and finally back here in the united states. just to follow up what president trump is saying here at his cabinet meeting. kevin: we've got chairman powell, house of representatives, and meanwhile, new developments coming out of the white house. president trump saying that the auto industry is going to be the focus of a meeting with european union commissioner juncker next week when he visits the white house on the 25th. this comes following what the e.u. has done with regards to japan, the largest type of trade deal we've seen, and quite frankly, coming at its time in which the european union is looking to respond directly to the protectionist strategy of the trump administration trade policy. so a lot of moving parts on this. we should note the e.u. has said that they wou

mr. renacci: mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support this amendment to provide the funds they need to combat wildfires and protect our communities and i would like to yield such time to the chairman. >> i certainly support this amendment. mr. rue ease and i represent the same area, vol up tear firefighters are important especially in our rural areas and we should support and i'm happy to accept the amendment and i yield back. mr. renacci: this amendment would real indicate to the programs and i urge my colleagues to support the amendment and i yield back. the chair:. the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. mr. ruiz: i appreciate and i thank my colleague who has given his time for fighting fires and i thank the chairman and ranking member for their work on this bipartisan bill. i urge to support this amendment to support the vol up tear firefighters who protect our communities and i yield back. the chair: scrabt. and the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from califor

mr. young: mr. speaker, this program supports critical economic development in native communities to assess basic services and capital. r example, almost all native do not have banks. it provides technical assistance on a competitive on allowing them to build wealth and further self-determination. these mission-driven organizations are working to finance businesses, create jobs and much more. the native program accounts for a small portion of the overall budget, which includes them to improve economic well-being. the native program would be especially devastating to our nation's underserved communities. i urge my colleagues to restore program for the native program. my amendment will represent as cdf inch would restore the program of $16 million to the native organizations and may create jobs for economic development. i would like like to thank the network and amendment co- sponsors. and with that, i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from laska reis serves. mr. young: i yield time to the gentlelady.

mr. young: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 6414. the speaker pro tempore: the of will report the title the bill. h.r. 6414, a bill to of the bill. h.r. 6414, a bill to amend title 23 united states code to extend the deadline for promulgation of regulations nder the tribal transportation self-governance program. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from alaska, mr. young, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. defazio, each will control 20 minutes. the chair self-governance program. the speaker pro tempore: alaska. mr. young: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks recognizes gentleman from and include extraneous material on h.r. 6414. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. young: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the is recognized. mr. young: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 6414. i want to thank chairman shuster and

mr. ras kin. mr. gomez. mr. welch. mr. welch votes no. mr. -- mr. >> mr. chair, how is mr. gowdy recorded? >> mr. gowdy passed. >> the clerk will call the roll -- of members who have not yet been recorded. >> mr. isa votes yes. mr. gowdy. mr. buck. mr. buck votes aye. miss bass. mr. jeffreys. >> i've been asked by the minority and the majority counsel to advise members that their votes will only be counted once. if they're on both committees, and the clerk of the oversight -- >> mr. chairman, point of order. on what basis would that rule be, since each committee is voting separately on that? >> procedurally we have agreed to one unified vote. clerk of the oversight government reform committee will call the roll of those members who have not voted. >> mr. gowdy. ms. fox. mr. hurd, mr. mitchell. mr. clay. mr. gomez. >> just responded. >> the gentleman from missouri. votes no. >> mr. clay votes no. >> the clerk will report. >> the clerk will suspend. gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hurd of texas votes aye. >> mr. hurd votes aye. >>> folks, this is peter strzok's hearin

mr. amash. ms. fox. mr. herd. mr. mitchell. mr. clay. mr. gomez. >> the gentleman from missouri. >> no. >> the gentleman from missouri votes no. >> mr. clay votes no. >>> the clerk will report. . >> the clerk will suspend. the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> yes. >> mr. herd of texas votes aye. >> mr. herd votes aye. >> the gentle woman from north carolina. >> yes. >> mrs. fox votes yes. >> the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, 38 members voted aye. 31 members voted no. >> and the motion to table the appeal of the ruling of the chair is upheld. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland, mr. cummings, for his questions. >> mr. strzok, first of all, let me say this. to the members of the fbi who may be watching this, i want them to be clear. that we have the utmost respect for the organization. and you -- and i thank them for doing what they do every day. and protecting rights and protecting our people and protecting our way of life. and as i listen to you in answering chairman gowdy's questions, particularly at the end, you ga

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized, without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, the latest results are in from the republican tax cuts with trump deregulation producing jobs. $2,059 tax cut for a typical annual four. $2,000 for the child tax cut. 16 regulations rolled back through the congressional review act process, the most in history. 90% of americans are receiving bigger paychecks under the new withholding tables. 3.4% increase in real disposable income in the first quarter of 2018. a record high level of u.s. exports of goods and services over $200 billion. 3. million jobs created since -- 3.2 million jobs created since november, 2016. one million jobs created since the tax cuts and jobs act became law. 6.6 million job openings as of may, 2018. meaning more jobs than job seekers. 65% of americans now say it's a good time to find a quality job. in conclusion

mr. walker: 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 the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. walker: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. walker: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 1376, the electronic message preservation, introduced by the gentleman from maryland and ranking member of the committee on oversight and government reform, mr. cummings. the electronic message preservation act will ensure the federal government continues to take the necessary steps to modernize its risk record keeping. despite the significant shift to electronic communications over the last two decades, many federal agencies are just now moving away from a print to file method of electronic record preservation. using paper to preserve electronic records is inefficient, difficult to manage, difficu

mr. brown: mr. speaker, on thursday, june 28, a gunman targeted a cherished community newspaper in our nation's free press. killing five people. the capital gazette is one of our nation's oldest newspapers, having served maryland's capital city of indianapolis for 291 years. in fact, it was one of the first newspapers to publish the declaration of independence, although it aa period on page 2 because local news always took precedence. the indianapolis community which congressman sarbanes and i have the privilege of representing is a tight n.i.t. community. men and women lost in this horrific attack were friends, neighbors, and extended family members. we rise to honor the life of rebecca smith, who was quiet, but had a big heart and describing herself as a bonus mom to the best kid ever. john mcnamara, who went by mac, who loved covering sports as much as playing them. jerald fishman, the consummate newspaperman, working 12 hours a day or more who editorialized about gun violence and became victim o

mr. kihuen: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, it has been 297 days since the worst mass shooting in u.s. history. on october 1, 2017, 58 people were senselessly murdered at the route 91 harvest music festival in las vegas in my hometown. more than 500 people were injured. i still remember that day like it was yesterday. i remember going to sunrise hospital and seeing 194 victims who had been shot or injured. since october 1, i have come to the house floor 58 times to honor each of the victims and to share their stories. for the last nine months, my colleagues have listened to 58 separate speeches and have looked at the pictures of the 58 victims. and these stories have been met with silence by the majority. since october 1, members of the nevada delegation have asked to at least hold a hearing on bump stocks that contributed to this massive carnage in las vegas. and the letters have been met with silence by the majority. since october 1, democrats and a few republicans have introduced no less than 30 bills to combat gun

mr. isa? mr. king? mr. king says aye. mr. gilmer? mr. gilmer says aye. mr. jordan? mr. jordan votes yes. mr. marino? mr. marino vote yes. mr. labrador? mr. collins? mr. labrador vote yes. mr. sanchez? mr. sanchez votes yes. mr. boeck -- buck? mr. radcliffe votes yes. mr. robie? mr. gates? mr. gates votes yes. mr. johnson votes yes. mr. big yes. mr. westford votes yes. mishandle votes yes. mr. roth third, mr. not there? mr. nadler votes no. mr. locklin votes no. ms. jaclyn the votes no. mr. cohen votes no. mr. johnson of georgia votes no. mr. deutsch votes no. mr. gutierrez influence this is votes no. mr. richman votes no. mr. jeffries, mr. sicily? mr. sicily me about snow. mr. lu? mr. lu votes no. mr. raskin votes no. mr. schneider votes no. ms. deming votes no. >> mr. gowda? mr. gaudi passes. mr. duncan? mr. duncan votes yes. mr. isa? mr. isa votes yes. mr. jordan? mr. jordan votes yes. mr. stanford? mr. stanford votes yes. mr. go start? mr. goes are votes yes. ms. fox? mr. massey? mr. massey votes yes. mr. meadows? mr. meadows about yes. mr. ross? mr. ross votes yes.

mr. hensarling: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill s. 1182, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 1182, an act to require the secretary of the treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the american legion. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. hensarling, and the gentlewoman from california, ms. waters, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. hensarling: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and tend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the gentleman will suspend. he house will be in order. the gentleman may resume. mr. hensarling: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the

mr. ryan: hi, everybody. >> hello. mr. goldberg: probably wondering why i called this meeting. [laughter] mr. goldberg: so, we're going to do this very quickly. because we don't have a lot of time. rep. ryan: whose water is this? yours or mine? mr. goldberg: that is yours. as some of you may know, steve hayes of the weekly standard has left town for a year to live in spain, and so i needed another cheesehead to hang out with. [laughter] mr. goldberg: i picked this guy. and as arthur brooks leaves the american enterprise institute as president, i thought we could really use another physical trainer. so we had him come here. [laughter] mr. goldberg: so anyway. i will spare you all the promotional plugs for my book. i will spare you all that sort of throat clearing. -- henry viiihe said to each of his wives, i won't keep you long. [laughter] mr. goldberg: and i don't he , doesn't need an introduction. rep. ryan: i'm paul, hi. [laughter] mr. goldberg: so, i understand this election season, mi

mr. nadler: mr. speaker, what is disgusting is for congress to sit idly by while children are ripped from the arms of their parents and abused. i yield two minutes to the distinguished gentlelady from washington, ms. jayapal. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from washington is recognized for two minutes. ms. jayapal: thank you. mr. speaker, this is what it takes to have a debate on the floor about family separation. it is outrageous that my republican colleagues are playing pure politics with a resolution that does absolutely nothing to address the most pressing crisis before us, which is the separation of 3,000 children from their parents. it is about putting kids in cages and parents in prison who are seeking asylum. mr. speaker, in spite of court orders, this administration still has yet to reunite these children with their families. i will tell you these are parents who have even been denied the opportunity to speak to their kids for more than 10 minutes twice a week. mr. speaker, this bil

mr. engel: mr. speaker, i rise in support of this measure and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. engel: first of all, let me thank congressman doug collins and congresswoman brenda lawrence for their work in bringing this bill forward. this bill before us, the intercountry adoption information act of 2018, will create more transparency in the adoption process. mr. speaker, the adoption process can be long, emotional, expensive for americans that seek to expand their families and give children a forever home. the reason families put themselves through this is because they love these children and want to give them a chance to be part of a loving family. but foreign governments sometimes abruptly change their policies on adoptions, leading families in the dark as they anxiously await to be united with their adoptive children. this bill will make sure adoptive parents get the information they need when this happens. h.r. 5626 requires the

mr. lance: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2345, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the titlele of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2345, a bill to require the federal communications commission to study the feasibility of designating a simple easy to remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. lance, and the gentlelady from michigan, mrs. dingell, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. lance: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and insert remarks extraneous materials in the record on the bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. lance: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lance: thank you,

mr. strzok: mr. or didn't hand me anything. mr. or provided information to the fbi. rep. walker: say that again? mr. strzok: he provided some of myts of reporting that understanding originated from mr. steele. >> so he did give the fbi information relative to the dossier? and another source and -- mr. strzok: i never personally received the dossier. the first time i'm aware of the fbi having that information was in mid-september. my understanding was that came into the fbi. >> one more time, bruce or gave the fbi documents relating to and part of the dossier, is that accurate? mr. strzok: mr. or gave the fbi documents which included material that i believe originated from mr. steele. >> the gentleman may briefly answer the question that the gentleman felt he didn't have an opportunity to answer with mr. walker. mr. strzok: when you bring up an integrity issue, it is interesting you and the gentleman from texas raised this in a way that almost approaches -- it is insulting. oath.ere under i am not lyi

mr. mueller's investigation but the manner in which it was created and your involvement in that is very much directly related to that. when we return, we will have more questions for you regarding that as we indicated earlier. now the committee will stand in recess for votes and we will reconvene at 2:00 p.m. you are part of the investigation for her and her lawyers to go through the emails used exclusively during her time as secretary, go through and determine which ones were government and which ones were not, both classified and unclassified. >> i was not. the youre not at all? are aware of it? >> i was aware of the statement how they did it. they might you think it was ok for secretary clinton to think -- to determine what she could or couldn't turn in under the federal records act? i am aware we recovered information that was not in the material she turned over. i don't know if it was failure of the attorneys conducting that . i don't know the answer to that question. >> i bring up s

mr. graves: mr. chairman, this amendment simply authorizes a for the purpose of evaluating how we manage the red snapper species in the gulf of mexico and south atlantic. i want to be clear, this amendment does not affect any other region of the nation or any other species but a unique scenario we are facing in the gulf of mexico and the south atlantic pertaining to the red snapper. this is a species where the increased demand for recreational and commercial fisheries has resulted in debate and challenges for resource managers across the gulf coast and south atlantic. what this amendment does is to have the g.a.o. provide information to resource managers. we have been able to work through e.f.p.'s for the past two years but this the future, we are not guaranteed. when i was a child we could fish for red snapper year round. we are not allowed to do that. this is to provide better tools for how we manage these species moving forward in a sustainable manner. the modifications i made were a result of dis

mr. blankfein: yes, he has. mr. micklethwait: does it feel as if there is another financial crisis in the works? you say consumer debt you're happy with, sovereign debt you are worried about. where do you look when you get worried? mr. blankfein: we have them periodically. it has obviously been eight years since the last one. in europe, for a few hundred years, people were told to expect a war every generation and it hasn't happened. so i look for these things. i do not think the mere passage of time causes it. you need in the metaphor, kindling on the floor of the forest, for some things you need leverage, something that could blow up. and then you need the spark that would burn it. mr. micklethwait: what are the signs you look for? mr. blankfein: too much leverage, bad behavior in the context of the financial crisis. bad origination practices, and of course, the spark could be default, a bad play by the sovereign, bad fiscal policy, bad monetary policy. at a time when it was right for it, it would cause it. and i

mr. smith. aye. mr. issa. aye. mr. king. aye. mr. gomert. aye. mr. jordan. yes. mr. poe. yes. mr. moreno. yes. mr. gowdy. yes. mr. labrador? mr. collins? mr. desantis. yes. mr. buck? mr. ratcliff? yes. ms. roby? mr. gates? mr. johnson of louisiana? mr. biggs? aye. mr. rutherford. aye. miss handle. yes. mr. nadler? ms. lofgren? ms. jackson-lee? no. mr. cohen? yes. mr. johnson of georgia? mr. cohen votes no. mr. johnson of georgia? no. mr. deutsche? no. mr. gutierrez? no. ms. bass? mr. richmond? mr. jeffries? mr. cicilline? no. mr. swalwell? mr. lieu? no. mr. raskin? ms. jayapal? no. mr. schneider? no. ms. demings? no. has every member voted who wishes to vote? >> mr. chairman? >> the gentle woman is recorded as no. we're going to wait another minute or two for the ranking member. so are you recorded? the gentleman is recorded. mr. chairman? how am i recorded? the gentleman from louisiana is not recorded. >> mr. johnson votes yes. mr. chairman? the gentleman from california. >> no. >> mr. swalwell votes no. >> chairman, may i make a parliamentary inquiry? >> the gentle woman will st

you said that -- >> mr. strzok, mr. strzok, mr. strzok -- >> the gentleman from georgia controls the time. >> mr. strzok, i -- >> the time's up, mr. chairman. >> my i respond? >> there was no question. i read you the answer from the department of justice. >> may i comment? >> briefly. >> sir, from your answer, what i took that to be is in the event of a failure, an individual should be read out. you are conflating that with an out of scope or failure. it is not my understanding that out of scope requires somebody to be read out. it may be, i'm not a security professional, but you -- >> so you're out of sync with an answer received from the justice department. that is an interesting answer, so this is a serious investigation, and if you would have been read out, you should have been read out that. is my final statement, not a question, i yield back. >> the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. >> mr. chairman, i look forward to a couple of extra minutes as each of my republican colleagues have had. serving on this committee has

mr. strzok. >> yes, sir. again, my impression, not stated by him, but my impression of that based on the appearance of those messages and in part of a desire by him to avoid even the appearance of any potential bias that he asked me to return but that's a question for him. >> but, he kept everyone else? >> sir, i dodge know about the staffing decisions made by director mueller after i departed. >> including 13 democrats. >> sir i don't know the affiliation of the people on his team. >> he was concerned enough from your text to remove you but you never felt concerned enough to remove yourself. >> that's correct. >> mr. strzok, you'll get other questions here that relate to your transition from the investigation of miss clinton into the beginnings of this investigation into the trump campaign and the alleged collusion with the russian government. now, mr. strzok, the fbi is a creation of this body. congress created the fbi with its constitutional authority. today you are hereunder subpoena,

mr. pierce: thank you, mr. chairman. -- mr. pearce: thank you, mr. chairman. with respect to the gentlelady if the science were sound and even the agency themselves admitted the science was seriously flawed, if the stakes re not so high, the entire listing of species would demand the sound science so this is a serious problem throughout the west and throughout the united states. if it weren't a matter of being able to provide jobs and have economies in these big rural areas of new mexico and there are other -- no other tax bases in those areas, so as we crowd out ranchers, counties can't, they don't have revenues to survive themselves. if the stakes weren't these then i would listen more closely to the gentlelady's arguments but as it is i just don't think we can sustain a decision like this if the fish and wildlife service had showed up at that meeting where we found other critical habitat within a couple of miles. it just, that critical habitat didn't block access to this source of water. the only source of water in that section of the ranch. these are ranch

mr. wilson: 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. wilson: mr. speaker, president donald trump has made an excellent selection of georgia brett kavanaugh for the supreme court. the editorial today is correct, brett kavanaugh is the right choice for court. a judge's job is to interpret the law, not make the law or make policy, judge kavanaugh. the judge will apply the law as written and enforce the text, innsing of the -- understanding of the constitution. he served on the u.s. court of appeals for the district of columbia for 12 years. he has authored more than 300 opinions. a graduate of yale college and yale law school. judge kavanaugh has clerked on the supreme court under justice anthony kennedy on the third and ninth circuit courts of appeals. he's taught at yale, harvard and georgetown. judge kavanaugh has devoted his life to public s

mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4645. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 511, h.r. 4645, a bill to amend the wild and scenic rivers act to designate certain segments of the east rose bud creek in carbon county, montana, as components of the scenic and wild river system. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, and the gentleman from arizona, mr. grijalva, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. mcclintock: east rosebud is in the kuster national forest. the bill before us designates the 13-mile segment of the east rosebud creek beginning at its source as the east ro

mr. newhouse: mr. speaker, pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the journal stands approved. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? mr. newhouse: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from california, ms. barragan. ms. barragan: 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 oregon

mr. blunt: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of house resolution 772 which was received from the house. i ask unanimous consent that the blunt substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to and that the bills amended be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: is there objection? mrs. murray: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: mr. president, reserving the right to object to the senator's request, families should have access to simple, straightforward information so they can make the food choices that are right for them. so i was very glad to see that after seven years of delays and foot-dragging, seven years of objections from republicans who didn't want to allow this commonsense law to be fully implemented, in may of this year we finally saw this law implemented by a republican administration no le

mr. paulsen: mr. speaker and members, today the house will vote on h.r. 184 protect the medical innovation act which ll repeal the medical excise task. the medical device industry is an american success story employing 400,000 people. in minnesota alone, more than 35,000 people are employed at almost 700 companies. mostly small companies you have never heard of of. many started by a doctor, engineer or entrepreneur, in the garage or back yard with an idea to help save someone's life. 0% of all medical device companies have less than 50 employees and 93% have less than 500 employees. and the jobs they provide are good rewarding jobs that pay above-average salaries. america is a net exporter in medical devices. but back in 2013, the affordable care act imposed a new 2.3 excise tax on all medical devices. 2.3% may not sound like much, but it was a tax on sales, on revenue. and the government puts an excise tax like on tobacco, alcohol. why would we want to discourage medical innovation? only in washingto

mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker, then -- mr. hoyer: without fail. mr. mccarthy: then why did you vote present? it is a single issue. mr. hoyer: i voted present, mr. speaker, because i was not going to take it or leave it. i was not going to just take what the majority leader wanted to shove down my throat and the throat of others. because, mr. speaker, the rhetoric in that bill, and let me say to the leader, mr. speaker, he and i worked on a lot of resolutions regarding israel. and we want to keep the congress united on israel. and we keep the congress united on israel. how do we do it, mr. speaker? we work on the language. we work on the language of the whereas clauses and the resolve clauses so that we can create a broad majority. we could have done that with the i.c.e. bill. easily. asily. overwhelming support for their role and for their courage and for their character. the eaker, i asked about bill that deals with flood insurance. i think the gentleman has told me that that is going to come to the floor. and i am prepared to yield back the balance

mr. clay? mr. lynch? mr. lynch votes no. mr. cooper? mr. cooper votes no. mr. connelly? mr. miss kelly? ms. kelly votes nay. ms. lawrence. ms. lawrence votes ney. police watson miss watson coleman votes no. mr. krishnamoorthy votes no. mr. raskin votes no. mr. gomez. mr. welch? mr. welch votes no. mr. cartwright. >> no. >> mr. cartwright streets no. miss plaskett? miss plaskett votes no. mr. sarbanes? mr. sarbanes votes no. >> mr. chair. how is mr. gowdy recorded? stuart: taking this poll of the two committees, holding a joint session here. newt gingrich is with us. newt, i'm very glad you're with us this morning, your opinion what is going on her is very much germane. at end of this day does anyone doubt that the fbi, peter strzok, protected hillary clinton and undermined president trump deliberately? is there any doubt after hearing what you have heard? >> no, this whole thing is unbelievable. you have the fbi telling strzok not to answer legitimate congressional questioning. if you ever want to see what the deep state looks like, this set of hearings is unbelievable. and

mr. thompson, for five minutes. : thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, 1918, a group of pennsylvania crude oil and natural gas producers got together to form a tradist organization, the pennsylvania oil, gas, and minerals association was formed. it is believed to be the oldest continuously operating oil and gas trade association in the united states. in april, 2010, members of the pennsylvania oil and gas association and the independent oil and gas association of ga, merged it io into one representing oil and gas interests throughout pennsylvania. the merger reunited two organizations that split apart nearly some 30 years earlier to form the pennsylvania independent oil and gas association, or pioga. a century later, industry leaders, supporters, friends will gather to celebrate pioga. the centennial celebration will take place next week at drake well in titusville, pennsylvania, pennsylvania's fifth congressional district, to mark 100 years of the industry's growth and sustainibility in

mr. bercow: mr. goodwill. mr. goodwill: on saturday in london, the prime minister received a warm welcome and the nation paid tribute to our valiant armed forces. we are absolutely delighted britain's result will be the location of the national armed forces in 2020. could i ask the prime minister if she is looking forward to coming to scarborough as much as we are looking forward to welcoming her on the 27th of june 2020? does she suspect, like me, that the leader of the opposition will already have put the date in his diary, as no doubt he will be planning to wash his hair that day again? [laughter] pm may: can i say to my honorable friend that it was a great privilege to attend armed forces day in llandudno on saturday. it was a fantastic celebration. obviously other events took place up and down the country, but it was a great opportunity to recognize the bravery and professionalism of our armed forces and the wonderful job that they do day in, day out for us, putting themselves on the line and making sacrifice

mr. stephen tober's statement, that this entire difference between qualified and well qualified boils down, and i will quote it from his statement, page 7, it is, at its most basic, the difference between the higheststandard and a very high standard." and so it seems to me thatfor us to try to make some distinction, and somehow deem younot qualified based upon that very fine distinction, is to establish a standard that we have never applied in this committee in the past. how many of the people that rated you were there again who either rated you qualified or wellqualified, and was there anyone who dissented from either of those two rankings? brett kavanaugh: senator, from the aba ratings, there were 42 individual reviews conducted over the course of 3 years, and all 42 found me well qualified or qualified to sit on the d.c. circuit. >> so this seems to me, in terms of making adecision on this committee, a distinction without a difference. i will just quote from page 9 and then move on to

mr. olson: mr. speaker, the american dream is alive and well texas 22 and alive and well at the pizza and grinders. this is a walking and talking american dream. war- the cohen family left torn kosovo and started their life in michigan. but they saw the bright light of the lone star state and moved to exas and think started tony's. they are special because they care more about others than about making dollars. hurricane harvey, they gave free food to a volunteer fire department so they can keep saving lives. if you want the freshest, best their n america, try prouth. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and resize and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. tenney: thank you, mr. speaker. sometimes we don't realize we are surrounded by heroes. today i rise to celebrate the actions of a yorkvilleries dent, lieutenant timothy corey and was ho

mr. katko: mr. speaker, i appreciate the comments of my colleague from the district of columbia and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from the district of columbia. ms. norton: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers. i am pleased to join my good friend from new york in supporting this legislation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. katko: thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate the comments of my colleague from the district of columbia, i will simply state that h.r. 5729 is a very stra straightforward bill. it fixes -- is a very straightforward bill. it fixes something that needs to be fixed quickly and i urge my members to support it. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pa

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, this week investors business daily published an editorial titled, the colorblind boom in jobs. it may be a surprise but president trump is nowhere as unpopular among minority voters as the biased mainstream media suggests. why is that? it's one word, jobs. trump, it turns out, has been the most consequential president in history when it comes to minority employment n june, principle, the un-- flins, the unemployment rate for hispanic and and blacks fell to 16%. african-american unemployment at 6.5% represents the second lowest unemployment reading ever for black americans. the truth is, the rippling job growth that began when trump was elected to office picked up steam after his tax cuts have made good for everyone in america. even liberal media pundits. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we'll never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. best wishes, judge brett kavanaugh, with an impeccable record of service, to be on the support of the united states. --