[mr. lenz: no. mr. fallon: mr. blasko? no. mr. blasko: no. mr. fallon: if there was law enforcement on the roof probably wouldn't have been a shooter, correct? mr. blasko: true. mr. fallon: were drones implemented to help prevent the threat? mr. hens: they had technical issues with the drone was my public knowledge. mr. fallon: if cameras were placed on the roof would that mitigate the threat? mr. herold: it would have. mr. fallon: secret service didn't place cameras on the roof? mr. herold: did not know. mr. fallon: a 10-year-old looking at that satellite image could have seen the greatest threat posed to the president that day outside the security perimeter was the a.g.r. building and that roof and a 20-year-old with a week's notice figured it out and outsmarted and outmaneuvered the entire u.s. secret service and is a shame and disdain on their agency. and the best way to prevent these from happening is you don't react to them, you prevent them in the first place. mr. chairman, i yield back. chair kelly: you're recognized to five minutes. >> i

mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, coons, cortez masto, duckworth, durbin, hassan, kelly, lujan, manchin, padilla, peters, rosen, shaheen, smith, tester, whitehouse, and wyden. senators voting in the negative -- cassidy, ernst, hagerty, hyde-smith, marshall, mcconnell, paul, risch, and scott of south carolina. mr. tillis, no. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. mr. grassley, no. mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mrs. capito, no. mr. heinrich, aye. mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. carper, aye. mr. king, aye. mr. warnock, aye. mr.

mr. miller: the turkey pardon is great actually. my kids got to see in addition to peach and blossom being released on their own recognizance, my kids got to meet the president and shake hands, take a selfie with him. a great success. pushed the briefing back 45 minutes. >> now that that is out of the way, i realize you are calling it -- the white house, kirby was asked about and multiple times and did not give an answer, but what is your understanding of the status of this proposal? the lebanon one, i am talking about. mr. miller: you will not be surprised if things do not change markedly in one hour and a half or two hours since you spoke to the press. we have made significant progress with getting towards a resolution that includes progress from where we were when i spoke to this last week. but we are not. nothing is final until everything is final. we continue to work to get an agreement over the line, and we are hopeful we could get one, but we need both parties to give a yes. >> do

mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr.ch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. the clerk: mr. young. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: a quorum is not present. mr. schumer: mr. president, i move that the -- the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i move that the sergeant at arms request the presence of absent senators and i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. butler. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr.

mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. the clerk: mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. butler. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. the clerk: mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms.

mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr.r. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. vote: the clerk: mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. crapo, aye. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- booker, cramer, durbin, heinrich, kelly, lujan, manchin, murray, ossoff, peters, shaheen, tillis, warner, warnock, and whitehouse. senators voting in the negative -- grassley, hagerty, paul, scott of florida, sullivan, and tuberville. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. mr. cotton, no. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize juniper helps, a nonprofit organization in massachusetts, doing remarkable work to improve food security amongst worcester public school students. led by julie mcdonld, juniper helps runs food pantries in six public schools in my hometown of worcester. offering stacks and easy to maintain meals. many of these people face the heartbreaking reality of unstable housing and for them a nutrition meal is a source of stability and hope. julie saw this need in our community and has rallied a powerful coalition of local businesses, nonprofits and government agencies to make sure local students have nutritious meals and snacks when the school's out of session. food is love, mr. speaker, and juniper helps is a reminder -- is reminding us all of our responsibility to ensure that every child has continued access to nutritious food. their work is inspiring and a critical safety net for kids as we work to end hunger now for all. i yield back. the speaker pro tempor

mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, book,butler, cantwell, cardin, carper, coons, cortez masto, duckworth, durbin, gillibrand, hassan, heinrich, helmy, hickenlooper, hirono, kne, kelly, king, klobuchar, lujan, manchin, markey, merkley, murphy, murray, ossoff, padilla, peters, ree ron, sanders, schatz, schumer, shaheen, smith, warner, warnock, warren, welch, whitehouse, and wyden. ms. lummis, no. mr. scott of south carolin no. mr. casey, aye. senators voting in the negative -- barrasso, boozman, capito, collins,ornyn,cotton, cramer, crapo, daines, fischer, graham, grassley, hoeven, hyde-smith johnson

mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. ul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. bio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, booker, brown,butler, carper, casey, coons, duckworth, heinrich, helmy, kaine, king, lujan, murray, ossoff, padilla, sanders, tester, van hollen, warren, welch, whitehouse, and wyden. mrs. shaheen, aye. senators voting in the negative -- barrasso, cotton, hoev, hyde-smith. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: ms. hassan, aye.. vote: the clerk: mr. grassley, no. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye.

mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. mssinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mal mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, book,brown, butler, carper, casey, as soon as, cortez mao, duckworth, dur businesspeople, hassan, heinrich, helmy, hickenlooper, hirono, kelly, king, klobuchar, lujan, markey, merkley, murphy, murray, padilla, peters, reed, rosen, sanders, schatz, shaheen, smith, stabenow, warner, warren, welch, and whitehouse. senators voting in the negative -- barrasso, blackburn, boozman, capito, collins, cotton, fischer, graham, grassley, hawley, hyde-smith, johnson, kennedy, lankford, lee, lummis, murkowski, scott of florida, con scott of s

mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. butler. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. >> i can't do that but in packing plant of the farmers and ranchers are very careful how they hire practices. we have ice enforcement from several years ago and we have seen other opportunities for ice to enforce the law. a lot of the immigrants her second and third generation, 15 miles south of court that's been there for generations and now their kids are going on to medical school so we seen a real evolution. i'm not saying there illegally there but i'm confident the industry has done a good job. >> what about getting he says workers get there here just to work, whole would be the outcome? >> number one we are going to start with remain in mexico. i think what the border is secure you will see bipartisan efforts to make sure legal immigration system works. we had 500,000 backlog because hollow folks are of will fade and support. december of 20 i was in the el paso station border completely in

mr. feigin. mr. feigin: thank you, mr.ef justice, and may it please the court: it's hard to believe that we're actually here debating whether murder is a crime of violence, as i think petitioner just acknowledged. this is one case where the law already tracks common sense. castleman tells us that internal force, like a disease, can be physical force. it also tells us that physical injury must result from physical force. and the borden plurality recognizes that someone uses force against the person of another when he makes force his instrument to cause that person harm force. i used "force” twice there, but you -- i think you get the point. and there's really no basis in law or logic to draw a distinction between the person who gently sprinkles poison in the cup and the person who, i used "force” twice there, but you -- i think you get the point. and there's really no basis in law or logic to draw a distinction between the person who gently sprinkles poison in the cup and the person who, hating the victim, just withholds th

mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. the senate work in nontraditional nominations today votes have also begun on a. series of foreign policy measures introduced by independent senator bernie sanders been these include resolutions to block arms shipments to israel and other disapproving of loan relief for ukraine. earlier today at vice president-elect jd vance was on capitol hill talking with lawmakers about the incoming president's choice for attorneyy general. former congressman matt gaetz, resigned shortly before the release of an ethics committee report. you are watching live coverage of the senate here on cspan2. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmativive -- heinrich, kain i appreciated emily going to take a couple of minutes. yesterday in the press report apparently i had a report what i said at lunch for the news the talking but a simple conce

mr. carter: mr. speaker, i rise today to mourn the loss of lieutenant general ely given buck shuler jr. who passed away. he was proud servant of our country. after graduating from the citadel in 1959, he spent 32 years deads kating his life to the united states -- dedicating his life to the united states air force. with over 7,600 flying hours and 125 combat missions in vietnam, it's no surprise general shuler was awarded over 20 medals and distinctions for his service, including being awarded the order of the pal moby south carolina governor macmaster. besides his dependscation to his country, he was a member of st. john's church in columbia, south carolina, and a previous president and chairman of the mighty eighth air force historical museum where i served with him on the board of trustees. general shuler is survived by his wife, annette, and their sons, e.g., franklin and gray. my thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the shulers today as they celebrate and remember the truly im

thank you, mr speaker. every week i meet _ pension. thank you, mr speaker.rd-workingl every week i meet hard—working families— every week i meet hard—working families who are juggling raising their children and their family finances _ their children and their family finances. when they hear the party opposite _ finances. when they hear the party opposite and its new leaders say that maternity pay has gone too farm _ that maternity pay has gone too farm they— that maternity pay has gone too far... they are terrified about what this means — far... they are terrified about what this means for them. to ease the worry— this means for them. to ease the worry that — this means for them. to ease the worry that thousands of hard—working families. _ worry that thousands of hard—working families, can the prime minister please _ families, can the prime minister please commit that he has no plans to change _ please commit that he has no plans to change maternity pay or to roll back the — to change maternity pay or to roll back the hard earned rights of working — back the

mr. amo: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the united soccer league eastern conference champions, rhode island f.c. let me tell you, this team is special. this team never says guy. coming into this season, their first as an expansion team, rhode island f.c. wasn't projected to make the postseason. however, led by their head coach smith, they put together a magical playoff run. earlier this month, they took down top seeded louisville city f.c., and on saturday they held off a late surge by the charleston battery to win a 2-1 thriller. make no mistake, this team plays wicked good soccer. anchored in community, this team is bringing rhode islanders together and giving us something to root for. congratulations on winning the east conference finals and good luck as you take on colorado springs in the final. our whole state, the whole state of rhode island will be cheering you on. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: wicked good. the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentle

mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- durbin, warner, welch and whitehouse. senators voting in the negative -- daines, rubio, scott of florida, tuberville, and young. mr. warnock, aye. mr. wicker, no. mr. marshall, no. ms. smith, aye. mr. paul, no. mrs. capito, no. mr. tillis, no. ms. stabenow, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. hoeven, no. mr. boozman, no. mr. moran, no. mrs. blackburn, no. mr. cotton, no. mr. crapo, no. mrs. britt, no. vote: the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. mr. schmitt, no. mr. cramer, no. mr. van hollen, aye. mr. barrasso, no. ms. baldwin, aye. mr. ricketts, no. mr.

mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 8932, the fafsa deadline act, which would set a firm october 1 deadline for the department of education to roll out the free application for federal student aid or fafsa form starting in 2025. this bill will help millions of students and families access federal financial aid in a timely manner. we know that higher education is a pathway to opportunity, but rising costs of college has made it out of reach for a lot of students. federal aid, including pell grants and student loans, is essential to making college affordable. that's why in 2020 i worked with senator lamar alexander to pass the fafsa simplification act, to make federal student aid easier to access. regrettably, last year technical problems with the newly redesigned fafsa form delayed the students' access to this vital aid and as a result too many students could not submit their applications on time and many struggled to get the support they needed, to resolve those issues. when the commit

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the 60th anniversary of the national boy scout memorial in our nation's capital. the boy scouts of america aims to prepare young people for lives of impact and purpose. since the boy scouts' founding in 1910 here in washington, d.c., the organization has grown to become one of the largest youth organizations in the united states, with over one million scouts. the united states congress passed a congressional charter in 1916, officially establishing the boy scouts of america. the mission remains steadfast. to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the scout oath and law. in 1959, the 50th anniversary year of scouting, linda -- lyndon baines johnson, then senate majority leader, introduced a measure to establish the memorial. scouts from across the nation displayed their dedication and passion for scouting by raising 100% of the funding needed to complete the statue. scouts were a

mr. joyce: mr. speaker, i rise to address the house and ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. joyce: mr. speaker, over the past several years, there has been a sharp increase in hostile and adversarial nations kid kidnapping of american citizens and holding them for ransom. while these americans are being held hostage, the last thing that they and their families need is more bureaucratic red tape here at home. the fact that the i.r.s. has been charging these hostages with late fees and penalizing them for failing to file their tax returns is yet another sign of the agency's failure to serve the american people. it is time for the house to pass the stop terror-financing and tax penalties on american hostages act, which will address this issue and support these americans during one of the most challenging times in their lives. an equally important component of this bill is that it would revoke the tax-exempt status of organizations who s

mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, blumenthal, booker, brown, butler, cantwell, carper, durbin, fetterman, heinrich, hickenlooper, kelly, king, klobuchar, markey, merkley, ossoff, peters, reed, schatz, schumer, shaheen, sinema, whitehouse, wyden e --. senators voting in the negative -- barrasso, blackburn, britt budd daines, ernst, fischer, graham, grassley, hagerty, hoeven, hyde-smith, johnson, lankford, lee, lummis, moran, paul, risch, romney, rounds, schmitt, scott of florida, scott of south carolina, sullivan, thune, tillis, tuberville, wicker. mr. casey, aye. mr. marshall, no. mr. mcconnell, no. m

mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. in the two weeks since the budget i've been contacted by federal g.p. and my constituencies including my own, i should say, with the yen union fears that the impact of the changes to national insurance employers contribution will strengthen their ability to continue to offer the public the health standard they do at the moment. they are far from the oonly ones struggling, morally in the health and care seg ptment. could the gentleman tell me or perhaps he and the chancellor would like to co-to my district to talk to mimy constituents about how they're expected to call without extra support from the government. >> these are tough decisions that we took. we have put forward a budget. mr. speaker, with an extra 26.5 billion pounds from the n.h.s. that includes interest allowance and 600 mil

thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, for the past 2 1/2 years my family and team have been blessed and honored to call sidney robinson a colleague and a friend. sidney is a fell believer and incredibly hardworking and one of the best that capitol hill has to offer. sidney joined my team in 2022 and served as staff assistant, scheduler, and director of operations. she often served as the face of the front office ensuring whether it was a kansans first or 50th trip to the office they were met with enthusiasm, kindness, and professionalism. over the years she oversaw our internship program, assisted kansans during their visit to the nation's capital. balanced an ever changing schedule, prioritizing time in the district, votes, connectivity, and much more. on top of that sidney helped our team host weekly prayer breakfasts for members of congress and the 2024 national prayer breakfast. as a co-chair of the national prayer breakfast, i'm honored to plan and hold the event for the president of the united states and sp

mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: ms. hirono. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- cardin, heinrich, hill my, merkley, reed, rosen, van hollen, welch, wyden. senators voting in the negative -- cassidy, crapo, paul, scott of south carolina. mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. cotton, no. mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. mr. thune, no. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. mr. markey, aye. mr. daines, no. mr. grassley, no. mr. wicker, no. vote: the clerk: mrs. britt, no. mrs. capito, no. mrs. fischer, no. mr. lee, no. mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mrs. shahe

mr. westerman: 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. 1449. mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the house will be in order. members are requested to take their conversations off the floor. pursuant to house resolution 1576, rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole on the state of the union for consideration of h.r. 1449. the chair appointments the gentleman from new york, mr. lalota, to preside over the seminole. the chair: the committee will be in order. the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 1449, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to amend the geothermal steam act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales to require replacement sales, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the bill is

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request 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. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise to congratulate cadet colonel cory on earning the general carl a. spats award. the spats award is civil air patrol's highest cadet honor. since 1964 the spats award has been presented to cadets who have demonstrated excellence in leadership, character, fitness and arrow space education -- air space education -- aerospace education. along the way they develop self-discipline, leadership abilities, and a foundation necessary for pursuing a career in aviation space or technology. recently howard native cadet colonel cory earned his spats award and he's among only 2,559 individuals to have achieved this honor. along with the spats award, the colonel is an exceptional student and athlete, ranking in the top percent of his class in competing

mr. fry, and the gentlewoman from california, ms. porter, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from south carolina. mr. fry: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on this measure. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. fry: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. fry: before serving in congress i served in the south carolina state legislature and now here in washington i'm passionate about ensuring that state, local, and federal governments all work together and work together well. during my time in office i have heard from many of our local governments, particularly in my district in those rural district, that applying for federal grant money can be a complicated, confusing process. in big cities you've often have professional staff that do this. in a small town it's the mayor or his spo

mr. kenny ll require a senate confirmation, has been outsin the past about his skepticism of vaccinean fluoride usage in publi water sources. e former presidential candidate withdrew from the race this summer to endorse mr. trump. during question time in the british house of commons, the prime minister mention head congratulated president-elect trump on his upcoming presidency. this is just under 40 minutes. >> mechanic, on monday i was honored to join president mack rp to mark arm usties day in paris. we paid tribute to the fallen of the first world war and all subs again conflicts who made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom we enjoy today. i also attended the summit that was on british energy security and the jobs of the future that should be with these shore, central issues of concern to people in this country. it is also islamaphobia awareness month and i reconfirm our commitment to stand against racism in all its forms. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial co

mr. speaker. >> mr. speaker, can i begin by congratulating president-elect trump on his historic election victory. as the closest of allies, the u.s. and the u.k. will continue work together to protect our shared values of freedom and democracy. having had dinner with president-elect trump just a few weeks ago, i look forward to working with him in the years to come. may i also welcome the leader of the opposition. my fourth in foreign a half years. [laughter] i look forward to working with her in the interest of the bridge public. mr. speaker, this weekend's remembrances and i, and people across the country will come together to pay solemn tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice defending the values of freedoms that we enjoy today. and i'm sure the entire house will join me in paying tribute to them. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. i shall have a for the such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. my constituent is going to miss out

mr. miller: you will not be surprised if things do not change markedly in one hour and a half or two hours since you spoke to the press. we have made significant progress with getting towards a resolution that includes progress from where we were when i spoke to this last week. but we are not. nothing is final until everything is final. we continue to work to get an agreement over the line, and we are hopeful we could get one, but we need both parties to give a yes. >> do you have off the top of your head an idea how many times you guys, u.s. officials have said exactly those words as it regards to lebanon dating back to september, late september? mr. miller: yeah. >> as it regards gaza, going back almost a couple days or a week or so after the october 7 attacks. mr. miller: i can tell you we are painfully aware because this has been an incredibly frustrating process, both getting to cease-fire and a dipper medic resolution to the conflict -- a diplomatic resolution to the conflict and ne

mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. i thank you all for being here and i'm delighted to be accompanied by senators merkley welsch and then colin. we are here this morning to discuss the three joint resolutions or jay argues that the senate will be voting on tomorrow. they are as j. rezwan 11, to block 120-millimeter tank rounds as j. reyes 115 to block high explosivebe mortar rounds as j.o block guidance kits attached to many of the bombs dropped in gaza. the truth of the matter is that from a legal perspective these resolutions are not complicated. they are cut and dried. the united states government is currently in violation of the war and every member of the u.s. senate who believes in the rule of law should vote for these resolutions. the foreign assistance act and the arms export control act are very clear the united states cannot provide weaponry for countries that violate internationally recognized h

mr. airington: mr. speaker -- mr. arrington: mr. speaker, we have a great injustice that's persisted now for four decades where some of our hardest working fellow americans, public servants, in certain states, where they have nonsocial security covered employment, or to say it this way, where they have teacher retirement systems, separate from social security, or firefighter retirement system, separate from social security, so in these states, we have what is called a windfall elimination provision in the social security law which has shortchanged two million, roughly, hardworking public servants. now, some people are still getting a windfall but the vast majority are not getting what they earned and what they put into the social security system. so my colleagues, representative john larson who i serve with on wyms and i consider a dear friend, someone who i know is very passionate about fixing social security's insolvency which looms large over the next 10 years, this is but one element of what's not working in social security for

mr speaker. united kingdom. mr speaker. >> mr speaker, mr speaker , are .. >> i don't need any help. can i just say if somebody wants to leave, i'll be helping them do that? i'm going to hear the question, and i certainly want to hear the answer as well. so please, let's have some courtesy. come . courtesy. come. >> mr speaker, we have heard him repeat the lines on the television, fixing the foundations and so on. but what does he say over and over again? but what does he say to farmers who are facing uncertainty about their futures as a result of the increased taxes announced by the chancellor? i am very clear that we would reverse labour's cruel family farms tax . what can he family farms tax. what can he say now to reassure the farming community who provide security for the whole nation? >> the prime minister, i'm to happy help the leader of the opposition. >> if she's going to complain about scripted answers, it's probably best not to read that from a script . what i will say from a script. what i will say about farmers is this i'm glad she's raised . a

mr. garcia. >> thank you, mr. chairman, for the opportunity and thank you secretary bearra, for being here today and to your staff for all the work and the progress that's been made to a very imperfect system and its history goes back a long, long ways. as a former and current foster parents this issue is near and , dear to my heart. i've seen some of the trials and tribulations that children have endured as it relates to trauma. i've seen their resilience, but this remains a challenge to our system and certainly to your office and the office of refugee resettlement. is it fair to say that the protocols that you utilize in placing children are pretty similar to what most states in the union utilize when placing children? >> foster care programs also try to look to the best practices for child welfare, so i can't say they're exactly the same, but we follow the best practices of child welfare professionals, and those are pretty rigorous, i might say, as someone who is currently abiding by. so yes, most of these chil

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from south carolina is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: thank you, mr. speaker. the irresponsible policies of biden-harris have cost american families $13,000 a year. however, with the return of president donald trump, partnered with speaker mike johnson and senate leader john thune, republicans will drive down prices and increase jobs for american families. due to camala -- kamalaflation, prices have risen in 22% in south carolina alone. americans are spending more on everyday necessities compared to president trump just three years ago. eggs are up 69%, gasoline is up 38% or more. baby food and formula is up 31%. chicken is up 26%. leading the trump-vance innovations will be the talented elon musk and vivek, co-leading the newly created department of government efficiency. in conclusion, god bless our troops as the global

mr. trump: i think they're crazy. if it's a fair election, i would be the first one to acknowledge it. so far i think it's been fair. i think there's been a lot of court cases, both sides are lawyered up. thousands of lawyers involved. thousands, can you imagine? we have too complicated process. you know that paper is more sophisticated than computers. watermarked paper. you cannot -- it's unbelievable what happens with it. there is nothing you can do to cheat. and of course you have practically nothing to run -- think of it, we stamped hundreds and millions and billions of dollars on these campaigns, you can do it for 8% of the cost and have accuracy, and we wouldn't have to be worried about whwen's pennsylvania went to announce. it's really a shame. >> [inaudible] mr. trump: well, he knows exactly what -- that is based on what rfk talked -- i don't think rfk wanted that. talking about health and human services. let me tell you, he's a great guy, rfk, and he's going to do pretty much what he wants as far as i'm conce

mr. thompson. >> thank you, mr. chairman, for holding today's hearing, and thank you to all the a witnesses from, for being here. and this might be the best example of all the wonderful people throughout all of our districts that are doing great work that is incredibly beneficial. this panel of witnesses is absolutely fantastic, so thank you all for what you're doing. title 4b of the social security act provides significant federal funding to target the root causes of the mistreatment of children and provide critical services to help kids and familyings in need -- families in need. these funds help states provide a lifeline to kids and to families who have experienced -- are in imminent risk of experiencing foster care problems and to help support community-based services for struggling families. from hiring and training caseworkers, contracting with nonprofits to provide prevention services and improving family court services, this funding makes a real difference in the lives of children. according to the -- my hom

mr. speaker, this weekend's remembrances and i, and people across the country will come together to pay solemn tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice defending the values of freedoms that we enjoy today. and i'm sure the entire house will join me in paying tribute to them. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. i shall have a for the such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. my constituent is going to miss out on her mental fuel allowance -- winter fuel allowance. as well as vital money to keep her house warm, she does not get the home discount, she doesn't get the 169-pound tv license or nhs prescriptions. is this fair? >> mr. speaker, we passed a budget to fix the foundations. one of the issues we had to confront was the 22 billion pound black hole left by the last government. we have taken the tough decision. that will stabilize our economy. that means we can commit and pensions will be better off seeing an increase in the pension that

mr. blanche and mr. saur happen to be two of donald trump's personal defense attorneys in the actions taken against him and they now would be poised to be his attorneys at the justice department. mr. -- mr. gaetz would be a disaster as the next attorney general. i am committed to ensuring my colleagues of both parties have every fact at hand to understand his danger. i will do everything i can to ensure that donald trump cannot turn the department of justice into his personal law firm and i'll defend the career public servants who work at the justice department and have dedicated their lives to defending the rule of law. president-elect trump won the election fair and square, but that doesn't mean he's entitled to choose extreme, unqualified loyalists to fill his cabinet. the senate must fulfill its constitutional responsibility to advise and consent. madam president, i yield the floor.

mr. burr chet: i -- he mr. burchett: i rise to honor corporal paul phelps who was 18 years old and working in the baltimore shipping yards when he was drafted in the army in 1943. he was sent to fort bragg in north carolina for basic training before being shipped to massachusetts for infantry training. he was assigned so the 107th battalion and sent to liverpool, england, 1944 and promoted to a t-5 corporal during the siege of baston and received awards. he received four battle stars from his time overseas and he stared death in the face but he doesn't consider himself to be a hero. corporal phelps married his high school sweetheart dorothy and married for 54 glorious years before she passed away with two daughters, five grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. corporal phelps lives in knoxville and will turn 100 years old in early 2025. corporal phelps loves his country and it's my honor to recognize corporal phelps as the tennessee second district november 2024 veteran of the month. thank you, mr. speake