mr. speaker. not the cnn. that was 14 months ago. i have talked to the speaker, and i brought it up continuously on this floor, and i've been told by the republican leadership, don't worry. we got until march 5 to do something. i was told that in october. i was told it in november. i was told it in december. i was told it in january. i was told it in february. don't worry, we got until march 5. march 5 came and went. no action. none. that dreamer to whom the speaker spoke is still at risk, still worried, still twisting in the wind. 86% of the american public, mr. speaker, says that young woman should not be kicked out of the country that she knows. brought here as a child, went to elementary school, middle school, high school, some to college, some practicing medicine, some practicing law, some being social workers, many being teachers. i was told, don't worry. they were told, don't worry. march 5 is a long way away. it has come and gone, and we're told this week we will consider act.1116, the tailer i'm not sure that any of my friend

mr. speaker. i would ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous materials on the bill. i would yield myself such time as i might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. upton: thank you, mr. speaker. energy efficiency can provide benefits for consumers, for job creating businesses, for energy security, and for the environment. but we have to make sure that it's done right. that's why i support s. 2030, ceiling fan energy conservation harmization act, which was sponsored by my good from -- harmonization act, which was sponsored by my good friend, mr. hudson. i would urge all of my colleagues to support this bill. ceiling fans often come with lights attached and thus they serve two purposes for consumers. d.o.e. regulates the energy efficiency of both ceiling fans and the ceiling fan lights and stringent new standards are scheduled to take effect in the next two years. but for some reason, d.o.e

mr. speaker. i certainly want to thank mr. clay from missouri for his leadership and for his work on this committee and also my friend, mr. palmer from alabama, also for the work that he does in this committee. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 1209, which will rename a post office facility in my district at 901 north francisco avenue, mission -- in mission, texas, as the mission veterans post office. across my district, fine men and women of all walks of life have honorably served our country, and it is critical we honor their service and their dedication. mission alone is home to over 2,000 veterans, according to the u.s. census. dedicating this post office to our veterans will serve as a enduring reminder of the sacrifices that our friends, neighbors, and family have made while serving their country. these individuals put country ahead of self and i am proud to recognize them with a dedicating of this post office facility. today, in particular, i want to acknowledge the sacrifice of captain joaquin castro of miss

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

mr. speaker, in -- mr. poe: mr. speaker, in 1925, the american legion honored the 49 men who were killed in world war i. the mothers of those who died decided to erect a cross-shape grave markers in the florens cemeteries where their sons were buried. it became known as the peace cross. even though the monument is secular and after almost 100 years an agnostic federal court ruled the historic monument must be torn down all because it's in the shape of a cross. the wrong-headed decision to tear down the 93-year-old monument is proof that this federal court has no respect for the sacrifices of americans killed in world war i. instead of destroying monuments, we should erect more. what's next? are federal judges going to chisel off the crosses at grave markers on veterans' cemeteries? we'll see. keep the peace memorial. heaven forbid, don't remove the cross, and that's just the way it is. i'll yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. mcnerney: i seek

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this week our nation celebrates public schools week. it is a time when we acknowledge the diversity and success for public schools and a sound education that they provide. strengthening america's public schools is the best way to ensure our children's future success and our country's prosperity. 90% of american children attend public schools, and this week supporters across the country will share their stories of the many students and schools and professionals who make public schools such a vital component of our communities. this includes parents who are working hard to improve educational outcomes for children. advocates nationwide will share stories of public school students and their successes. mr. speaker, public school teachers truly make a difference in the lives of our students. they prepare them for a bright and successful -- and successful futures. it is their dedication to our students that builds strong public schools and, therefore, strong communities. as a senior

mr. speaker. i would like to begin by a dating house on the government's response to the incidents that occurred on sunday and pay tribute to the work of all the emergency services who responded at the scene as those who are now caring for the two critically ill individuals and hospitals. as my right honorable friend the foreign secretary delete investigation is ongoing. i chaired a meeting of the national security council where we're updated on the investigation which is now being led by counterterrorism please and my right honorable friend the home secretary with cobra evidence has to keep an update later today. mr. speaker, this morning i have meetings in addition to my duties in this house i shall have further such meetings later today. thank you, mr. speaker. representing a constituency, can i align my remarks to my right honorable friend was concerned across the southwest country. we share the commitment to delivering the 1800 new homes proposed for getting a constituency. and we understand

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

mr. speaker. i yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from illinois, who is our subcommittee rancor for the digital commerce and digital protection subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from illinois is recognize for as much time as she wishes to use. ms. schakowsky: i thank the gentleman for his generosity in time and i want to say, mr. speaker, that i rise in opposition to h.r. 4257. because it creates a dangerous back door for modern day snake aroundesmen, a back door the f.d.a. approval process. for people who may or may not be preying on desperate people and ignores that there actually is a safe pathway for terminally ill patients to get treatment. this bill failed to pass last week and it should fail again. it is a harmful policy that both republican and democratic appointed former f.d.a. commissioners concluded that there is, quote, no evidence, unquote, that this bill, quote, would meaningfully approve access for patients, but would just remove the f.d.a. from

mr. speaker. the average small shop will see the rates bill increase by 3600 pounds. empty shops sucks the whole life out of our high street and local communities. so why is the prime minister presiding over a government that is tearing the heart out of our local industry? >> first of all, we provided support for small businesses in relation to business rate. secondly, he talks about labour council building homes. actually we built more councils being built under this government that under 13 years of a labour government. he talks of what counsel are saint local level. i'm pleased to say that yesterday two labour councils from -- [shouting] and what did one of them say? they said both locally and nationally the labour party has been taken over by the hard left who are more interested in fighting internal ideological battles and standing up for the priorities of working men and women. conservatives will always welcome people who care about their local area. we will always stand up for people in the

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i along with the prime minister absolutely condemn the vile messages and threatening packages that been sent to muslim members of this house. and also the rise in islamophobia and the abusive messages have been sent to muslim families all over this country has to be utterly condemned by all of us as we condemn anybody that attempts to divide our country by racism or by extremism any form. i think we just have to stand united with any a community ths under threat at any time. mr. speaker, i am sure the whole house will join me in supporting what the prime minister just said about stephen hawking. one of the most acclaimed scientist of this generation. held to understand about the world and universe. he was also concerned about peace and survivable of the world but also a passionate campaigner for the national health service. and he said i have received excellent medical attention in britain. i believe in universal healthcare and i'm not afraid to say so. mr. speaker, if we beli

mr. speaker. i want to thank the gentleman from texas, the chairman of the rules committee, my friend, mr. sessions, for the customary 30 minutes. and i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i want to first thank the distinguished chairman of the rules committee for his thoughtfulness in the aftermath of the passing of our dear friend, former chairwoman of the rules committee, louise slaughter. we appreciate his support. we appreciate the support of all the republican members on the rules committee, especially for the democratic staff, but we are -- we are truly grateful for all of your consideration and for all of your remembrances of our friend and we want you to know it means a great deal to all of us so thank you. i also want to take this opportunity to once again wish the chairman of the rules committee happy birthday. i was -- mr. sessions: thank you very much

mr. speaker, and, mr., mr. speaker, we must do more to address the dangers posed by the states relationship with unofficial groups and corrupt oligarchs. we must also, we must also expose the flows of ill-gotten cash between the russian state and billionaires who have become stupendously rich by looting the country and subsequently use london to protect their wealth. we welcome that prime ministers statement today clearly committing to support the magnitsky amendment and of the many of them as soon as possible, as we on this side have long pushed for. mr. speaker, yesterday nikolai pushcart, a russian exxon was close friends with the late oligarch boris was found dead in his london home. what reassurance can't you give to citizens of russian origin living in britain that they are safe here? mr. speaker, the events in salisbury earlier this month are abominable and have been rightly condemned right across the house. britain has to build, britain has to build a consensus with our allies, and we support the prime m

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i'd like to recognize now for as much time as he may consume, the gentleman from georgia, congressman carter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman virginia tech. mr. carter: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the blocking regulatory interference from closing kilns act of 2017. this bill is very simple, mr. chairman. as it simply aligns the timeline for compliance with judicial review of these rules and regulations. american businesses are finding themselves facing millions of dollars in client costs due to burdensome e.p.a. regulations. it's estimated the e.p.a.'s rules may cost the brick and ceramics industry millions annually with the cost of compliance for the average facility at over $4 million. industry won't be able to meet the requirement deadlines imposed by the rule, which is currently being reviewed in our court system. the e.p.a.'s first attempt at a rule was vacated. before the industry spent millio

mr. speaker. i yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from illinois, who is our subcommittee rancor for the digital commerce and digital protection subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from illinois is recognize for as much time as she wishes to use. ms. schakowsky: i thank the gentleman for his generosity in time and i want to say, mr. speaker, that i rise in opposition to h.r. 4257. because it creates a dangerous back door for modern day snake aroundesmen, a back door the f.d.a. approval process. for people who may or may not be preying on desperate people and ignores that there actually is a safe pathway for terminally ill patients to get treatment. this bill failed to pass last week and it should fail again. it is a harmful policy that both republican and democratic appointed former f.d.a. commissioners concluded that there is, quote, no evidence, unquote, that this bill, quote, would meaningfully approve access for patients, but would just remove the f.d.a. from

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

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. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. walden: thank you. i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i rise today on behalf of the patients who face terminal diagnosis but have exhausted all available treatment options. patients like jordan mclinn who is with us today. ordan satireless fighter who self-advocates with others living with due shains muscular -- with duchenne's muscular dystrophy. like matt bellina. he testified last year. because of folks like jordan and matt, we have an opportunity to increase patient access to experimental opportunities. 38 states across our great land have right to try laws, including my home state of oregon. wisconsin, with a bill on its way to governor scott walker's desk, will soon make it 39. and while the state policies vary, they have a common goal -- helping vulnerable patients. presid

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves his time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. hensarling: mr. speaker, i'm now pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from missouri, mr. luetkemeyer, who is the chairman of our financial services subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. luetkemeyer: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. hensarling for bringing this commonsense bill to the floor. i'd like to thank the gentleman from colorado, mr. tipton, for his commitment to this issue. the lack of consistency and quality in the bank examination process has created serious problems for financial institutions and their customers. mr. tipton's legislation aims to remedy many of the resolutions we heard about from the banks and credit unions in our congressional districts. h.r. 4545 will allow financial institutions to have supervisory determination reviewed by a newly established independent examination review board. this will create uniformity among regulatory agencies while makin

mr. speaker. i move to suspend the rules and pass s. 324. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 324, an act to improve the provisions of adult day care services for veterans. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from tennessee, mr. roe, and the gentleman from minnesota, mr. walz, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from tennessee. mr. roe: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarkse and extend their remarks and include extraneous material. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. roe: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. roe: thank you, mr. speaker. before i begin today, i would like to take a moment to express my deepest sympathies to those affected by last week's tragedy in youngsville, california. i closely follow

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 gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you so much, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize alberto carvalo, the superintendent of miami-dade county public schools, the nation's fourth largest school system with more than 500,000 students. for the past decade, alberto has worked tirelessly on behalf of students and educators throughout my congressional district. his efforts have propelled miami-dade public schools into a position of national prominence, and it is now one of the nation's highest performing urban school systems. recently, carvalo was offered the opportunity of a lifetime, to run the largest school system in the country, and that is chancellor of new york city schools, but he showed his dedication and commitment to south florida students and teachers when he decided to stay in miami-dade. and as a former

mr. speaker. as is the arthur's legacy company will be great to see that the u.k. government special counsel can work together to make a profitable level. >> indeed come to scotland has a great venue for tennis. it's the governor's lead on this and we'd be welcomed to hear anything from the government and situated. >> thank you. order. questions to the prime minister. mr. simon hall. [shouting] thank you, mr. speaker. i would like to begin by a dating house on the government's response to the incidents that occurred on sunday and pay tribute to the work of all the emergency services who responded at the scene as those who are now caring for the two critically ill individuals and hospitals. as my right honorable friend the foreign secretary delete investigation is ongoing. i chaired a meeting of the national security council where we're updated on the investigation which is now being led by counterterrorism please and my right honorable friend the home secretary with cobra evidence has to keep an u

mr. speaker -- mr. speaker, can the prime minister confirm that she will not renege on commitments made in phase one to keep an open border in ireland? >> can i say to the right honorable gentleman, he actually raised three different issues in that question so i'll address all of them. he raised the issue of rights for european union nationals and, of course, a key part of the december agreement, the december joint report that we agreed with the european union, was about the rights of eu citizens living here in the united kingdom and the rights of united kingdom citizens living in the eu 27. that was an important thing to have agreed at an early stage in the negotiations. we said we would do it and we did just that. he talks about the number of nurses. of course there are now 13,900 more nurses on our wards then there were under labor. just while he's talking about the number of years it takes to train doctors. he said it takes eight years to train a doctor. well, if he's worried about the number of doct

mr. speaker. welcome r, i'm proud paul meyers as our guest chaplain and leading us in prayer on this historic thursday. he's from the 16th congressional district of illinois which i proudly represent and serves as the senior chaplain at the united methodist church in roscoe, illinois. he began as a stalwart faithful figure in our community. he serves as chaplain for the fire e.m.s. law enforcement, 19 years and counting, and currently the head chaplain for the harlem roscoe fire department and police department. he also serves as chaplain with the f.b.i. and will be resident chaplain at the f.b.i. academy this month in quantityy could he. i want to say thank you to for r myers, his family, all they do to serve their community. i thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minut

mr. speaker. today i have the honor of introducing our guest pastor, dr. michael lewis, from my home district and from the great city of marietta, georgia. dr. lewis graduated in 1996 with a master's of divinity degree from southeastern baptist seminary. in may of 2005 he received an honorary doctorate from liberty university and he has the honor of serving in churches in south carolina, texas, and florida as their pastor. currently dr. lewis serves as paser to of roswell street baptist -- pastor of roswell street baptist church where he lives with his wife and their three wonderful daughters. it is my privilege to introduce dr. michael lewis who opened us this morning in prayer. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 further requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. the gentlelady from north carolina is -- for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to address the house

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

mr. speaker. i am -- mr. diaz-balart: thank you, mr. speaker. chairman frelinghuysen has been a public servant since the days that he served in vietnam as an enlisted soldier. and that service continues to this day with this bill. which includes the most significant support for our women and men in uniform since the beginning of the war on terrorism. let me tell you two other things that are in this bill for the american people due to the chairman's leadership. the bill includes over d 10 billion in transportation and housing infrastructure without adding to the federal bureaucracy. the chairman fought for major funding for key areas of our economy, yes, including the northeast. this is a major investment in our nation's infrastructure. both congress and the administration, as you know, have been talking about this for such a long time. here you have it. in this bill. this bill delivers on that promise of infrastructure. finally, the chairman has been a tirlse advocate for two decades -- fireless -- tireless advocate for two decades for housing

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, as we speak today, the people of puerto rico suffer. to currently 200,000 families and businesses, 1% of the island, remains without pow -- 16% of the island remains without power. that is not six days after the hurricane or six weeks. we're talking about six months. for those still without power in puerto rico, they are now leaving through the longest blackout in modern history. while parts of the island are it is the far plunge -- far-flung portions it been slowest to reach. for of the island example, if you go o hometown where maria made landfall, it looks like the hurricane struck yesterday. 2/3 of the residents living there are without electricity. or decades, the baseball stadium stood as an important symbol of that town's community. the people there lost baseball and the stadium was a community --loved baseball and the stadium was a community anchor, a symbol of the town and people. those who live there are proud of their baseball diamond. this toundfealeded puerto rico

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to congratulate track form resources of logantown, pennsylvania, for being named the 2018 innovative dairy farmer of the year. the national award celebrates u.s. dairy producers that apply creativity, excellence, and forward thinking to achieve greater on-farm productivity and improving marketing. the award is presented annually by the international dairy foods association and dairy herd magazine. mr. speaker, track farm resources has a rich history in clinton county. located in the heart of country, it is operated by jim and lisa and kevin track. lisa and kevin are siblings. they run the farm with the help of their children and grandchildren who now represent the 11th generation farmers of the land. yes, that's right. track farm resources has been in operation since 1773. three years before the declaration of independence was ever issued. they have 22 full-time employees and some part-time help as well. the owners said it is teamwork that make it possible for the

mr. speaker, and, mr., mr. speaker, we must do more to address the dangers posed by the states relationship with unofficial groups and corrupt oligarchs. we must also, we must also expose the flows of ill-gotten cash between the russian state and billionaires who have become stupendously rich by looting the country and subsequently use london to protect their wealth. we welcome that prime ministers statement today clearly committing to support the magnitsky amendment and of the many of them as soon as possible, as we on this side have long pushed for. mr. speaker, yesterday nikolai pushcart, a russian exxon was close friends with the late oligarch boris was found dead in his london home. what reassurance can't you give to citizens of russian origin living in britain that they are safe here? mr. speaker, the events in salisbury earlier this month are abominable and have been rightly condemned right across the house. britain has to build, britain has to build a consensus with our allies, and we support the prime m

mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time he may consume. mr. kildee: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to support h.r. 4725, the community bank reporting relief act, which would reduce reporting requirements through first and third quarter call reports for michigan. mr. kildee: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. depository institutions with less than $5 million in total consolidated assets. this bill provides targeted regulatory relief to many of our smaller financial institutions. as has been desirable, democrats and republicans on the committee and in this congress for some time. under the obama administration, the federal banking agencies began taking a series of steps streamline various bank reporting requirements. many of the requirements have existed for decades, including the consolidated streamline vars -- quarterly consolidated reports of condition and income for bank, which is co

speaker, i g: mr. think now that i am pleased to yield two minutes to the gentlelady from new york, a hardworking member of the financial services committee, miss tenney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mitts tenney: thank you, mr. speaker and mr. chairman. i rise to support this bipartisan legislation, h.r. 4263, the regulation a+ improvement act, interdutiesed by my colleague from new jersey. congratulate igses -- congratulations to mr. macarthur anti-chairman for bringing this legislation to the floor. it would increase from 50 million to 75 million the exemption amount that companies can offer under the securities and exchange commission's, s.e.c., tier 2 regulation exemption amount tha the 2012 jobs afpblgt at the owner of a small business, i understand firsthand the vital importance of making our nation's business climate competitive at all levels. yet small businesses are only starting to see a resurge from the struggling ecosystem. thanks to the recent tax a

mr. speaker. at least he apparently did the right thing -- he did the right thing he stood up he resigned. it took months, months to get member to resign. and the member is still hanging in there, mr. speaker. it might as well be a leader of the opposition finds there will always be in england but they will always be -- as well. mr. speaker, in terms of corruption more general he has blocked integrity measures at every turn. at every single turn. he fought tooth and nail to oppose their introduction of the building and construction. an agency whose job it is to restore the rule of law for the construction sector and stop the unions including his own, from continually -- [multiple speakers] standing over developers, standing over the australian construction industry in a way that has been a disgrace for years but of course, there is bigger political -- of course, the registered organizations commission which again is going no more than to ensure -- mr. speaker, you would think that those measures w

mr. speaker. let me thank the prime minister for advanced sight of her statement. as the prime minister has dated, the attack on mr. skripal and his daughter was an unlawful use of force by the russian state against the united kingdom. mr. speaker, there has to be a robust response to the use of terror on our streets. >> hear, hear. >> we must act in a measured way to show that we will simply not tolerate this behavior, and in this regard i welcome and associate with those of us on these benches with the measures contained in the statement. on this matter i commit my party to working constructively with the government. i am sure the house will join me with extending thanks to the police and security services who are working around the clock on the recent case in salisbury. mr. speaker, it is been warming to see our closest friends and allies across europe expressing solidarity and support. ourur friends globally must join witht. us by standing up to this abuse of state power by russia. and i look

mr. speaker. i am -- mr. diaz-balart: thank you, mr. speaker. chairman frelinghuysen has been a public servant since the days that he served in vietnam as an enlisted soldier. and that service continues to this day with this bill. which includes the most significant support for our women and men in uniform since the beginning of the war on terrorism. let me tell you two other things that are in this bill for the american people due to the chairman's leadership. the bill includes over d 10 billion in transportation and housing infrastructure without adding to the federal bureaucracy. the chairman fought for major funding for key areas of our economy, yes, including the northeast. this is a major investment in our nation's infrastructure. both congress and the administration, as you know, have been talking about this for such a long time. here you have it. in this bill. this bill delivers on that promise of infrastructure. finally, the chairman has been a tirlse advocate for two decades -- fireless -- tireless advocate for two decades for housing

mr speaker oh. if that is the evidence before the government even before the investigation into salzburg is complete the government could be taking action could be taking action to introduce a new could be could be taking action to introduce a new financial sanctions powers but instead mr speaker they are currently resisting labor's amendments the sanctions and money laundering bill which could introduce this so-called magnitsky. was so will not prime minister agreed today to back those amendments to the sanctions a money laundering bill. more specifically mr speaker when it comes to the. can be strongly held opinions and inflamed passions but i do appeal to colleagues who sincerity and integrity i doubt to remember that we hear views. of our colleagues will be heard but the right honorable gentleman must be heard jeremy corbyn you mr speaker more specifically when it comes to the souls reattack water actions are the local police taking to identify fellow diners diseases restaurant and the mill pub

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, march is national athletic training month, and i rise today to honor these health care professionals who provide care for athletes and patients, soldiers, workers and performers. athletic trainers provide compassionate care for all, in work, life and sport. anyone who has been sidelines with an injury can tell you how important their athletic trainer has been in helping them make a full recovery. athletic trainers provide medical services to all types of patients, not just athletes participating in sports and can work in a variety of job settings. they're instrumental in releaving widespread and future work force shortages and primary care support and outpatient rehab professions and provide an unparallel range of care for patients. they also improve functional outcomes and specialized in patient education to prevent injury or reinjury. as a former athlete, therapist and rehabilitation services manager, i know just how valuable our athletic trainers are and i thank them for th