mr. speaker. i yield two minutes to my friend from texas, mr. roy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. roy: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman from oklahoma and gentleman from new york for yielding time. i respect the amount of work they have put into this legislation. i rise without surprise to anyone in this room at opposition to the legislation. i keep hearing that this phrase, this bill provides. i keep hearing my colleagues saying this. but this bill doesn't provide anything. the american people provide. this bill borrows. and it borrows at a time when we can't afford to borrow more. our nation is $23 trillion in debt, now racking up more than $100 million of debt per hour. we haven't figured it out yet but it appears this bill spends $50 billion more than 2019 spending levels. don't worry everybody will go back home and campaign on a balanced budget amendment which has no clear passage. this bill is filled with massive policy changes we should debate and vote on individually. it has a b

mr. speaker, now, mr. speaker, i now move on to what i think is one of the most appalling and what f this bill the prime minister has presented to us this morning. make it clear that i see the government's removal of the protections of this bill for unaccompanied children seeking asylum is nothing short of an absolute disgrace and a piece of dishonesty towards those people who at the moment are clearly very, very concerned. so after last parliament, i was night, my hip last good friend, lord dubs, has to ensure lessly by the worst t bed aspects of global injustice can be given sanctuary. in its first t week in office has ripped up commitments. this is a move, safe passage as quote, as trulyi shocking, saying it could have nd i quote again, potentially tragic consequences. i think they say this, mr. speaker, coming up to christmas, hame on this government for abandoning children in this way. mr. speaker, on the environment food safety standards this deal points to a complete realignment towards the far prote

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, food banks and food pantries play a valuable role in year long.ties all around the holiday season, the in need is milies magnified. 1 million children were food insecured. food insecurity is, quote, a lack of consistent access of active healthy life, end quote. access to quality food and nutrition is necessary for families. as former chairman of the agriculture subcommittee on nutrition, this is an issue i passionately about. we can all help our neighbors in need by contributing to our food banks and food pantries by making a donation or time.eering our just a small contribution and a few hours out of our day can ake a big difference in our communities. during this holiday season, it is especially important that we who have fallen on hard times. thank you, mr. speaker, and i ield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman sorry -- new jersey seek recognition? i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revis

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, our current -- our process -- pardon me -- current postaward grant eporting process is a cumbersome document-based process. administers and grant recipients. straighters and grant -- administrators and grant recipients. are exacerbated by those conducting oversight work, but that comes to an end today bill.pass this as i said earlier, this week's ote on the great act is the legislation's final stop in congress before it is headed to president's desk. in addition to thanking representative gomez, i'd like senators lankford and peters and their staffs for their tireless work this congress. simply, we could not have gotten this important legislation through congress sponsorship of the senate companion bill and their dvocacy throughout this process. further, i'd like to thank my house bill's original work on rs and their this bipartisan achievement. congressman omez, walker, congressman quigley, ongressman desjarlais, congresswoman robin kelly, be congressman palmer and kilmer.man

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, and still i rise. with my pneumonic notes. and still i rise, mr. speaker, i rise because i love my country and because i love my country i do not rise with any schaudenfoider. i take no pleasure in what this house is about to do. i'm not gleeful. i rise because i believe that we must do what dr. king called to our attention when he said that on some issues you must do that which is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular. you do it because conscience tells you it's the right thing to do. i rise to announce that i believe that we are about to do the right thing. and i know that we are doing the right thing for a multipolicity of reasons, one of which is -- multiplicity of reasons, one of which is you cannot allow a chief executive officer to send a letter of absolute detractable defiance indicating there will be no level of cooperation with the lawful, constitutional body that is investigating actions. actions taken by the president. you cannot allow this kind of recals transto

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey, mr. sires. speaker, i mr. reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. smith: we reserve as well. the speaker pro tempore: the reserves. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. sires: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from michigan, mr. kildee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. kildee: thank you, mr. speaker. for nk the gentleman yielding. i thank my friend, mr. suozzi, for offering this resolution. particularly mr. suozzi for his leadership on this issue. members who have spoken, i am proud of my own irish heritage. it's a heritage that continues day.is my sister lives in ireland. their h her husband, children. those four children are part of first generation alive that with the able to live guarantee of some sort of peace on that island. we recognizet that that it's not just as much as we have this familial connection, of us, to the people of ireland, this question is so much bigger than that. is really a question as to wh

mr. speaker. right under your nose, a mexican turned this rural area into a hidden cocaine hub reads the headline from over the our newspaper in southern virginia. this article goes on to explain cartel has smuggled superpure meth, cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and other drugs throughout the southern virginia countryside. have spoken on this floor about the dangers our rural illicit es face from drug trafficking, and now tearing our communities to shred. helped leman: i co-sponsor a bill that will cut the heads off these drug cart tells. i pushed for drug trafficking designations in my district and worked to fund treatment help those battling addiction. we need to fight back against drug trafficking and take back communities we call home. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: for does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without the honorable gentleman is recognize

mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on h.r. p 326 under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. engel: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. . and has prevailed for two decades. solution.e this measure emphasizes that presidents of both parties and prime ministers have supported reaching a two-state olution that establishes the palestinian state living side by ide in peace and security with israel. president george w. bush said clearly, and i quote, my vision by wo states living side side in peace and security, unquote, and president obama quote, there's little secret about where they for two two states peoples. prime minister netanyahu has aid, quote, israel remains fully committed to peace and the possibility of two states for unquote -- two people, unquote. reasons that we supported this approach for so long. two-state solution woul

mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous materials on 4372, the bill that's under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. johnson: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. johnson: i rise in support h.r. 4372, the m.s.i. want toieving act and i thank representative welch for joining me for introducing this to and for his commitment increasing diversity in science, technology, engineering, and or stem fields. this bill was developed based the 2019mmendations in ational academies of science report entitled minority serving institutions, america's underutilized resource for strengthening the stem workforce. . the demographics are changing and we must address the underrepresentation of minority students? stem to keep our work force competitive. as stated in the report, students of color will

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the well earned retirement of north hampton township chief of police mike clark. chief clark has served the people for 47 years. as our chief of police since 2013. for the first 26 years of his service, chief clark served on the patrol division, on swat, and detective department giving him a wide range of experiences within the police force. earlier this year under the leadership of chief clark the department earned an accreditation from the pennsylvania learment accreditation commission, an achievement realized by just 10% of the state's 1,200 police departments. chief clark works to make the department more active in the community, to increase his officers' interaction with the people they work to protect. his coffee with the cops initiative created personal connections between the police officers and public. under his leadership the department created a facebook page to kept public informed. mr. speaker, we want to thank chief clark for his hard wo

mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the york, mr. from new espaillat, for five minutes, please. you, mr. llat: thank speaker. new york city is recognized for and its tenacity profile as an incubator of elite talents. perhaps no one embodies these than ple virtues more kwame, a bronx native. hef kwame's early life was branded by adversity. is early career marked by big missteps. however, as a true new yorker, as a true son of the bronx, he back.d a future of bronx great and kul equity has catapulted this young man, chef kwame, from a salesman to winning baird award. now as executive chef right here in washington, d.c., here in our chef kwame is l, a shining example of and verance, prestige, promise bred in the bronx. go try his curry goat. x tails.is ok's you will go back again. chef kwame is an exceptional and he continues to make us all proud. to many.inspiration he's right here with us, mr. speaker, in the gallery, and i to welcome him to the house of representatives. e is a bronx native and now re

mr. speaker. minute to the gentleman from arkansas, mr. womack. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. i thank the gentleman for giving me this moment. years - or, mr. speaker, from now history books will tell of this day. it will tell of a purely remove the ort to president of the united states. an effort not built on a high misdemeanor, not on a process and keeping with the igh american standard of due process and equal treatment. in effort is rooted only the governing party's hatred of a man elected president of the states. members on the other side of the aisle have been in pursuit of 2016.oment since they are consumed by it. one of in this debate, our colleagues referred to our enemy.nt as a domestic our founders warned us about this day. hat is why our nation has entrusted the future of the country with the outcome of elections, be not the will of a with contempt for a duly elected president. the historians write about this day, it is not context of a nation that lost its way, members ts elected chose hateful part

mr. collins: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i would remind the gentleman that president obama provided thousands of pages of information to congressional requests, that attorney general holder and others testified. unlike now. i now yield one minute to the gentlelady from illinois, ms. kelly. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. kelly: madam speaker, today is a solemn day in america. a day that none of us hope for when we came to congress. but the events of today are something that each of us swore that we were prepared to execute and de-- in defense of the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic. this is the oath that binds the men and women of the 116th congress as our democracy implores we defend her. a clear and present threat to american democracy is what brings us here. the arc tect, a president who asks that a foreign nation interfere in our election. this was our founding fathers' greatest fear.

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, yesterday i was pleased to join 158 of my colleagues in sending a letter to speaker pelosi highlighting the critical importance of the usmca trade agreement. tates been nearly 400 days since president trump sipped the agreement with our two closest trading partners, at long last it seems a vote may finally be in the future. with less than two weeks left in the legislative calendar, a vote is long overdue. farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, and everyone in between will benefit from the passing of usmca. usmca will help increase market opportunities, keeping trade free and fair and the projected impact on our nation's agricultural industry is staggering. nder this new revamped agreement, u.s. agricultural exports will increase leading to an estimated 325,000 additional jobs here at home. that's good news not just for our local rural communities but each and every american. usmca will help bring u.s. trade policy into the 21st century. each day that passes without a vote is leavin

mr. speaker. thank you, chairman nadler, for your leadership, as we navigate this challenging time, not just for our committee and congress, but for our country. it's with profound sadness that i stand here today and support these articles of impeachment. president trump's behavior is exactly what our founders feared most. they knew that with the awesome power of the presidency came the risk of a president abusing that power for personal gain. they were particularly concerned about an executive who became entangled with foreign governments, corrupted our elections, or sought to avoid consequences for his own misconducts in office. that is -- conduct in office. that's why they included impeachment in the constitution to protect our republic. our colleagues across the aisle have claimed we're impeaching the president because we don't like him, because -- but this moment is about more than disagreement with the president's policies or personality. those issues belong in the voting booth. our task here

mr. speaker. a final statement, a statement of administration policy, it says this, in sum several provisions of h.r. 4 violate principles of federalism and exceeds powers granted to congress by the constitution and they would likely be found unlawful if challenged and the administration would oppose h.r. 4. i ask this statement be added to the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. collins: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: gentleman from georgia reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. speaker, i now yield one minute to the gentlelady from washington, ms. jayapal. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from washington is recognized. ms. jayapal: i am so proud today to stand here to support h.r. 4, the voting rights advancement act. and i want to congratulate my incredible colleague, congresswoman sewell, for her leadership. when congress passed the voting rights act of 1965, it was a recognition that systemic discrimination based on race continued to deny peop

mr. speaker. i yield -- mr. collins: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield 30 seconds to mr. harris. mr. harris: thank you, madam speaker. it's unbelievable. the few americans that are going to be watching this, because they know what the outcome is. we all know what the outcome is. they're wondering why are we trying to negate the vote of 63 million americans, instead of talking about the things that americans care about. prescription drug coverage, the high cost of prescription drugs, the high cost of health care, securing our borders. keeping our economy going. these are the things we should be talking about. no. instead we're going to pass this resolution tonight and then go home for christmas vacation instead of doing the job of america. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. schiff: madam speaker, we continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia. mr. collins: thank you, madam speaker. i yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from kansas, mr. watkins. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 30 seconds. mr. watk

mr. speaker. first, mr. speaker, i would ask unanimous consent to submit a statement of administration policy on this particular bill for the record. just noting that the president's advisors would advise him to veto this bill were it to pass. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cole: thank you very much, mr. speaker. nobody i like better than my friend from new jersey, quite frankly. we are very good friends. we have worked together on a lot of good things. i got to tell you on this one we just disagree. the middle class is going to benefit from this bill? let me go through the figures again. the top 1% of income earners in america get 56% of the benefits in this bill. the top 5% get 80%. the bottom 80% get 4%. this is not a middle class bill. this is not even an upper middle class bill. this is a bill for pretty wealthy people. 96% of the benefits flow to people that make -- households that make more than $200,000 a year. that's just -- won't yield. i want to yield to another speaker in a moment

speaker, i -- mr. nadler. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from georgia, mr. johnson. the speaker pro tempore: gentleman from georgia, mr. johnson, is recognized. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i was not among those who supported impeachment before ukraine, but i called for impeachment today because our president is, as we speak, abusing his power and placing himself above the law. president trump's attempt to sabotage the 2020 election is a clear and present danger on our democracy. we the people know this and more americans support impeachment today than at any time since richard nixon's final weeks in office. we know that it's wrong to enlist the help of foreigners in interfering in our elections. we know it's wrong to cheat. and we know what's at stake. it's not just that our elections were attacked, our elections are under attack right now. the very day the judiciary committee voted out articles of impeachment, president trump welcome rudy giuliani back to the white house. president trump is still at it. he's doubling down. he doesn't think he can wi

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i'd like to thank my colleagues, representative lofgren and representative newhouse, for their very hard work on this bipartisan bill. the critical needs of our farmers and farm workers have gone too long without being addressed by congress. as the sole member in the entire northwest on the house agriculture committee, i am proud to represent the apple capital of the world, as well as farmers and growers on both sides of the cascades. and i can tell you, they are hurting. when i hear -- what i hear from the farmers across my state is that a stable work force is critical to their ability to put food on our tables. as a domestic work force is dwindling, more and more growers have been forced to turn to the burdensome and bureaucracy h-2-a program for the -- bureaucratic h-2-a program for the workers they need to harvest and grow their crops. farm workers are critical. if the cherries ripen and there's no one to pick them, our farms and our farmers will fail. crops don't wait and

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia. mr. collins: thank you, madam speaker. i yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. joyce. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. joyce: i rise on this dark day in the united states house of representatives to voice my opposition to the shameful impeachment process that has occurred in the people's house. some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle do not like president trump. we know this because they proudly boasted about their intention to impeach our president before he was even sworn into office. out of disdain for the president and for those of us who elected him, the house of representatives is considering two articles of impeachment that are so very weak that they even fail to include specific crimes. the people that i represent in south central and southwestern pennsylvania know the truth. the american people know the truth. this impeachment circus has never been about the facts. this process has always been about seeking revenge for the pre

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to honor commander david wheat, a vietnam veteran and former prisoner of war from minnesota's eighth congressional district, who is about to celebrate his 80th birthday on december 16. david grew up in duluth, minnesota, and graduated from the university of minnesota, duluth, before entering the naval aviation officer candidate program and earning the commission of ensign. in april of 1965, he received his naval flight officer wings and was deployed to vietnam. flying in an f-4-b phantom as a radar intercept officer. in october of 1965, david was shot down and captured by enemy forces. he spent the next seven years and four months as a prisoner of war in various camps, including the infamous hanoi hilton. despite the cruel torture and inhumane conditions, david endured at the hands of his captors. they were never able to rob him of his resilient american spirit. following his release from prison, david vowed that he would be happy for the rest of his life. he went

mr. speaker. my fellow republican colleagues and i won't be remembered in history for doing any of those things because we know this is far too great of a matter for subversion such as these of our democratic republic. we should all be better than this. i yield back. >> reserve. >> gentleman reserves. >> mr. speaker, may i inquire how much time remains on both sides? >> mr. nadler, you are advised so that you have 156 and three-quarter minutes remaining. the gentleman from georgia has 157 minutes remaining. divide that by 60. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i now yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentle lady from texas. >> our country faces a great tragedy and moment of truth. we have witnessed the president of the united states abused the public office for personal political gain and invite foreign governments to interfere in our elections, putting the integrity of a government of, for and by the people at great risk. the evidence is overwhelming and clearly shows that president trump will continue

mr. allen: madam speaker, i rise -- arlarl madam speaker, i rye -- mr. allred: madam speaker, i rise to congratulate the house for this agreement. i know this was no easy task and today we are poised to pass this historic agreement. this was a priority for me. i worked tirelessly to ensure the administration, my colleagues and house leaders knew how important this was for texas. for texans, trade with mexico and canada isn't just a textbook exercise or abstract policy issue it is really real -- real jobs for more than 36,000 texans in my district. businesses across north texas reline to -- rely on supply chains to manufacture, distribute and manufacture goobsgoods and services. i urge my colleagues to vote yes. this job creating agreement will shift the trade paradigm and create a new standard for trade that will protect workers and the environment, both here at home and across the north american continent. i want to thank chairman neal and the working group and ambassador lighthizer for their work on getting this across the line and i yield back. the spe

the speaker pro tempore: without objection, mr. scalise: and i ask unanimous consent to revise and remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scalise: thank you. with that, mr. speaker, i would friend, the gentleman from maryland, the majority leader, for the purpose of asking what the schedule will next week. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. r. speaker, on monday mr. hoyer: the house will meet monday at 12:00 p.m. for morning hour debate, 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. no votes are expected in the house on monday. again, no votes on monday. but we will do legislative business. we will be debating suspension bills. and the votes will be rolled to the following day. on tuesday, wednesday, thursday, and friday, the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. let me stress that so that every member understands. we normally go in at 12:00 noon on -- for a schedule like this on tuesday, weps, and thursday. but we will be going in at 9:00 a.m. on those days as well as friday. members are advised

mr. speaker. a mugging. their scheme is based on what happens with drugs in six other countries and they ignore that in these reference countries and other countries around the world people are denied access to life-saving medicines that americans have access to. so this is the tradeoff here. if you remember nothing else. it is that we first get access to medicines and then the countries the bill would emwithdrew late and copy and bring the process here, you don't get access to some of these life-saving drugs that americans do here. that's your trade. let me tell you about the family of katy stafford. she's a child living with cystic fibrosis in the united kingdom. she was told by officials she could not receive the medicine her doctor told her would be the best chance of threeringt life-threatening condition because they don't cover it in the united kingdom under their health system. t me tell you about andre, joshua, canadian brother, tragically, both suffering from cystic fine roe sis. their par

mr. stewart of utah. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from hawaii seek recognition? mr. case: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. case: i rise today to introduce my bill to protect one of the most unique and fragile environments on earth my hawaii from invasive speaks yes, sir. we have the highest number of endemocratic speaks yose and wreaked havoc as well as hawaii agriculture. in the last 200 years, plant and animal species have gone away. leading countries have required preventive measures and the continental united states requires inspection of goods from hawaii to prevent the introduction of species that may damage mainland crops. my bill says simply if these invasive species and they are good enough for the rest of the country and the rest of the world, they are good enough for

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to onor the life and legacy of former state senator jay doyle corman who passed away at the 87. of doyle leaves behind his wife, becky. to 12 randfather randchildren and nine great- grandchildren. state senator 20 years and 10 years prior to that of commissioner. principle.n of deeply committed to service and the betterment of his community. harrisburg mark on by championing critical transportation legislation, elping make pennsylvania a safer, more connected commonwealth. i can attribute doyle's i am today when e convinced me in 2002 to follow in his footsteps as chairman. pennsylvanians, it's clear doyle will be sorely missed but his legacy not soon forgotten. i'd like to offer my prayers and deepest condolences to becky and the entire family. you, mr. speaker. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise an

mr. speaker. ladies and gentlemen, the record of the house on something as important as impeachment should be as clear and accurate as it can be. after yesterday's considerable misstatements by members of the majority, i rise to set the record straight. they say these articles show high crimes. the record of historians who wrote the committee say they are low crimes and don't justify the drastic remedy of impeachment. as the article one impeachment is not justified, they say the president committed perjury in the grand jury. but the actual record is he did not deny an inappropriate relationship with ms. lewinsky during his grand jury appearance. they are complaining only because of a lack of specificity. , and then believe that president's testimony touched -- about who touched to and where and when it happened. they claim there is a clear and convincing evidence of grand jury perjury, but ignored is the panel of experience prosecutors who testified no reasonable prosecutor in the land would have

thank you, mr deputy speaker.irish, to reflect the shared heritage of the language across all of the traditions in northern ireland. he too turned to brexit. the challenge of brexit is that if we don't go for a soft brexit — as defined by the uk as staying inside the customs union and the single market — then we are facing a situation where northern ireland will be confronted with some form of border, boundary, interface, and a degree of friction. and that is a very regrettable situation. any perception of a border creates the feeling of winners and losers. and in the context of a place like northern ireland — where we are inching slowly towards a better more reconciled and integrated society — that has the potential to be very damaging, and, indeed, destructive. the snp‘s alyn smith and was — until the election — a member of the european parliament. this is a momentous day for some in this house. it is a day of deep sadness for many of us. hear, hear! i assure you, mr speaker, today's vote will live in infamy. it

mr speaker... old habits die hard, mr speaker!et their disastrous, dismal but exit. scotland opposed it in 2016 and opposed it last week and we will vote against it tomorrow. notwithstanding the standing order and the practice of the house at this day city may discuss the european withdrawal bill and this house will sit on the 20th of december 2019. are those of that opinion say i. to the contrary, no. i think the ayes have it. just to say for the record, i did negotiate to ensure we weren‘t coming back after friday. i wanted the house to be in the right place. that is part of my duty. we now come to presentations of bail. the european union with the role bail. second reading tomorrow. i have to acquaint the house that the house has they tended to her majesty in their majesty was pleased to make the most gracious speech to both houses of parliament to which they have obtained a copy for greater accuracy. i shall direct the terms of the speech be printed in the votes a nd of the speech be printed in the votes and proceedings, copie

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to highlight the department of agriculture's dairy margin coverage program. mr. thompson: the dairy margin coverage program, d.m.c. program, is a relatively new voluntary risk management tool for dairy pr deucers authorized in the 2018 farm bill. it replaces the margin protection program for dairy. as everyone knows, the industry is judget to -- subject to many unpredictable or uncontrollable factors. weather has left a sizable impact on production this year. he d.m.c. program exists for times like this. when factors outside of our control impact agriculture yields. the enrollment period for d.m.c. program is extend through the ecember 20678 usda website has a lot of information on the program. agriculture is pennsylvania's number one industry with dairy being the largest sector. with just a few days left to enroll i'd like to encourage our hardworking dairy farmers to take advantage of the tools at their disposal like dairy margin coverage. thank you, mr. speaker

madam speaker, -- mr. wenstrup: thank you. madam speaker, for other over a year the administration and republican members of congress have emphasized the urgency of passing this agreement. the usmca. with this bipartisan vote, and with the hard work from both sides of the aisle, we finally have the opportunity to rebalance north american trade. in spite of delays, this opportunity that exists for all americans is finally here today. it's been 25 years since our north american trade agreement was established and it has not been updated to reflected modern economy. under this new trade agreement, our farmers, manufacturers and workers will finally have a deal that modernizes north american trade, boosts our economy and strengthens our nation's role in the global trading market. american farmers will now have increased access to the canadian market, to sell products like dairy, poultry, eggs and wheat. a vast improvement over the status quo. it improves intellectual property provisions, protects innovation, safeguards american tra

mr. speaker, i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arkansas, mr. hill, for five minutes. hill: i thank the speaker. i rise today, again, to bring attention to the happening in idlib, syria. syrian dictator assad, and putin and their co-conspirators continue to bomb the town of idlib. house school, a school supported by my constituents in arkansas, has third time than this bombing massive attack. recently watched the video posted on twitter of the air home s hitting a civilian in the same town where wisdom house school is located. many of the children attending the wisdom house school are now orphans. there are no military targets in this area, which has been epeatedly bombed by the assad regime. when we look back on this colon flikt -- conflict, the united states and our allies in europe will hang heads in shame for ignoring gave a green light to assad for the slaughter of his own people by the hundreds of thousands. mr. speaker, since its formation, nato has served as foundation for security bet

mr. speaker, and i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to congratulate two high schools from my district on their c.i.f. southern section football championships. i offer my con sere congratulations to sunny hills high school lancers from fullerton for their win in the division 8 final and i also want to congratulate the aztecs for their win in the southern section division 13 final. we're all especially proud of both schools for their amazing run through the playoffs. mr. cisneros: this is both sunny hills and esperanzas first championships since 1972. their championships speak to the leadership of their head coaches, pete and wes, and their respective coaching staffs. but more importantly, these championships were possible due to the dedication, commitment and teamwork of the players. i have no doubt that this is just the beginning of the continued succes

mr. speaker. i rise to strongly disagree with this flawed and democratic process. this march impeachment is an attempt to undo and overthrow a duly elected president and ignores the will of the people. it creates the appearance of one-party autocracy, which history has proven can lead to authoritarian rule. this coup underscores that their only goal is to turn back the clock on an agenda that puts people first, and agenda that will cancel policies that basic humancs -- rights. a good public education that insists on a working wage, that protects our environment and supports the bill of rights and preserves social security. the process is cynical and dangerous. they stood on the wrong side of history, but we must restore respectat communicates for the constitution. >> gentlemen from illinois. yield oneirman, i minute to the gentleman from south carolina. >> gentlemen from south carolina is recognized. of thees and gentlemen house, there is a long and difficult process -- >> the house will be in ord

thank you, mr speaker. thank you, mr speaker. thank you, mr speaker.t terrorism can have and the devastation it reaps on families and our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims of that atrocity. could i congratulate you, mr speaker elect com on your re—election a speaker, we regard you as someone re—election a speaker, we regard you as someone who is fair and upholds the rights of all members in this house and we look forward to working with you. could i also congratulate the prime minister and the conservative party on their victory in the election and we look forward to working with them going forward. and in particular in relation to the matters the prime minister spoke of, the union of our united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. as the prime minister takes forward his proposals on brexit we want to ensure northern ireland's place within the uk is secured and that the economic and political and constitutional integrity of the uk is respected. could i also paid tribute to my colleagues, the former memberfor tribute to

mr. speaker. at this time, i yield one minute to the gentleman from south carolina. >> gentleman from south carolina is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. over a month ago, on november the 14th, i spoke on the impeachment hoax with points true then and still true today. after over a month of secret investigations into the administration, democrats have now decided to open these controlled hearings to the public. this continues the deception by democrats to mislead the american people. it's insulting. no republican witness, no counsel by the president to participate in full exoneration by courageous president volodymyr zelensky of ukraine. it is said that instead of focusing on funding our military through the national defense authorization act passed only last week or pass the united states/mexico/canada agreement to create jobs. democrats continue, having wasted $30 million of the taxpayers' money on the russian hoax, now proceeding with a ukrainian hoax. this partisan witch hunt, diverts att

mr. speaker. i now yield two-minutes to the lady of texas. >> lady is recognized. >> our country faces a great tragedy and moment of truth. we have witnessed the president of the united states abused his public office for personal political gain and invite foreign government to interfere if our elections, putting the integrity of the government of and for and by the people of great risk. the evidence is overwhelming and clearly shows that president trump will continue to abuse his office and obstruct congress if left unchecked. the intelligence committee conducted a robust investigation into the president's misconduct. members interviewed 12 opinions in public hearings totaling 30 hours, conducted 17 depositions totaling over 100 hours and examining text messages and e-mails reviewing the president's own words and actions and published a 300 page report detailing their findings. under the president's direction, 12 current and former administration officials refused to testify even ignoring subpoen

mr. speaker? >> the gentleman will suspend. the house will be in order. the gentleman may proceed. >> i'm even more depressed today than i thought i would be yesterday. i believe bob livingston's resignation, while offered in good faith, was wrong. it is a surrender -- [applause] it is a surrender to a developing sexual mccarthyism. are we going to have a new test? someone wants to run for public office, are you now or have you ever been an adulterer? we are losing sight of the distinction between sins, which should be between a person, his family, his god, and crimes, the concern of the state and society as a whole. [applause] rep. nadler: on one level, we could say you reap what you sowed. that gives us no joy. it gives me no joy, and i wish mr. livingston would reconsider, because i don't think on the basis of what we know, he should resign. but i don't think -- [applause] >> the time of the gentleman has expired. >> i yield the gentleman and additional 30 seconds. >> the gentleman is recognize

mr. speaker. i wish, as the gentlelady just said, i wish they would examine the factual conduct but i guess that's not going to happen. i yield to the gentleman from louisiana, mr. johnson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. the founders of this country warned us against a single party impeachment, because they ar it had would bitterly and irreparablely affect our nation. in the years of this republic, there has never been a single impeachment than the one being used today. our colleagues have weaponized to nullify the votes of 63 million americans who elected president donald j. trump this is not about a phone call or ukraine or use of executive privilege. you have to remember that 95 of the democrats on this floor today voted to impeach donald trump before the july 25 phone call ever happened between president trump and president zelensky and not only is this a single party impeachment, it's also evidence-free.

if i may continue, mr speaker.pay tribute to those members who lost their seats in the general election because to serve in parliament and fight an election and then not be returned is an amazingly traumatic experience. when they put such huge amount of work into the campaign and the work they have done and the trauma they must all feel is something that i think everyone in this house should just think about on the human side of what it is like to go through that experience. so i pay tribute to them and thank them all. he reminded mps there'd been another queen's speech just a few weeks ago. it is just two months ago that the prime minister made the queen come here in the rain as part of a pre—election stunt. since then, he has made many promises to many different parts of the country. he has promised to address problems that are a result of his own party's action in government and their political choice to impose austerity cuts on this country. and there can no longer be any doubt that austerity has caused unneces

mr. speaker, approximately 209,000 e.u. citizens live in scotland, bringing in new skills and expertise. itills and expertise absolutely vital to our industries and to the local economy. now, mr. m speaker, let me -- [inaudible] an intervention from my honorable friend, the issue of unaccompanied minors was raised. and i have to say that on the basis of the response of the prime minister, he clearly hasn't read his own bill -- [inaudible] because let me just read what it said. [inaudible conversations] 37 amend subsection 1 of section 17 to the move, mr. speaker, the obligation to seek to negotiate an agreement and -- [inaudible] requirement to make a statement to parliament. that is the harsh reality x. i say to right honorable members opposite, think very carefully. think very carefully as to what you're about to do. because you're just about to bring up the drawbridge. bring up the drawbridge and stop that right for unaccompanied minors coming to the united kingdom. [inaudible conversations] who are the real separatists,

mr. speaker. it's with profound sadness that i stand here today in support of these articles of impeachment. president trump's behavior is exactly what our founders feared most. though knew that with the awesome power of the presidency came the risk of a president abusing that power for personal gain. they were particularly concerned about an executive who became entangled with foreign governments, corrupted our elections, or sought to avoid consequences for his own misconduct in office. that is why they included impeachment in the constitution, to protect our republic. our colleagues across the aisle have claimed that we're impeaching the president because we don't like him, because, uh -- but this moment is about more than disagreements with the president's policies or personality. those issues belong in the voting booth. our task is here not to judge the president himself. instead, we must judge his conduct and whether his actions have undermined our constitution. the president has committed th