mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from kansas, mr. marshall, for five minutes. mr. marshall: thank you, mr. speaker. growing up on our family farm in rural kansas, one thing was for sure, every day at about 12:20 over the lunch hour and then again about 10:20 at night our family would be gathered around the television set to watch the latest weather forecast for the upcoming day. from aviation to agriculture, accurate and timely weather forecasts are essential to a number of industries across the united states and especially to farmers and ranchers back home in kansas. 150 years ago on february 9, 1870, president grant signed into law a joint resolution creating what was known known as the signal service. laying the foundation for what would become today's national weather service. while the organization has evolved over the years, the national weather service provides important weather data, forecasting and warnings, and protecting life and property across th

mr. speaker. this government has incredible opportunity with our prime minister's vision to deliver change by driving forward the parts of the country which have lagged behind london. will the prime minister confirm these will not be living in the prospect and that the necessary investment will be made in our transport infrastructure, education and health, to unleash our talent? yes, mr. speaker, the infrastructure revolution welcome of course, penetrate all the way to hastings and rhine across the whole country and there will be a hundred million pounds for the redevelopment of a hospital and eastbourne district hospital which will be of if it to her constituents. >> thank you, mr. speaker, scotland has been dragged out of the european union against their well. we help our european friends will leave a light on for scotland. mr. speaker, during the eu referendum, the chancellor for the duchy of lancaster said when it comes to immigration, it would be for the people of scotland to decide. mr. spea

mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. john daly, the ira terrorist responsible for the hyde park bombing in 1982 which killed 11 soldiers received a letter of comfort from the government. another man was sent a letter saying he would not be prosecuted for a shooting in northern ireland. he was told there was no further grant for taking any action. if dennis hutchins goes to trial, all the promises will amount to nothing more than meaningless empty platitudes. >> mr. speaker, to rectify matters such as the ones to which he draws attention, this government is finally bringing in a law to prevent the vexatious prosecution of our hard working veterans when no new evidence has been produced. >> mr. speaker, yesterday's press showed the widening health inequalities between the richest and poorest. the money promised could have addressed that issue in my area. but instead the nhs are removing services from the poorest areas and sending them to leafy belmont with the longest life expectancy. the hospital will become a glorified w

mr. speaker, mr. -- members on both sides -- >> that was not what a outline when those remarks were made. mr. speaker, what was raised in the press conference i was at was in relation to, for the first time when the suggestion was made that there may be some -- mr. speaker, at the may be raised by the journalists about whether, mr. speaker, we woulder be considering, he keeps interjecting. i'd be happy toeaea address question. [shouting] >> it was being raised with me whether the commonwealth would be providing opposition for rural fire service volunteers. now, mr. speaker, that is not a matter that is normally dealt with by the federal government. [shouting] mr. speaker, i sonoma it is done with by the federal government. it is a matter that is traditionally m done by the rurl fire services, mr. speaker. i was reflecting, it's made back to mese when i visited with rurl fire services members, mr. speaker, and they had put it to me when they were out there, mr. speaker, the wanted tout be out there prot

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to commemorate national gun violence survivors week and to honor and support the oregonians and people across the country who have been affected by gun violence. gun violence is a public health crisis in this country. each year more than 36,000 people nationwide, including almost 500 oregonians, are killed by guns and more than 100,000 people across the country are injured by gunfire. for those survivors of gun violence and the friends and families of those killed, life will never be the same. nobody is immune to the threat of gun violence and communities have been forced to take what should be unthinkable steps to protect themselves. parents are buying bulletproof backpacks for their young children. schools across the country are conducting active shooter drills to make sure their students know what to do in the event of an attack. these drills often cause trauma for students and for educators. at a town hall meeting a student told me the first thing she does whe

mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. roe: thank you, mr. speaker. rise in support of h.r. 4305, as amended, the puppies assisting wounded service members for veterans therapy or the paws act. this bill is sponsored by ongressman steve stivers from ohio. steve is a big deer general in he -- brigadier general in the army national guard where he three iform for over decades. needless to say, he knows toll that military service can take and the need -- he need to ensure that the department of veterans affairs is equipped to provide our the services all and supports that they need to not only recover from their war but to lead healthy, full, meaningful lives civilians. the paws act would provide v.a. with an additional tool to accomplish that goal by roviding grants to organizations to assist veterans struggling with posttraumatic mentaldisorder and other health challenges through service dog training. eterans participating in the

mr. speaker, i yield back. for eaker pro tempore: what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. rose: ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. speaker, i rise today during black history month to celebrate a remarkable woman and a fierce advocate for staten island's african-american community, miss margie garvin. sadly, margie's unyielding commitment to increasing voter awareness was spurred by her own experience with racism after she moved to staten island's park hill houses in 1979. when she went to try to update her voter registration, a man there mockingly told margie, you people don't vote. well, if my people don't vote, she said, where can i go get some voter registration forms? and ever since she's been an unstoppable force on staten island, registering voters and getting people out to the polls. in between election days, she's out there in the community demanding better playg

mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i consume. i rise in support of h.r. 1494, historically black colleges and universities homeland partnerships act. h.r. 1494 seeks partnerships between historically black and universities or hbcu's and the department of homeland security. d.h.s. to quires develop a departmentwide strategy to enhance partnerships hbcu's and minority serving institutions and seeks to partnerships, specifically with the activities within d.h.s. i applaud my colleague, the of the homeland security committee, for his efforts to bring this big forward. i think this is an important undertaking that will improve work of d.h.s. i urge my colleagues to support this bill, and i reserve the time.ce of my the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlelady is recognized. ms. torres small: mr. speaker, i to the ur minutes gentleman from mississippi, thompson.airman the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. and i thank

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, during national gun violence survivors week, i stand before you to call attention to the tragic impact of gun violence on our nation. on november 7, 2018, ventura county was forever altered by the borderline shooting which took the lives of 12 individuals. lamaks orfanos, a veteran, survived the las vegas shooting only to be killed one year later at borderline. ms. briownley: he died a hero, rushing to save others when gunfire erupted. today i'm joined by his mother susan, whose presence is a remind ore they have far too many families grieving the loss of their loved ones. since the borderline shooting, an estimated 45,000 people have died from gun violence and the senate still refuses to act. ll -- the victims of gun violence deserve better. much better. the senate must act. the lives of every american depends upon it and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expire thsmed gentlewoman yields back. frup does the gentleman from south carolina seek re

speaker, : mr. obviously each of us had our own reaction to the speech that was president last night. every right, under the first amendment, to say what he believed, what he was going to do, what he wanted us to do. to you that, if i took this card and tore it up because i didn't like what was on the ard, i am protected by the first amendment in doing that. hat is a form of if the effort is to shut one another up, perhaps we'll go down that road. but clearly, most of you on this -- in this house, or at least some of you in this house, have said, an act of destroying things that the leader alleges are property of the house, i will ask for a ruling on that, mr. speaker, in just a minute. but is an act of disagreement. it's not assertion, per se, that what was said was wrong. disagreed with or anything else. it was not an outcry to the president of the united states that you lie. but clearly, undermine the decorum of this house. frankly, i did not see the speaker tear that up. i have seen it on televi

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, on monday morning our nation lost a truly brilliant mathematician and pioneer, miskatherine goble johnson. while i knew her and her family personally for many years, like many americans i never fully appreciated her work until her unfold story was reveal in the book and movie "hidden figures." she had a long career at nasa, but also had a tremendous impact on the hampton roads community that she called home. she was president of the chapter of the alpha, capita alpha sorority. and served as a trustee of the her church in newport news. she served as a role model for countless children. shile she did not reach the stars like the astronauts whose trajectory she calculated. in her career she did. we remember a -- her as a true american hero and i send my deepest condolences to her family and all who were inspired by her remarkable life and work. mr. speaker, i ask that all members now join me and congressman luria who represents the hampton area and the virginia delegation and oth

mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. burgess: i thank the speaker and i thank the gentlelady from florida for yielding me the customary 30 minutes and i will now yield myself as much time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i rise today in opposition to the rule providing for the consideration of h.r. 2339, the protecting american lungs and reversing youth tobacco epidemic act of 2019. the bill is a misnoemer. it is not aimed at curbing youth tobacco or e-cigarette use. it is aimed at tobacco generally. both parties in the house and senate agreed that we needed to act in order to prevent youth access to these products. in december, this past december, we fulfilled that commitment by sending a bill to the president's desk which he signed that raised the legal age to purchase all tobacco products to 21 years of age. president trump signed what has been termed t-21 into law on december 20 of 2019. this policy wil

mr. speaker -- mr. speaker -- that was not what i outlined when those remarks were made. mr. speaker, what was raised in the press conference i was at was in relation for the first time when the suggestion was made that there may be -- mr. speaker, that there may be questions raised about if we would be considering -- if he would cede to me, the gentleman, i'm happy to answer his questions. it was raised if the commonwealth would be providing compensation for service volunteers. mr. speaker, that is not a matter that is normally dealt with by the federal government. it is a matter that is traditionally done by the worldwide services. on that occasion, i was reflecting comments made to me when i visited with worldwide services, and they had put it to me when they were out there, mr. speaker, they wanted to be out there protecting their communities. that's what i was talking about. they know that they would prefer not to have fires. they know they would prefer to be at home with their families and their communities. what i was saying is that when duty calls, they want to answer

mr. speaker. i rise in support of s. 375, the payment integrity information act of 2019. alone in t i'm not addressing the speaker on the house, but there's very few times that we see a whole lot of good that comes out other chamber in the capitol. this is one of the rare moments, this, i would e actually encourage support of it. g.a.o., since e 003, we've had $1.5 trillion, that's trillion with a t, in improper payments. year -- 2018 alone, federal agencies estimated there $151 billion in improper payments. knows that probably oftentimes we have had in versight committee annual payments andproper consistently we're talking about hundreds of billions of dollars that are sent to not only the but in terms they're payments not even accounted for. after you get hundreds of billions year after year, eventually that adds up to real money and it's time that we ddress , this is a commonsense piece of legislation so hopefully we can start addressing the sad state of where we are in addressing improper payme

mr speaker, the question was about the children that are literally freezing to death. from the prime minister, and of course in 2017, as foreign secretary, this prime minister enacted a policy of accepting the syrian dictator assad's rule over the country. assad has delivered death and destruction on his people, a man who has gassed his own civilians. the humanitarian situation has reached crisis point and there are now concerns of all—out war. is the message the prime minister wants to send out from this house today that this uk government is washing its hands of the syrian people, and that he is content with assad's regime to continue enacting these atrocities? i really think that the right honourable gentleman needs to consult his memory better because he will find that this country and this government has persistently called for the end of the assad regime, and indeed has led the world in denouncing the cruelty of the assad regime towards his own people. that has been continuously the policy of the british government. the prime minister. the incoming governor of th

mr. speaker. i'm proud to welcome monsignor kevin sullivan as a guest chaplain here today. monsignor sullivan is the executive director of catholic charities in the archdiocese of new york. monsignor sullivan also represents catholic charity agencies in public policy discussion abouts immigration, welfare reform, job development, and foster care. he joins us on a day when we welcome more than 500 dominican americans around the country to celebrate dominican heritage and discuss the civic engagement andish affecting the community across the country. a native of the bronx, the monsignor served as a parish priest at st. elizabeth's church, my church, in washington heights. which is home to a historic and thriving dominican american community. we owe a debt of gratitude to monsignor sullivan for his service to our community and to all new yorkers. i'm proud to see him give the innovation in the house of representatives. mr. speaker, i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now ente

mr. speaker, and i back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from illinois, ms. underwood, minutes, ms. underwood: thank you, mr. speaker. his week the house is taking strong action to stop the use.mic of youth tobacco we watched as the tobacco and kids.roducts by it has exploded in our community over the past month. it's become a full-blown public crisis, affecting more than five million kids. more than 200 illinoisans uffered respiratory illness from dangerous vape products since last year. eight of them have died. happening.n't be thanks to decades of public health work, youth tobacco youth actually going down until the introduction of sophisticated vape products. these products are targeted at kids. they're made with flavors like and gummy bears. they're marketed directly to children, and they're designed keep children hooked. this is a crisis that we will be decades, th for because 95% of adult tobacco sers started when they were kids, and there's still so much we don't know abou

mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, last week marked the national school counselors week. school counselors play a valuable role in the lives of our nation's students. they help students navigate challenges both academic and personal through all phases of education. but some counselors truly go above and beyond. recently i had the pleasure of joining the american school counselor association for a meeting where i met with laura ross, the 2020 school counselor of the year. her co-workers have called her a true hero and champion for the work that she's done at five rocks middle school. school counselors like laura have big responsibilities and even greater opportunities to make a difference in the lives of young people. when people choose to dedicate their careers to providing support and guidance for these students, they are better equipped to tackle personal and professional

mr. speaker. once again, the leader of the opposition is misrepresenting what occurred for political purposes, as he always does. there is no issue that the leaders of the opposition will not seek to exploit for personal political gain, and this is just another example, another example of his black book character. speaker speaker -- mr. -- that was not what i outlined when those remarks were made. mr. speaker, what was raised in the press conference i was at was in relation for the first time when the suggestion was made that there may be -- mr. speaker, that there may be questions raised about if we if hebe considering -- would cede to me, the gentleman, i'm happy to answer his questions. it was raised if the commonwealth would be providing compensation for service volunteers. mr. speaker, that is not a matter that is normally dealt with by the federal government. it is a matter that is traditionally done by the worldwide services. i was repeating comments made to me when i visited with worldwide

the speaker pro tempore: mr. hairman. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration the bill h.r. 2474 and pursuant to house resolution 833 reports the bill as amended by that resolution back to the house with sundry further amendments adopted in the committee of the whole. under the rule, the previous question is ordered. is a separate vote demanded on any amendment reported from the committee of the whole? if not, the chair will put them engross. the question is on the adoption of the amendments. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendments are agreed to. the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. the clerk: a bill to amend the national labor relations act, the labor relations act 1947, and the labor management reporting and disclosure act of 1959 and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempor

mr. speaker. [laughter] thank you mr. speaker. i joined up prime minister and expressing some -- sympathy and byport for those affected the flooding and those are doing the best to help people. our thoughts are also with those who suffer from the coronavirus and the chinese community in this country, who are, i'm sorry to say, placing -- facing increasingly alarming levels of racism. i also want to thank public health workers helping those affected and raising awareness about the danger of this virus. mr. speaker, does the premise to think that someone who came to this country at the age of five and was the victim of county line screaming and compelled to carry drugs, released five years ago and it never re-offended, deserves to be deported? >> mr. speaker, i think the whole country would agree that while i can't comment on individual cases, it is entirely right that foreign national offenders should be deported from this country in accordance with the law. >> jeremy corbyn? >> the government has learned nothing from the wind rush

mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman pennsylvania, mr. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: i rise to thank penn state students who have pent the last year dedicating countless hours to support a antastic cause benefitting pediatric cancer patients. than.alking about this -- thon. t includes a 46-hour dance marathon to support more than 4,500 families with children who cancer.ling thon was founded in 1973 by penn tate fraternities and sororitie sororities. what began as a small fundraiser bringing in $2,000 in its inaugural year has flourished effort with -wide more than 16,000 student volunteers across the pennsylvania.f students penn state raised $11.7 million. and to date, students have raised d records and nearly $180 million, making thon student-run fill world -- ort in the hilantropic effort in the world. it's about the children and the families fighting cancer. over the years, thon has 4,000 ed more than families with a child battling pediatric cancer

thank you, mr speaker. there is no british citizen on that flight and the windrush potential eligible for protection has been checked. and the minister said the law was being applied based on criminality, not nationality. now an emergency aid package has been made available by the government for those areas particularly in the north of england which have been hit by severe flooding in the wake of storm ciara. heavy rain and high winds also brought wide for disruption to transport networks and cuts to power supplies for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. mps have called for further urgent investment in flood defences. in a statement in the commons, the environment secretary said many homes had been successfully protected from the floods but acknowledged more needed to be done. storm ciara brought rainfall ranging between 40—80 cm in 2a hours across much of northern england. the highest levels were recorded in cumbria, with 179.8 cm of rain over the course of the day. particularly severe impacts h

mr. nadler: madam speaker -- the speaker pro tempore: the recognized.s mr. nadler: madam speaker, this is long overdue resolution to ensure the equal rights amendment can finally become the 28th amendment to the united states constitution. this year we will celebrate the 00th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote. despite the century that's apsed, our constitution still does not recognize the guarantee protection of the law for women and gender minorities but h.j.res. 79 would bring us step closer. it removes the previous deadline congress set for ratifying the and ensure recent ratifications by nevada, givenis, and virginia are full effect. basic and offers a fundamental guarantee, equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the or by any state on the account of sex. that's it. very simple. years since it was passed by overwhelming bipartisan majorities in the house and enate, we have made great strides to secure that equality, including through existing case aw decided under the 14th amendment. the e.r.a. would enshrine thos

mr. speaker. can i add my grateful thanks to the police and emergency services that had to react to the deadly terrorist incident? of brexit,t few days this prime minister has sacked an official, taken an isolationist approach to trade and burned -- and banned the press from downing street. intentionally trying to impersonate donald trump? speaker, i do not think anybody listening to my speeds -- my speech could have mistaken this for anything other than the ,ost passionate, globalist outward looking approach. there is only one party in this country that has nationalist in their name. that is them. they would break up -- they would break up the most successful political partnership of the last 300 years. he and his party should concentrate on their day jobs of doing a better job for the people of scotland. >> the prime minister does not even know the name of our party. is it any wonder that poll after poll shows majority support for scottish independence? speaker, our former u.s. ambassador has ma

mr. speaker. i rise today to share the story of the ridley school district, which is leading the charge in our community to raise awareness of the importance of the upcoming census. under the leadership of kelly, the director of people service, the ridley school district has launched a district wide effort to ensure a complete and fair count in the 2020 cren discuss. ms. scanlon: 10 years ago, pennsylvania undercounted over 25,000 children resulting in a loss of nearly $44 million in funding for critical programs like health care, snap, school lunches, affordable housing, teacher training, and classroom technology. ms. spanberger: these programs were all impacted by the undercount. since children are among those most likely to be undercounted, it's particularly important for schools like ridley to promote a complete census count. community leaders like kelly are working hard alongside local churches, preschools, shelters, housing authorities, public libraries, and using social media to spread the

unlike the party opposite, by the way, mr speaker.controversial, that will deliver prosperity to every part of the country. so, today, mr speaker, the cabinet has given high—speed rail the green signal. we are going to get this done. and to ensure that we do so without further blow outs on cost or schedule, we are today taking decisive action to restore discipline to the programme. besides hs2, he said railways in the north of england would be improved — part of a wider transport revolution — featuring electric buses, driverless cars and new networks of cycle paths. this government will deliver a new anatomy of british transport. a revolution in this nation's public transport provision and a sign to the world that, in the 21st century, this united kingdom still has the vision to dream big dreams and the courage to bring those dreams about and i commend this statement to the house. the labour leader supported rail and bus improvements, but questioned whether boris johnson's government could deliver. it is a government that has proved i

mr. collins: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. nadler: again, the deadline amendment.rt of the there was a resolution by congress. if congress can set a deadline, can remove a deadline. i recognize the distinguished ajority leader of the house, representative hoyer, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: i ask unanimous extend. to revise and the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hoyer: madam speaker, irst, let me thank representative speier, representative maloney, and all hose who have been such warriors on this issue for such a long period of time. the faith.eping constitutional amendment was proposed in -- and passed in 1972. to be specifically, in the early part of 1972. member of the maryland state senate in 1972. honor of shortly after 1972, juste spring of months after the e.r.a. had been ratify of voting to that. now, the previous speaker said, states -- that's 70%

mr. speaker. as i advised the house last week, once i receive feedback from the states and territories on the terms of reference for that commission, and at that time i will then forward a copy of that to the opposition before announcing what we intend to do with that rule commissioner it starts from the premise that we do with longer, harder, drier summers, and we've always come and i've always acknowledged the link between the climate change and these broader whether climatic events. that has not been in dispute by our government and it's not in dispute by our government. those opposite say -- they giggle and the. >> but that is because, mistress beeker, they are seeking to put forward a false comfort -- mr. speaker. appalls conta in this place. our government is taking action to reduce emissions and they followed by 12.8%. mr. speaker, our government has put in place policies that have led to one of the highest levels of renewable investments that this country has ever seen. now, they can deny

and we can do that, mr speaker, because we have a strong and dynamic economy!rcissistic debate about its own future. borisjohnson stayed in his place to watch sajid javid — who resigned as chancellor in the cabinet reshuffle earlier this month — make a personal statement about his reasons for stepping down. mrjavid resigned after borisjohnson told him to sack his advisers to make way for a joint team of advisers for the prime minister and the chancellor. in a measured but pointed speech, mrjavid said he couldn't accept the arrangements as they weren't "in the national interest". advisers advise. ministers decide. and ministers decide on their advisers. i couldn't see why the treasury, with the vital role that it plays, should be the exception to that. a chancellor, like all cabinet members, has to be able to give candid advice to a prime minister so he is speaking truth to power. i believe that the arrangement proposed would significantly inhibit that, and it would not have been in the national interest. so, while i was grateful for the continued trust of the p

thank you, mr speaker.anks to the environment agency and all the emergency services doing their best to help people. our thoughts are also with those who suffer with the coronavirus and also with the chinese community in this country who i am sorry to say are facing the increasingly alarming levels of racism within our country, and as the virus spreads, i want to thank public health workers for helping those affected and raising awareness about the danger of the virus. mr speaker, does the prime minister think that someone who came to this country at the age of five and was the victim of county lines grooming, and compelled to carry drugs, released five years ago and never reoffended deserves to be deported? mr speaker, i think the whole country would agree that while i cannot comment on individual cases, it is entirely right that foreign national offenders should be deported from the country in accordance with the law. the government has learned absolutely nothing from the windrush scandal. this cruel and

mr. speaker, and i back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman mcbath, for , mrs. five minutes. thank you, mr. chairman -- mr. speaker, excuse me. i rise in honor of gun violence i, too, week because, am a survivor. this week, just a month into the there will have been more gun deaths in the united peer countries ill experience in an entire year. one month. today, i wear black long to stand for every survivor, every victim, every amily that mourns the unnecessary gun deaths that appen each and every single day. i met earlier this week with straugle, whose brother was suffering from ptsd.sion and ben had lost 30 pounds after his home, his father asked him about his weight loss. eatreplied that he couldn't and he said, i quote, it's just so hard out there, dad. it smells like death. en was seeking treatment at a local v.a. hospital, but his family continued to worry about him. moment ofed that in a desperation ben might end his own life. father drove to every gun store in their area. stor

thank you, mr speaker.ome out very strongly and welcomed what we announced yesterday. that is a hugely important step. she is right that there is never an excuse for delaying in this kind of area. but as the nspcc said to me yesterday, bad regulation is worse than no regulation. we will take our time to get this right but we will not delay for a second longer. that is why we will be legislating in this session. later, the new chair of the culture committee asked an urgent question about the new regulator and whether the watchdog would have real teeth. what assurances can the minister give the house that the proposed 0fcom—plus regulator can genuinely bring social media companies to account with simply a bit of public shaming and fines? does the minister also agree with me that there needs to be a tech levy set at 2% of uk revenues in order to properly fund this super regulator? the chair of the select committee is absolutely right that regulation without teeth is not a valuable form of regulation. we will b

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rush: i want to thank you, madam speaker. for to thank chairman yielding and i just want to say to you, the chairman, i am just so delighted and thankful and grateful for all of his work on behalf of this bill. madam speaker, i am proud to rise today in support of my ll, h.r. 35, the emmett till anti-lynching act. lynching, madam speaker, plain and simple, is an american evil. this arocity is comparable to the french use of the guillotine , the roman empire's use f of drawingand quartering as a and for too long, madam speaker, federal law against lynching has remained conspicuously silent. n 1918, 102 years ago, a -- i sman from missou am pleased that the language we today has already ben approved by the senate. send a resoundingly strong message, a message about what we are as a nation, our country's values, and, more importantly, what we as americans stand for and what we will tolerate and % what we will not tolerate. today, madam speaker, we send a strongmessage that violence and ra

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. takano: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. takano: i rise in support of h.r. 3749, as amended, the legal services for homeless veterans act. over the past decade, congress and the obama and trump administrations have prioritized ending veteran homelessness. however, while rates of veteran holmlessness have fallen, even one veteran without shelter is unacceptable. this committee is committed to providing services to prevent homelessness and to assist veterans who become homeless by providing them housing and access to health care and social services. according to the project challenge otherwise known as community homeless assessment, local education and networking groups, and v.a. survey, legal services are one of the top unmet needs for homeless veterans. h.r. 3749 directly addresses that need. madam speaker, h.r. 3749, as amended, is sponsored by congressman panetta and includes legislation authored by co

mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. burgess: i thank the speaker and i thank the gentlelady from florida for yielding me the customary 30 minutes and i will now yield myself as much time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i rise today in opposition to the rule providing for the consideration of h.r. 2339, the protecting american lungs and reversing youth tobacco epidemic act of 2019. the bill is a misnoemer. it is not aimed at curbing youth tobacco or e-cigarette use. it is aimed at tobacco generally. both parties in the house and senate agreed that we needed to act in order to prevent youth access to these products. in december, this past december, we fulfilled that commitment by sending a bill to the president's desk which he signed that raised the legal age to purchase all tobacco products to 21 years of age. president trump signed what has been termed t-21 into law on december 20 of 2019. this policy wil

mr. tipton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. tipton: thank you, madam chair. last year marked 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment. while i wish the house would pass this bill last year to honor the centennial anniversary of the sufficient gra jess' decades long fight to win the right to vote, i'm glad we are debating this bill now. the every word we utter monument will serve as a continual reminder the courage shown by women engaged in the sufficient disenfranchise movement and do what we can -- sufficient ridge movement to do what we can in the future. i stood across him a few times on the floor and it's nice to be agreement on a public lands bill we are able to work together on now. it's a bill to be able to help al o bring to light sculptor's work to washington. i think adequate effort to be able to help recognize the ufficient disenfranchise -suffrage movement. with that i urge my colleagues to support this bil

mr speaker, i...ed in 32 minutes, as we are getting used to. let‘s go to norman smith, for his thoughts on what we had full subnormal, you said climate change and whatever happened with cop26. climate change and whatever happened with co p26. questions climate change and whatever happened with cop26. questions about journalism is as well. it isa journalism is as well. it is a rare day, i managed to predict what was going to happen.” don‘t think we got far with the spat over premature end. that may climate change. jeremy corbyn challenging him over the sacked head of the cop26 conference, him over the sacked head of the co p26 conference, claire him over the sacked head of the cop26 conference, claire o‘neill. the prime minister confirmed that the conference would go ahead in glasgow. claire o‘neill yesterday suggested such was the acrimony between the premised on the scottish government there was a? about whether it might move to england. borisjohnson whether it might move to england. boris johnson sa

mr. speaker. this past saturday, the boy celebrated itsca 110th anniversary. million active participants, it is one of the largest youth organizations in the country. its founding in 1910, the boy scouts of america have lives of young women by teaching them character, evelopment, self-reliance, and principles of responsible citizenship. hickory trict, the council of the boy scouts of america, originally a single in p organized winston-salem, serves over eight counties and has almost 5,000 members. 2018, they provided more than local service hours at charities and organizations. i congratulate the boy scouts of 110 years of service, and i'm confident that they will positively impact communities across our country for many years to come. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the entleman from new york 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 o

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i move that so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent the following from occurring in relation to proceedings of the house today. one, the prime minister to move a motion of condolence in relation to the recent bush fires and debate on the motion to have precedence over all other business. the debate continue until adjourned or resolved if necessary of the usual time of the house. three, the federation chamber not to meet. four, the house to adjourn on the motion of a minister without debate. and five, any variation to this arrangement to be made only by a motion moved by minister. >> question is that the motion moved by the leader of the house be agreed to. all those of that opinion say aye. to the contrary, no. the ayes have it and i call the prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i move that the house, one, acknowledges the devastation across our nation occasioned by the bush fire season including the loss of 33 lives, the destruction of over 3,000 homes,