mr speaker. mr keir starmer. mr speaker.r speaker , we've got a billionaire speaker, we've got a billionaire prime minister and a billionaire promised both, both of whose families have used schemes to avoid millions of pounds of tax smearing . smearing. >> a working class woman i know . >> a working class woman i know. and the prime minister the former prime minister has a long list of people to blame for the economic misery. they don't want to hear it. they made her prime minister a millions of people are paying the price. she's got are paying the price. she's got a long list of people to blame. she blames the governor of the bank of england , the treasury, bank of england, the treasury, the office for budget responsibility and the american president is blamed . at one president is blamed. at one point, we even learn that the poor old lettuce was part of the deep state. does the prime minister agree with me that it's actually much simpler than that? it was the tories unfunded tax cuts , tens of billions of pounds cuts, tens

mr. speaker, mr. speaker. we've got a billionaire prime minister whose families used schemes to avoid millions of pounds for working-class workers. and the former prime minister has a long list of people to blame for economic misery. they do not want to hear it. a long list of people to blame. she blames the bank of england, the treasury. we even learns lettuce was part of the deep state. it was the tories unfunded tax cuts, billions of pounds that crashed the economy and left millions paying more on their mortgages. >> everyone knows two years ago i was not afraid of what her economic qualities would lead to. i was right then, that i'm right now when i say these economic policies would be a disaster. it would send mortgages and taxes up and working people would pay the price. >> everyone knows it is the tories of session with wild tax cuts that crashed the economy. the whole country is living it, so when is he going to learn the lesson and explain where the money is coming from for his plan to scrap national

mr speaker... mr speaker... we have got — starmer. mr speaker... mr speaker...sed schemes to avoid millions of pounds of tax, smearing a working—class woman. and the former prime minister has a long list of people to blame for the economic misery. they don't want to hear it, they may have prime minister and millions of people are paying the price. she has a long list of people to blame. she names the governor of the bank of england, the treasury, the bank of england, the treasury, the office for budget responsibility, the american president is blamed at one point. we even learned that the poor old letters was part of the state —— who are old lettuce. does the premise agree it was the unfunded tax cut, tens of billions of pounds of unfunded tax cuts, that crash the economy and left millions paying more on their mortgages, wasn't it? everyone knows that two years ago i was not afraid to repeatedly warn about what her economic policies would lead to, even if it wasn't what people wanted to hear at the time. mr speaker, iwas what people wanted to hear at the time. m

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i do say thank you to the gentlelady from new mexico and for her passion, which is evident, on this bill. and thank you to the minority for working with us to come up with a bill about something that truly is nonpartisan and it's our public lands and our enjoyment of the outdoors and the wonderful opportunities that we have in this country. as mentioned earlier, i get to put my name on the bill, the chairman of the committee, but this isn't all my idea. this is ideas that came from both sides of the aisle, senators are working on this, and i do encourage them to take up our legislation and pass it. but one of those very important provisions in the bill is the military veterans and parks component that's in it. and i would like to recognize and yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from virginia, ms. kiggans, who authored this section. language, a -- section of the language, a veteran herself. and i yield her three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognize

mr. speaker -- corps corps thank you, mr. speaker -- mr. mccormick: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of this act. the weather act re-authorization is sensible legislation that will strengthen the national oceanic and atmospheric administration forecasting capabilities and elevate the u.s. weather enterprise, greatly benefiting communities across the country. as a former helicopter pilot in the marine corps, i know firsthand the consideration you must give to the weather before taking to the skies. fog, high winds, turbulence, thunderstorms, ice and snow are all routine weather occurrences that can impact commercial and recreational flights, as well as ground crew operations and maintenance tasks. additionally, i think every member of congress here and many of our constituents have experienced some flight or other type of delays of turbulence in the last six months, as weather volatility is a consistent threat to travel plans. that is why i introduced h.r. 3915, the aviation weather improvement act, which has been included in this larger legislative package. ..

mr. speaker. and, mr. speaker, today i rise to honor this year's orange county school counselors of the year. and i'm so proud that two of these counselors are from my hometown. ms. rodriguez from anaheim high school district. they represent the best in our local public schools. like myself, ms. rodriguez and mr. giroux are grown in our local home townes. they're products of orange county public schools and now are giving back to the public school system that gave them so much. they and the rest of these fine educators will continue to shape the future leaders of tomorrow. all of us in orange county and in congress appreciate their commitment to our community, our youth and our future. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from ohio, ms. sykes, for five minutes. mrs. sykes: thank you, mr. speaker. for women looking to start or grow their families, motherhood should be one of the greatest, most joyful time in their lives. but for far too many black

mr. keating. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. keating: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to thank the chairman, mr. tiffany, for your support and the gentlelady from florida, ms. luna, and i'd like to thank the gentleman from california, mr. huffman, for his great support on this and so many other issues we work on together. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 2560, the sea turtle rescue assistance act of 2023. this bill's an important piece of legislation that for the first time provides assistance to many organizations that work to ensure the continued survival of endangered sea turtle populations in the united states. every species of sea turtle in the united states today is considered either threatened or endangered. every single one. in my region, warming waters in the north atlantic have wreaked havoc with the annual migration of sea turtles. changing conditions are causing many sea turtles to become cold-stunned as they depart cape cod in the southern migration. having become hypothermic, they wash ashore on our beaches and sadly perish from exposu

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, on saturday night the israeli people were deliberately and brutally attacked when the iranian regime launched over 300 missiles and drones meant to terrorize and kill civilians. if 2 were -- it were not for the defensive technologies developed here in the united states, and the heroism of israeli, british, french, and jordanian pilots who took to the air to shoot down iranian drones these attacks could have resulted in far gr greater devastation and loss of life. it was president ronald reagan who said that we must secure peace through strength. and that weakness only invites aggression. through his long history of appeasement, joe biden has failed to deter iranian threats and ultimately has jeopardized our safety. it is time to send a clear message to iran and its terrorist proxies that the united states stands firmly with israel, our greatest ally and the only democracy in the middle east. thank you. mr. speaker, in march customs and border patrol encounted more than 240,000

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to pay honor and tribute to the extraordinary career of a faithful servant leader, the reverend dr. tommy l. lewis, as we celebrate his retirement as the senior pastor of bethel missionary baptist church in pratt city, after 42 years of service. throughout his life, pastor t.l. lewis has poured into his community as both a faith leader and a public servant. after answering the call to ministry in 1973, he led several congregations before settling at bethel missionary baptist church in pratt city in 1982. as pastor, dr. t.l. lewis worked to expand bethel's congregation and deepen its impact by establishing a new worship center in 1990, which included a sanctuary with a seating capacity of 1,800. and he commissioned a family life center which became the bethel community life center that garnered thousands of dollars from both the state and federal to support community development and educational initiatives. after a tornado destroyed these buildings in 2011, it was

mr. speaker. i rise today to honor the life of raul chopra, a member of our democratic family who tragically passed away on march 11. he was kind, caring and a constant source of optimism. ms. delbene: growing up in california, his interests in politics started from an early age and never wavered. turning what was first a passion into a profession. whether working for senator mark kelly or any one of many democratic partner groups and committees throughout the years, raul was determined to build a career that would make the world a fairer and more just place. what was especially inspiring about him was the pure exuberance he took in being a mentor to the members of his team, often coupled with an irreverend sense of humor and kind word. raul will be remembered for his signature laugh, encyclopedic knowledge and a generosity of spirit that was incandescent. survived by his parents and brother, he will be missed terribly by us all. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gent

mr. speaker. the that's right, mr. speaker, the ayatollah, in iran, a man of faith, in his religion is worth $100 billion. while roughly 60% of the iranian people live in poverty, mr. speaker. so it's important to show ordinary iranians and the rest of the world about the theft and corruption of iran's leaders. the iranian regime has been funding terrorism against the united states for far too long. we have court cases in new york, mr. speaker, of assassination attempts in this country by iranian actors. hamas, so long in the news here because of what's happened in gaza, hamas, for example is a creature of iranian money and training. and the recent barbaric terrorist attacks against israeli demonstrate the need to expose this financial tie. in syria, iran is the primary financier of hamas and the iranian revolutionary guard units fighting alongside russia to prop up assad's murderous regime. iran-backed militias in iraq have claim responsibility for recent do drone attacks in syria and along the border in. yemen, iran i

mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts yields back. mr. burgess: i yield myself the balance of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. burgess: mr. speaker, our adversaries, notably russia, china, iran are watching to see how we will respond. our reaction to these crises will determine how they will choose to proceed. an important difference between this package of bills today and the previously passed senate supplemental is the addition of the 21st century peace through strength act. legislation is important because it includes sanctions and policy that is counter our at very airies through the influential of the -- inclusion of the repo act and removal of our payment for foreign pensions and requiring, requiring the administration to provide a game plan in ukraine. something that many of us have been asking for some time. ronald reagan told us peace comes through strength. by failing to act now

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize members of the lions club, the rotary club and the organization who are on capitol hill today. volunteer service is a cornerstone of a successful, strong and healthy community. it is also an important staple of american life. i'm a member of my hometown organization so i know firsthand the good this club does around the world. to share the impactful work of service clubs and their volunteers, congressman jimmy panetta of california, who is a pleautarian, and i founded the congressional service organization caucus in 2019. later today the congressional service organization caucus will host a member and staff briefing. speakers from lions, rotary, and other clubs will share how their members strive to make the world a better place one community at a time. mr. speaker, i urge all my colleagues to join the congressional service organization caucus to ensure service to others remains a viable part of american life for generations to come. thank you, mr. sp

. >> mr speaker , deputy prime >> mr speaker, deputy prime minister, mr speaker , i have minister, mr speaker, i have been asked to reply. >> i know that members across the house will wish to join me in offering condolences to the family and friends of lord frank field. he was an outstanding parliamentarian who worked tirelessly to make society a better place. my right hon. friend, the prime minister is in berlin. he has announced the biggest strengthening of our defence in a generation . and mr defence in a generation. and mr speaken defence in a generation. and mr speaker, i am sure that members will also want to join me in wishing the jewish community a happy passover , a celebration of happy passover, a celebration of freedom. but of course, we remember the empty chairs of those hostages still being held captive in gaza and call for their immediate release . mr their immediate release. mr speaken their immediate release. mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house.i addition to my duties in this house. i sha

mr. speaker, and i yield back. . . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> 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. >> i rise today to honor the life of jason jenkins, an 18-year-old who shares the same hometown as me, rockford, illinois. jason was a student and worked at wal-mart in the evenings and on weekend buzz that was also where -- weekends but that was also where he was the victim of a horrific racially motivated knife attack that ended his life. biseasoneders jumped to his side, comforting him while trying to stop the bleeding. a powerful testament to the good in our community that will always overpower hate. several of his teachers told me that jason was an extraordinary young man known for his personality, positivity and always looking to make people laugh. today i'm grieving with the jenkins family, their neighbors

mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i rise to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> thank you. thank you. this week marks the 45 years of taiwan relations act which has strengthened our partnership with our friends in taiwan and shaped the u.s. foreign policy in the indo-pacific. taiwan is the trusted partner in freedom, democracy, trade, security, and global health. as chairwoman of the house foreign affairs subcommittee on the indo-pacific, i've been working to ensure the united states supports taiwan. i led the taiwan w.h.o. act to support taiwan's participation in the world health organization and the world health assembly. and the taiwan nondiscrimination act to give taiwan a seat at the table in the international monetary fund. mrs. kim: i also led the arms delivery solutions act which became law throu

the speaker pro tempore: mr. suozzi is recognized mr. suozzi: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. roy, the histrionics and hyperbole are not working. you said so yourself. it's not working. we are about to pass -- it's not working. it's not working. the bottom line is -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. house will be in order. mr. suozzi: the bottom line is -- the bottom line is that we face issues that are very serious in our country, including the border. there is a crisis there. and we -- and we have to address it by doing what we are doing today and tomorrow related to the foreign aid bill. we have to work together. we have to find compromise. we have to find bipartisan solutions. ever problem we face in our country is complicated and can't solve problems in fear and anger. i know mr. moore is a very good man and a lot of good people on the republican side. let's solve these issues. we had a bipartisan solution by one of the most ethical, hard-working conservative republicans james lankford and we didn't go forward because president trump and others said we

mr. speaker. i request unanimous consent to address the house and to extend and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to recognize raya, ohio's 13th congressional district champion of the week. raya is an extraordinary student from the western reserve academy in hudson who has taken it upon herself to break down barriers and pave the way for the next generation of female coders. mrs. sykes: she recently founded python pals which strives to teach young girls and women about the computer coding program, python. this group not only teaches invaluable coding skills but will also instill confidence and courage in her peers to pursue a career in coding. as a member of the house science, space and technology committee, we often talk about the missing million, the one million stem workers from diverse gender, racial and geographic backgrounds that we need to fill our nation's open jobs

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the topic of this special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. thompson: thank you again, mr. speaker. turmoil in the middle east heightened over the weekend and my prayers are with all involved. i trust our nation's leadership can rise to the task at hand. however, in another matter of food and national security, this evening i'm taking the opportunity to discuss how farmers, ranchers, foresters, and consumers deserve certainty. agriculture remains the backbone of america. but our nation's dedicate prod deucers have been burdened with fractured supply chains, considerable input costs, relentless inflation, natural disasters, volatile markets and labor shortages. each is consistently worsened by ill conceived, half-baked executive action by unelected bureaucrats in washington. our nation's farmers are bearing t

mr. speaker. mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? >> a recorded vote, please. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute involvote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 212 and the nays are 202. the bill is passed and without objection, without objection is laid on the table. the the unfinished business is question on agreeing to the motion to recommit on h.r. 615 offered by the gentlewoman from michigan on which the yeas and nays are ordered the clerk wil

mr. speaker. i first of all share with the secretary prime minister the comments of eric jewish community and a happy passover and also acknowledge the loss of two people who played historic contributions in the parliament politics. also send my condolences following today's news to the family of lord frankenfield. he was good friends of mine and a colleague and he was a campaigner against poverty and a champion for his constituents. mr. speaker, i know the party is desperate to talk about my living arrangements. but the public wants to know what the government will do about there is. brighton has been served with two no-fault eviction notices in 18 months. she joins nearly one million families who are homeless due to his party's failure. instead of obsessing over my house, when will he get with it and show the same obsession with evictions? [applause] >> to begin with, it is a pleasure to have another exchange with the right honorable lady in this house. albeit in 12 months. any more of these and

mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts yields back. mr. burgess: i yield myself the balance of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. burgess: mr. speaker, our adversaries, notably russia, china, iran are watching to see how we will respond. our reaction to these crises will determine how they will choose to proceed. an important difference between this package of bills today and the previously passed senate supplemental is the addition of the 21st century peace through strength act. legislation is important because it includes sanctions and policy that is counter our at very airies through the influential of the -- inclusion of the repo act and removal of our payment for foreign pensions and requiring, requiring the administration to provide a game plan in ukraine. something that many of us have been asking for some time. ronald reagan told us peace comes through strength. by failing to act now

mr. speaker, i yield to mr. gallagher, the author of this will, the gentleman from wisconsin, as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized mr. gallagher: i thank the gentleman. it's fitting, for meeks we are debating this today, one of the very first bills i got passed as a freshman member of congress working across the aisle with my fell classmate, mr. suozzi, was the sanctioning the use of civilians as defenseless shields act. which first created the authority for the president to sanction hamas and hezbollah for their use of human shields. i remember at the time talking about this barbaric practice. i was met with shock and surprise. unfortunately in the wake of october 7, the entire world has seen the lengths that these terrorist groups will go to in order to advance their genocidal cause. using innocent women and children as human shields. so the fact that this may be one of the last bills i get passed in congress is fitting. as i alluded to, there is no

mr. speaker pro tem. i rise to ask why my vote. thank you, mr. speaker pro tem. nt to say i am appreciate and grateful to mr. grass -- mr. gress for bringing this bill forward, and with that i vote aye. willoughby, how do you vote? carter, how do you vote? willoughby, how do you vote? just as a reminder, members, you are voting on a motion. there was a roll call vote requested. only one person speaks per side. if this motion carries, there will be a third read. willoughby votes no. the motion carries. the third reading bill for have -- the third reading is for house bill 2677. >> relating to family or fences. >> that is the third read of the house bill 2677. vote at the bell. [bell rings] representative jackie parker. >> mr. speaker pro tem, i rise to explain my vote. >> please proceed. >> as someone who voted on the 15 week bill in 2022, i would like to make it clear that it was never the intent to overturn the pre-roe law in that bill. once roe v. wade was overturned, it was our intent that the pre-roe law become the law of arizona again. everyone was very clear

mr. speaker pro tem. i rise to ask why my vote. thank you, mr. speaker pro tem. i want to say i am appreciate and grateful to mr. grass -- mr. gress for bringing this bill forward, and with that i vote aye. willoughby, how do you vote? carter, how do you vote? willoughby, how do you vote? just as a reminder, members, you are voting on a motion. there was a roll call vote requested. only one person speaks per side. if this motion carries, there will be a third read. willoughby votes no. the motion carries. the third reading bill for have -- the third reading is for house bill 2677. >> relating to family or fences. >> that is the third read of the house bill 2677. vote at the bell. [bell rings] representative jackie parker. >> mr. speaker pro tem, i rise to explain my vote. >> please proceed. >> as someone who voted on the 15 week bill in 2022, i would like to make it clear that it was never the intent to overturn the pre-roe law in that bill. once roe v. wade was overturned, it was our intent that the pre-roe law become the law of arizona again. everyone was very c

the speaker pro tempore: mr. suozzi is recognized mr. suozzi: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. roy, the histrionics and hyperbole are not working. you said so yourself. it's not working. we are about to pass -- it's not working. it's not working. the bottom line is -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. house will be in order. mr. suozzi: the bottom line is -- the bottom line is that we face issues that are very serious in our country, including the border. there is a crisis there. and we -- and we have to address it by doing what we are doing today and tomorrow related to the foreign aid bill. we have to work together. we have to find compromise. we have to find bipartisan solutions. ever problem we face in our country is complicated and can't solve problems in fear and anger. i know mr. moore is a very good man and a lot of good people on the republican side. let's solve these issues. we had a bipartisan solution by one of the most ethical, hard-working conservative republicans james lankford and we didn't go forward because president trump and others said we

mr. speaker, with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the request is granded, without objection -- granted, without objection. ms. porter: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from minnesota is recognized. mr. stauber: thank you very much, mr. chair. i will just underscore this. when the undersecretaries of defense and energy were asked if china stopped selling us their critical minerals today, what would it do to the united states? they said it would be devastating and dangerous. we cannot allow china to continue to dominate the critical mineral space when we have the opportunity right here. and by the way, mr. chair, i live, work and play in northern minnesota. as i said, this is the district that i'm privileged to represent. i know clean water. nyou know why? because the cleanest water is in the heart of mining country in the great state of minnesota. mr. chair, i want to offer two minutes to my good friend, representative finish back, -- fischbach, from our state of minnesa.

mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from oregon seek recognition? >> i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize my constituent, claire, who was just awarded the congressional gold medal for hercieser service as a real life rosy the riveter. i had the honor of meeting her and her granddaughter and hearing firsthand her story of courage and conviction during a dark time in our nation's history. salinas: she gave birth to her daughter just hours after the attack on pearl harbor. like many americans she felt the need to spring into action and support the war effort. so clarisse went on to work at the keyser shipyard in portland where she cut and welded steel for ships. she wasn't the only one. in total about 16 million women across the country served as riveters, buckers, welders, and electrici

mr. speaker -- mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. the united states coast guard marathon brought together runners from far and wide to elizabeth city, north carolina. city and u.s. coast guard leaders rolled out the red carpet with a warm welcome. i was delighted to see the u.s. coast guard commandant linda fay began in northeastern north carolina in support of the marathon. we are glad to celebrate the u.s. coast guard's commitment to the marathon and above all toe liz beth city. congratulations to all participants, particularly to the winners who persevered through the challenging course. to the u.s. coast guard marathon, you are indeed and effort that helps to elevate this wonderful northeastern community to even greater heights. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. de la cruz: this

mr. speaker, may i inquire how much time is remaining. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 29 minutes still remaining. mr. mfume: thank you very much. i'd like to yield to the gentleman from maryland, mr. ivey, for three minutes. mr. ivey: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. and i want to thank him for organizing this special order hour. i also want to join with the comment that was already been made with rp to condolences to the families of the six lives that were lost. i remember when i heard about it that morning, there were eight, i think that had -- were missing initially. and i remember praying at that time that they would survive even though the emergency services made immediate efforts to try and save them, and blocked off the roads so no other people were going to meet that fate, i know that we've lost six at this point. so it's a sad moment. a tragic evening. we want to extend our condolences to them and their families and their communities. gustavo torres and other officials and leaders in those co

mr. speaker. i object i object to the vote on the ground a quorum is not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant outclass -- further proceedings on this question arn this question are postponed. thank you. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from from american samoa, miss rade wagon: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from iowa seek recognition? mrs. miller-meeks: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. miller-meeks: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to honor a local hero who selfless act exemplifies the very e

mr. speaker -- mr.man, because most americans would scratch their heads why is this real van to the immediate investigation? abouts collections is a collection of communications that are neither to nor from an approved target of surveillance under 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act, fisa, but merely contain information relating to that target. and that means that you become a target because it happened to be sitting around you. it happened to be going to you or from you. in the past, abouts collections focused on collecting communications that include a target's email or phone address or twitter handle or something lick that. but in theory, abouts collection should -- could be used to collect emails that merely mention a person who is a target of a surveillance, 702 surveillance. i think it's extremely important to recognize merely menges, merely menges that individual, and you could have your materials, your private information wrapped up in a roundup -- roundup if you will, a lassoing of

mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 9, 2023, the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona, mr. schweikert, for 30 minutes. mr. schweikert: thank you, mr. speaker pro tempore. we have a half an hour and a number of different things to make it through. as we know, our running sarcasm is we all work in a math-free zone where we use feelings to make public policy and then we wonder what the hell is going on when we actually have to deal with the honesty of the math. let's actually do a little bit of fun with the honesty of the math. a couple days ago it was tax day. did you know when you paid your taxes, 39 cents out of every dollar you sent in went just to interest. 39 cents of every dollar you sent in as an individual taxpayer. that's the billionaire, that's down to the working stiff that actually had income tax. you paid 39 cents of your tax dollar just to interest. and the point, once again we're going to go through, is understanding how fragile

mr. speaker. thank you for the regular briefings. a great servant of our party respected by all that knew him. i was joined by minister in offering our solidarity. all while working for wilkinson. alongside our international allies against the iranian attacks on israel. and we welcome the prime minister's call for spirit -- the prime minister's call for restraint. we also salute the professionalism and bravery of our armed forces. their efforts are vital for a safer world. mr. speaker, there can be no doubt that the attack has left the world a more dangerous place. with a clear intent to destabilize division. but mr. speaker, let us also be clear, a full-scale conflict in the middle east is in no one's interest. it is a path that can only lead to more function, more instability. the combined defensive action must face success. and because of that, lives were saved. escalation is not inevitable. it must now show the same strength and courage to de-escalate. that is the responsibility of all sides every partner. we must be resolute and

mr. speaker. i would like to thank the prime minister for the statement and regular briefings on the developing situation. i think the prime minister for his warm tribute to your father, a great servant of our party, respected by all who knew him. i joined the prime minister in offering solidarity with the victims of the horrific attack in sydney and recognizing the heroism of the three british workers killed while working for world peace. turning the events of this weekend, we support defensive action taken by the u.k. alongside international allies against iranian attacks on israel and we welcome the prime minister's call for restraint. we salute the professionalism and bravery of our armed forces and support raf planes to bolster operation theta. a safer world. mr. speaker, there can be no doubt that the attack perpetrated by renee and forces has left the world more dangerous, targeted innocent civilians with a clear intent to destabilize the region. must be wholly condemned. mr. speaker, let u

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today i rise to recognize auburn university's men's basketball team as the 2024 s.e.c. tournament champions. it is my honor to congratulate coach bruce pearl, the players and staff on an outstanding season once again. the auburn tigers won their third s.e.c. championship in program history as they fought to the finish line, beating the university of florida by 86-67. as each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, the bible says. as good stewards as the grace of god. winning this championship is not just about celebrations on the court, but it's a testament to the tigers, their character, their dedication and their efforts for christ. the auburn men's basketball team under the leadership of coach bruce pearl has set a standard of excellence that will be remembered for years to come. not just in athletics but in every aspect. scoring a steady job, housing and re-integrating into a community can be tough when you have a criminal record. this is a challenge that more

mr. speaker -- to assassinate you, mr. speaker. i shouldn't need a warrant to try to find out if a foreign actor is trying to assassinate a u.s. citizen. i shouldn't need to find fought a foreign actor or terrorist is working with someone in the united states to harm other americans. but if we want to investigate that person, yes, we do. so there is a lot of misinformation out there. american civil liberties are not being harmed. i'll give you a hypothetical example. american citizen bob smith, pops up in a fisa database. some are saying the government can obtain or search bob emails' text and phone calls. that is not true. that is not true. but you can do a query to see if anyone else is talking about this person. and not just anyone else anywhere, but a foreign actor or a foreign terrorist whose information you already have. can you imagine if you are looking for -- the chair: the gentleman has 20 seconds remaining. mr. wenstrup: i want to just say what's true and what's not true. a query does not investigate a u.s. citizen. in m

thank you, mr speaker . mr speaker. able gentleman for his support of the government's actions with regard to what might happen going forward. ultimately, israel has a right to self—defence, as any state does, and the g7 leaders spoke yesterday and unequivocally condemned iran's attack and expressed full solidarity and support to israel and its people. but as a foreign secretary said this morning, this is a time to be smart as well as tough . israel has well as tough. israel has successfully repelled incredibly , successfully repelled the iranian attack, and iran is even more isolated on the world stage and as others have said, we would urge them to take the win . would urge them to take the win. at this point, we want to avoid further escalation and bloodshed , and he's right that it would be deeply destabilising for the region and risks more lives and all our diplomatics at this point will be geared towards that goal. in partnership with our allies. next, just turning to iran, as the behaviour of the iranian regime, as

mr. speaker, the acting dean of the diplomatic corps. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister of japan. the speaker: members of congress, i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you his excellency, kishida fumio, the prime minister of japan. prime minister kishida: mr. speaker, madam vice president, honorable members of the united states congress. distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. thank you. i never get such nice applause from the japanese. let me introduce my wife, yuko, in the gallery. the fact that i married yuko should give you great confidence in all my decisions. i'm truly honored to speak here in this citadel of democracy and before you the representatives of the american people. nine years ago the late prime minister abe, who was a close friend of mine, stood in this very spot and gave an address titled, towards an alliance of hope. i was foreign minister in his cabinet at that time and i was deeply struck to witness the bond between our two countries. since childhood i have felt a connection to the united stat