mrs. torres: mr. speaker, if we defeat the previous question, i will offer an amendment to the ule to bring up h.j.res. 31, sponsored by representives deutch and mcgovern and raskin. which could -- which would reserve supreme court decisions like citizens united by enshrining in the constitution of the united states a democracy for all amendment, establishing the right of the american people to enact state and federal laws that regulate spending in public elections. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment in the record along with extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. to discuss this proposal, i yield three minutes to the distinguished gentleman from florida, mr. deutch. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. and the gentleman is recognized. mr. deutch: i thank my friend and, mr. speaker, this proposed constitutional amendment will overturn citizens united and it will put voters back in charge of washington. over 90%

two thousand and eleven mr torres has consistently denied the allegation it adamantly contested the constitutionality of his arrest yet at every turn he has been denied any meaningful due process through the courts this guy has been waiting over two years for his day in court this has affected his work it has affected his psychological well being and his unfortunately one of tens of thousands of people who are arrested in the bronx under the stop and frisk programs. so many. jobs for quite a long time this job has been a lifeline for tourists so every time he gets a call that his case is going to trial he has to choose between copping a guilty plea and serving a minimum of three months in jail or fighting the system and risking more jail time if he loses torres has chosen to fight and he loses a day's pay each time he shows up to court hoping his case will finally proceed. have some excuses. and. not. you know they start to think the case is bigger than what all i saw these panels. when you lot of acacia and we got deadlines that we got to meet so i can't put my deadlines because i'

mrs. torres: thank you, mr. speaker. although i may be the newest member of the rules committee, i know that it is our job to discuss how our committees come up with legislation and by extension how the house should consider these bills in a manner that is orderly and respectful. unfortunately, we were not given that opportunity yesterday. i had questions for the intelligence committee chairman. tough questions, maybe, but fair you questions. questions like, how do we prevent witnesses from lying in our committee? questions like, how did the committee come up with their findings on the russian meddling that differs so much from every other intelligence agency? i had offered an amendment to this bill to give the house the opportunity to vote on the senate intelligence committee's russia findings. and i wanted to ask the chairman if he felt that the house was prepared to vote on such an amendment. and if not, why not? a tough question, maybe, but a fair question. however, i never got that opportunity to ask that, any of th

two thousand and eleven mr torres has consistently denied the allegation it adamantly contested the constitutionality of his arrest yet at every turn he has been denied any meaningful due process through the courts this guy has been waiting over two years for his day in court this has affected his work and has affected his psychological well being and his unfortunately one of tens of thousands of people who are arrested in the bronx under the stop and frisk programs similar. to this. so many views in. quite a long time this job has been a lifeline for tourists so every time he gets a call that his case is going to trial he has to choose between copping a guilty plea and serving a minimum of three months in jail or fighting the system and risking more jail time if he loses torres has chosen to fight and he loses a day's pay each time he shows up to court hoping his case will finally proceed. you know they start to think the case is bigger than what is all i saw these panels . got in the new modification and we got deadlines that we got to meet so i can't put my deadlines because i've

two thousand and eleven mr torres has consistently denied the allegation it adamantly contested the constitutionality of his arrest yet at every turn he has been denied any meaningful due process through the courts this guy has been waiting over two years for his day in court this has affected his work it has affected his psychological well being and his unfortunately one of tens of thousands of people who are arrested in the bronx under the stop and frisk programs and. so many. jobs for quite a long time this job has been a lifeline for tourists so every time he gets a call that his case is going to trial he has to choose between copping a guilty plea and serving a minimum of three months in jail or fighting the system and risking more jail time if he loses torres has chosen to fight and he loses a day's pay each time he shows up to court hoping his case will finally proceed. you know they start to think the case is bigger than what all i saw these panels. got into modification and we got deadlines that we got to meet so i can't put my deadlines because i've got a hope in. this cas

mrs. torres: mr. speaker, if mrs. torres: mr. speaker, if we defeat the previous question, i will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up legislation h.r. 6479, which will ban junk insurance plans. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment in the record along with extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. and to discuss our proposal -- the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. torres: to discuss our propotional, i yield four minutes to the distinguished gentleman from california, mr. ruiz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for four minutes. mr. ruiz: mr. speaker, premiums are skyrocketing across the country caused by this administration's sabotage of the affordable care act. just listen to the insurance company c.e.o.'s who are directly stating not funding cost sharing reductions for point of care for patients struggling to pay their bills ill increase premiums and also by not outreaching to more people and low-risk indivi

the european commission to the us department of commerce looking out a detailed response to mr trump's torreslly should not be surprised by this because we saw yesterday on canada day, july the first, canada responded to us ta riffs first, canada responded to us tariffs in kind sir it is like for like. anyone who has been following us-eu like. anyone who has been following us — eu trade negotiations, which are generally done in cordial though competitive ways, it isn't going to be surprising, the eu will not tolerate anything that donald trump is doing and just let it happen, it will be met with a strong response. they are some of the most experienced trade negotiations in the world on both sides of the atla ntic the world on both sides of the atlantic soap no surprise there is noise coming from the us and their president and the year —— eu will hit backjust as hard but in a measured way. again, having to cover every single twist and turn on this and see how it all plays out because and see how it all plays out because a lot of these, president trump was speaking on fox news on sunday in a sp

mrs. torres: i ask for a recorded vote. 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 vote. [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: on this vote the yeas are 229, and the nays are 183. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from tennessee seek recognition? mrs. blackburn: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that i may here after be considered as e first sponsor of h.r. 1898 -- the speaker pro tempore: the ouse will be in order. take your conversations, please, to the back of the chamber, off the floor. th

torres. >> we go to mr. -- >> no, he yield me 40 seconds. >> oh, yeah, that's right. somebody was going to give you extra time. norma torres of california. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have to be on the floor at 12:00 noon to present on a rule. i want to thank the department, and specifically the white house, on continuing to support cicig in guatemala specifically. while i agree we should demand fair treatment for all refugees in guatemala and here in the u.s., too, i hope that we don't lose sight of the significant progress cicig has made not just carrying out investigations but also helping to bring about important reforms and strengthening guatemala's institution. that progress is real. turning back that progress, in my view s a big mistake. ambassador merten, i had nine questions for you, is have the state department, which i accused in the past, with the certifications process in honduras and guatemala. because of the lack of time i have, i will submit them for the record as well as a longer statement on cicig. i do hope that you will respond to me. the certific

torres. >> thank you. >> we go to mr. ted. >> yielded 40 seconds to me. >> that's right.y was going to give you extra time. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have to be on the floor at 12 noon to present on a rural. i want to thank the department specifically the white house on continuing to support guatemala. while i agree we should demand fair treatment for all refugees in guatemala and here in the u.s., i hope that we don't lose sight of the significant progress have made , not just carrying out investigations but also helping to bring about important reform and strengthening. that progress is real. i had nine questions, they were yes or no questions for you regarding how the state department, which i have accused in the past of head in the sand with the certification process in honduras and now in guatemala, because of the lack of time i have i will submit them for the record has a well as a longer statement on the program. i hope you will respond to me. the certification of guatemala after the ongoing problems with the congress trying to impugn them see themselves for th