mr. mccaul: mr. speaker, i just want to be clear as a republican leader of the foreign affairs committee, that i support this resolution. i'm not sure if my opening statement was improperly heard by the other side of the aisle. but i join my colleagues on the other side in support of this resolution in a bipartisan manner. as it should be against our enemy, russia, putin, and the oligarches. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman resthe gentleman from. mr. engel: yes. i now yield three minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. doggett. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas, mr. doggett, is recognized for -- mr. doggett: i say to my colleague and neighbor, mr. mccaul, i hope that means every republican, none of whom are on the floor here with him to explain their position on this, will join us on this important vote. because this sanctions law against russians was enacted over petroleump's objection and the purpose was -- over president trump's ob

mr. meadows: mr. chairman, i'm glad that you made this admonishment because some of the comments that were just offered actually seemed to be directed at me from a standpoint of respect and i would remind the gentleman from maryland, both gentlemen from maryland, that this is one of the individuals who has actually worked in a bipartisan fashion on t.p.s. and a number of things. andle majority leader knows that well. i would also -- and the majority leader knows that well. i would also say if he we make broad sweeping statements that impugn the motives of individuals, it needs to start with the previous president of the united states, bram. because when he -- barack obama. because when he froze the federal work force, three different times, i didn't hear the outrage on this house floor, mr. chairman. i'm hearing today. it somehow always one side of the aisle's fault unless it happens to be their party's president that invokes the freeze. i would say, mr. chairman, we need to make sure that those broad

mr. keating. mr. rokita: thank you, mr. chairman. i am -- mr. keating thank you, mr. chairman. mr. rood, my understanding is you're familiar with the 2018 national defense strategy because you helped write that, is that correct? secretary rood: i didn't help write it, sir. i came in afterwards but i am -- mr. keating: you're familiar with the content? secretary rood: yes. mr. keating: in your opinion, what's the use of that document, what's the importance of that? utilization purposes? secretary rood: yes. to guide activities of the defense department and others and prioritize our efforts. mr. keating: i suggest, too, it's an important document as well when we're looking at the overall strategic priorities. it's an important budget document as well for this committee and for this congress because that's what we look towards to do the fiscal year twinte to fiscal year 2023 -- 2019 to fiscal year 2023 budget request. so although things do change quickly, when i heard the admiral say, you know, it's hard to get priorities when you were asked that question about our activities in the s

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i am delighted to have the opportunity to work what we call our cardinals, the chair of this distinguished subcommittee of appropriations, and thank you for yielding me some time. mr. speaker, the trump shutdown is now in its 19th day. it is simply outrageous that more than 800,000 federal employees are going without pay and that the american people are being denied vital services all because of president trump's demands for a wasteful border wall. house democrats want to open the government, but the president and the senate republicans continue to obstruct and delay instead of working with us to get the people's business done. . the solution to this crisis is simple. pass the bills where we can can agree. and extend funding for homeland curity for a month, 30 days, to allow time for negotiation onboarder security and mmigration policy. i hope my colleagues across the capitol come to their sense answer stop this ridiculous, dangerous trump shutdown. unless congress acts, the

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i am delighted to have the opportunity to work what we call our cardinals, the chair of this distinguished subcommittee of appropriations, and thank you for yielding me some time. mr. speaker, the trump shutdown is now in its 19th day. it is simply outrageous that more than 800,000 federal employees are going without pay and that the american people are being denied vital services all because of president trump's demands for a wasteful border wall. house democrats want to open the government, but the president and the senate republicans continue to obstruct and delay instead of working with us to get the people's business done. . the solution to this crisis is simple. pass the bills where we can can agree. and extend funding for homeland curity for a month, 30 days, to allow time for negotiation onboarder security and mmigration policy. i hope my colleagues across the capitol come to their sense answer stop this ridiculous, dangerous trump shutdown. unless congress acts, the

mr. thrart: mr. speaker, i would now like to yield as much time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from texas, the ranking member of the full committee, ms. granger, as much time as she would like to consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for as much time as she may consume. ms. granger: i rise today in opposition to h.r. 267. unfortunately, moving this bill across the floor will not resolve the partial government shutdown as the president has said he will not sign this bill into law. it's a job and responsibility of the congress to appropriate funds. we must come together to find a solution that will reopen the government and fund border security. we need a compromise that represents the will of both chambers and the american people. by considering the senate-passed version of the appropriations bill, we're eliminating house members' involvement in the process. when it comes to transportation, housing and urban development, h.r. 267, place as lower priority on

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i object. i'm not sure what's going on, ut i object. the speaker pro tempore: the bjection is heard. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? >> i'm not sure that was a formal objection the way it was stated. i would ask a parliamentary inquiry. mr. scalise: is there any formal motion that would be in order that would allow reconsideration f the vote on h.j.res. 28? the speaker pro tempore: mr. scalise, such a request could be achieved by unanimous consent. mr. scalise: well, then, mr. speaker, is there any procedural motion that doesn't require unanimous consent that would be in order to request the chair to econsider h.j.res. 28? the speaker pro tempore: not in a position to answer an advisory opinion at this time. mr. scalise: i would yield the chair as much time as possible to get an answer on that rallel men threar inquiry -- parliamentary inquiry. mr. scalise: see if there was an answer to the parliamentary inquiry. t

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, first of all, i want to thank the distinguished chair of this subcommittee for your generous comments. it's a pleasure. mr. speaker, the trump shutdown is now in its 20th day. more than 800,000 federal employees are going without pay. many while they are still working and the american people are being denied vital services. due to president trump's shutdown, over his demands for a wasteful border wall, the food and drug administration cannot conduct routine inspections for food safety, and has slowed evaluation of new drugs and medical products. usda is no longer able to provide farmers and rural communities with loans and grants to assist housing, utilities or economic development. and approximately 40 million americans who depend on snap for food assistance, including more than three million new yorkers, have faced unnecessary fear and uncertainty about whether they are weeks away from going hungry. house democrats have passed bills to open the government. but the president

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and their remarks include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, today trump 7th day of the shutdown, the longest overnment shutdown in american history. hardworking public servants are seeing their financial security jeopardized. small businesses are being frozen out of critical contracting and loan programs. businesses of all sizes are being hurt by delayed regulatory approvals and a lack of government data. farmers are unable to access vital federal services. our national parks are being vandalized and filling up with garbage. critical environmental inspections to protect families and communities have stopped. lines at airports are swelling as many t.s.a. workers can't fford to work without pay. mr. speaker, this is unacceptable. but unfortunately we heard yesterday in this very house that republicans th

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, the murderous regime in tehran has a very clear policy, death to america, death to israel. that's why iran trains, arms, and funds militia groups to fight its proxy wars throughout the middle east. in iraq, these militias destabilize the country, weaken's bad dag's central authority and do iran's bidding. these militias directly threaten america's interest in iraq. many have american blood on their hands, but they are not being held accountable for their action as by our government. that's why i introduced h.r. 361, the iranian proxies terrorist sanctions act with my colleagues on the foreign affairs committee, brad sherman, steve chabot, and tom swassy -- swazzy. -- swosey. including those responsible for the september 2018 attacks on the u.s. embassy in baghdad and consulate in mosul. i urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill. in conclusion god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: for wha

mr. thotches: mr. speaker -- mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the incredible role mentors play in the lives of young people. january is national mentoring month which brings national attention to the needs for mentors. individuals, businesses, and government agencies, schools, faith communities and nonprofits can all engage with their constituents to become mentors for the next generation of leaders. when children have strong role models in their lives, they grow up to be good neighbors and good citizens. as the co-chairman of the congressional career and technical education caucus, i know firsthand how essential mentors are for the students seeking a career in technical education. from agriculture to the arts, from marketing to manufacturing, c.t.e. programs work to develop am

and mr. scalise, mr. speaker, and his colleagues have almost to a person -- not always unanimously -- rejected that effort. so i tell my friend, open up the government and we'll talk, but we're not going to talk while you hold hostage the employees of this government. not all of them. but 800,000 of them who are worried about whether they can put food on the table. they're at food lines. our people at food lines. public employees. do we have no shame? do we have no moral commitment to those whom we ask to work to protect this country? and to serve our people? what is it that the president and his party refuse to open up the government? and this is historic. never in the history -- talks about going back to george 1780. ton, 1799 or this has never happened before that we kept the government shutdown. the longest before, of course, was the republican shutdown of 2013. it is not a tactic, i tell my friend, that we accept. and we reject it emphatically. we are not going to subject ourselves tomorrow to the sa

cardenas, mr. cook, mr. huffman, mr. lamalfa, mr. lowenthal, mr. peters, mr. ruiz, mr. swalwell, mr. takano, . vargas, mr. aguilar, mr. desauliner, mr. lieu, ms. torres, ms. barragan, mr. carbajal, mr. correa, mr. khanna, mr. panetta, mr. gomez, mr. sneros, mr. cox, harder, ms. hill, ms. porter, mr. rouda. the committee will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. >> madam clerk, the speaker-elect, nancy pelosi of the state of california. mr. mccarthy:. embers, take your seats. mr. mccarthy: the house will be in order. colleagues, friends and fellow americans, it is an honor to serve with you and to welcome you to the first day of the 116th united states house of representatives. we are here in this chamber because the faith of your neighbors and support of your family. we are here today to represent the voice and the vote of 325 million americans. now i would like everyone to pause. i want you to reflect on this fact. in the last 230 years dating back to the founding of our republic, fewer than 11,000 americans had the privilege to stand here

mr. engel: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 31, as amended. the caesar syria civilian protection act. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 31. a bill to require certain additional actions in connection with the national emergency with respect to syria and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. engel, and the gentleman from texas, mr. mccaul, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. engel: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include ex trainious material on -- extraneous material on h.r. 31, the caesar syria civilian protection act, as amended, under, can of the -- under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. engel: i also ask unanimous consent that three exchanges of letters, between the committee on foreign affairs and respe

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, from time to time, for whatever reasons, people want to vote either because they don't get down the aisle or they don't request a vote. do not get the opportunity to vote on issues that they think are important to them. from time to time frankly on our side we've been felt we've been shut out, when the majority was in the hands of the republicans. we would want fairness. in return, we ought to extend fairness. given the fact that there are obviously many, many members who wanted to vote on the continuing resolution, which was the subject of one of the votes, but from our point of view, in having reviewed the tapes, that did not happen. that happens. but because we want to assure members on both sides of the aisle that their opinion can be expressed, as they would wish it to be expressed, but i want to -- and i think mr. scalise will say that. mr. butterfield, former judge who is one of our fairest and best members, i would hope that we would acknowledge that he handled the ma

mr. thrart: mr. speaker, i would now like to yield as much time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from texas, the ranking member of the full committee, ms. granger, as much time as she would like to consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for as much time as she may consume. ms. granger: i rise today in opposition to h.r. 267. unfortunately, moving this bill across the floor will not resolve the partial government shutdown as the president has said he will not sign this bill into law. it's a job and responsibility of the congress to appropriate funds. we must come together to find a solution that will reopen the government and fund border security. we need a compromise that represents the will of both chambers and the american people. by considering the senate-passed version of the appropriations bill, we're eliminating house members' involvement in the process. when it comes to transportation, housing and urban development, h.r. 267, place as lower priority on

mr. brown: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, there's a crisis in our country but it's not at our southern border. there is a crisis mounting at every airport, every national park, in the homes of furloughed federal employees, and stop work federal contractors across this country from los angeles through kansas city and baltimore. it's a crisis that's hurting the lives of countless americans whose food won't be inspected, whose water may not be clean, whose flight may not be safe, and whose bills may not be paid. it's a crisis of the president's own making. right now we're on the verge of the longest government shutdown in our nation's history. a shameful display of what happens when the president governs solely to appeal to his political base rather than on behalf of all americans. and why are we here, mr. speaker? because the president's committed himself to a wall that many experts say is ineffective, it's ineffective, it's expensive, and it's down right absurd. it's become a vanity project. it began as an applause an

mr. burgess: mr. speaker, i rise in support of medicaid extenders act of 2019, a bipartisan medicaid package that moves forward house priorities with responsible offsets. the energy and commerce committee worked to draft this critical legislation before us today. this language passed in the house of representatives in the last congress as part of the improve act but in the other body they failed to send the bill to the president's desk so i urge my colleagues in both the house and the senate to support this important bill. the package extends funding for the money follows the person demonstration, an effort led by representatives guthrie and dingell. this medicaid nonstration, established in 2005, has enabled eligible individuals in states across the nation to receive long-term care services in their homes or other community settings rather than institutions or nursing homes. not only does this increase the comfort and the quality of life for many medicaid beneficiaries, but it has reduced hospital re

mr. cunningham: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 , further proceedings on this uestion are postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from mr. van drew. mr. van drew: 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 entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? -- to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one inute. mr. van drew: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to speak about the future of our congress. i stand here today at a crossroads. a crossroads of cooperation. a cr

mr. calvert: mr. speaker, i yield four minutes to the gentleman from idaho, the former chairman of the committee, mr. simpson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. simpson: i thank my friend from california for yielding and for the job he's done as chairman of this interior subcommittee in the past. let me begin by saying we all want the government to reopen, all on this side, all on that side want the government to reopen. we don't agree with the shutdown. i want strong border security. i know you want strong border security. we disagree how we get there. these can both be accomplished with a little word called compromise. i heard everybody go back to that word. i looked up in the dictionary because i thought i was mistaken what it is. it's a settlement of differences by mutual concessions and agreement reached by adjusting and conflicting claims by reciprocal modification of demands. we can't it a compromise and then go back to our hardened positions and say i want everything i

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, on monday, i was honored to be at mount alwishes -- alowishes to participate in the martin luther king day service. located in pennsylvania's fifth congressional district, the college planned events throughout this week to honor the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. the activities include community service projects, diversity talks, art exhibits and more. mr. speaker, it was a privilege to join the students, faculty and staff on monday during a truly moving prayer service in cost grave lobby. the service featured several readers who shared dr. king's powerful words and everyone in attendance sang hymns. yesterday, the college hosted multicultural food day, and today at 3:30 p.m., a special guest speaker from carlo university will be featured

cardenas, mr. cook, mr. huffman, mr. lamalfa, mr. lowenthal, mr. peters, mr. ruiz, mr. swalwell, mr. takano, . vargas, mr. aguilar, mr. desauliner, mr. lieu, ms. torres, ms. barragan, mr. carbajal, mr. correa, mr. khanna, mr. panetta, mr. gomez, mr. sneros, mr. cox, harder, ms. hill, ms. porter, mr. rouda. the committee will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. >> nancy pelosi getting 220 votes to return as the speaker of the house. our guest today is molly reynolds. the sergeant at arms will announce her presence momentarily escorted by a big california delegation. what's ahead for the house today? thatr: the next thing happens is we will see the minority leader, kevin mccarthy, make some introductory remarks. then we will see don young of alaska, the dean of the house, the longest-serving member introduce nancy pelosi and then we will see nancy pelosi make remarks to the house before she is sworn in. once she is sworn in, she will swear in the rest of the members. expect to see the adoption of the opening day rules package. that's on thing

mr. cole: mr. speaker, a couple of hours ago, we had a spirited debate that also reflected i hope that both sides proceed and hope to go with the next two years. in that respect, today represents a good start for the new congress. mr. speaker, earlier today, i had the opportunity to speak on the rules package my democratic friends are proposing for the 116th congress. i laid out what i had to say then but i want to reiterate a few key points. on the whole, i will be opposing this package. i commend my friends that there are pieces that we support. we support continuing the practice of member-day hearings and the select committee on the modernization of congress which we will discuss tomorrow. we are hopeful about other measures such as the 72-hour rule and the proposed consensus calendar and look forward to see how they work in practice. our democratic friends are proposing a number of measures that we oppose. they are removing the supermajority for raising income taxes and bringing back the so-cal

mr. cronkite: mrs.ght d eisenhower being escorted down the steps to take her place in this inaugural stand, where in 1952, she saw her husband sworn in as president to the united states. he is now in walter reed hospital, presumably watching this ceremony on television. mr. mudd: the escort officer is a former employee of the sergeant at arms. mr. cronkite: mrs. nixon, yes, maybe in a moment. on the left, we can see that pat nixon has taken her place alongside mrs. agnew in the front row, miss johnson, that's mrs. agnew in the middle, of course. mrs. nixon has been at her husband side through all of his political life, since 1946, when he returned as a lieutenant commander from the navy and immediately plunged into politics, running against the democratic incumbent for congress. mr. mudd: the marine band is on its feet. they are ready for the signal to play "hail to the chief." we should be getting the entrance of mr. nixon, mr. johnson, and mr. humphrey and mr. agnew in a matter of a few seconds. mr. c

and so what mr. and mrs. truman did was they bought this home from the estate of madge gayts gates wallace and all the paperwork was done by the middle of 1953. and then we could legally call it the truman home. and really from 1953 to 1972, were the only years in which harry and bess truman lived in this home by themselves. and many say perhaps those were the happiest 19 years of their lives. >> good feeling. your thought of us is always highly appreciated. we're back home now nor good. i'm in the army of the unemployed now. although it's -- very small army. and i'm here to tell you that a little later on, when i get the job done, mrs. truman has for me, which she says i'll have to do to unpack our goods and chattel and think about seven or eight men three months to get it done so i don't know how long it's going to take one man to get it done-done. after that i'll be open for dinner engagements and things of that kind but i may be hungry at that time. >> after they came home in 1953, almost every room in th

and mr. scalise, mr. speaker, and his colleagues have almost to a person -- not always unanimously -- rejected that effort. so i tell my friend, open up the government and we'll talk, but we're not going to talk while you hold hostage the employees of this government. not all of them. but 800,000 of them who are worried about whether they can put food on the table. they're at food lines. our people at food lines. public employees. do we have no shame? do we have no moral commitment to those whom we ask to work to protect this country? and to serve our people? what is it that the president and his party refuse to open up the government? and this is historic. never in the history -- talks about going back to george 1780. ton, 1799 or this has never happened before that we kept the government shutdown. the longest before, of course, was the republican shutdown of 2013. it is not a tactic, i tell my friend, that we accept. and we reject it emphatically. we are not going to subject ourselves tomorrow to the sa

mr. stewart: i yield. the chair: the gentleman yields. does any member claim time in opposition? hearing none, the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from utah. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 16, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from utah will be postponed. . it is now in order to consider amendment number 7 printed in part b of house report 116-2. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. thompson: thank you, madam chair. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman have an amendment? mr. thompson: i have an amendment at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment nurment 7 plinted in part b of house report 116-2, offered by mr. thompson of california. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolu

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i'm very pleased to yield two minutes to my friend from florida, ms. wasserman schultz, the chair designate of the military construction and veterans' affairs subcommittee of appropriations. the chair: the gentlelady from florida is recognized for two minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentlewoman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise in support of this essential emergency supplemental appropriations bill. h.r. 268 totals $12.14 billion in emergency disaster appropriations funding to provide relief and recovery assistance for americans affected by recent hurricanes, typhoon, wildfires and other natural disasters. especially in my home state of florida. the mill done va portion of the bill provides $860.4 million for department of defense military construction needs and department of veterans affairs. specifically the bill includes $115 million of ma reap corps for construction contracts related to the devastation left behind hurricanes florence

mr. mr. conaway: both the chairman and ranking member of the rules committee have addressed a rule tucked away on page 31 with respect to going after the secretary of agriculture's attempt it is change the rules with respect to snap. a good colleague from massachusetts is a master at cloaking this issue. any change to snap. as if republicans are beating up on poor people. mr. speaker, this rule that the secretary of agriculture is proposing mirrors the house requirements with respect to changing waivers on snap that this house passed back in june, the house version of the farm bill. throughout the entire conversation i had with our senate colleagues on negotiating the conference report, the senate ag chairman and the ranking member, particularly the ranking member, the democrat, said that they had all the authority they wanned to do in the house version and therefore the house bill was unnecessary. this rule addresses able bodied adults, between think ages of 18 and 49, without dependents. mo

mr. jeremy corbyn. mr. corbyn: thank you, mr. speaker. i move the motion that this house has no confidence in her majesty's government. last night the government was defeated by 230 votes, the largest in the history of our democracy, the first democracy to be defeated by more than 200 -- the first government to be defeated by more than 200 votes. the government itself could barely muster more than 200 votes. last week they lost a vote on the finance bill. that's what's called supply. yesterday they lost the vote by the biggest margin ever. that is what is regarded as confidence. by any convention of this house, by any president, loss of confidence and supply should mean they do the right thing and resign. mr. speaker, the prime minister has consistently maintained that her deal which has been decisively rejected is good for britain. so confident of that, if she genuinely believes that, she should have nothing to fear in going to the people and letting them decide. in this week in 1910, th

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 52, i call up house joint resolution 28, making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes. and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the joint resolution. the clerk: house joint resolution 28. joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 52, the joint resolution is considered as read. the gentlewoman from new york, miss will hey, and the gentlewoman from texas, ms. granger, each will control 30 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from new york. mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, the house is still not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is correct. the house will be in order. members are asked to take their conversations off the floor. . please, colleagues, cease your conversations. the gentlelady from new york is recognized

mr. trump has been in office. people said we couldn't do that. my friends in the democratic side -- they're great pals of mine. said we couldn't do it. we're doing it. now through this shutdown glitch, numbers like the unemployment claims are showing. we're still doing it. so i would love a state of the union message. i'd love to talk about our regulatory reforms and our energy reforms and our immigration, border security reforms. lots of other things that will go. we've made great strides in health care, for example. drug prices, by the way, prescription drug prices are coming down. these are all things we'd love to get out. and so the sooner the better. i hope it will happen. yes, please. reporter: larry, wilbur ross' comments about the hardships are being panned out of touch by administration officials considering the president has billionaires in his cabinet and wilbur ross is a billionaire. chuck schumer said it's unreal. can you address that? mr. kudlow: i can't say more. with respe

mr. corbyn: thank you, mr. speaker. nothing demonstrates the sheer incompetence of this government quite like the rising negotiation. yesterday -- brexit negotiation. yesterday historic defeat was the result of two years of chaos and failure. it's now clear that this is not capable of when he support on its plan on the most vital issue facing this country -- winning support on vital issuethe most facing this country. within two years, they have managed to turn a deal from what was supposed to be one of the easiest in human history into a national embarrassment. in that time, we have seen the prime minister's demands quickly turn into one humiliating climb down after another. brexit ministers have come, brexit ministers have gone, but the shambles have remain unchanged. they are accommodating in an agreement which was described as one former cabinet minister as "the worst of all worlds. let's be clear" , the deal the prime minister wants this parliament to support leave the u.k. in a helpless position facing the choice o

mr. cronkite: mr.f the united states, is leaning over and congratulating mrs. nixon, the first lady. the immediately preceding first lady saying goodbye. ♪ mr. cronkite: mrs. agnew. except for the formal clothes, that reminds me of miami beach. mr. mudd: i think that is the first time we have seen them together, the four of them since miami beach, the committee that nominated these two men who went on to win a narrow victory over the democratic candidates. but for now, the president and vice president of the united states. mr. cronkite: during the singing of the national anthem, "the star-spangled banner," the most active seemed to be the johnson daughters. mrs. nixon did not sing, nor did mrs. agnew. mr. mudd: i also noticed when they played "hail to the chief" for president nixon, mrs. johnson was patting her foot and doing a dance to the music. while undoubtedly there is some sadness on the part of president johnson, former president johnson now, and mrs. johnson, there must also be great relief on

mr. reed, mr. risch, mr. roberts, mr. romney, mrs. rosen, mrs. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders, mr. sasse, mr. schumer mr. scott, mrs. shaheen, mr. shelby, ms. cinema, mr. smith, ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan mr. chester, mr. mr. mr. toomey, mr. you doll, mr. van hollen, mr. warner, ms. warren, mr. white house, mr. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> mr. young -- >> mr. pence: senate will be in order. a quorum is present under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved and the senate will be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak their -- for up to ten minutes each. t >> sen. mcconnell: i ask if we. >> the presiding officer: with s-res. 1. >> informing the president of the united states that a quorum of each house is assembled. >> is there an objection to the measure? >> the senate will. >> the presiding officer: to the measure. >> the resolution be agreed to, and laid upon there the table with no intervening action or debate. >> without objection. pursuant to senate resolution one, the chair appoints the s

mr. hastings: madam speaker, i ask our colleagues to join in offering the pledge of llegiance. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman request a vote on the journal? mr. hastings: my apologies, madam speaker. i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause can 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge -- pledge of allegiance will now be led by the gentleman from florida, mr. hastings. mr. hastings: thank you, madam speaker. 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 entertain up to five requests for one-can minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for o

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i'm very pleased to yield two minutes to my friend from florida, ms. wasserman schultz, the chair designate of the military construction and veterans' affairs subcommittee of appropriations. the chair: the gentlelady from florida is recognized for two minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentlewoman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise in support of this essential emergency supplemental appropriations bill. h.r. 268 totals $12.14 billion in emergency disaster appropriations funding to provide relief and recovery assistance for americans affected by recent hurricanes, typhoon, wildfires and other natural disasters. especially in my home state of florida. the mill done va portion of the bill provides $860.4 million for department of defense military construction needs and department of veterans affairs. specifically the bill includes $115 million of ma reap corps for construction contracts related to the devastation left behind hurricanes florence

mr. cummings: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cummings: mr. speaker, as we enter day 21 of the trump shutdown, it is incumbent upon the house to do everything we can to address the pain and suffering being felt by dedicated federal workers who are missing their paychecks. most of them are living from paycheck to paycheck. and now they approach this day on friday having moved from paycheck to no check. today, 800,000 federal employees will not receive their first paycheck of this new year. regardless of what members think about the causes of the shutdown, every single one of us should agree that hardworking federal employees who give their blood, their sweat, and their tears to lifting us up as a nation should not be held hostage to olitics as a result. 380,000 federal employees have been furloughed and locked out of their offices. another 420,000 federal employees, hardworking employees working without pay. we will see th

mr. nadler, and the gentleman from georgia, mr. collins, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. nadler: thank you. madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: this resolution stands for one very simple proposition. white nationalism and white supremacy are hateful expressions of intolerance that have no place in the united states of america. unfortunately, what should be an obvious statement in 2019 has been challenged in recent days and not for the first time by one of our own colleagues. as those elected to represent all of america, members of congress should be the first to condemn white nationalism and white supr

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, first of all, i want to thank the distinguished chair of this subcommittee for your generous comments. it's a pleasure. mr. speaker, the trump shutdown is now in its 20th day. more than 800,000 federal employees are going without pay. many while they are still working and the american people are being denied vital services. due to president trump's shutdown, over his demands for a wasteful border wall, the food and drug administration cannot conduct routine inspections for food safety, and has slowed evaluation of new drugs and medical products. usda is no longer able to provide farmers and rural communities with loans and grants to assist housing, utilities or economic development. and approximately 40 million americans who depend on snap for food assistance, including more than three million new yorkers, have faced unnecessary fear and uncertainty about whether they are weeks away from going hungry. house democrats have passed bills to open the government. but the president

mr. calvert: mr. speaker, i yield four minutes to the gentleman from idaho, the former chairman of the committee, mr. simpson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. simpson: i thank my friend from california for yielding and for the job he's done as chairman of this interior subcommittee in the past. let me begin by saying we all want the government to reopen, all on this side, all on that side want the government to reopen. we don't agree with the shutdown. i want strong border security. i know you want strong border security. we disagree how we get there. these can both be accomplished with a little word called compromise. i heard everybody go back to that word. i looked up in the dictionary because i thought i was mistaken what it is. it's a settlement of differences by mutual concessions and agreement reached by adjusting and conflicting claims by reciprocal modification of demands. we can't it a compromise and then go back to our hardened positions and say i want everything i

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mr. gianforte: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of s. 24, the government employee fair treatment act of 2019. this bill is a promise to our dedicated civil servants, both those forced to the sidelines and those still hard at work without pay. when the house democrats stopped using federal employee's livelihoods as a political football to fund the government, including border security, paychecks will be issued. mr. speaker, to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, we get it. you don't like the president. you made your point. it's now time to stop messing around. we need to fund the government so we can make good on the promise in this bill, and let's be clear. this bill does not stop the immediate pain of missed paychecks. under s. 24, federal employees still do not get paid until the funding bills are passed and the government is reopened. federal employees will still struggle to find ways to put food on the table and make ends meet until the house democrats agree to negotiate in good faith.

mr. joyce: thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the distinguished gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. joyce: mr. speaker, i rise today to highlight some of my concerns with h.r. 266. as a representative from the great state of ohio, i know how important it is to have programs to ensure we're protecting our natural resources and preserving them for future generations. one of the greatest natural resources and economic powerhouses we have in the united states and for the world, that matter, is the great lakes system, which is in my district -- which my district is lucky enough to have a portion have. the lakes provide more than 45 million people with drinking water. they support more than 3,500 species of plants and animals. studies have shown 1.5 million jobs are directly connected to these five lakes generating $62 billion in wages. that's why i fought so long and so hard for the great lakes restoration initiative. as members of this house, we have a responsibility to properly represent