mr. engel: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2615, the united states northern triangle enhanced enengagement act as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the tight many of the bill. the clerk: a bill to support the people of central america and strengthen united states national security by addressing the root causes of migration from el salvador, guatemala, and hon door ewes. the speaker pro tempore: plule, 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: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and includeheir remarks and extraneous material on h.r. 2615. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. engel: i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i submit in the congressional record an exchange of letters between me and the chairman of the judic

mr. pegues: it is -- mr. cronkite: it is concerned -- confirmed that they are on a very level place. which is good. it looked like they were coming down on a rough area. maybe neil didn't get the contingency samples because he doesn't think there is any contingency. you copys houston, do about the contingency? roger, i am going to get that as soon as i get the pictures. mr. cronkite: you may be right, wally, as to what is in his mind. the contingency sample is really superfluous once they get the full sample, the rock and be documented sample. which they identify rock by rock, where they got it, and that sort of thing. although they are saying they want the contingency sample first, as they said in the fight plan. [laughter] wally: make sure they get something. >> i have an idea were going to get everything we want. it is just going so beautifully. mr. cronkite: moving around, the exertion they are showing when doing that neil is showing so far, of course, it is a great and that they learned already. >> we ar

mr. desauliner. mrs. lesko. mrs. lesko: thank you, mr. chair. i support mr. jordan's amendments and i hope they're ruled in order. mr. hastings: thank you. mrs. torres, you came in a little late. we are in the process of questioning mr. jordan with reference to his amendment. i don't know if you heard them at all. i assume you don't have any questions with reference to his amendments. all right. with that in mind, we will go to the questioning of both of our witnesses, starting with -- >> we are going to leave this portion of the house rules committee meeting on a contempt resolution against attorney general william barr and commerce secretary wilbur ross. the house will take up that measure this afternoon along wan impeachment resolution of president trump -- with a

mr.egues: it is my life story. up until i retired as a police officer. brian: when did you retire? mr. pegues: march 2013, officially retired. 2011, soured september i was out of work for about a year and a half, almost two years. i had two back surgeries. i was injured at work. trying to arrest someone. i popped a disk in my back. brian: at the time, what was your rank and where were you a policeman? mr. pegues: at the time it was a commanding officer of the 57th precinct and my rank was deputy inspector which is an executive position at the nypd. brian: in the new york police department. mr. pegues: yes. brian: talk about this moment because you talk about it in your book. [begin video] >> this is crack cocaine. seized a few days ago by drug enforcement agents. it could have been heroin or pcp. it is as innocent looking as candy but it is turning our cities into battle zones and murdering children. let there be no mistake -- this stuff is poison. brian: as you said your book almost righ

mr. cummings: mr. gibbs. mr. gibbs: i don't think anybody in this room or the president of the united states doesn't support the -- applying for pre-existing conditions, having that in the bill. it's a tragedy when somebody loses their coverage for health care because of pre-existing conditions. fortunately, last congress we had a bill that passed that address that had, that protected pre-existing conditions. it's unfortunate the other side of the aisle wouldn't work with us to make that bill better. it's interesting when i look what's going on. we talk about the cost and i had a neighbor come to me a little over a year ago. my county was down to one insurer on the exchanges. she's going to lose their health insurance because that was going away. the other thing i hear a lot about is people talking about the deductibles are so high they can't afford them. one of the reasons i hear a lot of people are uninsured and i believe there are 30 million uninsured is because the deductibles are so high. it's a problem. i d

mr. costa: mr. speaker, i rise today to call attention to the administration's proposal, its recent attack on some of the most vulnerable americans, the 38 million people that rely on the supplemental nutrition assistance program, otherwise known as snap. the usda, the united states department of agriculture, announced yesterday a rule change to the eligibility for the program. this change would kick millions of americans, seniors, children, and their families off a program that provides critical assistance. it's a safety net. this change would weaken our ability to provide support for working people that are struggling to get by month to month. it would have a huge impact in my district. unfortunately, 25% of my constituents depend upon the supplemental nutrition assistance program monthly to provide nutrition for themselves and their families. as a member of the conference committee that negotiated the 2018 farm bill, these suggestions were part of the discussion. we opposed them. we fought succes

mr. gottheimer: brad schneider, along with lee zeldin, chairman jerry nadler, congresswoman yan wagner have done an excel -- ann wagner have done an excellent way. we mustth allow false attacks on -- mustn't allow false attacks on israel. we must support a two-state solution, remains a bipartisan solution. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey yields back. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. zeldin: b.d.s. supporters also claim that the b.d.s. movement is nonviolent. the b.d.s. movement does not distance itself from hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization. b.d.s. supporters, individually, are not distancing themselves from hamas either. instead, their criticism is focused in on attacking israel and in many cases the jewish people specific. two fridays ago, a senior hamas official called upon palestinians worldwide, quote, our brothers in the diaspora are trying to prepare, warming up. a long time has past with them warming up. all of yo

mr. cronkite: very pretty. mr. armstrong: a lot of the hard rock samples here appear to be vesicles in the surface. mr. cronkite: difficult? wally: vesicles. [beep] >> houston. roger. >> ok, the handle is off the -- it pushes in about, six or eight inches into the surface. looks like it is quite easy to -- [indiscernible] mr. armstrong: i am sure i could push it in farther but it is hard for me to bend down further than that. >> didn't know you could throw so far. can reallyng: you throw things along way up. . mr. armstrong: is my pocket open buzz? : yes it is. it is not up against your suit, though. put it more toward the inside. mr. armstrong: that in the pocket? mr. aldrin: push down. got it? it is not all the way in. push it. there you go. armstronmr. armstrong: contingey sample is in the pocket. oxygen is 81%. i have no flags, and i'm in minimum flow. [beep] houston.s roger, neil. mr. aldrin: ok, i have the camera on that one frame a second. mr. armstrong: ok. 80%aldrin: and i have got oxygen. no flags. mr. ar

mr. johnson, mr. bumgardner, let me ask you, the ranking member talked about the crisis at the border. for some of us, the crisis is children die there because of the neglect and the conditions under which people are being -- iat home but is it guess it seems counterintuitive that we'd use tsa people to go down to the border. what is it they're going to do down there? what is the expertise they bring to the border, to protecting or securing the border? >> yeah, i think the administrator's best in a position to answer that. rep. connolly: mr. pekoske, what is the expertise tsa personnel bring? and given the volume and the challenges you face, doesn't it take away from your mission? doesn't it kind of dilute your ability to do your job? mr. pesoske: sir, it doesn't take away at all at this point from our security mission. we have a relatively small number given the size of tsa. 63,000 people. and we have, you know, a total of 350 or 400 people assigned to southwest border operations. so that percentage

mr. desauliner. mrs. lesko. mrs. lesko: thank you, mr. chair. i support mr. jordan's amendments and i hope they're ruled in order. mr. hastings: thank you. mrs. torres, you came in a little late. we are in the process of questioning mr. jordan with reference to his amendment. i don't know if you heard them at all. i assume you don't have any questions with reference to his amendments. all right. with that in mind, we will go to the questioning of both of our witnesses, starting with -- >> we are going to leave this portion of the house rules committee meeting on a contempt resolution against attorney general william barr and commerce secretary wilbur ross. the house will take up that measure this afternoon along wan impeachment resolution of president trump -- with an impeachment resolution of president trump, and members will begin debate on raising the minimum wage. now to live coverage of the u.s. house here on c-span. the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our guest chaplain, the reverend john p. fitzgibbons, regis universi

mr. barr: mr. speaker, again, i want to thank my friend, the gentleman from georgia, for his bipartisanship and his willingness to fight for veterans and we appreciate that, and at this time i would like to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from new york, my republican colleague on the house financial services committee, and as i said, a veteran himself and a service member, lee zeldin, who's been a champion on legislating this fix. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. zeldin: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you to ranking member barr for his leadership, not just for yielding time. this is something that he's been working on himself, putting a lot of heart and passion into. i'd like to thank congressman david scott for his incredible leadership on this important bipartisan effort. he laid it out so eloquently now the many aspects of, not just this issue, but the need to fight for veterans. there are many people who are here in the gallery, many peop

mr. bass: mr. speaker, without question, congress should do everything within its power to ensure the safety of all americans. clearly, the possession and distribution of ricin is dangerous and should be included among the various biological toxins prohibited under current law. as congress had intended. s. 744 corrects this technical error and addresses the serious consequences presented by this oversight. for these reasons, i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting s. 744, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass senate 744. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. bass: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 6

mr. yarmuth: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 519, i call up 3877 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the clerk: -- the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3877, a bill to amend the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of 1985, to establish a congressional budget for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, to temporarily suspend the debt limit, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 519, the bill is considered as read. the bill shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the budget. the gentleman from kentucky, mr. yarmuth, and mr. womack, will each control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky. mr. yarmuth: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material into the record on h.r

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mr. hise? >> no. >> mr. grothman? >> no. >> mr. koemer? >> no. >> mr. cloud? mr. gibbs? >> no. >> mr. higgins? >> no. >> mr. norman? >> no. >> mr. roy? >> no. >> miss miller? >> no. >> mr. green? >> no. >> mr. armstrong? >> no. >> mr. armstrong boudinot. no.r. armstrong votes >> mr. stuvy? >> no. >> mr. keller? >> no. >> mr. chairman? mr. chairman? >> yes, sir. >> mr. clay is not recorded. >> mr. clay votes aye. >> mr. clay votes aye. >> how is mr. gosar recorded? >> not recorded. >> no. >> and how is miss fox recorded? >> miss fox is not recorded. >> no. >> miss fox votes no. >> has everyone voted? the clerk will give us the tally. >> on this vote, we have 23 ayes and 16 no's. >> on this vote, there were 23 ayes and 16 no's. the resolution is agreed to. the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. staff is authorized to make any technical and conforming changes. i want to thank the committee for a very -- a good discussion. [laughter] for a good discussion. and i really appreciate it. and now -- huh? the committee is adjourned. thank you. and have a good recess. [ca

mr. defazio: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman virginia tech. mr. defazio: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 3245 introduced by the gentleman from indiana, mr. bucshon. the legislation is very similar to a bill, h.r. 6793, which passed the house by unanimous consent during the 115th congress, but failed to achieve the consideration of the united states senate. h.r. 3245 conveys the harmony way bridge to the neujahr money river bridge authority in illinois and the neujahr money and wabash river authority in indiana. the bridge currently remains owned by the federal government under the white county bridge commission, but the commission is no longer active. the bridge, which was constructed in 1930, secretaries white county, illinois, with posey county, indiana, across the wabash river. it was place on the national historic places since 2007. closed since 2012 when an engineers inspection discovered structural issues making it unsafe for

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, hirme this afternoon to raise strong concerns about a rule that the trump administration recently announced on eliminating broad based categorical eligibility. if implemented, this rule will cut three million people off snap. 30% of which are elderly, 7% are children. in addition 500,000 kids will lose access to free school meals. i'll put it simply, this will increase food insecurity and hurt working families. president trump wants to literally take the food off the table of working families so that he can give tax breaks to the well off and well connected. this proposed rule is against the will of congress. last year we worked in a bipartisan farm bill and despite some discussion on this, congress agreed to let states maintain their flexibility to accommodate low-income households. that is why i encourage my colleagues in the house and senate to join me and fight every battle this administration wages against those who struggle. let us demand an end to this president's crue

mr. massey. >> no. >> mr. meadows. mr. hise. >> no. >> mr. grothman. >> no. >> mr. koemer. >> no. >> mr. cloud. mr. gibbs. >> no. >> mr. higgins. >> no. >> mr. norman. >> no. >> mr. roy. >> no. >> miss miller. >> no. >> mr. green. >> no. >> mr. armstrong. >> no. >> mr. stuvy. >> no. >> mr. keller. >> no. >> mr. chairman? >> yes, sir. >> mr. clay is not recorded. >> mr. clay votes aye. >> mr. clay votes aye. >> how is mr. gosar recorded? >> not recorded. >> no. >> and how is miss fox recorded? >> miss fox is not recorded. >> no. >> has everyone voted? the clerk will give us the tally. >> on this vote we have 23 ayes and 16 noes. >> on this vote there were 23 ayes and 16 noes. the resolution is agreed to. the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. staff is authorized to make any technical and conforming changes. i want to thank the committee for a very -- a good discussion. for a good discussion. and i really appreciate it. and now -- huh? the committee is adjourned. thank you. and have a good recess. >>> finishing up our live broadcast of this committee meeting

mr. hurd: mr. speaker, i'm looking forward to working on more pieces of wlegs my friend from the commonwealth of virginia and i want to thank both gentlemen from california and their teams for helping us perfect this to get on this important piece of legislation onto this floor and again i urge my colleagues to support this amendment and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 5 printed in part b of house report 116-154. for what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi seek recognition? thompson thompson -- mr. thompson: madam chair, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 5 precipitationed in part b of house report 116-154 offered by

mr. huffman: mr. chairman, thank you and you know this amendment was called out from the en bloc amendments and still not entirely clear why, but i think to the extent that it deserves to be singled out and called out because it's a model for other lands and trust bills that we sometimes see in this body . rarely will you find a case where a tribe negotiated more negotiated in good faith and produced agreements with local government neighbors to the standard and to the level we see in this case. this is a good piece of legislation, broadly supported by the elected first in this area and many cases having won strong bipartisan support from members in the house and senate. with that, i urge a yes vote and i yield the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from california yields back. the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. bishop: as the democrat majority on the committee scheduled another hearing, i wouldn't have objected then or right now. same part is, and this isn't the best of proposals. t

mr. thornberry: i have no further requests on this en bloc package and yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. smith: thank you, i yield myself such time as i may consume just to say i urge support for the en bloc package and reeled back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from washington yields back. the gentleman from texas yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. thornberry: i think i yielded back. the chair: in that case, the question is on the amendment en bloc offered by the gentleman from washington. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the en bloc amendments are greed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 3 printed in part b of house report 116-143. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. speier: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the a

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, this is a sad day in the history of the house. ome 21 years ago, a deranged individual came through the door that we now call the memorial door and took the lives of two of our officers. rise to pay tribute to my constituent, officer jacob chestnut, and detective john gibson from the state of virginia. both of them were shot and killed defending this capitol 21 years ago today. july 24, 1998. a lone gunman burst through what we now call memorial door and attacked this sacred home of american democracy. these brave officers, who we remember today, placed themselves in the line of fire protect their lives to members, staff, and visitors in the building that morning. memorial door, mr. speaker, is right outside my office. i go through it almost every day. every time i pass

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, congress should strive for democrats and republicans in washington to truly work together. when the military surviving spouses equity act reached 365 bipartisan co-sponsors, i was grateful to share the good news. this is a remarkable over 80% of congress. house democrats had the ability to bring the military surviving spouses equity act to repeal the widows tax to the floor tomorrow. instead, democrat leadership has diverted a vote by tacking it on to a flawed and hyper part zab bill without notice late at night which they know will not receive support on both sides of the aisle. this is heartbreaking for the 65,000 military widows in america. however, it's not too late to do the right thing and keep this as a stand alone bipartisan bill. i encourage our colleagues across the aisle to put h.r. 553 on the consensus calendar. together we can give service members and their families the recognition they deserve. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget septemb

mr. secretary, thank you for coming. i know you had nothing else to do today. been a busy it has monday already. >> did something happen i do not know about? sec. pompeo: all is well, i'm here. you became our secretary state in april of 2018. you're happy with the job? is it as much fun as he thought it was going to be a sec. pompeo: everyday. been the most significant foreign policy issues of concern for you? what you think are the biggest challenges to our country and the foreign policy area? sec. pompeo: i get asked these questions about >> rank >> ordering the challenges. you made that is not an original question? importanto: it is an question. about priorities and resources and how you allocate time, and how do you think about the problems. for me, the first house when i toe in, 16 or 17 months ago the state department after having been the cia director was to make sure the state department is ready in the moment of crisis. so i made i spent time -- i spent time making sure my team m

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i rise .n support of h.r. 3877 for months, noise democrats have insisted on raising unworkable budget caps so congress can responsibly fund our government and uphold our commitments to american families. unless congress and the president act, the united $125 billion ce in devastating cuts that will hurt american families and weaken our national security. that's why this bipartisan legislation, to avoid this fiscal cliff, is so critical. it thoroughly rejects the president's slash-and-burn budget proposal which would have pulled the rug out from under families and communities by decimating initiatives and services that make a real difference in people's lives. instead of reckless cuts, democrats were successful in securing the largest ever increase in base funding above sequestration levels. with these more reasonable budget caps, we can undertake an orderly appropriations process to invest in critical domestic priorities for the people. while this bipartisan deal represents a

mr. consovoy for the appellants, mr. leonard for the appellee. >> good morning. >> good morning. mr. consovoy: as both the supreme court and this court -- the courts must first answer whether the committee has statutory [indiscernable]. in this case, and for the reason set forth in this court's opinion [indiscernable]. the language in the house rules is not jurisdiction to personally subpoena the president for his private financial records. foremost, in many cases, and as the office has held, statutes, and here house rules must name the president. there must be a clear statement before their authority may reach that office. second, as in the supreme court's decision, where there are constitutional doubts, the committee's authority should be read narrowly not to trigger those serious questions. j. millett: do you dispute that the house itself has this power? mr. consovoy: it has the statuatory power. it can create whatever statuatory power it wants. j. millett: no, that it has the power to

mr. collins: thank you, madam speaker. i yield four minutes to the gentleman from new york, mr. zeldin. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for four minutes. mr. zeldin: thank you, madam speaker. thank you to the ranking member for his co-sponsorship, his leadership with this issue. i rise today on behalf of our 9/11 victims, first responders, and their families. urging my colleagues to vote yes on the never forget our heroes permanent authorization of the september 11 victim compensation act. first responders who worked on the pile day and night aiding in the search, rescue, and cleanup efforts were breathing in toxic debris and ash that are now known to have caused over 50 different types of cancer. was 11, as the zadroga act signed into law to help them, five years later it was permanently re-authorized and included $4.6 billion for the 9/11 compensation fund, the very fund we are here debating today. but in february, the special master of the fund report

mr. speaker -- mr. speaker, the office of -- [background noises] the speaker: this will take as long as it takes. jeremy corbyn. mr. corbyn: the office needs to have honesty. so will he correct his claim that the u.k. is subject to e.u. regulations? will be also the knowledge that the 39 billion is now 33 billion due over 30 years has been legally committed to being paid by his predecessor? this is a phony threat about the money made by the prime minister. mr. speaker, we also face a climate emergency, so will he take the urgent actions necessary? would he ban fracking? will he back real ingenuity like the swanzee bay tidal lagoon? will he back real ingenuity? will he increase investment in carbon capture and storage? will he back our solar industry and on-shore winds so devastated over the last nine years? will he set out a credible plan to reach net zero mr. speaker i note the climate change denying u.s. president has already labeled him britain's trump and welcomes his commitment to work with nigel f

[applause] mr. bolton: thank you very much. thank you very much. it is great to be with you today. i want to thank pastor hagee for those kind words. it has been my privilege to on k to see you have i -- cufi on many occasions and great to see this crowd in washington. i want to speak about the relationship between united states and israel in the context of how president trump has been greatly changed the foreign policy paradigm for the united states of america in just two short years. [applause] mr. bolton: since the president took office, he has charted a bold new course in every aspect of foreign affairs. around the world, naive police have given way to clear i common sense. we are no longer surrendering american liberty in the name of global governance. [applause] mr. bolton: we are no longer selling out our friends to appease our adversaries. [applause] and we are no longer sacrificing the interests of the american people to pursue idealistic fantasies in havana, tehran, or anywhere else. [appl

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, it has been three legislative days since house democrats undermined the military surviving spouses equity act by shifting the bipartisan bill into a partisan ndaa. there is still time to correct the widows tax on spouses of service members whose lives were lost during active duty or through a service connected cause. members of congress know this legislation is critical with over 365 co-sponsors being 86% of the members of congress. . congress needs to act for respect of members of the military and their families. according to the report, quote, thousands of surviving military spouses feel their same government has abandoned them, end of quote. this is unconscionable. as edith smith, a surviving spouse, said, quote, those who died earned this benefit. it's not a gratuitous benefit. they earned it. end of quote. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

mr. costa: mr. speaker, i rise today to congratulate the united states women's national soccer team on the world cup victory in france. for weeks the america's women's soccer team has captivated the imagination and enthusiasm of not only america's soccer world, but much of that throughout the entire globe. their performance over the past few weeks leaves no doubt they are the best team in the world their victory sunday is a stinging reminder that members of the team are being paid much less than their male counterparts. with four world cup titles, four olympic gold medals, and a long history of dominance, they are the most successfulful team in the history of women's soccer. more successful on the world stage than their united states en's counterparts. what we are talking about here is an issue that's been out there for many years, equal pay for equal work. the highest paid u.s. male soccer player makes $200,000 more than the women's player. the women's team generated more revenue and higher tv rati

mr. waltz: mr. chairman, this cut to the overseas contingency operations budget, to the operations and maintenance account, is an attempt to bacchus out of the war on terror. we all want peace. we all want these wars to go away. but that doesn't mean we can just wish them away. that we can just cut an account wars r 1/3 and wish these away like the obama administration tried to do in iraq. the reality is we can either fight these wars in places like kabul and kandahar and damascus and baghdad, or this problem, particularly the terrorism problem, the extremism problem, will follow us home. to places like kansas city, san bernardino, orlando, new york and others. it is irresponsible in the midst of a war. colleagues, i remind you that we are in the midst of a war, to tie the pentagon's hands by cutting these funds, when we have special operators as we speak today, as we are debating here today, in 72 countries. as we have more american service members deployed overseas than the entire armies of the un

mr. speaker, on the mission of this new government but before you begin i'm sure you join me in paying tribute to my right onorable friend, the maydenhead, for the service given to our nation, attacking the problems of mental ill health. she has a great legacy for which we shall all be proud. our mission is to deliver brexit on the 31st of october for the purpose of uniting and reenergizing our great united kingdom and making this country the greatest place on earth. and when i say the greatest place on earth some may accuse me of hyperbole. but you imagine the trajectory on which we could now be embarked. it is more than possible that the united kingdom will be the greatest and most prosperous economy in europe at the center of a new network of trade deals which we have pioneered. 've proposed to make now the investments in broadband and 5-g. our country will unleash the productive power of the whole united kingdom not just london in the southeast but in every corridor of england, scotla

mr. collins: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this is the third time that i have stood in this well this year on this floor about this subject. i have been clear at every juncture. racism, bigtry, and anti-tism will find no refuge in the people's house. we expect each other to speak flare, truthfully, respectfully of all our fell members of congress and the president. not because we agree with each other but because we have great respect for the americans who elected us and represent them from one end of pennsylvania avenue to the other. i come here today, mr. speaker, with much grief and many questions. the first may be procedural but it is not trivial. the democrats wrote a resolution last night. it is on the floor today. i just have a question. what happened to the 72-hour rule ensuring members have an opportunity to review legislation, seek feedback from constituents before voting on it? what happened to regular order? this never came through committee. why does the house have rules if the democratic majority only fo

mr. rubenstein: do you have any meetings scheduled for the future? sec. pompeo: there is nothing in the works. nothing has been talked about. the laststein: why did lunch abruptly and? sec. pompeo: to put it in economic terms, we had a number of conversations about a broad range of issues in the run-up to that. my team had worked very hard, and it turned out the idea that the leaders could bridge that gap in that moment turned out to not work that day. would you ben: theing to consider having north koreans keep whatever nuclear weapons they have now more than theyon have now or is that too much of a hypothetical? sec. pompeo: to hypothetical. i have talked about this publicly a couple of times. difficultvery challenge for each of us. we have to remember that these are not u.s. sanctions. they are security council resolutions. sanctions from every country. let's go to anrubenstein: easier part of the world, the middle east. are we committed to keeping the straits of your mood open? open --

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the clerk be authorized to make technical corrections in the engrossment of h.r. 2500, including corrections in spelling, punctuation, section and title numbering, cross referencing, conforming amendments to the table of contents and short titles, the assertion -- the insertion of appropriate headings and to provide instructions that amendment number 234 printed in part b of house report 116-143 be sirnted at the end of subtitle g of title 28 and that the instruction in amendment number 64 printed in a part, b of house report 116-143 be changed from page 387 after line 7 to page 387 after line 15. and i hope you understood that because i certainly did not. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. smith: thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on judiciary be discharged from further consideration of h.r.

mr.ttigieg: a president like the one we have now does not get within cheating distance of the oval office unless something is wrong across the land. we have to speak to that if we want to win. in order to do that i'm convinced that we need to ground our politics in our deepest values. i am out to break the spell that has had some americans believing the word values is a word that should only be associated with one political party. these are not conservative values. these are american values and when you take them seriously, they have progressive implications. [applause] mr. buttigieg: this is why we are having a new conversation about freedom. we are talking about all of the things besides government that can make you unfree if we do not have the right leaders and policies. we are talking about how health care is part of a freedom. you are not free if you are afraid to go start a small business and live the american dream because leaving your old job would mean losing your health care. [a

mr. mueller and mr. zebley will be available to answer questions today and will be sworn in, consistent with the rules of the house and the committee. mr. mueller and mr. zebley's appearance is in keeping with the committee's longstanding practice of receiving testimony from current or former department of justice and fbi personnel regarding open and closed investigative matters. as this hearing is under oath and before we begin your testimony, mr. mueller and zebley, would you please rise and raise your right hands to be sworn? >> do you swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give at this hearing is the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. the record will reflect that the witnesses have been duly sworn. ranking member? >> thank you, mr. chair. i just want to clarify that this is highly unusual for mr. zebley to be sworn in. we're here to ask director mueller questions. he is here as counsel. our side is not going to be directing any questions to mr. zebley and we have concerns a

mr. lucas: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lucas: thank you, mr. speaker. research shows that early exposure to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science has positive impacts on a broad spectrum of students. for example early math knowledge not only predicts later math success, it also predicts later reading achievement. studies have also found children to engage in scientific activities from an early age develop positive attitudes towards science and are more likely to pursue stem expertise and careers. h.r. 1665, the building blocks of stem act, directs the national science foundation to support stem education research focused on early childhood and to award grants to encourage young girls to pursue computer science learning. across the country, the share of stem jobs has expanded significantly. with stem employment increasing from 9.7 million to 17.3 million from 1990 to 2018. data suggests

mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. maloney, one of the chief sponsors of the bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized for three minutes. mrs. maloney: i thank the gentleman. madam speaker, i rise to urge my colleagues to vote yes on 1327, the never forget the heroes act, and to thank the 332 colleagues of mine who have co-sponsored this historic bipartisan legislation. when the planes hit on 9/11, our first responders did not hesitate. firefighters, police officers, medical and construction workers and volunteers from all around the country rushed to ground zero, the pentagon, and the shanksville crash site. it was a national response to a national terrorist attack. we lost nearly 3,000 lives on that day, and in the nearly 18 years since the attack, the death toll continues to climb. we as a nation have a moral obligation, a double moral obligation to take care of the people who took care of us and

mr. cronkite: very pretty. mr. armstrong: a lot of the hard rock samples here appear to be -- in the surface. mr. cronkite: difficult? wally: vesicles. [beep] >> houston. roger. >> ok, the handle is off -- it pushes in about, six or eight inches into the surface. looks like it is quite easy to -- [indiscernible] mr. armstrong: i am sure i could push it in farther but it is hard for me to bend down further than that. >> didn't know you could throw so far. mr. armstrong: you can really throw things along way up. mr. armstrong: is my pocket open, buzz? buzz: yes it is. it is not up against your suit, though. put it more toward the inside. mr. armstrong: that in the pocket? mr. aldrin: push down. got it? it is not all the way in. push it. there you go. mr. armstrong: contingency sample is in the pocket. oxygen is 81%. i have no flags, and i'm in minimum flow. [beep] >> this is houston. roger, neil. mr. aldrin: ok, i have the camera on that one frame a second. mr. armstrong: ok. mr. aldrin: and i have got 80% oxygen. no

mr. cuellar: thank you. ms. roybal-allard: mr. price. mr. price: thank you, madam chairman. mr. director, let me return to -- i think it was mr. ruppersberger's line of questioning about the targeting deportation. nd the -- i would say very baffling claims and counterclaims that have often been made in this area. you gave us that breakdown -- you didn't give us a breakdown. i want to ask you to do that. that was the o. category and you said 90% of those arrests either have prior criminal convictions or pending criminal charges or they're immigration fugitives or previously removed from the country and illegally re-entered. what's the breakdown of that 90% in terms of those four categories? director albence: excuse me. about 66% are convicted criminals. about 21% are pending criminal charges. about 2% are the fugitives. and 1% would be the illegal re-entrants. mr. price: when you say prior criminal conviction, what's the range? director albence: the range in the vernacular is the same utilized throughout the law enforcement community. anyone that's been convicted of a criminal vi

mr. keller: thank you, madam speaker. i have no further speakers. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania yeemeds back. -- yields back. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. rouda: i'd like to thank the gentleman for his comments and extend my sincere apologies for moving along too quickly and also encourage all members to support this bill and i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back his time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1526. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. rouda: madam speaker, i move the house suspend the r

mr. -- >> thank you mr. chairman. i appreciated what mr. cole said, the dialogue you and mr. jordan had to going to court too soon and undermining the institution. i think we have, in a bipartisan way, done too many things to undermine the power of article one, generally to the advantage of article two. i do not have the benefit of doing the study that you gentlemen have done on this issue. i have not asked the chairman but i will stipulate on the chairman's behalf that this is not a political exercise but that it is a serious attempt to expand and enforce the role that article one has under the u.s. constitution. my question to you mr. jordan, i believe you also share that desire to ensure article one is not eroded. article two is not to the detriment of article one. of these papers that the chairman has talked about, the redacted versions he wished was not redacted, emails he wished had been produced, are there documents out there that your conclusion is that the administration is wrongfully withholding from the u.s. congress and thus you want to continue negotiation with t