mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? 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 from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize religious freedom week. it began on monday and runs through june 29. freedom of religion is a fundamental human right. our founding fathers made sure it would always be protected. first amendment protects freedom of religion along with the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press. this assurance of freedom gives us all the opportunity to openly practice and speaks our beliefs. it allows me to speak on the house floor right now. the united states is a place where all faiths can be peacefully practiced free from the fear of persecution. the very foundation of our country, a place for

i yield back. mr.calise: over the decades we haven't had a disagreement on what infrastructure means. i think most americans would recognize the definition we have always gone by on a bipartisan basis, roads, bridges, waterways, ports, i think recently both sides would agree broadband is something that we would include in that definition. that is what always was the traditional definition of infrastructure by both parties. it seems like on the majority side they are trying to change the definition to include extraneous things which were not part of the senate bipartisan agreement, but the other new addition seems to be this idea that a bill will shell -- reconciliation bill to raise taxes would be something that would maybe hold hostage the rest of the bipartisan agreement. i hope that's not the road we go down, especially considering there does seem to be a lot of bipartisan movement on something that we would all agree is traditional infrastructure. i know the bill next week that's being brought to t

mr. cicilline. and i yield back. mr. cicilline: thank you again for being part of this special order hour and for your great support of the lgbtq-plus community. madam speaker, before i end, i just want to recognize -- mention was made of anise parker. i also want to recognize barney frank, jarod polis, our former colleagues who have served in this house and now governor polis is the governor of colorado. tammy baldwin, krysten sinema in the united states senate. mark takano, chris pappas and richard torres who are current members of congress. there are nine lgbtq members in the house, two in the senate, 11 members in total. part of the reason we celebrate pride is to send a message to the entire community. but especially to young people who may be struggling with their sexual orientation or their gender identity. pride is a moment for us to say you are valued, we celebrate you, we honor you, you have a right like every other american to be treated with dignity and respect. you're hearing that from the floor of the unite

mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from new mexico seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize laura garcia for being named teacher of the year by the new mexico association of nonpublic schools. ms. herrell: throughout her 12-year career at gateway christian school in roswell, she has been instrumental in educating many students and instilling in them the importance of service before self. i applaud her for working hard every day to build up our future leaders and give them the confidence and values they need to find their own success. thank you for your dedication to your students and your diligence in your work. our teachers are crucial in the transfer of knowledge and wisdom to future generations. great teachers like laura build strong leaders and strong character and educating nation is a

mr. speaker, and i yield back. mr. johnson: that is a great reminder and he doesn't understand these basic truths. and i yield to mr. the ell the gentleman from tennessee. >> one year ago, the average cost of gas was thrrs the.16 and a 4 % inchrist and cost for many goods and prices. the consumer price index jumped 5% in may. this inflation is the ultimate cost of president's biden big government spending spree. the federal depoft is putting money decreasing the purchasinging powers. businesses can't get folks to work. and lately in tennessee and they can't find enough workers to keep up with nand. my good friend and can't get folks to come back to work. he hasn't been open for months. mike chase owns a world p famous chain in the area and in tennessee had to close doub in our community that is helpful populated by well himpe healeded tourists and had to close down. another frind at the isa palace, mr. speaker, i would literally cross magnolia and he is not going there. he is not and haven't pen able to have full shift

mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the expanded child tax credit. thanks to the american rescue plan, working families across the country will receive the monthly child tax credit payment of up to $300 per child. covering nearly 90% of all children and cutting child poverty in half. in my district, the expanded child tax credit will improve the lives of families from newton to fall river, helping almost 60% of children and lifting 3,800 children out of poverty. mr. auchincloss: as a father i'm committed to providing parents with the support needed to navigate the high costs of raising a child. from affording their food bills to paying for child care, this substantial tax relief will set our parents and children up for success. the e

back thank you. ms. torres please. >> thank you mr. chairman and administrator guzman for joining us today and including this robust conversation around how we can help our economy move back as we are beginning to vaccinate more people. i want to focus your attention to social security threats as it relates to small businesses. one survey shows 23% of small businesses in the u.s. suffer from a cyber attack in the last your break cyber attack's are costly putting small businesses at significant risk of going out at business. as the threat of cybersecurity grocer needs to to be an emphasis on protecting them. so for this reason fiscal year 21 fs gigi appropriations include p a 3 million-dollar to fund the cybersecurity assistance pilot program. can you provide an update as to the status of this initiative and what is the sba doing to help the small business community protect themselves from cyberattacks. >> thank you so much. the sba is in the midst of drafting the final funding announcement is the pilot project will be launching. we have

mr. chairman, i yield back. mr. meeks: the gentleman yields back. i now recognize representative dena titus of nevada for five minutes. ms. titus: thank you very much, mr. chairman. thank you, madam ambassador. what a blessing it is to have you representing us in the u.n. after the last administration. i certainly appreciate all you said today about re-engaging, re-establishing ourself, having a seat at the table. the two organizations that have gotten most attention are the world health organization and the human rights council but there are other subsidiaries at the u.n. we should be engaged. especially the ability to use soft power as we try to reconnect with other countries or reassert our leadership. two of those are the united nations world truth organization and unesco. i wonder if you can address those a little bit and what's going on and what we're doing to try to, again, have a seat at the table at these important but lesser known, perhaps, or less highlighted organizations. ms. thomas-greenfield: thank you for that question. i have to admi

have they given you that money back yet? mr. blount: thank you for your kind words. i don't know the answer to that. i suspect we have not seen those bitcoins back yet. that is the first question i have heard along those lines, so thank you. representative: i want to make sure you get it back. mr. blount: sounds good to me, thank you. representative: you mention your desire that our government put pressure on host countries. having gone through this experience, do you have any thoughts on how we could do that and how our president could send a strong message to our adversaries? mr. blount: thank you for that question. from our standpoint as a private operator, we don't play in the geopolitical scene. the president has a lot of capability in that regard and be asked that he consider putting pressure on these host countries that are allowing this to happen behind their boundaries. as far as our recommendations, it is not our backyard. we just think it is necessary in order to floor as the of these attempts and eliminate as many of these criminals as we can so no one has

mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize june as alzheimer's and brain awareness month. with more than six million americans living with alzheimer's and nearly 50 million people living with alzheimer's, and other dementias worldwide, it is important to raise awareness. the more we know about alzheimer's, the more action we can inspire . alzheimer's is the 6th leading cause of death in the united states and it is the only one of the top 10 causes of death without any methods for preventing, curing, or slowing it down. alzheimer's related deaths increased by 16% during the covid-19 pandemic. the diagnosis of alzheimer's is not only devastating to those who are diagn

mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair now recognizes the gentleman from minnesota, mr. emmer, for five minutes. mr. emmer: mr. speaker, i rise today to thank brian mcdonald and his entire team at the small business association's minnesota district office. in may, 2020 at the height of the covid pandemic, brian took on an enormous challenge when he rose to the role of district director for the s.b.a.'s minnesota region. brian and his team were charged with supporting minnesota's 500,000 small businesses and their 1.3 million employees through one of the most challenging economic crises in our nation's history. under brian's leadership, the s.b.a. minnesota district office team facilitated critical loans, provided valuable training, and served as true warrior advocates for businesses of all sizes during this difficult time. at the outset of the covid-19 outbreak, brian and i host add joint town hall where he helped my constituents understand how they could keep their small businesses afloat

i yield back. mr. clyde: i commend my colleague from north carolina. mr. hudson a bill that i'm proud to support as a co-sponsor. and i recognize my good friend from texas 22. >> crime is rising across the country. double digit increases in violent crimes have been seen, liberal cities that chose to defund their police. when you defund the police you have less police and means more criminals on the street. rather than awruss the poor policy decisions that have led to this democrats are deflect game on to gun owners. they attack by the radical left. the left wants to tell them what guns they can own and how she should be able to he own them. i know how important gun ompe is. they can't afford to wait for 20 minute law enforcement response time. that person needs quick access to a firearm. and that's what legal gun ownership is about, defending one's liberty. they are not the source of it is criminals who have no regard for the law. taking away access to legally purchasing a firearm will only hurt law ab

mr. secretary. i yield back, mr. chairman. >> thank you, gentle lady. we recognize the gentle lady from california to inquire. >> secretary becerra, so wonderful to have you back with the committee today and always a pleasure to see a fellow southern californian. as california's attorney general you led an amicus brief to defend the rights of immigration established by the florida settlements agreement. after visiting one of these unlicensed facilities in 2019 put together under the last administration, i was horrified and introduced the shut down child prison camps act to ensure no federal money would be allocated to emergency influx shelters that don't comply with standards which prevent children from being held in inhumane conditions. and how could you make sure they're compliant with the standards and treated by the department. >> congressman, thank you for your work op this, great to see you and to continue to see you in this position and i think if you've had a chance to visit the sites that we have, that you'll see not only do we care about follow

mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from south carolina, ms. mace, for five minutes. ms. mace: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to commend an incredible effort put forth in my state during the pandemic. the arc of south carolina's a none profit that advocates for the rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. their work is critical in south carolina and south carolina's first congressional district and they deserve to be recognized for all of their efforts. like many organizations during the past year and a half, arc of south carolina has struggled to acquire p.p.e., hiring staff, and coping with different social distancing guidelines, particularly given the soap scope of their work. margie and her team have continued providing services at disproportionately high costs compared to businesses who receive state and federal assistance. despite this challenge, even a staggering number of their staff fell ill to covid-19 during the pande

mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. kline, for five minutes. mr. kline: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, there's no denying that congress must take action to improve our nation's crumbling infrastructure, but sadly, bipartisan negotiations have hit a roadblock and the infrastructure legislation on the floor this week is a go at it alone, my way or the highway bill. mr. cline: instead of focusing on traditional infrastructure, democrats is prioritizing the left's green new deal agenda. it's estimated $286 billion for green new deal related mandates, requirements, and programs. to put that into perspective, one out of every $2 spent by this legislation is tied up in green new deal goals. further, this bill reduces flexibility for states to meet their own unique infrastructure needs and fails to streamline major project reviews which typically face a six-year delay. and to make matters worse, the spending increases proposed in this bill rely

mr. chairman, i yield back and i thank you, mr. blount for your candor and for your participation today. >> the gentle lady's time has expired. the chairman recognizes for five minutes-- >> thank you, chairman, ranking member and our witnesses today. cyber attacks are certainly becoming more and more common place in the evolving digital age. we've had those in our local government in iowa and one in my district was recently involved. some public schools and local libraries to critical infrastructure companies like colonial pipeline, no one is immune. important companies such as colonial should be particularly wary of attack as you indicated that you were due to the unique source of the risk that you represent. you mentioned yesterday, mr. blount, that ransomware was not mentioned in your cyber incident response plan. two questions, due to the high risk of attack have you given consideration to the risk of ransomware affecting your company and what resiliency do you have in place to digitally communicate with the internet of things,

mr. secretary. i yield back, mr. chairman. >> thank the gentlelady. let me recognize the gentlelady from california, ms. chu, to inquire. >> secretary becerra, it's so wonderful to have you back with the committee today, and always a pleasure to see a fellow southern californian. as california's attorney general, you led an amicus brief to defend the human rights of children in immigration detention as established by the flores settlement agreement. after visiting one of these unlicensed facilities in 2019 put together under the last administration, i was horrified and introduced the shutdown child prison camps act to ensure no federal money would be allocated to emergency influx shelters that don't comply with flores standard which prevent children from being held in inhumane conditions. how will you ensure all policies related to the care and custody of unaccompanied minors are compliant with these standards and that these standards are the minimum to which children will be treated by your department? >> congressman, thank you for your work on this.

back. [silence] >> mr. chairman? mr. chairman you are on mutes. >> mr. irman i yield back. >> you are still in mutes mr. chairman. >> i am unneeded now. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] the chair recognizes [inaudible] you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you so much mr. chairman and thank you for calling this important hearing and all the witnesses for your testimony today. in delaware we see the impact of climate change every day is a stay with the lowest mean elevation of the country and is a state that the urban suburban rural and coastal we see the impact threw saltwater intrusion in our farmlands as well to the flooding in our neighborhoods such as wilmington and our beautiful beaches. we can overcome these impacts and tackle the climate crisis but we need to act now. the transportation sector can play a key role. the transportation sector accounts for almost a third of greenhouse gas emissions and by reducing transportation emissions and shifting to zero in low-carbon fuels we can take an important step in our fight against climate chan

mr. chairman and i yield back. >> thank you, mr. lamport. now i turn to chairman castro for his opening remarks. >> thank you, chairman. it's an honor to you today wy colleagues from both committees to discuss one of the long-term challenges we face not just as a nation but as the species, space. specifically the rules what will govern humanities expiration, congress and other activities in space both by the private sector and nationstates. i give special thanks to chairman and congressman jim cooper. used chairman of the strategic subcommittee on strategic forces which oversees many of our nation's space programs. we are working together with the house foreign affairs me and my staff on this important and distort hearing. in the long run the peaceful exploration of space can be one of the most significant and unifying projects in our nation and our world has ever undertaken. as president kennedy said of the moon mission, america's journey to space will will serve to organize and measure the best of our energy and skill. in short, space pair

i yield back. mr. scalise: i thank the gentleman for yielding back.now there is an old adage why put off tomorrow what you can do today. there is unanimous support for s. 1867 to not wait until august. in fact it was may when senators, all republicans and all democrat senators, recognized that this was something that we should do and should do now. this would get more information out to the public, as well as to our members. i would also ask if the majority would look at h.res. 90, which is a resolution that supports the international investigation into this origin of covid-19. there are many countries, we have heard a lot of european countries that have expressed interest in having an international commission to look into this. i don't know why the united states would be reluctant to be a part of that investigation. but again in light of all of the new information that's come out, some emails recently since our committee has met that show more and more that there is a high likelihood that covid-19 started in the wuhan lab. whether it was intentional

mr. chairman. i yield back. mr. cohen: thank you. there is hope -- help on the way. we have a letter urge manager funding for legal services and i was joined by mr. kennedy of massachusetts, and this year it's mr. fitzpatrick, mr. upton, mrs. dingell and ms. scanlon has been phenomal as co-leads on the letter. everyone is welcome. mrs. fischbach, you're on the voork i guess, there you are. you're recognized for five minutes, thank you. i have no jokes for today. mrs. fischbaches: no jokes? ok. well, i appreciate that. i am just very concerned. i represent a very rural district. i'm very concerned about the effects of the -- of this on what is a tight housing market. i'm wondering, mr. griffith if you could, i know you talked a little bit about it with mr. johnson but maybe you could expand a little bit of the effects on small landlords. in addition to that, maybe extending into what it's going to do to the availability? we're looking at a tight market in rural minnesota and i'm wondering if you have any thoughts on how it could affect the -- how this legislation woul

back better. so i thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. guthrie: i reserve my time and am prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: i have no additional speakers. so if you want to close. mr. guthrie: i encounseling my colleagues to vote for this bill. it's a good bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: i urge bipartisan support for this bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 375. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended -- for what purpose does the gentleman from montana seek recognition? mr. rosendale: i request the yeas and nays. the

mr. chairman, i yelled back. i know if there is a chance for the administrator -- mr. airman, i yield back. i know if there is a chance for the administrator to bill -- baa -- to be on a test flight, he will. [laughter] [laughter] >> one of my dear friends is former congressman and senator christopher newport. that university is something else. >> he has done a great job with the college. >> thank you. the chair now recognizes congresswoman grace meng for five minutes. >> thank you. administrator nelson, congratulations on your unanimous confirmation. thank you again for your decades of public service to this nation. we are grateful to have you serve again. in your senate confirmation written remarks, he spoke about the power to inspire the next generation of women and people of color when nasa returns to the moon. last year, nasa released a report that identified low percentages of women and people of color in the nasa workforce compared to the national civilian labor force. this is also true across the entire aerospace industry. if we are going to inspire women and pe

we need to get back to the table, mr. speaker, and deliver for those that are left behind by this partisan bill. i yield back. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: i yield one minute to the gentleman from oregon, mr. schrader. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. schrader: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i strongly support the energy and commerce provisions in the invest in america act. i'd like to speak briefly about the surface transportation side, an amendment i have in there adds a goal to the replacement rehabilitation program to increase the resiliency of bridges including with standing disruptions from seismic events. the pacific northwest is due for a major seismic event and our communities need to take steps to make sure our infrastructure can withstand the disasters. this will ensure projects focused on seismic resiliency are prioritized when they submit applications. my district, interstate 2

mr. imcha. i yield. >> thank you for yielding back. the chair now recognizes mr. krishnamoorthi for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you, chairman powell, for appearing before us. back in 2019 you said the following. you said we try to create a strong labor market for many, many people and many, many communities that's enough, but for people who are at the margin, the low-to-moderate income community that's not enough. they need a charges and earlier that year you said you were cutting rates in part to then those who are, quote, left behind. how do you so the impact of the pandemic on those groups of people who are whom you expected kevin back in 2019, and how do you seat recovery affecting them? >> in the first instance the pandemic hit the service industries very hard, industries that involve dealing with the public, hotels, travel, entertainment, and the people in those customer-facing, public-facing jobs, they tend to be relatively low-paid jobs, and they are -- and the minorities and women are significantly overrepresented among the people

mr. secretary. as i yield back, i request unanimous consent to enter into the hearing record an yard line that mentions mr. mike scoffeild saying that the challenge of providing school services during the past year were unprecedented, unfortunately, so was the federal funding -- [ inaudible ]. >> thank you, thank you. next we have the gentlelady from new york. >> thank you, chairman scott. secretary cardona, students in rural communities have a higher high school graduation rate. those who do enroll in secondary education, they face barriers that make them more likely to drop out. -- untapped economic potential of rural america. in the final fq-'21 bill, i led an effort to secure $10 million to approve grants. the problem is, the department has yet to issue a notice inviting applications for this rural post-secondary and economic development grant program that funds rural students. can you provide an update on the status of the department's efforts to distribute this funding? >> thank you, representative. i share y

well, let me, mr. back it, are you saying it's very p on security? so perhaps you can clarify for us, you know, what the priority is in the country. the priority is to address most of these issues holistically and to tackle the root cause instead of the symptoms. this is what the nigerian government is trying to do. so some of the root causes of violence of insecurity happen to be poverty, a lack of effective governors at the local government level. and this is what the nigerian government is trying to tackle. we have a social investment program, you could talk about it, it's a, it's a noble cause you could focus on something like that. certainly have to make the choice whether to buy, to spend more on on weapons or whether to spend on solving the issue of parts. and we're going to learn about weapons. many often, most often, we're not sold the weapons that we need. and mr. ambassador, we're going to talk about the economy. i assure you, in our conversation. so we will be returning to that. but i just like to ask you 1st about the state of human righ

mr. secretary. i yield back mr. chairman. >> thank you, gentle lady leads back. the chair recognizes gentleman from texas, mr. mccall for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, thank you mr. secretary. since january 2021, there have been over 700,000 illegal crossings across the southwest border, a 21 year high that you, in fact, predicted. this month the biden administration officially rescinded the migrant protection protocols. i want to ask you about that, but first, my home state of texas passed a billion dollars in taxpayer dollars because the federal government is failing to step up to the plate. texas has had to take this crisis in its own hands, the governor talked about spending now $250 million to begin border wall construction. and is now taking donations. are you, sir, prepared to -- it is a federal responsibility, the border, not a state. we all understand that. are you prepared to reimburse texans for their border security expenses? >> congressman mccaul good to see you again. it's been a while since we worked together, when you were chairman of t

mr. sec., madam chair i will yield back the balance of my time. >> mr. sec. we will permit the text of your official statement for the hearing records. please begin your summary which i would ask you keep it for five minutes. >> thank you very much distinguished members of the subcommittee. appreciate the opportunity to be with you today. the department of homeland security is confronting serious complex and dynamic threats to the security of the nation on a daily basis. under the administration we are aggressively pursuing efforts to address the most pressing security concerns from cybersecurity to domestic violent extremism to the pandemic and more. this is hard work but that is what 240,000 colleagues in the department of homeland security do every day. they are dedicating efforts to keep the community safe and secure and the resources afforded by this congress help to ensure we can effectively meet our mission and recruit and maintain the nation's most talented professionals. the president's proposed budget will invest in our broad mission set including p

john, great to see you, and welcome back to washington post live. mr. rogers: great to be back. mr.art: so, as we just saw in the clip, in the intro about the impact of the 1921 tulsa race massacre, we saw the impact on your family. tell us more about your family's connection to tulsa, and what went through your mind as we marked the centennial? mr. rogers: well, i did have the opportunity two weeks ago along with my daughter, victoria, to go to tulsa and to be a part of all of the acknowledgement of what happened during the tulsa race massacre. our family connection was direct. my great-grandfather was j.b. stradford. he owned the stradford hotel that was arguably the largest black hotel in the nation. it was extraordinarily successful. it had a cabaret and bars and pool hall. it was a real celebration there in tulsa where his hotel was center to everything. at the same time, my great-grandfather, j.b. stradford, was a very outspoken civic leader, a real leader in the black community and someone who was outspoken when it came to civil rights and economic justice, and so once the ra

mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. garcia, for five minutes. mr. garcia: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor the life of courtney ann neal. my office's press secretary and digital manager. courtney passed away suddenly on may 23. it's so hard to fully express how much my staff and i feel courtney's spirit, her energy, and her strength, and we miss her. she was an activist to the core. and a dedicated public servant, an untiring advocate for women, for working class people, immigrants, and communities of color. in the year before she joined our office, courtney was diagnosed with several medical conditions that changed her daily life. still, she continued her fight for a world where health care and education are guaranteed rights. courtney stood strongly by her principles and this i can tell you from personal experience, challenged those around her to do the same. as press secretary and digital manager, courtney was a member of my of

back off. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. feenstra: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. schneider, for five minutes. mr. schneider: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, as we reach the middle of 2021, this house has made incredible progress. including fighting the global pandemic by passing the american rescue plan. already more than 300 million vaccine shots have been administered. communities are opening up. businesses picking up. creating jobs and opportunity. next month parents will begin receiving their monthly child tax credit, legislation that will cut the nation's child poverty rate in half. we have a pathway to recovery and transformation that offers real promise to every american. but underneath all of this our country face as deep divide that threatens to undo the foundations upon which our country rests. these divisions reached an apex on january 6 when our capitol came under attack and five people died. the immediat

mr. chair, i yield back. >> thank you. i now recognize our full committee chair, representative rohalba. chair rohalba, welcome to the subcommittee. you are recognized. >> thank you, mr. chair, for holding this hearing. and thank you, representative levin, for introducing hr-2336. i want to thank the congressman levin for his comments and all the work on the bill, because it is an important topic and we're benefiting from his leadership and your leadership, mr. chair, which began on this committee in the 111th and 112th congress. i was on the committee. at that time it was mr. heck and mr. heinrich. as it progressed in the 115th and 116th, it got action, and finally, after all those years, and was moved forward. it has yet to be a stand-alone piece of legislation, and if that is the next necessary step, then i think we should take it. and i want to thank the chairman for holding this hearing. you know, the ominous thought and statement that things could change. the president said here that things could change with the chang

mr. bowman, thanks so much for your leadership in this. and with that, i yield back. mr. bowman: thanks so much, mr. levin. i yield to my friend, the gentlelady from illinois, ms. schakowsky. ms. schakowsky: thank you, congressman bowman. i appreciate your organizing this on behalf of the congressional progressive caucus, which i'm so proud to be a member of and i really am grateful to you. let me just say this and -- say this in no uncertain terms. karin from structure is infrastructure. and it is especially true for women whose opportunities are often limited because we don't really have a working care economy right now. every single day, nearly 10,000 people turn 65 years old in the united states of america. and yet, we do not have, in the united states, a long-term care policy. think about that. in the united states of america, does not have a real long-term care policy. every family tries to figure out for itself. what are we going to do when grandma and grandpa get older? what are we going to do when i get older? what's the plan? most people when they retire or have

yes back. >> you are recognized. >> forgive me. >> okay. >> no. all right. we must thank you, mr. chairman, i want to go back and follow up on a question i asked about what are you doing to address small and medium-sized companies falling into this valley of death when it comes to their efforts to seek and maintain innovative creative business they want to do with the department of defense? >> thank you. i think i'll answer to and i would like to add on to something with futures command in regard to this. first thing, it's incumbent upon the army to do a better job medicating with companies about if there is another side of the valley, so to speak when they bring them into to work so that's an expectation job on our part we need to do better so companies aren't investing their own dollars and something that may not have a path to be sealed so within the army, that requires connecting experimentation or small efforts to programs of record and there are different things going on in the area. one thing i will offer pressures we have to mitigate balance, one is ensuring defense compani

mr. chairman, i yield back >> there is no minimum wage right now, mr. chairman.nuses. >> i don't think the minimum wage people got bonuses, or did they >> i have seen wages in almost every state go up well above minimum wage. >> almost every state. in south carolina -- i'm sure they called louisiana. >> i know my restaurants in the new orleans area cannot find workers, and they're working and paying more than they were in pre-pandemic new orleans has the befoods in the world. i'm sure south carolina is not far behind they would like to see the workers back, too, i'm sure. >>> ms. maloney? >> thank you, mr. chairman >> thank you, good to see you again, chairman powell i want to start by asking about the fed's monetary policy and inflation in particular. as you stated last week, much of the recent rise in inflation had actually been expect ed, it woud only be temporary. that shouldn't cause the fed to raise interest rates too soon. prices fell incredibly low. now a year later, the yea year-over-year looks v officially high, but this is something everyone saw coming

mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> good afternoon, mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to address this house for five one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. cartwright: thank you, mr. speaker. i couldn't be prouder of this house for passing the american rescue plan, an aggressive response to the pandemic, to pull us out of the dull drums in this country. as a result, millions and millions of americans are back in jobs. millions and millions of american kids are back in schools. so many people are vaccinated. we're back on the road to recovery. but we can't stop there. we have infrastructure to address. i've been waiting for close to 10 years for us to pass an aggressive infrastructure program. we have 7,500 miles of substandard roads in pennsylvania alone to fix. you know, china is investing in itself. its roads, its bridges, its rail sys

mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, democrats claim h.r. 2062 merely conforms age discrimination and retaliation claims with current law regarding mixed motive discrimination claims under title 7 of the civil rights act. however, congress specifically drafted the age discrimination in employment act, adea, to be different from title 7 because age is uniquely different from the characteristics on which title 7 prohibits discrimination, namely, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. the adea states that it is lawful for an employer to take an employment action otherwise prohibited by the statute if the differential treatment is, quote, based on reasonable factors other than age. notably, this provision is not found in title 7. the supreme court has also explained in several cases why age discrimination differs from other forms of discrimination. for example, the supreme court in m

mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. mccaul: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm pleased to yield three minutes to the ranking member of the house rules committee, a man who has dedicated quite a bit of time on this issue and i would say is one of the leaders in the house on authorization use of military force and war powers act and reasserting congress' role, that would be mr. cole. spoup the gentleman is recognized. -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cole: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank my friend from texas for yielding and i will be first to admit, i was alive whether both of these altogether days ises -- authorizations were passed. the congress efforts remain view the existing authorities for military force for which the original purposes have been achieved or no longer appropriate, it's an important exercise of this body's

mr. al yield back the balance of my time: -- mr. allen: they were passionate about giving and lend their support to people in need. he will be missed by many and my brothers are especially with his wife, four children, and 15 grandchildren. foster's life glorified god and his legacy will live on far beyond his years. we must all learn from his example. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? mr. carter: ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. carter: madam speaker, i rise today to remember and honor former chatham county commissioner david saucy of savannah, gad, who passed away at the age of 86. he moved to savannah in 1964 and lived the next 57 years there. all who knew david remember his savannah smile and his proud expressions whenever he talked about savannah's accomplishments. david's countless friends and family members consider him o