mr. becerra: if the gentleman will yield? if the gentleman will yield one more minute? mr. smith: i yield the gentleman one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. becerra: we have more student loan debt in america, i was saying, held by our young men and women trying to get their college degrees and of course their parents, as well, who are paying for this than we hold in all the credit card debt in america today. does this bill do anything to help young americans and their parents help their kids get through college? not a thing. does this help an american who today works full time and still lives in poverty because he's working at a minimum wage job? not a thing. does this help a woman who is out there working just as hard as a man and doing the same exact thing but earning less money than he is? not a thing. we got work to do. bowe bergdahl is alive. let's praise that. let's make sure that every american can come back home and say the same thing and then let's get to work doing the work of this country. the speaker pro tempore: t

mr. becerra: if the gentleman will yield? if the gentleman will yield one more minute? mr.ith: i yield the gentleman one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. becerra: we have more student loan debt in america, i was saying, held by our young men and women trying to get their college degrees and of course their parents, as well, who are paying for this than we hold in all the credit card debt in america today. does this bill do anything to help young americans and their parents help their kids get through college? not a thing. does this help an american who today works full time and still lives in poverty because he's working at a minimum wage job? not a thing. does this help a woman who is out there working just as hard as a man and doing the same exact thing but earning less money than he is? not a thing. we got work to do. bowe bergdahl is alive. let's praise that. let's make sure that every american can come back home and say the same thing and then let's get to work doing the work of this country. the speaker pro tempore: the

mr. becerra: i rise to mark the retirement of an incredible man -- >> los angeles judge michael mash. as presiding judge of the juvenile court of 16 years, his retirement is a huge loss for the community and the entire los angeles system. he brought numerous changes to the court, drug courts, the development of protocols to foster communication, coordination between the courts and simple changes such as lowering the judge's bench so that children in his court could better participate in the proceedings. while i know judge nash will always continue to be a champion for children and families, i want to thank him for his twrished career and congratulate him on his well-earned retirement. thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to speak for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, today we commemorate the 227th birthday of the constitutiona

mr. becerra, the gentlewoman from new york, ms. slaughter, the gentleman from illinois, mr. quigley, the gentlewoman from ohio, ms. kaptur, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pascrell, the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, the gentlewoman from florida, ms. corrine brown, the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. delauro. vice president biden: members of the committee on the part of the senate to escort his excellency, petro poroshenko, president of ukraine into the house chamber. enator nevada, mr. reid, mr. durbin, the senator from michigan, ms. stab know, the senator from new jersey, mr. menendez, the senator from connecticut, mr. murphy, the senator from kentucky, the senator from missouri, mr. blount, the senator from missouri, mr. barrasso, and senator corker. the speaker: members of the escort committee will exit through the lobby doors. >> mr. speaker, the acting dean of the diplomatic corps. . >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. >> mr. speaker, the president of ukraine. the speaker: members of congress, i have the high privilege and distippingt honor of presenting