mr. boyle: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. boyle: mr. speaker, i'd be happy to speak on this resolution, but we're very privileged to have its author right here with us, the gentleman from virginia, i would like to yield three minutes to him now, my colleague from the commonwealth of virginia, bobby scott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. , rise in support of h.r. 4539 the 400 years of african-american history commission act was introduced earlier in the senate by senators tim cain and mark warner and i was proud to introduce the house version with the support of representatives rigell, butterfield, forbes, wittman, lewis and many others. i'd like to thank chairman chaffetz and ranking member cummings and the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. boyle, for their assistance in bringing the bill to the floor today. this bill would

. >> we'll now recognize the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. boyle for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman and thank you director comey for appearing, especially on such short notice. i want to share with you something that a friend of mine was expressing when watching your press conference 48 hours ago. this is someone who is not in any way political. in fact, probably typical of most american citizens today in being depressed about the remarkable level of cynicism we have in our government that specifically those of us who are in government make decisions first and foremost because of the party hat we wear and not necessarily based on the facts and the evidence. he texted me after watching your 15-minute preservation, it's nice to see a real pro. you can tell he would make a decision based on the facts and the evidence and not party he wears. i think that's so important if we're ever going to get to a place in this country where we restore some of the faith that we had in government. if you look at the poll numbers from 1940s and 1950s and you

. >> we'll now recognize the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. boyle, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you, director comey, for appearing especially on such short notice, i want to share with you something a friend of mine was expressing when watching your press conference 48 hours ago, this is someone who's not in any way political, in fact, probably typical of most american citizens today in being depressed about the remarkable level of cynicism we have in our government that specifically those of us who are in government make decisions first and foremost because of the party had we wear and not necessarily based on the facts and the evidence and he texted me after watching your 15 minute presentation, "it's nice to see a real pro, you could tell he would make the decisions based on the fact and the evidence and not what party he wears." i think that's so important if we're going get to a place in this country where we restore the faith that we had in government. if you look at the poll numbers from 1940s and 1950s and you look

i feel very, i d-- i feel very fake walking ar-- i find it difficult enough being called "mr. boyle that hard enough, anyway. so, any-- anything else, i-- i wouldn't be comfortable with. >> kroft: did you know this was in the works? did you know this was coming? or did your name just appear on this list? >> boyle: no, no. you get a phone call. ( laughter ) >> kroft: and you just told 'em flat out. >> boyle: yeah. and i-- and you get another phone call to see if you'd change your mind. ( laughter ) >> kroft: no regrets. >> boyle: n-- well-- no, no. not-- not-- not-- not at all, no. ( laughs ) absolutely not. >> kroft: danny boyle and the cast share some disappointment that more people didn't see "steve jobs," but they all say it's getting harder and harder to get people out of their houses and away from their t.v.s, premium cable and on demand services. that is the marketplace "steve jobs" moved into hoping to find a new audience. >> winslet: it was an amazing experience. i honestly couldn't have cared less if no one ever saw this film, because it was such an amazing experience to be

chaffetz and the gentleman, mr. boyle each will control 20 minutes. mr. chaffetz: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. chaffetz: rise in support of h.r. 4875 offered by mr. patrick meehan of pennsylvania, and i'd like to yield him such time as he may consume to discuss this the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. meehan: one of my favorite founding fathers, ben j main franklin, once said, by prefailing to prepare, you're failing to pre-- by failing to prepare you're preparing to fail. semiquin centennial act -- semiquinceentennia act is anning for the celebration 2026. there's much to do so we're following ben franklin's device and starting the planning 10 years ihead of what should be a historic celebration. to develop these plans, the 32 member body of private citizens and public officials will meet in historic independence hall in philadelphia. the very place where our new nation was declared. and within two years of its

i ask unanimous consent that my colleague from pennsylvania, mr. boyle, and my colleague from michigan, mrs. lawrence, be removed as co-sponsors of hrment r. 2446 -- h.r. 2446. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. schakowsky: guns, gun safety, zika, flint, flint, michigan, just three of the critical issues house republicans are leaving town without addressing. despite overwhelming public support, house republicans have refused to bring any commonsense gun safety legislation to the floor. and as they fail to act, many americans unnecessarily die every day. on average 91 americans die from gun violence every day. and that means that we can expect more than 4,700 americans to be killed over this seven-week recess. now seven babies have been born in the united states with zika-related birth defects, including one yesterday in texas. not only is there insufficient g, but republicans have used the zika

boyle: thank you. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to bring up h.r. 217, the bipartisan expanded background check legislation, to honor the memory of jerome wright, a victim of gun violence who never received a moment of ilence on the house floor. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: i'd like to yield to the gentlelady from maryland, ms. edwards, for purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. edwards: i ask unanimous consent to bring hundred h.r. 1217, the bipartisan expanded background checks legislationing to be honor the me rame of jadarian sphinx a victim of gun violence who never received a moment of silence on the house floor. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced, the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained.. the gentleman is recognized. mr. polis: i'd like to inquire of the gentleman from alabama, giv

mr. boyle: i watched the sit-in. that's great. i was really struck because frankly i have not had that experience of people so finely tuned to what is being broadcast on c-span. it speaks to the desire for people that we address this issue and the frustration that is out there that we just have moments of silence and then total silence. this is the time to act. no more orlandos. no more sandy hooks. no more auroras. let's call up today that are the two bills supported by 90% of the american people. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. >> i'm here today simply because it's time. it's time to save lives. it's time to close the gun show and internet loophole. mr. meeks: it's time to make sure if you are on the no-fly list you can't buy a gun in america. it's time for the american people to know whe