mr. carter: ok. anyone else? ms. beairsto: congressman carter, tucson, -- we have a excellent relationship with our local screening managers and local personnel. they now have layers to go through and models and requirements are dictated and i can't personally say from where. but certainly their ability to react quickly to issues on the ground. that is what we experienced during our peak period in february and march. they are only opening the precheck lane after they had opened a second standard lane because of staffing. then they could open a precheck lane. when they opened the precheck lane, the lines were cut in half and they were not the full length of our terminal front. having the ability to do that would be helpful. mr. carter: great. have any of you had problems -- experience with private security? sorry, say again. >> a few of the airports have private security. mr. carter: can you give me your impression, what have been the results? ms. philipovitch: i'll just use san francisco as an example because that's p

mr. carter: ok, let me ask you -- and you did relocate to maine? mr. brainard: yes, sir. mr. carter: when you relocated to maine was that a financial hardship? mr. brainard: oh, yes. mr. carter: i can assume it was. was there a vacancy near where you were before or -- mr. brainard: no. there was no vacancy. there was in maine, a sitting federal security director. there was no vacancy. and if there had been a vacancy, there were certainly other people there at the operation qualified to fill these positions. it's important to note when you're moving this particular skill set around the country, we have some 750 assistant federal security directors and deputy federal security directors, and the men and women that fill those positions, most of them are more than qualified to fill those positions. mr. carter: let me ask you, how much would it cost t.s.a. to relocate you to portland, maine? mr. brainard: they earmarked in excess of $100,000. mr. carter: i have $113,000. does this happen elsewhere, mr. rhoades? mr. rhoades: sir, it happens everywhere. as you may read in my written t

mr. carter, for five minutes of questions. mr. carter. mr. carter: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you all for being here. this is obviously a very important subject to us. i'm glad to see y'all because i have some important questions i have to ask you. i am proud of representing the first congressional district of georgia. that includes the entire coast of georgia. georgia is unique in that we have a lot of small airports, rural areas. we also, as you know, have heartsfield-jackson airport which is the busiest airport in the country -- in the world. that presents a dilemma but i want to ask you some questions and i'm very interested to know your response to this. what we've been hearing and what i've been hearing from a lot of the -- from a lot of the airport officials is that there exists somewhat of a disconnect between the -- between the t.s.a. -- the local t.s.a. officials, the airlines, the airport officials and then upper management. that management in t.s.a. up here in washington, d.c., if you will. have any of you experienced that or can you comment on that? ms. alli

mr. carter: sure. last time i checked it was my impression that the role of the federal government was to assist you and to help the local governments -- governor haley: protect the citizens. mr. carter: absolutely. on that point, let me say this. i always say the number one responsibility of the federal government is to protect our people and our homeland. for the life of me i can't understand how this is going to do anything except the exact opposite. but on the point of the federal government and their role, it seems to me like this is going to obviously -- i'm a former mayor and a former state legislator. it's obvious this is going to push more costs and more responsibility down to the states and down to the local communities. how are you going to deal with that? governor haley: it's one more thick we have to deal with. not only is it going to be security and it's going to be military, it's going to be planning of medical services, it's going to be planning for should something goes wrong, it has t

mr. carter. mr. carter: i rise in support of h.r. 4982 because treatment of addiction to opioids painkillers is vital in fighting the epidemic. it requires the government accountability office to report on inpatient and outpatient treatment capacities, programs, rehabilitation programs and treatment programs for pregnant women and adolescence. the centers are usually one of the biggest obstacles. unfortunately, for most communities, local inpatient treatment facilities are few and far between and many of them are full. as a lifelong health care professional, i believe the only way we will be able to fight this epidemic is if we work together. we need to adequately understand the treatment services that are available to people with addiction across the country so we can use these tools to the fullest extent. that is why i'm supporting h.r. 4982 by understanding all the tools the community can use we can begin to fight this epidemic. we need to begin to leverage our resources to help our communities fig

mr. carter: ok. the screening partnership program, mr. cox, i'm going to ask you directly. can you give me an idea why it appears to me and from what i have heard they do a better job and that they save money on top of that? have you had any experience with this? mr. cox: sir, we believe that the t.s.o.'s that are employed by the federal government, number one, is a professionalized work force. they do a great job. they have been trained to do that. and i think the record speaks very clearly for themselves, since 9/11, we have not had acts of terrorism in this country. we had a privatized work force on 9/11, and we saw what happened. this country was brought to its knees. the government has been taking care of that, been doing that. part of our real problem right now is a lack of staffing, not enough staff to do the work properly. mr. carter: but -- and i understand and i appreciate what you're saying, but at the same time i'm convinced that the private industry can do this just as well with oversight with t.s.a. and save money and improve customer service and decrease the

mr. carter? mr. desauliner: yes. the chair: mr. carter is recognized. mr. carter: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding and i thank him for his support of i consider to be a very important amendment. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of this amendment to prescription ause drug monitoring programs and their effectiveness are key to fighting prescription drug abuse in this country. as a lifelong pharmacist and author of the georgia prescription drug monitoring program while i was a member of the georgia general assembly, i believe pdmp's are one of the most important tools in the fight against prescription drug abuse. to increase the success of these programs throughout the country, interoperability and data sharing between states is paramount. i commend chairman goodlatte and the judiciary committee for their work on this bill, but to continue the growth and success of pdmp's, interoperability should be included in any discussion to improve these systems so states can better share information about patients and the patterns that occur with interstate prescr

mr. carter. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. carter: i thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership in this important endeavor. i rise in support of this amendment package which includes my amendment which includes the pilot program for prescription drug acquisition costs will also include small business pharmacies. currently the private program extends discounts to tricare beneficiaries for drugs filled at retail pharmacies. my amendment clarifies that small business pharmacies are retail pharmacies and will be included in the private program. in many cases around the country, people are limb limited to which pharmacy they can have their prescription filled at. with this amendment we can ensure that all pharmacies, both large and small retailers, will be included in this private prasm i encourage my colleagues to support this amendment package. i yield back to the gentleman. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. moulton: i yield two minutes to mr. blumenauer of orego

mr. carter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. carter: i thank the gentleman for his work on this bill and for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise in today of h.r. 4969 because -- in support of h.r. 4969 because opioids does not discriminate on age. it requires the c.d.c. regarding prescription opioid use after youth sports injuries. according to a study by the national council on alcoholism and drug dependence, 12% of male athletes and 8% of female athletes have used prescription opioids in the last 12 months. according to the u.s. substance abuse and mental health services administration, 80% of these teenagers and adolescents ade the switch to heroin after opioid use. this is completely unacceptable and 100% preventable. every effort should be made to ensure that our youth are protected from the trap of drug abuse. that's why i'm supporting h.r. 4969. we need all the information available so we can take the right steps to ensure our youth are protected. i encourage my colleagues to support this bill. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yiel

mr. carter is a recognized. mr. carter: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. sullivan in march of 2014, and epa employee was arrested and indicted for marijuana possession. it is my understanding that this employee had a girl operation and was arrested on felony session charges. i believe you highlighted this in your november 2015 report, that on the epa's use of taxpayer dollars for extended administrative leave for employees who had been suspended for misconduct. according to that report, this employee was placed -- are you listening? this employee was placed on administrative leave for seven and a half months. is that correct? >> yes. >> tell me that is not correct. >> that is correct, sir. >> he was charged with tony possession -- with felony possession. he had a girl operation and he was put on administrative leave had aid for seven -- he grow operation and he was put on administrative leave and paid for 7.5 months. -- >> that is correct. that is a new policy. >> i will get mr. my berg. a new policy implemented after this? >> yes sir. >> it would not have

mr. carter has said that there probably the air sometime we have the crime scene investigator putting outdence and some plan this evening or openness with the police department and give more details. >>reporter: some said the solution to the bay area housing prices may be in our own backyard the new bill on the state senate would ease up the fees that home on the have to pay their one to build a backyard, but. >>reporter: on to has a good grief over his head is a bit of luxury in the bay area these days so this plan for the concrete slab of his backyard is as much about self interest as it is about solving a big problem but there was a wall he just can't get over. hisses and if not in the backyard created this problem yes in the backyard is the solution in the short term this unit could have bought his daughter who graduated from college and now his tire plant in san francisco or bring home the son of who up and moved to portland the bill is still making his way to the state senate and passes it will go into effect in january of next year. >>pam m: and off-duty chp officer into the car de

mr. carter. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. carter: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 5046, the comprehensive opioid reduction act of 2016, because we need to ensure that every state has the tools they need to fight the opioid abuse epidemic. h.r. 5046 establishes a comprehensive opioid abuse grant pogram to provide training to first responders, criminal investigation of the distribution of opioids, resident treatment centers and drug courts. approximately 47,000 americans died from drug overdoses in 2014, and approximately 21.5 llion people ages 12 and older suffer from substance abuse. as a life-long pharmacist, i've seen firsthand the struggles that these people face. h.r. 5046 seeks to fight opioid epidemic through a grant program that would provide states with the resources to help americans fight this disease. it would help improve prescription drug monitoring programs, help address juvenile opioid abuse, give first responders the training to reverse opioid overdoses and impro

mr. carter: when i was running for governor, a young man who introduced me have done a great deal of work in my background. he said we have with us tonight senator jimmy carter from planes, georgia. he went to georgia southwestern car -- college where he studied chemistry. he studied engineering at georgia tech. he point out that i had gone to the naval academy and see the degree in naval science. he said i went to union college in new york ended graduate work in nuclear physics. now he grows peanuts for living. >> jimmy carter's roots go to deep into the dark red soil of southwest georgia. he was born near the small farming town. he decided against continuing the family tradition. he eventually ended a career as a naval officer to return to the land. he resumed the work of his parents and their parents before them. jimmy carter: my children will be the sixth generation on the same land. i was able to get a good education, nobody before me had a chance to graduate from high school. we know what it means to work for a living. >> the determination and self discipline and exertion that helpe

manning mrs. carter, ashton kutcher. nice shield, birina's mom was out of luck.on't you know you have to look out for the mama. >> take care mama first. >> yeah. well, mama beyonce wasn't the on having a big weekend because her little girl blue ivy had a sleepover at gwyneth paltrow's house with her daughter apple. it was to celebrate apple's 12th birthday. can you imagine that? perhaps beyonce is going to gwyneth, hey, i got a concert this weekend. you got blue? >> you know i got blue. by the way, the weekend celebration was a chance for apple's parents to together. gwyneth and chris martin top our ex-files repo smile, the consciously unc pair reunited at disneyland yesterda paltrow captioned this pic. when your parents can't handle thunder mountain so they wait at the bottom. coming together for the kids, britney and k-fed. it's b nearly nine years since they divorced, but saturday outside l.a., they seemed happy, coming together for theirboys' football game. we're told brit's dad was there as well as k-fed's wife of almost three years, victoria prince. >>> mea

nimanng up for mrs. carter, ashton kutcher. check outtbradley cooper's trick for irina shayk.s mom was out of luck. oh, don't you know you havv to look out for the mama. >> take care of mama first. >> yeah. well, mama beyonce wasn't the only one having a big weekend because her little girl blue ivy had a sleepover at gwyneth paltrow's e it was to celebrate apple's 12th birthday. can you imagine that? perhaps beyonce is going to gwyneth, hey, i got a big concert this weekend. you got blue? >> she was probably like girl, you know i got blue. by the way, the weekend-long celebration was a chance for apple's parents to get together. gwyneth and chris martin top our ex-files report. smile, the consciously uncoupled pair reunited at disneyland yesterday. paltrow captioned this pic, "when your parents can't handle #thunder mountain anymore s they wait at the bottom." also coming together for the kids, britney and k-fed. it's been nearly nine years since they divorced, but saturday outside l.a., spears and federline seemed happy coming together for their boys' football game. we're tol

mr. carter. i ask unanimous consent that the gentlelady from texas be able to participate in this hearing and without objection so ordered. >> may i express my appreciation to the chairman and ranking member for your courtesies. this is a committee that i have a great affection for because i indicated before that the tsos are the first line of defense if you will for the neighborhood, for the nation's aviation security. so let me thank all of you for your presence here. i have some direct questions and then i want to raise a series of questions for mr. cox. thank you for representing a fine professional staff which i want to be more professional. less part time, more recruitment, increased salaries and the numbers you would like to have. so i would ask the representative from the chicago, illinois, the admiral was here just yesterday -- excuse me, just yesterday and understand that wait has gone to 15 minutes. i'd like to see what you're obviously here today, thursday, i'd like to hear your asses

mr. carter is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. sullivan, in march of 2014, an epa employee was arrested, jailed, and indicted for marijuana possession. it's my understanding that this particular employee had a grow operation and was arrested on felony possession charges. in fact, i believe you highlighted this in your november 2015 report that on the epa's use of taxpayer dollars for extended administrative leave for employees who had been suspended for misconduct. according to that report, this employee was placed, mr mr. meiburg, you listening? according to that report, this employee was placed on administrative leave for seven and a half months. is that correct? >> yes, sir, mr. carter. >> that's not -- tell me it's not correct. >> it's correct, sir. >> it is correct? >> yes. >> okay. again, he was charged with felony possession. he had a grow operation. and he was put on administrative leave and paid for seven and a half months? >> yes, sir. >> as i understand it, the epa policy only allows for ten days of administrative leave

mr. carter: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 4641 so we can continue to involve the practices of pain management and prescribing the pain medication to fight the opioid abuse epidemic in this country. as a lifelong pharmacist, i have provided medication, prescription medication, to americans for over 30 years. in that time, i personally witnessed the struggles that both medical professionals and patients face with prescription drug abuse. there are many steps must be taken to address this epidemic. one priority should be to also volve practices related to pain management and prescribing the pain medication. this bill does just that. this bill creates an interagency task force to continually review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication. through the new task force, experts in fields related to prescription drug abuse and pain management will be able to involve best industry practice that is will give clarity to our fight against this epidemic

mr. carter, mr. carter pointed out about how the funds have gone up so much, and yet the prosecutions have gone way down, and i doubt that there is another agency in the entire federal government that has gotten the percentage increases, director saldana, that your agency has percentage wise. we just keep pouring more and mour and more money into your agency and we're getting less and less and less for that money. and i can tell you that people all over this country are angry about that, and upset about that. are you, are you embarrassed about this in any way? are you a shamed, disappointed? surely you're not happy about all of this that we talked about here this morning. >> no, sir, and i will tell you, i think you may have missed, when i spoke earlier about the fact that i would like not to see one person injured or one person certainly killed at the hands of someone who is in the country illegally. >> that feeling is -- >> congressman, when people say that we have released 19,007 3 people -- 19,723

mr. carter. i ask unanimous consent that the gentlelady from texas be able to participate in this hearing and without objection so ordered. >> may i express my appreciation to the chairman and ranking member for your courtesies. this is a committee that i have a great affection for because i indicated before that the tsos are the first line of defense if you will for the neighborhood, for the nation's aviation security. so let me thank all of you for your presence here. i have some direct questions and then i want to raise a series of questions for mr. cox. thank you for representing a fine professional staff which want to be more professional. less part time, more recruitment, increased salaries and the numbers you would like to have. so i would ask the representative from the chicago, illinois, the admiral was here just yesterday -- excuse me, just yesterday and understand that wait has gone to 15 minutes. i'd like to see what you're obviously here today, thursday, i'd like to hear your assessm

[applause] secretary carter: mr.arriors, veterans, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us at the solemn remembrance today. been each of the 400,000 markers here at arlington, we find a dignified memorial to the life dedicated to the noblest of callings: to protect our people, uphold humankind's highest values, and make a better world for our children. they say that security is like oxygen. if you have it, you don't think about it. if you don't have it, it is all you think about. the patriots remembered today across the country provided that security. and so today do the millions of service members, soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, coast guard meant, active-duty, guard, reserve provide that security. they are a long line of patriots that fought in lexington and concord, gettysburg and midway, and more recently falluja and helmut. on memorial day, we remember those who gave their lives and the noblest of callings. to our gold star families, you honor us with your presence. we know we lack the words to do jus

mr. carter: i thank the gentleman for holding this special order to discuss such an important issue. as a lifelong pharmacist i've experienced firsthand the struggle that american professionals and americans face with prescription drug abuse. many don't realize but medical professionals are not immune to prescription drug abuse. i've had several sleegs in the pharmacy profession that have strugwled prescription drug abuse. in addition i was a co-sponsor of the georgia -- in the georgia general assembly when the georgia prescription drug monitoring provision was created. i believe pdmp's are one of the most important tools in the fight against prescription drug abuse. i experienced several customers who walked into my store with out of state driver's license. i was hesitant to fill a prescription of someone who has a kentucky driver's license when my store is in south georgia. i believe the best way to address this issue is to work as a team. physicians, nurses, pharmacists and anyone else who is part of an individual's medical team has a role to play. we must work together if we want

mr. carter's widow who's battling cancer answered a couple questions.he next time the case will be back in court is september 19th. >>> a man has been charged in the killing of a three-year-old boy 30 years ago. michael was charged with first- degree murder that could bring the death penalty. the victim was kidnapped from his home in 1954. he is serving a prison sentence in a separate case. fairfield police say the cold case unit began reexamining the case and found evidence. >>> two fairfield men rammed a stolen van into a police car. police arrested we'vington and teller yesterday morning. they are charged with assault and auto theft. the force -- the officer spotted the van but he refusioned to -- refused to pull over. boeing -- bevington. a police chase, and armed suspects. what's going on. >> several armed suspects chased on the freeway by sheriff deputies, chp, oakland police at 46th and bond. they bailed out of their car. several have been taken into custody via gun point. this was a tense scene. some of them took off and the perimeter is set up.

mr. carter, that is correct. >> tell me it isn't correct. >> it is. >> he was charged with felony possession, he had a grow uperatiu operation and was put on administrative leave and paid for seven and a half months? >> yes, sir. >> as i understand, the epa policy is only ten days of administrative leave for when an employee commits a crime that could be imprisoned? >> that is correct but that is the new policy. >> implemented after this? >> yes. >> okay. so that it would not applied then? >> no, the ten-day limit didn't apply them >> that is why we paid him for seven and a half months >> i cannot explain why >> even if you could i could not understand why. do you know that, why mr. meiburg, why would the epa do this? explain to me that. why would you do this? congressman, i cannot speak on the particulars of the case >> who can? we need them here. >> i would have to be the regional office where this event occurred. >> who makes these decisions? we need somebody here who we can fire. that who we need here. -- that is. who made that decision? >> decisions on conduct and discipline are taking

mr. carter. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. neffenger, thank you for being here. mr. neffenger, as you know, i represent georgia. of course, hartsfield jackson airport, the busiest airport in the world, this is a major problem. the back log we have there. in fact i just went out, stepped outside a few minutes ago to have a picture taken with some visitors from georgia. they were telling me this morning, this morning, you know, one of them commented "i only had to wait 30 minutes in line." you know, it is unacceptable what is happening here. i just want to make sure we are on the same page here. at hartsfield recently, they just opened up the south checkpoint. they started using a new system, the radiofrequency identification on the bins, so they can put their stuff in there and they don't have to load the bins. i hope that is going to help some. you and i have spoken before about privatization, and as you know, and full disclosure i'm big on privatization. atlanta and the bigger airports are indicating to us, at least to me, that it's beyond the scope of a bureaucracy

known as sir john beyonce on her mrs. carter world tour.e tells al lure magazine he uses lenthening mascara as primer on beyonce lashes, take notes here, ladies, then tops it with other mascaras. the trick with the lenthening mascara, he says, to wiggle it into the roots of your top lashes, then pull it through. sir john also recommends concentrating on the outer edges, using volumizing mascara to get a cat eye look. then, for your bottom lashes he insists you should go with light coat of brown mass car a sir john says it is more flattering and it is less harsh close up. >> sounds like a lot of high maintenance work there. >> yes, and good luck getting it off at the end of the night. because it will be cement dollars on there, you've got three different kinds on there. that's a lot. >> takes a couple of minutes to put it on and that's it. >> up ahead, when their camping gear and trailer was stolen, a virginia boy scout troop was left down and out. >> but local company stepped in to help get them back on track. and the b right here at our st

mr. carter, that's correct. >> no, that's not. tell me that's not correct. >> it is correct. >> it is correct? >> yes. >> again, he was charged with felony possession. he had a grow operation, and he was put on administrative leave and paid for 7 1/2 months? >> yes, sir. >> as i understand it, the epa policy only allows for ten days of administrative leave when an employee's committed a crime for which they could be imprisoned, is that correct? >> that is correct, but that's a new policy, mr. carter. i'll defer to mr. meiburg. the ten-day -- >> i'll get to mr. meiburg. >> a new policy. >> a new policy implemented after this? >> yes. >> okay. so, it wouldn't have applied then? >> no. the ten-day limit did not apply then. >> so that's why we paid him for 7 1/2 months? >> well, i can't explain why -- i'm sure -- >> hey, i'm sure even if you could, i couldn't understand why. do you know that -- why -- mr. meiburg, why would the epa do this? explain to me that. why would you do this? >> congressman, i can't speak to the particulars on

mr. carter. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank all of you for being here. and i will preface my remarks by apologizing for my tone. have any of you ever been to cuba? you've been to cuba? just raise your hand. well i have, and i think this is the most ludicrous thing that i've ever heard of that we're going to open up commercial travel to cuba. you know, when i visited cuba i -- i was really excited because we had dinner one night with an 83-year-old and 23-year-old, and i kind of knew what to expect out of the 83-year-old, but the 23-year- old i was really interested in -- in knowing what -- what that person would have to say. i was appalled to learn that -- that that person actually believed the united states of america had dropped the atomic bomb on pearl -- or, excuse me, on -- on japan after they had surrendered. honest injun, that's what she told me. could not believe it. i was appalled to hear that. let me ask you, mr. fujimura, once -- once the -- the -- the commercial service to cuba begins, how many passengers do you anticipate having come and go

mrs. carter talked about the last time she saw her husband a few hours before he was gunned down near a hiking trail. the three defendants are also accused of killing a canadian tourist. >> a real estate agent is new facing grand theft in elder abuse charges in santa clara county. gina orr quipsed two citizens to write check totaling $1 million for fake offers on homes. she told budget victims their transactions did not go through but never refunded money. it is suspected this could be other victims. >> drivers will notice big chances on the east shore freeway. electronic signs on the i-80 project will be lit up this morning an $80 million project including 133 new high-tech signs that can inform drivers of trouble ahead and route drivers to san pablo avenue. the really out is complete by july. >> good morning. plannive low clouds and fog if you delay out of sfo we could have delays. the low clouds and fog extend all the way inland but we still have a warmer day on tap around the bay and inland t

mr. carter: ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. carter: i rise today to recognize the success of catter pillar construction equipment company in athens, georgia. on april 21, 2016, the athens branch was named by governor deal as the largest manufacturer of the year. this award comes on the heels of the branch being recognized as the county manufacturer of the year. opened on october 31, 2013, the location has 850,000 state of the art facility and 1,700 employees. it specializes in small tractors and hydraulic excavators, providing these products to europe and america. this attracts new businesses. since 2011, georgia has attracted 511,000 private sector jobs. i'm extremely proud of these statistics. i rise today to congratulate catter pillar athens and i wish them the best of luck in their continued success. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from indiana seek recognitio

mr. carter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for two minutes. mr. carter: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise today to support house continuing resolution 88 and its effects on u.s. foreign relations. since 1979, the united states has enjoyed a friendly and productive relationship that's been supported by the passage of the taiwan relations act and six assurances. the taiwan relations act was a monumental peace legislation that was directly responsible for fostering the long standing friendship between the united states and taiwan. the six assurances also played a significant role, setting the principles by which the united states would mediate its relationship with taiwan and china. security concerns have increased in the south pacific. our allies in the region have contributed safely to the economic growth of the region. as member of the congressional taiwan caucus, i am continually supportive of efforts to strengthen friendships between our two countries. i'd like to commend congressman chabot, chairman royce and the foreign af

mr. carter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for two minutes. mr. carter: thank you, mr. speaker. and i thank the gentleman from florida for yielding and for his efforts and all of those who are involved in this legislation. my concern here, mr. speaker, is twofold. first of all, as a pharmacist with over 30 years of experience in practice, this is a concern, a deep concern of mine. secondly, mr. speaker, i believe we have a duty to our service men and women who have sacrificed their lives to serve and protect our country. studies have shown that soldiers and veterans use opioid painkillers far more frequently than civilians because their military training in combat lead to far more injuries. in fact, a report by the american public health association found that the fatal overdose rate among veteran patients is nearly double the national average. something needs to be done. the v.a. is doing a disservice to our veterans by prescribing too many opioids at too high quantity its. that is why h.r. 4063 is so important. h.r. 4063 directs the department of

good morning. >> good morning. >> secretary carter, general dunford, mr. as americans to those who gave their lives for us all. here at arlington the deafening sounds of combat was given way to the silence of these sacred hills. the chaos and confusion of battle has yielded to perfect, precise rows of peace. the americans who rest here and their families, the best of us, those from whom we asked everything. ask of us today only one thing in return, that we remember t m them. if you look closely at the white markers that grace these hills, one thing you'll notice is that so many of the years, dates of birth and dates of death, are so close together. they belong to young americans, those who never lived to be honored as veterans for their service. men who battled their own brothers in civil war, those who fought as a band of brothers and ocean away, and men and women who redefined heroism for a new generation. they are generals buried beside privates they led. americans known as dad or mom. some only known to god. as mr. hallonen, a marine who then watched o

mr. carter: permission to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. rise today to recognize the hard work of volunteers. it rebuilds homes with the goal of a safe and healthy home in the community. the nonprofit organization was founded in 1973 in midland, texas who recognized the need. in the beginning, the group worked on those homes once a year, each april, but by 1988, the rebuild together gained recognition. we have volunteers to complete 10,000 rebuild projects and has built homes. one of four networks in the state of georgia. i want to thank everyone and for the hard work and the life-changing services that this group has provided across america. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded to remove your conversations from the floor. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> permission to address the house for one minute. >> americans are skeptical about the news they receive on climate change. a recent gallup poll found that 46% of americans believe that the natural changes are the result. americans ar

mr. carter, in his day, had the prominence of dan rather today. hiding carter of little greenville, mississippi, was known as sort of the southern journalist. and along with people like ralph mcgill and maybe a few others, mcgill being in atlanta, he was an explainer of the south to the north. and he wrote for "the new york times" magazine talking about southern issues, he wrote a number of books working very, very closely with his wife betty who deserves about as much credit for what he did as he does. but he, he was a really special case. he and betty were very, very much a part of greenville society. and it's interesting in that hying very, very much challenged mississippi. he had a running feud with the legislator. he was a racial moderate in that he thought mississippi should ultimately change. he thought that civil rights activists were pushing mississippi to change faster than mississippi was going to be able to. so, you know, in many ways he was a little more moderate than the civil -- a lot more moderate than the civil rights activists wo

mr. carter. rep. carter: i am a freshman, i have been here 16 months now. i struggle with acronyms. can you help me out? epa, what does that stand for? gina mccarthy: protection. rep. carter: protection. i thought that was the case. just a second ago, i looked up the case for protection. things, a person or preventing someone or something from suffering harm or injury. we you would agree with that? gina mccarthy: yes. rep. carter: environmental protection agency. ms. mccarthy, i am correct when i say the epa has the authority to warn the public when there is contamination in the drinking water that poses an immediate threat to human health. is that correct? gina mccarthy: yes. rep. carter: so you are aware of the e-mails in june from miguel del toro. you are aware of that? gina mccarthy: yes. rep. carter: so mr. del toro, who we have established a few days ago, he is a drinking water specialist. he was a member, a team member of the region five drinking water task force. and when he reported high levels of lead in flint drinking water, the epa, the environmental protection agency, t

mr. carter's recognizer five minutes. mr.r. salamis and -- sullivan. in march, in a play was arrested and indicted for marijuana possession. it is my understanding that this particular employee had a grow operation and was arrested on felony possession charges. fact, i believe you highlight of this in your november 2015 report on the epa to use of taxpayer dollars for the extended a ministry or leave for misconduct. report, thisthat accordingas placed -- to a report, this employee was placed on administrative leave for seven and a half months. is that correct? >> yet sir. that is correct. >> tom vilsack correct. -- tony it is not correct. >> it is correct. he was charged with felony position. he had a grow operation. and he was put on administrative and paid for seven and a half months. >> yesterday. -- yes sir. >> as i understand it, the epa policy only allows for 10 days of administrative leave when employees commit crime for which i could be imprisoned. is that correct? that is correct. that is a new policy. >> and new policy implemented after this?

mr. carter. i yield as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. carter: i thank the gentleman for yielding and i thank him for his long-time support of these type of issues, both as a member of the georgia state legislature and as a member of this august body. retchive collins -- representative collins has consistently and very diligently worked on these issues. as the son of a law enforcement officer he understands all too well the importance of making sure that our communities are safe. and i thank him for his support of this. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of this rule and the house amendment to s. 524. this week the house has worked hard to pass 18 bills that address almost every facet of the opioid abuse epidemic. we called for the creation of a task force to develop best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication. we have authorized grants for local and state agencies to better fight this epidemic through better resources. we have expanded care for new-born in

mr. carter, the gentleman from georgia for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank all of you for being here. i can only imagine the feelings that you have. and please know that you're in our prayers. and we appreciate your courage for being here. >> thank you. >> mr. martin, if i could ask you specifically, victor martinez ramirez, he was an illegal alien who killed air force veteran marilyn ferris. he had been arrested by your police department six times in the previous 15 months, is that correct? >> that's correct, sir. >> six times in the previous 15 months. >> yes, sir. >> and he -- it's my understanding he had been released by the santa barbara county jail only 96 hours prior to doing this? >> yes, sir. >> had i.c.e. issued a detainer for this guy? >> not in this particular case. they did provide a detainer in 2014. but that was the only one we knew of. >> is your city, mr. martin, is your city or santa barbara county a sanctuary jurisdiction? >> no, sir. the sty of santa maria is not a sanctuary city, never has been. in fact, i have letters from our

mr. carter from georgia. >> thank you, mr. chairman and i think all of you for being here. i have been in and out, i apologize. ipad three committee meetings at one time, but i want to associate myself with all the comments made about marijuana being a gateway drug and leading to drug abuse. i could not fill more adamantly about that, so i want to make sure everyone understands that and for those of you that don't know i am a pharmacist-- not practicing anymore, the only pharmacist in congress and i have over 35 years experience in a lot of experience with opioids as a dispenser. i am blessed i have never taken any drugs and never had-- i have human. i have weaknesses, but that is not one of them and i feel very strongly about that. i want to start with you, mr. milione. this is very uncomfortable, but i will tell you almost a year ago a little over a year ago in fact, in tampa a judge ruled against the actions of the dea when he rated a compounding pharmacy, destroyed the medication i completely shut down the pharmacy without real cause. this was west chase pharmacy and fl

mr. carter. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you for being here. i apologize for my tone. have any of you ever been to cuba? you have been to cuba? raise your hands. i have. and i think this is the most ludicrous thing i ever heard of we're going to open up commercial travel to cuba. when i visited cuba, i was really excited because we had dinner one night with an 83-year-old and a 23-year-old and i kind of enough what to expect out of the 83-year-old but the 23-year-old i was interested in knowing what that person would have to say. i was appalled to learn that the person actually believed the united states of america had dropped the atomic bomb on japan after they surrendered. hobbits -- honest injun. i heard that. once the commercial service to cuba begins, how many passengers do you anticipate having come and go to cuba? -- come from cuba from america and go to cuba from america? >> sir, the scheduled commercial service you're referencing would be a department of transportation economic estimate -- >> okay, okay. i've heard that. i got three minutes and 41 seconds left

mr. carter: thanks to mr. stuckey the island is an impressive well preserved and secluded maritime force that amazes visitors each year. another environmental bill passed by mr. stuckey made the swamp a federally protected wilderness and created trails that visitors walk along today. i want to thank mr. stuckey for his service to georgia and wish him a very happy birthday. thank you, madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. jackson lee: madam speaker, i ask to address the house, unanimous consent, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. jackson lee: madam speaker, as we go home for the memorial commemoration, memorial day commemoration to honor the fallen in battle, as we go home to commemorate the next step in the lives of many of the graduates in our districts, it is shameful that we have not completed our work on the ful

mr. carter. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you all of you for being here and i will preface my remarks by apologizing for my tone. have any of you been to cuba? just raise your hand. i have. and i think this is the most ludicrous thing that i've ever heard of that we'll open up travel to cuba. when i visited to cuba i was really excited because we had dinner with an 83-year-old and a 20-year-old and i was interested in knowing what that 20-year-old had to say. i was appalled to learn that that person actually believed that the united states of america had dropped the atomic bomb on pearl -- excuse me on japan after they had surrendered. honest injun, that's what she told me. i was appalled to hear that. let me ask you, mr. fujimora, once the commercial service to cuba begins, how many passengers do you anticipate having come and go to cuba? come from cuba to america and go to cuba from america? >> sir, the scheduled commercial service that you're referencing, that would be a department of transportation eco