mr. cole: mr. speaker, by direction of the committee on rules i call up house resolution 473 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the esolution. the clerk: house calendar number 68. house resolution 473. resolved, that at any time after adoption of this the clerk: house resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 18, declare the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the bill h.r. 3219, making appropriations for the department of defense for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2018, and for other resolution the speaker may, purposes. the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed two hours equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations. after general debate the bill shall be c

mr. cole: thank you, mr. speaker. as i said, since 2001, we passed the original authorization for the use of military force against al qaeda and against associated enemies. the nature of the war on terror in which we find ourselves has changed dramatically, and we now find ourselves fighting enemies that simply did not exist at the time in areas that nobody in congress anticipated we would be at war. this has caused a number of us to have very serious concerns as to whether or not the original authorization for the use of military force is still relevant, and frankly, many of us have concerns that the war-making power of congress is slipping away from us. indeed, we find ourselves engaged since that original aumf in 14 different countries on more than 40 different occasions without congress authorizing the use of military force. in our view, a new aumf is necessary. however, i also recognize that needs to come through a process and so my effort mere is to try and set up a process where the administration can participa

mr. cole. mr. mcclintock. mr. mcclintock, no. mr. woodall. mr. woodall, no. mr. sanford. mr.sanford, no. mr. womack. mr. womack, no. mr. brat. mr. brat, no. mr. grossman. >> no. >> mr. grossman, no. mr. palmer. mr. palmer no. mr. westerman. mr. westerman, no. mr. aniecy. no. mr. johnson, mr. johnson, no. mr. smith. mr. smith, no. mr. lewis. mr. lewis, no. mr. bergman. mr. bergman, no. mr. schmucker. mr. schmucker, no. mr. gase. mr. gase, no. mr. arrington. mr. arrington, no. mr. ferguson. mr. ferguson, no. mr. yarmouth. aye. ms. lee. ms. lujan grisham. >> ms. lujan grisham, aye. mr. molten, aye. mr. jeffries. mr. higgins. mr. higgins, aye. ms. delbene. ms. delbene, aye. ms. washerman schultz. ms. wassermann schultz, aye. mr. boyle. mr. boyle, aye. mr. cona. mr. cona, aye. mr. jaappall. aye. mr. carbahal. aye. ms. jackson lee, aye. ms. schakowsky. ms. schakowsky, aye. mr. diaz balart, no. madam chairman. madam chairman, no. >> are there members who wish to vote or change the vote? did you vote? oh, i'm sorry. you voted. okay. i apologize. i didn't realize the members that just

mr. cole. mr. mcclintock. mr. mcclintock, no. mr. woodall. mr. woodall, no. mr. sanford. mr. sanford, no. mr. womack. mr. womack, no. mr. brat. mr. brat, no. mr. grossman. >> no. >> mr. grossman, no. mr. palmer. mr. palmer no. mr. westerman. mr. westerman, no. mr. aniecy. no. mr. johnson, mr. johnson, no. mr. smith. mr. smith, no. mr. lewis. mr. lewis, no. mr. bergman. mr. bergman, no. mr. schmucker. mr. schmucker, no. mr. gase. mr. gase, no. mr. arrington. mr. arrington, no. mr. ferguson. mr. ferguson, no. mr. yarmouth. aye. ms. lee. ms. lujan grisham. ms. lujan grisham, aye. mr. molten, aye. mr. jeffries. mr. higgins. mr. higgins, aye. ms. delbene. ms. delbene, aye. ms. washerman schultz. ms. wassermann schultz, aye. mr. boyle. mr. boyle, aye. mr. cona. mr. cona, aye. mr. jaappall. aye. mr. carbahal. aye. ms. jackson lee, aye. ms. schakowsky. ms. schakowsky, aye. mr. diaz balart, no. madam chairman. madam chairman, no. >> are there members who wish to vote or change the vote? did you vote? oh, i'm sorry. you voted. okay. i apologize. i didn't realize the members that just c

mr. cole aye. mr. culver son, aye. mr. delauro. >> no. >> mr. dent. >> aye. >> misdiaz gal art. -- mr. diaz gal art. aye. >> mr. fleischmann, aye. mr. fortenberry, yes. mr. frelinghuysen. >> yes. >> mr. granger. >> yes. >> mr. graves. >> yes. >> dr. harris. >> yes. >> mr. hererra butler. >> yes. >> mr. jenkins. >> yes. >> mr. joyce. >> yes. >> ms. kaptur. ms. capture. mr. kilmer. >> no. >> ms. lee. >> no. >> mrs. lily. >> yes. >> no, no. >> ms. mccollum. >> no. >> mismeng. >> no. >> ms. molenaar. >> yes. >> mr. new house. mr. palazzo, yes. ms. pingree, no. >> mr. poe can. >> no. >> mr. quigley. >> no. >> mrs. roby. >> yes. >> mr. rogers. >> yes. >> mr. roon ooh. mr. rupers berger. >> no. >> ms. serrano. mr. serrano, no. mr. simp, yes. >> mr. stew ward, yes. >> mr. taylor. >> yes. >> mr. valadayo. >> yes. >> mr. wasserman schultz. >> no. >> mr. womack. >> yes. >> mr. yoder. >> yes. >> mr. young. >> yes. >> other members who wish to record their vote? ms. kaptur? >> ms. kaptur recorded as no. >> anyone further? mr. rooney is recognized. aye for mr

mr. cole? no. mr. mr. cuear, i. miss deloro, aye. mr. dent, no. mr. diaz ballart, no. mr. fleischman, no. mr. fortenberry, no. mr. friedlinheisen, no. mr. graves, no. dr. harris? no. miss miss herrera butler, no. mr. jenkins? no. mr. mr. joyce? mr. mr. joyce? miss miss capt aye. mr. kilmer? aye. mr. kilmer? aye. miss lee, aye. miss m police loey, aye. miss mccollum. aye. aye. miss mang, aye plchlt molinar, no. mr. mr. newhouse? no. mr. mr. palazzo, no. miss pingry, aye. mr. pokane, aye. mr. price? mr. mr. cquigly, aye. mrs. roby, no. mr. rogers? no. mr. mr. rooney? mr. mr. rooney no. miss roy balladard, aye. mr. ruthlessburger, aye. mr. ryan? mr. ryan? mr. serrano? aye. mr. mr. simpson? no. no. mr. mr. stewart, no. mr. taylor. mr. taylor no. mr. valedello, no. miss wasserman-schultz, aye. mr. yoder, no. mr. young? mr. young? no. >> >> members who wish to record their vote? mr. ryan? >> mr. ryan is recorded as an >> aye. >> mr. joyce, how would you like to be recorded? >> mr. joyce has record a no. y >> anyoneis further voting one y or another? if not the clerk will tally.

mr. cole, no. mr. cuellar, aye. miss deloro. aye. mr. dent, no. mr. diaz balart, no. mr. fleischmann? no. mr. freelinghighsen, no. >> miss granger, no. mr. graves, no. dr. harris? no. miss herrera-butler. no. mr. jenkins, no. mr. joyce. mr. joyce, no, miss captor. miss captor, aye. mr. killmer, aye. miss lee, aye. mrs. loi, aye. miss mccollum. mr. mol far, no. mr. palazzo, no. mr. palazzo, snow. miss pingry, aye. mr. pokann aye. mr. quigley. mr. quigley? mrs. roby? mrs. roby, no. mr. rogers. mr. rogers, no. mr. rooney? mr. rooney? miss allard. mr. rupisberger, aye. mr. serrano, aye. mr. simpson? mr. simpson, no. mr. stewart. mr. stewart, no. mr. taylor, no. mr. valdeo. mr. viskcluskey. ms. wasserman schulz, no. mr. yoder, no. mr. young. mr. young, no. >> are there any members who wish to record the vote change? mr. quigley? >> mr. quigley recorded aye. mr. rooney, you are recognized. >> mr. rooney recorded no. >> any further members? if not, the clerk will tally. [inaudible] >> on this vote the yeas are 22, the nays are 30. the amendment is not agreed to. further amendmen

mr. cole: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the instructions in each of the amendments numbered 60, 61 and 66 printed in house report 115- 259 be modified by striking the division and inserting division d. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote of the yeas and nays are ordered. or votes objected to under clause 6 of rule 20. the house will resume proceedings on the postponed questions at a later time. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the house will be in order. please take all conversations off the floor. he house will be in order. could members please remove all onversations from the floor. he house will be in order. the house will be in order. can all members remove conversations from the floor. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and pass h.r.

i offer this amendment on behalf of myself, as well as mr. cole from oklahoma, mr. jones from north carolina, mr. bishop of utah, mr. donovan of new york, mr. cook of california, mr. rass cliff of texas -- mr. ratcliffe of texas, mr. loebsack of iowa, mr. kilmer of washington, ms. shea-porter from new hampshire, and mr. beyer of virginia. these flawed a-76 studies are reliant on a process that both the g.a.o. and the inspector general of the department of defense determined could not demonstrate any savings to the american taxpayer. that is why a-76 studies have been subject to a congressional moratorium since 2010. the amendment i'm offering today would continue that moratorium. fundamental flaw inherent in the a-76 process is the erroneous underlying methodology used to determine whether or not federal-civilian jobs would be outsourced. 2003 walz the last time this process was -- was the last time this process was updated. mr. chairman, the inspector general's report notes that it simply fails to keep track of costs and savings. it has no anchor in reality. and in

that's why this rule makes in order an amendment by the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. cole, that will set in place a process that will lead to the consideration on this floor the authorization for the use of military force. so i believe this rule does exactly what the people of america expect us to do. and that is to stay in this room, stay on this floor, and act on the national defense authorization act. mr. speaker, i now yield to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. kelly, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. jerry kelly i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker -- mr. kelly: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of my amendment to the ndaa act for fiscal year 2018 to prohibit federal funds from being used to implement the united nations armed trade treaty unless the senate first ratifies the treaty. this language is identical to the version of my amendment that was enacted into law in last year's ndaa and reflects the consistent will of the american people and the unified position of congress in oppositio

mr. cole, no. mr. mcclintock, no. mr. stanford, no. mr. womack, no. mr. bratt, no. mr.chrisman, mr. grossman, no. mr. palmer, no. mr. westerman know. mr. renÉe c, no. mr. johnson, no. mr. smith, no. mr. lewis, no. mr. bergman, no. mr. fossil, no. mr. smucker, no. mr. gates, no. mr. arrington, no. mr. ferguson, no mr. yarmouth, yes. >> miss lee yes. >> miss grisham yes. >> mr. gresham, yes. mr. jeffries yes. mr. higgins, yes. miss wasserman schultz, yes. esther boyle, yes. mr., yes. [inaudible] ms. jackson-lee, yes. miss chicago ski, yes. madame german, no. madame chairman, no. >> are there any who wish to change their vote or to vote. if not the clerk will report. >> the yes are 14 and then know is 24 and the amendment is not agreed too. the committee will vote on the amendment. the clerk will designate the amendment. >> amendment 23 offered by representative oil. >> mr. clark will call the roll. mr. gates, no [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll cal

mr. pole is of cole. the chair: the gentleman from com, mr. pole is and a member opposed will each control 20 minutes. mr. polis: at a time in which we need to balance our budget and prevent a legacy of debt being left for the next generation we need to ask ourselves not only should we blast through the budget cap shouldn't we protect our fiscal security as a nation which is a critical part of our national security by spending beyond our means. are be heap holden to other nations. d as structured, the ndaa is fiscally irresponsible. and outside of the context, it's hard to talk about the budget control act by $72.5 billion and ase spending and broader discussion. but my amendment would give authority to the president of the united states and secretary of and reduce the amount of money by 1%. it ex cludes personnel by being included. the eads us well above spendings levels that i actually support. if i had my way, i would keep those numbers. but 1% is a very reasonable compromise for those of us who believe that we need to have fiscal responsib

mr. trump, and the final three candidates, chris christie and newt gingrich in the mix -- assured republicans. katty: is donald trump the best candidate for the republican party going into the convention? rep. cole: he is the candidate at the largest percentage of our voters wanted. no question he won fair and square and he brought a lot of new people into the primary process that some of them -- katty: what do you as a lifelong republican who has been in congress for years make of this candidate who is untraditional and clearly very divisive? think we will have to be a little untraditional to win. we have been very traditional the past two contests and lost. we have to attract a different kind of voter could the fact that he is making rust belt states, states we have not one, like pennsylvania and wisconsin, michigan, major targets in this campaign, is extremely important , and shows he is trying to change the map of america. in doing that you will attract some new elements and there will be tension in that. katty: what you make of his more controversial propositions, the idea that muslims should be banned from entering the united states? rep. cole: well, i think he has backed off that and he s

charlie cole and -- charlie: the united states and you must share and common enemy in the taliban. in fact, the united states cleaned up the taliban after 9/11, as you know. mr. javad sharif: yes, but i am talking about saudi arabia and the united states initially made some run choices, too. we both opposed the taliban, whether we were on the same side or not, it's for history to decide. ♪ charlie: when you look today, what does iran want, what role does it want to play in the world? mr. javad sharif: iran is a country that has been able to survive despite pressure, despite a war, despite sanctions . we have been able to make progress. to make scientific achievements, in spite of the fact that every restriction was imposed on our country and our people, even our students who are prevented from studying physics and mechanics. at western universities. but we made advances for one reason. we are content with our size, our geography, and our national resources. charlie: and you have no global ambitions. mr. javad sharif: we do not have global ambitions, and most importantly rely on our own people. we do not rely on foreigners for our independence. for our securi