mr. conyers. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. conyers: ladies and gentlemen of the house, this amendment will not stop the proper use of the patriot act and fisa authorities to conduct terrorism and intelligence investigations. i've never block -- i'd never block that. all this amendment is intended ongoing to curtail the dragnet collection and storage of the personal records of innocent americans. it does not defund the n.s.a. and it would continue to allow them to conduct full fledged surveillance as long as it relates to an actual investigation. our joining together on this bipartisan amendment demonstrate ours commitment to ensuring that our fight against trsm and espionage follows the rule of raw and the clear intent of the statutes passed by this congress. i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote for this amendment. the chair: the gentleman from michigan's time has expired. the gentleman from michigan. mr. amash: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. young: i'm happy to yield two

mr. conyers, for unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. conyers: thank you. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in strong opposition to the farm bill rule and the underlying bill because it hurts the working poor. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i am proud to yield to the gentlewoman from alabama, ms. sewell, for unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. sewell: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in strong opposition to the farm bill rule and the underlying bill because it takes the safety net away from america's poor families. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from texas, mr. freen, for unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. -- mr. green, for unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized.

mr. conyers today.ten to this. >> in trayvon martin's case, the jury has sproeken to the criminal liability but there is no question that but for racial profiling trayvon martin would be alive today. he was identified solely because of what he looked like rather than any facts related to an individual crime. >> how do you convince people that racial profiling is wrong when some people have no qualms about going on television and spouting the worst most ludicrous claims about black people in this nation? >> well, i mean, i think it's absolutely right. let me just congratulate you for even being willing to have this issue raised in such a frank and direct manner. because you know, in our society, we are so uncomfortable when race comes up, we don't even like to talk about it at all. there's a large part of society is that just dismisses it. but to say that this is a problem has gone away. all you have to do is look at the response after the verdict to see how polarized our society is. >> andthon issue of

mr. conyers. >> thank you, mr. chairman. welcome to all of our witnesses. i am very impressed by the overall direction that all of the witnesses have made in their understanding of how we deal with not only the dreamers, but what their parents have drunk as well. one thing that concerns me is that sometimes we manage to have a growing tendency in that direction in congress. but the separation of the children. the dreamers from their parents. it is something that still troubles me and i would like to just -- i would like to build upon the witness list and see if you share any of this with me. i always like to start with the vice president of the southern baptist convention and one of these days we will get a witness from the northern baptist convention here, but it hasn't happened yet. >> on as many of them. >> that is a good reason. thank you, congressman. [laughter] >> i do share concerns for the parents of these young men and women and they are in a different circumstance because they purposefully have violated the law. it is difficult for me to see how w

mr. conyers, for a unanimous consent request. >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my toarks in strong opposition the farm bill rule and the underlying bill because it hurts the working poor. >> without objection. the gentleman from massachusetts. >> i am proud to yield to the gentlewoman from alabama for unanimous consent request. >> the gentlewoman is recognized. >> i asked unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in strong opposition to the farm bill rule and the underlying bill because it takes the safety net away from america's poor families. >> without objection. gentleman fromhe texas, mr. green, for unanimous consent. >> the gentleman is recognized. toi asked unanimous consent revise and extend my remarks in strong opposition to the farm bill rule and the underlying bill because it hurts the working poor. >> without objection. >> i yield to the gentleman -- gentlewoman from illinois. toi ask unanimous consent revise and extend my remarks in strong opposition to the farm rulebull and -- farm bill

mr. conyers. >> i think the gentleman for yielding to mate.ouse, this amendment will not proper use of the patriot act and fisa authorities to conduct terrorism and intelligence investigations. block that.r all this amendment is intending to do is to curtail the ongoing dragnet collection and storage ofthe personal records innocent americans. it does not defund the nsa. themuld continue to allow to conduct full-fledged , as long as it relates to actual investigation. i joined together on this bipartisan amendment to demonstrate our joint commitment to ensure that our fight against terrorism and espionage follows the rule of law. adheres to the statutes passed by this congress. i urge my colleagues on both sides of this aisle to to vote for this amendment. >> the gentleman from michigan. >> magellan from florida. >> i'm happy to yield 2.5 the gentlelady from minnesota, ms. bachmann. >> i thank the gentleman from florida. >> this is an important issue that we are taking up. the number one duty of the federal government is the safety i haveameric

mr. conyers: these transportation-h.u.d. appropriation act really guts investments, critical to to strong, sustainable communities. and in particular, it decimates the community development block grants program, slashing it in half to the lowest level the program began in 1975. this isn't just something that hurts democrats, it hurts republicans, it hurts everybody. it's across the board. and so for the community to work and rogram ensure access to decent, affordable housing, provide services to the most vulnerable in our communities, and to reate jobs through the expansion and retention of businesses, we've got to reject this proposal before us. ommunities across the country rely on the community development block grants to provide critical services for low-income people and their families as well as the economic development assistance, to small businesses and infrastructure improvements. till this day, the community development block grants remains the principled source of revenue for localities to use in devising flexible

mr. goodlatte, leaders like john lewis and leader pelosi, and many on the. >> reporter: side of the aisle that are willing to work with me and others on the judiciary committee, john conyers, a ranking member, great leader on this issue. yes, i think there is a sizable base of individuals who understand that voting rights does noted ed adhere to any spe gro group. but you are protecting all of america. that's the message i want to give. this is about an american's right to vote and we in the congress are going to go forward and work on it and fix it in a bipartisan manner. >> joy, what the congresswoman is saying is certainly i think a shot in the arm for those of you who are hoping for action on the iss issue. the fact that there are some republicans that are willing to say this is not a black problem. texas attorney general greg abbott tweeted out as soon as jnl holer made known his new strategy at department of justice, i'll fight obama's effort to control our elections and i'll fight against cheating at the ballot box. we know that there are a whole host of republicans who are in the in favor of voting rights for all. and this is coming at a time when i think it is an