mr. conyers: mr. speaker, it's my pleasure to yield to the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee, for as much time as she may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. jackson lee: i agree with my good friend from virginia, the chairman of the committee, that the acts are heinous and it appears that there's no addition to the underlying aspect of section 355-e of title 18 that says a defendant who's previously -- been previously convicted of a felony, federal, state sex offense committed against a child and who is guilty of a predicate federal sex offense against a child must be sentenced to life imprisonment. but, again, the bill is not written that way. and i agree with everything my good friend from alabama. i want to congratulate her for her commitment as so many of us of women who've come to the united states congress who are mothers have a special interest in children and in particular to avoid the horrific abuse of children and sexual abuse. that is an important cause

mr. conyers, ms. jackson lee and all those who have spoken in support of this bill this morning, the protecting young victims from sexual abuse act is exactly as been described. mr. johnson: it's an important for us in a bipartisan consensus we've reached to protect our young athletes. it's been articulated what's behind the bill and it's a proud moment as we stand for these young athletes to defend them as they perform and use their god-given talents that make our nation so proud. so without belaboring the point, mr. chairman, i just want to commend, again, mrs. brooks for introducing this important legislation and we also urge all our colleagues to support it. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from louisiana yields. all time for general debate has expired. pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on the judiciary printed in the b

mr. conyers: thank you, mr. speaker. and -- mr. conyers: thank you, mr. speaker and i also thank mr. -- mr. speaker, and i also thank mr. scott. members of the house, i've been here for five decades. and i can't recall a time when we've debated something so obviously harmful to seniors and working people in this country. this bill strips health care from 24 million people. requires seniors to pay sometimes 100% or more of their income in premiums. this legislation drastically and dramatically cuts medicaid, directly contradicting president trump's claim not to. in michigan, fully half, half of all children rely on medicaid. in my district alone, 56,000 people will lose coverage, including 16,000 children and 3,200 seniors. let's be clear. if we pass this bill, people will die. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. conyers: health care is a right and not a privilege. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from tennessee. mrs. black: continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the

mr. conyers: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. strong ers: i rise in support of h.r. 2266, the bankruptcy judgeship act, which would make 14 temporary bankruptcy judgeships permanent and authorize four additional bankruptcy judgeships. now, i introduced this ipartisan legislation together with the support of judiciary committee chairman goodlatte, along with regulatory reform, commercial and antitrust subcommittee chairman marino, and ranking member cicilline. h.r. 2266 warrants the support from my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for several reasons. to begin with, this measure reflects the recommendations the judicial conference of the united states with respect to the judicial resource needs of our nation's bankruptcy courts. these recommendations are themselves based on a comprehensive survey of all judicial circuits. this analysis consists of two components. the first is premised on a case wait formula devised by the

mr. conyers. mr. gowdy: your opening statement. >> chairman gowdy, thank you for inviting me to testify this morning on behalf of the sheriff's of america and sheriff's association. as a sheriff of the largest county in the u.s. and the peace officer for more than 35 years, it is an honor to represent the sheriffs sworn to protect people across our great nation. policing in america has never been more complex. we are first responders to the greatest social challenges. is their growing opioid epidemic, cyber terrorism, homegrown extremism and mental illness, these of the 21st century challenges we should and must seek together. i have testimony that expands on what i can share here. it is available on the website. i will touch briefly on topics. cyber attack should make it crystal clear just how vulnerable we are and the potential scale such an attack can have. these lurk just below the surface of today's news headlines. they become known only after the imminent attack is made. attacks of government an

mr. conyers. thank you. >> sheriff mcdonald, you are recognized for your opening statement. >> thank you for inviting me to testify this morning. as sheriff and a peace officer more than 355 years it is an honor to represent the sheriffs sworn to protect more than 100 million people across our great nation. policing in america has never been more complex because we are the first responders to some of america's greatest social challenges,io growing opioid epidemic, cyber terrorism, home grown extremism and mental illnessst across our nation, the are the 21st century challenges we should and must meet together. i've submitted written testimony that expands on what i can shar here due to time. i will be able to touch briefly on a number of critical topics. lastac friday's cyber attack to strike 150 countries should make it crystal clear how vulnerable we are and the potential scale of such an attack can have. these areth complex threats tha often lurk just beneath the surface of today's news headline

mr. conyers: thank you, mr. speaker. and -- mr. conyers: thank you, mr. speaker and i also thank mr. -- mr. speaker, and i also thank mr. scott. members of the house, i've been here for five decades. and i can't recall a time when we've debated something so obviously harmful to seniors and working people in this country. this bill strips health care from 24 million people. requires seniors to pay sometimes 100% or more of their income in premiums. this legislation drastically and dramatically cuts medicaid, directly contradicting president trump's claim not to. in michigan, fully half, half of all children rely on medicaid. in my district alone, 56,000 people will lose coverage, including 16,000 children and 3,200 seniors. let's be clear. if we pass this bill, people will die. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. conyers: health care is a right and not a privilege. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from tennessee. mrs. black: continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the

mr. conyers our deepest sympathy for the loss of barack and to also acknowledge how important our staff is and how important we are as a family on the judiciary committee. staff, republican and democratic staff members, working together around legislation that makes a difference in the lives of americans. to hear the dedication of barack only warms our heart to recognize that we still live in the greatest country in the world because we have young people willing to serve and sacrifice on behalf of their nation. so i offer my deepest sympathy to you and to his family as well. i rise to discuss the underlying bill and that is h.r. 1039, and, again, as we finish police work, let me say to all those in law enforcement, including our federal law enforcement, local, county and state, a very large thank you for the work that you have done. in my work as a former judge in the city of houston, i've seen their work up close and personal and as well i have had the opportunity on a number of cases where i've asked and interacted with them as they have proceeded their investigation to find the culprit,

mr. conyers, the ranking member of the subcommittee that i am and to the chairman of the subcommittee, we have enjoyed working together on this legislation and to the co-sponsors of this legislation, mrs. wagner, ms. bass and then to the potent statement of my friend and fellow texan, congressman ted poe, who modestly indicated that we as women help drive this and frankly he beat us to the finish line riding his horse. but i want to thank him very much for his great leadership and interest in this very important area. this bill is a wonderful complement to the igniting of understanding about the vileness of human trafficking. i think it is important to take note that the human -- that the homeland security department has trained airline stewards to recognize mume trafficked victims on airplanes. many of them are children camouflaged as an adult and their special child, niece, nephew, travel together. this legislation is all about pointing out, finding and saving the victims, making sure they get treatment, making sure that human trafficking is identified. i'm also pleased this requires a

mr. conyers: my colleagues, i rise today to recognize my alps psi of kappa fraternity. the capital hill legislative policy conference and i knew biff personally, each year kappas from all over the country flock to capitol hill to raise awareness around the key issues that are affecting our communities. these men are leaders in religious, business, legal, academics and community-service institutions, as well as others. mr. speaker, i have committed my life to public service for over 52 years. i have been honored to since serve my constituents in this esteemed body, but one of my proudest moments in public service is when i committed myself to a life of honorable achievement in every field of human endeavor the day i joined kappa society. today, i am proud as i see brothers in their red blazers walk these hallowed halls bringing their professional expertise and wisdom gained through experience and passion for their communities to washington dis, the nation and the -- d.c., the nation and the world. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from nevada

mr. trump and his team to produce them. this letter we just obtained from top house democrats john conyers and elijah cummings, is calling oner copies of any recordings, emails, documents, any communications between president trump and james comey on this matter. so far no comment from the white house on this letter. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> the letter you see brian holding there, conyers and cumming wros, it is a crime to intimidate or threaten any potential witness with the intent to influence, delay or prevent their official testimony. a lot of people are asking is this what happened here? joey jackson is with us. so good to have you with us. is there anything you've seen thus far that deutsch any obstruction of any kind? >> reporter: good morning. in a word, no. now having said that obviously there's the political fallout and the issue of whether it looks bad. yes it looks terrible. you have a situation where the fbi director is engaged in an investigation. that investigation includes you, mr. president. it includes your campaign and members who were surrogate to us and during the course of that investigation, p