mr. crowley: i read there was a meeting that took place yesterday. there was a statement made by the chair of the c.b.c. regards to the discussion that is were made or had with mr. conyers. listen, i think mr. conyers has gone back to his district. i think he's probably -- can't speak for what he's doing, but i suppose he's taking counsel for his family and constituents. people who sent him to washington. i believe at the end of the day the right will be done. accountability will be had. we need to focus ourselves right now as to what we can do. that is ensuring that there is a platinum standard when it comes to the issue of sexual harassment, or harassment on the job right here on capitol hill that we're second or third to no entity in this country. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] a >> the house itself returning at the noon eastern. among the issues they'll take up is a resolution that woul

mr. crowley, you are recognized. mr. crowley: the former chairman of the committee was mr. crowley. it wasn't just the minority, charles. thank you, mr. chairman. i want to enter into a colloquy with my friend from the great state of alabama. ms. sewell, i know there is an ffort in the south to preserve architecture and structures. i read with great interest recently and i don't recall what period call it was in, the attempt to preserve slave quarters which is on property throughout the south and they are crumbling and withering. and would this tax credit help to preserve those structures as well? ms. sewell: thanks for the question, the gentleman from new york. as long as the buildings are certified by the department of interior and usually that's because they are on some kind of historic registry, if these slave quarters, which i think some of themr do qualify, yes, they would be able to take advantage of historic tax credit. it has to be a certified building and the certification is done through state preservation organizations as well as through the national park service. mr. cro

mr. crowley. mr. crowley: thank you. either they got it wrong, mr. chairman, all seven of those republicans, or they're cow towing to concerns about their district and election and they aren't brave enough to stand up. either they got it wrong and mr. reed and others have gotten it right, but if this letter, they knew back then that the elimination of salt, the deductibility of state and local taxes would be crippling to their constituents and they've expressed that back in june, they expressed it last week, three of these individuals are already gone public and said they would not support this republican tax scam on the floor next week. and i suspect when the full salt provision is included in the senate bill, that we will see more of my republican colleagues peeling off to support this bill that really is in the interest of special interest corporations, the most wealthiest of this country at the expense of the working , not only in my district and state but the country as well. i'd like to yield the balance of my time to mr. davis of illinois. mr.

mr. crowley and dr. davis -- mr. crowley, you are recognized. >> i want to state for the record that the former chairman of the committee used to refer to me as mr. crawly. it wasn't just the minority, charles, okay? so -- thank you, mr. chairman. i just want to enter, if i can, in a colloquy with my friend from the great state of alabama. miss sewell, i know that there is an effort certainly in the south to preserve both antebellum and post-bellum architecture and structures. i read with great interest recently -- and i don't recall which periodical it was in -- the attempt to preserve slave quarters, which primarily is on private properties throughout the south, that they're crumbling and withering, and would this -- would this tax credit help to preserve those structures as well? >> thanks for the question, the gentleman from new york. as long as the buildings are certified by the department of interior, and usually that's because they are on some sort of historic registry, if these slave quarters which i think som

mr. crowley. mr. crowley: thank you. either they got it wrong, mr. chairman, all seven of those republicans, or they're cow to youing to concerns about their district -- towing to concerns about their district and election and they -- and they ren't brave enough to stand up . eith they are got it wrong and mr. reed and others have gotten it right, but if this letter, they knew back then that the elimination of salt, the dedubbletability of state and local taxes would be crippling to their constituents and they've expressed that back in june, they expressed it last week, three of these individuals are already gone public and said they would not support this republican tax scam on the floor next week. i suspect we will see more of my republican colleagues peeling back this bill that really is in the interest of special interests of corporations, the most wealthiest in this country at the expense of working people, not only in my district and state but the country as well. i'd like to yield the balance of my time to mr. davis of illinois. mr. davis: tha

mr. crowley. >> i'm finding it interesting that mr. kelly said the effort of this bill is to reduce home prices. >> that's not what i side. >> mr. chairman, it's my time. what the gentleman said, isn't it a good thing that values of homes come down and people can buy them. isn't that what we want to do? no. i think home ownership is the only thing left to the middle class to help in wealth creation at all. i'm suggesting what your bill would do, because the national association of realtors said if this bill passes home prices could drop up to 10%. that's not me saying it. that's them saying it. mr. reichert has comments. he's not about lower the corporate rate to 20%. that's what this bill does. in order to get it to '0220% you have to eliminate all the benefits to homeowners, all the benefits we are talking about to students who are paying the student loans. you have to eliminate their ability to deduct interest. that's a fact. that's what you are doing. and the notion or idea that somehow mr. reichert and where he came from, they bro

mr. crowley. >> thank you mr. chairman. i appreciate the affection of mr. reed and i don't mean anything personal in terms of this debate. but this bill is personal. not to me personally, but to my constituents. every one of them. tax is a personal issue. i would remind blooi my colleague from new york local property taxes is not controlled by the governor. it's controlled by localities. they determine what that rate will be. let's not mix apples and oranges here. it's confusing to begin with. reminding my colleague that new york is a donor stayed to the federal government. and this bill would require new yorkers to pay additional taxes to the federal government. er inially half of all middle class families would pay more taxes in 2026 than they would under current rules if this proposed ryan/mcconnell bill becomes law. and about one third will pay more. one third middle class individuals in the united states will pay more by 2018. this is a striking finding for a bill promoted as boone for the middle class. for the truth is, this bill will raise taxes on t

mr. crowley? chairman brady? >> no. >> chairman brady, no. >> ms. sanchez? how has ms. sanchez recorded? >> ms. sanchez has recorded as yes. >> show mr. mean recorded? >> mr. mean is not recorded. mr. mean, no. >> how is ms. black recorded? >> ms. black is not recorded. ms. black, no. >> how is mr. kerbello recorded? >> he's not recorded. mr. kerb be olle, no. >> mr. reed? >> mr. reed is not recorded. mr. reed, no. mr. chairman? >> the clerk will report the vote. s. 15 yays, 22 nay >> the amendment is not agreed to. >> mr. chairman? mr. chairman? >> ms. sewell, for what purpose? >> point of person privilege. >> granted. >> in light of the fact that i think that my amendment on historic tax credit has sort of shown the point that a -- that the whole of the deaf -- hole of a deficit would only be closed by $50 million by repealing the historic tax crept, i withdraw my amendment in the interest of time. >> the amendment has been withdrawn by ms. sewell. are there further amendments in nature to substitute? for what purpose? >> i ask to summit a statement to the record relat

mr. crowley and dr. davis as well. mr. crowley, you're recognized. >> i want to say for the record that the former chairman of the committee used to refer to me as mr. crawley so it wasn't just the motor, charles, ok? thank you, mr. chairman. i want to enter, if i can, a colonel kauai with my colleague from the great state of alabama. ms. sewell, i know there's an effort, certainly in the south to preserve antebellum architects and structures. i reeled recently, i don't recall what article it was in, the attempt to preserve slave quarters, which primarily is on private property throughout the south. that they're crumbling and withering. would this tax credit help to preserve those structures as well? >> thanks for the question, the gentleman from new york. as long as the buildings are certificated by the department of interior and usually that's because they are on some sort of historic registry, if these slave quarters, which i think some of them are, do qualify, yes, they would be able to take advantage of the historic ta

mr. crowley. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is ecognized for two minutes. mr. crowley: mr. chairman, i rise in support of this resolution. i'm grateful to the women, all the women who have come forward with their own stories of sexual harassment. to my own colleagues in congress who have shared their own very, very personal stories. thanks to their courage and strength. it's become clear how pervasive this problem truly is across our nation. that must stop shall and today starts the beginning of much-needed change. sexual harassment and assault comes in many forms, and none of it has a place here in congress or in any other work environment. period. stop. that's especially true here in the halls of congress. we must not set the gold standard. we must set the platinum standard. we must be that beacon on the hill. that is why we must pass this resolution. it is an important first step in our national conversation to change our culture of harassment. but this is not and cannot be the last stop. we must reform the entire reporting system here in congress. we must ma

mr. crowley. >> ms. suell. >> thank you, mr. chair. so i'd like to attempt to answer the question that my colleague -- that our colleague sandy levin asked. why is it that our colleagues on the other side won't answer the question why are you willing to give middle class families take away their state and local tax deduction but not willing to do the same for businesses? as i said in my opening statement, this is about values. what do you value? and, sandy, what they're saying is that they would rather value businesses over middle class and working families. and that's unacceptable. you know, if you look at the fact that we are choosing winners and losers in this tax code and what we're basically saying, sandy, is that the winner should be the businesses and not individuals. not the hard working people that we represent. and it's unacceptable. you know, i know that i represent one of these recipient states not a donor state. the state of alabama receives almost $2 for every $1 we get from the -- from the federal government, but even my

mr. crowley. the speaker pro tempore: for how much time? mr. larson: for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for three minutes. mr. crowley: i thank the gentleman for yielding. thank you for yielding me this time. i have to give it to speaker ryan and to president trump and all of my republican colleagues. i give them their due. announced earlier this year they would cut taxes for corporate special interests. and today they're following through on that promise. the problem is in order to do it they are raising taxes on middle-class families. and don't take my word for it. listen to them. republicans started this process by saying every american, everyone in america will get a tax cut. now they're saying on average people will get a tax cut. and even that isn't correct. it is time to be honest with the american people. what we have before us today isn't a bill. it is a scam. a scam that will hurt homeowners in irvine, california, in mrs. walters' district. that will hurt lancaster, new york, in chris collins' district. will hu

mr. crowley: i thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute peeches. he house will come to order. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the entleman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. he house will be in order. >> mr. speaker, my colleagues, it is with great respect and sorrow that i rise today to announce the passing of our former colleague, congressman maurice hinchey. mr. hinchey passed away in november 22, just before thanksgiving, at the age of 79 in new york. mr. faso: leaving behind an extraordinary legacy that was marked by fervent patriotism, political courage and forward-thinking leadership. during his 20 years of service in the house of representatives, maurice hinchey represented a broad swath of new york state in the hudson valley and the cat skills over in the southern tier as well. many of those areas make up what is

mr. crowley? >> no. >> mr. davis? >> no. >> mr. davis, no. ms. sanchez? mr. higgins? >> no. >> mr.gins, no. >> ms. sewell? >> no. >> ms. sewell, no. >> ms. chu? >> no. >> mr. reed? mr. smith of missouri? ms. sanchez? chairman brady? >> aye. >> chairman brady aye. >> strike the last word. >> what? >> the gentle lady's note recorded. >> no. >> ms. sanchez, no. >> all right. the gentlemen's not recorded. >> aye. >> mr. reed, aye. mr. chairman? mr. chairman? >> clerk will call the report -- report the vote. >> 23 ayes, 16 nays. >> there being 23 yeahs the motion talk is agreed to. are there further amendments to the nature of the substitute? ms. sewell, what does the gentle lady seek -- >> clerk reserve the amendment. i ask the gentle lady to success pent while the clerk distributes. >> the gentleman from california is recognized. >> i withdraw my point of order. >> mr. chairman, i'm offer this amendment that would fully restore advanced refunding bonds as a formal public finance lawyer i know how importance advanced refundings are. i'm quite familiar with the fact that tax exempt -- t

mr. crowley, aye. mr. davis, mr. davis, aye. ms. sanchez. ms. sanchez, aye. mr. higgins. mr. higgins, yes. mr. sewell. ms. sewell, yes. ms. delbene. ms. delbene, aye. ms. chu, ms. chu, aye. chairman brady. chairman brady, no. mr. chairman. >> record the vote. >> 16 ayes. 24 nays. >> the motion to postpone is not agreed to. you're recognized for a technical description of the amendment. again, i asked our members hold their questions until after his presentation. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and members of the committee. you have before you several documents prepared by the staff of the joint committee on taxation, jcx-50 which describes the underlying legislation, and jcx-48 describing the modifications made in the amendment. you also have supplemental information. our revenue analysis and distribution analysis. there are many changes in this legislation, and i will try to give an overview of a number of the important points. on the individual income tax, hr-1 would change our system to provide that there be four tax brackets of 12%, 25%, 35%, and 39.6%, applicable to ordinary

mr. crowley. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is ecognized for two minutes. mr. crowley: mr. chairman, i rise in support of this resolution. i'm grateful to the women, all the women who have come forward with their own stories of sexual harassment. to my own colleagues in congress who have shared their own very, very personal stories. thanks to their courage and strength. it's become clear how pervasive this problem truly is across our nation. that must stop shall and today starts the beginning of much-needed change. sexual harassment and assault comes in many forms, and none of it has a place here in congress or in any other work environment. period. stop. that's especially true here in the halls of congress. we must not set the gold standard. we must set the platinum standard. we must be that beacon on the hill. that is why we must pass this resolution. it is an important first step in our national conversation to change our culture of harassment. but this is not and cannot be the last stop. we must reform the entire reporting system here in congress. we must ma

mr. crowley. >> thank you mr. chair. i would like to attempt answer the question that our colleague sandy levin asked. why is it that colleagues on the other side won't answer the question why are you willing to give middle-class families, take away their state and local tax eduction but not willing to do the same for businesses? as i said in my opening statement this is about value. what do you value? what they are saying is that they would value businesses over middle-class and working families and that's unacceptable unacceptable. you know if you look at the fact that we are choosing winners and losers in this tax code and what we are basically saying is the winner should be the businesses and not individuals, not the hard-working people that we represent and it's unacceptable. i know that i represent one of these recipient states, not a donor state. the state of alabama receives all of $2 for every 1 dollar we get the federal government but even my district which is a relatively poor district benefits from not being