the chair: the gentleman from illinois, mr. dold, is recognized for three minutes. mr. dold: i thank the chairman for yielding the time. i rise in strong support of this bill. and i thank my friend from north carolina for his work and my friend from washington on his work as well on what should be a bipartisan bill. honestly, i think the american public, mr. chairman, look at what's happening on the floor are going to be baffled by it as well. as a small business owner, let me tell you, there are 29 million small businesses in our nation. 99% are considered small businesses. 56 million americans work in these small businesses. last i checked, labor participation rate is near a three-decade low. new jobs are created by small businesses. 2/3 are created by small business. this is a bill that would basically say to the cfpb, we want you to have a small business advisory board. with all of the businesses that are out there, the consumer financial protection bureau, an agency in washington that sets the rules and regulations which has far-reaching impacts completely fails to

mr. dold: as we continue to talk about this, again this highlights, mr. speaker, how many communities how many sites we have around our country that are impacted by spent nuclear fuel or whether it could be defense or whether it be for civilian purposes. it's my pleasure to recognize my good friend from south carolina, mr.|wilson. mr. wilson: thank you for your leadership. i represent the savannah river site of south carolina. i have the privilege of working with congressman jim clyburn this site is located in south carolina. and worked on this to the savannah river site which should be noted is where the defense waste is currently being placed. it's a consequence of the cold war. but it is a consequence of victory in the cold war. the persons who worked at the savannah river site are grateful to provide for the protection of the american people and been successful. it is particularly meaningful to me i'm a congresswoman who worked at the river site and i know it's really very professional and also very environmentally sound and we are talking about why a

i congratulate mr. dold for putting this forward -- before us to vote on and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. neugebauer: yeah, mr. speaker, it's my honor to yield to the gentleman from illinois, mr. dold, the primary author of this bill, who worked tirelessly in this area. i yield him as much time as he might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized. mr. dold: thank you, mr. speaker. i certainly want to thank the chairman for his leadership. i want to thank my good friend from massachusetts. i also want to -- also comment on the fact that we're delighted that you're a libertarian on some of these things. as we look, mr. speaker, of h.r. 1480, the safe act, and confidentiality and privileged enhancement act it preserves the ability of the state and federal financial regulators to share information regarding consumer financial service businesses that ar

the chair: the gentleman from illinois, mr. dold, is recognized for three minutes. mr. dold: i thank the chairman for yielding the time. i rise in strong support of this bill. and i thank my friend from north carolina for his work and my friend from washington on his work as well on what should be a bipartisan bill. honestly, i think the american public, mr. chairman, look at what's happening on the floor are going to be baffled by it as well. as a small business owner, let me tell you, there are 29 million small businesses in our nation. 99% are considered small businesses. 56 million americans work in these small businesses. last i checked, labor participation rate is near a three-decade low. new jobs are created by small businesses. 2/3 are created by small business. this is a bill that would basically say to the cfpb, we want you to have a small business advisory board. with all of the businesses that are out there, the consumer financial protection bureau, an agency in washington that sets the rules and regulations which has far-reaching impacts completely fails to

mr. dold: i call upon on my colleagues of both sides of the aisle to enact this bipartisan legislation so the american people can have a say in any final agreement. mr. speaker, i remain extremely concerned that the administration's latest agreement with iran means we are headed for a historically bad deal. an agreement that sunsets by the time my youngest daughter is in college does nothing to secure our long-term national security. in the weeks ahead congress must stand strong and reject any deal that leaves intact iran's nuclear infrastructure. sements itself as a threshold state and unwinds the arc kecktur in exchange for empty promises or a regime that falls short of any where any time inspections. we must not be fooled and iran must not be left with any path towards a nuclear weapon. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? >> permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: withou

committee on ways and means, mr. dold. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is agreed to. the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. dent: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 2029, and that i may include tabular material on the same. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. pursuant to house resolution 223 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole on the state of the union for consideration of h.r. 2029. the chair appoints the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 2029 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill making appropriations for military construction the department of vete

mr. dold: we cannot continue to play politics. it's important that ated mferings will not follow in the footsteps of more world leaders. germany, austria and the vatican recognized this genocide on its 100th anniversary. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, during a time when our digital world is so unsecure, new policies are needed to help defend against cyberattacks. the attacks against sony pictures, target and anthem were just a few of the most recent examples. according to report released by the centers for strategic and international studies, cybercrimes in 2013 cost more than $100 billion in the united states and roughly half a trillion globally. mr. speaker, congress needs to resolve these p

will the gentleman from illinois, mr. dold, kindly take the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the further consideration of h.r. 229 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill making appropriations for military construction, the department of veterans affairs and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2016, and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose on wednesday april 29 2015, a request for a recorded vote on amendment number 3 printed in the congressional record offered by the gentleman from iowa, mr. king, had been postponed and the bill had been read through page 67, line 10. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18 proceedings will now resume on those amendments on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order. amendment by mr. van hollen of maryland, amendment by mr. mulvaney of south carolina second amendment by mr. mulvaney of south carolina. amendment by mr. nadler of new york amendment by mr. blumenauer of orego