mr. fitzpatrick: mr. speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4581, the creening and vetting passenger exchange act of 2017. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 4581, a bill to require the secretary of homeland security to develop best practices for utilizing advanced passenger information and passenger name record data for counterterrorism screening and vetting operations and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. fitzpatrick, and the gentleman from california, mr. core aa, -- correa, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous material. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. fitzpatrick: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman

mr. fitzpatrick, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to thank and recognize the leaders of the dolphins tennesseeship community in my district for their hard work, again rossity, and support for the community as -- again rossity -- generosity and support for the community. 200 years of history and i'm proud to be a part of. i would like to recognize the dolphinstown -- doylestown township i'm proud to be a part, and the bicentennial , and i would also like to recognize the community sponsors whose generosity made this celebration possible. my friend, senator chuck mcle haten, and state representative, pine retirement community certainty, delaware valley university, bucks county water and sewer authority, gilmore and associates, pennsylvania soup and seafood house, pickering courts, frank environmental, doylestown hospital, green street educational foundation, monumental bank, and doylestown health for sponsoring the opening guolla i was privileged to attend. i ask the house of representatives to join me in saying t

mr. fitzpatrick, a former f.b.i. special agent. mr. fitzpatrick: i rise in strong support of reauthorizing section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act which is due to expire. as a 14-year f.b.i. special agent and counterterrorism agent, i'm an eyewitness to the importance of this program and deliberate and lawful manner in which it's used. the fact is, section 702 is a critical tool that the intelligence community uses properly to target non-u.s. persons located outside of the united states to acquire information that is vital to our nation's security. this crucial program has operated under strict rules and carefully overseen by all three branches of our government to protect the privacy and civil liberties of all americans. as we have seen both in our country and abroad, proper surveillance and law enforcement is vital to protect us against terror attacks especially lone attacker scenarios. as isis continues to lose territory, our intelligence community has warned we will see more of these attacks than traditional conspir

mr. fitzpatrick, for five minutes. mr. fitzpatrick: mr. speaker, i rise today to share the story of phillip guttis. he's from new hope, pennsylvania. and at the age of 56 he's been diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's disease. early onset alzheimer's currently affects hundreds of thousands of americans who are under the age of 65. diagnoses from these debilitating neurological disease in its early stages can be arwith us and frustrating. as many of the symptoms resemble less serious issues like stress. he recently visited my district office to discuss living with this disease. he detailed the pain, stress, and the confusion that he felt when first diagnosed. he described how simple tasks can become challenging when dealing with memory loss. his message was not to complain about his ailment. it was to be a voice for other individuals who live with alzheimer's. those who are unable to have their voices be heard. alzheimer's is a serious neurological disease. though there is no cure, treatment, or symptoms can help slow the progressive effe

mr. fitzpatrick, for five minutes. fitzpatrick: mr. speaker, i rise today to once again urge this house to put right to try legislation on the floor and to provide americans with terminal illnesses potentially lifesaving treatment. a constituent of mine, a 1-year-old navy veteran, husband, father of three, and an a.l.s. warrior, who has been our partner in this fight, recently sent me the following message. in a.l.s. there is only one active phase three trial. the drug looks i credibly promising, but i did not meet the exclusion criteria, so i am unable to participate in this trial t looks like the drug has a good shot of making it to market in quarter one of 2020. unfortunately, there is a good chance that i will be dead by then. the right to try bill is the overwhelm viable option for me at this point. i am begging you and the rest of congress to get this done. i want to be here to watch my three boys grow up. mr. speaker, we must not delay this lifesaving legislation any longer. i urge house leadership to put this bill on the floor

mr. fitzpatrick, a former f.b.i. special agent. mr. fitzpatrick: i rise in strong support of reauthorizing section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act which is due to expire. as a 14-year f.b.i. special agent and counterterrorism agent, i'm an eyewitness to the importance of this program and deliberate and lawful manner in which it's used. the fact is, section 702 is a critical tool that the intelligence community uses properly to target non-u.s. persons located outside of the united states to acquire information that is vital to our nation's security. this crucial program has operated under strict rules and carefully overseen by all three branches of our government to protect the privacy and civil liberties of all americans. as we have seen both in our country and abroad, proper surveillance and law enforcement is vital to protect us against terror attacks especially lone attacker scenarios. as isis continues to lose territory, our intelligence community has warned we will see more of these attacks than traditional conspir

mr. fitzpatrick, thanks for joining us. i have take it you have seen this so called none easy memo. i know you can't talk about it if detail because it's classified but from what you have read, does it suggest any wrongdoing or missteps on the part of the fbi or the justice department? >> the memo answers some questions. >> but i think it raises more questions than it answers. so any time we have a situation like this, there is a continuum of the need for transparns and also the 23450ed for confidentialallity particularly in covert investigations. and it's really a case by case bases when we have a situation like this. one of the reasons why i err on the side of releasing this, after scrubbing it, and after declass fying it, is given all of the-- given all the controversy surrounding this, because with any fbi investigation, this one included, public confidence and the integrity of the investigation is very, very important. and given all of the reporting surrounding this, i think that if the declassification is done in the right way, it's probably to the benefit of the country to di

mr. fitzpatrick: every year, they've held a contest to provide a new roof to a deserving family in our community. this year they selected my constituent beverly bond who is an advocate for those who receive i.v. infusions and tube feeding who i have had the hon nor of working with. kanga roof view theirs roof giveaway as a way to give back to the community and make the community stronger. i would like to commend them on their commitment to our community and encourage all our nstituents to follow kanga roof's lead by giving back to our communityism yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. any additional members seeking one-minute recognition? seeing none, the chair announces the speaker reese -- speaker's withdrawal of the following individual to the congressional award board on january 25, 2018. the clerk: mr. steve hart of washington, d.c. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: ms. eddie bernice johnson of texas for today and tomorrow and mr. mcclintock of california for today and tomorrow. the speaker pro temp

mr. fitzpatrick: i was fortunate to be a member of the thin blue line for nearly a decade and a half as an f.b.i. special agent. and during this time i worked with some of the most dedicated mission oriented professionals in the national to include federal, state, and local law enforcement officers. i ask that today and every day, all americans take a moment to reflect on what our law enforcement officers do to protect our liberties and to ensure the safety of our communities. we owe them a debt of gratitude for their service and their sacrifice. and as i did last year, i urge the president to observe this day by lighting the white house blue this evening. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota eek recognition? without objection, you're recognized for one minute. mr. cramer: no air force unit has won more than 18 outstanding unit awards. i was honored to be in fargo as the north dakota national guard's 119th wing was awarded its 19th. the 119th wing, known as the happy huell begans, has received t

mr. fitzpatrick, for five minutes. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize my constituent dr. timothy m. block, president of the hepatitis b foundation, the pennsylvania biotechnology center in my district in doylestown, pennsylvania. he was recently named as a fellow of the u.s. national cademy of inventorist. he has shown a lifelong commitment to innovation, specifically by facilitating or creating inventions that make immeasurable impact on quality of life, economic development or the welfare of society. dr. block is being recognized for his contributions to therapeutic drug and biomarker disease screening and discovery. dr. block also holds numerous patents and has been involved in more than 30 years in viral hepatitis research. mr. speaker, we thank dr. block for the work he's done in this field which has undoubtedly impacted the lives of people in my district, throughout our ountry and around the world. mr. speaker, i rise to recognize the players, staff and coaches of the archbishop wood football team and congratulate them on winning the piaa class 5-a state championship. with the

mr. fitzpatrick: madam speaker, i rise today to recognize north hampton township in my district in bucks county, pennsylvania, for being named the safest community in pennsylvania. hampton rose to the top of the list of 25 safest cities with over 39,000 residents with a score of 90.97, the top fifth percent identical in the entire nation. the rankings are run by safe home, a professional security organization dedicated to making communities safer. this recognition will not have been possible without the dedicated work of the entire north hampton township police department and the leadership of the police chief. every day these men and women put their lives on the line to protect their family, friends, and their neighbors. quoting chief clark who said it best, it is not just us, it is working hand in hand with our residents, our administration, and our board of supervisors. our fire department, rescue squads, our school district. it's everyone working together that makes this a great place to live. well said, chief clark. we're so proud of the emergency services, governmental officials, a

mr. fitzpatrick: he was creentsly named as a fellow of national academy of investors. being elected as a fellow is frotional recognition for academic i ventors who have shown a to ong commitment innovation by facilitating or creating invention that is make impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society. recognized ething for his contributions to biomarker drug and disease screening and discovery. he also holds more than nine atents and has been involved for more than 30 years in biohepatitis research. the house of representatives thanks dr. block for the work that he has done in this field which has impacted the lives of constituents in my district and people around the world. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek ecognition? ms. jac