mr. schlesinger: thanks. ,inally, adam frankel speechwriter for president obama in his first term. mr. frankel: i was assisted to ted sorensen for a number of years, probably the most intensive credential in this crowd. story about the cuban missile crisis where he was a member of the xcom that gathered during the crisis. asked to produce two speeches depending on how it unfolded, one in the event of an invasion of cuba, the other if they went with a blockade, he went to write the speeches and couldn't write the one about the invasion. he would tell that story as a way of showing us how the decision-making process unfolded. it unfolded many years later. when the raid on bin laden happened, i was at home on an all ornd got showing that the president was about to deliver some remarks. so, i e-mailed the other speechwriters to say -- does anyone know anything about this? dark except for ben, who have been appointed as part of the deliberations. he had the story about not being able to write that speech in advance either. that he had sat down to write it in advance and started writing tonig

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frankel: mr. speaker, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 19 printed in part a of house report 114-326 offered by ms. franl of florida -- ms. frankel of florida. the chair: the gentlewoman from florida and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida. ms. frankel: i thank you. first, i want to just thank our chair, rank members, all my colleagues who worked so hard on bringing this legislation to the floor. my amendment is really about improving this bill, it's going to make it a better bill. and it's about making our nation's roads safer and the delivery of goods more efficient. there are 15.5 million trucks on the road each year, driving more than 93 billion miles annually, carrying over $1 billion worth of goods. there's no question that our nation's trucking industry is a huge economic driver, earning $650 billion annually, 5% of the united states' g.d.p. but with all that sunshine comes a little bit of rai

mr. conyers: and now i yield to the gentlelady from florida, ms. fran tell, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida is recognized for one minute. ms. frankel: mr. speaker, our folks back home are understandably fright and there's no question that isil must be destroyed and that the safety of americans must be our first priority. to deny refuge to women and children who are fleeing rape and torture and who go through a two-year vigorous entry process will not make us a safer country. at a time we're trying to forge a coalition of international nations, it is self-defeating to send a message of isolation. our anti-terrorism resources must be focused on terrorists, not on innocent human beings seeking shelter from the most unspeakable horrors. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from michigan is ecognized. mr. conyers: mr. speaker, i yield myself the balance of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. conyers: thank you. members of the committee and of the house, instead of slamming our doors to the world's most vulnerable, we should be considering legislation to strengt

mr. engel: i yield one minute to the the gentlewoman from florida, ms. frankel. . . frankel: i thank you sue and winter, a member of the austrian parallelment from the stream right wing party of austria, received the following post on her facebook, quote, the jews are the global problem, europe and particularly germany are getting what they did he seemb from zionist jews, particularly rich zionist jews. a response said, quote, it's great. you took the words right out of my mouth. unquote. mr. speaker, this resolution condemning anti-sefmentism and i support it emphatically. i yield back. mr. smith: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: history has shown us the tragedy of what can happen with this sort of hatred. it's past time for governments and communities to focus on the rising tide in europe and do whatever it takes to turn it back. we are keeping a close eye on the problem and action is needed now. i encourage any colleagues to support this measure and i compliment chris smith. no one works harder t

mr. conyers: and now i yield to the gentlelady from florida, ms. fran tell, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida is recognized for one minute. ms. frankel. speaker, our folks back home are understandably fright and there's no question that isil must be destroyed and that the safety of americans must be our first priority. to deny refuge to women and children who are fleeing rape and torture and who go through a two-year vigorous entry process will not make us a safer country. at a time we're trying to forge a coalition of international nations, it is self-defeating to send a message of isolation. our anti-terrorism resources must be focused on terrorists, not on innocent human beings seeking shelter from the most unspeakable horrors. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from michigan is ecognized. mr. conyers: mr. speaker, i yield myself the balance of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. conyers: thank you. members of the committee and of the house, instead of slamming our doors to the world's most vulnerable, we should be considering legislation to strengthen

mr. conyers: and now i yield to the gentlelady from florida, ms. fran tell, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida is recognized for one minute. ms. frankel mr. speaker, our folks back home are understandably fright and there's no question that isil must be destroyed and that the safety of americans must be our first priority. to deny refuge to women and children who are fleeing rape and torture and who go through a two-year vigorous entry process will not make us a safer country. at a time we're trying to forge a coalition of international nations, it is self-defeating to send a message of isolation. our anti-terrorism resources must be focused on terrorists, not on innocent human beings seeking shelter from the most unspeakable horrors. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from michigan is ecognized. mr. conyers: mr. speaker, i yield myself the balance of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. conyers: thank you. members of the committee and of the house, instead of slamming our doors to the world's most vulnerable, we should be considering legislation to strength