mr. gallego: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment 6 printed in house report 114-639 offered by mr. gallego of arizona. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 794, the gentleman from arizona, mr. gallego, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. mr. gallegly: mr. chairman, i want -- mr. gallego: mr. chairman, i want to thank first my colleagues, congressman kirkpatrick, takano and aguilar, for helping me with this amendment. we believe our veterans deserve to serve our nation in the federal government. unfortunately a provision slipped under sean -- unseen into this 1,700-page document, the senate defense authorization bill, severely undermines these policies that have been helping veterans get jobs at the federal government. specifically, it will prevent veterans from benefiting from the preference system if they are already employed by the federal government.

mr. gallego: yes. >> i appreciate the gentleman yieldsing. mr. calvert: i aee that permit holders should meet existing requirements to renew their permits. i would accept this amendment and yield back. mr. gallego: i ask for my time back. the chair: the gentleman from arizona yields back. does any member wish to claim time in opposition? the gentleman from arizona was yielding back, correct? the gentleman from arizona yields back. does any member claim time in opposition? hearing none the question is now on the amendment offered by the gentleman from arizona. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. mr. gallego: i ask for a roll call vote. the chair: further proceedings on the amendment offereded by the gentleman from arizona will e postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 123 printed in house report 114-683. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? mr. grayson: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will dez ig in it the ame

mr. gallego. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is recognized for two minutes. mr. gallego: i rise in opposition to the previous question so the house can close an outrageous loophole that allowance known terrorists to purchase deadly weapons. mr. speaker, i am a united states marine. i carry an m-16, a-4 in iraq. i know something about firearms. i know that they go into battle because they are an effective tool for killing people. i know they have a high velocity of over 300 feet per second. they have more energy to them, more speed so they cause more tissue injury. i know that causing more tissue injury is the very point of these weapons. i know that high capacity magazines enable shooters to kill more people before law enforcement can stop them. i know these magazines have no useful purpose for hunting or for sport shooting. i know that and despite that, republicans refuse to keep these off our streets. incredibly, even would pose legislation that would allow them to carry these. i know it's shameful and horrifying in america that children conduct active shooter d

mr. gallego, whose mother is from colombia. it didn't take long for me to realize that colombia is a beautiful and fascinating country. and i was very impressed with the hospitality of the colombian people. it also became clear during my trip that the majority of colombian people want things to be better in their country, and they are committed to the peace process. mr. speaker, colombia is our closest and strongest ally in latin america. so the peace process is very important not only to colombia but also to the united states. their future opportunities are also ours. colombia has a growing economy with immense potential base on their abundant natural resources and a culture of very hard work. a more stable colombia will allow the country to further expand their economy which would be a benefit to us right here at home. at a time when there's so many foreign policy challenges around the globe, colombia is a rare success story. the country was literally on the verge of becoming a failed state but now they are a leader in the re

mr. gallego: it was refined for the soul purpose of taking enemy lives in come bat. that's why it defies explanation that republicans believe that assault rifles should be ok in our communities. weapons used to kill enemy combatants in iraq don't belong on the streets of phoenix. it's even harder to understand why republicans apparently think no terrorist should be allowed to purchase these firearms. they plan to bring a sham bill to the floor late they are week that law enforcement leaders tell us would do nothing to prevent those on the terrorist watch list from obtain theegs weapons. mr. speaker, here's the with the tom line. if you're too dangerous to fly on a plane, you're too dangerous to buy the kind of weapon i carried in iraq. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? recognition? without objection, the gentlelady from texas is recognized for one minute. ms. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. in wake of the endlets gun violence happening across the country, the american people are calling d