mr. garcia is now recognized for five minutes. mr. garcia, you are now recognized for five minutes. mr. arcia, if you can hear me, would you wave?ok , we understand you may be having some technical difficulties. with this understanding, mr. garcia, we will work with you to eliminate those difficulties. in the interim, the gentleman from texas, ms. garcia, who is also vice chair of the subcommittee on diversity and inclusion, is now recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you so much for bringing this very, very critical hearing forward today. as the chairwoman said, nothing could be more important these days than trying to go beyond the prayers and thoughts into real action. i hope this hearing will result in some proposals that we can put forward before the congress. because, here we are once again to discuss gun violence, an issue that has devastated our communities and our nations, our families to fish frequently for just far too long. and as we have covered here today, it is important that we consider the long-term impacts of mass shootings as the initial shock

mr. garcia will vote yes on h.r. 7025. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. pingree and ms. meng, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7025. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. foster and ms. houlahan, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 7025. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida, mr. brown of maryland, ms. wilson of florida and mr. mfume of maryland, they vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. taylor of texas, i inform the house that mr. taylor will vote aye on h.r. 7025. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 379

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mr. garcia. her, but to come in the public funding that we get for our institutes. projects is generally very limited with her. so if there's a bottle, young female scientists like her steel, have a particularly hard time in mexico's male dominated science community. where the researcher was even urged to abandon her career after becoming pregnant. but she refused to give up. the bio pharmaceutical she's developed has already passed the 1st phase and is due to undergo animal testing scene. but new cove at variance are slowing her down because she has to test her drug against each one on top of already dealing with a slash budget. see a kettle assisting one. if i want to do 50 trials, i need to remember my budget and restrict myself to what was planned at the start that me for originally i expected to be done in a year. now we're up to 3 years because there's not enough money for what we need in the city. in 2 months, she hopes to publish interim results. however, one epidemiologist at unit the la

mr. garcia and mre yes on amendments en bloc number 6. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: as the member designated by mr. crist of florida, i inform the house that mr. crist will vote yes on amendments en bloc number 6. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by ms. moore, ms. newman, mr. boyle and mr. connolly, these four members will vote yes on amendments en bloc number 6. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. porter, mr. bowman and ms. williams, i inform the house and the distinguished parliamentarian, mr. smith, that these three members will vote yes on amendments en bloc number 6. the chair: the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. thompson of mississippi, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. thompson will vote no on en bloc 6. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman fr

mr. garcia is now recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chair man. i apologize for the glitch i had, but i want to thank you for holding the hearing and for discussing this critical topic and that is mass shootings in america there'veha been over 240 mass shootings in 2022 and thati number continues to climb. we've had three especially deadly mass shootings and of course most recently at the fourth of july parade in my home state.e. we see the devastating impacts as it occurs on the news but once the coverage dies down they are left to pick up the pieces and face the long-term outcomes and as we address the horrifying consequences of mass shootings, we must also confronton the challenges of other forms of gun violence that don't make the news. for decades, the working class and minority neighborhoods have been subject to targeted economic discrimination including redlining practices. many shootings take place in the same systemically disadvantaged areas like the south and west side of chicago where there's been a lack of jobs and investments so the q

mr. garcia attributed the success of shpe as such. i quote, we were engineeringers we drew up the plan to see it take off the way it has, it's really special, end quote. and special it is. shpe's impact is only growing. in the 2021-2022 academic year they awarded scholarships to over 200 students across the country distributing over $1.3 million. rod has passed on and he'll be sorely missed. his reputation and his memory will live on forever. if i can please, madam chair, add a few seconds and a moment of silence. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. i now recognizes the gentleman from virginia , mr. klein, for five minutes. mr. cline: -- mr. cline, for five minutes. mr. cline: i rise to recognize an incredible achievement in utah sports. the amherst all star darlings, a girls youth softball team of 7 and 8-year-olds finish their season undefeated after winning both the district and state championships, they have set their eyes on cochran beckley, georgia, where the girls softball world series will be played late

garcia: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. garcia: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise in support of women and their fundamental rights to reproductive health care. while magga republicans want to -- maga republicans want to rip away women's rights, democrats are committed to standing with women. we trust women. for a second time, we will vote to pass the women's health protection act, to make the protections of roe v. wade the law of the land once again. house democrats will also pass the ensuring women's right to reproductive freedom act, which will prevent republicans from suing or fining women who travel across state lines to obtain an abortion. trusting women to make their own personal health care decisions is what we believe as democrats. controlling women and stripping away their rights is what they are as republicans. democrats won't give up the fight. we stand

mr. garcia. ..actually gotten something. we will now turn to mr. garcia for five minutes. >> mr. van drew would like to yield. >> thank you mister chairman and ranking member for this meeting. thanks to secretary buttigieg for joining us today. the that funds our policy needs. the chairman reminds us last week as his portrait was being unveiled, the house passed a truly game changing transformative bill that we call the investor act. establishing greenhouse gas emission metrics, dancing a fix, it first agenda, a massive investment in environmentalal justice initiatives, to name a few. even thoughh we weren't able to advance the investor actan or te build back better act, i am heartened that under your leadership, mr. secretary, the u.s. dot has begun to implement parts of this progressive agenda under its existing authority. still, more mustr be done in hw we implement the iija is absolutely critical. for far too long transportation policy has been disconnected from the broader social justice debate. yet it determines access to jobs, cleancy air, clean water, pro housing and the

mr. garcia: madam speaker, i rise today in celebration of the life of a friend and an outstanding chicagoan, vicente "vince" rangel. he was an immigrant from mexico who proudly served his country as a member of the u.s. army, accumulating a long list of declarations, including a purple heart, a bronze star medal, the vietnam service medal and many more. vince later served in numerous veterans' organizations in illinois, becoming a leadeing advocated for advanced behavioral health services for veterans. his service to our community included his work in support of small business as president of the mexican american chamber of commerce of illinois and as board member of the u.s. hispanic chamber. vince never forgot his roots, serving as president of the mexican civic society of illinois, helping to promote mexican history and culture. my wife, evelyn, and i sent his -- send his daughters and grandchildren our most sincere condolences. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask to address the house for one minute and to r

garcia is recognized for one minute. ms. forward see ya: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of reinstate -- ms. garcia: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of reinstating the assault weapons ban. this would put these weapons out of circulation for civilians. for me the choice between protecting -- banning assault weapons and protecting young, innocent children is a no-brainer. i put children above guns. it pains me deeply that our children and communities live in fear of suddenly losing their lives or the lives of loved ones on a daily basis. i'm a gun owner myself, mr. speaker. i was raised on a farm in south texas, and i know how to use a gun. especially for hunting. but assault weapons are not for hunting. they're used to kill people quickly, efficiently, and as fast as they can. any type of weapon is used solely for that, for killing people, has no place in our communities. one child's life is worth more than all the assault weapons in the world. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentlema

garcia is recognized for one minute. ms. forward see ya: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of reinstate -- ms. garcia: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of reinstating the assault weapons ban. this would put these weapons out of circulation for civilians. for me the choice between protecting -- banning assault weapons and protecting young, innocent children is a no-brainer. i put children above guns. it pains me deeply that our children and communities live in fear of suddenly losing their lives or the lives of loved ones on a daily basis. i'm a gun owner myself, mr. speaker. i was raised on a farm in south texas, and i know how to use a gun. especially for hunting. but assault weapons are not for hunting. they're used to kill people quickly, efficiently, and as fast as they can. any type of weapon is used solely for that, for killing people, has no place in our communities. one child's life is worth more than all the assault weapons in the world. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentlema

garcia: mr. speaker, i rise to recognize the efforts by house democrats to protect women from the extreme republican anti-women agenda. my colleagues, republicans across our nation seek to criminalize abortion nationwide with no exceptions, not for rape, not for incest, and they are very determined. but while they seek to control women and their personal choices, president biden, house democrats firmly stand with women. we trust women. just last friday president biden signed an executive order aimed at protecting access to reproductive health services. this week house democrats are passing legislation to protect a woman's ability to travel freely and voluntarily throughout the united states including for reproductive health. we trust women. because that's who we are as democrats. we are the party that stands by women and their human rights. we trust women. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from iowa seek recognition? mrs. miller-m

mr. garcia for five minutes. >> mr.an drew would like to yield. >> thank you mister chairman and ranking member for this meeting. thanks to secretary buttigieg for joining us today. the iija was an important bill that funds our policy needs as the chairman reminded us last week, as his portrait was being unveiled, the house passed a truly game changing, transformative bill that we call the invest act. establishing greenhouse gas emissions metrics, advancing a fix it first agenda, and massive investments into environment -- to name a few. even though we weren't able to advance the invest back or the build back better act, i am heartened that under your leadership, mister secretary, the u.s. d.o.t. has begun to implement parts of this progressive agenda under its existing authority. still, much more me done and how we implement the iija is absolutely critical for far too long, transportation policy has been disconnected from the broader social justice debate. yet it determines access to jobs, clean air, clean water, affor

mr. curry about i. ms. scanlon boats i. ms. garcia? mr. neguse? ms. mcbath? mr. stanton? >> aye. >> mr. stanton votes i. ms. dean? ms. escobar? ms. escobar? >> how did the chairman voice? aye. i >> aye? ms. boats aye. mr. jones? ms. ross? >> ross votes aye. >> ms. ross votes aye. ms. bush -- mr. gohmert or snow. mr. issa votes no. mr. buck byrd snow. mr. gaetz votes no. mr. johnson of louisiana about snow. mr. biggs? mr. biggs votes no. mr. mcclintock. mr. mcclintock votes no. mr. steube? >> no. >> mr. steube votes no. mr. tiffany? >> tiffany, no. >> mr. tiffany votes no. mr. massie? >> no. >> mr. massie votes no. mr. roy? >> no. >> mr. roy boats? no mr. bishop. mr. bishop votes no. miss fish back? no. no. -- mr. fitzgerald? >> no. >> mr. fitzgerald votes. no >> mister pence? mister pence votes no. mr. owens? >> ms., ms., -- >>. ? >> lieu boats aye. >> mr. shabbat, you are not recorded. >> no. >> mr. shabbat votes no. >> america? >> mr., don't you are not recorded. >> aye. >> mr. deutch votes aye. >> mr. apple is not recorded. >> -- >> madam chair, i'm a recorded? >> mr. johnson, you are recorded as aye

mr. johnson will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. garcia: as the member designated by ms. speier and msl vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. smucker of pennsylvania, smows that mr. smucker will vote yes on amendment number 3. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by kahele, thompson, bordeaux, swalwell, torees, cuellar, thompson, these members will vote yes on the velazquez amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by miller-meeks of iowa and stefanik of new york, reschenthaler and joyce of pennsylvania, i inform the house that they will be voting yes on amendment number 3. >> as the member designated by mr. veasey of texas, these members will vote yes on the velazquez amendment. >> as the member designated by mr. gibbs of ohio, i inform the house that mr. gibb

garcia: mr. speaker, i rise to celebrate house democrats' efforts to lower costs for working families across america. for months now, democrats and the president have been working closely together to lower the prices of gas for americans. we have focused on peoples' pocketbook, not politics. as a result, gas prices have been decreasing for five straight weeks, down about 70 cents since last month. in fact, $3.99 a gallon is the price in america today. and mr. speaker, i saw the $3.99 and lower in the houston area over the weekend. on average, drivers are saving $35 a month for residents in my district, this could mean the difference between a warm family meal or going hungry. while republicans in congress have no solutions to lower prices and remain focused like stripping women of reproductive rights, house democrats will deliver results. we put people over politics. thank you. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? m

garcia: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. escobar of texas, i inform the house that ms. escobar will vote yes on the tlaib amendment. thank you. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. chair, as the member designated by mr. smucker of pennsylvania, i inform the house that mr. smucker will vote no on h.r. 8294. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. takano: mr. chairman, as the member designated by representative michael san nicolas, i inform the house that mr. san nicolas will vote yes on the tlaib amendment. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. norman: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. joe wilson of south carolina, i inform the house that mr. wilson will vote nay on amendment 137. the chair: for what purpose does the gentlelady from illinois seek recognition? ms. kelly: mr. chair, as the member designated by mrs. val demings of florida, i inform the house that mrs. demings will vote no on the tlaib amendment. as t

mr. curry about i. ms. scanlon boats i. ms. garcia? mr. neguse? ms. mcbath? mr. stanton? >> aye. >> mr. stanton votes i. ms. dean? ms. escobar? ms. escobar? >> how did the chairman voice? aye. i >> aye? ms. boats aye. mr. jones? ms. ross? >> ross votes aye. >> ms. ross votes aye. ms. bush -- mr. gohmert or snow. mr. issa votes no. mr. buck byrd snow. mr. gaetz votes no. mr. johnson of louisiana about snow. mr. biggs? mr. biggs votes no. mr. mcclintock. mr. mcclintock votes no. mr. steube? >> no. >> mr. steube votes no. mr. tiffany? >> tiffany, no. >> mr. tiffany votes no. mr. massie? >> no. >> mr. massie votes no. mr. roy? >> no. >> mr. roy boats? no mr. bishop. mr. bishop votes no. miss fish back? no. no. -- mr. fitzgerald? >> no. >> mr. fitzgerald votes. no >> mister pence? mister pence votes no. mr. owens? >> ms., ms., -- >>. ? >> lieu boats aye. >> mr. shabbat, you are not recorded. >> no. >> mr. shabbat votes no. >> america? >> mr., don't you are not recorded. >> aye. >> mr. deutch votes aye. >> mr. apple is not recorded. >> -- >> madam chair, i'm a recorded? >> mr. johnson, you are recorded as aye

mr. secretary, in answer to ms. garcia, you indicated that an officer could authorize an expenditure travel to another state for authorized abortions. some of those authorized abortions appear to be illegal in some states. could the officer be held criminally liable for assisting in the abortion? >> congressman, again, the complexities of this dobbs decision has created very, many uncertainties, and that is one reason why we are very diligently working with our office of general counsel to examine how each state law might affect what we do within the department of defense. but currently the way that it works, , well, let me take that back. but you know, the way we see it as long as they are performing their legal duties, so a medical provider performing their legal duties at an ntf, advising a service member to their options for covered abortion and that they need to go is currently the way that we look at it is, because there performing their duties in a federal matter that the state law will not jump over the federal law

garcia: thank you to the chairman and mr.peaker, i want to say i think we do understand what we are doing here today and what we are doing is supporting people's right to love and equal protection under the law, plain and simple. extreme magga republicans weaponnize our government institutions turning them against the people they are called to protect. respect for marriage act will make the law of the land. during pride month, the extreme texas g.o.p. openly declared at their convention their home phobia and bigotry. and labeling same-sex couples as having an abnormal lifestyle. we will not allow this right-wing obsession to impose on peoples' private lives. to my colleagues and texas g.o.p. marrying the person you love abnormal. it is none of your business. abnormal is your obsession of what other people do in their private lives and in their homes. love is love. amore is amore. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: the chairman of the full committee is right this legislati

mr. green: i yield 1 minutes to ms. garcia. ms. garcia: i thank my friend and colleague for his leadership for this very important amendment and i am not shocked and i am pleased. this is desperately needed and would authorize the disaster recovery program. this provides states and communities like mine in houston with flexible recovery resources with infrastructure. this amendment would that this goes to the most deserving communities those hit hardest and build safeguards and funds are not diverted. further, it reforms recovery and protocol to ensure and oversight and discovery and disaster recovery and protects civil rights and fair housing and supports mitigation efforts. mr. green and my hometown of hup is no stranger to disasters and the folks on the other side of the aisle don't want the dollars, we will accept them in houston because we get hit every year and we get hard. so again, i urge support of this amendment and urge my colleagues to do the same. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized. mr.

garcia, the gentlelady from the state of texas. >> inc. you mr. chairman, i too want to thank you for putting together such a fine group of witnesses to discuss this very important topic. this is not an excuse. this is not make-believe. it is real and it is happening across america. i know in my district which is 77% latino, it is a very critical topic this housing shortage. in particular, what is happening in this arena. i can tell you that throughout harris county in houston, my district, the housing market and particularly the rental market has been volatile. specifically for renters, the cost burden has gotten worse. and it does not show any signs of improvement. the cost burden has now become the majority of houston and harris county. as rent has increased faster than wages. and it appears it is becoming more and more difficult for houstonians particularly like to and black histone inns to get out of the rental market and purchase a home. and i want to start with ms. lopez. and ms. lopez, almost every instance an example that you use i have h

mr. speaker, and i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas, ms. garcia, for five minutes. ms. garcia: madam speaker, i rise to recognize president biden and house democrats' efforts to lower costs for american families. because of putin's invasion, americans have seen higher costs everywhere, from the gas pump to grocery stores to goods across the shelves at local stores. farmers, ranchers, and consumers have been victims of these price hikes because of putin's invasion. president biden, house democrats aren't standing for this. that's why last month my democratic house colleagues and i passed the lower food and fuel costs act. this bill will lower costs of goods for hardworking american families by addressing supply chain risks, lowering the cost of food and gas prices, strengthening the food supply chain, and ensuring robust competition in the meat and poultry sector. this will bring a much-needed drop in the prices of goods for the american people. i'm also glad to report that with president biden's leadership, gas prices have declined by an average o

garcia the gentle lady from the state of texas. >> thank you, mr. chairman but i do want to thank you for putting together such a fine group of witnesses to discuss this very, very important topic. this is not an excuse. this is not make-believe. this is real and it is happening across america. i know in my district which is 77% latino it's a very critical topic the housing shortage in particular what is happening in this arena. i can tell you that throughout harris county and houston my district the housing market and particularly the rental market has been volatile for it specifically for the cost burden has gotten worse, investments show any sign of improvement being the share of renters who are cost burden have now become the majority both houston and harris county as rent has increased faster than wages. and it appears it has become more and more difficult particulate latino to get out of the rental market and purchase e home. and i just want to first start with ms. lopez. set an example you use, i haveis heard of it unlike my colleagues who ha

garcia: thank you to the chairman and mr. speaker, i want to say i think we do understand what we are doing here today and what we are doing is supporting people's right to love and equal protection under the law, plain and simple. extreme magga republicans weaponnize our government institutions turning them against the people they are called to protect. respect for marriage act will make the law of the land. during pride month, the extreme texas g.o.p. openly declared at their convention their home phobia and bigotry. and labeling same-sex couples as having an abnormal lifestyle. we will not allow this right-wing obsession to impose on peoples' private lives. to my colleagues and texas g.o.p. marrying the person you love abnormal. it is none of your business. abnormal is your obsession of what other people do in their private lives and in their homes. love is love. amore is amore. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: the chairman of the full committee is right this legisla

mr. bragg, please take your head out of the sand and stop protecting criminals and protect law abiding citizens. >> my next guest, organized today's rally. he's spoken to d.a. bragg about this case. frank garcia of the national association of latino state chambers of commerce representing a lot of these owners of bodegas in cities across the country, this one happened in new york city. good to have you with us, frank. thanks for being here. where do you think this stands right now? what is your message after this meeting today with d.a. alvin bragg? >> the d.a. has to understand, this is not a political issue. they've tried to put it as a political issue, the governor, the major. they don't understand one of our members is going to lose his life, 30 years, this is a 61-year-old elderly man that worked 30 years in a bodega. my grandfather used to walk around with a gun. we don't want it back to the 70s and the 60s. the kriek was bad in the bodegas. we're getting to that point. the supermarkets, restaurants are all hispanic businesses today with one voice asking for justice for jose alba. wee fear the politicians are not listening. it grateful to the city council and the republican city council

mr. carter, they will vote no on the rule. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. garcia: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. speier of california, i inform the house that ms. speier will vote yes on house res. 1300. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. stewart of utah, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote no on h.res. 1300. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. connolly: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. beyer of virginia, i inform the house that mr. beyer will vote aye on h.res. 1300. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. jacobs of new york, mr. green of tennessee and mr. van drew of new jersey, i inform the house that mr. jacobs and mr. green and mr. van drew all will vote anyway on the rul. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose d

mr. palazzo all will vote nay on h.r. 8373. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. garciamadam speaker, as the member designated by representative speier of florida, escobar of texas, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 8373. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. smucker of pennsylvania, i inform the house that mr. smucker will vote no on h.r. 8373. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. bishop: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. bennie thompson of mississippi, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. thompson will vote yes on h.r. 8373. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. laturner from kansas, i inform the house that mr. laturner will vote nay on h.r. 8373. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek r