mr. grayson: thank you, mr. chair. my amendment would ensure that first responders are included for membership on the pain management best practices interagency task force. this is a commonsense amendment. first responders, like police officers, other emergency room staff, are the first on the scene when a person overdoses and they are the first to administer emergency treatment and resuscitation programs. these are the people who have first contact with the victims of opioid overdoses. it would make sense that if we're putting together a task force to address the terrible opioid problem and specifically pain management best practices, we should include the views and opinions of those first on the scene and in the best position to save lives. being first on the scene to overdose emergencies, first responders often interact with patients in pain. yet, most first responders, especially e.m.s. responders, have no pain management standard on accreditation. it does not include a pain management standard as part of the clini

mr. grayson: i have an amendment at the desk. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. grayson at the end of the bill insert the following, section none of the fund made available by -- mr. grayson: i ask that the reading be waived by unanimous consent. the chair: without objection. the gentleman from florida andal member opposed each will be recognized. expandyson: my amendment the list of pares where te federal government contracting due to serious miscontracting and i hopthis will remain uncontroversial and i reserve the ball aps of my time. the chair: any member seeking time in opposition? the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. dent:oint of order. i'm sorry. i would like to speak in opposition. i have no objection to the gentleman's amendment. i have no objection to the gentleman's amendment. he offered it in the past and i urge adoption and i yield back. mr. grayson: i thank the chair and i yield the balance of my time. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from florida. those in for say aye. those opposed, . in the opinion of the chair,

mr. grayson: i yield. the chair: the gentleman yields. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from florida. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it, and the amendment s agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas arise? >> i have an amendment at the desk, amendment number five. the clerk: amendment number five printed in the coongsal record order by mr. bab on the of texas. the chair: the gentleman from texas and a member opposed each will control five minutes. mr. babin: i rise in strong support of my amendment to prohibit to the islamics from being funded in this energy and water appropriations bill. as a result of this recent nuclear deal, iran has now cleared -- is now cleared to receive up to $150 billion ap never made its way back. iran is the leading state's sponsor of terrorism. dangerous sent to a regime that flounts international norms and threatens to wipe israel off the map and is response i will for the murders of hundreds of united states soldi

mr. derek grayson, miss alicia sharp, and mr. will coley. mr.w his nomination after being nominated. microphone number one. >> point of order, mr. chair. today, i believe we just had a motion to suspend the rules and the vote was taken to suspend the rules. is it not appropriate that we then vote on the motion? tovoted to suspend the rules consider the motion. >> i was taking them as a block. i would take it to do a suspension of the rules. >> i have no objection. >> we are in order. people seeking to be recognized for points of information or points of order? on twitter. 20 trends onp twitter right now, seven are either our candidates, the libertarian party, or this convention. [applause] >> only seven? [laughter] you are voting, everybody get out your phones and what is ?he hash tag legalize freedom. if you are interested in what the libertarian party has to offer you, you can visit our website or call us. microphone number one. >> since the libertarian party stands for inclusion, i wanted to reiterate that for the spanish audience full of --

mr. derek grayson of georgia. dern of california. historically within the libertarian party you had to get signature tokens to be placed in nomination. 30 three minimum of nominated for president or vice president. it has traditionally been our practice to suspend the rules and cap presidential tokens as vice presidential tokens for purposes of vice presidential nominations. for anyone who had run for president. a motion was made to suspend the rules and it did not receive two thirds. areonly candidates eligible those who were able to submit their vice presidential tokens by the deadline of 1:16 p.m. this afternoon. someone may cross the 30 tokens threshold. i don't know how many were outstanding. time the names i listed are the only ones who've met the threshold. ballot access needs to be assured in all 50 states. one action is the libertarian .arty taking takee coordination of place according to whatever is negotiated between the party and the campaign. we have our lawyers present at the convention to make that happen. will be quit

mr. grayson, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. grayson: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to address the great american bathroom controversy. this is a picture on my right of someone who may or may not be recognizable to many americans today. i'll say her name, the name may be more recognizable to some, jorgensen. christine christine was born in 1926, she grew up in the bronx like i sid. -- like i did. she went to triffer columbus high school, near the public housing where i grew up in the bronx. in fact, my father taught history at christopher columbus high school. i don't know whether he taught christine or not. but it is possible. in 1945, christine was drafted and served in the u.s. military. now that may be a puzzle to some of you listening to me right now, who say, i didn't realize that women were drafted. in the 1940's. well, at that time, christine ease name was george. george jorgensen. that's the name she was born. with she was in fact on her birth certificate male. something she struggled with greatly all through th

mr. grayson, had been disclose posted of and the bill had been ead through page 71, line 6. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i have an amendment at the desk. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. heck of washington. at the end of the bill -- mr. heck: i ask unanimous consent that the amendment be considered as read. the chair: any objection? the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. dent: i reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. the chair: the gentleman reserves a point of order. the clerk will continue to read. the clerk: upon acceptance by secretary of veterans affairs of the newly constructed holes 10 through 18 at the golf course on a person of joint base louis mccord key signed by jack nicklaus on a pro bono basis, it shall be designated at nichlas and. the chair: the gentleman from washington and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes gentleman from washington. mr. heck: i plan on withdrawing my amendment. would like to make my colleagues aware of some ams.ing work being done in

mr. sharp. point of order. my name is michelle gregory with the michigan lp. i want to know if there is a way since grayson dropped out, is there a way to do a recount? >> i do not believe there is any way to do such a recount. i do not believe that is the case. followingo offer the announcement, i've been told the debate has been delayed for five minutes after the proceedings here end. >> point of information. >> from whom? >> star child, california. would it be out of order to make a motion requesting a recount given that one of the candidates had dropped out before the ballots were tallied? is, thehort answer chair does not know. more nuanced answer is he does not know, but he will seek consultation. --ording to our bylaws [inaudible] >> point of order. order as a point of well, please. >> from whom? please identify yourself. >> jeffrey neal. california delegation. while serving as acting chair at the time,, the candidate was asked the question about whether or not the withdrawal of a candidate would affect the vote in place that had already started. he said no, it would not. i do not believe there is a