mr. grayson: well, it is classified. obviously, what is coming in now is anecdotal information and is being treated as such. there was a third discussion of what could have been done to prevent this situation from happening again and that's part of the conversation. we make the laws. so it's a natural thing for us to be discussing. reporter: anything you can say about the wife's role and whether or not she tried to talk him out of the attack? mr. grayson: we got some information. that would be classified information, so i don't feel like i can discuss that. reporter: are you concerned there are other attacks planned or could be carried out, even know he is not alive. i mean, any other people he was working with? mr. grayson: there is no evidence of that whatsoever. of course we have to be , vigilant, but no evidence of that. >> [inaudible] mr. grayson: i think that's absurd. i'll be honest with you. the reason why we suffered the worst mass shooting in history is because it was possible for one person to kill so many peo

mr. grayson: we got some information. that would be classified information, so i don't feel like i can discuss that. reporter: were there other attacks planned to be carried out, even though he is not alive. any other people he was working with? mr. grayson: there is no evidence of that whatsoever. we have to be vigilant, but no evidence of that. >> [inaudible] mr. grayson: i think that's absurd. i'll be honest with you. the reason why we suffered the worst mass shooting in history is because it was possible for one person to kill so many people so quickly. he couldn't have done it with a box cutter or a rock but an automatic weapon. that's what made this tragedy possible. now, by the way, it is a semi-automatic weapon. one that is capable of firing over 100 rounds in less than a minute. one victim who was shot more than a dozen times. one victim more than a dozen times. mr. thornberry: a lot of the details of this case have been in the press. the f.b.i. gave us additional details. it just seems to me, we can tell from th

mr. grayson: i think that's absurd.he reason why we suffered the worst mass shooting in history is because it was possible for one person to kill so many people so quickly. he couldn't have done it with a box cutter or a rock but an automatic weapon. that's what made this tragedy possible. w, by the way, it is a semi-automatic weapon. one that is capable of firing er 100 rounds in less than a minute. one victim who was shot more than a dozen times. one victim more than a dozen times. mr. thornberry: a lot of the details of this case have been in the press. the f.b.i. gave us additional details. it just seems to me, we can tell from the press that this case is an exact template of what isis is trying to provoke, take an individual who's unstable, who may be angry, have a variety of issues, take the ideology and plug into that and encourage those individuals to act. and that presents a real challenge for law enforcement nd everyone. [inaudible question] mr. thornberry: they have a lot more people to question. a lot of add

mr. grayson: i think that's absurd. the reason why we suffered the worst mass shooting in history is because it was possible for one person to kill so many people so quickly. he couldn't have done it with a box cutter or a rock but an automatic weapon. that's what made this tragedy possible. now, by the way, it is a semi-automatic weapon. one that is capable of firing over 100 rounds in less than a minute. one victim who was shot more than a dozen times. one victim more than a dozen times. mr. thornberry: a lot of the details of this case have been in the press. the f.b.i. gave us additional details. it just seems to me, we can tell from the press that this case is an exact template of what isis is trying to provoke, take an individual who's unstable, who may be angry, have a variety of issues, take the ideology and plug into that and encourage those individuals to act. and that presents a real challenge for law enforcement and everyone. \[inaudible question] mr. thornberry: they have a lot more people to question. a lo

mr. grayson. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. grayson: mr. speaker, we're talking about minimum wage of $4 tnt 25 an hour. -- of $4.25 an hour. less than $700 a month. tell me how anyone can survive anywhere on on the island of puerto rico on $700 a month. the cost of living in san juan is no lower than that. i don't know where you can find a one-bedroom apartment for $700 a month that would be worth living in. i don't know how to pay for lunch and dinner and breakfast for $700 a month. i don't know how you can find health coverage for $700. i don't know how you can find transportation to get to that job for $700 a month. i don't get it. any one of these things would be enough to break the budget and put you in bankruptcy for $700 a month and that's before you attackses. we're taking a spanish speaking population, 3.5 million of them, and condemning them to low wages to the point where 45-year-old men will lose their jobs to 20-year-old sons because the 20-year-old sons are forced to work for only $4.25. . i ask unanimous consent for another

mr. grayson: i yield back. the chair: 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. the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 11 printed in house report 114-611. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. takano: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. clarence: amendment number 11 printed in house report 114-611, offered by mr. takano of california. the chair: the gentleman from california, mr. takano, and a member opposed each will control five maines -- minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. takano: thank you, madam chair. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise today in support of my amendment which would restore funding to the office of technology assessment or o.t.a. the foundation for good policy is accurate and objective analysis and for more than

mr. grayson: since the tragic shooting a week ago last sunday, i took the time to learn as much as i could as to the facts of what happened and it's disturbing for me to think how little opportunity we had in order to try and prevent that tragedy. we are talking about someone who was a confused individual. he started talking about his loyalty to al qaeda and hezz, a that he was related to mastermind and when they checked it out, they found out it wasn't true. he complained about discrimation since he was a muslim. he had not committed any illegal acts. now the fact is having been on the watch list, he should have been watched more closely. it makes no sense to think somebody who has been on the watch list, has been interviewed three times, two different investigations and not only that but his friends and relatives knew it as well, why does that not elevate suspicion that he buys a weapon of mass destruction. clearly we can take that as a lesson for the future. bear in mind this is a case where we had the worst mass shooting in the history of the country in orlando because one person using

mr. grayson: the shooting took place eight blocks from my district a week ago last sunday. ere are a list of the victims. amanda, 25 years old. angel. adolfo, 33. antonio brown, 29. darell roman, 29 years old. angel, 28 years old. juan martinez, just 25 years old. luis, 39. roy, 21. y yacka, 32. imone, 31. leroy, 25 years old. mercedes, 26 years old. peter gonzalez cruz, just 22 years old. uan, 22 years old. frank hernandez, 27. miguel angel, 30. javier, 40. jason, 19 years old. eddie, 30. anthony, 25 years old. christopher, 32. alejandro, 21. brenda, 49. robto -- roberto, 25. kimberly, 37. kira, just 18. luis, 20. ric, 36 years old. oel, 32. juan carlos, 35. enrique, 25. christopher joseph, 24 years old. avier, 34. shane, 33 years old. martin, 33. onathan, 24. frank de jesus, 50. juan rivera, 37. luis, 22. luis wilson-leon, 37. jerald right, 31. in the time it took to read this list, that's pretty much the time it took to kill them. if you look at the video taken by one of the dead, the attack itself, you can count 17 gunshots in five seconds. and the shooter stopped in th