mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 52005 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 440, h.r. 5205, a bill to authorize certain land conveyances involving public lands in northern nevada to promote economic development and conservation and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from washington, mr. hastings, and the gentleman from arizona, mr. grijalva, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hastings: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, h.r. 5205 is a bill introduced by

mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hastings: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. h.r. 3006 introduced by our colleague from california, mr. calvert, authorizes an equal value land exchange of private and federal property. the bill requires the secretary of interior to convey 80 acres of bureau of land management lands in california to river bottom farms. in exchange, river bottom farms would be required to donate a 40-acre parcel in arizona to the cibola national wildlife refuge. both land transfers will be subject to valid existing rights, right ofways and other governances on the land as to the date of the conveyance. the transaction will be executed as an equal-value exchange with the values

mr. hastings: mr. speaker, at this time i'd like to yield to the gentleman from virginia, mr. moran, four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for four minutes. mr. moran: i thank my very good friend and our leader from california for yielding me the time. mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to this bill. so, this is the last day we're in session until after the elections. but rather than consider substantive legislation today or really at any point in this session that would have extended long-term unemployment benefits or simplified the tax code or reform our immigration system our extend expiring tax provisions or lower foreign trade barriers with new trade authority or invest in our nation's deteriorating public infrastructure, we're going home. mr. chairman, mr. speaker, the list goes on and on what have we could and should be doing. but we are wasting what limited floor time remains debating a exrillation of bad -- exillation of bad antienvironmental proposals

mr. hastings. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 2. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. hastings: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hastings: i stand here on the house floor, only a few hundred yards away from the senate, and it feels like we are worlds apart. in the house, we are listening to the american people who are telling us that it's time to expand american energy production. hard working americans know how important energy is in their lives. they need it to commute to and from work. it fuels the buses that take our kids to school. it powers the businesses on main street. it provides jobs and improves livelihoods of millions of americans who are struggling to make ends meet in president obama's economy. mr. speaker, sunday, it will power the jumbotron at century league field in

mr. hastings: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. bishop: madam speaker, i'm pleased to yield to the gentleman from oregon, mr. walden, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. walden: thank you, madam speaker. i thank my colleague from utah for his leadership on this and many other natural resource issues. all across oregon, farmers and ranchers and other property owners are walking around their land wondering what the e.p.a. will regulate under the proposed rule to expand its clean water act jurisdiction. ranchers in eastern oregon wonder about their stock ponds, wheat growers worry about an intermittent stream adjacent to a field. onion growers are concerned about their irrigation ditches. this proposed rule is based on faulty science. it underestimates the tremendous harm it poses to our rural economies. so it's no wonder people are concerned. town hall meeting i had saturday morning, three

mr. hastings: thank you very much, madam speaker. i thank my friend, the gentleman from utah, mr. bishop, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes for debate. you know, we are back here and this is our first legislation after a lengthy recess and the fact of the matter is that after next week, we will be on yet another lengthy recess, headed into the november 4 election. when we began this session, the 113th congress, the speaker of the house commented and i won't boggetter to quote him, i will just summarize briefly what he said, was that this would be the most open legislative period that we have seen. ironically today, dealing with these two pieces of legislation and this particular rule, we are saying one portion of -- we are seeing one portion of it structured and for the 74th times, we them, 74 are dealing with a closed rule. what that means, america, is that your representatives here in the house of representatives , on the subject of legislation dealing with 644, having released taliban prisoners in exchange for sergeant bergd

mr. nugent does not seek time. judge hastings, do you seek time? gentle woman from florida does not seek time. the gentleman from -- mr. schuster, thank you very much. we appreciate you being here. >> thank you. >> i think there's a he said/she said argument here. the bottom line is, i'm delighted you're here. i think people back home who are in our state agencies, and landowners, are worried. and that's why you're here. we'll look forward to seeing you on the floor. the gentleman is now -- >> i'm glad you're here, mr. schuster. you often bring great clarity to what we're doing today. and we'll overlook this one. thank you so much. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. we are now going to move to h-res 644, and i've seen the chairman of the armed services committee, the gentleman from california, mr. mccann none. i know he will be arriving very quickly. i know also that the ranking member, mr. smith -- >> is on his way. >> -- is en route. we are aware -- >> he should be here by 5:30. >> perhaps what we can do is get our californian to speak with cl

mr. hastings. mr. chairman. mr. chairman, aye. >> the motion is agreed to.d the gentleman from utah, mr. bishop, will be handling this for republicans. judge hastings will be there for the democrats. earlier, i could not recognize celeste west who came back. celeste was over here, former long term staff member ot rules committee. >> no, ma'am, i don't believe so. we are going to allow the leaders to get together and find out what transpires there. i want to thank everybody. we've now fibbished our work for the day. >> on the next "washington talksl," stephen bucci about military options against isis. then, brad sherman on president obama's upcoming speech on u.s. strategy against isis and threats posed by the group. "washington journal" is live every morning at 7:00 eastern. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. homeland security committee hearing on programs to equip state and local law enforcement with military gear. that is on c-span three. you can join that conversation on facebook and twitter. march the 20th anniversary of the violence

mr. hastings of florida on september 16. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from nebraska, mr. terry is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. terry: thank you, mr. speaker. today, the house passed a commonsense approach to make our energy more reliable and more affordable. our vote today would create jobs, secure our energy future on north us dependent merican resources, not opec, venezuela, or others. i'm proud to lead this in support of lower energy costs and more american jobs. with commonsense policies like these, we can make real progress toward reducing prices at the pump and protecting families from higher monthly electric bills. lower energy costs also mean lower prices for groceries and other consumer goods. and by producing more american energy, we can create more american jobs. these are the issues that families struggle with at the kitchen table every night and keep you awake at

gentlemen from florida adjust hastings do you seek time? >> i don't want to put mr. thornberry on the spot and i am not trying to play any kind of gotcha. i echo the sentiment of my colleagues and good friend from massachusetts and i want to be on record saying that when much of this began i wrote to the speaker of the house and a copy to the president requesting that when we were away we be reconvened for purposes of discussion and approving or disapproval in the discussion. the president did say in the wednesday night remarks that we would welcome an authorization from congress. certainly that is not asking for it. and i heard mr. thornberry loud and clear and i believe all of us understand that the exacting request that came from the president is in some substance parts of what we are seeing here. i do have a concern about one word that is kind of new to me. i think i know what it means. but in the initial section, mr. thornberry, at line 4 is the word sustainment. and that follows to provide assistance including training, equipment, supplies and sustainment to ap

mr. hastings, to suspend the rules pass s. 1603 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: an act to reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question i will will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 359, the nays are 64. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house an enrolled bill. the clerk: h.r. 5134, an act to extend the national advisory committee on instituti

haste haas thank you, mr. speaker. i -- mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. i support my colleague frederica wilson in the effort she has undertaken to #bringbackourgirls, addressing the horrors of boko haram having extracted these girls from their lives. we also in addition to that responsibility have an exacting responsibility with reference to ongoing circumstances that the president will address tonight. on august 14, nearly a month ago, i wrote to the president asking him to be mindful of a letter that i include in my remarks to speaker boehner. what i said is i respectfully call upon you to bring congress back into session so we can meet our constitutional responsibility to address the ongoing crisis in iraq. as you know, the situation there is becoming increasingly more complex and continues to defy easy resolutions. there's no doubt that the islamic state will continue to tare rise the people of iraq, -- terrorize the people of iraq, including the increase of refugees who may be driven from their homes. we must ask exercise, congress our constitutiona

mr. reed hastings. >> it will be challenging to be profitable. we have a lot of confit -- content.ntent. if ago 5-10 years, we should be profitable. >> it is a company of a market cap of $30 billion which compares it to companies like viacom and cbs. more growth. they have had a remarkable story in the states. they have 50 million subscribers in 40 states. 3/4 are in north america. the goal is to get to 90 million viewers from 60 million. they want to grow. when you look at some of their goals, they want 80% of the revenue outside of the u.s. and right now, clearly, they are not there. some analysts are saying they will get 20%. they have to figure out some of the typos. ares like "house of cards" owned by a company called skied which linda. there's also licensing in france. -- called skied deutsche. deutsche. they see a growth opportunity. >> hans, will you be able to watch "house of cards" in germany? >> only on sky deutsche lend or as we discussed earlier and we are not recommending anybody do anything illegal, you can hide it where you are with a virtual private network a you c

mr. hastings, to suspend the rules and pass s. 476, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 476, an act to amend the chesapeake and ohio canal development act to excontinued to the chesapeake and ohio canal national historical park commission. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 419. the nays are zero. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. he house will be in order. the house will be in order. please

the poor girl on her arrival presented the most pitiful appearance and left with haste without the knowledge of mr. plumber. she travelled 12 miles, barefooted. her neck and shoulders covered with scars. they dealt her a blow on the head which cut her a horrible gash and left her face literally covered with blood. woman you're about to hear about is harriet tubman. but that's not her actual name. she died in 1913, a little more than a decade after her more fighter a woman would go on to accomplish so her exploits would inspire legends is the real story and is why this book is so useful now during the time when young women, especially young black woman have only music video images. it's my pleasure to bring you author of harriet tubman, road to freedom. >> thank you. you take me back to my undergraduate days at harvard university when these books were first published, so i'm hearing these authors again and indeed it was the very cruelty and immediacy of slavery that made me pursue my work and thank you for calling me a new author but for a while.round for those of you who are interested this is my

mr. nugent does not seek time. judge hastings, do you seek time? he gentle woman from florida does not seek time. the gentleman from -- mr. schuster, thank you very much. we appreciate you being here. >> thank you. >> i think there's a he said/she said argument here. the bottom line is, i'm delighted you're here. i think people back home who are in our state agencies, and landowners, are worried. and that's why you're here. we'll look forward to seeing you on the floor. the gentleman is now -- >> i'm glad you're here, mr. schuster. you often bring great clarity to what we're doing today. and we'll overlook this one. thank you so much. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. we are now going to move to h-res 644, and i've seen the chairman of the armed services committee, the gentleman from california, mr. mccann none. i know he will be arriving very quickly. i know also that the ranking member, mr. smith -- >> is on his way. >> -- is en route. we are aware -- >> he should be here by 5:30. >> perhaps what we can do is get our californian to speak with

our house presented the most pitiable appearance, she had left in haste and without preparation and probably without the knowledge of mr. plummer. she had traveled 12 miles bare-footed, bare-necked and bare-headed, her head covered with scars and not content with marking her neck and shoulders with the cowhyde, there was a blow on the head with the hickory club which left her face covered with blood. the woman's name that you are about to hear about is harriet tubman, but that's not actually her real name, but we'll hear about that from the author, mrs. clinton. born just a few years before fred ring -- frederick douglass she died in 1913, a little more than a decade after her more famous freedom fighter. that a woman would go on to accomplish so much that her exploits would enable legends is the wonderful story of this new author and why this book is so useful now, during a time when young women, especially young black women have only images on music videos and in films to inspire them. it's my pleasure to bring to you, the author of "harriet tubman," the road to freedom," catherine clinton. >> thank you >> >> thank y

mr. chairman for those excellent remarks. in my haste to get the chairman before you, i neglected to introduce myself. i am fred kagan at the american enterprise institute. i, like the chairman, was disappointed with the president's speech last night. it was, at best, a partial plan. an idea sketch but inadequate. i have also been working on an publishive that i will along with my co-authors at the that will be available tomorrow. focus on, among other things, the very issue that you raised, the need to focus on the sunni community. that is what i really didn't here in the president speech. i heard a lot working with the shia government in iraq, working with the kurds, not working with assad which i think is very good. but it really seemed like a strategy focused on the periphery. this is fundamentally a problem in the sunni arab community. one question i think is important to answer is, do you think there is a risk the president's chatterjee will make things worse? risk by pursuing this approach that we may be encouraging the developmen

mr. chairman, for those excellent remarks. in my haste to get the chairman before you, i neglected to introduce myself. i am fred kagan at the american enterprise institute. and i, like the chairman, was disappointed with the president's speech last night. i think it was, at best, a partial plan. an idea, a sketch, but inadequate. i have also been working on an alternative that i will publish along with my co-authors at the institute that will be available tomorrow. and it will focus on, among other things, the very issue that you raised, the need to focus on the sunni community. that is what i really didn't hear in the president's speech. i heard a lot working with the shia government in iraq, working with the kurds, not working with assad which i think is very good. but it really seemed like a strategy focused on the periphery. this is fundamentally a problem in the sunni arab community. one question i think is important to answer is, do you think there is a risk the president's strategy will make things worse? is there a risk by pursui

mr. lowenthal, for your kind words, and for working hard to bring this important resolution to the house floor. i also appreciate the work of the natural resources committee chairman, doc hastings, and ranking member pete defazio. and to you, mr. young, for considering this resolution expeditiously and seing that it was favorably reported by the committee. also, let me thank senator chris murphy who used to serb in this body and now serves in the united states senate from connecticut for introducing a companion bill in the senate. his support is critical and i thank him for his commitment to this important issue. i hope that the senate will act as expeditiously and in as bipartisan a fashion as has the house of representatives. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of house joint resolution 120, a bill that i introduced to will formally approve the location that was selected by the administrator of the general services administration of a memorial that will recognize the thousands of slaves and free referred to as free negros. federal law requires, mr. speaker, that the location where the -- with the memorial identified by the administration of g.s.a., that it be approved by con

mr. speaker, first of all, i would like to thank chairman hastings and bishop and ranking member defaziond grijalva for their support for this remedy of this issue and i want to thank the committee on both sides of the aisle for supporting this issue. i urge my colleagues to adopt it and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker: the gentleman yields back the gentleman from california reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from alaska. . mr. young: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. >> with that i yield back also. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 4527. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, , the les are suspended bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reskr is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from alaska seek recognition? mr. young: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pas

mr. whitehouse: let me begin with a unanimous consent request for a committee to meet during today's session of the senate. this request has hast the approval of the majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent that the request be agreed to and that this request be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: thank you, mr. president. i rise today for the 78th time in my time to wake up series to urge my republican colleagues that it is long past time, long past time to wake up to the growing threat of global climate change. for those who still deny the science and believe it or not, that's where some of our colleagues still are, i remind them that virtually every credible scientific authority and no, the ones funded by the big carbon polluters don't count -- virtually every credible scientific authority has moved beyond the question of whether our climate is changing or whether carbon pollution drives these changes, to now how it's happening, where it's happening. climate change is no longer a forecast. it's happening before our eyes all around us. the latest reports from the inter