mr. hoyer and mr. clyburn. our request is that publicly state that you will schedule a vote to consider the hurd-aguilar bill and any another daca bill. we strongly believe the members of the house and the constituents deserve the same dignity that leader mcconnell has stated that he will allow a vote on this issue. and we asked him for his immediate attention to this issue, but we did not receive that. i said earlier, america is the greatest country that ever existed in the history of the world. aren't we proud to be american? america is a country of beautiful diversity that has changed over time from the days of our founders. they could never imagine how it could be, how many many different people. and yet, they established ar constitution that enabled everyone, everyone as they stated in our declaration of independence, everyone, the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. and it is a beautiful thing. our country has become a more diverse country over time. pluribus unum. we are a nation of immi

the taxes on the upper 1% will continue. >> mr. hoyer, since you came to congress as as a young man and -- in a special election in may 1981, you have seen the majority change hands three times back and forth and back 94, you had a newrevolution, -- new revolution, democrats got it back in 2006. republicans of course took the majority back in 2010. what is your after going back and forth and back, what is your optimism that injanuary 2019 you will be for the majority against? >> i think we will win. i think the environment is such that you see it all over the country. you see two phenomena. number one come with a lot of candidates who want to run and a lot of districts, almost 100 districts now we're we really good candidates in. are all of them competitive? maybe not but a large of a, charlie cook's is a larger number that it is enough for us to take back the majority. secondly, what you see on the republican side, use retirements particularly districts that are swing districts figures and republican members decide not to run for reelec

in 1990, mr. hoyer. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise in strong opposition to this legislation. in 1990 president george h.w. bush declared a long overdue independence day for people with disabilities as he signed the historic americans with disabilities act into law. as the house sponsor of the a.d.a., i shared the president's optimism and hope that every man, woman, and child with disability can now pass-through once closed doors into a bright new era of equality, independence, and freedom. i was proud to work across the aisle on the a.d.a. and on the a.d.a. amendments act of 2008. the only time the a.d.a. has ever been amended. we brought together from outside groups from a broad range of affiliations to create a framework for policy that would vastly improve accessibility and be agreeable to all. unfortunately, people with disabilities still face stubborn barriers to full inclusion. in the last year, people with differing abilities have had to fight for access to health care and the se

mr. hoyer's, did we do mr. hoyer's already? ivy tenley, a chinese immigrant, the youngest of three, became the second to graduate college in her family from baruke college. today she continues to devote er free time to underserved. she is a -- gets so much of her free time to empowering underserved communities. her story is just what this country needs. thank you, mr. hoyer, for referring her to us. ung bin cho, his family came here, they enrolled in first grade in virginia, he garage waited from virginia tech. again,s the only home i know. i've work and saved to pay for college. where i live you need a car for anywhere. now because of daca i can drive my family, drive to study. all these are personal stories about the struggles, the obstacle, the optimism, determination and hope that all of these people have and isn't that what america is about? america is about optimism and hope. representativeom eddie, she had another testimony earlier. elizabeth esty has been a champion on this issue, she sends this testimony. i came to con

mr. hoyer and mr. clyburn. our request is that publicly state that you will schedule a vote to consider the hurd-aguilar bill and any another daca bill. we strongly believe the members of the house and the constituents deserve the same dignity that leader mcconnell has stated that he will allow a vote on this issue. and we asked him for his immediate attention to this issue, but we did not receive that. i said earlier, america is the greatest country that ever existed in the history of the world. aren't we proud to be american? america is a country of beautiful diversity that has changed over time from the days of our founders. they could never imagine how it could be, how many many different people. and yet, they established ar constitution that enabled everyone, everyone as they stated in our declaration of independence, everyone, the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. and it is a beautiful thing. our country has become a more diverse country over time. pluribus unum. we are a nation of immi

in 1990, mr. hoyer. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise in strong opposition to this legislation. in 1990 president george h.w. bush declared a long overdue independence day for people with disabilities as he signed the historic americans with disabilities act into law. as the house sponsor of the a.d.a., i shared the president's optimism and hope that every man, woman, and child with disability can now pass-through once closed doors into a bright new era of equality, independence, and freedom. i was proud to work across the aisle on the a.d.a. and on the a.d.a. amendments act of 2008. the only time the a.d.a. has ever been amended. we brought together from outside groups from a broad range of affiliations to create a framework for policy that would vastly improve accessibility and be agreeable to all. unfortunately, people with disabilities still face stubborn barriers to full inclusion. in the last year, people with differing abilities have had to fight for access to health care and the se

mr. hoyer: i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: madam speaker, we have four legislative days before those protected by daca will be at risk. the speaker has said he was going to address this issue. he has not. at this point in time. the speaker said on 9:00-23-2010 we will advance major legislation one issue at a time. whether he not duck the tough issues. we'll take them head-on. in that light, i urge the speaker to put on the floor the three bills that are spending in this house. the clean dream act. the u.s.a. act sponsored by representatives aguilar and hurd, a bipartisan bill. and a republican bill, the securing america's future act, sponsored by representative goodlatte. mr. speaker, let the people's house speak. let them vote. put these three bills on the floor. and let the majority rule. that is democracy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired.

. >> read you a text i got last from someone close to the white house, mr. hoyer. as the house democratic whip you help set the message, set the tone for the party, party discipline and texted somebody. somebody said democrats are looking angry as the president talks about unity. and bad optics. were you a little concerned about that? there was some hissing. >> there was very little i think demonstrations. as a matter fact,specifically i think we sat there stoically and quietly. one of the problems is we think the president rhetoric does not compare with his actions and what he has done. most of the year trying to repeal the affordable care act, which was damaging to some 20 million people, maybe more. >> the ones he cheered for, to. >> repealing the mandate. that will result in 13 million people not having access to affordable, quality health care. we don't think that is a sheer line. what we use was a very quiet, -- what you saw was quiet, not happy, and disappointed. majority oncratic our side. very quiet and not happy. >> your statement after the state of the u

with that i yield to mr. hoyer. rep. hoyer: thank you very much. i think the floor reflected the deep disappointment, not only that we had last night at the presidents speech but what we have had in the last year with the president's performance. we spent all year, of 2017, not on jobs bills, not an infrastructure bills, not on positive ways to lift up america, we spent literally the first three quarters of the year taking steps to undermine the health care of all americans. and increase the price of premiums of those who were lucky enough to have remaining coverage. we then spent the last three months, forging and passing a tax bill that advantages, as the leader said, the 1%. and it gives a but 17% of all the resources we will borrow, $1.5 trillion, to those working men and women the president talked about last night and that the speaker talked about on the floor. president trump try to put a fresh coat of paint on a failing presidency. it didn't work. americans see through the rhetoric and understand the reality. the president has made our count

pelosi who is on the floor right now, and as you know, she is giving a one minute as well as a expect mr. hoyer as well as jim cli burp, but they are as well on tr -- j they are on the floor and unable to be here right now. welcome to the theme united for a better tomorrow. we are not where we expected to be quite frankly and we had all hoped to be in cambridge, maryland, for this conference retreat, and conference, but we are not wavering on the commitment to offer progressive agenda to benefit all americans. this year's theme reflects who we are. that we are united. democrats are united in our own vision for a better tomorrow, for a better america. the american people want to know that democrat, and what the democrats stand for. they want to know that we stand with them and by them. and during the next few days, we will discuss our vision for the future of the great nation, and the policies that will turn our vision into concrete policies to improve life for all americans. americans are working harder than ever, but they are not feeling the gains that their families desperately need right now

in any event, i thank mr. hoyer for giving us us her story. r. frank pallone gave me this. he was with us early in the presentation and his guest at the state of the union was edgar, a stude at the unersity o newark. she came to the states from south korea. after 2008 economic recession, her mom lost her position working at the hospital and they lost their legal status. when her mom got -- after she realized the implications of undocumented status when her mom got into a bike accident, she needed treatment. because they were uninsured, she treated herself through home remedies and prayer. she is a sophomore at rutgers on donated de through the rships and founded rutgers dreamers. and student athlete competing at rutgers university, rutgers, track and field team and news editor of rutgers university, newspaper. how many hours do i have in the day? i would like to know. i would like to my own guest at the state of the union. i'm so proud of her. state-wide organizer for california's dream network. i'm so proud of them and the head of the organization, they have done so much t

crowley and mr. hoyer, about where we go from ere in terms of the budget negotiations that have gone on. as i said earlier, there are many good things in the budget agreement. they have been responsive in a bipartisan way. you know, again, it's a compromise. i'll just return to that because some people may not have heard my first statement. the budget caps agreements includes many democratic priorities. the disaster recovery package and dollar-for-dollar increases in defense and nondefense budget, democrats have secured hundreds of billions of dollars to invest in communities across america. billions in funding to fight opioids, to strengthen our veterans. remember what our priorities were, there were bipartisan priorities that we were fighting for, appealing for. fighting opioids, strengthening our veterans, national institutes of health, to create rural infrastructure and broadband and to fund access to childcare and quality higher education. so it's a good piece of work. this morning we took a measure o

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. pelosi: no. maryland. mr. raskin: i have a parliamentary inquiry related to the powers of the chair of the intelligence committee. under clause 11 -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california eek recognition? ms. pelosi: mr. speaker, i was hoping to hear the gentleman's parliamentary inquiry, but if you're not going to allow that to be heard, i appeal the ruling of the chair. the speaker pro tempore: the question is shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the house? for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? kathie klages i have a motion at the desk. the clerk: mr. mccarthy moves that the appeal be laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to table. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. pelosi: mr. speaker, on that i demand a record

hoyer: mr. president, mr. vice president, mr.aker, leader mcconnell, leader schumer, former speaker pelosi, senator dole, in a timeless study of political courage, john f. kennedy wrote and i quote "the true democracy living and growing and inspiring puts its faith in the people. faith that people will not simply elect men who will represent their views ably and faithfully, but also elect men who will exercise their conscientious judgment. faith that the people will not condemn those whose devotion to principle leads them to unpopular courses, but will reward courage. there are many speakers after me and i imagine the word courage will be intoned frequently. respect, honor, and ultimately recognized right. john kennedy spoke of senator bob dole and other americans who have risen above the average and been extraordinary in their service to the american people. few americans living today have demonstrated the kind of courage that bob dole has. the metal he is receiving today represents his possession of two kinds of courage. the fi

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mr. mueller. here's what they said. then you get steny hoyerg a letter to republican speaker of the house, paul ryan saying -- >> the altering of a class fade memo after the committee's vote is dishonest violates house rules and demonstrates the lengths the chairman he is going to in order to protect the president. then you get an op-ed in "the washington post" from representative will heard who is a former cia agent and served there nine years. he said essentially -- >> shepard: democrats wrote a counter memo. they said they wanted to scrub it or something. they could have released them at the same time. obviously they didn't. it's a political memo. >> they can't just release it. the committee would have to vote for the release and be scrubbed of potential national security issues. the white house has said in their statement that they might be open to this being released and then you have paul ryan who said "i am glad that this memo helps to provide greater transparency and i reiterate my support for the similar release of the minority's memo

mr. beigel had us laying on the floor. >> woodruff: alyssa alhadeff was r sth-yolccer player. was a "loved and well-respected member of our cl and community." 15-year-old luke hoyerasketball and "smiled all the time," his aunt recalled. "he was very loving and just enjoyed life." freshman jaime guttenberg "always looked out for the underdog and the bullied," her aunt said. she was a talented dancer with a great sense of humor. and, during a vigil on thursday, her dad called her "the life of the party." nicholas dworet had already committed to swim for the university of indianapolis.th team's coach called the 17-year-old an "energetic and very vibrant kid." freshman gina montalto was on the school's winter color guard squad. her mother said she "was a smart, loving, caring, and strong girl" who "brightened any room she entered."le ramsey was a "smart, kind-hearted, and thoughtful person," a relate wrote on facebook. she had "a relentless motivatiom towards her ac studies," he added. g wednesday, meadow pollack's parents tried callr repeatedly, but the phone just keptk inging. polls looking forward to her senior prom, and to tending lynn university the fall. a frie