mr. krishnamoorthi: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 7 printed in house report 115-20 offered by mr. krishnamoorthi of illinois. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 150, the gentleman from illinois, mr. krishnamoorthi, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois. mr. crish creche -- mr. krishnamoorthi: thank you, mr. chairman. this would protect countless citizens who depend on airport noise restrictions to sleep through the night or learn uninterrupted in schools. thousands of my constituents from o'hare international airport benefit from these restrictions as do the millions who live near major airports across the country. as the father of a 10-month-old baby girl i can speak for experience to the value of an uninterrupted night of sleep. many f.a.a. noise rules are the product of careless discussion -- careful discussions between airports and local auth

mr. krishnamoorthi: because of the affordable care act, debbie's able to afford the treatment she needs to work, support her family, volunteer in her community, and be of service. repealing the affordable care act without effectively replacing it would rob millions of people like debbie not only of their access to health care but also of their ability to contribute to our great nation. mr. speaker, i yield the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one inute. ms. jackson lee: i start out by mourning the loss of two indo americans in kansas, friends of all of us. as i left india last week, you can imagine the horror of hearing of this incident by a trump sympathizer. we must stop the spread of hate. i wanted to say to them, this community, the people of india, that we in america will stand by them and stand against hate. i want to add my mourning for a second time for the loss of the navy seal that died in yemen on jan

reppo krishnamoorthi -- i want to thank you, mr. chairman. congressmanlcome krishnamoorthi to his first oversight committee hearing. we are fortunate to have him on our committee. he brings viable perspective as a small businessman and entrepreneur and as a lawyer and a public servant. we also are fortunate that he has accepted the responsibility of serving as the ranking member on this very important health subcommittee. this subcommittee takes up some of the most important issues. ,hat come before our committee not the least of which is the portal care act. recent polls have shown the number one issue even beyond this is another subject that he will touch on at some point, and that is description drugs. -- prescription drugs. that is the number one issue in .egard to independence in recent years we have had testimony about how mr. chairman in making member, about how the cost of perception drugs, the folks who are improperly and because of greed raising the prices of these drugs, that to is going into the cost of health care. crossroads with

mr. krishnamoorthi:: the secretary of homeland security found out about the president's executive orders through cable news. in some cases, the president himself has been uncertain of what his executive orders contained. sir, we need transparency today. congress has the responsibility to eliminate this confusion and make sure that executive actions are clear and transparent to all americans. that's why i am introducing the executive order transparency act. this one-page bill requires that all executive orders be posted on the white house website 72 hours before each is signed. this simple bill is an investment in a working government, and i urge all my colleagues to join me. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, it says in world war i we had one officer for ev