mr. nadler: we're prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is prepared to close. is the gentleman from ohio prepared to close. mr. jordan: i yield a minute and a half to the the gentleman from florida, mr. gaetz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. gaetz: we have heard the plan from democrats. this is not a modest trimming around the edge of gun laws. it's a full-throated assault on the second amendment, a desire to deprive people of the weapons they choose at the age they achieve majority. we've heard countless executives of where the good guy with the gun has been the difference between more or less blood shed. this is particularly and agrieved time to bring this legislation forward because we heard the speaker of the house recently say members of the republican party were members of a cult. so you now have house democrats demeaning, defaming, calling extremists, tens of millions of americans while they try to disarm you and then subsequently defund the police. so no

mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield one minute to the distinguished speak every of th, miss pa lowsy. the speaker pro tempore: the distinguished gentlewoman from of the house, speaker pa lowsy, is recognized for one minute. the speaker: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i thank him for his extraordinary leadership in bringing this very important legislation to the floor. i commend you, mr. chairman, as well as mr. mike thompson, the chair of our gun violence prevention task force and so many others who have participated in some of the elements of this legislation. i rise, mr. speaker, in support of the bipartisan safer communities act, a strong step forward to combat america's epidemic of gun violence and to protect our precious children. as lawmakers we share a sacred responsibility to keep our kids safe from harm, but according to new data from the c.d.c., guns are the number one killer of children in america. more than car accidents or cancer. our hearts remain

mr. nadler: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i now yield one minute to a member of the judiciary committee, the distinguished gentleman from california, mr. any ghouls. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is -- mr. neguse. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. neguse: i rise today to offer the words of a brave coloradan. tom's son daniel was murdered at columbine high school in 1999. he was 15 years old. same age as me. tom shared with me that in the weeks before his death, daniel asked him, dad, did you know there are loopholes in the brady bill. at 15 years old daniel was able to see the gaping holes in our nation's gun laws and tragically so were the two 18-year-old killers, teenagers that saw loopholes big enough to drive a truck through. as tom said to me today, what has congress really done to protect our precious children from gun violence in those 23 years? shamefully, nothing. it is time for congress to do its job, it is time to act and to demonstrate that you give a d

mr. nadler: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from florida, mr. gaetz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized for two minutes. mr. gaetz: if house democrats were so worried about violence, they wouldn't open the borders, open the prisons, and then disarm law-abiding americans who want to protect themselves and their families. chairman nadler says republicans don't -- shouldn't lecture about constitutional rights, but it was the last democrat speaker, mr. cicilline, who in the house judiciary committee said, spare me the bullshit about people's constitutional rights. so pardus for standing up for the constitution and the very due process that ensures that we're able to have a civil functioning society in this country. speaker pelosi asks the question -- well, if you knew when the next act of violence would be, why wouldn't you want to stop it? what is this, the united states congress or the plot for the

mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all member may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on s. 2938. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. nadler: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: i would be remiss if i didn't comment on the decision of the supreme court minutes ago to revoke the constitutional right to abortion. a right that millions of americans have relied upon for half a century. worse, justice thomas indicated this is merely the beginning of a radical right-wing effort to roll back other rights including the right to contraception, the right to marry whomever we choose and the fundamental right to privacy. and we should observe that the same justices telling us today that questions about reproductive rights must be left to the states told us just yesterday that the states cannot be trusted to regulate modern firearms. weapons that were nev

mr. nadler: we're prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is prepared to close. is the gentleman from ohio prepared to close. mr. jordan: i yield a minute and a half to the the gentleman from florida, mr. gaetz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. gaetz: we have heard the plan from democrats. this is not a modest trimming around the edge of gun laws. it's a full-throated assault on the second amendment, a desire to deprive people of the weapons they choose at the age they achieve majority. we've heard countless executives of where the good guy with the gun has been the difference between more or less blood shed. this is particularly and agrieved time to bring this legislation forward because we heard the speaker of the house recently say members of the republican party were members of a cult. so you now have house democrats demeaning, defaming, calling extremists, tens of millions of americans while they try to disarm you and then subsequently defund the police. so no

mr. nadler: thank you, madam speaker. eaker, i now yield one minute to a member of the judiciary committee, the distinguished gentleman from california, mr. any ghouls. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is -- mr. neguse. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. neguse: i rise today to offer the words of a brave coloradan. tom's son daniel was murdered at columbine high school in 1999. he was 15 years old. same age as me. tom shared with me that in the weeks before his death, daniel asked him, dad, did you know there are loopholes in the brady bill. at 15 years old daniel was able to see the gaping holes in our nation's gun laws and tragically so were the two 18-year-old killers, teenagers that saw loopholes big enough to drive a truck through. as tom said to me today, what has congress really done to protect our precious children from gun violence in those 23 years? shamefully, nothing. it is time for congress to do its job, it is time to act and to demonstrate that you give a damn abou

mr. nadler: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from florida, mr. gaetz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized for two minutes. mr. gaetz: if house democrats were so worried about violence, they wouldn't open the borders, open the prisons, and then disarm law-abiding americans who want to protect themselves and their families. chairman nadler says republicans don't -- shouldn't lecture about constitutional rights, but it was the last democrat speaker, mr. cicilline, who in the house judiciary committee said, spare me the bullshit about people's constitutional rights. so pardus for standing up for the constitution and the very due process that ensures that we're able to have a civil functioning society in this country. speaker pelosi asks the question -- well, if you knew when the next act of violence would be, why wouldn't you want to stop it? what is this, the united states congress or the plot for the

mr. nadler, they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. rice of south carolina, he will vote yes. and as the member designated by mr. katko, he will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by price, johnson and bonamici, i inform the house they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. rodgers of kentucky, mr. rodgers will vote no on h.r. 55885. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does gentlelady from michigan seek recognition? ms. stevens: as chairwoman eddie bernice and they mr. williams: vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. walorski from indiana and pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mrs. wa

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mr. nadler: i would be remiss if i didn't comment on the decision of the supreme court minutes ago to revoke the constitutional right to abortion. a right that millions of americans have relied upon for half a century. worse, justice thomas indicated this is merely the beginning of a radical rightg

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mr. nadler of new york. rep. nadler: without objection, the amendment will be considered as read, considered as based text for purposes of amendment. i will recognize myself to explain the amendment. the amendment makes only cosmetic changes and makes no substantive changes to the bill. i urge all members to support it. i yield back a balance of my time. are there any amendments to the nature of the substitute? what purpose does ms. jackson lee secure condition? the the lady is recognize. rep. jackson lee: a humanist before this hearing, i spoke a few minutes before the hearing, i spoke to mr. garza. i spent time with mr. garza in uvalde this sunday. amerie, just a baby in fourth grade, dialed 911. she may have saved or tried to save many lives. in the pillage, carnage, and death, what was to be a wonderful ending of her fourth year in school. she did not have that opportunity. mr. garza lost his only child. he pleaded on behalf of broken parents, many of whom could not speak, for us to do something, for us to do

mr. nadler votes no. miss lofgren votes no. mr. secondly votes no. mr. colin votes no. mr. johnson votes no. mr. deutch votes no. miss bass votes i. -- miss bass votes no. mr. jeffries votes no. mr. cicilline votes no. mr. swallow votes no. mr. lou votes no. mr. raskin votes no. midstride paul votes no. miss demings votes no. miss scanlon votes no. miss garcia votes no. mr. negus votes no. miss bass votes no. mr. stanton -- miss dean votes no. miss escobar votes no. mr. jones votes no. miss ross votes no. miss bush votes no. mr. jordan votes yes. mr. chavez votes yes. mr. gomer votes yes. mr. iselle votes yes. mr. buck votes yes. mr. gates votes yes. mr. johnson of louisiana votes yes. mr. biggs votes yes. mr. mcclintock votes yes. mr. steube votes yes. mr. tiffany. mr. tiffany votes yes. mr. massey votes yes. mr. royce votes yes. mr. bishop votes yes. ms. fischbach votes yes. ms. sparks votes yes. mr. fitzgerald votes yes. mr. ben's votes yes. mr. owens votes yes. >> clear the report. how my recorded? >> you are not recorded. >> i vote yes. >> mr. stanton votes yes. >> doe

mr. gerry nadler, they will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. o'halleran, i inform the house that mr. o'halleran will vote yes on the kildee amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? -- as the member designated by -- mr. langevin: as the member designated by mr. lynch of massachusetts, i inform the house that mr. lynch will vote yes on the kildee amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by ms. moore and ms. new man, mr. evans, mr. suozzi and mr. mceachin and mr. danny davis of illinois, these members will vote yes on the kildee amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. wilson, ms. kelly, these members will vote yes on the kildee amendment. the speaker pro tempore: h

mr. nadler, these members will vote yes on the amendments en bloc number 1.

mr. nadler of new york. rep. nadler: without objection, the amendment will be considered as read, considered as based text for purposes of amendment. i will recognize myself to explain the amendment. the amendment makes only cosmetic changes and makes no substantive changes to the bill. i urge all members to support it. i yield back a balance of my time. are there any amendments to the nature of the substitute? what purpose does ms. jackson lee secure condition? the ladies recognized=--the lady is recognize. rep. jackson lee: a humanist before this hearing, i spoke to--a few minutes before the hearing, i spoke to mr. garza. i spent time with mr. garza in uvalde this sunday. amerie, just a baby in fourth grade, dialed 911. she may have saved or tried to save many lives. in the pillage, carnage, and death, what was to be a wonderful ending of her fourth year in school. she nabbed that opportunity. mr. garza lost his only child. he pleaded on behalf of broken parents, many of whom could not speak, for us to do someth

mr. gerry nadler, mr.i inform the house that these members will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. van taylor of the great state of texas, i inform the house that mr. van taylor will vote no on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. stansbury of new mexico, i inform the house that she will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. pingree of maine, i inform the house that she will vote yes on the previous question -- vote nay on the previous question the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr.

mr. nadler, i inform the house that these members will vote yes on h.r. 6270. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. price and mr. hank johnson, i inform the house that mr. price and mr. johnson will vote yea on h.r. 6270. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from connecticut seek recognition? mrs. hayes: as the member designated by ms. pressley, i inform the house that ms. pressley will vote yes on h.r. 6270. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 338 and the nays are 73, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished by is vote on the motion from mr. defazio to pass h.r. 2020. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: union calendar number 275, a bill to provide for online repository tore recipients of disaster assistance. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will

nadler: iield back. chair lofgren: mr. bock is next but i don't see him. so, speak up. after not -- if not, mr. biggs will be recognized. rep. banks-- reppo biggs -- rep. banks: the mavni program has been raised here and some members have not gotten a full classified briefing on the program. i would ask for that. i lookedut -- it looks now to ms. rogers. all th veteranwho were deported were deported basedn an order of removal from an immigration judge, is that so? i ink you are muted. ms. rogers: congressman, that's correct. >> i want to make that clear. dhs is using parole to allow individuals in the u.s. to circumvent the law. the recent omnibus appropriations bill required dhs to be clear on the number of parole requests reived and granted and the rationale for each granted and its duration. the first report was due may 14, but we have noreceived that. do you know what the status of at report is? ms. rogers: i don't, but i can get back to you, congressman. >> it was due may 14. we are over one month late. i will ask if you will commit to get that to the committee by

mr. speaker, and passing gun safety legislation that i and the judiciary committee and other members chairman nadler have stood up for. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan, mr. huizenga, for five minutes. mr. huand mr. meijer for five m. >> i rise to recognize grand valley state university vice president who for nearly 35 years has delivered unparalleled leadership and expertise to our region's academic communities. urgently hired in 1987, i won't mention that's the year he it was before i was born. the longiers serving officer in history. matt was a fixture in broadcast news serving honorably as michigan's former public service commissioner with a booming baritone voice that many of us recognize. mr. myer: he -- for mr. meijer: he took the skill set he built there and brought it to grand valley state university. when he joined and became a laker, the school's lone cam ps was home to 8,000 students. now as of 202 2-rbgs the laker community has grown threefold, boasting over 23,000 students across five locations. their technology centers, libraries,

mr. chairman, briefly, could we allow miss lynn foster to reply briefly to the very personal confront comments -- >> the gentlelady has yielded back. miss bush. >> -- and i thank you, chair nadler, forcefully convening today's hearing. i'm a proud mother of two beautiful children. i'm also a person who terminated to unexpected pregnancies. i'm here to express my unwavering support for anyone who has ever decided to terminate a pregnancy. whether a person is seeking abortion care before they were raped the, contra broke, other birth control fail they, didn't have a reliable partner, or couldn't afford a baby, everyone leads accessible options to have an abortion where they live. when i was 17 years old, i was raped. weeks later, i found out i was pregnant. without the protections afforded to me by roe the weight, i would have been forced to birth a human being that i could not take care of, and the father would have been my rapist. emotional devastation of this encounter with dramatic. i didn't know if it was my fault, i didn't want to do, did i do something wrong? i hadn't consented, but i blamed myself. distressed of possibly having a child at 18 was more than i could bear. it

mr. nadler: i would be remiss if i didn't comment on the decision of the supreme court minutes ago to revoke the constitutional right to abortion. a right that millions of americans have relied upon for half a century. worse, justice thomas indicated this is merely the beginning of a radical right-wing effort to roll back other rights including the right to contraception, the right to marry whomever we choose and the fundamental right to privacy. and we should observe that the same justices telling us today that questions about reproductive rights must be left to the states told us just yesterday that the states cannot be trusted to regulate modern firearms. weapons that were never dreamed of by the trams of the -- frames of the second amendment. mr. jordan: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman virginia tech. mr. jordan: mr. speaker, let me first say god bless the united states supreme court. god bless president trump for the people he selected for our highest court. today's decision is a win for the constitution and a win for the sanctity of huma

mr. nadler: i would be remiss if i didn't comment on the decision of the supreme court minutes ago to revokehe constitutional right to abortion. a right that millions of am >> and several members of congress spoke on the house for about the decision from the high court heard we will hear from jim jordan and jerrold nadler. then, alexandria ocasio-cortez. justices telling us today that questions about reproductive rights must be left to the states told us just yesterday that the states cannot be trusted to regulate modern firearms.