i also appreciate the testimony of mr. owens, someone who has truly experienced what jim crow is and how bad that is and how unacceptable that is. i'm concerned about how many on the others are dark quickly -- are quick to claim that any attempt is racist or appoints to jim crow era. that is asinine, it throws it into the face of many people of both parties who want to know that their vote is the one that counts, and those that should not be voting are not voting. are not allowed to vote. mr. coach nelly, i appreciate you being here, do you think the voter id requirements that many states have, and some have proposed represent a subversion of democracy, as some have suggested? >> that could hardly be farther from the case. but her identification is probably supported as a common sense measure of securing elections. you have seen a lot of states, many of them that already have in person voter id, with the explosion in the covid-19 era of male based voting -- mail based voting, providing equal security for mail-in ballots. that is

with that, i also appreciate the testimony of mr. owens, someone who has truly experienced what jim crow really is and how bad that is and how unacceptable that is. but i'm concerned about how many on the other side of so quick to claim that any attempt to strengthen the integrity of our elections is racist or equates to the crim crow area. i think it's asinine and throws into the face of parties back home who wants to know that their vote is the one that counts and those that shouldn't be voted are not allowed to vote. mr. cuccinelli, good to see you again and appreciate you being here. do you think that the voter i.d. requirements that many states have and some that have proposed represent a subversion of democracy as some on the other side here have suggested? >> that could hardly be farther from the case. voter identification is broadly supported as a commonsense measure of securing elections and you've seen a lot of states, many of them that already have in-person voter i.d., with the explosion in the covid-19 era of mail-based voting

mr. owens, for five minutes. mr. owens: thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: so ordered. mr. owens: i'd like to discuss the devastating drought affecting utah this year. 90% of the west is experiencing extreme drought conditions. this includes every county in the great state of utah. one of the driest states of the union. droughts impacts lives and livelihoods. one farmer in my district, this year his farm has yielded zero. his story is not unique. aqua fers are not -- aquifers are not there. that means fewer dollars in the pockets of farmers. utah's drought conditions makes devastating wildfires harder to fight. each one of us has an important role to play. utahans' livelihoods and generational family farms are at stake. i stand ready to assist local leaders and our state delegation to ensure the safety and prosperity of every utahan. i call upon the abidean administration to -- biden administration to step up

speaker, as the member designated by mr. owens from utah, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. owens will vote yea on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? ms. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from washington seek recognition? miss rrgs: as the member designated by ms. herrera beutler from washington state, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. herrera beutler will vote aye on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fallon, from the great state of texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. fallon will vote yes on the motion to recommit. as the member designated by mr. babin from the great state of texas

star owens, you're recognized for five minutes. -- mr. owens you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you chairperson lofgren and ranking member. in april, i invited before -- entitled jim crow 2021. the latest assault on the about. this is similar to what i shared with that committee in april. my main point is the same. when you classified new election laws as election subversion or jim crow 2021 -- the right to vote for members of the black and african-american community, it requires voter id, expand voter access the people subversive tactics of the jim crow experience. i story begins with my favorite grandpa. he was a father -- add child in south carolina -- later became a successful entrepreneur with a hundred two acres of farmland. my grandfather served in war war one was respected as a farmer. he had 12 children, all of whom graduated college. my father was stationed in the philippines at the end of world war ii, when he returned to texas, actual jim crow laws denied him an education. they use these tactics as motivation. he had a su

and the people who are here working on freedom from other was from when we any at the moment mr. owen and i'm joining us tonight from vilnius. we appreciate your time in your insight. thank you . we're now to south america. we're health authorities are battling an alarming rise in corona virus infections. the region already has the highest cobra, 1900 death rate in the world. brazil has suffered the most fatalities with more than a 1000000 death. and that is followed by mexico, where over 230000 people have died and peru has reported nearly 200000 deaths. the w johan ramirez reports tonight from peru where the new lambda variant of the virus has let the public health care system really improve. people are placing their hopes for curbing depends on vaccination, yet. progress is slow on the some 15 percent for organs have received at least one those one of their worst rates in latin america. but for house workers on the ground, it's better than nothing of the research looking through. we feel optimistic because people react well to vaccination in parole. in fact, younger people would li

mr. owens: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in opposition to moving the previous question so we can immediately consider my bill, h.r. 4698, say no to indoctrination act, which prohibits federal funds from advancing the hateful critical race theory concepts. i grew up in the deep south during the days of k.k.k., jim crow and segregation. i felt the pain of racism and seen and experienced firsthand when people act unjustly towards others due to the color of their skin. yes, it still happens today when individuals choose hate. once an unknown academic theory, c.r.t. says racism permanently stains the fabric of american society. the critical race theorists believe we are defined solely by our skin color. they believe that america's institution preserves white supremacy. some believe our nation is hopelessly racist. to try to make this divisive theory understandable, they put people in groups like race, color, and national origin. in doing so, students are taught to judge others based on their appearance. in the 1960's, this

mr. owens: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. chris stewart, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote yea on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. kahele, pursuant to the provisions of h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. kahele will vote nay on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 207 and the nays are 217. the motion is not adopted. the question is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the bill is passed and without objection -- the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i request a tally of the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8. yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representa

>> i'm not able to hear mr. owens. >> mr. evans, would you try the question again please? >> okay. mr. secretary, -- [inaudible] >> i think you're having some technical difficulties in there so what we will do is will go to brad snyder and then come back to you. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you, secretary becerra for becoming -- come before the committee today. countries in the midst of a long and difficult recovery. congress and the biden administration have made us work investments to improve our economy and are healthcare system. and at the same time as you noted in your opening statements we are not out of the woods yet. president biden's budget builds on these achievements and provides the continued funding and planning new to realize the goals of the american rescue plan. in particular what you think your agency and the administration as a whole are not just your focus but your and administrations prioritization of supply chain management as relates to pandemic preparedness. i take note of the widest release today of its key finding an executive order 14017 american

mr. owens: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. stewart of utah, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote nay on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. gottheimer, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. quite hiemer will vote aye on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? mr. simpson: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. fulcher, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will vote nay on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? ms. wexton: thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by mr. eachin, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that -- mr. mceachin, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will vote yes on ordering the previous question. the speaker pro te

mr. owens: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. stewart of yud, pursuant to h.res. 8 -- utah, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote no on the amendment en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by dr. van drew of new jersey, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that dr. van drew will vote yes on the tonko en bloc number 1. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by ms. salazar, the state of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that ms. salazar will vote yea on the amendment en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 206. the nays are 195. the amendments en bloc are adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the speaker pro tempore: the preach question is ordered on the bill as amended. the ques

owens role is as an elected representative. according to u.s. customs and border protection, mr.bbott, a republican last month declared the border situation a disaster. a classification typically used for events such as hurricanes. he says state troopers would be arresting immigrants for trespassing. numerous quote -- a new result to increase border traffic. let's hear from reese in florida, independent line. go-ahead. caller: -- host: we will go to pat -- excuse me, frank in new york. caller: i have three things to say. the caller was saying some crazy stuff talking about critical race theory. wasn't it general who got tired of the senate and cut off the hands and mailed it to the chamber door? as far as the insurrection, covid, found she -- found she is on top of his game. rand paul, isn't he an eye doctor? that is like the garbageman trying to tell the surgeon what is going on. the insurrection, back in the day if you tried to overthrow your government they would line of the conspirators and shoot them. the countrymen watch what happens to people who tried to overthrow their g