mr. polis, pending which i yield myself as much time as i may consume. mr. newhouse: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. newhouse: on wednesday, the house rules committee met and reported a rule, house resolution 953, providing for consideration of h.r. 6136, the border security and immigration reform act. this legislation demonstrates a pivotal moment in our nation's history, one in which we can choose to, for the first time in decades, make significant improvements to our nation's broken immigration system. mr. speaker, i've been in this body for just about 3 1/2 years and throughout that period of time and even before, as i was working to become a congressman, i have always been clear with the people of the fourth congressional district of the state of washington that fixing our broken immigration system is a top priority. one that i believe my district, our consti

the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis. mr. polis: our nation is in the midst of a devastating opioid crisis that is spiraling out of control. according to the centers for disease control, opioids are responsible for six out of 10 overdose deaths in our country and 115 americans die each day from opioid overdose. the house is on fire. and yet with these bills today, unfortunately, the republicans are not addressing this problem in a meaningful way. the american people need strong action from congress to stem the tide of the opioid scourge and save lives. if we defeat the previous question, i'll offer to bring up representative lujan's legislation, the opioid and heroin abuse crisis investment act which would make a difference by extending needed funding to combat the growth public health crisis. i ask unanimous consent to nsert the text of my record. to discuss our proposal, i yield three minutes to the jished the gentleman from new mexico, mr. lujan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. lu

mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. speaker, i'm strongly against this rule and the underlying legislation. we have a human rights catastrophe on our hands. in less than 90 days the trump administration has ripped 2,500 children out of their parents' arms. i'm the father of a 3-year-old and a 6-year-old. i can only imagine what it would mean to have them taken to parts unknown, perhaps even locked in a cage, not knowing, not being able to find out what's happening to them. this was a conscious decision that president trump and attorney general sessions made to separate children from parents. it was not the congressional intent of the law, it was not the way that president obama implemented the law, it was not the way president trump implemented the law until 90 days ago. but then president trump made this mean-spirited decision to literally take little children, even babies, away from their mothers. in our

mr. polis: to discuss our proposal i'd like to yield two minutes to the the gentlewoman from washington state, ms. jayapal. ms. jayapal: the keep families together act is the only bill that is a real solution to the human tragedy of abuses of children, of family separation at our border. this bill prohibits the separation of children from their parents, limits criminal prosecutions for asylum seekers, and requires d.h.s. to reunite children and parents, something that the trump administration has no plan for.

nato secretary general yen stoltenberg have in a very enthusiastically welcomed this agreement but mr polys i just what about greek politicians we know that prime minister alexis a process is for this but he has a lot of opposition and this does need to get through the greek parliament doesn't it it does indeed yes look generally. people tend to think that a fair solution is one that vindicates them on all points of course really the truth is that a good solution is a compromise solution and there will be points lost on both sides and that these i think a valid observation for both countries as for greece now. there is a bit of a paradox because the governing coalition is split the major coalition party the seat is a left wing syriza are all in favor of the. agreement that this preliminary agreement they are the ones who brokered it after all the junior coalition partner right wing independent greeks are dead against it and they have made it absolutely clear that they're going to vote against it in the parliament and in order for this agreement to be ratified by the greek parliament some vo

i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, pending which i yield myself as much time as i may consume. mr. newhouse: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection.

i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, pending which i yield myself as much time as i may consume. mr. newhouse: mr. speaker, i ask an

or the amendment offered by my colleague on the rules mr. polis, representative polis' amendment would have prohibited a department of defense from transferring resources to the department of justice to carry out prosecutions of migrant families. don't our troops need mr. these resources? shouldn't our military be focused on keeping us safe from isis and north korea? not toddlers and babies. and why is the republican leadership afraid to allow us to have a vote? i guess babies are two controversial for the republican caucus. i guess keeping families together is a poison pill amendment. by refusing congress a vote, this house is giving up its responsibility to make immigration laws, plain and simple. this house should be a check on the administration. that's the way the system is supposed to work. but we're not doing that. instead, by refusing to let us have a vote on the floor, the republican house majority is endorsing president trump's family jails. mr. speaker, this house majority owns this crisis. let me be clear, a vote for this rule is a vot

so again, i want to thank my colleague from colorado, mr. polis, for working with me on this piece of legislation. i want to thank the wilderness society and others that worked so hard to make this bill possible. if you are a conservationist, if you are an educator, if you're a legislator on both sides of the aisle, this is something that most of us agree this is helpful and positive for the federal government and also for the children in utah. thank you, then, mr. speaker. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from maryland. mr. brown: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. brown: mr. speaker, h.r. 4257 creates a process to expedite land exchanges between the federal government and state land grant agencies. currently, the primary method of eliminating state trust lands from conservation areas has been through legislative land exchanges which can be time consuming and complicated. this bipartisan bill, introduced

mr. polis, you are recognized for five minutes. thank you. >> charter schools have been an important source of innovation in public education. i'm a strong supporter of of all public schools. in our state, we have charter schools, innovation schools, and district run schools. i'm also honored to be a founding member of the public education clock is here. i've gotten to know the ins and outs of public and charter schools before coming to congress. i started two public charter school networks and was superintendent of new america school, a network of charter schools in colorado and new mexico that serves immigrant and non-english-language learners. this can be a helpful component of our public education system. obviously, accountability and equity are critical, with the extra flexibility that charter schools have, we also need to make sure that they are fully held accountable. when we negotiated the average student succeeds acting 2015, upping the charter school program to improve accountability, was a priority of mine. and i'm glad

refurbishment a material called poly ether lean which is a highly combustible polymer was used and apparently it melts when exposed to fire and it acts as a fuel when it comes to fire mr mallock millet who is leading the inquiry said that this was the worst loss of domestic life by fire since world war two and we all know what happened that night. following this tragic night the government obviously promised to house all those who lost their homes but in fact what's happened in practice is only sixty two out of two hundred nine have been house since this has caused widespread protests to call across the country over the year and people have been demanding answers but this inquiry it's not a quick fix i have to warn you of that they gave a whole timeline. as to how long it was going to take it's going to be months they have one hundred thirty five witness statements along to new cuts so yes you know the public one on says but they all going to have to wait until they get audiences and further action taken. all the latest updates which show and told us here in thirty minutes time here with r.t. international more great programs right on. time. how to count. how to sleep

refurbishment a material called poly ether lean which is a highly combustible polymer was used and apparently it melts when exposed to fire and it acts as a fuel when it comes to fire mr mallock millet who is leading the inquiry said that this was the worst loss of domestic life by fire since world war two and we all know what happened that night. following this tragic night the government obviously promised to has all those who lost their homes but in fact what's happened in practice is only sixty two out of two hundred nine have been house since this has caused widespread protests to call across the country over the year and people have been demanding answers but this inquiry it's not a quick fix i have to warn you of that they gave the whole time. as to how long it was going to take it's going to be months they have one hundred thirty five witness statements alone to look at so yes you know the public one aunt says but they are going to have to wait until they get all the answers and further action taken. is just ten days and counting until football's biggest event kicks off right here in russia so what better time to catch up with former brazil defender and two ti

refurbishment a material called poly ether lean which is a highly combustible polymer was used and apparently it melts when exposed to fire and it acts as a fuel when it comes to fire mr mallock millet who is leading the inquiry said that this was the worst loss of domestic life by fire since world war two and we all know what happened that night. following this tragic night the government obviously promised to has all those who lost their homes but in fact what's happened in practice is only sixty two out of two hundred nine have been house since this has caused widespread protests to cause across the country over the year and people have been demanding answers but this inquiry it's not a quick fix i have to warn you of that they gave the whole time. as to how long it was going to take it's going to be months they have one hundred thirty five witness statements alone to look at so yes you know the public want but they are going to have to wait until they get all the answers and further action taken. it is just ten days and counting until football's biggest event kicks off in russia so what better time to catch up with former brazil defender and two time world cup win

mr. presiden we will not support your creation of internment camps around our country. >> reporter: with his safetrack po zero tolerance poly city up in r the area, the e court upheld his travel ban. >> this is a great victory. >> reporter: in a4 decision, the high court said it is okay to ban travel from seven countries, five of them mostly muslim. >> what they have said is as ng as the president trump invokes national security, he has carte blanche. >> reporter: the court said the presiden broad authority to restrict travel to keep america safe. and we expect to hear more on all of that as president trump rallies tonight in n dakota. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> late night rivals join forces in response t president trump's criticism of them. >> in what may be a late night first, hosts stephen colbert, jimmy fallon and conan o'brien all teamed up fore the s monologue last night. here is aclip. >>ey,hat are you up to? >> be a man. >> i'll try. >> what are you up to? >> i'm busy having no talent. >> did you see trump's rally last night? >> nope. >> me either. he said some pretty bad stuff about us. >> really? >> w

that they could have an offensiveness poli, and they said that those three cake designers were expressing their own message if they had to design that cake. in mr. phillips's case, they said it wasn't his message. it's simply compance wthe law. in the other case, they said that the cake designers, because they served christian customers in other contexts, that that was evidence it was a distinction based on the message, but in mr. phillips's case, they ruled the opposite way. professor laycock's brief provides a good analysis of that as well. it was filed in this case. second, the compelled speech doctrine and the free exercise clause is anchored in the concept of dignity and speaker autonomy. and in this case dignity cuts both ways. the record is clear on that. demeaning mr. phillips' honorable and decent religious beliefs about marriage, when he has served everyone and has a history of declining all kinds cesnad th exual orientation because of the message, he should receive protection here as well. this law protects the lesbian graphic designer who doesn't want to design for the westboro baptist church, as much as it protects mr. phillips. la

polis says i universal healthcare and expansion of marijuana. steve: you have a choice. in maryland the current incumbent governor larry hogan is squaring off against mrn the republican side but is he doing some interesting things. rather than raising his hand to be with trump in this case is he distancing himself. most recently pulling back his state's national guard folks from the border to protest the separation of families issue. it's also a little bit of a proxy on trump in that state. steve: is he backing away from the president because maryland, for the most part is a blue state. >> it really is he is in a tough spot. steve: meanwhile, let's take a look out in new york's 14th district. have you democrat crowley vs. alexandria cortez. he is the incumbent. does he have the edge? >> yeah. is he going to win. of the interesting thing about this race is going to show some degree of the strength of the emerging latino vote. she is a latina activist and he actually has, interestingly, started to speak spanish. steve: that was it the district is way down near new york city, obviously. so, it is clearly a blue district. >> very much so. steve: see, when

diversify the poli t department it's she same tactics and methods and why are we doi the same thing decade after decade and expectingif a drent result. >> reporter: now, in a letter to mrgreen, d.c. police chief peter newsham that a full and complete investigation will be conducted. if police misconduct is sustained, we will take the appropriateeasures to address it ." the chief isn't saying whether he believes by looking at that video whether it was pole misconduct, but he went on to say to the anc commissner that that action does not present all that the police department does, all the men and women who work for the agency do. so, they're looking intoic this, d.c.e are. we've reached out to them to get some comment directly from them. theonly thi have is what the police chief wrote to the anc commissioner. we'll see where this thing goes, guys. b >> barnard reporting live in the district for u thank you, bob. >>> nearly 300 people gathere outside of a police stnnion in mipolisun minnesotaday yesterday to protest the deadly o shootingf an african-american man by police. 31-year-old thurmond bevins ils shot aled saturday night. police believe blevins was seen firin a g