mr. royce: mr. speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and that the house pass house resolution 354, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 354, resolution condemning the violence against peaceful protesters outside the turkish ambassador's residence on may 16, 2017, and calling for the perpetrators to be brought to justice and measures to be taken to prevent similar incidents in the future, as .mended the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. royce, and the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. norton, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. royce: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and to heir remarks include any extraneous material in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. royce: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time

mr. royce: mr. speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and pass house resolution 397. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 397. resolution solemnly reaffirming the commitment of the united states to the north atlantic treaty organization's principle of collective defense as enumerated in article 5 of the north atlantic treaty. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california and the gentleman from new york each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. royce: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous material on this measure. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. royce: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. royce: mr. speaker, first i want to thank speaker ryan a

extraordinary leadership on the committee, as well as the bipartisan nature of this legislation that mr. royce and mr. engel are bringing to the floor. i associate myself with the remarks of the distinguished former chair of the international relations committee, congresswoman ros-lehtinen. mr. speaker, this bipartisan resolution reassures our friends , it rebuts our foes and reminds the world that america's ommitment to nato's common defense pledge is ironclad. when president truman signed the nato treaty 70 years ago, he called the alliance, and quote, a long step toward permanent peace in the whole world. nato has guaranteed the security of the american people and our allies for decades. and now -- some people don't remember what those decades were like, fighting the threat of communism. article 5, the collective defense provision, is the core of that security guarantee. article 5, as the gentlelady just mentioned, was invoked only once. when america's allies joined in the fight against al qaeda after the september 11 terrorist attacks on our country. i, like many of my colleagues, have tra

mr. royce: mr. speaker, from liberia to northern ireland to frankly all over the planet, we have watched women play pivotal roles in pushing their governments, in pushing combatants and politicians to bring an end to conflict. in recent years, we have seen armed conflicts flair around the world producing the largest number of refugees on record. efforts to negotiate an end to these conflicts are more important than ever. we know when women are included in these discussions, we are more likely to see an enduring peace. as a witness at our hearing explained, including women is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do. the legislation before us will strengthen u.s. efforts to promote the inclusion of women in peace negotiations in order to create more sustainable agreements and more stable partners for the united states and for the u.s. allies. again, i want to thank representatives noem and schakowsky for their bipartisan work. and i also want to particularly thank the staff on both

mr. royce: mr. speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and that the house pass house resolution 354, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 354, resolution condemning the violence against peaceful protesters outside the turkish ambassador's residence on may 16, 2017, and calling for the perpetrators to be brought to justice and measures to be taken to prevent similar incidents in the future, as .mended

mr. royce and the gentleman from texas, mr. castro will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. royce: i ask unanimous members -- that all have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. i also ask unanimous consent to place in the record an exchange of let wers the committee on armed services. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. royce: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. royce: mr. speaker, i rise in support of the woman, peace and security act, h.r. 2484. i want to recognize kristi atives noem, noem and jan schakowsky. i want to recognize the two of them for their bipartisan effort in putting together this legislation, important piece of legislation. and i think it is going to have a great impact. i also want to thank mr. engel for his important leadership. but our consideration of this measure is really the culmination of many years of b

the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from california, mr. royce, to suspend the rules and agree to h.res. 354 as amended. on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 354. resolution condemning the violence against peaceful protesters outside the turkish ambassador's residence on may 16, 2017. and calling for the

mr. royce: that has long been the innovation capital for new ideas in america and for high tech and a place where a person with an idea and hard work and start up capital can grow a business. we have had a major problem with respect to our community banks and our credit unions, the smaller ones, that is they are going out of business at a very fast, rapid clip. a large percentage of them are struggling under this dodd-frank legislation that was passed in 2010. now, i think the legislation was well intended, but to put all the regulatory burden and these costs on these smaller institutions have ended up with this one-size-fits-all regulation that makes it very, very difficult for them to give edit to entrepreneurs across our state. i think that many of the provisions have been injurious. not only to the community banks, the credit unions, smaller ones, but to the small businesses. to the borrowers. to the savers that rely on these institutions. we do need to make adjustment in our state. this. t

mr. speaker, i join chairman royce and all of my colleagues representative moon. across of diplomatic ties, the united states and republic of korea have formed a relationship. our countries have sacrificed from vietnam to the persian gulf and pros period together in peace. our alliance in the defense treaty of 195 , has been a pillar of stability and security. that alliance is important in light of the grave threat just 35 miles from seoul to the dangerous regime controlled by north korea. america greefs with otto. his unjust detention haunts all of us. we must secure the safe return of the three americans still detained in north korea. i trust president moon's will deepen the understanding in these trying times and face this challenge as we have others in lockstep side by side. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? mr. paulsen: permission to address the house for one minute. growth night to con late school districts on being named best communities for music educa

royce, and thinking about challenging them strongly for first time. what -- how are you dealing as committee chairman, how are incumbents dealing with this? mr. stivers: we have clusters of states we'll pay attention to. california is one of those. denham,nge county seats, valedao and knight, we have santa nity necessary barbara, sacramento and in san diego, there are three seats we a shot at and we have good places, i feel like there is a good chance we'll be competitive in those areas. are working hard to make sure is in california there actually, we're partnering with the california republican party, problems in 2016 was the senate race, you may remember, between two democrats, top of the the ticket. he presidential race was not competitive in california, if there wasn't some fight for the enate race, there wasn't going to be as much to bring republicans out. in the gubernatorial race this we're working hard to make sure there is a republican that make its through the new jungle california, em in that will make a difference. smart i know we have hard-working members that are going to do well in orange county. with meme rtable darrell and e

mr. chairman -- the speaker pro tempore: the chair is repair -- prepared to thrisme gentleman from massachusetts seeks to offer a resolution as a question of pri ledge os they have royce under rule 9. as the chair most recently ruled on may 24, 2017, the resolution directs the committee on ways and means to meet and consider an item of business under procedure sets -- procedures set forth in code 2603 and therefore does not qualify as a question of privilege those house. >> mr. speaker. 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 texas rise? >> mr. speaker, i have a motion at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: mr. mccaul of texas 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. >> mr. speaker, on that i demand the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those in support of taking the te by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number h

royce, ranking member engel, distinguished names of the committee. of course we were all stunned by the news of the shooting involving your colleague, members of congressional staff, and capitol police. congressman mr. scalise is a friend of mine and he's a friend and represents many friends of mine back in louisiana. my prayers and those my colleagues at the state department are with the injured and with those memos of law enforcement who responded to this mornings attack. today i'd like to continue the conversation that we started about the administrations state department and usaid budget request for fiscal year 2018. before i begin my testimony on the budget i'd like to offer a point of view on the russian sanctions legislation currently being considered by the congress. i certainly agree with the sentiment that has been conveyed by several members from both parties that russia must be held accountable for its meddling in u.s. elections. i would urge congress to ensure any legislation allows the president to have theowing th flexibility to adjust sanctionsi to meet the needs of what is always an evolving diplomatic situation. essentially we would ask for the flexibility to turn the heat up when

the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from california, mr. royce, to suspend the rules and agree to h.res. 354 as amended. on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 354. resolution condemning the violence against peaceful protesters outside the turkish ambassador's residence on may 16, 2017. and calling for the perpetrators to be brought to justice and measures to be taken to prevent similar ins dents in the -- incidences in the future. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rulesas and agree to the resolution as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vode. -- vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, th