mr. russell: mr. speaker, the land management work force flexibility act enacted last year, removed a barrier to the career advancement opportunities of long serving and temporary employees across the federal government. i want to thank my friend from virginia, mr. connolly for his work. i'm proud to not only support it but offered a similar measure in the national defense authorization. the bill we are considering today makes a correction that is necessary due to recent guidance of the office of personnel management. h.r. 4906 clarifies that congress intended to remove restrictions on temporary seasonal employees that would otherwise hinder their ability to compete for merit promotion vacancies opened to other employees. this is accomplished by a mix of both permanent and temporary employees. before the land management work force flexibility act regardless of how many seasons served, temporary employees could not compete for permanent jobs under the procedures available to other federal employees. un

mr. russell. mr. carter. -- mr. russell votes yes. mr. carter. mr. carter votes yes. mr. grothman. mr.rothman votes yes. mr. hurd. mr. hurd votes yes. mr. palmer. mr. palmer votes yes. mr. cummings. mr. cummings votes no. ms. maloney. ms. maloney votes no. ms. norton. ms. norton votes no. mr. clay. mr. clay votes no. mr. lynch. mr. lynch votes no. mr. cooper. mr. cooper votes no. mr. connolly. mr. connolly votes no. mr. cartwright. mr. cartwright votes no. ms. duckworth. ms. duckworth votes no. ms. kelly. ms. kelly votes no. ms. lawrence. ms. lawrence votes no. mr. lieu. ms. watson coleman. ms. watson coleman votes no. ms. plaskett. mr. jason year. desjeulner votes no. mr. boyle. mr. boyle votes no. mr. welch. ms. lujan grisham. ms. lujan grisham votes no. chairman chaffetz: have all members voted? the clerk will report the tally. >> on this photo, there are 23 yea's and 15 nay's. chairman chaffetz: in the opinion of the chair, the aye's have it, and the resolution as amended is ordered favorably reported. without objection, motion reconsider is laid on the table. we had already called

mr. cartwright's words. those are the words of republican inspector general russell george, that mr. koskinen was extraordinarily cooperative. we're talking about putting a t on the service record of mr. koskinen, something that will follow in the rest of his career, something that he will be answering questions on the rest of his life. it is a quasi criminal prosecution that we are up to hear. is grave as this to a man's life and career, you want to have a high standard of proof. it is like a criminal prosecution. in a criminal case, a prosecutor has to prove his or her charges beyond a reasonable doubt. here, we have the chief prosecutor who has said there is cry fromce, a far meeting any reasonable standard of proof, let alone beyond a reasonable doubt. that is why i have submitted this amendment. i urge my colleagues to vote yes on the amendment and think twice before we besmirch the good name of a hard-working public servant. i yield back. rep. the gentleman -- chairman chaffetz: the gentleman yields back. any other members wish to be heard? the gentleman from massachusetts, mr.

mr. russell? >> yes. >> mr. carter? >> yes. >> mr. grossman? >> yes. >> mr. herd? >> yes. >> mr. palmer? >> yes. >> mr. cummings? >> no. >> ms. maloney? >> no. >> ms. norton? >> no. >> mr. clay? >> no. >> mr. lynch? >> no. >> mr. cooper? >> no. >> mr. connolly? >> no. >> mr. cartwright? >> no. >> ms. duckworth? >> no. >> ms. kelly? >> no. >> ms. lawrence? >> no. >> mr. lou? ms. watson cole man? >> no. >> ms. plasket? mr. boyle? >> no. >> mr. welch. >> no. >> have all members voted? the clerk will report the tally. >> on this vote there are 23 yays and 15 nays. >> the ayes have it and is ordered favorably reported. without objection, motion to reconsider is laid on the table. sorry, we had already called the vo vote. understood. without objection, the motion is laid on the table. without objection to pursuant to clause 2-l, members will have two days to submit views on the resolution considered today. the staff be allowed to make necessary changes to the resolution ordered reported today subject to the approval of the minority. hearing no objection, so ordered. if there's no furth

mr. cartwright's words, those are the words of republican inspector general russell george, that mr. koskinen was extraordinarily cooperative. now, we're here talking about putting a permanent blot on the service record of mr. koskinen, something that will follow him the rest of his career, something that he will be answering questions on the rest of his life. it is a quasi criminal prosecution that we're up to here. and in something like this, something as grave as this to a man's life and career, you ought to have a high standard of proof. it is like a criminal prosecuti prosecution. and in a criminal case, the prosecutor has to prove his or her charges beyond a reasonable doubt. here i don't think i can overemphasize, we have the chief prosecutor who has said there is no evidence. a far, far cry from meeting any reasonable standard of proof, let alone beyond a reasonable doubt. and that's why i have submitted this amendment. i urge my colleagues to vote yes on the amendment and think twice before we besmirch the good name of a hard-working, lifetime public servant. i yield back. >

mr. russell: i do, madam speaker. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from oklahoma. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 13 printed in house report 114-611. for what purpose does the gentleman from new mexico seek recognition? mr. pearce: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 13 printed in house report number 114-611. offered by mr. pearce of new mexico. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 771, the gentleman from new mexico, mr. pearce, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new mexico. mr. pearce: madam chair, i yield myself such time as i may consume. madam chair, despite what has been said about this amendment, it is very simple. there are two bodies that are funded through the appropriations process and the u.s. con

mrs. russell lyon is and living in queens.and joe, becames the editor of "the new york times," as a cub reporter, said go -- we have this tip from this guy wisen that there's this woman in queens help knocks on their door and writes the story in 1964, and until it -- takes them until 1971 for the inf to finally strip her of their citizenship and she is sent to germany, eventually convicted there and spends several years in prison in germany. but it begins to raise questions and other people say wholes is in the united states? and they are -- and there are various reports -- the inf is supposed to vet these things, and not to conduct trials, war crimes trials because you can't try them for it, but if they came in under false pretenses, then you can strip them o of the citizenship, and in the early '7s so, elizabethholeson this, congress woman from brooklyn, here's about these things and says she thought the other case was an aberration, and then i hear there's a list that the inf has of nazi criminals in the united states, 53 p

mr. russell who had -- congressman russell who had said earlier that just being around a dog, dr. fallon as a veterinarian, has said that he's made personal connections with the animals he's been around. i would argue that if you don't think or believe that a dog can be therapeutic and a service dog specifically can treat certain symptoms specific to their posttramatic stress, then you probably have never owned or been around a dog. >> did you want to go real quick? i got a minute to recognize mr. herd but if you've got to go i'll recognize you. >> i'll recognize the gentleman from massachusetts. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the way this is structured under the chairman's bill, the key relationship will be the va and the contractor, mr. diamond and canines for warriors or any other group. the 2016 va report said that there was a problem with the va not getting out to the contractor location where the training was going on or to the home of the veteran with the dog. and that broke down. are we able to cure that defect in further studies, in existing study? >> yes, ranking member. ab

thank you for all you do, major hill and lieutenant russell. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without, the gentleman from california is recognized for one meant. mr. lieuen tall: thank you, mr. speaker. -- mr. lowenthal: thank you, mr. speaker. 49 dead americans, sons, daughters, husband, wives, friends. whatever the ideology, whatever gun he used, this killer was driven by hate towards the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. just as hate struck the lgbt community at the upstairs lounge in new orleans, or in uncle charlie's in new york city, or hereby in washington -- here in washington, other the hundreds of other attacks that occur each year, it is because of the inaction of bodies like this, the congress of the united states, it address discrimination, to ignore cries for equality that this hate continues to fester. the lgbt community deals with this fear and hate every single day. all for wanting to live and love and be who they are. and

in that case of katie russell, also know mrs. tsarnaev, she was in the apartment where the bombs were being made. she is free as a bird. they couldn't get her. >> you gave a stat early. that means that 46% of the time they don't. that's number one. i've got to correct something i said earlier in the week. knowing of the crime is not enough unless there's one additional element, which is concealment. if she lied as so some are reporting, she lied in any way or minimized or tried to cover up or got rid of evidence, knowing about the plot, knowing about it, the crime being committed and doing anything yards, that lands her in hot water. >> the discussion has we had if she knows i'm married to a would be terrorist, hep's bought guns and ammunition. he hasn't committed a crime yet but i know what i think is in his head and she doesn't report it, that's not enough to charge her? >> you just changed the facts a little bit. i think i know what he's going to do. that might not be enough. it's knowing. him saying to her i'm going to do thi

our second will be inspector general jay russell george from the treasury inspector general for tax administration. mr. george was confirmed to his current position in november 2004. prior to that he served as the inspector general of the corporation for national and community service. mr. george began his career as a prosecutor in the queens county district attorney's office in new york following which he served as assistant general counsel in the counsel's office in the white house office of management and budget. mr. george also has served as the associate director for policy in the office of national service after which he moved to the private sector where he practiced law at kramer, levi, nessun, cayman and frankel. then in 1995 mr. george returned to washington, d.c., to join the committee on government reform and oversight as the staff director and chief counsel of the government management information and technology subcommittee. mr. george received his bachelor of arts degree from howard university and his law degree from harvard university's school of law. he will be joined by deputy inspect

russell street bridge in missoula, i would greatly appreciate it. [laughter] sec. foxx: ok you got it. ,sen. danes: thank you, secretary foxx. chairman thune: thank you, senator. mr. secretary, i have to depart in a moment, but i want to say thank you for being here. you've been a great partner on a lot of these issues, and this committee and the congress has acted on highways, rail freights reform, pipeline safety, hopefully coming back from the house. and i would just encourage you, to the degree that you can is encourage or house colleagues on f.a.a. we need to deal with that. i think we're in a much better position if we enact something that is more longer-term and has more permanent reforms. i am hopeful they can get that done here in the near future. we will a dress most of the country. >> i want to reiterate what senator moran said with regard to harmonization of regulations. as i understand it they can -- auto manufacturers don't know where they are. they can build a fleet that might satisfy requirements of one program, but not another agency, but not a state requirement. so i understand you to say work is under way, you hope to get something to us in the

russell street bridge in missoula i would greatly appreciate it. >> you got it. >> thank you, secretary foxx. >> thank you, senator. >> mr. secretary, i have to depart in a moment, but i want to say thank you for being here. you've been a great partner on a lot of these issues and this committee and the congress has acted on highways rail freights reform pipeline safety hopefully coming back from the house, and i would just encourage you, to the degree that you can is encourage or house colleagues on f.a.a. i think we're in a much better position if we enact something that's has more permanent reforms. >> i want to reiterate what senator moran said with regard to harmonization of regulations. as i understand it they can build a fleet that might satisfy rirms of one program, but not another agency but not a state requirement. so i understand you to say work is under way, you hope to get something to us in the fall. will that be a legislative recommendation or will it be a change in a rule or regulation? >> i think there's an interim report that is due as part of the work on the cafe standards. it was a ten-year program, an

russell street bridge in missoula, i would greatly appreciate it. sec. foxx: ok, you got it. sen. danes: thank you, secretary foxx. chairman thune: thank you, senator. mrsecretary, i have to depart in a moment, but i want to say thank you for being here. you've been a great partner on a lot of these issues, and this committee and the congress has acted on highways, rail freights reform, pipeline safety, hopefully coming back from the house. and i would just encourage you, to the degree that you can is encourage or house colleagues on f.a.a. we need to deal with that. i think we're in a much better position if we enact something that is more longer-term and has more permanent reforms. i am hopeful they can get that done here in the near future. we will a dress most of the country. >> i want to reiterate what senator moran said with regard to harmonization of regulations. as i understand it they can -- auto manufacturers don't know where they are. they can build a fleet that ight satisfy requirements of one program, but not another agency, but not a state requirement. so i understand you to say work is under way, you hope to get something to us in the fa

russell street bridge in missoula, i would greatly appreciate it. [laughter] sec. foxx: ok you got it. ,sen. danes: thank you, secretary foxx. chairman thune: thank you, senator. mr. secretary, i have to depart in a moment, but i want to say thank you for being here. you've been a great partner on a lot of these issues, and this committee and the congress has acted on highways, rail freights reform, pipeline safety, hopefully coming back from the house. and i would just encourage you, to the degree that you can is encourage or house colleagues on f.a.a. we need to deal with that. i think we're in a much better position if we enact something that is more longer-term and has more permanent reforms. i am hopeful they can get that done here in the near future. we will a dress most of the country. >> i want to reiterate what senator moran said with regard to harmonization of regulations. as i understand it they can -- auto manufacturers don't know where they are. they can build a fleet that might satisfy requirements of one program, but not another agency, but not a state requirement. so i understand you to say work is under way, you hope to get something to us in the

mr. russell, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4906 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 467, h.r. 4906, a bill to amend title 5 united states code to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any federal agency and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute 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 the yeas are