mr. shimkus: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. chairman, i appreciate your leadership. you know how hard i work in supporting freedom and my opposition to totalitarian regimes. yesterday we passed h.r. 757, the north korean enforcement act. unfortunately i missed that vote. that happens here sometimes. you know how i fully support it. today we again address a problem with a rogue regime, iran. i voted against the flawed iranian deal. iran still holds a marine veteran, contractor, american pastor, and "washington post" reporter. they have tested two ballistic missiles. sanctions should not be waived by the u.s., that is why i support this bill. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yield back. the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. royce: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from utah, mr. stewart, a member of the appropriations and intelligence committee. the speaker pro t

mr. shimkus: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. chairman, i appreciate your leadership. you know how hard i work in supporting freedom and my opposition to totalitarian regimes. yesterday we passed h.r. 757, the north korean enforcement act. unfortunately i missed that vote. that happens here sometimes. you know how i fully support it. today we again address a problem with a rogue regime, iran. i voted against the flawed iranian deal. iran still holds a marine veteran, contractor, american pastor, and "washington post" reporter. they have tested two ballistic missiles. sanctions should not be waived by the u.s., that is why i support this bill. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yield back. the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. royce: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from utah, mr. stewart, a member of the appropriations and intelligence committee. the speaker pro t

mr. shimkus: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i have voted over 60 times to repeal or replace all or portions of obamacare. i have voted numerous times to defund planned parenthood. these issues have always been held up by the parliamentary rules in the senate which is the ability of a north number of senators -- minority number of senators to block bills coming to the floor. but not now, not today. under reconciliation procedures, a simple majority vote can move the bill out of the senate chamber. so today we will vote to repeal and replace major pieces of obamacare that distort the market, raise prices and deprives our citizens of choice. the bill today will eliminate the individual mandate and the employer mandate. government forcing our citizens to buy a product that they do ot want is un-american and costly. i say good riddance. we were all aghast over the recordings released highlighting planned parenthood's selling of baby body parts. as a member who believes that individual distinct life begins at conception, pla