mr. smith: thank you, mr. chairman. i'm pleased to yield one minute to the gentlewoman from the great state of washington, ms. herrera beutler. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. herrera beutler: it was said that there's no greater love than to lay down your life for your friend. that's why i'm opposed to theament. i'm proud that in america citizenship means something. it is worthy to be earned. amnesty to me means giving it away and i don't support that. i do support the ability to earn citizenship. if a person has the courage and conviction to take the oath and to join our nation's warriors to defend you and i, what more can they do to prove their allegiance? if the military, which i don't believe is an elite -- the military is not a jobs program. if someone through their merit and hard work earns acceptance into that elite fighting force, where they could die defending you and me, then i leave you with this question. what country's flag would you have draped on the casket of that brave soul?

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill h.r. 1806. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. pursuant to house resolution 271 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 1806. the chair appoints the gentleman from kansas, mr. yoder, to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 1806 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to provide for technological innovation through the prioritization of federal investment in basic research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve the competitiven

mr. smith: mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18 further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from washington will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 17 printed in house report 114-112. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas mr. mccaul, seek recognition? mr. mccaul: mr. chair, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 17 printed in house report 114-112 offered by mr. mccaul of texas. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 260, the gentleman from texas, mr. mccaul, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. mccaul: thank you, mr. chair. i yield myself three minutes. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for three minutes. mr. mccaul: first, i'd like to express my thanks to chairman thornberry for his leadership and hard work on this important legislation. this amendm

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mr. smith: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 874, the american supercomputing leadership act. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 87. h.r. 874, a bill to amend the department of energy high end computing revitalization act of 2004 to improve the high end computing research and development program of the department of energy and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, and the gentleman from illinois, mr. lipinski will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on h.r. 874, the bill now under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: seeing no objection, so ordered. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempo

mr. smith: i'll have to order vinegar -- bigger business cards. mr. rosen: this panel is cosponsored by the federal society and the american constitutional society. out of all the wonderful things of had the opportunity to do bringing these two great organizations together is among the most satisfying. they have joined together because of their love of constitutional debate and dialogue and also because of the extremely generous support of the templeton foundation which is created a scholarly advisory board called the coalition of freedom. we are cohosting a series of debates like this, podcasts and symposia, and going to create the best interactive constitution on the web. i'm so excited about this. going to reach up to the top liberal and conservative and libertarian scholars in america of -- on what they agree about and what they disagree about in terms of contemporary issues. we will distribute this free to every school in america. the college board will work with us to make sure everyone w

mr. smith: thank you, mr. chairman. i'm pleased to yield one minute to the gentlewoman from the great state of washington, ms. herrera beutler. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. herrera beutler: it was said that there's no greater love than to lay down your life for your friend. that's why i'm opposed to theament. i'm proud that in america citizenship means something. it is worthy to be earned. amnesty to me means giving it away and i don't support that. i do support the ability to earn citizenship. if a person has the courage and conviction to take the oath and to join our nation's warriors to defend you and i, what more can they do to prove their allegiance? if the military, which i don't believe is an elite -- the military is not a jobs program. if someone through their merit and hard work earns acceptance into that elite fighting force, where they could die defending you and me, then i leave you with this question. what country's flag would you have draped on the casket of that brave soul?

mr. smith: mr.hairman i thank the gentleman from california for yielding and our thanks go to majority leader kevin mccarthy for introducing such an important piece of legislation. in fact, we have made him an honorary member of the science, space and technology committee. mr. chairman, space commercialization, this bill is the future of space. this bill will encourage the private sector to build rockets , to take risk and to shoot for the heavens. h.r. 2262, the spurring private aerospace competitiveness and entrepreneurship act of 2015, or space act, facilitates a pro-growth environment for the developing commercial space sector. it creates more stable regulatory conditions and improves safety, which in turn attracts private investment. members of congress should know earlier this week the administration officially stated, and in the most important thing, in my view, that the administration said and it was unfortunately omitted from the statement a while ago that the ranking member quoted. here's

mr. smith: h.r. 1561 has received overwhelming support and i would like to mention letters of support from the weather company, science and technology corporation and carmel research center as well. and the full 25 letters of report the science committee received for this legislation. i have no other requests for time but before i reserve, i want to thank the three original co-sponsors we have on the floor tonight. and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves. >> this is a good bill that will improve services. the results of the changes contained in this legislation, it will be more timely and accurate forecasts that will protect lives and property. ms. bonamici: researchers have found that annual variations can produce billions of dollars in reduced gross domestic products. with stakes that large we owe it to our nation. h.r. 1561 takes steps to support noaa and how we harness research. i want to thank the many leaders in the research community and the private weat

mr. smith: thank you mr. chairman. i now yield three minutes to the ranking member of the subcommittee on oversight and investigations, ms. spear from california -- ms. speier from california. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. speier: i thank you. i want to thank the chairman and ranking member for their accepting amendments to address military sexual assault increase oversight transgender rights whistleblower protection and equal access to con that acception for military women -- contraception to military women. i cannot support this bill in its current form. instead of making tough decisions with our limited resources, this bill uses an accounting gimmick to further parochial and political interests above the readiness of the men and women protecting us and the interests of taxpayers we represent. we chose to address the sage grouse rather than the elephant in the room. by irresponsibly sheltering $38 billion above the self-imposed budget cap in the o.c.o. account, this bill attempts to decouple national

mr. smithi would be more skeptical than bill. i think there are things that students know they are not allowed to say on campus and they do not say. as a conservative libertarian in a law school setting where in some cases, i'm almost the only faculty member who would hold those views, i become used to a certain ritual over the years. it usually occurs about midway through the first semester. there will be a group of students that will appear at my office, four or five students. something like that. they will come in, and it's not quite clear what they want. they talk about class a little bit and they kind of do this but they don't have any seeming objective. they finally someone will say something like, what did you think about x, y, or z? or whatever. i will say i think it's a load of hot wash. they will say, we thought there was someone on our site and they start pouring out the fact that certain opinions are not allowed to be offered, that they will be ridiculed or targeted by their profess

and mr. smith, i'm very excited to get through. work is great and i'm glad that you're part of this series as well. smith: you're very kind. nick i have two things that i : hope to get you to comment on. i live in calvert county and we have links to louisa catherine here. her uncle i believe was thomas johnson, one of maryland's first governors if not the first governor, but there's not a lot of primary stories blinking her to hear. the most we have is in one of our small town centers, there's a placard talking about her heredity to the area. and then secondly, cokie roberts has a book, "ladies of liberty" and in that book you get the impression of louisa catherine that she is very much involved in the politics of washington but, you know, you don't get the sense of whether it's just on the surface or whether her works are contributing to the compromises that are made during that time. would both of you mind commenting on those two things? swain: ok, thank you. the johnson's actually which to explain are - is louisa catherine's bir

thank you so much for joining us, mr. smith. we were watching that group of people there. maybe they are a strange lot of people. but everybody on camera range there was acting like they really thought they were having the wool taken over their eyes there is going to be a federal military invasion of texas this summer in that military exercise, and this loyal lieutenant colonel lastoria who is working to try to explain what is happening is lying to them. >> yeah, it's certainly a concerning trend in the state of texas. having served in the legislature for 16 years, i have had the opportunity to observe personally as the primaries have changed from the george w. bush primaries that i was originally elected into, into something that he wouldn't recognize today. it is embarrassing. it is humiliating. and for it to be coming out of the governor's office is what prompted me to write a letter so that people understood that there are some thinking republicans that find great offense with what is happening and being said. >> i got one for you. former governor rick perry has emerge

mr. smith, you have a lot of experience at coping with the nitty-gritty. and i suspect that if this rule is enacted, you mr. norris: nonetheless, for reasons i cannot understand, you have been a critic of the role. what expected consequences most by the you and how certain are you that those costs won't be worth it? mr. smith: there are a couple of interesting points in what you just said. first, you are right, i had the privilege to practice in one of the traditional professions. we have been a knowledge -- for centuries. and we have very well developed codes of professional conduct lots of guidance around that, and i have to say, i am not at all sure that at least in the details, our professional standards would pass muster under the requirements of the requirements of the labor department's proposal. mr. norris: is that a bad thing? there have been a few lawyers who did not live up to those obligations. mr. smith: and we have had solutions for lawyers were have not lived up to that. it is th

mr. smith: we have only one more speaker. i know they have the right to close but we'll reserve until they get to the last speaker. the chair: the gentleman from texas. mr. thornberry: i'm happy to yield to the distinguished gentleman from colorado, mr. coffman. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. coffman: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise to oppose this amendment. in march of 2014, the director of national intelligence reported that 29% of detainees released from guantanamo bay have engaged or were suspected of resuming their roles as terrorists. those who remain in guantanamo are the quote, worst of the worst, unquote, so it is safe to presume that if released, an even higher percentage of them will remain a threat to our national security. i struggle to understand why we would close the fwauntaun moe pay bayh detention camp only to finance the incarceration of enemy combatants within the united states. the need for a place to detain enemy combatants unfortunately will not go away any time soon system of

it is defeated some, and mr. smith is exec to what is wrong with this country -- host: all right, i want the harassment to respond to what you are saying. that's the congressman to respond to what you are sacred -- the car was meant to respond what you are saying. guest: the idea that we can get a muslim country to do what we want is wrong. i think iraq and afghanistan have proven the point. yes, japan is a different culture, but they clearly surrendered and they decided to cooperate with us. iraq never decided clearly to cooperate with us in building a new government. if there were 10,000, 20,000, 100 thousand u.s. troops still there, we would still be having the same fight. keeping u.s. troops there was not going to change the way the iraqis reacted. and to draw comparisons between that and japan is just historically wrong. i think it would've cost for u.s. lives and money and we would be in the same place. what broke iraq apart was not u.s. troops leaving, it was al- maliki making it a shiite-dominated government an

engel, mr. smith, mr. royce, and mr. keating. its purpose is twofold. to bring together the agencies that have existing mandates to protect heritage, and to eliminate the financial incentive for entities such as isis to loot religious and cultural artifacts. i commend this community for its bipartisan leadership on this bill and i urge you to advocate for its final passage into law. i would like to thank the chairman for convening this important hearing at a very critical juncture in the preservation of religious and cultural heritage. i am happy to answer any questions that you have. rep. royce: thank you, dr. hanson. that legislation, by the way has been passed out of committee. it's on the floor. and we're going to move it shortly, and i would just make a couple of observations. one is that this isis phenomenon, another way it could have been handled was when isis originally was in raqqa as they were leaving raqqa. there were those of us on this committee, as well as some of our ambassadors overseas, that suggested the overwhelming u.s. air power hit

we never heard from them. >> mr. smith, it sounds to me as we've been talking to you that you're really skeptical of not only the police's account but of the police and how they've acted here. do you not believe them? >> i'm skeptical. >> what gives you reason to be skeptical? >> well, for example, the affidavits they filed in this case contradict the initial reports. there's a lot of unanswered questions so at this point we just have to wait and see until all of the evidence is gathered and the reports are prepared. >> what's next for your client? he's one of 170 people now behind bars. >> 177, yes. well, we'll begin the legal process and see if we can't get him out on bail and/or have charges dismissed. >> all right. william smith, we appreciate your time giving us the point of view from the side of the bikers who were gathered that day. really appreciate it, sir. >> thank you for having me. >> ten minutes after the hour right now. >>> a classic friday before memorial day news dump. the state department is set to release

i yield three minutes to mr. smith. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mr. smith: let me just say at the outset to my friend, the former speaker for whom i have the highest regard, it is always appropriate to defend to the best extent possible the fragile lives of unborn children from the violence of abortion and it is always appropriate to defend to the greatest degree possible conscience rights when they are under assault. that is why i, along with my of my colleagues rise today in support of h.j.res. 43 to disapprove of d.c. legislation that infringes on the first amendment freedoms of religious charities and pro-life advocacy groups in the district of columbia. i especially want to thank congresswoman diane black for her consistent and highly effective leadership for many yores for fundamental conscience rights and for attempting to respect human life to the greatest extent possible. you know, i agree with six distinguished law professors, and i'll include their letter fully in the record who wrote the d.c. council last november and said, and i quote in p

mr. smith: thank you, mr. chairman. i, too, support this en bloc package. hope members will support it. i rise to claim time in opposition though i am not opposed. and -- the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is further recognized. mr. smith: i support the en bloc package. i hope members will support it. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman's time is reserved. the gentleman from texas. mr. thornberry: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers at this point so i reserve the balance. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: thank you, mr. chairman. we have no further speakers on our side either so i'll simply close. i'll yield myself the balance of our time to once again say i want to first of all thank the chairman, i want to thank all the members of the committee and the staff for the hard work that they do and have done on this bill. every year this is a very very difficult

engel, mr. smith, mr. royce, and mr. keating. its purpose is twofold.o bring together the agencies that have existing mandates to protect heritage, and to eliminate the financial incentive for entities such as isis to loot religious and cultural artifacts. i commend this community for its bipartisan leadership on this bill and i urge you to advocate for its final passage into law. i would like to thank the chairman for convening this important hearing at a very critical juncture in the preservation of religious and cultural heritage. i am happy to answer any questions that you have. >> thank you, dr. hanson. that legislation, by the way has been passed out of committee. it's on the floor. and we're going to move it shortly, and i would just make a couple of observations. one is that this isis phenomenon, another way it could have been handled was when isis originally was in raqqa as they were leaving raqqa. there were those of us on this committee, as well as some of our ambassadors overseas that suggested the overwhelming u.s. air power hit the isis fo

mr. chris smith of new jersey. christopher h. smith: thank you very much, mr. chairman. thank you for calling this very, very important hearing and our distinguished witnesses for your courage, for so effectively articulating the plight of these suffering minorities in the middle east, particularly christians. thank you for that. and all of those who are suffering at the hands of isis and people who are extremists. you know, i would like to ask a couple of questions. the human rights commission pointed out that the isis violence against christians and other religious minorities quote may constitute genocide. may? i find it extraordinary, you know, the genocide convention couldn't be clearer. eliminating in whole or in part, even the threat rises to the level of being genocide. and of course international community has always been slow to recognize genocide. we, when i see we, i mean the international community, when it came to sudan, 100 years later we still, only 24 or so countries have recognized the armenian genocide. we seem to gag on the word, and i have tried to ge

mr. smith: thank you to present it franks, speaker boehner mrs. mcmorris rogers, the gentlelady presiding in the chair. this has been a team effort and it will yield considerable protection when it's finally enacted into law. the pain-capable unborn child protection act is landmark human rights law. it recognizes the compelling body of medical evidence that unborn children feel pain and seeks to safeguard and protect vulnerable children from the violence of abortion. a leading expert in the area of fetal pain has said, and i quote, it is my opinion that the human fetus possesses the ability to experience pain from 20 weeks of gestation, if not earlier, and the pain perceived by a fetus is possibly more intense than that perceived by term newborns or older children. the doctor testified before the judiciary committee and said when we speak of infants at 20 weeks, we no longer have to rely on ultrasound imagery. because such premature patients are kicking, moving and reacting and developing right before our eyes in the neonatal intensive care unit.

mr. chris smith of new jersey. >> thank you very much mr. chairman. thank you for calling this very very important hearing and our distinguished witnesses for your courage, for so effectively articulating the plight of these suffering minorities in the middle east, particularly christians. thank you for that. and all of those who are suffering at the hands of isis and people who are extremists. you know, i would like to ask a couple of questions. the human rights commission pointed out that the isis violence against christians and other religious minorities quote may constitute genocide. may? i find it extraordinary, you know, the genocide convention couldn't be clearer. eliminating in whole or in part even the threat rises to the level of being genocide. and of course international community has always been slow to genocide. we didn't do it in -- when it came to sudan 100 years later, we still, only 24 or so countries have recognized the armenian genocide. we seem to gag on the word, and i have tried to get administration witnesses to say what is hap

i want to pay tribute to the work of mr. smith they created a strong starting point. it is necessary if we want to grow our economy faster and support more people into work and lift children out of policy. we welcome the policies he brokered. we have been consistent in our views that these proposals do not go far. the outcome of the election makes abundantly clear that this be we shared by a significant proportion of the scottish electorate. if the prime minister and his government mean what they say about respecting the outcome of the election in scotland, they must now agree with a process that looks at the smith commission proposals with a view to extending the evolution. this must be a process that is made in scotland, and one that involves scottish society. as my party's manifesto makes clear, we believe scottish parliament should fulfill financial responsibility. but as a matter of priority, we want to see de-evolution of priorities like business taxes, national insurance, and equality policy. we need to create jobs through revenues and lift people out of povert

mr. hutton: my research was on a case study. even though tom smith was not a native of eastern kentucky, it happened to be that county where he was convicted and sentenced. the county itself had a specific reputation for violence. even though he was not a native there, his execution was looked at as the sort of -- some sources speak of it as if it was a blood sacrifice for the good and morality of the community. i found it somewhat accidentally. >> how did you go about your research? what kinds of documents did you find and where? mr. hutton: i found criminal court records and a dozen or so newspapers, mostly in kentucky but as far away as missouri. >> were these newspapers on a microfiche? mr. hutton: most were but some had also been transferred into digital form. >> had these resources been used by other historians or were there some new discoveries you made? mr. hutton: i don't believe any other historian, at least not within the academy has written about this particular hanging or man. he has been the subject of pop culture. there is a microbrewe

foxx: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. smith. mr. smith: two years ago today pennsylvania abortion dr. gosnell was convicted of murder conspiracy to kill and involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to life imprisonment. it was depressed by the mainstream media dr. gosnell operated a large philadelphia abortion clinic where women died and countless babies were dismembered or chemically destroyed often by having their spinal cords snipped, all gruesome procedures causing pain to the victim. today the house considers landmark legislation authored by congressman trent franks to protect unborn children beginning at the age of 20 weeks post fertilization from these pain-filled abortions. the act is needed now more than ever because there are gosnells all over america dismembering and decap tating pain-capable babies for profit. men like steven bripham of new jersey, some 35 aborted babies were found in his freezer. another caught on videotape joking about his abortion tool kit complete with a axe and drill bits by describing a three-day late

mr. smith took contributions for the miracle balloon campaign to benefit children's hospital oakland. smith is sick himself. he has bone cans asker and multiple sclerosis but you wouldn't know it from his upbeat attitude. he kicked this off after customers raised money for him and decided to gift money to the kids. >> it's really a miracle that all this attention is brought to them. >> $65,000 has been raised so far. >>> criminal charges against a hunter accused of starting a massive wildfire near yosemite two years ago has been dropped. the rim fire was one of the biggest fires in california history. prosecutors say they can't prove their case after two of their key witnesses died. here's tim daily are more. >> the rim fire started at the bottom of this canyon between groveland and yosemite and quickly moved in all possible directions. months later a columbia man named keith emerald was charged with starting the illegal campfire that got out of control. in of some people threatened weren't kin

. >> people forget and they will come in a couple years later and i'll go, oh, by the way mrs. smithe a pair of shoes here. i'll go to the counter and my god, i was wondering where these were. i forgot all about them. >> with each repair -- >> i can tell a lot about the bottom of the bad shoe. i can tell if you awed bad leg or bad hip or bad knee. i can tell about how much pressure you're putting on your bad knee and more pressure on the opposite foot. >> keeps his customers through the door with kindness and good old-fashioned customer service. >> i think everybody seems to know me. i think more people know me than i know in town. >> because of -- i've been here that long. >> in berwyn -- >> you can watch all bill rohrer's focus stories on our website at myfoxphilly.com. click the fox 29 weekend tab at the top of the home page. ♪ >>> love this. huge event for philly on saturday. the saint christopher's hospital prom like every prom got a pimp and pamper to look your best. this gives the young cancer patients at the hospital to just be kids. looks fantastic. soak in life. our manger

. >> mr. smith? >> mr. smith votes no. mr. jones? >> no. >> mr. jones votes no. >> ms. sanchez? gibson? no. >> mr. forbes? >> no. mr. brady? mr. brady votes no. mr. miller? mr. miller votes aye. ms. davis? no. mr. wilson? >> no. >> mr. larson? mr. larson? mr. bishop? mr. bishop? mr. bishop votes no. mr. cooper? mr. cooper votes no. mr. turner? mr. turner votes no. mr. cline? mr. cline votes no. mr. courtney? votes no. mr. frank? mr. frank votes no. >> mr. shuester? no. mr. johnson? mr. johnson votes no. ms. spear? ms. spear votes no. mr. lanborn? mr. lanborn votes no. mr. caster? mr. caster votes no. mr. hunter? mr. hunter votes no. mr. peters? mr. peters votes no. dr. flemming? dr. flemming no. mr. gibson? mr. gibson votes aye. mr. walls? mr. walls votes aye. mr. o'rourke? mr. o'rourke, no. mr. norcroft? mr. corcroft, no. mr. brooks? mr. brooks notes no. mr. nugent >> aye. >> mr. cook? mr. cook votes no. mr. ashford? mr. ashford votes no. mr. multon? mr. multon votes no. mr. burn? mr. burn votes no. mr. grave? mr. grave votes no. mr. knight? mr. knight votes no. mr. mccarther?

mr. clancy. is a.t. smith still is secret service payroll? mr. clancy: yes sir, he is a detailee to another home a department. chairman chaffetz: what is this title? mr. clancy: i'm not aware of his title. chairman chaffetz: is your chief of staff? does he work in the secret service building? mr. clancy: no sir. chairman chaffetz: does he have a secret service vehicle? mr. clancy: not that i'm aware of, no sir. chairman chaffetz: you will confirm? mr. clancy: yes, sir. chairman chaffetz: whose decision was it to detail smith rather than transfer him out of the agency? chairman chaffetz: you said he is accepted a position within the department of homeland security, effective tuesday, february 10, 2015. but he still works for the secret service. mr. clancy: he is detailed, he is on our payroll. chairman chaffetz: why? you told the ranking member, you told the world, he said at a saying he was being transferred. but he still works for the secret service, doesn't he? mr. clancy: he gets a secret service paycheck. chairman chaffetz: how long is he det

there is something dramatic and wonderful, it evokes the great frank capper movie mr. smithhington. see a guy on the senate floor for 11 and a half hours, people disagree but admire it. >> except he wasn't mr. smith. his tone i think told the story on this one, kevin. i get why he wanted to do this. it worked last time. i don't know that it worked this time. i think you have real issues to deal with here in balancing privacy and this threat which is evolving all the time and which all of our intelligence people say they're behind if anything. where do you go from here on this? >> you know i still think on the two questions, the two goals he had here which was a policy goal and political goal, i'd say the answer is yes and yes, i think on the policy part there is a bit of strange bedfellows here. i think on the policy side that actually works for rand paul bringing together some conservatives who have a problem with some of the overreach by the nsa and also bringing together some civil libertarian showing this is a concern that is a broad concern amongst the american public.

i was going to go back to mr. smith>> and i'm not even saying that because i think he lizelizabeth sanders and warren watched and they saw jimmy stewart and he finally collapses and it's like he's a hero and, you know what i mean. and then it's a wonderful life. who done like him in it's a wonderful life? so they saw that and given the opportunity i think they both wanted my voice is gone. it's past my bedtime. exactly and the flag of mr. smith. it's weird again. you have cruz and rand paul and then far left on the patriot act. >> that's how it is. >> and then in the middle -- very weird. that shows you time space continuum. it does wrap around. you go far enough on each side and you end upcoming here. >> we'll ask chris christie about that. >> he talked about the patriot act. see i worry about what you're doing with some of your personal information. i wouldn't want that getting out either but i'm an open book. if you can stop a terrorist, look at everything. >> i'm open. what are you crazy. >> nobody wants all of thei

engel, mr. smith mr. royce, and mr. keating. its purpose is twofold. to bring together the agencies that have existing mandates to protect heritage, and to eliminate the financial incentive for entities such as isis to loot religious and cultural artifacts. i commend this community for its bipartisan leadership on this bill and i urge you to advocate for its final passage into law. i would like to thank the chairman for convening this important hearing at a very critical juncture in the preservation of religious and cultural heritage. i am happy to answer any questions that you have. >> thank you dr. hanson. that legislation by the way, has been passed out of committee. it's on the floor. and we're going to move it shortly, and i would just make a couple of observations. one is that this isis phenomenon, another way it could have been handled was when isis originally was in raqqa as they were leaving raqqa. there were those of us on this committee, as well as some of our ambassadors overseas that suggested the overwhelming u.s. air power hit the isis f

mr. pompeo: captain. >> congressman adrian smith of nebraska. mr. smith: nebraska's third congressional district. mr. mica: congressman ken calvert of california. mr. calvert: sergeant martin seaman, california's 42nd. mr. mica: congressman bill foster of illinois. mr. foster: corporal sarah medina, aurora, illinois. mr. mica: and congressman trent franks from arizona. mr. franks: lance corporal jacob andrew huggg arizona's eighth congressional district. mr. mica: mr. speaker and my colleagues greater love hath have no man than to lay down his life for a fellow man. those who represent those brave marines, sergeant ward mark johnson from florida seventh congressional district. we all ask you to join us in a moment of silence and we ask that as we approach this memorial day, that we remember in our thoughts and in our prayers all those brave americans and their families who paid the ultimate price in service to our nation. mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to recommit on h.r. 880 offered by the g

>> i ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from nebraska, mr. smith, be removed as a co-sponsor of h.r. 21. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. sensenbrenner: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? mr. sensenbrenner: i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourn to meet at 11:30 a.m. on tuesday may 5 2015. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the chair will entertain one-minute requests. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. ros-lehtinen: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you mr. speaker. today i rise to recognize police officer shirley verde on being named the village of pine crest police department's officer of the first quarter of 2015. officer verde has consistently shown her commitment to her community and her fellow officers through her professionalism and dedicated s

i have had no contact with mr. smith. >> none? >> none, sir. >> and is there a -- we have details up here too, and so they have a limited time that they are with us. can you tell us what the limitations are with wherever he is and can you get that information to us? >> sir, i'll have to get back to you on that. yes, sir. >> yield back. >> you have done mr. clancy, a very good job of building confidence and trust is flushed down the toilet when i hear and read about these things. you said to us, me personally multiple times, the white house did, homeland security did secretary johnson did, mr. mayorkis did that you were implementing fundamental changes. >> yes, sir. >> this guy is still on the payroll. you sent out a press release touting he was going to another department and agency and does no work for secret service and yet he's on your paycheck. don't ever come back here to congress and tell me that you have a financial problem when you have a.t. smith on your payroll and you say you don't have enough money. you shouldn't have

such a fashion that it penetrated the layers of denim and sweater and clothing into the body of mr. smiths become more known for his offscreen antics including a book he published. in 2009 called "behind the bell" and appearing in an adult film. he opened up about his troubled past on the o.w.n. network in 2013. >> i've been working for the last ten years every single week. i feel -- i felt lost. as i mature, i realize, wow, i was going through my rebellious teens in my 20s. >> reporter: diamond who is free on $10,000 bail has plead not guilty. if convicted, he could face up to ten years in prison. his attorney telling us that diamond could take the stand as early as today along with the guy he's accused of stabbing. we'll be watching. >> thank you, gio. >>> now to a scary scene on the streets right outside of boston. surveillance video capturing this 7-year-old boy shot by a stray bullet while riding his bicycle. police are still searching for the shooter. thankfully he's okay. tom llamas has the story. >> reporter: this morning, police on the hunt for the person responsible for this. wa

mr. smith: this bill prohibits the e.p.a. from using its waters of the u.s. rule to expand its authority, yea beyond congressional intent. waters of the u.s. is another executive overreach by this administration. the clean water act intentionally limited the e.p.a.'s jurisdiction to navigable waters, yet waters of u.s. would expand federal jurisdiction to include virtually all water flows from pitches to prairie potholes, even on private land. nebraskans are concerned waters of the us cows severely harm our ag economy by increasing costs and uncertainty for producers. america's farmers and ranchers are already great stewards of the land and take numerous steps to protect our natural resources. by blocking the u.s. waters of u.s. rule stops the latest power grab and sports ag producers across the -- supports ag producers across the country. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition 1234 >> i ask unanimous consen

engel mr. smith, mr. roy said mr. keating. its purpose is twofold. to bring together the agencies that have existing mandates to protect heritage and to eliminate the financial incentives for entities such as isis to lewd religious and cultural artifacts. i commend this community for its bipartisan leadership on this bill and i urge you to advocate for its final passage into law. i would like to thank the chairman for convening this important hearing at a very critical juncture in the preservation of religious and cultural heritage. i'm happy to nancy -- answering questions that you have. >> thank you dr. hansen. that legislation by the way is passed out of committee and it's on the floor and we are going to move it shortly. and i would just make a couple of observations. one is that this isis phenomenon phenomenon, another way could have been handled was when isis originally was in rocca as they were leaving rocca there were those of us on this committee as well as some of our ambassadors overseas that suggested overwhelming u.s. airpower hit the u.

mr. chair. rep. smith: thank you very much. i would like to recognize my good friend and colleague. from florida. rep. clawson: thank you, mr. chairman for doing this. hearing about such a tragic global situation, it's hard to fathom. i would like to reiterate the words of my friend mr. emmer, i think it's time to bring home the african kidnapped girls, and bring home the girls. i know that is not the topic today, but bring home the girls. we need to do everything we can on that. to the guests, you are all doing more than just talking. i respect action. thank you for what you do. and, the example you set. we ought to learn from that, others ought to learn from that. and to seÑorita carla. [speaking spanish] thank you. rep. smith: i would like to introduce our distinguished witnesses and invite them to testify. beginning first is my -- it is my privilege to recognize and welcomed the honorable shawn reyes, 21st you -- attorney general of utah, appointed in 2013. attorney general reyes has received local and national attention for transforming the attorney general's office in utah and

mr. la bow and ms. smith and another colleague to meet with should the board choose on page 5 one of the things that attracts us to this the breath and the depth of their investment research capabilities you you'll see some of the white papers they have alternated over the years and you'll see on page 7 they have an annual conference specifically for pension fund i've talked to half a dozen references that refer to this as the best collective conference they go to much r5r9d by the peers so believe it or not in this is there is greenwich associates provides research among did pension fund clients with the satisfaction with their investment community and any pc ranks one and two and one and two overall for the last several years you'll see some of the recognized they've been given by the various third party's and it is quite a distinguished list with that i'm going to turn it over to bob and u nisz in his and i met with the consultant the consulting team those meeting and the aggregate 6 plus hours and also ha