mr. speaker. i yield six minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. smith, chairman of the foreign affairs human rights subcommittee and author oth bill. the speaker pro tempor the gentleman from new jersey is recognid forix minutes. mr. smith: thank you very much, chairman royce. i thank you again for your leadership, for marking this bill up in the last congress. we went through it regular order, you and eliot engel were outstanding and i do appreciate that and staff. i also want to thank bob goodlatte who has been a very strong proponent of this legislation. mrs. carolyn maloney, mr. poe of texas, ms. mccollum and mr. yoho. mr. speaker, there is no higher duty or responsibility of government than to protect children from violence and predatory behavior. we have a duty to protect the weakest and the most vulnerable. the international megan's law to prevent demand for child sex trafficking, or h.r. 515, will protect children from sex tourism by notifying countries when convicted pedophiles plan

mr. speaker. the speaker: mr. secretary. the speaker: i'm directed by the president of the united states to deliver thot house of representatives a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas rise? mr. pompeo: to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman iowa, mr. young is recognized for one minute. mr. young: i rise today to introduce and recognize my friend bishop richard baits of the des moines diocese. born in st. paul, minnesota and a viking van. he attended the seminary in his hometown. the bishop went on to graduate school at the north american college in rome from the prestigous gregorian university. he was ordained in 1968 at st. peter basilica in rome. his education laid the foundation for his impressive pastoral and administrative service to the church. an

mr. speaker. may god continue to bless the members of this house of representatives. this is the people's house. this is the people's gavel. in the people -- in the people's name, it is my privilege to hand it to the speaker of the house for the 114th congress the honorable john boehner. mr. speaker. god bless you, mr. speaker. god bless america. the speaker: thank you, thank you. friends, colleagues, countrymen, especially the people of ohio's eighth congressional district, thank you for sending me here. and let's today walk all -- welcome all of new members and all of their families to what we all know to be a truly historic day. we welcome all of the members back, who were re-elected, we want to welcome your families as well. and i want to thank my family. i was doing pretty good on the walk over here from my ceremonial office until i ran into devon nunes' three little girls. my three biggest fans. one of them came running over and gave me a kiss. i was a mess. this has been a day the lord has m

mr. speaker. i rise today to strongly oppose the december 17 announcement by president obama on policy changes toward the cuban communist regime. the cuban regime from day one was planning on using alan gross as a pawn to receive concessions from the obama administration and their strategy worked. in april, 2013 when asked about a possible swap for mr. gross secretary kerry testified before congress that, quote, we have refused to do that because there is no equivalency. alan gross is wrongly imprisoned and we are not going to trade as if it were a spy for a spy, end quote. that turned out not to be true. president obama unilaterally released three cuban spies. they were responsible for the deaths of three american citizens and one u.s. resident carlos, armando mario and pablo, whose brothers to the rescue planes were unjustly shot down over international airspace on direct orders of the castro brothers. and to make matters worse, we learned that u.s. government used resources to facilitate the art

mr. speaker. as an 8-year-old child, i was forced to flee havana, cuba, with a my family for the shores of the united states of america, the shining city on a hill, and a beacon of hope and freedom to the world. the cuban american members of congress are all united by our love of this great country and our love and respect for freedom, for democracy and the rule of law because of where we come from and whom we represent. for us, these principles aren't concepts that we take for granted. we cherish them because we know the alternative. we need look no further than just 60 miles south of the united states to see the alternative, where the castro regime has been entrenched for over 55 years and ruling the island with an iron fist. this is berto, one of the leaders of ladies in white, and she's been detained so many times she says to me, she's lost count and that's why we stand united in steadfast opposition by any attempts by the obama administration to normalize relations with the castro regime. pres

mr. pascrell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. pascrell: thank you, ranking member, thank you mr. speaker. we know that building the keystone pipeline will create some jobs, we can even help lower consumers' prices. but many of these jobs are temporary. which is true of most cases anyway. the price of oil has already fallen below $50 a barrel for the first time since 2009. what we really -- we really got some good news about jobs today again. we added 252,000 jobs, the unemployment rate is the lowest since 2008, i think may or june of that month, of that year. while we're going in the right direction, we need some serious creation of jobs and at least the handout to the administration, not a handout, but a reachout to the administration that, hey, you're doing a pretty good job on this, on oil prices on gasoline prices. just a little bit of encouragement. we are all on the same ship, come on. you boost our energy security and having consumers mon

mr. pascrell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. pascrell: thank you, ranking member, thank you mr. speaker. we know that building the keystone pipeline will create some jobs, we can even help lower consumers' prices. but many of these jobs are temporary. which is true of most cases anyway. the price of oil has already fallen below $50 a barrel for the first time since 2009. what we really -- we really got some good news about jobs today again. we added 252,000 jobs, the unemployment rate is the lowest since 2008, i think may or june of that month, of that year. while we're going in the right direction, we need some serious creation of jobs and at least the handout to the administration, not a handout, but a reachout to the administration that, hey, you're doing a pretty good job on this, on oil prices on gasoline prices. just a little bit of encouragement. we are all on the same ship, come on. you boost our energy security and having consumers mon

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. in just a few minutes, my colleagues and i will be following a tradition that we began when republicans regained the majority in 2011 of reading the constitution during the first week that we are back into session. i think this is a very important tradition that we have established here in the house of representatives and our speaker reminded us the other day that this is the first time in the history of the country that this has been done. this is our third congress in a row to do this. all of us -- or almost all of us carry a pocket version of the constitution with us to remind us why we are here and what undergirds everything we do in this house and in this congress. and in the front of the copy i have it says the declaration of independence was the promise, the constitution was the fulfillment, and there's a quote were alexander hamilton. the sacred right

mr. speaker, the house is not in order. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker. mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the house will ben de the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. mchyt u,r spe mr. speaker on monday the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. on wednesday the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. last votes of the week -- votes of the week are expected around noon. on thursday and friday, no votes are expected. mr. speaker, the house will consider a number of bipartisan suspensions next week to combat human trafficking, a complete list will be announced at the close of business today. in addition, the house will consider h.r. 351, authored by representative bill johnson. this bipartisan bill will expedite leck which find natural gas to our will be liquefied natural gas to our allies. we must clear the backlog of applications currently pending at the departmen

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. giving the damage over future investment and jobs which his strategy has created in the business community, will the prime minister today give the guarantee that he will not support and outvote any future and an eu referendum? >> since i made the announcement that there should be an end out of referendum on europe, actually investment coming into britain has gone up and there are regular times when britain is getting more inward investment and the rest of europe put together. >> i assume the whole house will want to order the bravery of nhs volunteers are welcome the news that no -- [inhonorable] with the prime minister congratulate them for their outstanding work so far and offer support efforts to develop this vital vaccine? >> i think my honorable friend is right to raise this issue. i'm su

mr. speaker. i'm sure the whole house will wish, want to join in condemning the barbaric attack this morning audit office of a magazine in paris in which it is reported that 10 or more people may have been killed. while details are still unclear i know this house and this country stand united with the french people in our opposition to all forms of terrorism and we stand squarely for free speech and democracy. >> here, here. >> and these people will never be able to take this off those values. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> the problems at the hospital last week first and that we ended up waiting more than four hours to see a doctor and then she was probably discharged. will the prime minister find out why so many 111 calls and in a&e comes like ours were so many unplanned -- [shouting] and why they can provide emergency doctors at night so all of which c

mr. young. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. paulsen: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. levin: i now yield two minutes to another active member of our committee, mr. blumenauer from oregon. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon is recognized for two minutes. mr. blumenauer: mr. speaker, america's middle class is facing a crisis. despite the fact that productivity has soared and profits have increased, these gains are not flowing to the vast majority of americans. in 81% of america's counties median income today is lower than it was 15 years ago. after adjuster for inflation today's average hourly wage has the same purchasing power as it did in 1979. this despite the fact that american workers are producing far more productivity has increased 74% since 1973. there is a reason why the wealth is concentrated at the top. there are a myriad of tiny little changes that have a cumulative effect of the vast majority on american

mr. speaker. too want to welcome the gentlewoman from rochester, new york, the ranking member of the rules committee, as we begin another session in this new year and i'm delighted to note that the rules committee will be ready and available to handle not only the pieces of legislation that the gentlewoman spoke of in terms of helping the american people to understand what congress' role is in working with the president to help policies that will get this country back to work. mr. speaker, just a year ago we recognized as we came back to washington that we were at a g.d.p. growth of a negative g.d.p. we had to fight out of these terrible, terrible tax increases and the things that are occurring to our economy. and the american people found new footing this year because it was the republican majority who gave new meaning and life to, we're going to make this place, meaning washington, d.c., and government smaller and make things bigger and better for people back home. we've now lived through what ha

mr. speaker. i yield two minutes or such time as she may consume to the distinguished gentlelady from missouri. mrs. wagner: thank you very much. i appreciate and thank the gentleman for yielding and for hosting this very important special order today. and for his lifetime of service in protecting the right of the unborn. those who have no voice. so i thank you, sir. mr. speaker i rise today in support of the sanctity of life. sadly tomorrow is the 42nd anniversary of roe v. wade. and hundreds of thousands of people, including pro-life advocates from my own hometown of st. louis, missouri, will gather in our nation's capital in honor of the over 56 million precious angels we have lost since that infamous supreme court decision. not to mention the millions of women who have been adversely affected in the aftermath of their abortion, both physically and emotionally. i first participated in the march for life 25 years ago this week in 1990. i was 28 years old with a real bad hairdo and i was 12 weeks

mr. speaker. i would like to yield to mr. >> speaker has nam us consent to place a statement in the record in support of hr-3. >> without objection. gentleman from new jersey. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself five minutes at this time. >> gentleman is recognized. >> today, mr. speecher voting once again to grant special treatment to trans canada's keystone xl tar stands pipeline. it's the 10th time since republicans took control of the house. americans families face many pressing problems. they want us to use this new congress to work together to solve them. unfortunately, we will begin this new clear with a bill crafted soilly to help the canadian tar sands industry. the administration issued a statement in opposition to this legislation and indicated that the president will veto the bill. i heard my republican colleagues talk about the action or inaction, whatever it was by the nebraska support today but i would stress that the white house press office still says in a statement that regardless of the nebraska rulin

mr. speaker speak up a halifax and i got to witness mr. speaker engaging. mr. speaker himself said that young people are not disengaged in politics. that is a myth. which i'm sure we all agree with. so i put to you, let's eradicate the enormous social divide this nation is witnessing between young people and adults and let's get everyone together, let's get people voting, let's show the world that 16 and 17-year-olds are capable, are responsible, and deserve to vote. get behind vote 16. thank you. [applause] >> from the west midland. >> in this country, young people can marry at the age of 16 but we can not represent who can truly marry each other. we can i choose government. we are eligible to pay taxes at 16, but we have no influence on how they are spent. as citizens, we should be allowed to vote at 16. not allowing us to do so process in the same category as visitors. if we give 1,455,000 300-8216-year-olds the right to vote it will improve the voter turnout which is imperative for our country. and let me finally say that the vote and 16 who say will never h

mr. speaker. i would just like to say that a lot of people have said before hand that it is unachievable. i would like to say, it is achievable. i have been on my own. if i can do it on my own, we can do it together. i went to my local hospital and i was refused work expense because i was under 18. i could not get the work i needed. i was refused because obviously there are risks like being around drugs or patience. but even filing paperwork and getting coffee, unit expense rather than being offered work experience such as [indiscernible] that do not work with my aspirations. i am proud to say that i regained work experience under 18 in my local [indiscernible] if i can do that single-handedly, imagine what we can achieve altogether. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. can we have a contributor from the northwest? >> thank you, mr. speaker. one of the concerns i have about the lack of work experience is the lack of experience and the effect of launching young people into the world of work almost a

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this weekend we observe the celebration of the life of the reverend martin luther king jr.. he talked about engagement for, engagement for the american people, for jobs, for justice, for peace, and that is -- it was pretty exciting to see the response across the country at a time when all of these issues are in the forefront. tonight we will hear from the president of the united states. from what i hear about what he will present it will reflect what we have seen across the country in terms of what he said last year, when women succeed, america succeeds. about college affordability, about childcare, about sick leave, all the kinds of issues that enable families, not just when the families to succeed, and to hopefully it will reflect what we talked about on opening day. better infrastructure, bigger paychecks. as we all know despite all of the economic gains and all the indicators that tell us that progress has been made in our economy, indeed it has, it isn't reflected in the

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, let me start by saying on the iraq inquiry, it was set up by -- six months ago and should be published as soon as possible. on the economy as the election approaches, can the prime minister confirm that we now know this will be the first government since the 1920's to leave office with living standards lower at the end of the parliament and they were at the beginning? >> first of all, let me agree with the leader of the opposition, that we want to see this published promptly. if everyone in this house, including members opposite, had voted to set up the iraq inquiry when we proposed, it would have been published years ago. perhaps he could start by recognizing his own regret that voting against the establishment of the inquiry. >> mr. speaker, the inquiry was established six years ago after our combat operations ended. frankly, my views on the iraq war are well known and i want the inquiry published. i noticed he didn't answer on the economy. he didn't answer on the economy, a

mr. speaker speak up a halifax and i got to witness mr. speaker engaging. mr. speaker himself said that young people are not disengaged in politics. that is a myth. which i'm sure we all agree with. so i put to you, let's eradicate the enormous social divide this nation is witnessing between young people and adults and let's get everyone together, let's get people voting, let's show the world that 16 and 17-year-olds are capable, are responsible, and deserve to vote. get behind vote 16. thank you. [applause] >> from the west midland. >> in this country, young people can marry at the age of 16 but we can not represent who can truly marry each other. we can i choose government. we are eligible to pay taxes at 16, but we have no influence on how they are spent. as citizens, we should be allowed to vote at 16. not allowing us to do so process in the same category as visitors. it will improve the voter turnout which is imperative for our country. and let me finally say that the vote and 16 who say will never happen, there's nothing in this country that you cannot ach

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. giving the damage over future investment and jobs which his strategy has created in the business community, will the prime minister today give the guarantee that he will not support and outvote any future and an eu referendum? >> since i made the announcement that there should be an end out of referendum on europe actually investment coming into britain has gone up and there are regular times when britain is getting more inward investment and the rest of europe put together. >> i assume the whole house will want to order the bravery of nhs volunteers are welcome the news that no -- [inaudible] with the prime minister congratulate them for their outstanding work so far and offer support efforts to develop this vital vaccine? >> i think my honorable friend is right to raise this issue. i'm sure

mr. speaker. >> the prime minister. >> mr. speaker this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> mr. speaker he has autism he needs security and routine but insecure tendency means he and his devoted family have moved four times in 18 months. as a result is have a breakdown and been admitted to hospital. can ask the prime minister if he agrees that insecure six-month private tendencies are no place for family with children and particularly not children with autism? >> i agree with you on to believe how important it is peopled of security, particularly when you're looking after disabled children and you need that he'll. that's why we've been encouraging longer-term tendency alongside the standards six-month tendency towards his developed in the market. >> thank you, mr. speaker. first, they sold our gold reserves at a record low, and then they tried to freeze our energy prices at a record high. doesn't this latest

mr. speaker,. >> thank you, mr. speaker year this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> lillian greenwood. >> my constituents keep telling that the number one concern is what's happening to our national health service but across the country essential services are a breaking point. give an hour and h. s. didn't even make the prime minister's top six priorities for the election shouldn't everybody who cares about our nhs labour on the seventh of may? >> i think what people need to know about our nhs is it is this government that decided to invest in the nhs am ignoring labour's advice to cut the nhs. and when we look at nottingham we can actually see compared to 2010 the our 158 more doctors 646 more nurses, and the nhs is doing well. what a contrast with wales where labour are in charge -- [shouting] >> i know they don't like to hear but they cut the nhs by 8% in wales and because of labour the nhs i

mr. speaker. it's an honor to be here and to speak on this house floor for the first time. i want to thank the constituents, my congssnal district, the 13th of pennsylvania, in philadelphia and montgomery county for giving me this unique opportunity. mr. speaker, i am here to speak about an issue that affects millions of americans in the middle class, myself included. mr. boil: the student loan debt crisis. -- mr. boyle: the student loan debt crisis. while i applaud president obama's announcementth american college proposal, which would provide two years of community college to responsible students, we do need to make expansion of higher education more enduring through legislative action. according to the federal reser of new york, student loan debt has become the largest form of consumer debt in the united states other than mortgages. the financial load on america's student has more than tripled over the past decade to well over $1 trillion. the formidable costs that aspiring students face as they

mr. speaker -- mr. speaker -- mr. speaker, this is a prime minister -- this is a prime minister -- >> it may be a question that the session may take a bit longer but -- >> however long it takes. questions and the answers will be heard. >> if he's so confident about leadership, why is he chickening out of the election event? this is the prime minister who will go down in history as the worst living status for working people. he tells them they he knows they're worse off. they cannot afford another five years of this government. why don't we, mr. speaker, leave the last word to the head of the i.m.f. who often voted by the chancellor and today seems to be having a quiet day because our economy is growing. people are getting back to work. she said yes, this u.k. where the deficit has been introduced where unemployment is going down. this is exactly the sort of result we'd like to see, more growth, less unemployment, a gross that is more inclusive, better shared. a gross that is sustainable and balanced. >> that's is truth

mr. speaker. please join me in reciting the pledge. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlelady from kansas rise? ms. jenkins: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection. ms. jenkins: i rise in support of h.r. 5629, a bill that congressman kind and i authored for college savings plans. 529 plans enjoy growing popularity. primarily with middle-class families who are looking for ways to responsibly prepare for the growing cost of college. the 12 million 529 account holders across the country are able to choose a plans whose plans will grow tax-free to pay for tuition or room and board. 529 will make technical changes to 529 plans. it will able to purchase a computer, remove

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to highlight the importance of the legislation that we passed this week on human trafficking. sadly, my district is no stranger to this despicable crime. in both lake and cook counties we seem to have too many cases of human trafficking. in the chicagoland area, up to 2,500 women and girls are victims of sexual exploitation. mr. dold: almost 300,000 is at risk. the average age of girls that first become victims is between 12 and 14 years of age. this legislation will protect our youth by establishing programs to help runaways and homeless children who are at the highest risk for becoming victims. the bills will also help address the issue by giving tools to health care professionals and law enforcement to identify and help victims of human trafficking and to create programs that deter and prevent human trafficking in the first place. human trafficking for sexual exploitation is an epidemic that needs to be stopped. this is a first step and we must remain focused t

mr. speaker may i make a few observations of my own? laughter] may i express my profound thanks and appreciation to our republican conference for again honoring me and my family with their nomination for speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] unfortunately, mr. speaker, as your presidential nominee well knows, it's one thing to be nominated, it's another thing to get elected. [laughter] obviously in this race, i was overwhelmed again by the numbers. since this is the only time that i shall be in this lofty position during this congress with the possible exception of the day we adjourn this congress, let me say at the very outset, how pleased i am to see those 33 bright new republican faces out there. [applause] and let me also say to my democratic colleagues that i am fully cognizant of the fact that there are 71 more of you than there are of us. [applause] but now hearing that applause, i would urge you not to run roughshod over the minority. i think we have demonstrated in the past that as much as we dislike being fewer in

mr. speaker. this bill is a jobs bill. the american people need jobs. the labor unions who founded and built the middle class of this nation need jobs. but ladies and gentlemen, nobody needs jobs like young black men. i see this as an opportunity here today. the highest unemployment rate is with black young men. black young men people the -- between the ages of 19 and 35. the unemployment rate is 38%. 38%. mr. scott: and in some communities it's 50%. that's why i come before you today, i support the bill, but i want you all to help me support an amendment, you all know the amendment process is going on over in the sat andveinheene nar mcconnsa hs open to amendments. here's the amendment. the amendment would just put language in this bill that would put the apprenticeship programs, what they affectionately call earn as you learn, on the job training, no federal money, and target those and guide and direct and encourage in this language that our labor union partners bring in these young african-ameri

mr. speaker. richard branson alan sugar both started work at the age of 16. tesco gurry jack cullen started an apprenticeship at 14. all successful because they masked themselves in the world of work at an early age, acquiring teamwork and communication skills. do we have these skills? the government claims our education is more diverse and better prepares us for life than ever before. yet 76% of employers say we're not ready for work. schools want us to quote shakespeare, but employers want us to have soft skills. if the aim of education is to prepare us for work, how did thee two things become so detached? work experience was made optional in 2012, burning the bridge between education and work. now 57% of companies say young people lack communication and teamwork skills. why is this? school is structured so you're surrounded by people your own age. life is not like this. in the workplace you must work with people of all ages and all backgrounds to get the job done. would you learn to drive a car

mr. speaker. mr. speaker this morning i had meetings with colleagues and others and i shall have further meetings today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. in the future investment in jobs which the prime minister's renegotiation strategy is affecting this community. will the prime minister give a guarantee he will not support a war in the future in an eu referendum? >> since i made the announcement that there should be an in-house referendum on europe, the investment coming into britain has gone up. and there are times when britain is getting more investment than the rest of europe put together. >> the whole house would honor the bravery of our volunteers and welcome the news of the crystalists. and moving to the next state, will the prime minister congratulate them for their upstanding work so far, and possible support in the race? >> i think my friend is right to raise this issue. i'm sure everyone is thinking of following it and it is very good news she's out of critical care. but still, there's a long way

mr. speaker, i move to adjourn. the speaker pro tempe: the question is on the n ayour honor -- to adjourn. those in favor say aye those oos, . the ay have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the house stands adjourned until noon on monday next for morning hour debate. keystone pipeline bill currently debated on the senate floor. he plans to have surgery on monday to help him recover vision in his white i after injuring himself earlier this month. >> the first thing i want to say is this, all we have to do is look around the world. cyberattacks, north korea the deaths in belgium, in france, and we now are facing a question here in the united states as to whether we will fund homeland security. we should put a bill on the president us his desk as soon as possible. we need to get it done now. countries around the world, and stack -- in fact, as we speak increasing funding for their homeland security. we are trying to fund it. this is outrageous, for lack of a better word. ok, questions? >> can you talk about your re

mr. speaker? when does it end? mr. speaker, i would like to quote grant from erie, pennsylvania, who wrote a letter to the editor of the marine corps times last week about afghanistan and he writes, and i quote, i believe in the mission 100%, but we have given afghans the tools to succeed and it's up to them to use them. we have been in their country for more than 13 years. that is ridiculous. we have spent so much money funding these guys, if the afghans want to fight for their country, then they will. or if the taliban will take over without much of a fight. these two men that i made reference to their letters are marines who have been to afghanistan. mr. speaker, beside me i have a poster from a book called "how the u.s. taxpayers bang roll the taliban." it was written by douglas wisling. it's a show of how taxpayer money ends up in the taliban and that blow up buildings with our money. in closing i would like to read we owe it to the american people our military, our constitution to debate war. as james madison wrot

mr. speaker. some people are very quick to criticize when there are challenges in the nhs. it must be right to celebrate its successes. therefore will the prime minister congratulate milton keynes hospital and the university of buckingham for establishing a new medical school to train the next generation of clinicians they raise standards at our hospital? >> i'm very happy to join my honorable friend in doing that. making sure we educate the next generation of doctors and nurses and clinicians is absolutely vital. what we see under this government is 9000 more doctors 3300 more nurses. we are trading 1.3 million more people in ame and there are 6 million more outpatient appointments. that is what is happening and all credit to the hard-working staff who are carrying out the vital work. >> mr. jim sheridan. >> mr. speaker welfare benefit recipients are often demonized what but does the prime minister agree the real problem for taxpayers are those employees that can afford to pay well above the mini

mr. doorkeeper. >> the house of representatives, speaker tip o'neill. [applause] >> mr. speaker, my colleagues, and guest of the house, it has been traditional with a few notable exceptions since the founding of this institution for the vanquished to present to the house the victor, and i consider it a high privilege to condition -- continue in that privilege. may i make a few observations of my own? [laughter] may i express my profound thanks and appreciation to our republican conference for again honoring me and my family with their nomination for speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] unfortunately, mr. speaker, as your presidential nominee well knows, it's one thing to be nominated, it's another thing to get elected. [laughter] obviously in this race, i was overwhelmed again by the numbers. since this is the only time that i shall be in this lofty position during this congress with the possible exception of the day we adjourned this congress, let me say at the very outset, how pleased i am to see those 33 bright new republican faces out there. [applause]

mr. speaker. truthfully, how many teenagers have had quality work experience? were your expectations reached when you enter the workplace? we set our expectations too high. and confused about what we have taken away. in the last 12 months, youth unemployment rates have drastically fallen. between june and august this year, 468,000 young people have been recognized as being out of work. where have we gone wrong? it isn't the lack of work experience. 95% of people today have had some work experience, however miniscule. since september 2012, schools do not legally have to offer work expense to students. should we really change it back so soon? the government wants us to do well, [indiscernible] they want us all to build up our education and an understanding of the world before we are set free to start a career for ourselves and we spend our work experience making tea and coffee and paperwork rather than what we are expected to do. you may find this useless, but you need to open your eyes and realize

mr. speaker, for the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from oregon mr. blumenauer, for five minutes. mr. blumenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. as we begin the new congress, america sees the two parties in both the house and the senate, along with the white house making statements that establish positiones that distinguish one from another. but what if we started not by defining our differences but with efforts that would bring us together? we entereneded the last congress with the passage of the paul simon water for the world act something i'd worked with my friend and partner from texas, ted poe, for years here in the house. there was extraordinary bipartisan leadership demonstrated by congressman charlie dent, aaron schock, senator dick durbin. it did take six years but this bipartisan effort was for a humanitarian cause, especially benefiting women and girls around the globe, was worth the time and effort. the legislation focused and enhanced american efforts dealing with international water and sani

mr. crowley. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from w rk rzefotwo minutes. mr. crowley: i thank my friend from rochester for yielding me this time. thank you madam speaker. if at first -- you have heard the adage before, you don't succeed, try something else again. . that's clearly what the republican colleagues are doing northern. the bill the republicans attempted to bring to the floor today would have required women to go to the police before they could even address their own health care needs. they abandoned that first line of attack on women's health because, well, it was too extreme even for members of their own party. but they weren't going to let something like that from pandering to the right-wing flank. fortunately for the republicans they have a long list of bills that attack health care and women's access to care. so it's easy for them to just swap it out for another extremist effort. their partisan base will be happy, but at the expense of the health of many women and families in our country. this bill will have a serious impact on the family's abili

mr. speaker. me to the floor today to remind my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who are about to cast votes on a bill that i believe will make wall street little fiscal year, to make risky bets for a few more years. where were we six years ago? well, let me just give you a blast from the past with some headlines. from "the wall street journal," january 7, 2009 a.d.p. reports 693,000 private sector jobs lost. cnn, january 9, 2009, worst year for jobs since 1945. bloomberg, january 8 2009 december's job loss was bad, but how bad? in "the new york times," february 14 2009, job losses pose threat to stability worldwide. president obama hadn't been in office. this was other stuff, mistakes that had happened in the past connected to deregulation of wall street. we were staring down the worst recession since the great depression. today we're about to embark back down that path to deregulate wall street again. don't do it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for w

mr. speaker. 1973, 42 years ago the supreme court ruled in roe v. wade that women have the right to safe and legal abortion. i remember the days before that landmark decision. you see mr. speaker, over the centuries it's been clear, when abortion is illegal it does not go away, but it's very unsafe. on this anniversary of roe v. wade we should commit to reducing unwanted pregnancies, we should commit to making family planning services more available, to help women and families, we should be passing the paycheck fairness act for equal bay and a plan for jobs across this country. to help women and families, let's stop trying to take away women's rights. let's protect their health care. let's pass the women's health protection act and say no to unconstitutional attempts to restrict the right of women to safe and legal abortion. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yids back. for what purpose eshe gema illinois seek reio >> i ask unanimous consent to address the

mr. speaker. d like to yield to the gentleman from pennsylvania, the co-sponsor of this amendment and who has been helpful in crafting this amendment and at this time i'd like to recognize mr. barletta. the chair: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. barletta: mr. speaker i rise in support of this amendment which i co-authored with my colleagues. its purpose is simple. we defund president obama's unlawful executive amnesty program for illegal immigrants. as we know, the president announced that only two months ago but we also know that's not when this executive amnesty truly began. it began in 2011 with the morton memos. those memos told officials not to pursue certain broad categories of illegal immigrants. our amendment defunds the enforcement of those memos and that goes to the heart of the amnesty program. in short, these memos told immigration officers to view the law the way president obama wished it had been written rather than how congress actually wrote it. tha

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i'm proud to say that i stand at the podium today to thank two members of congress who on last week took the lead on lead. lead is law enforcement appreciation day. i want to thank congresspersons jolly and reichert for what they did on last friday in paying a special tribute, if you will, to the 900,000-plus who serve us as peace officers in the united states of america. i'm very proud to say that in my family i had an uncle who was a peace officer, and he had an influence on my life that literally changed the course of my life and set me on the course that i currently am pursuing. my you cannle -- uncle and i

mr. speaker, will you raise your right hand? do you solemnly swear you will support and defend the constitution of united states against all enemies foreign and a mistake and that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that he will faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? >> i do, thank you. [applause] i appreciate the minority leader h,i micahlea. [applause] that's an o'neill for you. i want to make this presentation. this is the gavel with which you

mr. speaker. i rise regarding fast track authorization this afternoon. there are many reasons to oppose fast track but the first and foremost is that fast track is an abdication of congress' fundamental responsibility. the constitution authorized the congress, not the executive branch, to regulate commerce between nations. this deal was negotiated by the administration in secret, without proper input or oversight from the congress. the grapevine tells us because they're not talking to us directly, that it will do nothing to address currency manipulation, the mother of all trade barriers. just one consequence is an $8,000 cost advantage to a japanese vehicle sold in the united states which is then used to subsidize parts, advertising or uh undercut the cost of a vehicle in the marketplace. in fact detroit made more in profits last year from currency manipulation than ford made last year in its entire worldwide operation. but i know about the domestic -- what i know about the domestic auto industry i

mr. speaker. i rise today because we are just one weekend into this congress and the republican majority promised bipartisanship, especially on the homeland security, the security of our homeland. yet, oh no, it's politics as usual from republicans. now politicizing the department of homeland security and its important funding at this time when we know around the world and especially in france, which has felt so poignantly what happens if we don't pay attention to security. here they are. and they are mad at the president why? because the president did what other presidents have done taking executive action on immigration. so they are mad at the president and republicans are now going to punish the american people by not protecting our homeland. shame on the republican party for politicizing the department of homeland security. it's time to get to business. the american people expect that. and the republicans if they plan to govern they need to do it, pass clean bill, funding our department of home

speaker: naive questions for mr. grossman? speaker: thank you, mr. grossman. rebuttal. speaker: i'm not finished. oh, i'm sorry. i am finished. no more questions. speaker: i'll be brief, commissioners, and i would like to note for the record that i really don't appreciate the personal comments, levelled at me. it just happens all too often. and i believe at the ordinary of determination in the referral letter are not -- are conflicting. 67.27, mr. grossman wanted a list of what was in the documents, and how many there were. this is also called a privilege log. under the sunshine ordinance privilege logs are not required in 67.27. you don't have to create documents that don't exists to answer requests. 67.24 is about pre-litigation claim and no pre-litigation claims existed in this case. that's all have i to say. thank you. speaker: any other questions for mr. sancrow? speaker: public comment? speaker: yes, thank you very much. gratified that you recognize the obstacles we have face. i have not gotten the impression that you've recognized that in the past. it's gratifying

mr. speaker. the attacks last week in paris demonstrated the savagery with which terrorists seek to divide us. the murders and tolerant bigotry that they pursue him to spread fear and also to sow division that they believe exists, us against them. perez has not let the terrorists win, and we ought not do so either. the french police have been praised for the action that they took. charlie hebdo is being published today. faiths have united a boring the anti-semitism and grieving for the victims of the attack on the supermarket. muslims across the world have condemned the attack which is not islamic and does not in the name of their religion. and the brother of the french muslim police officer has said, my brother was killed i people who pretend to be muslims. they are terrorists that's it. the prime minister and the leader of the opposition rightly attended the unity rally in paris, along with the prime minister, and i joined people saturday. in the attack the terrorist targeted other peaceful reli