mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of my bill, the diesel emission reduction act, otherwise known as dera. i urge my colleagues to support this critically important and bipartisan legislation. the mission of the e.p.a. dera program is simple. reduce air pollution, improve public health, and make our communities better places to live and raise a family. that's why this commonsense program has continually garnered broad bipartisan support since it was first proposed. and the reason for that is equally simple. dera gets results and saves taxpayer dollars in the long run. by replacing or retrofitting older and dirtier diesel engines, the program has made meaningful strides in boosting public health, reducing air pollution, and improving the quality of life in communities across the country. over the last 10 years, the e.p.a. has awarded over $600 million in funds and those dollars are making the difference. over a 67,000 -- over 67,000 engines have been retrofitted or replaced. we've saved n

mr. speaker -- mr. speaker, i want to pay tribute to those mps from all parties across the house, the lords and in the scottish parliament who have not only fought so hard to fight a disastrous no deal but continued to take the case through the courts. the government has failed to silence our democracy. mr. speaker -- mr. speaker, during the period of unlawful p, the law was forced to release their plans. no wonder the prime minister has been so eager to avoid scrutiny and so eager to hide the dangers of his brexit plan. the release of those documents leads to many questions the government must now answer that our parliament is back in operation. so i would like to start by asking the prime minister why -- i would like to start, mr. speaker, by asking the prime minister why the government described leaked yellow hammer documents in august as being out of date. when the documents were later produced in september, they were word for word the same documents. it is clear they have tried to hide from the peop

mr. speaker, mr. uring the period of unlawful for radiation, the government was forced to released the yellow hammer new deal analysis and plan. no wonder the prime minister has been so eager to avoid scrutiny and so eager to hide the dangers of his brexit plan. the release of those documents leads to many questions the government must now answer. that are parliament is back in operation. i would like to start by asking the prime minister why the government described leaf yellow hammer documents in august as being out of date. when the documents were later produced in september they were word for word the same documents. it is clear they have tried to hide from the people the truth, the real truth, and no deal brexit. and try to hide the fact that their policy would heap misery on the people of this country. let's just take a look at the analysis. chaos at britain's ports with months of disruption. people going short of fuel and fresh foods. it's your paper, you wrote it. you tried to hide it. i beg yo

mr. speaker. mr. no more speaker. i have no more speakers and prepared to close after the gentleman from tennessee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. correa: at this time i yield five minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. taylor. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. taylor: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of my legislation h.r. 3246, the traveling parents screening consistency act. as a new member of congress i endeavor to listen to my constituents. as a new member i have actually had over 300 individual meetings with my constituents the last eight months. i have had 24 coffees with your congressman. one of my constituents, a mother from fair view, texas, took advantage of this coffee with your congressman opportunity even told me about her problems she was having with t.s.a. as a new mother trying to get her breast milk through to feed her children.

mr. speaker, mr. speaker -- >> order. people musn't keep ranting. however long it takes, the statement must be heard and the response to it will be heard. that is the reality. mr. johnson: mr. speaker, we promised the people we would get brexit done. we promised to respect the results of the referendum and we must do so now. enough is enough. we are negotiating a deal. and though i am confident -- and though i am confident of getting a deal, we will leave by october 31 in all circumstances. there will be no further pointless delay. this house has never before voted to force the prime minister to surrender such a crucial decision to the discretion of our friends and neighbors overseas. what this deal would mean is that unless we agree to the terms of our friends and partners, they will be able to keep us in the eu for as long as they want, and on their terms. i urge therefore this house to reject this bill, so that we can get the right bill for our country, deliver brexit, and take the whole country forward. >> order! for the avoidance of doubt, the r

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today on behalf of thousands of families in my district that have been exposed to pfas in their drinking water. last week, my friend, michael hickey, testified before the house on the prevalence of pfas contamination in two communities in in two communities in my district. but these two communities are in the alone. hundreds of communities across the country are dealing with pfas contamination. here's what we know about these forever democrat calls. mr. delgado: the contamination can cause autoimmune disorders, thyroid conditions or disorders, and cancer. it's time for action. as a named conferee for the national defense authorization act i'll forcefully advocate for pretreatment standards and that pfas be designated a hazardous substance. too many families are living with the consequences of pfas contamination in our nation and it is due in large part to our inaction. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to address the scourge of mass shootings currently plarging my community -- plaguing my community and other communities around the nation. the gun violence archive, mr. speaker, which is a not for profit corporation that dissem nates information on mass shootings definesass this where four or ere four more people are injured or killed as a result of gunfire. using this metric, mr. speaker, there have been 33 mass shootings in my district. in the past five years and eight so far this year. 33 mass shootings in my istrict in the past five years and eight so far this very year. mr. speaker, our national shocked ess h been by tragedies in ohio and texas as it should very well be. but we seem similarly and increasingly numb to the everyday violence taking place in cities like chicago, baltimore, and other places throughout the nation, especially when that violence impacts people of color. mr. speaker, clearly the events that took place in dayton, el paso, and odessa de

mr speaker, excuse me, mr speaker. thank you, mr speaker. my voices are restored.o deliberately stoke up angen opposition to deliberately stoke up anger, and opposition in the country. i appreciate the good humour of the honourable gentlemen, and i'm sorry that he was struggling with his throat, but it was suggested to me that he could usefully take an herbal remedy. i thought that was coming, mr speaker. and i think my honourable friend, my right honourable friend, my right honourable friend, my right honourable friend, he makes a very good point. and all i will say again, at the risk of further inflaming my friends opposite, i must say, that the bill in question, the capitulation act, the quebec act but ua should act has done damage to this country's ability to negotiate. and i think they should reflect on that. it's an international negotiation, it's very important that the uk is able to deploy every possible arsenal, every possible negotiating tool, and i'm afraid that an attempt has been made to wea ken that an attempt has been made to weaken our hand. there's

mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the back.man yields for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend, necessary. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. r. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. a whistleblower complaint to the d.n.i. who sent it to the inspector general that they found to be a credible person a credible complaint threatening the security of our country. had taken versation place between our president and of ukraine, suggesting that he should, kraine, go into a criminal investigation that would affect he election of 2020 and condition it -- not through ords but through actions on military aid to ukraine. this is subverting the threatening our national security. i commend speaker pelosi for calling for an impeachment inquiry. it's the right time. it's the right issue. an egregious subversion of our constitution. long may the united s

the only conclusion, mr speaker, the only conclusion, mr speaker, the only conclusion, mr speaker, the is backed up by all the lea ked and it is backed up by all the leaked reports in the press, is that the government's pretensions to negotiate a nothing but a sham. the prime minister knows, he knows full well there is no mandate for no deal. no majority support for it in the country, and no majority support for it in this house. but... but... but he refuses to rule it out and refuses, refuses to set out any proposals to avoid it. mr speaker, this is a very serious issue. the prime minister is running away from scrutiny. laughter. running away... laughter. running away... laughter. running away... laughter. running away from scrutiny with his bladder and his shouting. —— blather. many people, mr speaker, including the member for hastings and rye, have come to the conclusion that no deal is his only answer. but he has no mandate for that. in the last general election gave no mandate for no deal. the 2016 referendum gives no mandate for that. and, mr speaker, the co— convener that. and,

mr. speaker. with last week's threat of hurricane dorian to south carolina, i am grateful to the officials who worked to prepare the people of south carolina. mcmaster, e governor mccarty, secretary of transportation christy hall, as ell as the director of the emergency management division. as the hurricane approached, i ent by to thank all of the state and federal personnel in the south carolina emergency division at pine ridge. the work this division achieves s vital to the safety of thousands of south carolinians, and i commend them on their around-the-clock attention. general mcmaster people up y kept the to date on the ever-changing hurricane. i want to thank president trump or helping south carolina to prepare in this time of uncertainty. in conclusion, god bless our roops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from arizona seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one m

mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the back.eman yields for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. speaker, i rise today in the wake of a terrible storm district vastating my in southeast texas as we speak today. imelda, which appeared out of nowhere, ighways and roads are flooding and local authorities are advising folks to seek shelter. mine have f complained they are now underwater as well. flooding. again, we seem to see these storms come out of nowhere. by surprise.us it wasn't even a named storm. once they named it, it seemed few hours it st a made landfall. working -- ourre office is working with the governor's administration in governor abbott, and with the trump administration to quickly get declarations of to ensure thatcy the resources and help necessary ill be provided to our constituents there. mr. babin: right after votes today, i will be

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. rush: mr. speaker, let me saying, i certainly and my remarks ssociate from the previous speaker. disagree with y him.nd do not concur with son, eaker, in 1999, my ie, became a victim of -- hewie, became a victim of gun as he was bringing groceries into his apartment on the south side of chicago. tragically, mr. speaker, my death was not unique hundreds of ally en, women, boys and girls, are dying every day in our nation violence. according to the centers for and prevention, americans have gun-related sult of injuries in the year 2017, which recent year for which complete data is available. . almost 40,000 americans have died as a result of gun related injuries in the year 2017. in the city i love, city i live overnd the city of chicago 79 citizens of our nation have been murdered within the last year due to gunfire. mr. speaker, these statistics should be a clarion call to action by this congress, by this nation, by this administration. t

mr. speaker, i mr. levin: mr. speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and the burma united through rigorous military accountability act, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the of k will report the title the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3190, a bill to humanitarian assistance and impose sanctions with respect to human rights abuses in burma, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from michigan, mr. the gentleman from texas, mr. mccaul, each will control 20 minutes. the hair now recognizes gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. mr. levin: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to evise and extend their remarks nd include in the record extraneous materials on h.r. 3190. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. levin: i yield myself such consume. may the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, is recognized. mr. evin: thank you, speaker. i'd like to submit in the congressional record an exchange f letters between chai

mr. speaker. haveis the second time i replied to a conservative prime minister seeking to dissolve parliament to call an election because they did not have a deliberate double brexit policy. however, i am not commending the woman by comparing her to a successor. she at least made detailed speeches setting out her brexit policy, even if we fundamentally disagreed with them. this prime minister claims he has a strategy, but cannot tell us what it is. the bigger problem for him is that he has not told the eu what he needs, either. in prime minister's questions time today, he was unable to say whether he has even made any proposals whatsoever to the e.u. and it is basically a policy cloaked in mystery, like the emperor's new clothes. there is absolutely nothing there. and the naked truth is the reality is deeply unpalatable. a disaster is no deal brexit would take us into the arms of a trade deal with donald trump, would put america first in britain a distant second. the prime minister knows there is

mr speaker... mr speaker, when i first...that when i first took my seat as a member of parliament for bromsgrove, the economy was in a very different position, and since then we've had to work hard to restore the nation's finances, and it is precisely because we have restored the nation's finances that we can have the spending commitments that i am about to make today. and mr speaker, ifi about to make today. and mr speaker, if i may set out the context of what the situation was then, and how we have got out of there, so that we can focus on how we can generate the spending power that we are able to deploy today. and i know, mr speaker, that back then, our budget deficit was 10% of gdp. we borrowed £150 billion in labour's last year in office, it was the highest deficit in our peacetime history. we we re deficit in our peacetime history. we were borrowing £1 in every £4 that was spent. the party opposite lost control of the nation's finances, as they always do, and it fell to conservatives to pick up the mess. mr speaker, my

mr. speaker. thank you, congressman long. it's really a pleasure to work with you on these bills. mr. speaker, i'm placing into the record an exchange of letters between the chairman of the committee on energy and commerce and the chairman of the committee on house administration on the bill h.r. 1618. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. schakowsky: i just, i wanted to close as well but i wanted to say, car been monoxide poisoning, once in a while you read in the paper of a family who fell victim of carbon monoxide poisoning but mostly this is one by one by one. a couple of people here, a couple of people there. it doesn't make the headlines. as a problem. yet you heard the numbers. the astonishing numbers of people who fall victim, sometimes, many times, fatally, not always, to car mono-- carbon monoxide poisoning. again, something that is absolutely preventable. and so i am very grateful and hopeful that all our colleagues will support this legislation. with that, i yield back the bal

mr. speaker. we will be ready. mr. speaker, i returned from the g7 with real momentum in the brexit discussion. i want to return from next month's european council in a similar way, with a deal that this house can debate and scrutinize and endorse on october the 31st. but mr. speaker, there is one step that would jeopardize all the progress that we have made in the g7 and around the capital of europe. and that is if this house were to decide that it was simply impossible for us to leave without a deal. to make that step illegal. to force us -- that's what they want. that is what they want? to force us to beg for yet another pointless delay! if that happens, all the progress we have been making would have been for nothing. yesterday, a deal was published. a bill that the leader of the opposition has spent all summer working on. this is not a bill in any normal sense of the word. it is without precedent in our history. it is a bill that, if passed, would force me to go to brussels and beg an extension. it would force me t

mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. on september 23, congress will lose one of its most dedicated members as sean duffy retires from the house. ail miss his unwavering commitment to conservative principles and the way he never backed down from a fight. in fact, he welcomed them but he always engaged in bat of ideas. he never made it personal. it's because of this attitude that freedom and liberty will be sustained a little longer. mr. budd: i wish we had more like him. i also respected his legislative accomplishments, particularly his commitment to protecting our state-based system of insurance regulation. just one of his many passions during his time as chairman and ranking member of the housing and

happen or it will take a whole lot of very simple very clear german to thank you mr speaker. if the prime minister does to the country what he's done to his party in the past 24 hours i think a lot of people have a great deal to fear from his incompetence his vacillation and his refusal to publish known facts that are known to him about the effects of a no deal breaks it. could have major i mean i don't see how i with a straight face or i don't know gentleman can accuse anybody of you know i'm willing to stand up to scrutiny when he will not agree he will not agree to submit his surrender bill to the verdict of the people in the mansion thank you thank you i did and i miss this because he makes a contrast he makes a contrast between this government and his own proposals the contrast could not be the contrast cannot be good or he thinks we think that the friends of this country are to be found in paris and in berlin and in the white house and he thinks that they're in the kremlin and did tehran and there was and in caracas and i * think he's caracas and this is speaking. we're

mr. speaker. you just heard a man in j.d. greear i have the distinct privilege of calling my friend. he leads the summit church in durham, north carolina. under his leadership the summit church has gone from 300 members to over 10,000. making it one of the fastest growing churches in our conterrorism his vision to plant 1,000 new churches around the year by the year 2050. he believes the deeper we dive into the extravagant love the christ, the more our lives will joy,lled with unquenchable audacious faith. he's the author of several life transformation books and is the current president of the southern baptist convention. one of his most important accomplishments is his dedication to his wife and their four children. it is an honor to have him here in washington, d.c., today. he's also the mentor of my pastor, andrew hopper, i look forward to his continued work as a father, as a pastor, and as a leader. with that i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain 15 furthe

mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. lee: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlewoman from california is recognized for one minute. ms. lee: i rise today to highlight september and sickle cell awareness month and call for more research on the trait. today i'm introducing a resolution calling for more sickle cell trained research and public education and awareness on the disease. mr. speaker, sickle cell disease is america's most commonly inherited blood disorder and affects about 100 thousand americans, more than three million americans, including one in 12 african-americans, and one in 100 latinos carry the sickle cell trait which can lead to sickle cell disease. for example, one is tested at birth to determine whether they have the sickle cell trait, and that's it. later in life, there are certain

mr speaker...he heart of our new economic plan is the need to level up across this country. every region and nation in the united kingdom will benefit from new funding that i am providing today to the police, schools, health, social ca re the police, schools, health, social care and much more. today, we confirm funding of £3.6 billion for the new towns fund, providing a wave of investment to our regions and a better transport network across the country will be a crucial part across the nation. we have already allocated a total of £13 billion for better transport across the north. we will fund a manchester to leeds route of the northern powerhouse rail, and we will set out for more details of our new infrastructure strategy in the autumn. mr speaker, you may not know this but my dad was a bus driver. having watched him work, i know that local buses can be a lifeline for many communities. so, today, we put the wheels back on the great british bus, with more than £200 million to transport bus services

thank you, mr speaker., congratulate the prime minister, because at least he has been consistent. he has lost every vote he has brought to this house. ever since he became prime minister. perhaps that's the reason, mr speaker, that he is trying to shut down democracy this evening. the message that must go to the prime minister is, well, he can run for the next few weeks, but we will back here in october. he is the prime minister of a minority government and he has been given an instruction that he is to go to brussels and get an extension. once that extension has been delivered, we will have an election and boris will be swept from government. the people of scotla nd from government. the people of scotland will get there say. and i'll look forward to us securing our future as an independent scottish government away from the clutches of a tory brexit britain, and isolationist britain taking us away from our partners and friends in the european union. thank you. sir edward daly, point of order. thank you, mr

mr. speaker. i really don't know where he is. give battle or at least engage in argument tonight. >> the right] -- i am gladtleman he has now favored the house with his presence. the right honorable gentleman amongst its other functions is to take away the right of this --ntry to decide how long the eu. i am afraid it is time, that's what it does. is time for this country to decide whether that is right. the country must now decide whether the leader of the opposition or i go to this negotiations in brussels on the 17th of october two sort this out. know thaterybody will if the right honorable gentleman were to go there to be the prime minister he would beg for an extension. he would accept whatever brussels demands and we would then have years more delay yet more arguments over brexit and no resolution to the uncertainty . thatone knows by contrast if i am prime minister, i will go to brussels and i will try to the deal that i know i can. if they won't do a deal i think it would be eminently sens

mr. speaker. we have a crisis in housing, and homelessness, growing wealth inequality, and it's all not an accident. it's the result of deliberate discrimination and policy failure. the federal government for years intervened in housing for white veterans, for middle class homeowners, for developers and property owners, but shut out poor and people especially -- especially people of color, african-americans, most notably. trump is making it worse. tonight 550,000 people will go to sleep homeless. we have a gap of $7 million affordable rental units. and income inequality grows. we need a reset. last week i released this report locked out, reversing federal housing failures and unlocking opportunities, which details solutions for our most vexing housing and policy challenges. it's available on blumenauer.gov website. we must be bold, transformative, and ambitious in solving these challenges. we can't afford another generation of small scale thinking and large scale failure. the speaker pro tempore: f

mr. speaker, and i back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new hampshire, ms. kuster, five minutes. s. kuster: thank you, mr. speaker. across the united states and in my district, we are seeing more communities threatened with pfas contamination. throughout our environment is a risk to human health, and as congress issue, es to act on this we must listen to the families and citizens who have had to with this contamination. cannot imagine the fear of a parent whose learned their children's drinking water is with these harmful chemicals. that's why i introduced earlier this year that would prohibit adjusting pfas chemicals at the molecular level bypass environmental protection at the environmental protection agency. the tap for approving new pfas chemicals is take ep that congress can as we work to fully understand expansive pfas contamination to ourur environment and health. congress must act on this issue,ie is why last -- which is last month i convened a pfas hearing to hear f

mr. speaker. thank you, mr. speaker. what a change of government, mr. speaker. let them have an election. with our permission, i shall make a statement on yesterday's supreme court -- >> there will be ample opportunity for everybody who wants to question the prime minister in conformity with practice to do so, but the statement must and will be heard. the prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. with your permission, i shall make a statement on yesterday's supreme court verdict and the way forward for this paralyzed parliament. three years ago more people voted to leave the european union than have ever voted for any party or proposition in our history. politicians of all parties promised the public that they would honor the results. sadly, many have done all they could to abandon those promises and to overturn that democratic vote. and after three years of deliver and delay that left this country at risk of being locked forever, this government that i lead has been trying to get us out. and most people, indeed most supporters of the party opposite, regardless

thank you, mr speaker.undamental question that faces us today about whether or not we should have an early parliamentary election is really the same question that we have been debating now for many, many years, in particular the last three years, in relation to the referendum results. and the question is who governs this country? that is the key question. that is the issue which is before us tonight. and they have to say, with the greatest concern, that the labour party, the opposition, have taken the view that they should run away from the very question that they know they will not be able to answer unless they when i general election —— i have to see. and they also know that i'm not going to win the general election on all the present estimates. that is the real reason why they will not a nswer the real reason why they will not answer the question who governs this country. that is the real reason they will not, apparently, i'd assume, tonight, vote in accordance with the question of who governs this count

thank you mr speaker. in light of the a prime minister's are certain my rifle friends are members southwest which could be the prime minister these 10 splaying why it's proved impossible to find any official or minister to prepared to state that the reasons for procreation were to pave the way for a queen's speech in the course of the current legal proceedings in which the government is involved and with the prime minister like to reconsider the answer he's just given to the house thank you very much i think i think i hesitate to advise my right honorable and learned friend about legal proceedings but i think if he looked at what happened in scotland this morning he would discover that that case was thrown out i don't buy it we speak for you. well as a result results of such a cost base and not silly enough to change what he was mayor of london police numbers plummeted a samson few offices in the us london cannot jr alone one 3rd police officers down in my power of westminster he is now from is promising u

mr speaker.munities and our sympathy to his family collea g u es our sympathy to his family colleagues and friends. i also want to send our condolences to those affected by hurricane dorian that hit the bahamas at the weekend. i am hoping and i'm sure the government will be doing to make sure all help is sent there that is necessary. yesterday it was revealed that the prime minister's negotiating strategy is to run down the clock. and that the attorney general told the prime minister his belief that the prime minister his belief that the european union would drop the backstop was a complete fantasy. are these reports are accurate, or can these reports are accurate, or can the prime minister provide the detail of the proposals he has put forward to the eu? i tell you what our negotiating strategy is, and it is to get a deal by the summit on october the 17th undertake this country out of the eu on october the sist. country out of the eu on october the 31st. and get brexit done. and what his surrend

mr. speaker, time is of the essence. over the next few days, to irresponsible and incompetent phony government from office. speaker, i think i got an apology to make. basis, i think i've only just gotten over the 2015 election. but we need to ask ourselves, what can this parliament now achieve? agenda thatbold new the prime minister wishes to place for this country? what does parliament even approve, a bold and in vicious speech to put on the statute in the future? what would approve a queen speech to put those 20,000 new police on the streets and our criminal justice system? the answer must be no or rather doubtful. there could be issue of confidence if a queen's speech is voted down. so, this place is possibly only putting off a day. what we have seen this afternoon is more of the same of a more advanced parliament. when the public simply shakes his head at dismay at what is going on in this place. it's bizarre, is that? there are those in this house will not counsel leaving the european union without a deal. >> it's ve

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, when our country a founded, the idea of democratic republic was not foreign, it was nonexistent. intermittent cooperation to win independence, the colonies unity, and being american had little meaning. realizedens could have the amount of sacrifice needed a document ratify to unite them all. ur constitution truly is a miracle. aside from its genius, its helps us appreciate the blessing it is. colleague, congressman chris stewart, and judge ted stewart, wonderful book, "seven miracles that saved america." it they offer three reasons to believe god had a hand in the crafting of the constitution, and for the remainder of my time on constitution day, i'd like to quote them." timing. the window of opportunity for the writing and ratification of small.stitution was very every effort to make the articles of confederation 1776 and 1787 n had already failed. in may of ddenly 1787, a group of 55 patriots together with both the wisdom of the ages and enough energetically fight for the ra

thank you, mr speaker.gratulate with all my heart the right honourable member for rushcliffe, who i have to say, as he has done on many occasions when i have followed him, spoken with great sense, and i have to say to the prime minister, i will give you a piece of friendly advice, prime minister, sack your adviser dominic cummings and bring in the right honourable member for rushcliffe. he might actually be able to give you some sensible advice. mr speaker, we are having this debate tonight quite simply because the prime minister's been defeated. that's the reality. my question to the prime minister is this house is supposed to be sovereign, in his eyes, accept the will of this house, i accept the bill that parliament has passed, accept your duty as prime minister and go to the european council on the 17th of october and negotiate the 17th of october and negotiate the extension that you have now been told to deliver. mr speaker, yet again this government has been defeated by a majority in the house of commo

mr. speaker. i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentlelady from new mexico, the chair of the public land subcommittee of the natural resources committee, representative haaland. ms. haaland: thank you. mr. chairman as a 35th generation american, i rise in support of h.r. 1146. the arctic refuge was setaside to protect its unique wildlife, willed ners, and resources. it sustains the tribe and has for centuries and it's why they call it the sacred place where life begins. oil and gas drilling puts at risk the porcupine caribou herd which has sustained tribe for centuries and centrist. it also threatens wolves, polar bears, and migratory birds that live there. and will release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere exacerbating the effects of global warming which have affected alaska far more than any state in this country. republicans slipped this drilling provision into their tax cut bill last congress, and i might add that no tribes had an opportunity to voice their opinions on any of that. and now t

mr. speaker. out of sheer selfishness and political cowardice, they are unwilling to move aside and give the people a say. say mp'ss -- they should give people a say and then run away from the election that would give people a say. they seek more elaborate and political maneuvers from the party opposite, which is determined, absolutely determined to say we know best, no better than the 17.4 million people who voted to leave the european union. theparty does not trust people. the leaders are determined to ignore the referendum results no matter the cost. bill,o not care about the this will come with every week of delay. they do not care if another year or more is wasted and arguing about a referendum three years ago. an that matters to them is obsessive desire to overrule the referendum results. while we want to take our country up a gear, to go forward with a fantastic program and accelerated program in infrastructure and health, and technology, they are throwing on the hand brakes. not betray, we

mr speaker the u.k. is at the forefront of a new campaign to end the tragic loss of species around the world we cannot to create a planet where the sumatran tiger. and the african elephant and entire ecosystems like the great barrier reef may be in the shadow of destruction so i'm delighted that the g 7 accepted u.k. proposals for more ambitious targets to hold and reverse the loss of biodiversity. britain is responsible for 2600000 square miles of ocean the 5th largest marie maritime estate in the world bluebelt program would ensure that marine protected areas in compass 1500000 square miles and that the g 7 i nods to further 7000000 pounds for this vital effort i also announced another 10000000 pounds to protect the rain forest in brazil where 41000 far as of rage so far this year more than twice as many in the same period in 2018 britain is bidding to host the un's 26th climate change conference next year. if we succeed we should focus on solutions that harness the power of nature including reforestat

thank you mr speaker i start by paying my deepest respects to p.c. andrew harper who died in the line of duty it's a reminder about the risk that he faced and police officers faced all the time trying to protect communities our sympathies to his family to his colleagues and his friends i also misspeak i want to send our condolences to those people affected by hurricane dorian that hit the bahamas at the weekend i'm hoping and i'm sure that the government and if it will be doing all they can to make sure all help businesses is sent the necessary. yesterday it was revealed was to speak of the prime ministers the goetia aging strategy. is to run down the clock on that the attorney general told the prime minister his belief that the european union would drop the backstop was a complete fantasy all these reports are accurate or can the prime minister provides the detail of the proposals he's put forward to the you ok prime minister i tell you what 10 year just think of what on the go shaping strategy is and it is to get a deal by the summit on october the

thank you, mr speaker.e prime minister and his staff have had absolutely no role in the award of this grant. and i suspect i will be saying that a number of times, but it will remain the case. this is a company that is based in britain as far as company's house is concerned. it is a company with a british phone number. we will review that, but we have no reason to think... we have no reason to think that there is anything untoward in this particular matter. matt warman. and one of the reasons mps were sceptical about that last answer was because the british phone number is apparently answered in california. now, mps had only been back for a day and a half when the government tried to send them away again for another three days. this was so the commons wouldn't sit during the conservative party conference in manchester. it's a convention for the uk party conferences. the snag for ministers was that for that to happen, they had to win a vote in the house of commons, and with no government majority, we all kno

mr. speaker. on the 18th anniversary of the september 11 attacks, patriot day, we remember islamic extremist terrorists high jacked passenger jets to murder nearly 3,000 innocent americans in new york, washington, and pennsylvania. it is sickening to think of the men, women, and children who were slaughtered. our remembrance promotes the legacy of the people who were mercilessly murdered. i am humbled and inspired by the strength and resilience just as my colleague, sheila jackson lee, of our country when we stand together to remember this mutual tragedy. today i remain inspired by todd beamer's heroic immediate response, let's roll. this summer i visited sites of islamic extremist attacks in benos aires, argentina in 1994, and mumbai india in 2008. the brave people of america, argentina, and india are prepared to stand together to resist further mass murder. on this day we honor the lives of the affected of the attack. it's also a day to salute our military who serve to protect our freedoms and de

mr speaker, yesterday was a very special day for scots law under —— and the scottish legal tradition f arbroath that the government is not above the law. documents showing mr cox's advice to the government, stating that prorogation was legal, have been leaked to the media. many of us believe that the attorney general is being offered up as a fall guy for the prime minister's botched plans. hear, hear! so, does he not agree with me that to release the advisor to release the advice in its entirety will help him avoid being the scapegoat for a plan that was a dreamed up by the prime minister and his advisers? and will he give the undertaking that he has hinted that he is thinking of getting today? labour called for the advice to be published. this government stands in shame, tendering illegal advice to our monarch and not even able to uphold that most basic, but most important of principles, abiding by the rule of law. on this attorney general‘s watch, the government has been found in contempt of parliament. now it has been found in contempt of the law. incredible. doesn't he just accept

mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i consume. today -- the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. huffman: the house of representatives will rollback provision of the republican tax law that was rammed through he last congress on a party line vote. in addition to the tax breaks to illionaires, billionaires, and multinational corporations, there was a provision that oil and gas development in the arctic national wildlife refuge. take up bipartisan legislation to repeal this drilling mandate, protecting not just the arctic refuge, but the wildlife and the indigenous who depend on this sacred, natural landscape. 1146 earlier .r. this year with my republican colleague, brian fitzpatrick, believe, as do 182 other co-sponsors of this bill, that are are some places that simply too important, too sacred to be spoiled by oil and gas development. his is the same basic proposition that we were presented with yesterday when bipartisan ssed legislation to protect our coasts from offshore drilling, of use

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. the homeland security improvement act as amended seeks to enhance accountability for how the department of homeland security carries out its border security and immigration enforcement activities. for years the complaint process at d.h.s. has been fragmented. while the inspector general of d.h.s. reviews allegations of unlawful activity by department personnel, other complaints must go through customs and border protection or immigration customs enforcement first. the process of filing the complaint can be complicated and confusing. additionally there are no central mechanism for residents of border communities to speak out how d.h.s. operations affect their day-to-day lives or the environment around them. h.r. 220 as we are considering it today would establish a new ombudsman to carry out an independent, neutral and confidential process to hel

i have to say, mr speaker, i...e i have to say, mr speaker, i've never heard such humbug in all my life! he later said the best way to honour jo cox was to get brexit done. that prompted more angry scenes. and when mps gathered on thursday morning, the speaker had his say. i think there is a widespread sense across the house and beyond that yesterday, the house did itself no credit. there was an atmosphere in the chamber worse than any i've known in my 22 years in the house. on both sides, passions were inflamed, angry words were uttered, the culture was toxic. john bercow said it ought to be possible to disagree agreeably. two senior mps, kenneth clarke and harriet harman, had approached him about a review of westminster‘s political culture. it was not, he said, a matter for partisan point scoring. it is about something bigger than an individual or an individual party or an individual political or ideological viewpoint. let's treat a bit on that basis. —— let's treat of it on that basis. and in the meantime, may ij