mr. speaker. [inaudible] mr. ker, raising children is very expensive, more so when they're disabled. the children impacted by -- suffer physically, mentally and, indeed, financially. when the report is published, there was real hope that they would get support. however, on the last day before summer recess, a written ministerial statement anticipated that recommendation four of that report would not be actioned. can i please can ask my right honorable friend to urge -- [inaudible] to look again at that and give financial redress to the parents and their children that they so desperately need? >> kind words. and on her substantial point, she's entirely right to raise the issues investigated. and we've given the report full consideration and accept the overarching conclusions of the report, mr. speaker, and are committed to making rapid progress in addressing all these areas including the one that she covered today. >> we now come to the leader of the opposition, mr. starmer. >> thank you, mr. speaker. can i join th

mr. speaker. mr. speaker wait longer. our plan for jobs is working mr. speaker. our plan is working. >> mr. speaker my employers are saying they want more staff. what more can the prime minister do to increase the training and mobility to help them into the jobs they need. >> i think my honorable friend she has absolute rights. to point out of the shortages which is affecting the whole world but we are doing immediately is working to give out more licenses. to give a post at brexit freedom. all of the young on the benches here have a drivers license can drive a vehicle with a trainer. so what we are also seeing, after a long period of stagnation in wages, we are also seeing an increase, a long-overdue increase in wages. that mr. speaker is part of the same they are opposing. >> thank you, mr. speaker the sad loss of your mother and i don't with the prime minister and congratulating and we mourn the anniversary of the 20 years since the horrors of 9/11. we demand all those who the outrage that took place. mr. speaker, this a moment the rate of inflation is receipt

mr. speaker, wait longer. >> starmer. >> mr. here's my question, you either clear the backlog or you don't. and he can't even say he'll do that. so there we have it. working people will pay hire tax, those in need will still lose their house to pay for care, and he can't even say that the nhs backlog will be clear. they're a all breaking their manifesto promises and putting up taxes on their working constituents for this in and, mr. speaker, tax rises aren't the only way he's making working people worse off. 2.5 million, 2.5 million working families will face a double whammy; a massive insurance tax rise and a thousand pounds a year universal credit -- they're getting hit from both sides. of all the ways to raise public funds, why is the prime minister insisting on hammering working people? >> mr. speaker, we're proud of what we've been doing throughout this pandemic. we're proud of the -- we put into universal credit. mr. speaker, i think people in this house know that labour wants to scrap universal credit altogether. we belie

mr speaker. _ schools again this winter? mr speaker. i — schools again this winter?able schools again this winter? mr speaker, ithink the honourable lady speaker, i think the honourable lady will agree that we are as a country in a much better place with kobe today then we saw even at the start of this year, and that is down to many factors, a number of those i refer to in my statement. but i believe with the measures we set out today that we can be confident that our children will not have to go again through the kind of disruption that they have seen in the last couple of years.— that they have seen in the last couple of years. the distinguishing characteristic _ couple of years. the distinguishing characteristic of _ couple of years. the distinguishing characteristic of the _ couple of years. the distinguishing characteristic of the coronavirus i characteristic of the coronavirus emergency act was not so much the new powers, which already existed in the civil contingency and other acts, but the fact that the ministers were not required to get them approved by parl

mr. speaker. may i start, mr. speaker -- [inaudible] by welcoming today's announcement of 1 billion pounds of investment into cutting greenhouse gas emissions and supporting the acorn cluster at the -- [inaudible] a big step in the right direction. but now i must ask -- [inaudible] what it is his government has against the scottish government requiring real living wages for scottish workers and net zero obligations -- [inaudible] >> can i just say to the honorable lady net zero is at the heart of everything we do, and we've raised the national living wage which will save the pull-time worker 400 pounds -- full-time worker 400 pounds every year. >> mr. speaker, later today the -- will give us all a welcome chance to replace clunky and is bureaucratic e.u -- [inaudible] with fast per, simpleler and more flexible u.k. rules instead. will the deputy prime minister agree with me the subsidies need strong controls so they aren't misused by with, heaven forbid, a future labour government -- [inaudible] so will he look car

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today, we have had yet another heated debate in the people's house, in the greatest, freest nation in the world. the united states of america is a beacon of freedom. in my tenure in congress, i've spoken with world leaders in israel, in the middle east, in europe, across the globe. the world looks to the united states for leadership and for freedom. our great ally in the middle east, israel, has been threatened. its citizens have been threatened since its inception, and that is wrong. i associate myself partially with the remarks of the majority leader when he said we need to pass this bill today, and we do. we need to give israel and the israeli people the capability to continue to defend themselves against what are terrorist attacks on its people. over 4,000 rockets directed by terrorists, supported by countries such as iran and others which to seek destruction of israel. as americans, we could never allow that to happen. as human beings, we could never allow that to happen.

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i yield myself the balance of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman virginia tech. mr. thompson: with sophisticated cyber criminals operating overseas launching ransomware attacks on our schools, it's essential that the federal government step up efforts to support the cybersecurity of our schools. without more assistance, many of our nation's school districts will continue to be vulnerable. as many lack the cyber expertise to defend against these incidents. of the k through 12 cybersecurity act with enhanced technical support provided by cisa to schools to help better protect school i.t. networks. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support s.1917. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass senate 1917. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the r

mr. speaker. i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this is a photo of the united states army staff sergeant ryan canous, one of 13 service members killed outside kabul's airport on august 26. the staff sergeant grew up where i live currently in korrington, tennessee. he always dreamed of joining the american military and did so after graduating from gibbs high school. when the taliban rapidly took control of afghanistan last month, it created a dangerous situation for american citizens and our allies in the doesn'try. in response, our military ramped up its presence at hamid karzai international airport to assist with efforts. the staff sergeant who had served a thine-month deployment in afghanistan, volunteered to go back for this mission. outside the airport is where staff sergeant canous would give his life so civilians could escape to safet

mr. speaker. i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i want to recognize captain robinson who was born in roanoke rapids, north carolina. in 1961, he was trained as a helicopter maintenance technician and worked in the united states, south korea and thailand during the vietnam war. in 1965, captain robinson's helicopter was shot down over north vietnam during a rescue mission. he was captured and taken as a prisoner of war. mr. burchett: during his time in cape tift -- captivity, he was in the infamous hanoi hilton. captain robinson spent 2,703 days, making him the longest held enlisted prisoner of war in american history. captain robinson credits faith for his survival during his 7 1/2 years in captivity. faith in himself, faith in his fellow prisoners, faith in his country, and faith in the lord, mr. speaker. after he returned home, he continued serving in the air forc

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from iowa seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by ms. stefanik of new york, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. stefanik will vote no on the johnson amendment number 36. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. thompson: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. desaulnier, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. desaulnier will vote yes on the johnson amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. torres: as the member designated by ms. strickland, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. strickland will vote yes on the johnson amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? mrs. hayes: as the member designated by ms. wilson, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrz wil

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the career of vern squire, as he celebrates his retirement as president and c.e.o. of the center county chambers and the development corporation. his career spans over two decades. he brought his knowledge and passion for small business to cbicc and ccidc in 2011 where he served for a decade. in his time with one of the largest countywide chambers of commerce in pennsylvania, he worked diligently to move the organization forward. he worked closely with penn university's leadership and utilized the output of graduates to build wealth creation in the community and our region. while his role -- while in that role as president and c.e.o., he guided it to become the go-to organization for businesses in our community and the greater center county region. i thank you for your dedication to center county. thank you for a well-deserved retirement. you've earned it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlema

mr. speaker. mr. eaker, today, we have had yet another heated debate in the people's house, in the greatest, freest nation in the world. the united states of america is a beacon of freedom. in my tenure in congress, i've spoken with world leaders in israel, in the middle east, in europe, across the globe. the world looks to the united states for leadership and for freedom. our great ally in the middle east, israel, has been threatened. its citizens have been threatened since its inception, and that is wrong. i associate myself partially with the remarks of the majority leader when he said we need to pass this bill today, and we do. we need to give israel and the israeli people the capability to continue to defend themselves against what are terrorist attacks on its people. over 4,000 rockets directed by terrorists, supported by countries such as iran and others which to seek destruction of israel. as americans, we could never allow that to happen. as human beings, we could never allow that to happen. a

mr. speaker, wait longer. >> mr. speaker, here's my question, you either clear the backlog or you don't. and he can't even say he will do that. so there we have it. working people will pay higher taxes. those in need will still lose their house to pay for care and he can't even say the nhs backlog will be clear. he just stipulates that they're all breaking their manifesto promises and putting up taxes on their working constituents for this. and mr. speaker, tax rises aren't the only way he is making working people worse off. 2.5 million working families will face a double whammy -- a massive insurance tax rise and 1000 pounds a year universal credit. they are getting hit from both sides of all the ways to raise public funds. wise up prime minister insisting on hammering working people? >> mr. speaker, we are proud of what we've been doing brothers pandemic to look out for people. we put in universal credit. i think people in this house should know that labor once described universal credit altogether. we believe and b

mr. speaker. i yield two minutes to the dean of the house, former chairman of the transportation committee, the gentleman from alaska, mr. young. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized mr. young: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i thank the chairman and ranking member. i rise in support of this legislation. it's not what i would have if i was chairman, it's not what mr. defazio would have if he was chairman but it's what we've got. we need infrastructure in this country now. the last big infrastructure bill we passed was jim oberstar and myself, $286 billion. we darn near did that unanimously. the biggest one. but from that time on we have not raised the money nor have we put what i call the wherewithal to build roads and airports and all the other things, ports, transportation. transportation is the economy of this great nation. and we have fallen behind. even in those days when i was chairman i said we need $1 trillion. people laughed

mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition? mrs. maloney: i request unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. and to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. maloney: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the build back better act. which makes critical investments to green our economy and protect our environment. the oversight committee's portion of this bill provides nearly $12 billion to transition federal fleets, including the postal service, to electric vehicles. making the united states a leader on climate change by building an environmentally friendly fleet of the future. i am especially pleased that we have included dedicated funding for implementation of the president's justice 40 initiative. a commitment to ensure that at least 40% of the benefits of infrastructure investments go to communities most impacted by environmental i

mr. speaker. i yield two minutes to the dean of the house, former chairman of the transportation committee, the gentleman from alaska, mr. young. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized mr. young: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i thank the chairman and ranking member. i rise in support of this legislation. it's not what i would have if i was chairman, it's not what mr. defazio would have if he was chairman but it's what we've got. we need infrastructure in this country now. the last big infrastructure bill we passed was jim oberstar and myself, $286 billion. we darn near did that unanimously. the biggest one. but from that time on we have not raised the money nor have we put what i call the wherewithal to build roads and airports and all the other things, ports, transportation. transportation is the economy of this great nation. and we have fallen behind. even in those days when i was chairman i said we need $1 trillion. people laughed

yes, mr speaker, because the burden falls . ay and benefit from care workers is not only the increases in the living wage but the colossal investment in care and that is something apple benefits notjust care workers but benefit their charges, their patients, people who need care, families who desperately need care, families who desperately need it up and down the country. decade on from deal not and the democratic challengers more intense, and i say to my honourable friend, he is to be commended as the first occupant of downing street to grapple with this immense challenge. some of the most distressing challenges we face as constituency mps are families caught in the tension between people preparing for discharge. we have families that are confused, bewildered and confused people and courageous reformer can make to this system is putting those who need the care at the very centre of these reforms. i who need the care at the very centre of these reforms.— of these reforms. i think deeply my honourable — of these reforms. i think

mrs. watson coleman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. mrs. watson coleman: thank you, mr. speaker. and thank you to chairwoman delauro for giving -- yielding me this time. mr. speaker, i rise today in strong support of h.r. 5304, the extending government funding and delivering emergency assistance act. this important piece of legislation will achieve two vital goals. keeping our government funded through december 3, and providing much-needed relief to areas impacted by natural disasters this year. the emergency assistance is vital for my constituents who were heavily impacted by hurricane ida, which caused historic flooding across central jersey. the assistance will ensure that townships and individuals in my district can fully recover and repair from the damages of the storm. canceling the outstanding balances of fema's community disaster loans, this will lift a financial burden that new jersey as well as other states and territories have struggled with in the w

mr. speaker. i request unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. miller-meeks: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize a group of good samaritan who is rekently brought iowan i.c.e. -- ice to iowa. they joined dozens of recovery teams across the nation to perform disaster relief efforts and search and rescue operations in louisiana after hurricane ida. thanks to their generosity, the the new sharon fire department has aided in recovery efforts both in the hawkeye state and elsewhere across the country for 16 years. in 2018, the new sharon fire department assisted local texas recovery teams in the aftermath of hurricane harvey. and last year they helped local communities devastated by hurricanes laura and sally. thank you to the new sharon fire department and the citizens of the county for answering the call to serve and being incredible examples of generosity and selflessness of iowans. mr. s

mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from illinois is recognized. mr. bost: do you have more speakers? does the gentleman have more speakers? mr. takano: no. mr. bost: mr. speaker, i rise in support of this bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bost: i rise in support of this legislation, and i ask all my colleagues in joining me in supporting that and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois, mr. bost, yields back. the gentleman from california, mr. takano, is recognized. mr. takano: thank you, mr. speaker. i have no further speakers. i'm prepared to close. i ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing h.r. 3475. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3475. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the ru

mr. speaker. i'm now pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from california, the chairman of the readiness subcommittee, mr. garamendi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized mr. garamendi: thank you, mr. chairman. madam speaker, today i rise in support of fiscal year 2022 ndaa. i would like to start by thanking chairman smith and ranking member rogers and my colleague on the subcommittee, mr. lamborn, and of course the house armed services staff who have worked many long nights putting this ndaa together. the bill that's before the house, it's a good bill. i encourage my colleagues to support it. the jurisdiction of the readiness subcommittee covers a broad range of topics from civilian personnel, sustainment, contested logistics, to military construction, energy, safety, and environmental policy. with that in mind, just like to highlight some of the issues we dealt with. consistent with our work over the last two years, the readiness provisions continue efforts to address the

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of passing the historic bipartisan infrastructure bill on thursday. in august, all 220 house democrats came here on the floor and voted to support opening debate and to vote on this once in a century bipartisan infrastructure bill this week. why? because america simply can't afford to wait any longer. in new jersey our roads are the third worst in the nation. one third of our bridges are considered unsafe. our transit is the worst on time in the country. our train tunnel which is critical between new york and new jersey, 20% of the g.d.p. runs through that corridor, yet the tunnel is 113 years old and literally crumbling. moms and dads wait hours in delays to get home every night. it's affecting our businesses and productivity. hurricane ida and climate change destroyed so many family homes in my community just weeks ago. the unfortunate reality is this, we just haven't made the investments we need in this country and infrastructure. china spent last ye

mr. speaker. i yield two minutes to the dean of the house, former chairman of the transportation committee, the gentleman from alaska, mr. young. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized mr. young: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i thank the chairman and ranking member. i rise in support of this legislation. it's not what i would have if i was chairman, it's not what mr. defazio would have if he was chairman but it's what we've got. we need infrastructure in this country now. the last big infrastructure bill we passed was jim oberstar and myself, $286 billion. we darn near did that unanimously. the biggest one. but from that time on we have not raised the money nor have we put what i call the wherewithal to build roads and airports and all the other things, ports, transportation. transportation is the economy of this great nation. and we have fallen behind. even in those days when i was chairman i said we need $1 trillion. people laughed

mr. speaker. i want to thank my good friend, mr. garamendi, for bringing this forward. i do mean that thank you sib sincerely because he gives us an opportunity to highlight that this provision he seeks to undo has strong, bipartisan support. representative garamendi,all though being my good friend, is in the minority of the minority. he gives us an opportunity to highlight that his amendment would remove funding that is requested by president joe biden. it is of a program initiated by the obama administration. these plans have been validated by three presidential administrations, democrat and republican, six congress, six secretaries of defense, a bipartisan majority in congress have voted repeatedly in support of this program. the same holds true of the warhead which will eventually go on top of the missile. both democrat and republican presidents support this system as it will replace the oldest warhead in the u.s. arsenal. this will increase safety and security. we have been told to try to exte

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. bowman: to my colleagues who oppose this amendment i ask this simple question. if they think the president should be allowed to contract with the federal government do they support repealing the current statute that prohibits every member frf the body from contracting with the federal government? of course they don't. that would be outrageous. my amendment is commonsense. it will apply to any president regardless of party affiliation, it will help restore integrity to the office of the president by closing the door on self-enrichment at the white house. and it will prevent some of the corruption that defined the trump presidency from ever happening again. i urge my colleagues to support my amendment and impose the same standards of conduct we impose on ourselves turnovers federally elected official. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. >> thank you, mr

mr. speaker. first i want to thank probably the most knowledgeable member of the congress about infrastructure in this country and our needs, mr. defazio, the chairman of the transportation and infrastructure committee. he and his committee, mr. speaker, and members of his staff have worked very long and very late hours over the past two years, and frankly longer than that, going back to the 116th congress and the 11th congress to produce the legislation that served as a basis for this bipartisanship bill. i also want to thank chairman pallone and members of the staff in the energy and commerce committee who contributed a debate deal as well. mr. speaker, during the course of the 2016 campaign, donald trump said he was going to invest $1 trillion in infrastructure. common : $1 trillion. in 2017 he became the president of the united states and in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, no trillion dollar infrastructure bill was offered to this house or to the congress. mr. degrees, other leaders -- mr. defazio, mys

mr. speaker. this amendment guts our bill which is, i'm certain, the gentlelady's intention. it is recklessly irresponsible. it would harm our service members and their families. i strongly urge all members to oppose it and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. pursuant to house resolution 667, the previous question is ordered on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from new york. the question is on the amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the amendment is not agreed to. the gentleman from alabama is recognized. mr. rogers: i'd like to request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 41 printed in part c of house report 117-125. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from c

mr. rice willey on h.5293. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. meuser: mr. speaker, as the member designated by representative stefanik, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that rep stefanik will vote aye. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman rise? ms. clark: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. manning, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. manning will vote yes on h.r. 5293. as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on h.r. 5293. and as the member designated by mr. cooper, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. cooper will vote yes on h.r. 5293. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. strickland, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. strickland will vote yea

mr speaker.ratroopers lifted people from the crash _ paratroopers lifted people from the crash. afghan soldiers continued to serve _ crash. afghan soldiers continued to serve alongside us to the end. and thousands— serve alongside us to the end. and thousands of others risked their lives _ thousands of others risked their lives to— thousands of others risked their lives to help others escape. they faced _ lives to help others escape. they faced deadly violence and deliberately engineered chaos with courage. _ deliberately engineered chaos with courage, with calm, and with determination. thanks to their remarkable efforts, thousands were evacuated — remarkable efforts, thousands were evacuated. british nationals have returned — evacuated. british nationals have returned safely to their families, and afghan friends are starting a new life — and afghan friends are starting a new life here in britain. speaking directly— new life here in britain. speaking directly to— new life here in britain. speakin

thank you, mr speaker. that's a disappointing i and across the uk. thank you, mr i speaker. families. between heating their homes and feeding theirfamilies. for all the feeding their families. for all the empty feeding theirfamilies. for all the empty rhetoric you cannot level by making people poorer. so can the deputy prime minister explain why he is stubbornly refusing to consider introducing an emergency energy payment that would help families through a very difficult winter? has through a very difficult winter? as i said, mr speaker, the price cap in place will save 15 million households up to £100 each year. on top of that because of the approach we have taken with the national living wage, full—time workers will be £4000 per year better off. can i also say to her, given the challenges that we understandably face, people expect including scotland for us to come together, stop this scaremongering, stop this sewing of division, and that's why i would have thought she welcomed the fact that some of the challenges that the scottish ambulance service is facing, that we have

mrs. fletcher. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. fletcher: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in support of the women's health protection act. as an original co-sponsor of the bill, i thank representative chu for her leadership on this important bill. as a woman from texas, i thank this body for responding with urgency to my beloved home state's cruel law, depriving texans of their constitutional right. this is a texas law, that is being copied, that has brought us here. it was also texas that brought us the framework of this bill that we will pass today to protect the health, privacy, dignity and freedom of women and families across this country in the case of roe v. wade. and it was a 26-year-old texas woman sarah who took that case all the way to the supreme court. texas women have fought and will continue to fight for the rights we are fighting for today. i am proud to be one of them and vote in favor of this bill. thank you and as i yield back i seek unanimous consent to submit a letter for the record from pro-choice america. the

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pallone: madam speaker, i rise today in strong support of h.r. 3755, the women's health protection act of 2021. the need to pass this legislation grows more urgent every day as anti-abortion extremists continue to pass harmful state laws that are intended to restrict access to reproductive health care and turn back the clock on the constitutional protected right to abortion. while the courts seem willing to chip away decades of clear precedent, guaranteeing the right for women to make their own health care decisions, it's vital that we protect this right and enshrine it in federal law. this law makes sure that no matter where they are, women can access health care. now is the time to pass this legislation and ensure women's health care rights are enshrined in federal law. i urge my colleagues to support this legislation today, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from washington is recognized. mrs. rodgers: thank you, ma

mrs. fletcher. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. fletcher: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in support of the women's health protection act. as an original co-sponsor of the bill, i thank representative chu for her leadership on this important bill. as a woman from texas, i thank this body for responding with urgency to my beloved home state's cruel law, depriving texans of their constitutional right. this is a texas law, that is being copied, that has brought us here. it was also texas that brought us the framework of this bill that we will pass today to protect the health, privacy, dignity and freedom of women and families across this country in the case of roe v. wade. and it was a 26-year-old texas woman sarah who took that case all the way to the supreme court. texas women have fought and will continue to fight for the rights we are fighting for today. i am proud to be one of them and vote in favor of this bill. thank you and as i yield back i seek unanimous consent to submit a letter for the record from pro-choice america. the

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mr. speaker i recognize the republican whip.or two minutes. >> the gentleman from louisiana is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you for the passionate statements. the importance of not only signing up for israel which we all need to do. standing up against anti-semitism. against the kinds of attacks that the iron dome is necessary for it. it represents a great partnership between our two great nations. allowing israel to defend themselves. defend themselves against attacks from gaza. from terrorists who want to destroy israel as a jewish state. this is what this has always been about. it has been heartening for decades that this was a bipartisan issue. we should not have to be here today. it should have been passed on tuesday. there was a vote on the house floor to ensure that israel had the money to defend themselves. to put it on a partyline vote every democrat voted it down. i do not know why they were against israel's hired phone defense -- iron dome defense. we will stand with israel. especially with what the iron dome

mr. thompson: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on this measure. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. thompson: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in strong support of h.r. 4611, the d.h.s. software supply chain risk management act of 2021, and yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: madam speaker, with each passing day, we see cyber attacks becoming increasingly more frequent and sophisticated, posing significant threat to homeland security and the u.s. economy. the tactics cyber criminals wreuz to steal information or disrupt access to critical information systems are ever-evolving. many prey upon vulnerabilities within the victims' security measures or the victims' software supply chain. the ransomware attack on colonial pipeline and the attempted hack of a water treatment plan in florida earlier this y

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. neal: let me recognize a member of the ways and means key, the gentleman from california, mike thompson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlemanis recognized for two minutes. mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman for yielding and his leadership and the issues we are dealing with today. i rise in support of this legislation. madam speaker, our national debt rows $7.8 trillion under the last president, republican president. our republican colleagues voted for that spending. raising the debt ceiling is about paying those bills. but my republican colleagues who claim to be the party of fiscal responsibility don't want to pay their bills. well, the republicans are risking economic armageddon to score political points against a democratic president. if we don't pass this bill, unemployment numbers will skyrocket, markets will tumble, social security payments will be delayed, boring costs will go up. so that means for car loans, for home loans, for farm loans, all of that, because of their irres

mr. schiff of california. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 667, the gentleman from california, mr. schiff, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. schiff: madam speaker, this amendment clarifies the authority of military commission judges to order court processing at guantanamo to be broadcast over the internet. this is a straightforward, noncontroversial amendment that the house has passed twice by voice vote. the g.a.o. has studied this issue and concluded there are no technical barriers to broadcasting proceedings on the internet and it can be done while protecting classified information this amendment comes down to simply whether or not we believe the american people have the right to observe the military commission proceedings, including against members of al qaeda who planned the 9/11 attacks. i believe that families of victims, journalists, academics, n.g.o.'s and any american interested should be able to follow the proceedin