mr. veasey, for five minutes. mr. veasey: mr. speaker, i rise today to respectfully share with y colleagues some of the thoughts and concerns shared by residents in the dallas-fort worth metroplex. these are heartfelt views expressed since we last met as a legislative body and voted on the passage of the american safe act. a passionate, public discussion is under way about the role the united states should play during one of the greatest humanitarian crisis of our time. i have received calls, emails, handwritten letters, text, facebook messages thoughts and concerns from fell texans back home. many have expressed clearly they think some of the enhanced security clearances for syrian and iraqi refugees really means that america's legacy as a nation that shares its freedom and opportunity is endangered. they have expressed their disappointment. sometimes anger that we may be allowing our national security concerns to trump our nation's history of standing for liberty and justice. and i will take a moment to share their thoughts and

mr. veasey: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 6 printed in house report 114-359 texas. by mr. veasey of the chair: the gentleman from texas and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. veasey: mr. speaker. my amendment requires the department of energy to submit a report to explore the potential effects that commercial utilization of ccs's have on our g.d.p. g.d.p. it would also examine what these technologies that contribute to our efforts to reach our greenhouse gas emission goals. my amendment is intended to supplement the c.c.s. evaluation report required by the underlying legislation and i'm confident that this study's indings would provide concrete evidence that it will meet our nation's energy needs. c.c.s. is a combination of technologies that allows industries to capture carbon or co-2 emissions for transport or storage before they are emitted into the atmosphere. these technologies ha

mr. veasey: time after time house republicans have denied any discussion of voting on a measure that will close a dangerous loophole that currently allows suspects on the f.b.i.'s terrorist watch list to buy guns. last week alone house republicans voted not one time, not two, but three times to block debate of the nine firearms and explosives to terrorist acts. according to a report by the government accounting office, since 2004 more than 2,000 suspects on the f.b.i.'s terrorist watch list have successfully purchased weapons in the united states. more than 90% of all suspected terrorists who attempted to buy a gun walked away with a weapon of their choice. this bill is just common sense. if you're too dangerous to fly, then you're too dangerous to buy a gun. we must do all we can to prevent senseless acts of violence in our communities and bring this legislation to vote today. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yield back. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pr

mr. veasey: i rise to honor the life of democratic leader ms. betty fisher. in 1950, she and her husband moved to arlington, texas with her children and she dedicated herself to the democratic party politics. she served as a volunteer and first woman chair of the party in 1982. she helped get one of our former congressmen, robert frost, elected during that time period. and in addition to her work for the democratic party and all her efforts, that her and her husband were very involved in the labor movement and strongly elieved that every man and woman deserved the right to make a decent living. ms. betty fisher did it all and very few left like her today. we were blessed to have her. i'm glad that our time on this earth overlapped with each other and just wish her family all the best during this time period as they cope with their recent loss. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. are there further one-minute requests? for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? to speak for one

mr. speaker, since the passage of the american safe act, the constituents i serb have reached out to me through phone calls, emails and social media to voice their concerns. r. veasey: i did not vote -- view the safe act as a vote against syrian refugees. but it is the duty of me serving the constituents in congress to share some of the views that they called me about. one resident said that previously taught syrian refugees, share support of this bill and the accompanying shameful public comments make us less safe and respond from fear and not strength. messages in support of refugees continue to pour in, stating loud and clear that america cannot turn its back on refugees. i want to thank the constituents i serb for their continued feedback and tomorrow i'll be addressing the house once more about this subject at length. i don't want to remain silent about this issue because the district i serve has made it very clear that they care very deeply about it. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for o

mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life of a community legend. r. veasey: reverend albert chu jr. he was born in a little town in east texas, and moved to fort worth where he pastored the shylow missionary baptist church, where he was pastor for 56 years he not only impacted the northside community where the church was locate bud the greater overall fort worth and tarrant county communities he served on the fort worth human relations commission the missionary baptist church general convention of texas, and also was one of the early founders of a group, the black excue men call leadership alliances, bela. reverend chu also previous to his service in the ministry was also a veteran of world war ii. he will be greatly missed in the fort worth community a great gentleman, a legend, and let's pray for our friends at the shylow missionary baptist church. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my rema