mr. zinke: thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment is about assuring that our nuclear deterrence that is protected over this country for over 70 years remains stroonged viable. yesterday, this body passed a measure to keep our nukes safe and it's now time to ensure they are ready at a moment's notice. there is no reason to have a nuclear force unless they are ready. to lower the alert posture of our land base icbm's would be a two-week delay before they can use. this would cripple our ability to respond quickly which is the point of having a nuclear triad. in the military you hope for the best but plans for the worse. i hope we don't use our nuclear weapons and indeed nobody in this body does. to lower i. icbm's would put us at risk. i ask members support this amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from montana. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. it is now in o

mr. zinke. mr. zinke votes no. mr. heiss votes no. miss rat wagon votes no. mr. moony. mr. hardy. mr. hardy votes no. mr. lahood. mr. lahood votes no. >> those who have not voted -- mr. gohmert has not been roar recorded. >> mr. cook has not been recorded. mr. cook votes no. mr. costa votes no. >> mr. denham. >> mr. denham votes no. >> it was hard to hear that, i know. >> mr. young votes no. >> mr. yungs votoung votes no. is there anyone else who has not voted or wishes to change? the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, on this vote the yeas are 5 and the nays are 33. >> the amendment is not adopted. let's go to mr. -- we're coming down on this thing. i think we've got six more minutes still to go. let's go as quickly as we possibly can. six or seven. mr. macarthur, number 55. you've already had that passed out. you're recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment addresses an error, i think, an error in the bill that came from an overabundance of caution. the bill as it stands authorizes an oversight board with the same extraordinary powers for each of the nation's terri

i would like to thank my friend, mr. zinke, for his co-sponsorship. i'd like to commend the senator from yeah, mr. cotton, for his work in offering the same requirement in the senate bill. i'd also like to ask unanimous consent to insert into the record the letters i sent to the administration requesting information on the transfer of detainees which is -- the chair: that will be covered under general leave. mrs. walorski: thank you. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlewoman from indiana reserves the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? mr. smith: i claim time in opposition and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: there are 80 detainees left at guantanamo. a number have been transferred and of those 80 -- and i could be wrong -- but i believe somewhere in the neighborhood of 34 have been cleared for transfer. basically deemed not to be risks to the united states. and restricting their ability to be transferred simply drives

mr. zinke. mr. zinke votes yes. mr. hice. mr. hice votes no. miss rad wagon. voting yes. mr. mcarthur. voting yet. mr. moony. mr. hardy. mr. hardy votes no. mr. la hood. voting no. >> the clerk will report. >> the ye a's are 19 and the nays are 18. >> you all won. do you really want to? motion accepted. amendment passes. turn to mr. hice. number 22. you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. i'm offering an amendment this morning that i believe will address an issue within this whole debate about puerto rico that has long been overlooked and that is the influence of private market competition. unfortunately for far too long there has been way too much reliance on the public sector within puerto rico. in fact, in the energy and mineral resources sub-committee hearing this past january that was held on preppa, we saw an incredible example of why the puerto rico government has failed, the 3.5 million american citizens on the island. mr. chairman, instead one of the key objectives that i believe should be part of this legislation is to ensure that we promote a

mr. zinke: thank you everyone for working on this bill but not delay the program. we need to replace the howies. the acquisition process as we have identified is broke. i thank my colleagues from both sides of the aisle to place this in importance, our nuclear weapon and arsenal, we face an enemy and ensuring that they are safe at all times is part of what this congress should be doing and i yield. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on the amendment as modified offered by the gentleman from montana. thaferede. the amendment as modified is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. thornberry: i move that the committee do now rise. the chair: the question is on the motion that the committee do now rise. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: the reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 49 09 and has come to no resolution thereon. clause 12-a, the house declares the house in recess sub

mr. zinke: i rise in retribution of contribute of jocelyn. my agricultural expert in montana still is the number one -- agriculture is the number one industry in montana. jocelyn as she goes to montana recognize the contributions of her and her family to montana. you may know that they are pioneers in montana and their family includes jeanette rankin, the first female member of this body and she was a member of this body before females were allowed to vote. i wish jocelyn, as she goes and returns to montana and goes to farming and ranching, the very best. fair winds and following seas. jocelyn, bravo zulu. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. deutch: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today on israel's independence day to celebrate the u.s.-israel relationship. 68 years ago

mr. zinke: and yet those acquisitions -- accusations discredited a great officer and the head of the united states navy seals. i understand these protections are important. and they are necessary. but we cannot allow such protections to go against accountability and against the sanctity of command. in this case, the navy reviewed the investigation on admiral brian lohse. they found him to be innocent and wrongly accused. i've seen the evidence and went through line by line. i fully support the navy's conclusion and believe they were properly reviewed in this case. e d.o.d. had different conclusions. and i believe those d.o.d. conclusions from the i.g. are lawed and are cherry-picked. admiral lohse is highly regarded by his sboord nantz, of all -- subordinates, of all special navy warfare community, and all seals who have served with him and under his command. this includes the navy seal standing before you. i've known this man and his family for 30 years. let me just give you a snapshot of admi