mr. scott: mr. speaker, i yield for the purpose of a unanimous consent request to the gentleman from new york. mr. espaillat: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a letter from -- which states this bill would cost millions to lose -- would cause millions to lose their health coverage and return to the days when even inadequate coverage was unaffordable. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scott: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from new york. mr. espaillat: mr. speaker, i strongly oppose this bill. we all should. protecting a.c.a. is a top issue for my constituents. constituents like leslie who without the protections of the a.c.a. would not have gotten the treatment for leukemia that she was diagnosed with at the age of 22. leslie is now in remission thanks to obamacare. for leslie, the a.c.a. protections, like essential health benefits, were a matter of life and death. this republican bill would destroy those patient protections. under the a.c.a

mr. speaker, as co-chair of the career and techny -- technical education caucus, i rise in strong support of the strengthening career and tech nidal education for the 21st century act. this bill is long overdue. the carl e. perkins c.t.e. act has not been re-authorized now in over a decade. i want to thank my colleagues, particularly chairwoman foxx, ranking member scott, representative thompson, and representative krishnamoorthi for their leadership and collaboration on this important bill and particular thanks to my co-chair of the c.t.e. caucus, mr. thompson, for his outstanding leadership and partnership on this issue other the years. c.t.e. provides students of all ages with the skills they need succeed in a high demand, high paying, high skilled jobs. at a time when hundreds of thousands of jobs in manufacturing, i.t. and other skilled trades remain unfilled, congress has has the responsibility to empower work wers appropriate education and training. we fail to modernize and invest

mr. upton: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. upton: thank you, mr. speaker. h.r. 446 authorizes the federal energy regulatory commission, ferk, upon request to extend -- ferc, upon request to extend by six years the time period for which construction must commence on the gathright hydroelectric project located in allegheny county, virginia. this may reinstate the construction license if it has expired. similar bill is passed under suspension of the rules in the 114th congress in a bipartisan way and i would hope that we can do it today. mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from colorado. degree degree thank you, mr. speaker. i -- ms. degette: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. degette: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 446, a bill

mr. hensarling: mr. chairman, i'm happy now to yield one minute to a real workhorse of the financial services committee, the gentleman from maine, mr. poliquin. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. poliquin: thank you very much, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. chairman. mr. speaker, i represent the most honest, hardworking families in this country in the great state of maine. i also represent tens of thousands of small business owners in our state that create thousands and thousands of jobs for our families. and you know, in the state of maine, mr. speaker, we know the difference between right and wrong, and it is wrong to force taxpayers to bail out huge wall street banks that take too much risk when it goes wrong. now, the small community banks and credit unions that dot our landscape in maine did not cause the most recent recession. and these reforms that we're passing today in the choice act reduce unnecessary paperwork and costs that will help our small community banks and credit u

mr. goldberg. mr. goldberg: mr. chief justice, and may it please the court. there are three principal features of north carolina's law that make it a stark abridgement of the freedom of speech. first, section 202.5 reaches vast swaths of core first amendment activity that is totally unrelated to the government's preventative purpose. mr. packingham is not accused of communicating with or viewing the profile of a minor. he violated section 202.5 by speaking to his friends and family about his experience in traffic court. and if today he were to view or respond to any of the thousands of twitter messages about his case in this court, that would be a felony. second, the law does not operate in some sleepy first amendment quarter. it operates and forbids speech on the very platforms on which americans today are most likely to communicate, to organize for social change, and to petition their government. third, section 202.5 -- justice kennedy: please go ahead. please go ahead. mr. goldberg: is

mr. royce: mr. speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and that the house pass house resolution 354, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 354, resolution condemning the violence against peaceful protesters outside the turkish ambassador's residence on may 16, 2017, and calling for the perpetrators to be brought to justice and measures to be taken to prevent similar incidents in the future, as .mended the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. royce, and the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. norton, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. royce: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and to heir remarks include any extraneous material in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. royce: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time

mr. king: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i want to thank the chairman of the judiciary committee not only for working with and cooperating on all this legislation but for the relentless work that's come forward in the committee. he's spent a lot of time on this floor and in committee and we're getting some progress here today. this is a big week and we're starting to restore the rule of law and the sanctuary cities legislation which is before us right now is something i just looked back through my records and wondered how long have i slug away on this. the first amendment i brought was in 2005 to cut off some funding to sanctuary cities and then in each appropriations opportunity along with c.j.s. and homeland security, when there was a chance, i'd bring another amendment, another amendment. 2005 on through 2014, 2015 and in 2015, i introdeuced the broader sanctuary cities legislation which is the basis for this legislation. i also had the misfortune and fortune of having the root family as my constituents and sarah

mr. slater: good afternoon. hello again. my name is timothy slater. i'm the special agent in charge of the f.b.i.'s washington field office. i'm here to provide an investigative update on the shooting that occurred this morning. i would like to thank the alexandria police department, u.s. capitol police, and medical response teams who responded to the scene this morning for their quick and decisive actions. actually saving lives. i remind you that this is an active investigation and details continue to unfold. i stressed this earlier and i'm going to underscore it now. that the f.b.i. is not going to talk about the character or nature in which we are investigating this case other than to say we continue to work this as an active investigation and an ongoing matter. there has been some confusion about the injuries involved. our statements sent out earlier today, this afternoon actually, identified the number of victims and their injuries. let me just review that quickly for you. five indiv

mr. cornyn: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. cornyn: reserving the right to object. mr. president, none of these senators have read the bill. it's -- i have the floor, mr. president. the bill is 142 pages long compared to 2,700-page long obamacare bill. they can read the bill. if they have objections to the provisions, we can debate them but what they're talking about is a bill that does not exist which they have not read. i object. the presiding officer: the objection is heard. mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: minority leader. mr. schumer: would my dear colleague from texas yield for a question? the presiding officer: the senator from texas does not have the floor. you have the floor. mr. schumer: i would like to just then tell the -- my friend from texas, this is the bill. it was posted online a half-hour before we came online. and i'd ask a page to come over and bring it to my dear friend and ask him if this is the bill, which we have read. mr. cornyn:

mrs. beatty: mr. speaker, i rise today as a member of the financial services committee in strong opposition to the financial choice act. or more appropriately titled, the wrong choice act. the performance of this field claims it's about regulatory relief for our nation's community banks, but it is not. this bill guts the consumer financial protection bureau, an organization that was developed to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, abusive practices. mr. speaker, i stand here today because the consumer financial protection bureau has done amazing things. this bill would dismantle it. dismantle a bureau that just in six years has recovered almost 29 million for over americans. mr. speaker, this is the wrong choice. this bill returns the american economy to the deregulatory state that led us to the great financial crises and the deepest recession since the great depression. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to vote no on this bill because the fundamental question is, it does not provide choice or h

mr. neal: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. neal: mr. speaker, i'm 2847, the upport improving services for older youth in foster care act, which ensure all congressional resources that fost e provided for outh will indeed be -- for foster youth will indeed be utilized to make them independent. karen bass, who visited me a few weeks ago, has been a leader on this legislation and on foster youth a number of years and our committee has worked move it ith her to forward today. i want to note this is one of five bills the house is onsidering today to help at-risk families and children in foster care. ll of these bills passed the house last year as part of the amily first prevention services act, which also provided significant new abuse, t in substance mental health and parenting skills services to help kids avoid foster care when possible. continue to work on a bipartisan basis with our leadership and our colleagues to e se

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, demand a vote on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker: the question is on agreeing -- the question is on agreeg to the speaker's approl of the journal. the ayes have it. the journal stands approved. for what purpose does the entleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i demand the yeas and nays. the speaker: those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will please right. a sufficient number havi arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, fther proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from south carolina, mr. wilson. including everne, guests in the gallery, please join in. i pledge allegnce to the flag of the united states of america and to theepublic for which it stands, one nation under god, invible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from virginia, mr. beyer, is

mr. johnson: yes. mr. swalwell: mr. secretary, in addition to structural reforms to our election systems do you agree that just a general broader awareness would benefit the american people as far as social media trolls, fake news, the dissemination of hacked information and how that can affect outcomes? mr. johnson: yes. mr. swalwell: mr. secretary you , said that in january you designated our election systems as critical infrastructure and i want you to comment on a claim that candidate trump made during the campaign season. he said, remember we are , competing in a rigged election to a wisconsin rally. they want to try and rig the elect at the polling booths, where so many cities are corrupt and voter fraud is all too common. did you find any polling booths were rigged? mr. johnson: as i said, i know of no evidence that as a result of any cyber attack, ballots were altered or reporting was altered. that comment goes to cyber attacks. i cannot comment on the integrity of every voting machine in chicago or san francisc

mr. lazarus. mr. lazarus: mr. chief justice, and may it please the court, just like cities and counties in at least 33 states have done for decades, for more than 40 years, st. croix county has excluded from its grandfather clause for preexisting lots commonly owned substandard adjacent lots. during all those decades, no court at any time in any jurisdiction in the united states has held that exclusion amounts to a taking and for good reason, it's fair and it's just. and the same reason -- chief justice roberts: well, that's -- and it gets to the questions i was asking early, fairness and justness. and if -- actually the -- the point is -- last made by -- by your friend, there are two different questions. what is property and whether there's been a taking. and i thought the question of fairness and justice is justice is applied to the second question. i didn't think it was applied to defining what the property was because then you really do get, as he said, penn central squared. you're looking at fairness and just

mr. mcnerney: mr. speaker, today i'm pleased to be joined by a special guest from my district, bishop stephen blair, who has the privilege of -- blaire, who has the privilege of the today's opening prayer. he was nominated by pope john paul ii becoming the fifth bib on of stockton. throughout his career -- fifth district of stockton. throughout his career, he has promoted and worked towards social justice gains. as a newly appointed bishop, he followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, continuing to address the needs of spanish speaking parishioners by bringing more spanish speaking priests to the diocese and maintaining a ministry to migrant workers. i want to leave you with some words of wisdom from bishop blaire that we can all take to heart. when he was appointed to bishop of stockton he said his vision was to build a church that was strong in faith but also strong in service to the community. as we head home to celebrate the birth of our nation, let's remember that as members of congress, our j

mr. diaz-balart: thank you, mr. price. mr. culberson. mr. culberson: thank you, mr. chairman. secretary chao, i appreciate your service to the country. i can confirm that has been the policy under president obama when he was first elected when the democrats were in the majority here, the administration followed the exact same policy you just read. so you're exactly right. of course we all work together. i know mr. price works very well. we all work together very, very well. the oversight concerns mr. price, the minority have, i know our chairman will work with him arm in arm to make sure the appropriate oversight is conducted. i want to talk about a superb speech that president trump gave at the department of transportation, madam secretary, where he pointed out it took four years to build the golden gate bridge and five years to build the hoover dam and today it could take 10 years to get the approvals and permits needed to build a major infrastructure project. he pointed out a highway permitting includes 16 different approvals including 10 different federal agencies being go

mr. higgins: mr. speaker, soon president trump will announce plans to reinstitute an almost 60-year u.s. embargo on cuba. this embargo was lifted by president obama in 2014, and today over 75% of americans support continued normalized relationships with cuba. the new open relationship with cuba has helped grow the u.s. economy, and the president's plan to close cuba will cost the u.s. economy over $6.5 billion. roswell park cancer institute in my home community of buffalo, new york, is today partnered with the center for immunotherapy in cuba to clinically test in the united states a lung cancer vaccine giving advanced lung cancer patients new hope. the roswell park led clinical trial, approved by the united states department of food and drug administration, was only possible because of normalized relationships with cuba. president trump wants to destroy that relationship, and this congress needs to stand up to this president. on behalf of the millions of americans who benefit, including millions of c

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mr. clay: mr. speaker, i rise today to oppose h.r. 10, a dangerous assault on american consumers that would gut the landmark dodd-frank wall street reform act. if the wrong choice act is allowed to be inflicted on working families, the reckless fan shal speculators who sold out the american people on wall street would be given a free pass to perpetrate future financial abuses that will reap billions for them and rob average americans of their financial security again. the wrong choice act would take of ck to the pre-2008 era unchecked, reckless financial abuses that resulted in the worst recession since the great depression. and let me remind you of the crushing costs of that national economic emergency. over eight million jobs lost, 10% unemployment, seven million home foreclosures and trillions of dollars wiped out. no proponent of this bill can look the american people in the face and tell them that this is better for consumers, because it's not. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the

mr. speaker. my question is for the prime minister. will the prime minister update the house on the manchester terror attack? what the government is doing to keep australians safe, including in my area. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the honorable member for his question. mr. speaker, i spoke with the prime minister of the united kingdom, teresa may, last night. and conveyed to her the heartfelt sympathies, the condolences of the australian people to the people of britain and to the victims of this shocking criminal attack and their families. i reaffirmed to her the resolute solidarity of australia with britain, partners now as we always have been and always will be in freedom us a cause. -- freedom's cause. and prime minister may thanked e and thanked this parliament. for the solidarity we showed as we spoke in unionson, united in our solidarity, our sympathy for our friends in the united kingdom. this was a shocking criminal attack on innocence. at least 22 people have been murdered

mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and tend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 1215. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to house resolution 382 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of h.r. 1215. the chair appoints the gentleman from louisiana, mr. graves, to preside over the ommittee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of h.r. 1215 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health . re delivery system the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as read the first time. the gentleman from virginia, mr. good lat, and the gentleman from michigan, mr. conyers

mr. bowling: i do run a farm. i live and work on a farm everyday. i live about 45 miles south of washington dc where most people don't think there is any farming going on. it is important to me because it has been working. mexico is the biggest buyer of american corn right now. about 525out -- buy million bushels every year. they have been easy to deal with, they want our product and right now with the way input and crop prices are, nafta and mexico and canada are the deal for america's corn farmers. mr. grumet: if the seamlessness of that relationship became higher in transaction costs, what do you think happens? does mexico just tough it out? what fills that void? mr. bowling: what happens is we have other countries that grow corn like we do. they don't grow good quality corn like the u.s. farmer does but brazil and argentina are waiting for mexico to buy corn. they're are looking for customers just like we are. we need to work everyday day to protect that market that we have worked for

mrs. wagner: mr. speaker, i'm proud to stand before you today to speak on the rule and in support of h.r. 10, the financial choice act, which represents years of hard work by our chairman, jeb hensarling, and the entire financial services committee. for nearly eight years dodd-frank has targeted main street pocketbooks and stripped families of real opportunities for financial success and independence. for instance, the cfpb has spent years removing choices and making access to financial products more difficult to obtain. under these regulations, it is now harder for families to qualify for a mortgage, to obtain an auto loan, and access other forms of credit that they have depended on every day of their lives. meanwhile, the cfpb fails to monitor and spreent actual and consumer fraudof like we saw with the opening of millions of unauthorized customers' accounts at wells fargo. mr. speaker, i have the privilege of chairing the oversight and investigation subcommittee on financial services, and today, to

mr. bera: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i'm pleased to introduce the house to our guest chaplain, reverend kevin kitrell ross, senior minister of unity of sacramento. kevin is regarded as a respected interfaith social justice leader, committed to building bridges of understanding and cooperation across race, culture, class and religious lines. whether in his role leading one of the nation's most diverse and integrated congregations, conducting diversity and complicit bias trainings or being an activist of healing the crisis between law enforcement and communities of color, kevin is dedicated to strengthening communities through dialogue, direct encounter and education. a south side of chicago native, kevin is a morehouse college graduate, a senior fellow of the american leadership forum, a member of the interfaith council of sacramento and a three-time delegate to the parliament of the world's religions. kevin and his wife have three children and reside in elk grove, california. anita is the founder of women's equa

mr. graves, and the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. norton, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from missouri. mr. graves: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i'd ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 2547. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. graves: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. . graves: madam speaker, the facts act created a process only for doctors at the department of veterans affairs. the -- to qualify to perform physical examinations on eligible veterans and issue the medical certificates that are required in order to operate a commercial vehicle. h.r. 2547 would expand who's eligible to prosees -- who's eligible for the process as long as they're authorized by the state which they areland, registered and certi

mr. comey: no. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. comey, when you were terminated, the fbi said and continued to feel you have erovided years of great servic to the country. i also said i had significant questions over the last year about some of the decisions you made. if president hadn't terminated your service, would you still be in your opinion the director of the fbi today? mr. comey: yes, sir. as a direction from the president something that you thought was serious and troublesome but continued to show up for work the next day? mr. comey: yes, sir. >> six weeks later we are still telling the president on march 30 that he was not personally the target of any investigation? mr. comey: correct. march 30, and again on april 11, i told him we are not investigating him personally. i told him that was true. >> the concerns of me is all these things are going on, you you areetrospect or -- telling the committee u.s. serious concerns about what you believe the president directed taken no and had action, hadn't even reported up the chain

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the mcconnell second-degree amendment, number 233, be withdrawn, the pending cloture motion with respect to amendment 232 be withdrawn, that the amendment be modified with the technical changes at the desk, and that at 2:00 p.m. wednesday, june 14, the senate vote on adoption of the mcconnell-for-crapo amendment number 232 as modified with no intervening action for debate and no second-degree amendments in order to amendment 232 prior to the vote. finally, that following leader remarks on wednesday june 14, the time until 2:00 p.m. be equally divided in the usual form. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. schumer: reserving -- i will not object, but reserving -- first i want to thank the majority leader, as well as senators corker, cardin, crapo and blown. this is an example of where we can work together on issues that we agree on. i think it will do a lot of good in both direc

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, since coming to congress i had the distinct honor to represent the pennsylvania's oil region and allegany forest. energy development played a critical historical role in pennsylvania and in the country and continues to be among our essential legacy industries in the fifth congressional district of pennsylvania. while some of this energy production originally started with the mining in the 18th century, the pennsylvania oil rush in the 1800's changed america and has since had profound impacts on the world abroad. in the late 1850's, edwin drake, who later adopted the itle of colonel, came to titusville. he drilled vertically through iron piping. in 1859, drake drilled 70 feet down and finally struck oil in titusville, pennsylvania. the result was the world's first commercial oil well and the birth of the modern petroleum industry. the great oil rush began in pennsylvania attracting john d. rockefeller and standard oil among others. due to this important history, 700 square mil

mr.uffett: i said, "what do i do with this money?" he said, "investing it is about assigning the right use for the money." i did not want to go to college. my dad wanted me to go to college. i had $175,000. i thought that was all i would need to live the rest of my life. david: did you ever run into that guy again? mr. buffett: he needs protection now. david: when you had your first annual meeting, how many showed up at that? mr. buffett: we had about 12. you have to count my aunt katie and a couple of friends. david: any advice to a young investor who would like to emulate you? >> would you fix your tie, please? david: most people would not recognize me if my tie was not fixed. let's leave it this way. all right. ♪ david: i don't consider myself a journalist. nobody else would consider myself a journalist. i began to take on the life of being an interviewer even though i had a day job of running a private equity firm. how do you define leadership? what is it that makes somebody tick? ♪ d

mr. emmer: mr. speaker, i rise to recognize my friend, rabbi her shell lutch, and thank him for reading the opening prayer on the house floor today. rabbi lutch has devoted his life for working the jewish community in the united states and around the globe. i met him on a trip to israel that he and his organization helped coordinate. that special trip showed me firsthand how our ally in israel fights to survive and thrive every day. in addition to his work, rabbi lutch is the c.e.o. of maor, an organization that strives to inspired jewish students on college campuses to learn more about their history and heritage. in his personal life rabbi lutch is a husband and father and a son. he is an asset to his community and our country and i am pleased we could hear from him on the floor today. thank you rabbi, for blessing us here today and continued dedication to the jewish people and to people of all faiths. it's an honor to know you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the b

mr. barletta: -- mr. barr: mr. speaker, we are here tonight to honor the memory of a legendary kentucky statesman. a baseball hall of famer. a man of this house. and a devoted husband, father nd grandfather and great grandfather, senator jim bunning, who recently passed away at the age of 85. the members who are joining us tonight, many of them who hail from senator bunning's home of the commonwealth of kentucky extend their deepest sympathy to his beloved wife, mary, his best friend for many, many years, his nine children, his grandchildren. those who met senator jim bunning walked away from an impression and that impression was that has to be the most competitive person i have ever a recent op-ed in the herald, one of his very best friends, sports marketing executive jim host wrote that jim bunning was full of integrity and, quote, the straightest arrow i've ever met. and in that op-ed he recounted a story where a reporter of the louisville courier journal wrote that former u.s. senator bunning was, quote, one of

mr. neal? >> thank you, mr. chairman for holding this important hearing and highlighting the need for tax reform. we all agree the tax code is broken. far too complicated and certainly in need of repair. our current tax system isn't working for families and businesses alike and we all agree that any revisions to the code should promote economic growth and create jobs for working families. however, we should reject idealogy and work together to reform our tax system for the 21st century. according to a recent pugh study, based on fact, not opinion, the share of adults living in middle income households in the united states fell from 62% to 59% from 1991 to 2010. aggregate household income has shifted middle to the upper income households. the research found that 49% of u.s. aggregate income went to the upper income households in 2014, up from 29% in 1970. and for middle income households the share of income was 43% in 2014, down from 62% in 1970. wealth is now concentrated at the top and i assume there's broad ag

mr. smith votes aye. mr. jones? mr. jones? mr. brady? mr. brady votes aye. mr. wilson? mr. wilson votes no. mrs. davis? mrs. davis votes aye. mr. lobiando votes no. mr. longeman votes aye. mr. bishop? mr. bishop votes no. mr. larson? mr. larson votes aye. mr. turner? mr. turner votes no. mr. cooper? mr. cooper votes aye. mr. rogers? mr. rogers votes no. miss bordillo votes aye. mr. franks? mr. franks votes no. mr. courtney? mr. courtney votes aye. mr. schuster votes no. miss psongas votes aye. mr. conaway votes no. mr. garamendi votes aye. mr. lamborn votes no. miss spear? miss spear votes aye. mr. whitman? mr. whitman votes no. mr. veasey? mr. veasey votes aye. mr. hunter votes no. miss gaberd? mr. kaufman? mr. kaufman votes no. mr. oroake votes aye. mrs. hartzler votes no. mr. norcross votes aye. mr. scott? mr. scott votes no. mr. gallego votes aye. mr. brooks? mr. brooks votes no. mr. molten? mr. molten votes aye. mr. cook? mr. cook votes no. miss hanaboosha votes aye. mr. bridenstein votes no. miss shay porter? miss porter votes aye. dr. wenstrop votes no. miss rosen an

mr. neal, you are recognized. >> thank you mr. chairman. mr. rattner, let me take a moment to thank you for your leadership and recognize the success of automobile restructuring that took place during the midst of the recession. i remember having extensive conversations with individuals like mr. levin at the time. our greatest fear was if that industry entirely collapsed r&d would be moved offshore permanently and trying to get it back would have been near impossible. so i think we begin by changing you for what you were able to do to turn around that industry and to thank you for your service. as i noted in my opening statement, mr. rattner, my priority for tax reform is the middle class. middle class has contracted in the united states over the past two decades while those at the top have done better than ever before. that is not a statement from a democratic manifesto, it is from the pew foundation and many think tanks of a cross the country. working families did send a strong signal last november, frustrated by stagnant wages, tired of a ta

mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. he house will be in order. the gentleman is recognized. mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker, greg gianforte is a family man, a businessman, he's been a husband for 29 years. he's a father of four. and a founder with his wife, susan, right now technologies. which employs over 500 fellow montanans. it's good to have another business owner in this house. somebody who knows the way the economy works. who has created jobs and who cares about his local community. now, montana may only send one member to this body, but out west, it's not about how many you are, it's about how much you do. greg is a doer. and we're happy to have him here. i yield to the gentleman and the dean of montana. mr. gianforte: thank you, speaker ryan and majority leader mccarthy. i am humbled and honored to have been elected by the people montana to represent them here in this house. i am joined today by

mr. costa: mr. speaker, i rise today to bring attention to the sixth leading cause of death in the united states, and that's alzheimer's disease. since 2000, the deaths from alzheimer's disease have increased by 89%. right now there are more than five million americans with alzheimer's, and that number's expected to grow to 14 million and almost triple by the year 2050. alzheimer's and other dementia can especially be devastating, both physically and emotionally for those who have the disease and for their loved ones. your family, my family. for me too many aunts and uncles, including our mother. when lena costa was diagnosed with the disease, she took it on with the same strength and courage she had used to beat cancer and survived heart disease. she was in her late 80's. upon hearing the diagnosis, she turned to my sister and to me and said calmly and bravely, jim, betty, i'll just do the best i can. today there's no cure for alzheimer's and there's no effective treatment for it. there's no proven

mr. lewis. >> thank you very much mr. chairman. mr. ratter in, i want to join ranking member neal, thanking you for your service to our country. i'm very concerned about values and comprehensive tax reform. some have said this is a once in a generation opportunity. i think we must take our time and we must do it right. we must get it right. as we consider tax reform, do you think it is important to consider the impact on working families and future generation? when will reform, tax policy should consider reforming the tax problem? >> yes, i do think it's important. as i said, i think it's just as important as getting comprehensive tax reform, removing the loopholes and avoidance techniques for individuals and for companies as well as getting the corporate tax system fixed, i think it needs to be fair and i think it needs to have a positive impact for the average american. i think to have a five and a half trillion dollar tax bill involving a 1,000 tax cut for the average american making $450,000 a year doesn't seem fair to me. i think

mr. kelly. mr. kelly votes no. mr. gallagher votes no. mr. gates. mr. gates votes no. mr. bacon. mr. bacon votes no. mr. banks. mr. banks votes no. ms. cheney? ms. cheney votes no. mr. schuster votes no. mr. groves. mr. graves votes no. >>> the clerk will report the tally. >> mr. chairman, there were 19 aye votes and 43 no votes. >> the amendment is not adopted. there are no further amendments to this portion of the mark. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. whitman, to offer a motion. >> sub committee on c-power and projection forces as amended. >> questions on the motion offered by the gentleman from virginia. in favor, aye, oppose the, no. the ayes have it. the ayes have it, and the motion is adopted. i think we're going to keep rolling. we're supposed to have votes at 1:30. there are sandwiches back there, but don't miss your amendment, and we will make as much progress as we can before we have to break for votes. the committee will now receive the report of the subcommittee on readiness pursuant to committee rule 17 in consultation with the ranking member, w

mr. spicer: hi. i like that addition. whoever did that is getting a raise. good afternoon. as you've all probably now heard, the president is placing a big emphasis on work force development. secretary of labor as coulda and secretary of education -- acosta and secretary of education devos along with the president's daughter have been deeply involved in this effort and secretary acosta had the opportunity to address this issue just a few moments ago at the president's first meeting with his fully confirmed cabinet. i'd like to kick it off by having secretary acosta come up, talk you to a little bit about this initiative and take a few questions. mr. acosta: thank you and good afternoon. i especially want to thank the work that's been done by eye vanka trump and the office of american innovation to develop the proposals that we'll be talking about this week. i'll be traveling tomorrow to wisconsin where we'll be looking at some excellent programs. her leadership on this issue has been inva

mr. durbin: mr. president, have you announced the business for the day? the presiding officer: we have. mr. durbin: then i ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: mr. president, today is the fifth anniversary of the third air of the childhood arrivals program known as daca. daca provides temporary legal status to immigrant students who arrive in the united states as children and infants, if they register with the government, pay a fee and pass a criminal background check. the program is based on the dream act, a piece of legislation which i introduced 16 years ago, in 2001. that legislation gave undocumented students who grew up in this country a chance to earn a path to legal status and citizenship. these young people have come to be known as dreamers, what used to be a word reserved for rock 'n' roll groups is now a word that has become part of our common language to describe an immigration challenge and opportunity. these dreamers c

but the key is, mr. rodgers and mr. cooper. have talked with an endless number of people over the past year or so, looking back at study after study over the past 15 years plus, i think they've done the work and i think it's time for this to move forward, even though i completely recognize what the gentleman from ohio said this is a significant change. i think the world demands significant change in this field right now. so i support what the subcommittee is doing. other comments about the turner amendment, mr. bacon? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i support the chairman on this i don't think it's a matter of if, when it comes to a space force, it's a matter of when. i don't think this is reflection of what the air force has done here. they've worked this hard. i believe they've shown due diligence, they've worked hard to provide us the best space force possible. i think we've gone from a time when space was supporting ground, air and sea, from a supporting roam, we're now transitioning to the where the work will be done in space.

mr. young: mr. speaker, this legislation, h.r. 220, allows for the expansion of the tara lake hydroleak trick project on kodiak island of alaska. high the way which is larger than new jersey. the tara lake hydroelectric project provides hydropower capacity to the island of 13,189 residents and largest coast guard station in the united states. kodiak island is roughly the size of new jersey. it means it's reliant upon the electrical generation on the island mostly by hydroat this time. some diesel. with the growing electrical demands in the residents of kodiak, the association will not be able to meet their needs without requiring additional resources or will be forced to increase the use of diesel. there is no reason why hydrorich community like kodiak should have to rely on diesel fuel for power generation. they wish to expand their operation by increasing their water resources, and i agree. my legislation allows the kodiak electric company to divert small flows of additional water from upper hidde