mr. duncan? mr. duncan votes no. mr. perry? mr. perry votes no. mr. katko. mr. katko votes no. mr. hurd? mr. hurd votes no. ms. mcsally, ms. mcsally votes no. mr. gallagher, mr. gallagher votes no. mr. higgins. mr. higgins votes no. mr. rutherford votes no. mr. garrett, mr. garrett votes no. mr. fit patrick, mr. fitzpatrick votes no. ms. jackson-lee? >> aye. >> ms. jackson-lee votes aye. mr. payne? mr. payne votes aye. mrs. watson-coleman. mrs. watson coleman votes aye. mr. corps rhea. mr. corps rhea votes aye. mr. deming. mr. deming votes aye. mr. smith? mr. richmond? >> have all members voted? does any member wish to record or change his or her vote? how am i recorded? >> chair is not recorded. >> i vote no. >> mr. mccaul votes no. >> the court shall report the tally. >> 11 yeas and 17 nos. >> postponed proceedings on the vote of 077 to hr 3548 by mr. vela. the question occurs on agreeing to the amendment in the nature of substitute. the clerk shall call the roll. >> mr. smith? mr. king? >> no. >> mr. king votes no. mr. rogers. mr. rogers votes no. mr. duncan. mr. duncan votes no

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, sadly radical islamic terrorists continue their assault on innocent victims across the world. this month there were isis-spinein spired knife attacks in france and canada as well as a surprised attack in niger with mass murder of worshipers at mosques in kabul. victories here are over in syria and the philippines. congratulations to the people philippines on the recent liberation from isis militants. it is the capital city of over 0,000 citizens on the island of medenao. innocent families who were persecuted in this murderous occupation. this fight is far from finished. we must be successful to defeat the terrorists overseas to protect american families at home. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from oregon seek rec

mr. burr: do you -- mr. demers: yes. mr. burr: do you agree to fully brief all members of the committee of the intelligence activities and covert action rather than only the chairman and the vice chairman? mr. demers: yes. mr. burr: thank you very much. we'll now proceed to opening statements, after which i'll recognize members by seniority for five minutes and i would once again remind members that pursuant to senate resolution 400, the committee received this nomination on referral from the judiciary committee and we have 20 calendar days within which to report this nominee to the full senate. it's my intention to move to this as quickly as we can in a business session. with that, mr. demers, the floor is yours. mr. demers: great. thank you very much. chairman burr, vice chairman warner and distinguished members of this committee. thank you for the opportunity to appear before you here today and for considering my nomination. during my last time at the national security division, i worked closely with this committee to dra

the clerk: mr. johnson. mr. corker. mr. perdue. mr. gardner. mr. kennedy. mr. boozman. mr. strange. mr. sanders. senator sanders: yes. the clerk: ms. murray. senator murry: aye. the clerk: mr. wyden. senator wyden: aye. the clerk: ms. stabenow. senator stabenow: aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse. senator whitehouse: aye. the clerk: mr. warner. senator warner: aye. the clerk: mr. merckly -- mr. merkley. mr. kaine. mr. king. senator king: aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen. senator van hollen: aye. the clerk: ms. harris. mr. chairman. there are 12 nays and 11 yeas. senator enzi: the amendment is not agreed to. next amendment is king number 2. is there anybody in opposition? i think this is one we agreed that we would take. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, nay. the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. next one is murray number 5. senator murry: mr. chairman, this is the amendment on puerto rico. i appreciate the chairman's support. i'll take it on a yes vote. voice vote. senator enzi: the question is on the amendment. all those in favor say aye. those opposed, nay. in the o

mr. pascrell: mr. speaker, families in pascrell to my friend's state, the state of georgia, great lose a georgia, will deduction of $9,000, those families, on average. i think you are concerned about that. you cannot deduction of $9,000 not. the fact of the matter is -- you used the word, through the speaker, you used the word that your states are subsidizing the donor states? let me give you an idea of new jersey. states like west virginia, the average salt deduction claim is $9,463 per household n ohio it's $10,445. in wisconsin it's $11,6 -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. mcgovern: another 30 seconds. this will probably have to be it unfortunately we have so many speakers over here i wish i could enjoy the loneliness my colleague from georgia enjoys nobody wants to speak on the budget. . pascrell: the 38th, 39th state. where new jersey is. subsidizes whom? go back and tell the secretary of the treasury, he doesn't know what he's talking about. he says new jersey is be

mrs.bama: these are big girl chairs, art they? >> [cheering] >> look at all of these people. >> i know, ladies-- >> [cheering] >> and a few good men as well. what's up? >> i thought we would sit and have a conversation. we should just chat. i've brought some guidelines because i know we have in our, and we want to be useful. -- an hour, and we want to be useful. , so you are married to a very nice man. i will put that over there. that is not very interesting. what we are interested in is you. i know that subject well. shonda: i know that subject well. shonda: we heard a bit of the bio, but this is michelle robinson obama. mrs. obama: good to meet you all. >> [cheering[ ] shonda: before you are in the white house as first lady, you were a successful attorney, as well as a dean, administrator, primary breadwinner of your household? yes, there was a time. shonda: she is brilliant, impactful, successful. what is it like to make that kind of sacrifice to give that up to help your husband serve

mr. smith can speak on concrete remediation steps that the company took in the aftermath to secure its computer systems and protect the affected u.s. customers as well as what happened when he was chief executive. as chairman of the digital commerce and consumer protection subcommittee i often speak about the fact that we live in a digitally connected world. that fact of life can have implications far and wide ranging for commerce, communications and entertainment. the breach is a massive reminder of the bad actors out there and the security challenges confronting our data powered economy. in this case, sensitive personal information that is used to build credit history and allow individuals to engage in commerce, open credit cards, buy cellphones and appliances and secure mortgages has been compromised. reasonable security measures must be implemented, practiced and continually improved by companies that collect and store data in order to guard against unauthorized access to sensitive pe

mr. franks votes no. mr. gohmert. mr. jordan. mr. po. mr. marino. mr. gowdy. mr. labrador. mr. farenthold. mr. farenthold votes no. mr. collins. mr. collins votes no. mr. buck. mr. buck votes no. mr. ratcliff. mr. ratcliff votes no. ms. ro by, ms. ro by votes no. mr. gates. mr. gates votes no. mr. johnson of louisiana, mr. johnson votes no. mr. bigs, mr. bigs votes no. mr. rutherford. mr. rutherford votes no. ms. handle, ms. handle votes no. mr. conyers. mr. conyers votes aye. mr. nadler. mr. nad ler votes aye. mr. johnson of georgia. mr. deutsche. mr. deutsche votes aye. mr. gutierrez. ms. bass. mr. richmond. mr. jeffreys. mr. sicilini. votes aye. mr. swalwell. mr. lew. mr. lew votes aye. mr. jay poll, ms. jie poll votes aye. >> the gentleman from texas, mr. po. >> mr. po votes no. >> gentleman from florida, mr. gates. the gentleman from south carolina. >> mr. gowdy votes no. >> from idaho. >> mr. labrador votes no. >> has every member voted who wishes to vote? clerk will report. >> mr. chairman 9 members voted aye, 19 members voted no. >> and the amendment is not agreed to. a

mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, i don't have any additional speakers on this amendment, i am prepared to close. i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers: i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: i urge my colleagues to support this amendment and yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from virginia. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 2 printed in part b of house report 115-363. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> i seek recognition because i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2 printed in part b of house report 115-363, offered by mr. cohen of tennessee. the chair: pursuant

mr. mceachin: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, h.r. 2316 is nearly identical to a bill that passed the house last year with overwhelming bipartisan support. the intent of the bill, according to the sponsor, is to ensure owners of mineral rights in the allegany national forest are allowed to drill for their oil and gas within the boundaries of that natural forest. in the natural resources committee last congress, the majority accepted an amendment by energy and mineral resources subcommittee ranking member lowenthal that clarified the intent of the bill. it ensures the national forest would receive advance notice of oil and gas operations and that no other national forest would be affected. so this bill is a bipartisan compromise that protects the private property rights while also protecting the rights of the forest service and i thank the sponsor for working so cooperatively on this. i support h.r. 2316 and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentle

mr. gowdy? mr. labrador? mr. farenthold? mr. collins? mr. desantis? mr. buck? mr. ratcliffe? mr.gates? mr. johnson of louisiana? mr. biggs? mr. rutherford? ms. handle? mr. connors? >> yes. >> ms. lofgren? miss jackson lee? mr. johnson of georgia? mr. deutsch? mr. gutierrez? mr. richmond? mr. jeffries? mr. cicilline? mr. lou? mr. raskin? mr. schneider? gentleman from texas. mr. po. no.r. poe votes >> as every member created -- ha who is member voted choosing to vote? >> mr. chairman. >> clerk will report. voted no.ers clerk, appoint the amendment. amendment to the amendment in the nature of the subsidy, -- >> the government is recognized for five minutes. of argumenta lot and discussion about the impact of this bill. defendant in istanbul. it says is not withstanding, the provision that allows for deductions that i think are improper. the employer may not deduct 70 costs that they workers wages would not go below the minimum wage. if people are suggesting it is not important and that we should have wages that fall below the minimum wage, they should vote yes on this amendment. it

thank you, mr.: chairman. mr. sharpley, just to close out this line of questioning, without commenting directly on any specific allegations or claims that may or may not have been made against you, have you ever retaliated against any whistleblower, it are within the .'s office or any other federal agency? mr. sharpley: no, senator, i have not. senator collins thank you. sharpley, i want to commend you for being a very productive inspector general, but as i understand this, the cia office of inspector general has issued more than 100 audits and inspections reports and made 340 recommendations to the agency to improve efficiency and effectiveness in just the last year. one of the committee's top priorities is to make sure that each of the intelligence agencies is doing everything that it can to minimize the risk posed by insider threats. insiders have repeatedly exposed devastating amounts of highly classified information. i note it with great interest that your office conducted a y'siew of the agenc activities. wi

mr. gianforte: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. gianforte: i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 1858, introduced by congressman tom marino of pennsylvania. post ll names the liberty office the staff sergeant ryan scott ostrom post office in honor of staff sergeant ostrom who was killed in the line of action in iraq. i now yield to the gentleman from pennsylvania, the sponsor of the bill, such time as he may consume to explain the bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. marino: thank you, sir. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of my legislation to rename the liberty, pennsylvania, post office, after staff sergeant ryan scott ostrom. he was born in 1979 in pennsylvania where he attended liberty high school. while in high school, rya

mr. pearce: mr. chairman, i'm pleased to rise today in support of the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution on behalf of chairman hensarling and i would like to talk about the instructions given by the chairwoman of the budget committee to financial services committee to find savings of $14 billion. that's what we were sent here to do, to find those places where it makes sense to cut the budget and we don't harm anything and in this case, the financial services is going to help people in rural communities. the -- several years ago, the democratic majority passed the dodd-frank act and that nshrined too big to fail and earlier this year, the body passeded h.r. 10, the financial choice act. that was trying to prune back the cfpb which were hurting the rural areas. a bank shared with us how it takes them 185 pages to complete a mortgage loan. 185 pages for a small bank for just a simple resolution of buying a home. that is placing many times our community banks are simply stopping to offer that service. no

mr. yarmuth: mr. speaker, the bill we're debating today is not a real effort at responsible budgeting. it is a means to an end. a single-minded plan to make it easier to enact tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations, regardless of the consequences for everyone else. if approved by the house today, an irresponsible $1.5 trillion tax bill will come to the floor in the-n a matter of weeks. it is being rushed because republicans don't want the american people to know what's in t they don't want you to find out that it overwhelmingly benefits the wealthy while increasing taxes on billions of middle class families. rushing through legislation thame pacts nearly every american family and business is reckless, and voting on a bill that rewrites our nation's tax code a week or two after it is introduced without any real input from the people who will impact is neglect. that's -- negligent. that's what you do when you can't defend your own policy, and there's a lot of unjustifiable provisions in this budg

courtney: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, going back to the days of teddy roosevelt, it has been a bipartisan principle that protecting the public health and america's environment is a sacred obligation of all of us who have the honor to serve this nation in elected or appointed office. unfortunately, the administrator of the e.p.a., mr. scott pruitt, didn't get that memo because yesterday he announced that he is precipitously going to strike down the clean power plant rule sometime later today, which will turn the clock back in this country in terms of trying to get our arms around the issue of rising carbon emissions that scientist from across all sectors have universally recognized are causing rising sea temperature, rising sea levels, and that are affecting climate and clearly are linked to man-made carbon emission that is have been tracked for decades going back in time. mr. pruitt's argument is based on the discredited view that carbon pollution does not fall under the clean airr act, which is what the last adm

mr. conyers: mr. lloyd, you ok with that? mr. lloyd: yes. he mr. henshaw: yes, sir. mr. conyers: i wanted to observe is what my district has benefited greatly from the economic contributions of the refugee community. rove few geese from around the own live and reside and businesses in the detroit area that i represent. and i welcome these hardworking refugees and think that my opinion and think that my .ommunity is better as a result and economists have also found that refugees have higher entrepreneurship, make significant contributions to the economy and on average, more than 21,000 in taxes than they receive in benefits. and i got a couple of studies that back it up. i'd like consent to include them in the record, mr. chairman. e new american economy struggles to resilience as well as the economic and social outcome of refugees in the united states. and i ask unanimous consent to enter them into the record. mr. labrador: without objection. they will be entered into the record. mr. conyers: thank you very much. is there general agreement among all of our witnesses that

mr. payne: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor jahir moore, a seventh grade student from jersey city, new jersey, for his service to people in need. this young man in my district takes the time nearly every day to crochet hats, scar everybodies, blankets, and other items for people in homeless shelters and newborns in intensive care units. over the past couple of years, he has donated dozens of bags full of his creations to make life a little better for others. jahir is a straight a student who wants to become a fashion designer. in february, he was a guest on the rachel r ray show, a week later he had his first run weigh show in jersey city. in april i presented him with the certificate of special congressional recognition for his charity work. mr. speaker, jahir moore's unselfish acts ever kindness for people in immediate -- acts of kindness for people in need our country's future in bright. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? with

appeared with mr. north and. this 50 minute portion of the rally begins with lieutenant governor northam. ♪ >> well, hello, virginia. >> [cheering] governor mcauliffe: isn't it great to have president barack obama in the commonwealth of virginia? are you ready to make virginia blue? are you ready to eject justin fairfax as the next -- to a lack justin fairfax -- two elect justin fairfax? are you ready to elect the attorney general? are you ready to take back our majority in the house? are you ready for barack obama? [cheers and applause] that is what i am talking about. maccallum, thank you for the kind introduction. thank you for your friendship. thank you for your leadership. just a miraculous four years. have215,000 new jobs that come into the commonwealth of virginia. $18.5 billion of capital investment. our unemployment rate has gone from 5.4% to 3.8%, the lowest it has been in virginia in the last nine years. thank you, teri, for your leadership. i also much to commend our wonderful first lady of this commo

mr. vela: mr. chairman, according to the government accountability office, the federal government owns about 33% of the land along the u.s.-mexico border. as such, 6% of the land is owned by the state or by private citizens. so in order to build trump's wall, the federal government would have to intensify eminent domain actions to arrest land away from u.s. landowners. the president knows this and wants to hire 20 additional attorneys at the justice department. let me paint a picture when the federal government comes calling. under this process, first, landowners are served with condemnation notices from the justice department stating the government's intent to take the land. then, owners are provided just 30 days to challenge the order in court. oftentimes they are unaware of their rights and lack legal representation. landowners that fall in this category usually do not challenge the federal government and get paid $100 in so-called just compensation. that's the, quote, fair market value, end quo

mr. stretch? mr. stretch: thank you, mr. chairman, for the question. we worry about nation state actors really from around the globe. starting in 2014, we stood up a threat intelligence team that was dedicated primarily to reviewing and monitoring four attacks from threat actors tied to nation states. that work mostly was directed at traditional cybersecurity, account compromise, surveillance, dissemination of stolen information. it's really only recently that we've seen this threat evolve into what we were talking about -- what i was talking about in my testimony, this dissemination of misinformation. in terms of specific countries, it really is a global threat that we think of it, and we'd certainly be happy to come back to the committee and provide more details on specific actors. senator graham: is that true for the rest of you? mr. edgett: we said in our written testimony see a disproportionate amount of spam or automated accounts coming out of russia but it's agnostic. senator graham: could iran

mr. mcconnell: now, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the judiciary committee be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 695 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 695, an act to amend the national protection act of 1993 and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the hatch substitute amendment at the desk be considered agreed to, the title amendment be aid greed to -- agreed to and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: so now, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10:00 a.m., tuesday october 17, further, following the pledge -- prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be app

mr. burgess: mr. speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and pass the bill s. 652. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 652, an act to amend the public health service act to re-authorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, .nfants, and young children the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess, and the gentlelady from florida, ms. castor, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. burgess: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and insert remarks extraneous materials into the record on the bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. burgess: mr. speaker, i yield four minutes to the chairman of the energy and commerce committee, the gentleman from oregon, mr. walden. the speaker pro tempore: the entleman will suspend. once again, the chai

mrs. black: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and includeheir remarks and extraneous material on h.con.res. 71, currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to house resolution 553 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of house concurrent resolution 71. the chair appoints the gentleman from colorado, mr. lamborn, to preside over the committee of the whole. is the in he house the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration is the in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of house concurrent resolution 71 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the uted states government for fiscal year 2018. extending forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. the

mr. bass: mr. sullivan. please respond. mr. sullivan: i think mr. albright would agree these two examples he just gave, both of which have been cured, were not material breaches of the agreement. in fact, that is why, in his public writings, mr. albright has tended to rely on the, it's not in our interest prong of the certification rather than the compliance prong. i would also say what ambassador jeffrey said in terms of the distinction between the u.n. resolution and the deal is correct. the u.n. resolution bars iran from testing ballistic missiles. they are doing so. so it is, in fact, the case that iran is not in compliance with u.n. security council resolution, which is why steps by this committee on issues like ballistic missiles are not only justified but necessary. ms. bass: being not in compliance with the u.n. resolution, what is the implication of that for the deal? ambassador jeffrey: i have talked to the iranians on that and they say we didn't agree to that. it turns out the u.n. resolution is under chapter 7 which has the force of inte

thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, members, the worst fire in the history of california has devastated nearly 300,000 acres, destroyed some 7,000 homes, caused billions of dollars in damage, burned to the ground many businesses and most sadly taken the lives of 42 people and that number may in fact rise. this fire was like no other. repealed by winds that reached speeds of over 70 miles an hour. it moved so fast burning at times 200 feet per second. that's three football fields every 30 seconds. the people had little time to escape their burning homes. people fled with only their nightclothes, no time to grab even their medication, important papers or personal belongings. thousands of families were displaced and will have to find housing, rebuild their homes and businesses and rebuild their lives. over 100,000 people were evacuated during the late hours of the first night of this monster firestorm. many of you saw the news coverage play out on your television. the most covered area in the news is a neighborhoo

mr. president, as chairman of the energy committee, i've come to the floor today to urge every member here to vote against amendment 1301 that will be voted on later this afternoon. the f.y.2018 budget instructs the energy committee to raise $1 billion over the next decade. that's all that it does. it just says go out and find a billion dollars over the next decade. and i will tell you, i appreciate -- i appreciate chairman enzi's willingness to include this instruction. and i have every confidence that our committee will be able to meet the instruction. and there's good reasons why we should be able to meet it and really very good reasons why we should oppose an amendment which would preemptively strike it. i think it's fair to say that we have opportunities within the energy sector to help advance this country when it comes to our energy security, our national security, and our economic security. but we need to be able to move forward with that. so what we are able to do within this ins

mr. franks. mr. gom ert. mr. gom ert votes mr. mr. jordan. mr. jordan votes no. mr. poe. mr. marino. mr. marino votes no. mr. gaudy. mr. labrador. mr. farn thold. mr. collins? mr. collins votes no. mr. desan tez. mr. buck. mr. buck votes no. mr. ratcliff. mr. ratcliff votes no. ms. robey. mr. gates. mr. gates votes no. mr. johnson of louisiana. mr. johnson votes no. mr. biggs. mr. rutherford. mr. rutherford votes no. ms. handle. ms. handle votes no. mr. conyers. mr. conyers votes aye. ms. jackson lee. mr. cohen. mr. johnson of georgia. mr. johnson votes aye. mr. deutsch. mr. deutsch votes i. mr. gutierrez. mr. richmond. mr. jeffries. mr. sis lienee. mr. sis lienee votes aye. mr. liu. mr. liu votes aye. mr. rastkin. mr. schneider. mr. schneider votes aye. >> any other members who wish to record their vote, the chairman from virginia. >> mr. goodlatte votes no. >> the gentleman from idaho. >> mr. labrador votes no. >> the gentleman from arizona, mr. franks. >> mr. frafrpgs votes no. >> the gentleman from texas. >> mr. poe votes no. >> any other members who wish to record their

mr. conyers: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the -- the chair: it is now in order to consider amendment number 2. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? mr. conyers: mr. speaker, -- mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2 printed in part a of house report 115-363 offered by mr. conyers of michigan, as modified. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 577, the gentleman from michigan, mr. conyers, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers: thank you, mr. chairman. ladies and gentlemen of the house, my amendment would xempt from h.r. 469 settlement agreements and consent decrees intended to prevent discrimination based on race, religion, national origin or other protected category. given the often systemic nature of discriminatory conduct, settlement agreements and consent decrees provide an invaluable means to

mr. nolan: mr. chairman, members of the committee, i rise in support of the democratic budget alternative and in opposition to the republican budget that has been proposed. it's been often said that gracious living and good politics is all about grant tude. -- gratitude. paying something forward is how you show your gratitude. quite frankly the simple truth about this republican budget is that it rolls back a century of progress. it sets the stage for the dismantling of social security, which lifted more people out of poverty than anything. and for private -- secretary ryan's plan to turn it over to wall street. it turns medicare, sets the stage for turning medicare over to the insurance industry. medicare, that provided our elderly with insurance and life opportunities that heretofore had not existed. this century of progress that this budget rolls back includes clean air and water. it includes healthy safe working places and conditions. it includes an opportunity society that invests in our people

mr. royce: mr. speaker, mr. royce: mr. speaker, morph the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1698, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. royce: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include any extraneous material -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1698, a bill tokes tend sanctions against iran with respect to the ballistic missile program of ran, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. royce, and the gentleman from new york, mr. engel, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. royce: mr. speaker, i'm also going to ask unanimous consent to introduce the speaker pro tempore: into t letters that are exchanged with other committees of jurisdiction on this bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. so ordered. mr. oyce: thank you, s

mr. smith: i would say we had two very important errors. i understand we have a lot of critical data here. thismith: i would describe as one that put a top priority on security. >> how much of your time in your 12 years did you spend each day security? mr. smith: when i first came here we had no say ever security organizations. i made a priority 12 years ago to engage consultants and help scope it out. we went from basically no people -- >> how knowledgeable are you on the subject? mr. smith: we had 13 reviews. >> you personally. -- hade routine reviews routine reviews. how many times have these things ched under your watch? mr. smith: to the best of my knowledge, there was one notification on march 8. >> is the firm still using that software? mr. smith: it was deployed in two locations and has been patched. it?ut you are still using i am not savvy on all the cyber crimes but when i hear the secretary of the treasury say that 50% of his time every day , i wast on cyber threats trying to g

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i yield myself two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. lowey: since hurricane harvey wrought historic flooding in texas, 12 major disasters have been declared. from a hurricane that damaged large swaths of florida, storms that annihilated puerto rico and the virgin islands, and wildfires burning in the west, americans deserve certainty the federal government will stand by them in their time of need. this is particularly important after the president threatened to abandon puerto rico in his latest twitter this morning. congress cannot turn its back on recovery, no matter how reckless the president's outbursts may be. as americans, the suffering and simply trying -- as americans are suffering and simply trying to survive. this package provides critical disaster relief, flood insurance aid, and help for communities devastatedy wildfires. puerto rico would be aided by provisions to address its liquidity pry sis, by facilitating recovery, not payin

>> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. pursuant to house resolution 5353 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house for further consideration of h.con.res. 71. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of house concurrent resolution 71 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the united states government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for iscal years 2019 through 2027. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, a request for a recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in house report 115-339 offered by the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott, had been postponed. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on

mr. murphy: mr. engel i'm pointing to our members of cabinet who have pointed to voices and evidence that would suggest that there may be ethnic cleansing. i would say what's more ver main, more important is the actual humanitarian crisis. that's our most pressing focus. there are mechanisms, there are bodies who are looking at what best to call this but it is the end -- at the end they have day a human tragedy. we want to do everything to stop it. mr. royce: will the gentleman yield? mr. engel: certainly. mr. royce: just for the record, myself and mr. engel, this committee, we identify this as full-fledged ethnic cleansing. mr. engel: thank you, mr. chairman. what are we doing right now to hold the military accountable? do you think that reimposition of targeting sanctions against military leadership or businesses to generate funds for the military is appropriate? let me say as a first step i would encourage the administration to stop issuing waivers to allow members of the burmese military and thei

mr. udall: -- mr. udall: i'm glad you brought that up because it was reported that the iraqi prime minister was pretty blunt in his response about shi'a iranian backed militias in iraq saying they are already home and they're not going anywhere. and that maybe u.s. forces should leave. if u.s. forces are told to leave, will we depart iraq or will we stay uninvited as our forces are doing in syria, and under what legal authority will they remain? mr. tillerson: senator, the prime minister -- i never heard the prime minister say u.s. forces should leave. what he did clarify is that, as i said, many of the p.m.f. forces are iraqi shi'a forces. so they are iraqi citizens. my comment was regarding foreign fighters. foreign fighters that may have come to iraq. we know there are foreign fighters in syria. and my comments were that any foreign fighters, particularly those from iran, needed to leave iraq and go home. certainly p.f.m. iraqi citizens, this is their home -- p.m.f. iraqi citizens, this is their hom

mr. smith can speak for the company on concrete steps that he took in the aftermath to secure the computer system and protect the affected customers as well as what happened when he was chief executive. the chair of the consumer protections agency speaks about how we are individually connected world. the fact of life can have many positive implications far and wide ranging for commerce, and trade. massive reminder of bad actors that are out there and the security challenges facing our economy. in this case sensitive personal information that is used to build credit history and allow individuals to engage by cell phone and secure mortgages as a compromise. reasonable security measures must be implemented, the practice of collecting and storing data in order to get on this access. otherwise consumers will face major financial harm. that is deeply concerning to me. i know the other members of the subcommittee share this view. party number one, they must to safeguardcans the personal informat

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that following leader remarks on tuesday, october 17, the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 191, the nomination of david trackenburg to be principal deputy. i further ask there be ten minutes of debate on the nomination equally devoided in the usual form and following the use or yielding back of time, the senate vote on confirmation with no intervening action or debate and that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following nominations. executive calendar 327, 332, 333, and 337. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of state, stephen b. king of wisconsin to be ambassador to the czech republic. barbara lee of california to be representative of the united st

mr. kennedy: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to and the the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kennedy: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, as the senate irons out the details of our comprehensive tax reform plan to get the american economy back on track, i want to draw attention today to what i believe is one of the greatest obstacles in our path, as we pursue 3% annual growth. and that obstacle i am referring to, mr. president, is our aging national infrastructure. our roads, our bridges, our airports, our water systems, our soothe systems -- sewage systems, our waterways that need dredging, especially in my state. if our tax plan is going to be pro-growth, then we need to take advantage of this once-in-a-generation chance to use federal revenues to invest meaningfully in our economy. allow mae to explaining, mr. president what i mean by that. fe

mr. blum: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on senate 585, currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. blum: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. blum: i rise in support of h.r. 58 -- of senate 585, the dr. chris hardwick whistleblower protection act this bill exposes problems uncovered in that whistleblower case. dr. chris kirkpatrick was a doctor employed on a probationary basis at the v.a. hospital, who committed suicide hours after he was fired for exposing problems. this would require that managers who retaliate against whistleblowers are punished. first offenders would receive at least three days of suspension and repeat offenders would face mandatory termination. the kirkpatrick act adds whistleblower protections for federal employees hired on a probationary basis like dr. kirkpatri

[applause] mr.n: it isn't migrants who drive down conditions, but the worst kind of bosses in collusion with the government. labour will stop employers driving down conditions, not scapegoating racism. [applause] it is too important to be left to the conservatives and their battles and identity crisis. will hold squabbling ministers to account every step of the way. you for all that you do. [applause] mr. corbyn: there literally ready to take over when the government fails. for the many, for the future is our mission. tories,h is, under the britain's future is at risk no matter the outcome of this. -- noonomy no matter to longer deliver secure housing, well-paid jobs or rising living standards. there is a new common sense emergent about how the country should be run. that is what we fought for in the election and that is what is needed to replace the broken model forged by margaret thatcher many years ago. [applause] mr. corbyn: 10 years after the global financial crash, the tories believe in the sa

start with you, mr. reads letter -- mr. readler. mr. readler: i would defer to the department. >> senator, i'm unaware of any rogue activity on the part of immigrations and customs enforcement which does the interior enforcement for the united states. senator whitehouse: you think you have 00 compliance? >> i'm not aware niff rogue activity on the part of i.c.e. i.c.e. is beholden with following the administration's directives, as well as those of the secretary of the department of homeland security. and prioritizing those things that are established in the documents that we produce, including the document that came out from then secretary kelly in the springtime. mr. or whitehouse: mccament. mr. mccament: i'm like wise unaware with respect to i.c.e. senator whitehouse: one of the hings we're seeing is that the follow on effects of this toision are very frightening people. they are very frightening to children in particular who, as a general proposition, we don't expect to be expert analysts of the constitution or the contours of govern

mr.ing: i hope we learned the lesson that this was bigger than financial crisis. it represented a serious problem in the world economy. i think that is the most important lesson. second, we learned we need to worry not just about the amount of equity capital banks issue, we need to limit the leverage, but we also need to tackle the problem that banks are inherently unstable. people take their money out, or they don't roll over there letting, and we need to do that. francine: did we see early signs of it? mr. king: i think we saw signs in the world economy, and we should have given more weight to the rise of leverage in the banking system. at that point, the banks themselves were deeply reluctant to admit what was going on was not sustainable. francine: at what point in the lead up to the financial crisis did you think there was something seriously wrong? mr. king: i give a speech before the crisis erected in 2007 at the mansion house in london. ignore the unsolicited emails that rained do

let us mourn, mr. poe: mr. speaker, as the band played the latest country western song, gunfire erupted from the 32nd floor window across the street. 20 minutes later, when the shots stop and the smoke cleared, 59 people were murdered and over 520 were wounded. the swat team quickly found the hiding place of the evil villain and as they approached, the outlaw shot himself. thus he avoided a date with the hangman. justice occurred. e casualties would have been much worse but for quick action by members of the crowd. people, including former military and off duty police officers helped hide and cover others while endanger theirs own lives. the first responders, police, doctors, emergency medical technicians quickly tended to the wounded. these unnamed quick responders, both civilian and law enforcement and medical, without regard to their own life, saved others. the band stopped playing music but the cry of the wounded and tearing of the mourning continue, mr. speaker. we must have prayers for lfer and god bless

mr. butterfield: mr. speaker, i rise this evening to recognize the general baptist state convention of north carolina on the occasion of its 150th anniversary. the story of this great baptist convention is a testament to its founders. reverends william warrick, edward eagles, c. johnson, l.w. boone, b.b. spicer, h. grimse, john washington, charles bryant, sutton davis, and the reverend r.h. hopper. the visionary men who founded the convention on october 18, 1867. since its founding, mr. speaker, great men and great women have maintained the convention's strength and viability. the general baptist state convention is the oldest convention of african-american baptists in the united states of america. the general baptist state convention consists of more than 500,000 baptist believers belonging to more than 1,400 churches, including my home church, the jackson chapel first missionary baptist church of wilson. the convention is subdivided into 58 association, each presided over by a moderator. over the last 1

mr. mccaul: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and including r remarks, any extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mccaul: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: time yielded. mr. mccaul: thank you. mr. speaker, i rise today in strong support of bipartisan d.h.s. accountability enhancement act. mr. speaker, the current threats confronting our homeland continue to evolve each and every day. they come from international terrorists, drug smugglers, human traffickers, hackers engaged in cyberwarfare, transnational gangs like ms-13, and natural disasters. to best address these threats, the american people need a department of homeland security that is effective and accountable to the people it protects. the founding fathers gave congress the authority to write laws and give direction to the executive branch under article 1 of our constitution.

mr. poe: mr. speaker, as the band played the latest country western song, gunfire erupted from the 32nd floor window across the street. 20 minutes later, when the shots stop and the smoke cleared, 59 people were murdered and over 520 were wounded. the swat team quickly found the hiding place of the evil villain and as they approached, the outlaw shot himself. thus he avoided a date with the hangman. justice occurred. e casualties would have been much worse but for quick action by members of the crowd. people, including former military and off duty police officers helped hide and cover others while endanger theirs own lives. the first responders, police, doctors, emergency medical technicians quickly tended to the wounded. these unnamed quick responders, both civilian and law enforcement and medical, without regard to their own life, saved others. the band stopped playing music but the cry of the wounded and tearing of the mourning continue, mr. speaker. we must have prayers for lfer and god bless