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. 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. gallagher, mr. gallagher votes now. mr. rutherford. mr. rutherford votes no. mr. garrett. mr. fitzpatrick. mr. fitzpatrick votes no. mr. estes, mr. estes votes no. mr. thompson. mr. thompson votes aye. ms. jackson lee? mr. langevin. mr. langevin votes aye. mr. richmond. mr. keating. mr. payne, mr. payne votes aye. mrs. watson-coleman votes aye. ms. rice? ms. rice votes aye. mr. corps ray yeah votes aye. ms. barragan. mr. smith, mr. duncan? mr. garrett? mrs. duncan votes no. mr. garrett? mr. garrett votes no. ms. jackson-lee? mr. richmond. mr. keating. mr. keating votes aye. ms. barragan. >> gentle lady is not recorded. ms. jackson-lee? ms. jackson-lee votes aye. does any member wish to change his vote? how am i recorded? >> you're not recorded. >> i vote no. >> there are ten yeas and 17 nos. >> the nos have prevailed on voice voig voice vote. >> mr. smith, mr. king. >> no. >> mr. king votes no. mr. roger the. mr. romers votes no. mr. duncan votes no. mr. perry. mr. perry votes no. mr. katko. mr. katko vote ts no. ms. mcsally. ms. mcsally votes no. mr. gallagher, mr. gallagher

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. 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

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. barr: mr. speaker, i have no further requests at this time, and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3972 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? mr. barr: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3898 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. to clerk: h.r. 3898, a bill require the secretary of the treasury to place conditions on certain accounts at united states financial institutions with respect to north korea, nd for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from kentucky, mr. barr, and the gentlewoman from california, ms. waters, each wi

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

mrs. black: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 580, i call up the house concurrent resolution 71 with the senate amendment thereto. i have a motion at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. , designate the senate amendment and designate the motion. the clerk: house concurrent resolution 71, concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the united states government for fiscal year 2018, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. senate amendment. mrs. black of tennessee moves that the house concur in the senate amendment to the house concurrent resolution 71. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 580, the motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the budget. the gentlewoman from tennessee, mrs. black, and the gentleman from kentucky, mr. yarmuth, each will control 30 minute

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. 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 clensing. 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 their

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

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. 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 world live and reside and own businesses in the detroit area that i represent. and i welcome these hardworking refugees and think that my opinion and think that my community 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. the 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 witne

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. green: mr. speaker, i rise of this a proud member house i'm always so honored tnow hat i have the pre-eminent privilge of anding in the well of the congress of the united states of america. who are only 435 people are elected as members from the vious states who have vot righs in w congress, on legislation, who have this privilege. so it'sn honor for me to do it. and i want people to know that en i stand here, my words are sincere and my efforts are tose that i believe can make differce in the lives of all americans. mr. speaker on yesterday i calledto the atteion of the house of representatives articles ofmpeachment, and i call theserticles of impchment to the attention of the house because it is a part of a process. it can be a three-step process which s been used on multiple occasions in theast. three-step process that allows the ember to give notice. afterhe member ges notice, thmember does not have to place ote take immediately. the member can decide that rather than have the vote take ple

mr. kneedler. mr. kneedler: mr. chief justice, and may it please the court: the ninth circuit erred in holding that this court's decision in johnson compelled the conclusion that the definition of crime of violence in the ina's broader definition of aggravated felony is unconstitutionally vague. that is so for two reasons. first, the standard for assessing vagueness in the immigration context is not the one that's applicable in criminal cases. immigration removal is not a punishment for past conduct. it operates prospectively on the basis of the application of standards adopted by congress under which an alien is regarded as no longer conducive to the safety and welfare. justice ginsburg: but mr. kneedler, if you're -- if you're making the distinction that johnson was a criminal case and this is a civil case, this court has had a number of decisions saying that line is not so rigid. for example, mlb, taking away parental rights, is a civil proceeding. and yet the court said, as in a criminal proceeding, for an indig

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

thank you, mr. chairman. mr. smith, i agree with the ranking member when she says i will ask you questions. you are unpaid, you say you are no longer really with the company. i do not know what we will do in reference to this. i'm here asking questions. i do not know whether -- how long you will be advising for free, whatever that deal is. know when a consumer has a problem they cannot just get out --it the way some kind of with some kind of explanation. -- are your former employer, because of nature of the business, they have a special responsibility in regards to cyber incidents. it is clearly a problem with equifax, but probably a bigger problem across the board with all public companies. there was a survey that found of corporations to not -- did not talk about crisis management with management. if they fail to plan for these , equifax's failure to response to warning and the delay to get information to the public and the cloth misstep that you acknowledged today and yesterday are a few examples of equifax's

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

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

>> 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. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to congratulate old greg school community and recreation center on its 10th anniversary. recently i had the opportunity to visit the repurposed school and partake in the anniversary celebration. more than 80 years old greg school building educated children. young adults throughout the eastern valley and the time honored values and responsibilities of community and service. the traditions of the historic greg township school have been celebrated and expanded in the ole greg school community and recreation center, which is now a multipurpose, nonprofit facility benefiting the entire community. old greg school community and recreation center is regarded as a treasure in the heart of penns valley. it supports small business was affordable osts space. office athletic facilities for recreation, open space for immediatings and events both indoors and out. and has well maintained grounds and outdoor play areas. mr. speaker, old greg is an xample of how to repurpose a spa

mr. hice: mr. speaker, i ask my colleagues to stand with me and join me for a moment of silence to honor the life and legacy of nolan watson, a hero, who sdembs our respect and who will be sorely -- deserves our respect and who will be sorely issed. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. costa: mr. speaker, i rise today to spotlight the statement of lieutenant jay silvera made after an incident involving racial slurs. his speech made three clear points. first, the appropriate response for horrible language and horrible ideas are a better idea. second, we currently have the opportunity to think about our defining values as americans and to stand firm on our values. and lastly, if you cannot t

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

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. poe, for five minutes. mr. poe: thank you, mr. speaker. graduating from high school and going to college is an important goal for many, many american teenagers. college offers the promise of an education, new friends, new experiences. and when parents drop their children off at their new dorms, they are trusting those universities with the well-being of their kids. the dark reality is in many cases this trust is woefully misplaced. mr. speaker, approximately one in five women are sexually assaulted in college. that's one out of every five of our daughters, sisters and friends. this shocking statistic would lead most people to assume that colleges have extensive protection to support those people on campus that may be sexually assaulted. this is just not the case. last year one of these victims published an anonymous op-ed at harvard about her attack. the title of her article was "it's me, one of your statistics." she described the night of her attack. a friend invited her to his dorm

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. 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. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: tonight we completed the first step toward replacing our broken tax code by passing a comprehensive fiscally responsible budget that will help put the federal government on a path to balance. the budget also gives us the tools we need to strengthen our economy after years of stagnation under the previous administration. we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to replace a failing tax code that holds americans back with one that actually works for them. to middle-class families across america, we have a very simple message: we want to take more money out of washington's pockets and put more in yours. now with this budget, we're on a path to delivering much-needed relief to american individuals and families who have borne the burdens of an unfair tax code for entirely too long. so i want to particularly thank chairman mike enzi and the members of budget committee and the staff for their extraordinary work on this budget. now, mr. president, i ask the chair to lay before the

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

this set of questions is for mr. chavern, mr. goodman, mr. rothenberg. we'll start with you, mr. rothenberg. how much does it cost a month to host a website? >> oh, my goodness. i mean, you can do it for -- well, under $20 a month. >> but mr. goodman, chavern, would you agree about the cost? you're familiar with word press? >> yes, certainly. i had a blog on word press. >> how much does that cost? >> right now, i don't know. it's -- i think you can actually go up on word press for -- i think there might be a free option. >> i believe there is a free option. >> yep. >> when people do advertising on a digital platform, they fill out some form, right? upload the copy. that form gets stored somewhere. and that gets pushed out, right? >> essentially. it's a good summary. >> so there's an electronic record of it? >> that i can't speak to. i don't know how -- those are or are not. >> could there be an electronic record? >> i imagine, yes. >> could it be exported to an excel document or google sheet? >> i imagine, yes. that doesn't sound like it would be that difficult. >> and if you alr

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. chairman and thank you for holding this important hearing. today, we will examine federal law and regulations governing political advertising, just one month after facebook revealed that russians spent $100,000 to buy 3,000 ads to influence the 2016 election. those ads reached 10 million americans. these are just the numbers we know of. there are likely many more ads that were purchased directly or indirectly by the russian government. u.s. campaign finance law prohibits foreign money in elections but allows foreign money to purchase issue ads. all political ads must carry a disclaimer which discloses who the buyer of the ad s. this requirement does not extend to digital ads. the russian government exploits these loopholes. in the 2016 elections russians were able to take advantage of our outdated rules and mounted campaigns on facebook, twitter and google. they microtargeted their ads, sometimes posing as community activists with the intention of turning americans against americans.

mr. scott: mr. speaker, mr. chairman, i yield one and a half minutes to the gentlelady from texas, ms. ed debernice johnson. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for one and a half minutes. ms. johnson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i stand here to talk a little bit about the republican budget first. it's a poor reflection of the values and priorities we hold dear in america. americans insist on dooming the american people to the failed trickle down economics of the reagan era. republican budget shifts the tax burden americans insist on away americans and larger corporations and places it squarely on the backs of hardworking middle and lower income americans. this has never helped. and it won't help now. not only would the republican budget increase the national deficit by $2.4 trillion over 10 years but it also foots the bill over the most vulnerable segments of our community. while cutting other important social safety network programs. for example, the budget pr poses to slash medicaid by $1.1 trillion

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. 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

mr. marshall: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize national co-op month anti-many co-ops of the big first district r. a history stand spanning back to the 18th century, co-ops shaped wait american producers and consumers do and in doing so these ventures have become an invaluable part of our business pearn wn nation from standpoint i remember my virs 6 or re to a co-op as a kansas.ld boy on a weed farm in kansas. my uncles would let me tag along riding in our 1952 chevy truck and take that wheat to the burns co-op. when i was there i got to taste my first orange crush pop. it was the biggest treat of the whole harvest for me was getting to go to that co-op and of pop.a bottle over time they have grown far beyond agriculture. e have co-ops across our district working in broadband, electric and gas service, so many eds, and more. run by the people who own and se them, these co-ops from kansas to kentucky, from alabama to arkansas, to alaska, are voluntary and self-directed organizations. benefits are a

mr. watts could you please lead us off. mr. watt: thank you, mr. chairman, members of the committee, for having me here today. a decade ago, al qaeda in iraq littered youtube with violent s and a few years later, twitter became a platform for al-shabab and its tirades. >> we're going to leave this hearing at this point but it continues live on c-span3 and online at c-span.org. live now to the u.s. house where members plan to debate four bills from the agriculture department. votes and speeches at 6:30 p.m. eastern. questions at a later time. for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2921. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2921, a bill to establish a vegetation management pilot program on national forest system land to better protect utility infrastructure from passing wildfire and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from arkansas, mr. crawford, and the gentlewoman

thank you, mr. chairman and mr. green for allowing us to talk about such an important epidemic that is going across our nation. we talk often about the opioid epidemic. but what are we talking about as far as how did we get here and how do we go back? we never want to talk about taking medicine backwards. but i sit in front of you from a gentleman who's had surgery since i was a little boy. i was born with my hips out and my feet and club feet position, and i started having surgeries very young. i also built up a very large pain tolerance. i've never been one to use pain medicine. my wife says i'm different, i think most people would probably agree with that. i do understand pain. i understand the need for medicine. but in '96, when pain became a sense, and in my opinion, we let the genie out of the bottle. we started treating it like it was something that can be treated like a cold or the flu. all we do is mask it. we have seen stronger and stronger drugs coming out. we have seen them become controlled substance, n

mr. thompson for 30 minutes. mr. thompson: i yield myself uch time as i may consume. mr. speaker, tonight, i'm privileged to rise in support of recognizing a true hero in not only the state of mississippi, but this country as a hole. hamer.e is fannie lieu i'm happy to say that part of who i am can be critted to my association with ms. hamer. before i get into my message, i would like to yield as much time gentleladyconsume to from new jersey ms. bonnie atson coleman. mr. cohen: i thank my congressman. yesterday "cosmopolitan" should an aerial trust black women. n the article, a fellow from new jersey said black women have been a part of every great movement that has happened in this country. we always show up. onight, we celebrate the birth of a black woman who always showed up. ham emp r spoke on behalf of the mississippi freedom democratic party and highlighted the that were preventing plaques in the south that were showing up in the ballot box. during her testimony, she recounted her

[applause] mr. corbyn: we will not be passive spectators to the hopelessly inept negotiating team putting at risk people's jobs, rights and living standards. [applause] a team more interested in posturing to personal advantage than the good to the country. to be fair, theresa may's speech last week did you not the cabinet, for a moment before the divisions broke out again. never once was the national interest so ill served on such a vital issue. [applause] if there was no other reason for the tories to go, their self-interested brexit bungling would be reason enough. [applause] so i have a simple message to the cabinet. for britain's sake, put yourself together or make way. [cheers and applause] one thing needs to be made clear straightaway. 3 million european union citizens currently living and working in britain are welcome here. [cheers and applause] >> three cement, give them the full guarantee of the government. if host: uture is under real threat. a powerful faction in the conservative leaders

mr. henshaw and mr. lloyd, how do you treat muslim refugees? mr. henshaw. >> we don't treat refugees any differently any way based on their religion. >> how is that possible when the administration has fought consistently for a muslim ban? >> there is no muslim ban. we are simply re-evaluating our security system country by country. >> there is a muslim ban proposed by this administration as evidenced by the stance that the attorney general have been taking in the courts, though they've been defeated. what you're saying to me is you do not decipher and/or reject a muslim refugees that may be in refugee camps in jordan and on the border of syria. >> never, ever. >> all right. mr. lloyd? >> once they enter into our care, all determinations about placement have already been made. this is the office of refugee resettlement where we administer benefits. so we treat muslim refugees the same as we treat all other refugees. >> will you submit to this committee your statements in dealing with refugees who have come -- i know the process. the american people

speaker, mr. speaker, mr. speaker, join the prime minister in wishing the rugby team league get the best. i hope they win at. last week the house voted by 299 to zero to cause the rollout of universal credit. with the prime minister respect the will of the house? >> as i said before we acknowledge the fact there are concerns of universal credit. we have been listening to those and it changes have been made, but perhaps i could update the house on where we are on the rollout of universal credit. currently, as people claim benefits 8% are on universal credit and by january of next year that will rise to make 10%. of the rollout is conducted in three phases and in the attention it will be completed by 2022. it's being done in a measured way and i'm pleased to say that four out of five people are satisfied or very satisfied with the service they are-- universal credit helps people into the workplace and make sure work pays and that's what the welfare system should do. >> if only 8% of the rollout has taken place a

mr. rotenberg: this also -- mr. security the social number is a piece of personally identical information so limiting its use may lead to reduce consequences that impact data breach. whatever replaces it would likely still remain personally identify limper make an that would constitute some level of increased security posture around that data in case the -- there were a breach. >> this question is just for you, your testimony discusses encryption and other tools. equifax's former ceo mentions some of their data is encrypted arrest. while some of it is not. are there certain memory and data security tools that should be employed across the board for data sets including information? are there measures that maven able to prevent the breach? in my: -- mr. jaikaran: testimony i discuss cyber security is an element of risk management, understanding the entire risk that a corporation may face in their conduct of their business. there are federal guidance for the implication of encryption and are industry best practices on

mr. sullivan: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. mr. sullivan: mr. president, i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sullivan: mr. president, nearly every week i've been coming down to the senate floor to recognize someone in my state who has made a difference for alaska, really has made a difference for all americans. it's my favorite part of the week to actually come down to do this, talk about alaska to my colleagues in the senate, to the folks in the gallery, to the press, to the american people watching. it's what i refer to is our time to talk about the alaskan of the week. and as many watching on the floor and those of you who have visited our great state, you know alaskans think it's the most beautiful place in the world. natural wonders everywhere. we had a beautiful summer. resilient, warm hearted, fiercely independent but accepting people. and we have challenges in alaska just like the rest of the country, but the hea

>> mr. chairman? >> mr. vella is recognized. >> mr. chairman, the product of this committee's bipartisan oversight work. what has changed since 2013 to justify setting aside the achievable standard that we developed on a bipartisan basis based on testimony from the chief of the border patrol. two things come to mind. first, the border is more secure thanks to significant investments in infrastructure, technology, and personnel that congress made over the past decade. second, donald j. trump that ran a campaign that vilified undocumented immigrants was elected. we can do better. well can come together and replace the 100% unachievable standard with language that this committee approved on a bipartisan basis in 2013. by doing so, we can send a message that we're holding cbp accountable and have high expectations when it comes to border security. to that end, i urge members to join me in supporting this common sense amendment. today's bill reverts back to doing nothing for border security accountability. with that i yield back. >> the gen