mr. duffy: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 4258, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: a bill to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate use of assistance under sections 8 and 9 of the united states housing act of 1937 with public and private resources, to enable eligible families to achieve conomic independence and self-sufficiency, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. duffy, and the gentleman from connecticut, mr. himes, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. duffy: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on this bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. duffy: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gen

mr. ellison: mr. speaker, i yield the balance of the time to the ranking member from california, ms. maxine waters. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. waters: thank you very much, mr. ellison. i want to thank you for spending the time that you have spent with us today opposing this legislation. your history is such that everyone understands that you represent the least of these, that you represent working people, that you represent poor people, and whenever there is an opportunity to speak up for them you always do and i thank you. and so, mr. chairman, i think we need to remember what this is all about, so let me state the facts. data allows us to identify underserved communities and populations to combat discriminatory lending. this data was determined what many expected during the subprime bubble, persons of color, particularly african-americans, received predatory subprime loans than white borrowers and received these loans even when they loans.ave gotten prime showed violations of th

mr. sessions: mr. speaker, at this time i'd like to yield three minutes to the distinguished gentleman, the chairman of the energy and commerce committee, the gentleman from hood river, oregon, mr. walden. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. walden: my colleagues. let's set the record straight about children's health insurance program, funding for community health centers, stopping the cuts on our low-income hospitals, extending the special diabetes program for native americans. chairman of the energy and commerce committee, i can tell you we did our work. we held hearings, we held markups, we bought a pack -- brought a package to the floor and approved it on november 2. tragically, only a dozen or so democrats voted for that package at that time. it was fully funded. community health centers would have two years funding. the children's health insurance program, phi years and the largest funding amount ever accorded to chip. special diabetes program, funded. we c

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mrs. lowey: since president trump's draconian budget was released, democrats have warned republicans that a bipartisan budget agreement was needed to adequately invest in american families and communities. without a budget agreement, programs as diverse as head start, job training, terrorism prevention grants are in danger of inadequate funding at best. yet, republican leadership and the white house have no appropriation strategy other than endless continuing resolutions. mr. speaker, the most powerful country in the world now being completely run by a republican government can't keep the lights on longer than four weeks at a time. how did we get here? if this bill passes, is there any reason to believe we will not be back in the same place next month stumbling from one crisis to another is an irresponsible way to govern. attempting to avoid a shutdown every month

mr. president. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i -- the presiding officer: the majority leader has the floor. mr. schumer: go ahead. mr. mcconnell: i move to concur in the house amendment to 195 with a further amendment. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell, moves to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 195 with an amendment numbered 1903. mr. mcconnell: i ask the reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask for the yeas and nays on the motion to concur with amendments. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. mcconnell: i have a second-degree amendment at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell, proposes an amendment numbered 1904 to amendment numbered 1903. mr. mcconnell: i ask the reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mc

mr. scott: good. mr. azar: i want to solve the program as you just mentioned for the 28 million people who sit outside of that market still, who don't have access in that individual market, and by not being in that market are actually causing the premiums to go up for the 10 million in it. so can we make those offerings? can we create more choice and make those offerings more attractive to create a better risk pool that is going to help the taxpayer and people in that market? i fully share that commitment. i want to work with states on these 1332 waivers and work with our authorities to try to make that health insurance more affordable, make it real insurance, and make it tailored for what they feel they need. mr. scott. the question for you is on opioid crisis we are having throughout the country. in 2016 there were 61,000 deaths related to opioids. that's a crisis. in south carolina 616 folks lost , their lives, 9% increase. i would love to hear your commitment, not only to address the issue from washin

mr. amash: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from california, ms. lofgren. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. lofgren: mr. speaker, it's important we pass this amendment. the government conducts 702 searches and broadly defined foreign intelligence investigations that may have no nexus to national security, and we are using this database for just criminal investigations that are domestic. when you say incidental collection, it sounds like it's not much. well, the fact it's a huge amount of data in its content. what this amendment says is, if you are going to search for the information of an american that has been collected in that database and it's not terrorism but domestic criminal investigation, get a warrant. get a warrant. that's what the fourth amendment requires. 702 would go dark. we know there is existing fisa order goes through april. the 702 program is not going dark. we have time to do this right. we have time to make sure that the fourth amendmen

mr. sires: mr. speaker, i rise in support of this measure and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time. mr. sires: i like to begin by thanking chairman -- the chairman of the foreign affairs committee, ed royce, and the ranking member of the africa subcommittee, karen bass, for their hard work on this legislation. the african growth and opportunity act, agoa, first passed by congress in the year 2000, has helped to force a more robust trade relationship between the united states and the nations of sub-saharan africa. agoa has helped to create economic opportunities for thousands of people in africa while also benefiting u.s. farmers, manufacturers, and small businesses by providing new markets for their goods. the bill before us today will make agoa even more effective. it requires the creation of a website to make information about agoa benefits more readily available to both sub-saharan partners and the american people and provid

mr. conaway: mr. speaker, some folks in washington are upset because we just passed the largest tax increase in american history. they think this money is washington's money. and that politicians and bureaucrats to decide how to spend it. coy not disagree more. you and i know this money belongs to the american people. came right out of their wallets. under our new law we put hardworking families first by helping them cope with the cost of raising children by doubling the child tax credit. also help small businesses by cutting their taxes so that they can compete with foreign companies and create jobs right here in america. for those folks who don't think they need an extra also help sm by cutting their taxes so that they can compete $,500 or so or who think politicians and bureaucrats can spend their money better, i have a solution. mr. babin: go ahead and drop your new refund check in the mail. send it to the i.r.s. they will be glad to take your money. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempor

mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the differences are stark between president obama's first year in office and president trump's first year in office. if you just listen to the liberal media, would you think our country is worse off under president trump. however, if you follow the facts, americans are far better off. in 2009 four million jobs in 2017, 1.7 million jobs were created. gross domestic product in president obama's first year went down 2.8%. it was up 2.3% last year. unemployment in 2009 increased from 7.8% to 9.9%. fell in 2017 from 4.8% to 4.1%, a 17-year low. the standard & poor's stock market index was at 1115 president obama's first year. 673.ent recently hit 2 president trump's policies are helping more americans get back to work, pay less in taxes and build their retirement and savings accounts. these are the facts. americans can accurately say they are better off today than they were eight years ago or even one year ago. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rom new y

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i'm very pleased to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from minnesota, the ranking member of the interior subcommittee of appropriations, ms. mccollum. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized for two minutes. ms. mccollum: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to this legislation, which ignores the urgent need of the american people. the federal government's fiscal year started october 1 of last year. but instead of fulfilling a responsibility to fund our government in a too manyly manner, -- in a timely manner, president trump and the republicans spent months working to pass their tax scam. now, because they didn't do their jobs, mr. speaker, republicans are asking us to vote to kick the can down the road again. this is no way to run a government. the american people deserve immediate action on critical issues that matter to our country. we need a budget agreement in order to do that. we need to keep our government open. we need to meet the needs

mr.retary, i want to thank you very much for coming. let me give a brief introduction and we will go into some questions. secretary mnuchin is the 77th secretary of the treasury. he is a native of new york. graduated from yale in 1995 where he was the publisher of the yell daily news. -- yale daily news. 1985ined in >> it's true that if i were i could not acknowledge it. inhe joined goldman sachs 1985. became a partner in 1994 and rose up to be a member of the management committee. he was the chief information officer of goldman sachs. he left in 2002 after 17 years and formed doing capital -- dune capital. he also was involved in the business.ent he financed a number of movies including avatar, mad max, and movies like that. meer that occurred, he told that a dinner once that he would become the campaign finance chairman for donald trump. i said you will never be heard from again because -- [laughter] >> that is correct. >> but my predictions are usually wrong. it worked out well for you

mr. emmer: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize seven students from my district who have received the 2017 national merit scholarships. the criteria required to receive a national merit scholarship is quite difficult. in fact, of the 15,000 finalists selected, only half will actually receive scholarships. the recipients of this prestigious scholarship are honor, benjamin of shore view, of blane, rachel cho of blane, piper christensen of spring lake park, and kenneth of coin rapids. each one of these students have big plans for furet which include careers in medicine, science, and engineering. all fields critically important to the success of our nation. i congratulate each of these students on receiving this kohl scholarship. we look forward to watching you achieve great success in your respective careers. good work and good luck. mr. speaker, i rise today to remember the life of one of minnesota's heroes. on tuesday, december 19, 2017, of the jeffrey volmer fire department died in the line of dut

mr. lamalfa: 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. the house will come to order. members will remove themselves from the aisles and take their conversations off the floor. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek reck fission? mr. lamalfa: mr. speaker, -- seek recognition? mr. lamalfa: mr. speaker, i call up s. 140 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 140, an act to amend the white mountain apache tribe water rights quantityfication act of 2010, to clarify the use of amounts in the wmat settlement fund. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant hoh to house resolution 681, be a amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules committee print 115-54 is adopted and the bill as amended is considered read. the bill as amended shall be debatab

mr. schiff: mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from utah. mr. stewart: mr. speaker, i'd like to make mr. schiff aware we have no further speakers. i'm prepared to close. programs in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. schiff: mr. speaker, once again i would reluctantly urge that we withdraw consideration bill on o the floor today. i certainly -- bill on the floor today. i certainly have been working as hard as anyone to try to agree to a compromise that would move forward this very important surveillance authority, but would strike the right balance between our security interests and our privacy interests. but i do think we need more time to work on this bill. i think that was only underscored this morning with the contradictory statements coming out of the administration . an issue of this magnitude and seriousness deserves seriou

mr. poe: mr. speaker, members have been given access to a top secret memo by the house permanent select committee on intelligence regarding the foreign intelligence surveillance act. the memo is disturbing. years i have or worked to reign in years i have worked to reign in fisa's abuse of americans' constitutional rights. the memo along with supporting evidence from other government agencies should immediately be declassified. despite the shutdown, the process to release this document to the american public and the media has begun. there is also an overclassification of documents by government. they have nothing to do with national security. the american people and the media must see what our government is doing in secret without america's knowledge. the memo is proof that government cannot be trusted. in the words of thomas jefferson, educate and inform the whole mass of people. they are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty. mr. speaker, the memo shows this is not the americ

mr. chairman. i want to thank all the witnesses for being here today. i think this is an important topic. my concern is about the timing. we're at a time where it appears that there's an effort being made to portray immigrants as violent criminals to justify these anti-immigration actions and policies. it's also a time when we're debating dreamers. ms. barragan: the future of u.s. immigrationpolicy. i think it's key to hear from officers from the frontlines and learn about the dangers that we face daily so congress can work to address real border security threats. i think it's also important to be clear about what groups we're talking about here today. the way i see this is we're really talking about the drug cartels, criminal aliens, hardened criminals who are responsible for violence at the border. mr. judd, would you agree with that? mr. judd: i would agree that we need to address the violent criminals at the border. ms. barragan: mr. judd, do you support a legislative solution to puts

mr. rubenstein: are your friends still your friends because their rates are going up? i think people understand the economic impact that this is having. i think even for people in new york and california, there is a slight increase. it is not a big increase. obviously, we saw yesterday walmart's announcement. it is very impressive. over a million people at walmart getting additional bonuses. we're now up to 130 companies who have gotten special bonuses. mr. rubenstein: the process of getting a tax bill through congress. were you convinced you could get it done in the first year? sec. mnuchin: i was. byhought we did get it done august. obviously, the health care delayed things. this was a well thought out plan. mr. rubenstein: it didn't go , meaningegular order committee hearings and so forth. do you think regular order is more or less a good thing to of lloyd in tax legislation, or are you happy with the way things went? -- technically it did go through the committee process and regular o

mr. portman: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. portman: mr. president, i want to assure the senator from utah who just spoke who's also the president pro tempore of this entire body, he is well regarded on both sides of the aisle. i don't think any senator has had a more distinguished or consequential career for decades of legislating. i want to assure him no one thinks he's going to slow down. in fact, as he just said, he has plenty on his agenda for the next year. we look forward to working with him during that time period. we also wish him well in his retirement. i talked to him a little bit about this. he has a wonderful family and he has big plans for the future with some important work he wants to do in public policy through his foundation. i have so much respect for you, senator hatch. thank you so much for what you did most recently to help us guide through this place a tax reform and tax cut bill that actually is making a difference for the people i represent an

mr. s pr, for the purposes of debate on i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from florida, mr. hastings, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. during consideration of this resolution all time is yielded for the purposes of debate only. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on house resolution 682, currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. collins: thank you, mr. speaker. i am pleased to bring forward this rule on behalf of the rules committee. the rule provides for consideration of s. 139, the fisa amendments re-authorization act. the rule provides for one hour of debate with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the house permanent select committee on intelligence and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking member of the judicia

mr. thune: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: i would ask thak unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule 22, the senate vote to invoke cloture on the powell nomination. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of jerome h. powell to be chairman of the board of governors of the federal reserve system, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the scwe is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of jerome h. powell of maryland to be chairman of the board of governors of the federal reserve system shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory und

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, yesterday the editors of the "national review" explained the schumer shutdown in their editorial hang tough republicans. senate democrats have blocked a bill to keep the government running and fund the children's health insurance program for six years. senate democrats made a choice not to keep the government open. it causes harm to our military. over 100,000 national guard members will be sent home from weekend training and over two million service members will have their pay disrupted by the senate democrats' partisan politics. i know that military readiness is at risk. yet the government should be fully open for business if senate democrats didn't vote against the bill. they are trying to get leverage for a policy they favor. this schumer shutdown could have been avoided if senate democrats prioritized at-risk children and our military. the democrats' stance is give us amnesty and blame the republicans. this is an unreasonable position. hang tough, republicans. god bless o

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this friday more than 100,000 americans will travel from across the country to take part in the world's largest pro-life event right here in the nation's capital. the theme for the 45th annual march for life is love saves lives. this embodies the true spirit and mission of the pro-life movement by enlisting the power love to choose life. since the supreme court issued the decision in roe v. wade, tens of thousan of tion procedures have been ormed throughout the united states. although consistent attempts to overturn has fallen short, support for federal pro-life policies has remained strong. we will witness this strength friday when americans from all corners of the country will march on washington to highlight the progress the pro-life movement and encourage strong support moving forward. president trump will address the marchers from the rose garden and show his commitment to protecting the onborn. he's the first sitting president to address the event via satellite in the e

mr. green: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise to explain why there is a government shutdown. there is a government shutdown because the self-proclaimed great deal maker breaks more deals than he makes. just ask the americans who are going to pay for the wall he said mexico would pay for. just ask the senators who took him the deal that he asked for. mr. speaker, when you break more deals than you make, you're not a great deal maker, you are a great deal breaker. we got a great deal breaker in the white house. that's why we have a shut down. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time is reserved. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: i'm pleased to yield one minute to the gentleman from connecticut, mr. himes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from connecticut is recognized for one minute. if he's here. mr. speaker, mr. himes seems not to be on the floor. but i am more than pleased to yield to t

mr. schiff: mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from utah. mr. stewart: mr. speaker, i'd like to make mr. schiff aware we have no further speakers. i'm prepared to close. programs in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. schiff: mr. speaker, once again i would reluctantly urge that we withdraw consideration bill on o the floor today. i certainly -- bill on the floor today. i certainly have been working as hard as anyone to try to agree to a compromise that would move forward this very important surveillance authority, but would strike the right balance between our security interests and our privacy interests. but i do think we need more time to work on this bill. i think that was only underscored this morning with the contradictory statements coming out of the administration . an issue of this magnitude and seriousness deserves seriou

mr. clyburn: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, republicans control the house, the senate, and the white house. the responsibility to govern rests squarely on their shoulders. keep ats stand ready to government opened, but neither speaker ryan nor leader mcconnell seem interested in finding bipartisan solutions. maybe they are add heernt to president trump's admonition we need a good government shutdown. house democrats wholeheartedly disagree. we ought to work together in a bipartisan way to help our veterans to fight the opioid epidemic. to protect millions of workers' pensions. and to help the dreamers. today's c.r. is a kick of the can. once again republicans are engaging in legislative sleight of hand, shamefully using low-income children as political pawns. the children's health insurance program provides health insurance for nine million low-income children. every democratic member of this body supports it. republicans allowed it to expire more than four months ago and refused to bring it up on its own until they ca

mr. tipton: mr. speaker, small businesses across the country are especially as a rule neble to natural disasters. recent natural disasters like hurricane harvey in texas and the wildfires in california have left small businesses torn apart in their wake. nationally, there's been a survey of 500 small businesses. in 2015 they found 75% of small businesses do not develop plans to be able to prepare for disasters. this means small businesses are nationally unprepared for natural disasters and are unlikely to experience a -- and are likely to experience a fair amount of difficulty in reopening their doors. a challenge in an already challenging time. ms. velazquez's bill, the small business access to capital after a natural disaster act, would relieve these difficulties by requiring the advocate for small business capital formation to identify challenge in securing capital for businesses affected by hurricanes or natural disasters. as a former small business owner and co-chair of the small business caucus

mr. chairman, mr. azar grew up in salisbury, maryland, his father is a distinguished physician and was involved in the policy development in our state of maryland on health care policy and i had a chance to work with him when i was in the state legislature so it's good to see the family here and we thank mr. azar for his willingness to serve in this important position so the first question i'll ask you will be a parochial one with maryland. if necessary, i'll get your father involved here, and this is protecting some of the initiatives that we've had in maryland. we have, as you know, an all-payer rate system for our hospital care that requires the attention of hhs to make sure we can continue to provide this uniform-type service in our state. many states have come up with innovative ways to help with our health care system and we have a chance to talk about it. i urge you to pay attention to these types of initiatives and be understanding that we may need special attention to preserve this type of acc

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, yesterday the editors of the "national review" explained the schumer shutdown in their editorial hang tough republicans. senate democrats have blocked a bill to keep the government running and fund the children's health insurance program for six years. senate democrats made a choice not to keep the government open. it causes harm to our military. over 100,000 national guard members will be sent home from weekend training and over two million service members will have their pay disrupted by the senate democrats' partisan politics. i know that military readiness is at risk. yet the government should be fully open for business if senate democrats didn't vote against the bill. they are trying to get leverage for a policy they favor. this schumer shutdown could have been avoided if senate democrats prioritized at-risk children and our military. the democrats' stance is give us amnesty and blame the republicans. this is an unreasonable position. hang tough, republicans. god bless o

mr. costa: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. costa: mr. speaker, i rise today to speak about the vital role that mentors play in the lives of young people every day. mentors provide our young people with guidance and support at a time when they begin to make important decisions that will affect their lives forever. mentoring programs have demonstrated positive impacts on youth across the country. young people who meet regularly with their mentors are 46% less likely to use illegal drugs. young people who are at risk for dropping out of high school but who had mentors are 55% more likely to enroll in college, and 78% more likely to begin volunteering regularly in their own communities. we have a great mentoring program in our san joaquin valley that i have the honor and privilege to represent filled with individuals dedicated to providing support and guidance to our youth. some of these critical programs are inc

mr. smith: mr. speaker, we already knew from their daily attacks that the media disdained the president. what we didn't know with a certainty until last week was that the media also disdained the american family. how else to explain the front paging and televising at all hours a four-letter expletive that would be seen by children across america. cnn reportedly used the word 195 times in one day. sad. there was a time when the media would show some respect for family values, but no more. words that might have been omitted were not spelled out are now broadcast in their entirety. that is a media's decision to make, but it is a poor decision for the american family. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker

mr. marley had his wallet stolen, and only two days later, mr.ooge has confirmed you paid off part of your debt. perhaps you could tell me where you found the money that enabled you to do this? such was my financial desperation, i was forced to sell my late wife's engagement ring. i burn with the shame of my betrayal of her. i used the money from the sale to pay a part of my debt. this debt was the cause of your altercation with mr. marley? he increased the interest on it three-fold as a penalty for a late payment. he appeared to take great pleasure in my plight, which... angered me. what time would this be? possibly 8:00 or 9:00. you can't be more precise? no, i'm afraid i can't. the ring, who did you sell it to? i'd heard about this nefarious character operating at the docks. and he certainly lived down to his reputation. arch, obsequious, avaricious. typical of his type, i imagine. nancy. how much you want for her? depends how much you're attached to her. i'd say a great deal, what with taking her for a picnic and such like. there's five pound

mr.resident, he said, thank you, mr. president. >> people would not recognize me if my tie was fixed. let's leave it this way. all right. ♪ david: i do not consider myself a journalist. i began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day drop. leadership?efine what is it that makes somebody tick? like to start by enlarging the presence of mrs. bush. thank you for being here. [applause] actually, i was supposed to do that. [laughter] david: when i asked you about your parents, how are they doing? >> i hate these tough questions. thank you for asking, i told dad today that i would be on stage with dill and that you were the moderator. he was surprised. [laughter] surprised you cannot do anybody better. well, thankdoing you very much, i am really fortunate to be the only president with all parents alive after the presidency. blessing to have your mom and dad alive and they are doing well. 93 and 92 years old. you for asking. i will tell them you asked. david: how is

mr. yoder: mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of lewisberg, kansas. today lewisberg kicks off a celebration at lewisberg city hall. though i cannot thereby, i'm honored to join in the celebration of this community i have the privilege of representing in congress. congratulations to the mayor, city manager and all the community leaders who have come together to recognize the 150th anniversary. founded in 1868, lewisberg is a town of wonderful history, great people, outstanding public schools, booming businesses, and beautiful parks and lakes. lewisberg is home to a number of small businesses who have contributed to its success and growth. one of my favorite stops each fall is at the lewisberg mill. we have a great time watching the girls choose pumpkins, enjoy doughnuts and take in all the fun fall activities. i'm proud to represent lewisberg resident joe of pop and joe's gourmet kettle corn started in 2005. as a young man with down syndrome and autism, joe h

mr. mccarthy: mr. speaker, i send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. spoiling the speaker: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 677, resolved that a committee of two members be appointed by the speaker to notify the president of the united states that a quorum of the house has assembled and that thes who is ready to receive any communication that he may be pleased to make. the speaker: without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. pursuant to house resolution 677, the chair appoints the following members to the committee to notify the president of the united states. that a quorum of the house has been assembled and that the house is ready to receive any communication that he may be pleased to make. the clerk: mr. mccarthy and the gentlewoman from california, ms. elosi. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. mccarthy: mr.

mr. lankford: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. lankford: i ask unanimous consent to viscerate the quorum. the presiding officer: the senate not in a quorum call. mr. lankford: mr. president, i want to get a chance to address an ongoing conversation that's going on in washington, d.c., right now and will be over the next 36 hours. as unusual as this may sound with all the drama that's happening here, just outside this building there are tens of thousands ofeople, most of them students, that are gathering in washington, d.c., preparing for something called the march for life. this has happened for decades now. for students and adults that come from all over the country to be able to come to washington, d.c., to quietly speak for those who cannot speak for themselves -- children still in the womb, to be able to speak out for the protection of life. it is an interesting conversation that has a tremendous amount of science and a tremendous amount of faith and a tremendous

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i'm very pleased to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from minnesota, the ranking member of the interior subcommittee of appropriations, ms. mccollum. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized for two minutes. ms. mccollum: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to this legislation, which ignores the urgent need of the american people. the federal government's fiscal year started october 1 of last year. but instead of fulfilling a responsibility to fund our government in a too manyly manner, -- in a timely manner, president trump and the republicans spent months working to pass their tax scam. now, because they didn't do their jobs, mr. speaker, republicans are asking us to vote to kick the can down the road again. this is no way to run a government. the american people deserve immediate action on critical issues that matter to our country. we need a budget agreement in order to do that. we need to keep our government open. we need to meet the needs

mr. poe: mr. speaker, i move to brulls and pass s. 534, the -- suspend the rules and pass s. 534, the protecting young victims from sexual abuse and safe sport authorization act of 2017, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 534, a bill to prevent the sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes by requiring the prompt reporting of sexual abuse to law enforcement authorities, and or other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, and the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. poe: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and , include ir remarks extraneous materials on s. 534, currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. poe: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is r

mr. steele: thank you. have a very good year. be disruptive, not destructive. all right, thanks. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ >> c-span's washington journal, live every day, with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up friday morning, we talk about the prospects for entitlement reform, which includes medicare, medicaid, welfare programs. the guest will join us. then, a roundtable -- a roundtable on entitlement reform to guests. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. join the discussions. >> next, we are in richmond, where the virginia board of selections determines the winner of one of the states have -- house seats, the 94th district. the election ended in a tie after a recount and court ruling. 1705, theseished in were decided by taking a name at random. >> good morning, everybody. please come back, we sure enjoyed

mr. polis: mr. speaker, when we defeat the previous question i'll offer an amendment to the rule, not just any amendment, but an amendment to bring up the bipartisan, bicameral bill, h.r. 3440, the dream act. it's far past time that we consider this urgent piece of legislation that is tearing apart the -- that is tearing apart the lives of over thousands of americans every y who you and i take for granted, go to work every day. if we fail to act approximately 122 dreamers lose their legal ability to work. mr. speaker, even republicans have called for a vote on this critical issue. at the end of last year, 34 republican colleagues sent a letter to speaker ryan urging a vote before the year's end. although a vote never happened, a vote mr. correa is giving us a chance to take now. how much longer will this body be complicit in the trump administration's assault on dreamers? it's time we listen to the vast majority of americans and majority of this body and act to protect courageous, aspiring americans

mr. correa: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 4569, the counterterrorism information sharing improvement act of 2017, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. correa: thank you, mr. speaker. this bill seeks to ensure that d.h.s. gets access to biometric and biographic data collected by the united states government to carry out its counterterrorism efforts. since 9/11, the democratic members of this committee have been committed to bolstering terrorism information sharing within our government. today, terrorist threats are decentralized spreading beyond al qaeda, al shabaab and isil, to a patchwork of small cells and lone wolves ready to carry out violence to our country at their whim. increasingly, this threat also includes homegrown violent extremists and domestic terrorists. ensuring that d.h.s. has access to biographic and biomet he rick data on individuals -- biometric data on individuals associated to a terrorist ganization, it

mr. speaker, my good friend, mr. cole, seems to me almost desperate for us to vote for this continuing resolution which says to me you don't have enough votes to pass it. somehow by saying that -- because democrats will not support this farce we will be responsible for it. frankly, my good friends, you are 3-3 in government shutdowns just since i have been a member of congress. and nobody is going to believe that with your excess number of votes here, i think you have 23 more members than we got, we are at fault. anyway, let's get to the business here. instead of treating this like a serious issue that it is, the president is treating it like another reality show. he has suggested democrats would certainly be blamed for the majority's inability to keep the government running, but he's wrong about that too. just this week, a poll from heart research associates -- hart research associate said they will blame the majority for a double digit margin. the gap looks wider when you look at independent americans. history show

mr. arrington: mr. bright. mr. bright: yeah. what we've been doing is collecting solicitation materials that are generally from actually brokers, not lenders themselves. what they do is they originate these loans and sell them to a lender. what i'd love to do is we got a pile of them so i asked all the veterans at ginnie mae to sort of collect these solicitation materials they get. i will share them with you. they're not -- they're not lies. they're just -- you'll -- we'll sit down and talk to them. mr. arrington: yes, sir. i am trying to be real careful in this hearing to say predatory or deceptive because the f.t.c. ought to pursue that and bring the full force of the law against people that are doing that. and then where we need to tighten it up, where there are some fastness and looseness, that's what you guys can do. and then again for me ultimately the safety and soundness of the program, this is offered because the taxpayers allowed this to happen because they love their veterans and they want them to have this benefit. b