mr. rice? mr. bishop? no. mr. lahood? no. mr. neal? yes. mr. levin? yes. mr. lewis? yes. mr. dogt? yes. mr. thompson? yes. mr. larson? yes. mr. blummen houryes. mr. kind? aye. mr. krouly? aye. dr. davis? yes. ms. sanchez? aye. mr. higgins? aye. dr. choo? aye. ms. black? no. mr. holding? mr. rice? ms. sooul? mr. brady? no. >> mr. chairman. >> clerk will call the roll. excuse me. will report the vote. >> 15 ayes, 21 noes. the amendment is not agreed to. any. >> mr. chairman? >> i know you're going to give me a chance. >> yes, sir. >> mr. thompson, do you wish to be recognized? >> i have an amendment at the desk. >> i reserve a point of order. >> point of order has been reserved. the clerk will distribute the amendment and ask the gentleman to suspend while the clerk distributes. >> jgentleman from california i recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. in october my district suffered the most destructive fire in history. this august another fire ravaged through northern california. it was the largest fire in california history. folks in my district aren't the only ones to see these swee

mr. smith no. mr. rice? mr. swiek kehrt? mr. swiek ert no. mr. curbelo? no. mr. bishop? mr. bishop no. mr. lahood? mr. lahood no. dr. win strop? dr. win strop no. mr. neil? mr. neil yes. mr. levin? mr. levin aye. mr. lewis? >> mr. lewis yes. mr. doggett? mr. doggett yes. mr. thompson? mr. thompson yes. mr. larson? mr. larson yes. mr. blumenauer? mr. blumenauer aye. mr. kind aye. plrks pascrell? yes. mr. crowley yes. dr. davis? dr. davis aye. ms. chan sez in ms. sanchez aye. mr. higgins? mr. higgins yes. ms. sewell? ms. del benet? aye. dr. chu? mr. roskam? mr. roskam no. mr. buchanan? mr. buchanan no. mr. renacci? mr. holding? mr. rice? ms. sewell? dr. chu? >> aye. >> dr. chu eye. chairman brady? >> no. >> chairman brady no. mr. chairman? >> the clerk will report the vote. >> 15 yays, 21 nays. >> the amendment -- are there any amendments to the amendment? >> mr. reichert? point of order has been reserved. the clerk will distribute the amendment and i ask the gentleman to suspend while the clerk distributes. >> the gentleman is recognized to speak on the amendment. >> this ame

mr. sherman. mr. sherman votes no. mr. meeks. mr. sires. mr. sires votes no. mr. connolly. mr. connolly votes no. mr. deutch. mr. deutch votes no. ms. bass. mr. keating. mr. keating votes no. mr. cicilline. mr. cicilline votes no. mr. berra. mr. berra votes no. ms. frankel. ms. frankel votes no. ms. gabbard. mr. castro. mr. castro votes no. ms. kelly. ms. kelly votes no. mr. boyle. mr. boyle votes no. ms. titus. ms. titus votes no. mrs. torres. mrs. torres votes no. mr. schneider. mr. schneider votes no. mr. suozzi. mr. suozzi votes no. mr. espaillat. mr. espaillat votes no. mr. lieu. mr. lieu votes no. mr. royce: have all members been recorded? the clerk will report the vote. >> mr. chairman on that vote there are 23 ayes, 18 noes. mr. royce: the motion is adopted. house resolution 1017 will be reported adversely. the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. without objection, staff is directed to make any technical and conforming changes. mr. o'connolly: i have a u.c. request. to enter something into the record. mr. royce: state the nature. mr. connolly: i have a series of

mr. shuster: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on transportation and infrastructure and ways and means be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 6897 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 6897, a bill to extend the authorizations of federal aviation programs, to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the airport and airway trust fund, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the consideration of the bill? without objection, the bill you is engrossed, read a third time and passed and -- the bill is engrossed, read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. shuster: i ask unanimous consent that the committee on transportation and infrastructure be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 3383 and ask for its immediate conside

mr. evans: mr. speaker, i'd like to thank the chairman and the ranking member for their bipartisan leadership. i'm pleased to join with my colleague, congressman john kurt fridays utah, in putting forth -- john curtis from utah, in putting forth this legislation, h.r. 6348, the small business access to capital efficiency, which adjusts the real estate appraisal threshold under section 504 program to bring them into line with thresholds used by the federal banking regulator. this bill also passed out of the small business committee in july. the city of philadelphia has a robust real estate industry others. loys the industry is responsible for jobs, jobs, and more jobs. currently, the small business act mandates this -- mr. speaker, i suggest and i hope, mr. speaker, that i urge my colleagues to support this particular bill. this is very important to our country. thank you. i yield back the balance of my ime. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio. mr. chabot: thank you. we'd like to thank t

mr. larsen: mr. speaker, i rise in support of the bipartisan long-term measure to re-authorize the federal aviation administration. i want to thank chairman shuster, chairman lobiondo, and ranking member defazio for all the work that they have put into this bill for nearly five years now. i'm pleased that we have come to a bipartisan and bicameral agreement to raise the bar on aviation safety, improve the experience for the traveling public, better prepare and diversify the aviation work force, increed the global competitiveness of u.s. aerospace manufacturers, and pave the way for drone operations. many reforms will have an immediate impact and benefits in washington state where i am from. general aviation contributes and estimated $3.6 billion to our economy and supports more than 30,000 jobs a year. improving the f.a.a.'s certification process for aircraft and other aviation and aerospace products, allows u.s. manufacturers like the smaller contractors and suppliers throughout my district, to get

mr. gianforte: mr. speaker, i yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. macarthur. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. macarthur: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my friend from montana for yielding and for his work on the committee. as my you colleague from new york just said, this has been a bipartisan effort, and i appreciate that and it's bipartisan in the senate as well. 17 years ago yesterday, our world changed forever. every one of us remembers where we were that day. t's getting harder to remember life before 9/11. we have a whole generation that doesn't know what it's like to go to an airplane and not take off their shoes or not sit onboard and wonder if someone is meaning them harm. i was working in new york city in 2001 right up the block from the trade center and on that terrible sunny tuesday when terrorists flew two planes into the world trade center we lost nearly 3,000 of our fellow citizen

mr. grassley: we are fortunate to have condaleeza rice, senator rob portman and lisa blatt to introduce the nominee. with now start condaleeza rice. miss rice: thank you very much. chairman grassley, senator feinstein, members of the committee. i'm really honored to join lisa blatt and rob portman in introducing brett kavanaugh at these hearings, to consider his confirmation as a justice of the supreme court of the united states. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] >> and we'll leave our coverage for the confirmation hearings of brett kavanaugh to bring you live coverage of the u.s. house. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, i write to respectfully submit my resignation as a member of the small business committee. it has been an honor to serve on this committee under the leadership of chairman chabot.

mr. poe: mr. speaker, it's time to remove the veil of secrecy from the halllowed halls of the supreme court. americans have the right to watch the proceedings in person but only 50 members of the public can get into the small courtroom. technology allows discreet videoing but for some reason there are those who want to keep these proceedings hidden from the american public. we have the best judicial system ever created, we should not hide it. cameras should be allowed in the most ponch court in the world. i know cameras can be placed in a courtroom without disruption or distraction because i did it. for 22 years i served as a felony court judge in houston, texas. i heard over 25,000 criminal cases and nearly 1,000 jury trials. many of those were filmed by the television media. justice would be better served if the black robe of secrecy was removed from the united states supreme court and the proceed wrgs filmed because justice is the one thing we should always find in america. and that's just the

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 5509, the innovations in mentoring, training and apprenticeships act, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5509, a bill to direct the national science foundation to provide grants for research about stem education approaches and stem-related work force and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, and the gentleman from illinois, mr. lipinski, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: 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 h.r. 5509, the bill now under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: mr

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to applaud the response to hurricane florence which caused extensive damage in the carolinas earlier this month. the mission is far from over, but the federal response has been swift. the national guard units from across the country have been working together to help the recovery efforts. proudly members of the pennsylvania national guard are helping to provide shelter support. the level of professionalism and training shown during this recovery by guardsmen from across the country is commendable. mr. speaker, there are many aspects of the recovery effort, including food assistance. i'm pleased that usda acted quickly to announce disaster it snap. households may not normally be eligible for snap or food stamps may qualify for disaster snap. provideling food assistance to neighbors in need is exactly why the snap program exists. food security is an important step towards bringing back normalcy and stability for families impacted by the disaster. mr. speaker, as ou

mr. chairman. sen. grassley: -- brett kavanaugh to serve -- >> mr. chairman, i would like to be recognized for a question before we proceed. mr. chairman, i would like to be recognized to ask the question before we proceed. the committee received just last night less than 15 hours ago -- 15 hours ago -- >> mr. chairman, regular order. >> -- pages of documents that we have not had an opportunity to review or read or analyze. >> you are out of order. i will proceed. >> we cannot possibly move forward, mr. chairman. >> i extend a very warm welcome to judge kavanaugh, to his wife ashley, their two daughters. >> mr. chairman, i agree with my colleague, senator harris. mr. chairman, we received -- >> -- and everyone else joining us today. >> we believe this hearing -- >> i know this is an exciting day for all of you here and your you're rightly proud -- >> mr. chairman, if we cannot be recognized i move to adjourn. mr. chairman, i move to adjourn. >> -- from judge kavanaugh -- >> mr. chairman,

mr. lahood? mr. lahood, aye. mr. neal? mr. neal, no. mr. levin? mr. levin, no. mr. lewis? mr. lewis, no. mr. doggett? no. mr. thompson? mr. thompson, no. mr. thompson, no. mr. blumenauer, no. mr. kind? mr. kind, no. mr. pascrell? mr. pascrell, no. mr. crowley? >> no. >> mr. crowley, no. dr. davis? dr. davis, no. miss sanchez. mr. higgins. plr mr. higgins, no. miss delbene? dr. chu? dr. chu, no. mr. holding. mr. rice. miss sanchez. miss sewell. chairman brady? >> aye. >> chairman brady, aye. mr. chairman? >> clerk will report the vote. >> 21 ayes. 14 nays. >> ayes are 21, the nos 14. the house of representatives file objection, i ask the staff be authorized to make technical con forming changes to the bill. amendments have two additional days to file with the county clerk supplemental dissenting minority views. last order of business is hr -- if i can ask the committee and audience to refrain. last order of business hr-5756. i'll now turn to mr. buchanan, the bill's sponsor and chair of the tax policy subcommittee to give an opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. last y

mr. chairman. over the past few weeks, president trump and many republicans have peddled conspiracy theories about twitter and social media platforms to whip up their base and fund raise. i fear republicans are using this hearing for those purposes instead of addressing the serious issues raised by social media platforms that affect everyday americans' lives. twitter is a valuable platform and can be used to bring people together and allows one to reach many. in iran and ukraine, it was used to give voice to concerns of otherwise voiceless individuals. closer to home, twitter and hash tags like stay woke and me too and net neutrality have fostered conversations changing society. far too many twitter users face bullying, trolling attacks. tweets designed to belittle and silence individuals can be devastating, sometimes driving to suicide. and while twitter has taken steps to protect users, more needs to be done. bad actors have co-opted twitter and other social media platforms to spread di

graham, aye. >> mr. cornyn. >> aye. >> mr. lee. >> aye. >> mr. cruz. >> aye. mr. sass. >> aye. >> mr. flake. >> aye. >> mr. crapo. >> aye. >> mr. kennedy. >> aye. >> mr. feinstein. >> on the nominee, no. >> mr. leahy. >> on the nominee, no. >> mr. durbin. >> no. >> mr. whitehouse. >> no. >> miss klobuchar. >> no. >> mr. cruz. >> on the nominee, no. >> mr. blouin many that will. >> no. >> >> mr. hooker. >> no. >> miss paris. >> no. >> mr. chairman. >> aye. >> mr. chairman, the votes are 11 yea, ten nays. >> the nominee will be reported to the floor. >> mr. chairman may i be recognized. >> yes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i just want to thank my friend and colleague senator flake and thank you for giving us the time today to have a conversation. a number of my colleagues have asked for a one-week delay in order that there might be an fbi investigation of what allegations are currently before this committee. i respect senator flake's view that in his opinion it was best to respect your having given dr. ford the time to be heard yesterday and advance the nominee to th

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, pursuant to clause 1 rule 1 i demand a vote on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker is on agreeing to the approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the speaker stands aproved. mr. wilson: i object to the vote on a quorum is not present present. the speaker: pursuant to clause 8 roof 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from kentucky, mr. rogers. mr. rogers: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair asks that the house now observe a moment of silence in honor of those who have been killed or wounded in service to our country and all those who serve nd their families. the chair will now entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman

mr. russ -- mr. russell: i urge support of h.r. 5896, the border patrol agent pay reform amendments act of 2018, introduced by the gentleman from texas, mr. hurd. u.s. border patrol is vital to the nation's security interest. they protect the american public from dangerous people and dangerous materials. previous this result the in uncertain hours and overtime pay abuses. in 2014, the congress created a new pay system. this new system was designed to help the border patrol by increasing the number of hours worked by agents providing more reliable schedules and paychecks and saving taxpayers around $100 million. since enactment, several organizations have identified problems with the law's implementation, including the office of personnel management and the national border patrol council. h.r. 5896 seeks to address some of these implementation changes and gives them to meet staffing needs at specific locations and removes the disincentive for agents to incur an overtime debt in lieu of a decrease in p

mr. speaker, mrs. sally baldwin howard was worn on march 23, 1916, right in the midst of world war i in wilson, north carolina, even though i did not know mr. sims, i knew her mother who lived directly across the street from me as a child. though she was raised in the jim crow south as the daughter of sharecroppers, mrs. howard graduated as valedictorian from wilson colored high school later renamed charles h. darden high school in 1938. the same school i graduate interested in 1965. she attended a junior college in north carolina before earning both a bachelors and master's degree in education from hunter college in new york city. she also did extensive study at the new school of social research, as well as columbia university. mr. speaker, mrs. howard taught for nearly 30 years as a first rade teacher in new york city. while there she worked in the new york city american negro threater which helped launch the careers of the likes of sydney poitier, harry bell fonty, ozzie davis, ruby dee andester rol

mr. bush shop no. mr. hood no. mr. neil yes. mr. levin. mr. lewis yes. mr. doggette no. mr. bloombloomenhour no. >> mr. chairman, before voting, mr. chairman, sir? >> for purposes, mr. chairman, that is the most bizarre defense of what we're doing today. >> we'll have the voting period right now, we'll have plenty of time during the day to debate these important issues. how does the egentleman wish to be recorded? >> may i make a statement please? >> after the vote, after we recess for these votes on the floor, when we begin to offer amendments, strike the last word and question, i will certainly recognize you. how does the gentleman wish date of birth record-- to be recorde his amendment. >> mr. crowley aye. dr. davis aye, ms. sanchez aye. mr. higgins. ms. stool aye. dr. ch urku aye. mr. holding. mr. rice. mr. levin. mr. higgins. chairman brady. >> no. >> chairman brady no. >> the clerk will report the vote. >> 14 nayes and 20 nays. >> the committee will stand in recessreconvene immediately after votes. >>> the house ways and means committee have been talking about tax refo

carol: mr. jackson? mr. jackson: why are we worried about the hackers when right here, the general assembly continued to rig elections year after year. gov. rauner: that is a good point. that is fair enough. mr. jackson: it's absurd we are focusing on russia and here in my own backyard, the news stories have flooded for decades about gerrymandering and the ballot access laws. i had to get 50,000 signatures to get on the ballot. you all needed 5000. carol: we will switch back to something. >> may i respond? thatimportant to point out governor has done nearly nothing about this. he refuses to take us out of the crosscheck system. he has failed at the computer upgrade system for the state of illinois to read i don't see why anybody would trust him to secure the ballot box when he has failed at all those things. 3.5 years in, you have accomplished nearly nothing and failed as governor. carol: let's talk about the death penalty. one last law and order question. governor rauner, you called for the reinstatement of

mr. donovan: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and their remarks include any extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. donovan: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. donovan: thank you, mr. speaker. the department of homeland security was created in response to the september 11 terrorist attacks and the threats to our homeland posed by al qaeda and other terrorist groups. as we pause this week to honor those we lost and the heroic first responders who answered the call that day, we recognize that the scope of the threat we face has changed dramatically since that time. and it has become a much more diverse and diffuse. we know the terrorist groups have congress strived deploy chemical, bilogical, and nuclear materials in their attacks. there have been documented reports of isis using mustard

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the the gentlewoman from minnesota, the ranking member of the interior subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. mccollum: i would like to thank the chairman for his service in the u.s. congress. he will be greatly missed by myself and many of us. i would like to thank ranking member lowey and subcommittee chairs and ranking members and all of their staff for their work on this bipartisan legislation. this bill makes investments in the department of defense and the readiness of our troops and provides them with a well deserved pay raise. i'm pleased that this bill's commitment to the environmental cleanup superfund sites the ding $184 million over request of the defense cleanup efforts. this is much needed. the labor, health and human services and education of this portion provides vital resources that will impact the lives of every american. $2 billion to the national institutes of health will

mr. lamb: this is -- relax. this is supposed to be fun and a chance for you to talk about what you do for a living. it is a chance for us to learn. that is why we ask you to come here. it helps us find out what the best way is to use our product with education because that is the number one reason that we exist, for education. when we start here, we are just getting warmed up. i will ask each of you again the name, school, what you teach, and a couple of questions i will ask, and i might shift after i get started, when do you know a student is beginning to learn? when do you know a student is beginning to learn? another one we will get into, possibly, is what is the social media impact on your students and on you? i want to make this as easy as possible because we want to learn from you. forget these cameras. forget these people. [laughter] mr. lamb: she is very nice. she looks very stern, but she is very nice. another we might get to is what one techniques do you use when you're trying t

mr. ducey, mr. garcia, thank you for being here. also with us, joe ferguson of the arizona daily star. before we begin, here are the rules. each candidate will get a 92nd opening statement and a one-minute closing statement. in between, our journalists will ask questions they have prepared. the candidates have not seen the questions. the candidate will have one minute to respond and the other candidate will have 30 seconds to rebut. if one of our journalists has apollo question, each candidate will have 45 seconds. we will strictly enforced time limits. our opening statement -- first, based on a drawing beforehand, mr. garcia. in garcia: i'm excited to be tucson tonight. my name is david garcia. that builds me. i jumped into this race because after four years, doug ducey is leaving behind a slew of broken promises. becausee is not secure the public of department safety is unable to patrol our highways 24/7. doug ducey is focused on those of the top. --g ducey is an infected ineffective ad

mr. dorsey: yes. mr. lujan: during the initial purge of bots, who lost more followers, president trump or former president obama? mr. dorsey: i'm not sure of those details but that was a broad-based action across all of twitter. mr. lujan: subject to confirmation, do these numbers sound familiar? president obama lost 2.3 million followers. president trump lost roughly 320,000 followers? mr. dorsey: i would need to confirm that. mr. lujan: that's what's been reported. based on that, is it correct that twitter's engaged in a conspiracy against former president barack obama? mr. dorsey: i don't believe we have any conspiracies against the former president. mr. lujan: i don't either. i don't think you have them against this president. i want to commend you on your work with what was done associated with the evaluation following the 2016 election, which led to some of this work. in your testimony, you note that twitter conducted a comprehensive review of platform activity related to the 2016 election. i assume

mr. royce: mr. speaker, a former district attorney like dan donovan can tell you, if you are trying to get the attention of a thug, there's nothing like a reward on your head to create real fear for that terrorist or that criminal. we want wildlife traffickers to know the fear of being hunted. it is time we send the message toll wildlife traffickers around the world that the united states will use every tool at our disposal to stop them and to take them down. urge passage and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 6197. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid n the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceedings will resume on motions to suspend the rules previously postponed. votes will be taken in the following order. h.r. 5923, by the yeas and

neal yes. 11 that mr. levin mr. lewis yes mr. doggett yes mr. thompson yes . mr. larson yes. mr. blumenauer yes. mr. -- yes. mr. pascal yes. mr. crowley yes. dr. davis yes. ms. sanchez yes. mr. higgins. yes. mr. will. mr. benny yes. dr. to. yes. mr. smith of nebraska. no. mr. merchant. no. mr. renie see. mr. holding. mr. rice. misty will. chairman brady. chairman brady no. >> chairman brady. >> the clerk will report the wrote -- vote. 15 yes is. 21 nose. -- -- today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress. the white house, the supreme court, and public-policy events in washington, dc and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> fertile -- discuss lessons learned from the 2008 financial crisis. at an event hosted by the brookings institution in washington, dc. new york times financial columnist and too big to fail author andrew moderated the event. it is an hour and a half.

mr. buchanan: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 1084 -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house will be in order. members, take your conversations off the floor. the gentleman may proceed. mr. buchanan: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 084, i call up the bill h.r. 6756, the american innovation act of 2018, and ask for immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 745, h.r. 6756, a bill to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to promote business innovation and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 1084, the amend recommended by the committee on ways and means printed in the bill, modified by the amendment, printed in rt a of house report 115-985 is adopted, and the bill, as amended, is considered as read. the bill shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on ways and

mr. higgins: mr. speaker, since 2010, congress has invested $2.5 billion to fund the great lakes restoration initiative. a program that's protected and restored the largest source of fresh water in the world. a new study coordinated by the great lakes commission and conducted by the university of michigan has shown restoring our waterways is also restoring economic opportunity in the once struggling great lakes region. every federal dollar invested is producing three to four times that amount in regional economic growth and activity. 30 years ago, the buffalo river was declared biologically dead and ecologically destroyed because of industrial dumping of toxic waste directly into the river. in buffalo and western new york the investments in and around the great lakes and the buffalo river have led to more than $100 million of private sector investments along the water's edge, new residential command, increased tourism, and water front rebimplet time and again i stood on this floor and fought to mainta

mrs. comstock: mr. speaker, i want to thank you good for the opportunity to speak on this important legislation and thank y colleague and ranking member lipinski and i ask that a letter bescommanged about this bill included in the record. wifment. mrs. comstock: i urge my colleagues to support this pill. and i yield back the ball aps of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is will the house suspend the rules ap pass the bill as ammeded. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the pip of the chair, twird the rules are suspended and the bill is patted. ap woke, the bill is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina secretary recognition >> i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill the department of energy as amended. the speaker pro tempore: clerk the a bill to authorize the department of energy to collaborate energy in order to improve health care for vet raps ar than the united states. the speaker pro

. >> mr. chairman, i have great respect for my colleague from texas -- >> i would like to respond to senator booker and then senator feinstein has asked for the floor. >> mr. chairman, i ask to respond to my colleague from texas, mr. chairman? >> senator booker, using a standard set by two members of your political party in the caucus and i'm going to phrase because i don't have the exact quotes in front of me but recently senator schumer said from the floor, the best judge of whether or not somebody should be on the supreme court is decisions that they've made at lower courts. senator leahy said something similar to that when senator sotomayor was before us that we know how many -- we know what you have done in the lower court, that's the best basis for knowing whether or not you ought to be on the supreme court. so we have 307 cases that this nominee has written decisions on as a basis for that and -- and we've got 488,000 other pages and maybe the senators haven't read them but their staff

. >> mr. chairman, i have great respect for my colleague from texas. >> i would like to respond to senator booker. then senator feinstein has asked for the floor. i'd like to -- >> i ask to respond to my colleague from texas. mr. chairman? >> senator booker, used by a standard set by two members of your political party in the caucus, and i'll phrase because i don't have the exact quotes in front of me, but recently, senator schumer said from the floor, the best judge of whether or not somebody should be on the supreme court is decisions that they've made at lower courts. senator leahy said something similar to that, when senator sotomayor was before us. we know how many -- we know what you have done in a lower court. that's the best basis for knowing whether or not you ought to be on the supreme court. we have 307 cases that this nominee has written decisions on as a basis for that. we've had 488,000 other pages. maybe the senators haven't read them, but their staff is fully informed. last nig

you, mr. chairman. mr. dorsey, i think it is fair to say that even looking at my twitter feed there are fairly ugly things on twitter that come every now and then. and my is fred upton initials are probably use then -- used more than any other. [laughter] >> might even think that it is bipartisan on old -- on both sides of the aisle. i would like to see civility brought back into the public discourse. in a july post, twitter acknowledged that tweets from bad faith actors who intend to manipulate or divide the conversation should be ranked lower. the question is, how do determine whether a user is tweeting to manipulate or divide conversation? mr. dorsey: this is a great question and one that we have struggled with in the past. we recently determined that we needed something much more tangible and cohesive in order to think about this work. we have come across health is a concept. we have all had experiences where we felt we have been in a conversation that felt a little bit more toxic and we wanted to walk

mr. chairman. >> -- brett kavanaugh. >> mr. chairman. >> to serve as associate justice. >> mr. chairman, i'd like to be recognized for a question before we proceed. >> regular order, mr. chairman. >> mr. chairman, i'd like to be recognized to ask a question before we proceed. the committee received just last night less than 15 hours ago -- >> mr. chairman, regular order. >> -- pages of documents that we have not had an opportunity to review or read or analyze. >> you are out of order. i will proceed. >> we cannot possibly move forward, mr. chairman. >> i extend a very warm welcome to judge kavanaugh, to his wife ashley, their two daughters. >> mr. chairman, i agree with my colleague, senator harris. mr. chairman, we received -- >> -- and everyone else joining us today. >> we believe this hearing -- >> i know this is an exciting day for all of you here and your you're rightly proud -- >> mr. chairman, if we cannot be recognized i move to adjourn. mr. chairman, i move to adjourn. >> -- from

so, mr. speaker, sorry, mr. leader or mr. chairman, i have more comments i would ask in reference to the time constraints were under that i would ask to have included in the record, and with that, mr. chairman, speedy without objection. mr. pascrell, you'll recognize. >> mr. chairman, i just want to make it clear, not in the form of a question unless there's a rebuttal to this, you won't know on this amendment, on mr. larson amendment what you are saying is i am not standing to protect social security, medicare, et cetera. already we close the budget of 2018 had a $64 $64 billion cut to medicaid on page 37 of the budget. but the point of the matter is, i mean, this is just a simple, are we going to support protecting the money people put into the own insurance plan, for instance? that seems to be pretty simple, and lest you think i am over simple find it and every right to correct me. i don't think i'm oversimplifying it at all. that was good money, hard-earned money speedy we believe this and allied to house democratic leade

mr. cole: mr. speaker, yesterday the rules committee met and reported a rule for consideration of the conference report of h.r. 6157, the department of defense and labor health and human services and education appropriations act of 2019 and continuing appropriations act 2019 and for an additional resolution, h.r. 1071. the rule provides for one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of the appropriations committee. mr. speaker, the appropriations package in front of us represents the second of what will likely be several appropriations packages to fully fund the government for fiscal year 2019. this represents the first time in more than 10 years that congress will send more than one final appropriations bill to the president for signature before the beginning of the fiscal year. in years past, we've relied strongly on omnibus spending bills to fund the government but now with the hard work done by both sides of the aisle and in both houses of congress, we're

mr. carter: mr. speaker, i rise today to remember the lives of two outstanding residents of georgia who passed away last month a day apart and after 63 years of marriage. r. majoi practiced his life of practicing pharmacy. and he practiced retail pharmacy for a decade before serving as vice president of the georgia pharmacy association and becoming a diabetes instructor. his work is exemplified of creation of a program that will helped patients quit smoking. his wife devoted her life to raising three children and deeply involved with the 4-h club and started it in albuquerque, new mexico. they will be in my thoughts and prayers. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? >> permission to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. langevin: mr. speaker,

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, saturday marks the start of the 10th annual allegheny river and water shed cleanup, a week-long effort to keep the allegheny river healthy and clean. the allegheny river someone of the nation's most beautiful and clean waters for more than 10 years the waterway has been designated one of the nation's wild and scenic rivers. it is also home to seven islands protected under the americans national wilderness preservation system. every year hundreds of people visit the river to enjoy its beauty and bounty. n 2017, 317 volunteers donated roughly 2,536 hours of their time removing 5,350 pounds of metal, 94 tires, and 35 cubic feet of trash from the allegheny and the conowongo creek. they walk along the river banks or use their canoes and kayaks to remove garbage found in or along the river. mr. speaker, the allegheny river water shed is and continues to be an important recreational, ecological, and economic asset to warren county. i commend all those who participate in this outstan

mr. diaz-balart: mr. diaz-balart: mr. speaker, again, thanking mr. hill for bringing us together, for allowing us to remember and honor a great american hero, thank you. with that, mr. speaker, i yield ack. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. diaz-balart: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman have a motion to adjourn? basbas -- mr. diaz-balart:, mr. speaker, i have a motion to aju -- to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the house stands adjourned until 9:00 a.m. tomo >> kids are kids everywhere. they want your tanges. they want to feel around -- attention. they want to feel important and they want to understand what's going on in the world. >> my worry is they become intimidated so they become the little mouse in the classroom and they feel they don't have those kind of dinner table conversations. therefore they feel that they can't thr

how would you regard mr eljamel?ne an operation in this critical area and then not to do it, knowing that the result of approaching the area and not operating on it will be to leave such scar tissue that no—one else is going to operate on it, it shows a complete lack of any consideration for the patient. so, he's ruined his chances of actually having surgery that could help? the risks of such surgery would be so large that i don't think any rational person would accept them. these are not the only cases that raise serious concerns at nhs tayside. tayside says it received 55 complaints about mr eljamel‘s work when problems first came to light, and it started to audit him. it also called in the royal college of surgeons, who carried out an independent investigation. we've been asking for months for the board to release the findings of the report, but it's repeatedly refused. in fact, the first time we requested it, it wouldn't even confirm whether the royal college report exists. the pain isjust excruciating. it is pro

mrs. kennedy in 1961 as a nonprofit, non-partisan partner to the white house, and we're honored to be the convener of this presidential site summit this week. well, today we're going to talk a little bit about presidential legacy and commemoration. and let's start by diving into lbj. mark, your leadership with the lbj foundation. monday would have been the 110th birthday of president johnson. and so there was a commemoration of sorts, or at least a noting of that occasion. and johnson was larger than life as president. larger than life post-presidency, and what would he think of his legacy as we see him today? >> well, first of all, stewart, to you and anita, congratulations on this conference. [ applause ] i know how much work they have put into this, and it has clearly paid off. because it's been a rousing success. so congratulations to both of you. >> thanks. >> and thanks to all of you for what you do. i mentioned it yesterday to the group that convened around lunch, but, i'm not only

mr. chabot: we have no other speakers. we would like the gentlelady to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is closed. ms. velazquez: i thank the gentlelady from north carolina for introducing this important piece of legislation to provided much needed oversight of small business participation and . reamline acquisition and i urge all the members to support this important piece of legislation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. mr. chabot: i yield myself such time to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. chabot: i would like to thank ms. adams for her leadership and congratulate her for the passage. this legislation raises the profile and requires that the s.b.a. keep track of how much federal spending is made to best in class vehicles. i applaud the administration to look at how taxpayer dollars are utilized. we must be watchful to safeguard small businesses in the federal marketplace. enacting this legislation will help en

mr. holding: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the 07th anniversary of the creation of the bilateral fullbright commission. i'd like to take this opportunity to honor the many exchanged scholars who crossed the atlantic to strengthen the special relationship between the united states and united kingdom. in doing so these individuals have forged a bond between our two nations rooted in senator fulbright's vision at the end of the second world war. i quote. the vital mortar to seal the bricks is education across international boundaries, not with the expectation that knowledge would make us love each other but in the hope that it would encourage empathy between nations and foster the emergence of leaders whose sense of other nations and cultures would enable them to shape specific policies based on tolerance and rational restraint. the fulbright program stands out as a symbol of collaboration and friendship between nations. it enables students and scholars of all stages of their academic careers to

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, 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. wilson: mr. speaker, as hurricane florence threatens to strike south carolina, i'm grateful to governor henry mcmaster, bob livingston, attorney general alan wilson, as well as kim stinson, director of emergency management division who have all done a fantastic job of preparing for the high winds and extraordinary flooding while keeping the people of the state up to date with the encouragement of president donald trump. i appreciate the governor has been in close coordination with president donald trump and together they are working to ensure south carolinaians have -- will -- respond to hurricane florence which endangers families. the projected phenomenal rainfall will cause unexpected flooding so we should be ready for higher elevation with only emergency travel through next week as roads

thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to remember the 100th anniversary of the 1918 influenza pandemic. one of the most deadly pandemics in human history, called the spanish flu, the illness claimed 675,000 lives. no part of the united states was immune to the spanish flu, and it claimed victims of all ages. urban and rural citizens alike. sadly, we still do not know exactly what caused the 1918 epidemic, but even today deadly strains of the flu are still possible. it is important to -- we remember the 1918 spanish flu epidemic to remind ourselves how important it is to continue to strongly invest in research and development for lifesaving medications that may prevent a future outbreak like the one in 1918. as we enter into the new flu season, i encourage everyone, see your doctor. see your pharmacist. and get your flu vaccine. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, for five minutes. mr. le