mr. deutsche votes aye. ms. bass. mr. richmond. mr. jeffries. mr. cicilline. mr. swalwell. mr. swalwell votes aye. mr. liu votes aye. mr. raskin votes aye. ms. jayapal. ms. demmings votes aye. r. correa votes aye. ms. scanlon votes aye. ms. garcia votes aye. mr. neg use votes aye. ms. mcpath votes aye. r. stanton vothse aye. ms. escobar votes aye. r. collins votes no. mr. sensenbrenner. mr. chabot votes no. mr. depome earth. mr. jordan votes no. mr. buck votes no. r. ratcliffe votes no. mrs. roby. mr. gaetz. mr. johnson of louisiana. mr. biggs votes no. mr. mcclintock votes no. ms. lesko. no. lein votes mr. armstrong votes no. mr. steube votes no. mr. nadler: the gentlelady from washington. the clerk: ms. jayapal votes aye. mr. collins votes aye. mr. nadler: the gentlelady from arizona. the clerk: ms. lesko you are not recorded. she votes no. mr. nadler: any member wish to be recorded? the clerk will report. the clerk: there are 20 ayes and 12 noes. mr. nadler: the amendment is agreed to. there are votes to be on the floor. they should be called momentarily. the committee is in

mr. wright: i yield three minutes to mr. collins. mr. collins: i appreciate the two gentlemen from texas and the appreciate kind words. this is something that is something we can rise in support. and i appreciate the kind words that have been spoken so far. i rise also in support of my lemmings h.r. 1952, intercountry adoption information act. this legislation is a step forward ensuring families have information to pursue adoptions. many families face obstacles. too often these challenges require the parents to navigate complicated adoption practices. i have witnessed families have struggled to navigate, shifting adoption policies and changing international standards. in 2012, pam and mark, a family in northeast depea traveled to russia in hopes of adopting a young boy. this was not a quick decision but required prayer and family discussion. they discovered that he had a brother. although the boys were living separately, they felt a calling startedme both boys and to adopt the brother as well. there was a ban on adoptions to the united s

mr. correa: mr. neal. mr. neal: actually, about 3/4 of federal employees are paid through the general schedule. about a quarter are paid in other pay systems. and so as president cox said, there are locality allowances, there are retention allowances, there are things you can do with the general schedule. many of them take a long time getting special salary rates approved for a particular location. can take o.p.m. a year or two or three years. so it's a very cumbersome pay process. during every presidential transition for the last dozen years or so, the partnership for public service, the national academy of public administration, senior executives association, other good government organizations have recommended modernizing civil service pay. t.s.o. pay is a significant problem. there are other federal employees whose pay is suffering as well because the general schedule is not adequate to meet the needs. so -- mr. correa: i would say, mr. neal, given what these employees do, keeping us safe, we can talk abou

mr. schiff: they have been cooperating in the sense that as we gear it up for our majority and as we first got our committee assembled, we couldn't take action. until the committee was assembled. we began the process of dialogue with some of the financial institutions to help identify our requests in ways they could easily meet those requests. they are cooperative in that way. to protect themselves, they wanted to make sure they had a subpoena. but in terms of providing the actual documents and materials, they are going to provide those pursuant to the subpoena and we will have to work our way through the litigation. i will say this and not just the financial records from the banks but with respect to each and every other part of our oversight. we are going to have to use whatever means we can to enforce our oversight responsibility. >> if the banks get cold feet, could you compel them to testify -- compel them to provide documents if they somehow pull back? mr. schiff: the subpoena is a

mr. jordan. mr. jordan votes no. mr. buck. mr. buck votes no. mr. ratcliffe, mr. ratcliffe votes no. ms. robey. mr. gates. mr. gates votes no. mr. johnson of louisiana. mr. johnson of louisiana votes no. mr. bigs. mr. mcclintock. mr. mcclintock votes no. ms. les co. ms. reshentholler votes no. mr. klein. mr. klein votes no. mr. armstrong. mr. armstrong votes no. mr. stuby. mr. stuby votes no. >> anyone who wishes to vote who hasn't voted? clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, there are 21 ayes and 13 noes. >> the motion to adjourn is adopted and the hearing is adjourned. >> so there you have the hearing from the house judiciary committee. right now, jerry nadler, the chairman there, opened the proceedings with an empty chair for don mcgahn. the white house counsel who has skipped the hearing at the instructions of president trump. we heard from jerry nadler there, his concerns, he says according to the mueller report, the president committed offenses for which he would have been charged if he had not -- if he was not the sitting president. we also heard from the ran

mr. risch: mr. president, today we again consider senate joint resolution number seven, which is a joint resolution that directs, and i quote from the resolution, removal of u.s. armed forces from hostilities in yemen. this is the second time, of course, that we have -- that we have considered this, we passed it, the house passed it and the president has vetoed it, and it is now in front of us under our constitutional responsibilities to consider the -- whether or not the resolution becomes law notwithstanding the president's signature. i'm going to urge a no vote on this, that it does not become law and we sustain the veto that the president has made. as i have stated before, the premise of this resolution is fundamentally flawed. i believe a mischaracterization of the actual facts on the ground today in yemen, so i want to start basically by once again making it absolutely clear what is and more importantly what is not happening with respect to u.s. engagement in yemen. what isn't happening is the

mr. gohmert votes no. mr. jordan. mr. jordan votes no. mr. buck. mr. buck votes no. mr. rad-r ratcliffe. mr. ratcliffe votes no. mrs. roby. mr. gaetz. mr. gaetz votes no. mr. johnson of louisiana. mr. johnson of louisiana votes no. mr. biggs. mr. mcclintock. mr. mcclintock votes no. mrs. lesko. mr. rosenthaler votes no. mr. kline, mr. kline votes no. mr. armstrong, mr. armstrong votes no. r. steubey votes no. mr. nadler: is there anyone who wishes to vote who hasn't voted? the clerk will report. the clerk: mr. narme, there are 21 ayes and 13 noes. mr. nadler: the motion to adjourn is adopted and the hearing is adjourned. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] . . >> members of the u.s. house are in a closed classified briefing on iran. when they return about 2:30, debate for two bills, reversing trump administration changes to the customs and border protection. also, retirement savings flexibility. after those votes, m

i yield back. >> mr. chairman. mr. chairman mr. nadler: for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? >> move to strike the last word. mr. nadler: the gentleman is recognized. >> i think we ought to step back from the political rhetoric and ask exactly what is -- what this contempt citation deals with. i'm going to try to use my time to do that. first and foremost and most concerning to every american or at least it should be is the fact that they want an unredacted report that includes information on grand jury testimony. by making this insistence is el telling them to commit a crime. because it's a crime for anyone to disclose jury material to anybody else that includes the attorney general, it includes the prosecutors in the justice department, it includes the witnesses who have been subpoenaed and have testified before the grand jury. it means everybody. if the grand jury system is to work, and remember witnesses can't even bring their attorneys into a grand jury, then the secrecy is going to have to be m

we start with mr. perez. mr. perez: chairwoman rice, ranking member higgins, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. i am honored to represent the nearly 60,000 men and women of u.s. customs and border protection and speak to you about the budget request. cpb employees continue to perform difficult and dangerous work in a complex and dynamic environment. the fiscal year 2020 budget includes a combined total of $18.2 billion that enables cbp to carry out our mission and a range of investments necessary to secure the nation against 21st century threats. our criticalport mission initiatives in border security, trade and travel, counterterrorism, and other organizational improvements. the need for investment in border security has never been greater. we are in the midst of an ongoing humanitarian and national security crisis on the southwest border. apprehendedbp migrants along the southern border, more than 66% of which were families and unaccompanied children. two

mr. jeffreys? aye. mr. sissolini? aye. mr. swalwell aye. >> mr. liu? aye. mr. rasken. aye. ms. shiapoll. miss determination votes aye. mr. correa. mr. correa votes aye. miss scanlon. aye. ms. garcia. aye. mr. nagoos. aye. ms. macbeth. aye. mr. stanton. aye. ms. dean. aye. ms. mccarsle-powell? aye. miss escobar? aye. mr. collins. no. mr. sensenbrenner. no. mr. shabot. no. >> mr. gomer. no. mr. jordan. no. mr. buck. no. mr. radcliffe. no. ms. roby. ms. roby votes no. mr. gates? mr. johnson. no. mr. biggs? no. mr. mcclint ok? no. ms. lessco. no. >> mr. rushenthaler. no. >> mr. klein? no. mr. arm strong votes no. mr. stuby votes no. >> has everyone who wishes to be recorded been recorded? has the gentleman from tennessee been recorded? has the gentleman from tennessee wish to be recorded? >> how does the tennessee wish to be recorded? >> mr. cohen votes aye. >> we have two more people coming in. >> mr. chairman. >> the gentleman from, the gentleman from georgia. after all the eloquent speeches today, i forgot, am i recorded? >> mr. colins, you're recorded as no. >> madam clerk, how

mr. cardin: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i rise today to discuss special counsel robert mueller's recent report, which is entitled "the report on the investigation into russia's interference in the 2016 presidential elections." the mueller investigation was authorized to ensure a full and thorough investigation of the russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, as well as any lengths and/or coordination between the russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of donald trump. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein said, when appointing the special counsel, that the public interest requires me to place this investigation under the authority of a person who exercises a degree of independence from the normal chain of command. i am confident that special counsel mueller will follow the facts, apply the law, and reach a just result. i encourage all americans to read the redacted version of the mueller report and draw their own conclusions. the report lays out in stark

mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: all week chairman shelby and a number of our colleagues worked tirelessly to get a supplemental funding agreement for disaster relief over the finish line. he has prepared one thoughtful good-faith compromise after another. in fact, this has been going on for months now, compromise offer after compromise offer from republicans, constant engagement and good-faith work. so i'm pleased that today all of his hard work has at long last paid off thanks to the efforts from a number of our colleagues an thanks to the leadership of president trump and his administration, and i might add the occupant of the chair who has been extremely persistent in this effort over the lasts weeks and months, the

mr. collins votes no. mr. jordan votes no. mr. buck? mr. ratcliffe? mr. ratcliffe votes no. mr. gates? mr. johnson of louisiana. mr. johnson of louisiana votes no. mr. biggs. mr. biggs voestes no. mr. mcclintock. ms. lessco votes no. mr. klein. mr. klein votes no. mr. armstrong votes no. mr. stuby. mr. gates, you are not recorded. mr. gates votes no. >> gentleman from georgia? >> yes. >> mr. johnson of georgia votes yes. >> gentle lady from florida? is there any member of the committee who wishes to vote who hasn't voted? clerk will report. mr. chairman, there are 22 ayes and 12 noes. >> the motion for consideration is adopted. the clerk will report the committee report. >> resolution recommending that the house of representatives find william p. barr, attorney general u.s. department of justice, in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the committee on the judiciary. >> without objection, the committee report is considered as read and open for amendment at any point. i will begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement. today we consid

mr. clay: mr. speaker, i thank the chairwoman for yielding and i rise today to enthusiastically support the consumers first act. a bill that returns the onsumer bureau to its intended role as a nonpartisan consumer watchdog that elevates the interests of the american taxpayers above those of special interests. the bureau was created by the dodd-frank wall street reform and consumer protection act following the financial crisis to ensure that americans have a regulator working solely on their behalf in order to protect them from predatory and abusive actors. under director richard cordray's leadership, the consumer bureau helped over 30 million consumers who were harmed and addressed over 1.2 million complaints about financial institutions. as the chairman of the subcommittee on housing, community development, and insurance, i am pleased to see that the critical legislation restores the supervisory and enforcement powers of the bureau's office tasked with combating discriminatory lending practices.

mr. klein? mr. klein votes no. mr. armstrong? mr. armstrong votes no. mr. stewie? mr.tewie votes no. are there other members who wish to vote that haven't voted yet? the gentleman from tennessee? >> aye. >> mr.: votes aye. >> the young lady from texas question mark >> garcia votes aye. ms. jayapal votes aye. miss escobar votes aye. >> california? >> mr. lou votes aye. -- wish tolse with vote? i know we are waiting for somebody. the gentleman from florida? .> mr. deutsch votes aye >> anybody else? the clerk will report the result. are we -- the clerk will suspend. the gentlelady from texas? .> miss jackson lee votes aye >> now the clerk will resume consideration of the results. >> mr. chairman, there are 22 .yes and 13 knows >> the question of consideration is adopted. the -- ok, i will begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement. this motion is similar to my previous motion, differing only in that it would permit committee staff as designated by the chair and ranking members to question attorney general barr for the additional hour, equally divided between the

mr. comer: mr. speaker, i rise today representing districts in which school sports are at the heart of community gatherings. in kentucky, basketball is a a way of life. in my district students practice their whole lives to have the chance to attain athletic scholarship opportunities from universities they would otherwise be unable to attend. these students go on to accomplish great things and give back to their communities because of the scholarships they gain from athletic competition. this legislation was essentially subvert the purpose of gender divisions in these competitions by allowing biological males who identify as female to compete against girls in the same division. we have already seen instances where young women were denied scholarship opportunities because biological males competed in the same category with them and placed higher on the podium in track competitions. a bill with a name like the equality act sounds like a bill that in some way advocates for all people. that's what we str

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, this is national police week highlighted by police officers memorial day which president j.f.k. designated a as may 15 in 1962. law enforcement officers and their families selflessly serve our communities across the country. americans appreciate honoring officers, their families, and fallen heroes on police officers member more why day. law enforcement personnel are national heroes who we're grateful for their sacrifices made to serve and protect our country on a daily basis. we also provide our deepest support and gratitude to those who have been injured or lost their lives in the line of duty and to their families. grateful citizens across the country will take time to thank a police officer this week. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we'll never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to add

mr. pallone: mr. chairman, i rise to speak in favor of h.r. 986, the protecting americans with pre-existing conditions act, introduced by representative kuster from our committee. this legislation should not be necessary, but unfortunately the trump administration continues to take actions that undermine the health care of millions of americans, including the more than 133 million people woo pre-existing conditions. today we are here because the trump administration's proposed guidance last october that would allow states to expand and prop up short-term junk insurance plans, even providing taxpayer subsidies for those plans. in order to take this action the administration blatantly ignored the plain text of the affordable care act and gutted standards that states must meet in order to test insurance reforms. i believe the administration's action is illegal. sadly, this administration has never let the law get in the way of its goals. these efforts will without a doubt seriously undermine the health c

mrs.heney: wow, that was nice. as dick says, it is almost enough to make you want to run for office. mr. cheney: almost. almost. we are delighted to be back here tonight, and i have had the opportunity to visit the nixon library and museum on a number f occasions. i served in the knickson administration during the first -- nixon administration during the first term. i am always pleased to come back and visit this part of the world and be reminded of a very important time in our history. i was happy to be a part of his administration. we are here tonight, we probably should explain at the outset why we are here together. the fact is, i was born in lincoln, nebraska, and lynne was born in casper, wyoming. in 1954, when i was 13 years old, my dad moved the family to casper, wyoming. he had a choice between there or montana. and i am glad that he chose the way he did. we grew up together, and i took her out when she was 16, and we will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. [applause] mr. che

he summoned mr. mcgahn and mr. sessions to mar-a-lago where the president again,expre expressed his anger. he said he wanted mr. sessions to act as his fixer, undo his recusal and limit the scope of the investigation. mr. sessions too refused the preside president's orders. on june 17th, 2017, the president took his displeasure a step further. he called mr. mcgahn at home and directed him to order rod rosenstein to fire robert mueller. mueller has to go, the president barked, call me back when you do it. once again, mr. mcgahn refused. this time mr. mcgahn felt the president's behavior was so inappropriate that he said he would rather resign than trigger a constitutional crisis. in early 2018 after press reports described the president's attempt to force mr. mcgahn to remove the special counsel on his behalf, the president repeated his pattern. he summoned mr. mcgahn to his office and he got angry. quote, this story doesn't look good. you need to correct this. you're the white house counsel, close quote. what about

mr. jeffreys? aye. mr. sissolini? aye. mr. swalwell aye. >> mr. liu? aye. mr. rasken. aye. ms. shiapoll. miss determination votes aye. mr. correa. mr. correa votes aye. miss scanlon. aye. ms. garcia. aye. mr. nagoos. aye. ms. macbeth. aye. mr. stanton. aye. ms. dean. aye. ms. mccarsle-powell? aye. miss escobar? aye. mr. collins. no. mr. sensenbrenner. no. mr. shabot. no. >> mr. gomer. no. mr. jordan. no. mr. buck. no. mr. radcliffe. no. ms. roby. ms. roby votes no. mr. gates? mr. johnson. no. mr. biggs? no. mr. mcclint ok? no. ms. lessco. no. >> mr. rushenthaler. no. >> mr. klein? no. mr. arm strong votes no. mr. stuby votes no. >> has everyone who wishes to be recorded been recorded? has the gentleman from tennessee been recorded? has the gentleman from tennessee wish to be recorded? >> how does the tennessee wish to be recorded? >> mr. cohen votes aye. >> we have two more people coming in. >> mr. chairman. >> the gentleman from, the gentleman from georgia. after all the eloquent speeches today, i forgot, am i recorded? >> mr. colins, you're recorded as no. >> madam clerk, how

mr. hinkel. mr. hinkel: mr. chief justice, and may it please the court: the state advances a bold and novel proposition here, that it can excuse itself from the fourth amendment warrant requirement simply by enacting a statute saying that some of its -- that its citizens have consented to a search. here, that search is a blood draw, but there's no reason that similar statutes couldn't be enacted to authorize all manner of other searches. for example, a state could declare that driving on its roads constitutes consent to the installation of a gps tracking device on a person's vehicle, or consent to an officer scrolling through a person's cell phone if they happen to be stopped. now this court has never approved a search on the theory that -- that a search -- that consent can be deemed by operation of law. and that's because, under schneckloth, consent is a question of fact. chief justice roberts: is it -- it doesn't strike me immediately as that horrendous to allow the officers to look, not through the cell phone

mr. cox: mr. speaker, i'm honored to be here today to introduce my amendment to h.r. 9, the climate action now act. my amendment takes into consideration the various populations, regions, industries, and communities affected by climate change while reducing any possible impacts on american jobs. we all know that climate change has impacted countries, communities throughout our country and the world. over the past few years, we've seen the devastating effects on it on the waters of the caribbean sea, fueling powerful storms like hurricane maria, which devastated puerto rico and took the lives of close to 3,000 people and displacing another 300,000 from their homes. in my home state of california last year, it led to the deadliest wildfire season in history. according to the national climate assessment, rural communities, like the ones i serve, face challenging obstacles in responding to climate change because they are so highly dependent on natural resources. my constituents, the people of californ

mr. clay: mr. speaker, i thank the chairwoman for yielding and i rise today to enthusiastically support the consumers first act. a bill that returns the onsumer bureau to its intended role as a nonpartisan consumer watchdog that elevates the interests of the american taxpayers above those of special interests. the bureau was created by the dodd-frank wall street reform and consumer protection act following the financial crisis to ensure that americans have a regulator working solely on their behalf in order to protect them from predatory and abusive actors. under director richard cordray's leadership, the consumer bureau helped over 30 million consumers who were harmed and addressed over 1.2 million complaints about financial institutions. as the chairman of the subcommittee on housing, community development, and insurance, i am pleased to see that the critical legislation restores the supervisory and enforcement powers of the bureau's office tasked with combating discriminatory lending practices.

mr. sutton. mr. davis? >> good morning, chairman, ranking member thompson, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to provide a perspective on the current economic conditions for farmers of southwest georgia. i believe this situation reflects what crop producers across the southeast are currently experiencing. our family farm raises cotton, corn, along with hay and beef cattle in georgia. south georgia is one of the leading regions for both cotton and peanut production. the price outlook for these products is bleak and economic climate and agriculture makes it difficult for crop producers to remain viable. this economic situation is the result of multiple factors that have combined to create almost a perfect storm for farmers in most parts of the country. first, commodity prices have generally reflected the trend downward due to global supply demand situation, trade policy uncertainties, and strong crob yields and large production in other countries. second, most major crop producer r

mr. bond. mr. bond: mr. chief justice, and may it please the court: arbaugh's bright-line rule resolves this case. title vii's charge filing requirement is not jurisdictional because congress did not clearly state that it is. now, petitioner's primary submission that the court should manufacture exceptions to that clear statement rule based on inapposite doctrines. but the court should reject that for several reasons. first, those exceptions do not exist in this court's case law. second, adopting them would require blurring arbaugh's bright line and overturning decisions of this court. and, third, as i think has come up already, those exceptions would not apply here, in any event. now i'd like to touch on four particular points, but first, justice alito, the number you're looking for is approximately one percent per year of -- of cases that are successfully conciliated. the cite is in note 5 of our brief. the commission's web site details these statistics. now, the four topics i'd like to cover are, first, p

mr. buck. mr. buck votes no. mr. radcliffe. mr. radcliffe votes no. mr. gates votes no. mr. johnson of louisiana. mr. johnson of louisiana votes no. mr. biggs. mr. mcclintock votes ms. lesco. mr. klein? mr. klein votes no. mr. armstrong. mr. armstrong votes no . >> anyone who wishes to vote who hasn't voted? there are 21 ayes and 13 nos. the hearing is adjourned. >> you have been watching the how judiciary committee in which mcgahn was a no show. republicans arguing this was political theatrics and congressman nadler firmly saying our subpoenas will not be ignored. kasie hunt is still with us on capitol hill along with charlie sabbath correspondent and shane national political reporter for "new york times." kasie, let me go to you here. we may start to see some members coming out. clearly jerry nadler is putting a line in the sand here. he wants to see don mcgahn threatening a court fight. it seems like this is absolutely where this is headed next. >> it does, hallie. you'll see me jump out of the way here because we are waiting for members of the judiciary committee to come

mr. goose votes aye. mr. bath? mr. bath votes aye. mr. stanton? mr. stanton votes aye. miss dean votes aye. miss mccarsell powell votes aye. miss escobar votes aye. mr. collins? mr. collins votes no. mr. sitsenbrenner? mr. chavez votes no. mr. jordan votes no. mr. buck votes no. mr. ratcliffe? mr. ratcliffe >> as the judiciary committee continues their debate, we'll leave it here, return to live coverage of the house. set to vote on f.d.a.-related bills. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: mr. secretary. the secretary: i'm directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives messages in writing. the speaker pro tempore: proceedings will resume on questions previously postponed. votes will be taken in the following order. motions to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1503 and h.r. 1520. if ordered. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes. pursuant to clause of rule 20, the unfinished business is the

mr. green, for five minutes. mr. green: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, and still i rise. i rise today, mr. speaker, because there are some things that i must call to the attention of the congress. some news sources have indicated that somebody has said that we are in a crisis, a constitutional crisis. mr. speaker, i am that somebody. we are in a constitutional crisis. mr. speaker, we currently have the executive branch and the legislative branch in a standoff. a standoff because the president of the united states of america has refused to cooperate and has encouraged others to do so. refusing to allow subpoenas to be properly honored. subpoenas properly issued, i might add. he has indicated that he, as president, will continue to do so in his words and his deeds. so, mr. speaker, i still rise and i do so because there is a crisis. but i also do so because this obstruction of the president continues to this day. as i speak currently the president is engaged in obstruction. this polic

is local so that mr coleman. mr walker the political career i mean has started in the political party of the president in the times of forestry who from. both of them was moving the to put a hold on that other but by president bush and co and was on the part of the lists or. a political party. if there are. no he's working with mr studios because so i think if he is just a professional mercenary so to say a professional warrior who works for different masters well one of the masters you failed to mention was the ousted president viktor you know convicts he served in his government as well and believe it or not he was responsible for fighting corruption just for one year for one year he was appointed as the chief for french a corruption team and actually resigned because he. failed actually when the success in the environment was a pretty well but he still worked for the administration and from what i understand there is a law that prevents him or prevents the administration from appointing him in any civil capaci

mr. takano: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous material on h.r. 299, as amended. i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 299, the blue water navy vietnam veterans act of 2019, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 299, a bill to amend title 38, united states code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the republic of vietnam, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. takano, and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. roe, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. takano: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. takano: mr. speaker, for the second time in two years, this house h

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: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize capital worship which is a mission that is near and dear to my heart. for the past eight years pastor dan and his wife have ministered to members of congress, staff, and the capitol police. they share the love and gospel of jesus christ through weekly prayer services and bible studies. each year they host and produces the carols in the capitol business concert. the washington ammana prayer event commemorates when president george washington was sworn in at federal hall in new york city on april 30, 1789. president washington accompanied by congress proceeded to st. paul's chapel where one of his first official acts as president was offer prayers of dedication to god on behalf of america's -- to god on america's behalf. this is truly a remarkable

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from ennsylvania, mr. thompson. mr. thompson: 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 pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, it is an honor to recognize frederick william rusterberger of brownsville, texas. he served the majority of his professi

mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. scott: i rise today in support of this bill to improve access to quality health coverage, protect the affordable care act, and cut prescription drug costs for consumers. unfortunately, mr. speaker, the administration has consistently undermined quality, affordable coverage that americans have come to expect. and house republicans actually passed a bill last year that c.b.o. concluded would provide coverage for over 20 million fewer people, would increase premiums 20% the first year, would cover less and would jeopardize protections for those with pre-existing conditions. we can do better, and so, mr. speaker, i want to speak on one important provision of h.r. 987, which reverses the administration's attempt to proliferate the junk insurance plans. mr. speaker, for healthier younger americans, short-term junk plans may sound like a good idea. those, unfortunately, those policies will fail to

mr. takano: again, i want to thank mr. levin and mr. bilirakis for these necessary improvements to the transition assistance program. a testament to their work is the broad support they received from committee members for this bill. and i look forward to their future work on this as they continue to focus on and redefine the program. madam speaker, i ask my colleagues to join me in passing h.r. 2326 as amended. thank you, and i yield back the balance 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 and pass the bill, h.r. 2326, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. . 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 on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. takano: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five leg

mrs. beatty: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to express my deepest gratitude and to recognize the career of david p. blum for retiring as president and c.e.o. of ohio health after 36 years. he became president of grant medical center located in downtown columbus in my district. dave set out to make health care more access isible to underserved and diverse populations. providing care to our most at risk population was a focus of his for 30 years and 30 years ago. it is one that he has never lost. you see, mr. speaker, i he know that first hand because hi the opportunity to -- i know that first hand because i had the opportunity to witness his work. i am so honored he is with us today in the gallery. as president of the entire ohio health system for the past 17 years, dave has molded and elevated ohio health's commitment to all. all of the communities it served as the largest hospital system in central ohio. let me tell you what i have witnessed. when we talked about our babies and infant mortality, i remembe

mr. richmond votes yes. mr. jeffreys? mr. sicily knee votes aye. mr. swal well. mr. lieu? mr. lieu votes eyaye. mr. raskin votes aye. mr. eye ya pal votes aye. ms. democrat imings votes aye. ms. scan lynn votes aye. ms. garcia votes aye. mr. that goose votes aye. ms. mcbath votes aye. mr. stanton votes aye. ms. dean votes aye. ms. mccar sill powell votes aye. ms. escobar votes aye. mr. collins? mr. collins votes no. mr. sense burner. mr. sensen burner votes no. mr. go merit votes no. mr. jordan votes no. mr. buck? mr. rat cliff. mr. rat cliff votes no. ms. robey. mr. gates? mr. johnson of louisiana. mr. johnson of louisiana votes no. mr. biggs. mr. biggs votes no. mr. mcclintock. ms. lessco votes no. miss retshen tlaler votes ee ee. mr. stuby. mr. gates you are not recorded. mr. gates votes no. >> gentleman from georgia? >> yes. >> mr. johnson of georgia votes yes. >> gentle lady from florida? is there any member of the committee who wishes to vote who hasn't voted? clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, there are 22 ayes and 12 noes. >> the motion for consideration is adopted. t

mr. bishop: i yield four minutes to the gentleman from oklahoma, the sponsor of this bill, mr. cole. mr. cole: i thank my friend, the distinguished ranking member for yielding time and i thank the chairman and ranking member for their help in bringing this legislation forward. it could not have happened without both of their assistance. i rise today in support of h.r. 375 legislation that would amend the indian reorganization act of 1934 and reaffirm of the secretary to take land in trust. between the passage of the daw emp s act and indian reorganization act in 1934, independent lan land mass shrank by 86 million acres. since enactment, the department of interior has taken back 9 million acres of land into trust status. tribes have used their trust lands to build community facilities such as schools, health centers, housing that serve their tribal members and this is used for tribal enterprises and promotes communities that are underserved or poverty stricken. in 2009, the united states

mr. gomer? >> no. >> mr. jordan? mr. jordan votes no. mr. buck? mr. ratcliff? mr. ratcliff votes no. miss roby? mr. gates? mr. johnson of louisiana? mr. johnson of louisiana votes no. mr. biggs? mr. biggs votes no. mr. mcclintock? miss lesko? >> no. >> mr. rushenthaler votes no. mr. klein votes no. mr. armstrong? mr. armstrong votes no. mr. stevie? mr. gates you are now recorded. mr. gates votes no. >> gentleman from georgia? >> yes. >> mr. johnson of georgia votes yes. >> gentle lady from florida? >> she's already voted. >> any member of the committee who wishes to vote who hasn't voted? clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, there are 22 ayes and 12 nos. >> the motion for consideration is adopted. the clerk will report the committee report. >> resolution recommending that the house of representatives find william p. barr in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with the subpoena duly issued by the committee on the judiciary. >> without objection, committee report is scheduled as read and opened for amendment at any point. i will begin by recognizing myself in o

mr. zeldin: i thank mr. -- thank you, mr. speaker. i thank mr. mccaul for his statements and i agree with everything that was just stated as well as wanting to commend -- i have great respect for chairman engel and the bill's sponsor, ms. castor, and their intentions and advocacy, and i look forward to working with them on this issue and many others, because this is a very important issue for us to be working on both sides of the aisle, both the house and the senate. i have constituents, we all have constituents who want access to clean air and clean water. it's something that, whether you're representing a district in flint, michigan, or you're in tampa, florida, or the east end of long island, we all want to advocate for that for our constituents. i was concerned with the negotiation of the paris climate deal that there wasn't more discussion -- there wasn't any discussion in congress. there were no hearings and votes. there wasn't enough of an analysis done of the impact to the economy. there's a debate now over numbers. i wish it was flushed

mr. chairman? mr. chairman? mr. chairman -- >> you said you would stay -- and report the result. >> recognize the man from florida. >> the clerk will report the result. >> a privileged resolution. >> mr. chairman, there were 15 eyes -- >> mr. chairman, i appeal. >> that was on the table. >> the clerk will report the result. >> mr. chairman, number 15-i is 22 nos on the motion to table. >> the motion to table is not adopted. >> mr. chairman. >> wait. that was a motion to table -- >> mr. chairman, we didn't even get the results of the earlier vote. >> we just did. >> mr. chairman? [ banging gavel ] >> mr. chairman? >> motion to table is not adopted. >> mr. chairman -- >> the next item on the agenda was mr. gates. >> i need to apologize, gentlemen. >> for an amendment. the motion to table was not adopted. >> i have an amendment -- >> well, maybe a flavor of what you'll see and here tomorrow. that's the house judiciary committee meeting today. they will hear from the attorney general tomorrow, beginning at

mr. neal: thank you, dr. rouse. dr. robinson. dr. robinson: good morning. i'm dr. loren robinson, the deputy secretary for health promotion and disease promotion within the pennsylvania department of health. 'm a physician trained in both internal and pediatrics. i want to thank chairman neal and ranking member brady and the members of the committee for hosting this hearing. i'd also like to thank ms. felix for giving her testimony today because so much of my story over the last month has been reflected in her words. three weeks ago i was promoted to the rank of mother myself and -- thank you. it's thanks to my mother who is watching my is on today that i can be here. in pennsylvania, we have aligned programming to federal outcome measures to increase access to quality, prenatal to postpartum care, all of which are critical to reducing pregnancy related complications and maternal morbidity and mortality. while many people know pennsylvania and know about philadelphia and pittsburgh, our s

mr. mccaul: thank you, sir. i yield back. mr. engel: thank you. mr. deutch. mr. deutch: thank you, mr. chairman. thanks, ambassador jeffrey, for testifying to your service to our country, we're grateful. as i told you when you appeared before the middle east subcommittee last fall, many of us were encouraged by your employment, the syrian conflict has led to the deaths of half a million people, displaced people, created a humanitarian crisis that's destabilized neighboring countries in the region. likely for decades to come. the war created a vacuum that allowed iran to expand its influence around the middle east and threaten israel and since its military intervention in 2015, russia has used its foothold in syria to assert its interesting throughout the region, expand its political, military and economic influence, attempt to reclaim its status as a great power, offer itself as an alternative to the united states leadership. but -- and because of russian and iranian assistance, the assad regime has remained in power, continues its assault on syrian, including re

>> aye. >> mr. jeffreys votes aye. mr. cicilline votes aye. mr. swalwell? >> aye. >> mr. lieu? mr. lu votes aye. ms. democrings votes aye. ms. a ray ya? >> aye. >> ms. scan lop? >> aye. >> ms. garcia? >> aye. >> mr. ga goose votes aye? ms. mcbeth votes aye. mr. stanton? >> aye. >> mr. stanton votes aye. ms. dean? >> aye. >> ms. dean votes aye. >> ms. mccarsal-powell? >> aye. >> ms. escobar? >> aye. >> mr. collins? >> no. >> mr. collins votes no. mr. sensen parener? >> no. >> mr. shabot? >> no. >> mr. gomer. >> no. >> mr. jordan? >> no. >> mr. buck? >> no. >> mr. radcliffe? >> no. >> ms. robi? >> no. >> mr. gates? mr. johnson of louisiana? >> no. >> mr. johnson of louisiana votes no. mr. biggs. mr. biggs votescclintok? no. >> mr. cline? >> no. >> mr. armstrong? mr. armstrong votes no. >> mr. stubbe? mr. stubbe votes no. >> has everyone who wishes to be recorded been recorded? has the gentleman from tennessee been recorded? does the gentleman from -- how does the gentleman from tennessee wish to be recorded? >> votes aye. >> gentleman from georgia? >> after the speeches today, i forg

mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's actions. majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion's agreed to. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar 2001. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. the presiding officer: all those in favor say aye. all those opposed. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary. daniel p. collins of california to be united states circuit judge for the ninth circuit. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motio