mr. ferguson: good afternoon. thank you for the introduction and thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for joining us on a beautiful afternoon where you could be out playing frisbee. i am excited to be moderating this distinguished panel. when you come to think of it, we have some amazing expertise here on the platform. we have a former national security advisor who really was the mastermind behind the securityof national strategy in 2018. we will talk about his contribution to that. left, larry diamond whose recent role is the editor of major report of chinese influence operations. is ms.,y immediate left -- ms. ali, who has been the leading credit of fundamentalism and she also happens to be my wife. [laughter] but let me reassure you -- [applause] there will be no softball questions. [laughter] begin with a quote. this is the first time we have appeared together on stage. we have put it off. i want to begin on a more serious note. i want to quote from one of the grandmasters of strategic and american foreign policy.

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mr. ferguson, is recognized for one inute. mr. ferguson: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor dr. george dillard whose leadership and guidance have made him a valuable member of our community in the third district of it georgia in peachtree city. this is the second he's joined me here in the nation's capital to pray for the members of the house, representatives, and we are extremely grateful that he did just that. georgia's been a vitally important part of the third district for over 25 years. since he and his family moved to peachtree city to serve at the peachtree city christian church where he still serves to this day. george has been married to his wife since 1988. they have three children, one grandchild, and george and his family do live in testimony peachtree city, georgia. this is not a -- there is not a week that goes by where george isn't a visible and part of the community. the love he's shown his parishioners and neighbors is unparalleled and i'm honored to have him here with me today as he prays for our nation. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tem

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mr. ferguson, drew ferguson said about making a choice. people make a choice to live in pebble beach but also make a choice to move to salinas to work in the fields looking for opportunity but unfortunately it's a very, pensive place to live, not just in pebble beach but the salinas valley, san juan valley. in fact, in monterey county the median household price is $600,000. in santa cruz, the median is $937,000. and so we've been taking advantage of the s.a.l.t. deduction. there is no doubt about it. it's helped out tremendously. before the s.a.l.t. cap was lowered in monterey county, 53,000 families took that deduction for an average of over $15,000. in santa cruz county the deduction was even higher with 47,000 families and taking an average deduction of $18,000. so we are one of those states that -- one of those communities that clearly relied not just benefited but relied on that deduction in order to live in that place, be it to live there in pebble beach or the salinas valley. i apologize if you've already answered these questions. i

bradley ferguson of may beland -- of mainland regional high school was recently selected as a united states presidential scholar. mr. van drew: the united states presidential scholar program was ounded in 1964 and since, it has honored over 7,500 graduates and high school seen yors for academic -- seniors for academic achievement and contributions to their communities. 121 u.s. presidential scholars are honored annually. for their academic excellence and their service. and i'm so excited that bradley is representing south jersey with his great achievement. all the young people being honored with this award are proof that education brings forth excellence. bradley, congratulations for your accomplishment. i can't wait to see whatever your future's going to hold. but we all know you are going to achieve greatness. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life of my constituent and friend. on july 4, he passed away at the age of 82 in alb