mrs. maloney. mrs. maloney: mr. speaker, we had other speakers scheduled from new york, but they are not on the floor now. so i would just like to say in closing that this is a critically important legislation. i can speak from personal experience having represented new york during and after 9/11 that after 9/11 you could not even build a hot dog stand. all construction stopped. no one could get any insurance. the only insurance available was from lloyd's of london, and it was incredibly expensive and people could not afford it. we lost thousands and thousands of jobs. it happened also -- but when we came together and started to rebuild not only new york but the pentagon and pennsylvania, i would say of all the programs that this body put forward, and there were many, and i thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their support, i truly believe that this particular one was certainly the most important in helping new york rebuild and rebound. and i want to add that it did not cost our taxpayers one single d

mrs. maloney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. maloy: i ask unanimous consent to insert my statement in the record that the house should be voting on proposals that create jobs and accelerate economic growth. instead the only thing the republicans have accelerated around here is their attacks on a woman's constitutional rights and health care. the speaker pro tempore: the chair advises members that although a unanimous consent request to insert remarks in debate may comprise a simple declarative statement of the members' attitude toward the pending measure elbellishments beyond that standard constitute debate and can become an imhe position on the time of the member who has yielded for that purpose. the chair will entertain as many requests to insert as may be necessary to accommodate members, but the chair also must ask members to cooperate by confining such remarks to the proper form. the gentlewoman from colorado. ms. degette: thank madam speaker. i'm now pleased to yield to the democratic leader for purposes of national securi

mrs. carolyn maloney, mr. poe of texas, ms. mccollum and mr. yoho. mr. speaker, there is no higher duty or responsibility of government than to protect children from violence and predatory behavior. we have a duty to protect the weakest and the most vulnerable. the international megan's law to prevent demand for child sex trafficking, or h.r. 515, will protect children from sex tourism by notifying countries when convicted pedophiles plan to travel. to protect american children, the bill encourages the president to use bilateral agreements and assistance to establish reciprocal notification so we'll know when convicted child sex offenders are coming here. mr. speaker, i actually got the idea of international megan's law in a conversation with a trafficking in persons delegation from thailand ri a meeting in my office in 2007. i asked the thai officials what would they do if we were to notify them of travel by a convicted pedophile. each of the dozen officials said they would bar entry into their nation of such a predator. today will mark the third time i

mr. maloney. mr. maloney:amendment xxi section 1 the eighteenth article of amendment to the constitution of the united states is hereby repealed. section 2 the transportation or importation into any state territory, or possession of the united states for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof is hereby prohibited. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. pittenger. mr.section 3 pittenger:this article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the constitution by conventions in the several states, as provided in the constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the states by the congress. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentlewoman from texas, ms. johnson. ms. johnson:amendment xxii section 1 no person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice, and no person who has held the office of president, or acted as president, for more than two years of a te

mrs. maloney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. maloy: i ask unanimous consent to insert my statement in the record that the house should be voting on proposals that create jobs and accelerate economic growth. instead the only thing the republicans have accelerated around here is their attacks on a woman's constitutional rights and health care. the speaker pro tempore: the chair advises members that although a unanimous consent request to insert remarks in debate may comprise a simple declarative statement of the members' attitude toward the pending measure elbellishments beyond that standard constitute debate and can become an imhe position on the time of the member who has yielded for that purpose. the chair will entertain as many requests to insert as may be necessary to accommodate members, but the chair also must ask members to cooperate by confining such remarks to the proper form. the gentlewoman from colorado. ms. degette: thank madam speaker. i'm now pleased to yield to the democratic leader for purposes of national securi

mrs. maloney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized for two minutes. mrs. maloney: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise in opposition. we've been promised thousands of jobs. but the u.s. state department estimates that this will create only 35 permanent jobs. yes, there will be construction jobs, but they're not permanent. they're for a year. maybe two years. but let's be clear about what we are getting with keystone. a dirty and dangerous pipeline, running through the heart of our country, which will help canadian, canadian oil companies export, export their oil to the -- and it happens to be the filthiest possible energy form. i would like to say that if we put the same time and energy into a transportation bill as we have to this canadian pet project, we could upgrade our crumbling roads and bridges, expand our mass transit system provide a huge boost to the american economy and create jobs in almost every single congressional district in this country. thousands and thousands of permanent jobs in our good country. we don't need another

mrs. maloney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized for two minutes. mrs. maloney: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise in opposition. we've been promised thousands of jobs. but the u.s. state department estimates that this will create only 35 permanent jobs. yes, there will be construction jobs, but they're not permanent. they're for a year. maybe two years. but let's be clear about what we are getting with keystone. a dirty and dangerous pipeline, running through the heart of our country, which will help canadian, canadian oil companies export, export their oil to the -- and it happens to be the filthiest possible energy form. i would like to say that if we put the same time and energy into a transportation bill as we have to this canadian pet project, we could upgrade our crumbling roads and bridges, expand our mass transit system provide a huge boost to the american economy and create jobs in almost every single congressional district in this country. thousands and thousands of permanent jobs in our good country. we don't need another

mrs. maloney: thank you, and i thank my good friend and colleague for her leadership on this issue and so many others. i want to commend the republican and democratic leadership for bringing to the floor a large number of bipartisan bills to address the problem of human trafficking. i particularly want to thank judge poe for his enlightened leadership. he has brought a -- an informed, intelligent, effective focus on this crime and brought new momentum that is helping this country address it. i thank the bipartisan women's caucus that has made this goal this common goal of attacking the exploitation of children as a joint priority for our caucus and for this congress. it is an important way to mark the human trafficking week and this modern day form of slavery happens all across the world and we don't like to admit it it is happening right here in america and it's happening in our small cities, our big cities, every state, every race, creed, and color. and there are no reliable estimates but by some accounts there are as many as two million minors trafficked within the u.s. alone. . when t

mrs. maloney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is co f t minutes. mrs. maloney: i rise in opposition to this rule. after all the talk by our republican friends about focusing their efforts on jobs and growing the economy, so far their rhetoric does not match their record. last week we took up a pipeline bill that according to the state department would only create 34 jobs, and the bill that we have on the pipeline today probably won't create one single job. but what it will do, it will make it easier to damage the environment. and the majority has also introduced six anti-choice bills in the past seven days. and what all these bills have in common is that they will not create one single american job. instead of a jobs agenda the majority seems bound and determined to attack women's rights, to take away a woman's constitutional right to make for herself the most private and personal and intimate decisions. so now we're taking up this bill, h.r. 34 which is based on the insulting belief that women are incapable and unprepared to make decisions about their o

mrs. maloney: i ask unanimous consent to place my statement in opposition to this amendment and others that play politics with the security and safety of america. i ask unanimous consent to place it in the record. the chair: without objection. ms. lofgren: i yield to my colleague and compatriot on the judiciary committee, the gentlelady from texas, 1.5 minutes, a minute and a half. the chair: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank you madam chair. and the ranking member for his leadership. this is a full force assault on immigrants. it is an assault on the integrity of this nation that was built upon the investment and the love of this country by immigrants from all over the world. and as i look to the landscape of what we now confront 2,000 dead in nigeria by boko haram, little girls dressed with suicide bombs and homeland security being held hostage by the assault on immigration. let me say to you that the constitution has given the president the authority under the take care provision. and so this assault of amendments trying to chip away at

mr. maloney. mr. maloney:amendment xxi section 1 the eighteenth article of amendment to the constitution of the united states is hereby repealed. section 2 the transportation or importation into any state territory, or possession of the united states for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof is hereby prohibited. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. pittenger. mr.section 3 pittenger:this article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the constitution by conventions in the several states, as provided in the constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the states by the congress. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentlewoman from texas, ms. johnson. ms. johnson:amendment xxii section 1 no person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice, and no person who has held the office of president, or acted as president, for more than two years of a te

mr. maloney. >> the gentleman is recognized. >> i ask unanimous consent>> to insert my statement in the record that the house should be voting on proposals that create jobs and help accelerate economic growth. instead the only thing the republicans have accelerated is there a tax on a woman's constitutional right and health care. >> i advise never said that although the unanimous consent request to insert march in debate may comprise a simple clarity of statement of the members'attitude towards the member embellishment constitute debate, and could become an imposition on the time of the number who has yielded for that purpose. the chair will entertain as many requests to insert as may be necessary to accommodate numbers, but the chair also must ask members to cooperate by confining such remarks to be proper form. the gentlewoman from colorado is recognized. >> i am now pleased to yield for the>> democratic leader for the purposes of unanimous consent request, ms. pelosi. >> thank you madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent to instruct my statement in the record that the house, instead of acting

mrs. maloney. mrs. maloney: and brooklyn. mr. crowley: and brooklyn. mrs. y: i thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership in so many ways. i thank the leader of the democratic party for leading us in our tribute to the great governor. we appreciate your support of mario cuomo on the floor. it seems only fitting and proper for us to pay tribute to the late mario cuomo in this historic chamber, here with some of the most powerful and eloquent speakers in our nation's history have changed the course of human events, not with swords but with words and ideas. mario cuomo, the former governor of new york, the liberal lion of the empire state, the conscience of the democratic party, and a cherished friend had few peers when it came to making the power of ideas and ideals irresistible forces for good. his faith, his passion, his values, and his unique gifts produced in him a -- an unrivaled ability to articulate the flight, defend the right and engage the hopes of ordinary citizens. i had the great fortune to be i had the great fortune of being a delega

mrs. maloney: i ask unanimous consent to place my statement in opposition to this amendment and others that play politics with the security and safety of america. i ask unanimous consent to place it in the record. the chair: without objection. ms. lofgren: i yield to my colleague and compatriot on the judiciary committee, the gentlelady from texas, 1.5 minutes, a minute and a half. the chair: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank you madam chair. and the ranking member for his leadership. this is a full force assault on immigrants. it is an assault on the integrity of this nation that was built upon the investment and the love of this country by immigrants from all over the world. and as i look to the landscape of what we now confront 2,000 dead in nigeria by boko haram, little girls dressed with suicide bombs and homeland security being held hostage by the assault on immigration. let me say to you that the constitution has given the president the authority under the take care provision. and so this assault of amendments trying to chip away at

mrs. carolyn maloney, mr. poe of texas, ms. mccollum and mr. yoho. mr.speaker, there is no higher duty or responsibility of government than to protect children from violence and predatory behavior. we have a duty

mrs. maloney: mr. speaker in 2014 the american economy had the strongest job growth it's had since 1997.t's 15 years ago. we have had -- added private sector jobs growth for 50 straight months. that's the longest stretch on record, and our economy has once again become the envy of the world. inflation is tame, gas prices are low, the deficit is falling and the stock market is up. consumers' sentiment is now at the highest level since the early years of 2007. the economic outlook looks good but it could and should be better. this success has been the -- based on sound public policy. if we stop the politicking and work together we can make our growing economy work for all americans. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire seek recognition? mr. guenta: 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. guinta: i rise in opposition to the president's continued use of executive action to by

mrs. maloney: i ask unanimous consent to place my statement in opposition to this amendment and others that play politics with the security and safety of america. i ask unanimous consent to place it in the record. the chair: without objection. ms. lofgren: i yield to my colleague and compatriot on the judiciary committee, the gentlelady from texas, 1.5 minutes, a minute and a half. the chair: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank you madam chair. and the ranking member for his leadership. this is a full force assault on immigrants. it is an assault on the integrity of this nation that was built upon the investment and the love of this country by immigrants from all over the world. and as i look to the landscape of what we now confront 2,000 dead in nigeria by boko haram, little girls dressed with suicide bombs and homeland security being held hostage by the assault on immigration. let me say to you that the constitution has given the president the authority under the take care provision. and so this assault of amendments trying to chip away at

mr. chairman. welcome esteemed colleague. i would like to revisit the question by congresswoman maloney regarding the national housing trust fund. i heard you when you said that it would be hard when making the decision after which projects to fund. my question to you is when would that money make it out there. any discussions with those two agencies? >> i i have not had discussions with them about the application of funding. that is their decision to make. decisions about the capitol fund. they make a a decision about the housing trust fund side of the. so those are their decisions to make. >> do you have any idea as to when this money was spent? >> i can tell you that because the process that we followed to iraq's fannie and freddie to start setting aside the funds in january of 2,015 and and at the end of 2,015 if circumstances don't reverse than the monies will be allocated into the trust fund in the capitol magnet fund that can be used. it would be 2016 at the earliest. >> is part of the public nations fannie mae and freddie mac maintain a duty to serve the housing market and support of for a while housing preservation. f