ms. adams died. today i would like to remember ms. adams. the second person who passed away in december and because of breaks and everything else i couldn't get this together, that is laura eli. she was born in china january 7, 1933, and second child and only daughter in her family. her father emigrated in 1921 where he worked as a cook and later opened a restaurant. in 1949 she and her brother joined her father in san francisco. her mother and young brother followed suit in 1952. i didn't realize the connection but alex was a classmate of mine in school. he she had very little schooling. thanks to a large part to pair tutoring from chinatown youth club where she met the man she eventually married and the late historian and former long life friend. outgoing and up beat laurel enjoyed drama and good food especially when shared with friends all of whom shared her kindness generosity and she gave to many organizations in the community including the chinese society of america, chinese culture center, chinese for affirmative action and friends of

now pleased to yield to one of our distinguished new members the gentlelady from north carolina, ms. adams, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: t genewanronoh rona recognized for 1 1/2 minutes -- ms. degette: two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: two minutes. ms. adams: absolutely outrageous, that's the attempt to appeal roe v. wade on the 42nd anniversary is, absolutely outrageous. a blatant attack on women and their families. their first attempt h.r. 36 failed because women of both parties spoke out to let our male republican colleagues know they've gone too far. the women of this house know that a woman cannot call herself free who does not own or control her own body. we are free, madam speaker. here we go again. h.r. 7, another attempt to attack women's rights. it especially impacts women of color. not on my watch. women of the house, let's do it again. let's prevent this legislation from moving forward and let's vote no. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlela yldsa. the gentlewoman from colorado reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. pitts: madam

ms. adams: well -- 20 years. ms. adams: well respected, a leader in her church and community and someone who valued all people. genuinely concerned for the welfare of each student, she truly believed that if given the opportunity and resources, every tchiled could seed -- every child could succeed. she left an indelible impression on her community and state and for her many tireless efforts, on behalf of children, i join with her parents, freddie and former state representative mary, and all the citizens of our state in honoring shonda's memory and her legacy. madam speaker i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you madam speaker. today i stand in solidarity with the people of france. and my thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims of the ruthless terrorist attack that happened in paris yesterday. this rampage w

now pleased to yield to one of our distinguished new members the gentlelady from north carolina, ms. adams, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: t genewanronoh rona recognized for 1 1/2 minutes -- ms. degette: two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: two minutes. ms. adams: absolutely outrageous, that's the attempt to appeal roe v. wade on the 42nd anniversary is, absolutely outrageous. a blatant attack on women and their families. their first attempt h.r. 36 failed because women of both parties spoke out to let our male republican colleagues know they've gone too far. the women of this house know that a woman cannot call herself free who does not own or control her own body. we are free, madam speaker. here we go again. h.r. 7, another attempt to attack women's rights. it especially impacts women of color. not on my watch. women of the house, let's do it again. let's prevent this legislation from moving forward and let's vote no. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlela yldsa. the gentlewoman from colorado reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. pitts: madam

ms. adams: thank you madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent to insert my statement in the record that the house should vote for bigger paychecks and bigger infrastructure instead of attacking women's access to health care. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. slaughter: madam ear, i seto yield to congresswoman chu from california for unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman fralifa is recnid. ms. chu: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert my statement in the record that the house should vote for bigger paychecks and better infrastructure instead of attacking women's access to health care. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. slaughter: madam speaker, i yield to congresswoman tsongas from massachusetts for unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewanromahutt recognized. ms. tsongas: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert my statement in the record that the house should vote for bigger paychecks and better infrastructure instead of

ms. adams: as the 100th woman in the congress, i'll do the same in the u.s. house and the fight begins with speaking against this bill. women's health decisions are personal, should be between a woman, her family, her doctor, not the north carolina house, not the u.s. house. h.r. 36 would add barriers for women who often face complicated heartbreaking circumstances. i join other women who adamantly oppose this bill including many of my republican colleagues. today i stand with senators representatives and activists in delivering 150,000 american signatures opposing this bill and i respectively urge my colleagues not to support this legislation. a woman cannot call herself free who does not own or control her own body. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from south calina seekecn? . without objection the gentleman from south carolina is recognized for one minute. >> i rise today to recognize and honor an american hero. mr. william trammell was born january 28 1920. a lif

fry asked me in the light of the 2 henry adams and other projects we're seung change in status he asked me to meet with the owner of the project sponsor i met with ms. todd and in contrast to what happened at the 2 henry adams this is exactly the opposite i was 0 so expressed that the commitment the owner has to maintain the building and put together a business plan voluntarily this code for america is an interesting organization the fact they've lowered their rent to make sure they've stayed in the building and the way the building is used now is as i mean it's talk about the sgribt the inside of building is the same as it's been for the entire life and the commitment of the owner to own earthquake interesting and historical buildings and maintain and upgrade them say the kind of thing we should definitely support i think we should wholeheartedly endorse this request. >> will you make a motion. >> i'll make a motion to approve this. >> commissioners is there a motion and a second on that motion mr. byrd commissioner johnck commissioner johns commissioner matsuda commissioner pearlman commissioner wolfram president hasz so moved, commissioners, tha

fry asked me in the light of the 2 henry adams and other projects we're seung change in status he asked me to meet with the owner of the project sponsor i met with ms. todd and in contrast to what happened at the 2 henry adams this is exactly the opposite i was 0 so expressed that the commitment the owner has to maintain the building and put together a business plan voluntarily this code for america is an interesting organization the fact they've lowered their rent to make sure they've stayed in the building and the way the building

ms. adams: thank you mr. speaker. i rise today as a voice for the thousands of human trafficking victims both abroad and in this country. sadly these voiceless victims are often beaten and starved and forced to work as prostitutes or take jobs as migrant and domestic workers. time and time again we hear terrible stories of violence and death and trauma against innocent men, women and children who have been trafficked through organized crime rings and even terrorist organizations. as a member of congress, we must stand up for justice and human dignity. the bills we're considering today will improve collaboration between government agencies, cut down on human trafficking and better protect victims. ending human trafficking is a bipartisan issue that must remain a priority. our country was founded upon the notion of equality and justice for all. and that's why i co-sponsored a bipartisan bill with my north carolina republican colleague, mr. walker. the human trafficking detection act prioritizes training for the preventi

adams and members of the delcation, ms. kaptur, mr. chabot, mr. tiberi, mr. ryan, mr. turner, mr. jordan, mr. latta, ms. fudge mr. gibbs, mr. johnson, mr. renacci, mr. stivers mrs. beatty, mr. joyce and mr. wenstrup. the committee will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. >> madam clerk, the speaker-elect john a. boehner, representative from ohio state and the escort committee. ms. pelosi: my colleagues of the united states house of representatives, it is a high honor to welcome you and your families to the 114th congress t to our newest members, it is a special pleasure to give you an exceptional welcome and congratulations. welcome to our newest members. as was indicated by the vote, many of our colleagues from the state of new york are not with us because they are attending the funeral of governor mario cuomo. i extend condolences to our colleagues from the state of new york and have extended the sympathies of many in this body to governor cuomo's widow and to his family. as an italian american, i'm especially proud of his leadership and send sympat

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