ms. brown: thanks. good morning, everyone. i'm congresswoman shontel brown of ohio's 119 quongal district. i want to let folks know i am the daughter of parents who are seniors. the proud aunt of six, great aunt of two. my siblings, one has a childcare center and one is an aspiring entrepreneur, but also a labor union worker. i say all that because i think it's important to know who we are and how these policies are impacting people across the country. i am proud to be here with my women's caucus colleagues to call out donald trump and elon musk and their all out assault on women and families across america. so what's really going on here? they claim that all of this chaos and confusion is about finding waste, fraud, and abuse. elon musk isn't finding waste, he's blocking spending he doesn't personally agree with. elon musk isn't finding fraud, he is recklessly assessing sensitive payment systems and our personal data. elon musk isn't finding abuse, he's blatantly breaking laws with no transparency or accountability. dare i wou

ms. brown yes. as far as the cold cases when when like our murders are down and they're down significantly so that actually gives us more time to work on those cold cases. you know your case you have an assigned retired person but it does give us more time to work on those cold cases. so i know a little tennis enders in the homicide unit are working on a lot of unsolved and cold cases because our homicide rate is significantly down from what it has been. yeah, i spoke with my investigator today. he's he's having surgery or had surgery so he's going to be out so i will just wondering he usually calls me often to let me know whether there's something going on with the case. but since like you said, the crime is down, maybe someone can help him help with our unsolved homicides so that so that cases can be solved since the crime is down again. so and with that thank you. the 14th is my birthday. your just want to tell everyone on the 14th february 14th. thank you. i line item nine presentation and discu

ms. brown. >> brown notes no -- i'm sorry, yes. yes. voting no to table. >> ms. brown votes no. ms. have advancebury. >> i vote no to a motion that would table a subpoena for elon musk. it's out of order to discuss what the motion is? ok, guys. >> it's out of order. >> order, order, order. all right. let's go. >> ms. stansberry votes no. mr. garcia. mr. garcia votes no. mr. frost. mr. frost votes no. ms. lee. ms. lee votes no. mr. kazar. >> no on the motion to table our motion to have elon musk give this committee. >> mr. kazar votes no. ms. crockett. >> no on giving the american people the transparency that they deserve -- >> demagoguery again! >> ms. crockett votes no. ms. randle. ms. randle votes no. mr. subermuno votes no. ms. ansary votes no. mr. bell. mr. bell. ms. simon. ms. simon votes no. mr. min. >> mr. min votes no. ms. presley votes no. ms. to leave. >> i decided to put my residence before elon musk, and i vote no. >> mr. tlab votes no. >> how am i recorded? mr. chairman, how am i recorded? >> mr. timmons is not recorded. >> aye. >> how am i recorded? representative perr

torres of new york, ms. brown of ohio, mr. stanton of arizona, mr. tokuda of hawaii. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a message. the clerk: to the congress of the united states, section 202-d of the national emergency act 15 united states code 1522-d provides for the automatic determination of a national emergency unless prior to the anniversary of the declaration the president publishes in the federal record and transmits to the congress the notice stating the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. in accordance with this provision, i sent to the federal register for publication the enclosed notice stating the national emergency with respect to the situation and situation in burma declared in 14014 of february 10 is to continue beyond february 10, 2025 and the situation in burma and particularly the february coupe over which they overthrew the government of burma and unjustly and detained government leaders, politicians, human rights defenders, journalists and religion leaders, thereby rejecting the will of the people

ms. brown. >> brown notes no -- i'm sorry, yes. yes. voting no to table. >> ms. brown votes no. ms. have advancebury. >> i vote no to a motion that would table a subpoena for elon musk. it's out of order to discuss what the motion is? ok, guys. >> it's out of order. >> order, order, order. all right. let's go. >> ms. stansberry votes no. mr. garcia. mr. garcia votes no. mr. frost. mr. frost votes no. ms. lee. ms. lee votes no. mr. kazar. >> no on the motion to table our motion to have elon musk give this committee. >> mr. kazar votes no. ms. crockett. >> no on giving the american people the transparency that they deserve -- >> demagoguery again! >> ms. crockett votes no. ms. randle. ms. randle votes no. mr. subermuno votes no. ms. ansary votes no. mr. bell. mr. bell. ms. simon. ms. simon votes no. mr. min. >> mr. min votes no. ms. presley votes no. ms. to leave. >> i decided to put my residence before elon musk, and i vote no. >> mr. tlab votes no. >> how am i recorded? mr. chairman, how am i recorded? >> mr. timmons is not recorded. >> aye. >> how am i recorded? representative perr

ms. brown: thank you, congressman ivey, for organizing this special order hour. i rise in support of more than 9,000 federal workers in my district and their dedicated colleagues across the country. make no mistake. president trump, an unelect -- president trump, and unelected billionaire elon musk are waging an all-out assault on federal workers. in just two weeks, they've managed unlawful union busting, budget freezing and civil servant layoffs all designed to intimidate, weaken and dismantle our federal work force. this isn't just an attack on federal employees. it's an attack on all of us. in northeast ohio, federal workers process social security checks for seniors. they are doctors and nurses, caring for veterans. they are t.s.a. agents and air traffic controllers who keep us safe when we fly. and they are researchers developing new technologies at nasa glen. these are hardworking, honorable public servants who deserve our respect, not threats, and not pink slips. let's be clear. this reckless effort to push federal workers out isn't about right-sizing gove

do you believe that dismantling the department of education would help us fulfill the promises of brown? ms. nelson: absolutely not. it would be counter to the very premise of brown. the department of education began because we recognized the need for there to be national standards and national oversight of our public education system and for there to be a federal apparatus to enforce our federal civil rights laws as they pertain to education and other laws. rep. lee: thank you. how do you think, if at all, do these conservative policies or proposals make our students more competitive, improve the global standing of the united states, or prepare our students to enter emerging careers, or ensure that our students will be prepared to address the significant challenges on the horizons? ms. nelson: no, to the extent that these conservative policies attack diversity, equity, and inclusion, basic principles of fairness, those are america last policies. those are not policies that will advance our students to become competitive in an increasingly global marketplace, in an increasingly global econo