ms. chu. ms. chu please place your -- ms. chu: please place your hand on your heart. 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: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection. >> mr. speaker, one of the most abusive government overreaches in our nation's history is happening right now under our watch. mr. williams: operation choke point began quietly last year for president obama and the justice department to strangle businesses they no longer support. by forcing banks to cut sporting gun stores, these business owners have no recourse. once again, program is circumventing the legal process that was set in place to set the

ms. chu here. is the ethics commission here? health service system? ah, [speaker not understood] is here. okay. >> so, catherine dodd, health service system. the mission of the health service system is dedicated to preserving and improving sustainable quality health benefits and enhancing the well-being of retirees and their families. it's governed by health service board which is made up of three elected members and four appointed members. the primary responsibilities include purchasing and administering over $737 million in health benefit contracts and keeping in compliance with state and federal law for four different employers. as you can see on this slide. we also devise and implement strategies [speaker not understood] while maintaining fiscal health of the city and three other employers. and we administer [speaker not understood] benefits for well over 109,000 covered lives. the mayor has actually identified in the mayor's budget summary the importance of cost savings of the health service system has achieved over the past few years in terms of

ms. chu, come up. i should say former supervisor chu. >> thank you. good morning. we're just going to set up the audiovisual -- visual, i should say. a little of technical difficulties. we'll do the overhead instead. thank you very much to the budget and finance committee for having me here today. i did want to spend just a quick minute before i begin with the presentation to introduce my team to you. i'm joined today by douglas legg who is my deputy director overseeing operations in my organization. i am also joined today by deputy director gigi whitly who oversees administrative functions in my organization. so, we have a very brief thorough presentation for you. the first slide we want to go through is talking about our essential functions in the organization. i think we have been before you before to talk all our general duties. but for the most part we think it is just important to continue to share this information as we go out with members of the public and share the course of our work. we, as you know, are responsible for valuing all the taxable property in

. >> the chair thanks the gentleman recognizes the gentleman from california ms. chuminutes. >> thank you. director comey i'm concerned about the individuals who have been placed on the watch lists such as the no-fly list and placed their base on incorrect information. the consequences for wrongful inclusion on the no-fly list can be devastating. people are stigmatized as terrorist barred from commercial flight altogether detained and interrogated and subject to long-term investigation. these people may lose the ability to maintain employment that requires travel or because the government shares information about individuals inclusion on the watch list with a prospective employer. watch list entries have a high areas like the doj inspector general reports through the most recent 2014 ig report suggests that there are concerns regarding the agency's processes and procedures. the report found redundant and inefficient processes that clog the system and says the fbi average is 44 businesses to add suspect did terror suspects referred by their agencies but it takes twice

ms. chu: every day it's becoming more difficult to vote. today it's nearly one year after the supreme court's shelby decision, which gutted provisions of the voting rights act. states quickly moved to restrict voting rights. in fact, hours after shelby, texas announced its voter i.d. law would be implemented immediately. thank goodness the federal court blocked it. without these protections, minority communities would be disproportionately affected. the voting rights act ensured equal access to the ballot box and it protected voters like rose thompson. rose is 79 years old and voted all her life but this november she'll be likely to be turned away. she was born at home in jackson, mississippi, and never received a birth certificate. so she can't obtain a voter i.d. as her state requires. without an i.d., rose loses a fundamental right that was guaranteed to all americans. now is the time for action. i urge my colleagues to support the bipartisan voting rights amendment act and restore our ability to have a voice in this democracy. the speak

. >> the chair thanks the gentleman recognizes the gentleman from california ms. chunutes. >> thank you. director comey i'm concerned about the individuals who have been placed on the watch lists such as the no-fly list and placed their base on incorrect information. the consequences for wrongful inclusion on the no-fly list can be devastating. people are stigmatized as terrorist barred from commercial flight altogether detained and interrogated and subject to long-term investigation. these people may lose the ability to maintain employment that requires travel or because the government shares information about individuals inclusion on the watch list with a prospective employer. watch list entries have a high areas like the doj inspector general reports through the most recent 2014 ig report suggests that there are concerns regarding the agency's processes and procedures. the report found redundant and inefficient processes that clog the system and says the fbi average is 44 businesses to add suspect did terror suspects referred by their agencies but it takes twice as

ms. chu: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. chu: it's being almost one year since 2/3 of the senate, democrats and republicans, voted for comprehensive immigration reform. house republicans have had one year to address the 4.3 million families languishing in the immigration backlog, separated from their loved ones for decades. one year to bring the 11 million undocumented immigrants who are already in the fabric of our society out of the shadows so they can earn their place in society. and one year to allow the brightest minds in the world to graduate from our schools and contribute to the economy. they've had one year to reduce the deficit by nearly $1 trillion as this bill will do. they promise the american people reform. all we've heard are excuses for the delays. that's why i helped to introduce h.r. 15, a bipartisan immigration bill. this bill has the votes to pass today