ms. clarke, organizing this incredibly important special order. her mother and i served together on the city council. she was one of my best friends there. she's one of my best friends here. i'd say that they have been major leaders in the immigrant community, thrick from the caribbean -- particularly from the caribbean where her mother was born and been a leader n all forms of social justice 20 -- a leader in all forms of social justice in the 20th century. throughout history we have been a nation in which the -- the world's oppressed and vulnerable look to for hope, a beacon of light signaling a better life. the zero tolerance policy put forth by the trump administration utterly violates that tradition of values in this country. families are fleeing unspeakable danger and oppression only to arrive at you are o borders and be torn away from each other. yesterday president trump executive order that haltses -- halts segregated detention for parents and children. we have to remember that the president created this crisis and always had the power to

ms. clarke: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of this evening's special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. clarke: thank you, mr. speaker. this evening the congressional black caucus -- the congressional progressive caucus is going to be sharing some thoughts with the american eople about this extremely horrible zero tolerance policy subjected our has nation to. so i want to thank the speaker once again. and i rise today in opposition to the administration's cruel and inhumane zero tolerance policy at the border that has resulted in the separation of more than 2,000 children from their families and their loved ones. this policy calls to mind the worst of our history. including the internment of japanese americans during world war ii, our refusal to grant safety to jewish refugees during the holocaust. and the treatment of africans who were born here as c

ms. clark of massachusetts. the chair: the gentlewoman from massachusetts, ms. clark and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from massachusetts. ms. clark: i rise in support of this bipartisan amendment which supports the pentagon's f.y. 2019 budget request for research and development, conducted by the defense innovation unit experimental. also known as to diux. i'm grateful to my colleagues, representatives gallagher and russell of -- mr. gallagher of wisconsin, mr. russell of oklahoma, and to my colleague from massachusetts, representative tsongas, for working with me on this amendment. american technological innovation is widely renowned as the world's best. our private sector innovators are constantly pushing the envelope of the possible, inventing new technologies that revolutionize how people live. however, when it comes to national security, we have a serious problem. thousands of our startups have a strong desire to contribute to nation

i want to thank ms. clark for her genuine concern about the problem and her partnership and also dr. burgess and his team for their guidance on this bill. mr. chairman, thank you for bringing this bill forward and all of the others you have reported today. thank you to mr. pallone and members of the committ artin fashion. e doing in a thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from oregon. mr. walden: i reserve the balance of my time. i don't believe i have any more speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlemanrom new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: mr. speaker, i'd yield such time as he may consum to the gentleman from maryland, mr. sarbanes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. sarbanes: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank congressman pallone for yielding. i want to rise in support of h.r. 5102, the substance use disorder work force loan repayment act of 2018. i want to really thank the authors of the b

ms. clark: thank you to the ranking member -- massachusetts is recognized. ms. clark: thank you to the massachusetts, miss clark ranking member. recognizing this and to tallly fund access to health care so we can curb this horrible epidemic in meaningful way. one of the many factors that contributes to the opioid crisis is the shear volume of opioids in circulation. according to the c.d.c., over 214 million prescriptions were written for opioids in 2016. and we can see that in our own federal programs. a 2016 study showed that one in three medicare part d recipients received opioids. that is almost 80 million prescriptions for a cost of $41st billion. the shear volume makes it hard to prevent abuse addiction, waste, and fraud. almost 90,000 beneficiaries of medicare are at serious risk for abuse and overdose, receiving over 2 1/2 times the recommended dosing. this study eliminated anyone who was on hospice care. additionally, 70,000 recipients receive an extreme amount of opioids. that is the equivalent of 24 viko continue every single day. -- vick continue every

. >> president hillis: ms. clark. >> laura clark. looking for policy solutions to protect tenants by blocking housing a fundamentally a flawed idea. we need strong tenants' protechs. protections. we need rights of civil counsel and keep tenants in their home and if someone wants to take a buyout they are getting the most money possible. blocking new homes from being built is the worst way to pursue tenants' protections. we are not beginning to be saving things from these tear downs. we are creating a system a large home for one family that we are saying we don't want. we want multifamily housing. we want more humans to be able to live in our cities. we want these two unit accessory dwelling unit buildings to be built and we want them to be built in every neighborhood. we cannot rely on district six and ten to be the only districts bidding the majority of housing. we have seen that mega projects that are poisoning everybody that we can't rely on them. we need distributed diffuse density and our legislation to be the strongest it can b

ms. clark. >> laura clark. as usual when we talk about housing, it's hard not to talk about everything. and so i'm going to try to -- which is unusual for me -- limit myself to the scope of the legislation, which is small are than we'd like it to be. the first thing is, affordable housing component. luckily no one seems to be speaking opposed to it. it's easy. it's what we've been talking about doing for a long time. the second part is an obscure downtown redundancy thing. that also seems good. a nice, easy improvement. the postcards are controversial. things i really like about this. we have nine affiliated neighborhood clubs that complain to me about the level of mail that they're signing themselves up for when they want to be following projects. it's a nightmare how much mail. so they're like, laura, can we get it directed to your office. i'm like, eh, sure, okay, cool. so now i'm in charge of managing the mail and getting the things. a shareable link is obviously an improvement and makes neighborhood intere

ms. clarke on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment number 15 printed in house report 115-785 offered by ms. clark of massachusetts. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and remain standing until counted. number, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 252 and the nays are 157. the amendment is adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 24 printed in house report 115-785 offered by mr. foster, on which further proceedings were postponed and the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 24 r

ms. clark, let me ask you, thank you for sharing the information about the system. these charter schools that they have their own boards where they regulated by the system, can you speak to that. >> they acted independently. they had their own board. they were appointed. the management company for the charter school that my daughter went to that i spoke to my testimony, like i said, there are 350 miles away so what we did have a concern it's hard to get 100 parents 350 miles away to address an issue. another thing, real quick, we felt locked out. they would have board meetings at 11:00 a.m. parents artwork and teachers are at work as well. it wasn't like they wanted us. [inaudible] >> it's not like we are in a position where infiltrating and really causing our public schools to go out of business. 90% of our kids will be educated. i just wanted to put that in for the record. i yield back. >> mr. snook you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you manager thank you for scheduling this discussion on a very important topic. i think charter schools are very importan

ms. clark, thank you for sharing the information about this system. these charter schools, they have their own boards, where they are regulated by the chart system. can you speak to that? >> they acted independently. they had their own board. so it wasn't like the people elected the board. they were appointed. okay? and the management company for the charter school that my daughter went to, that i spoke of in my testimony, like i said, they are 350 miles away. so when we did have a concern, it's hard to get 100 parents 350 miles away to address an issue. and another thing, real quick, we felt locked out. they would have board meetings at 11:00 in the morning. where parents are at work, and teachers are at work as well. it wasn't like they wanted us at the meeting. >> thank you very much, and madam chair, i'm going to yield back. i just hope that we are not in a position where we are infiltrating and really causing our public schools to go out of business. 90% of our kids are going to be educated there. i just wanted to put that in for the record. chai

made public yet, but we know she weighed around 7lbs 3 ounces — and, according to clarke, everyone is happy and healthy. msth while in office — the first was pakistan's benazir bhutto in 1990. our correspondent hywel griffith joins me now from sydney. i don't know about benazir bhutto, but is just and are doing to i don't know about benazir bhutto, but isjust and are doing to be i don't know about benazir bhutto, but is just and are doing to be the first leader to take maternity leave ? she is taking six weeks. it is a big celebration. it is almost like a proud moment for every kiwi, that they can have a system that allows they can have a system that allows the prime minister to give birth, ta ke the prime minister to give birth, take some time away and then for her partner to take over and be the main caregiver for partner to take over and be the main caregiverfor her to go partner to take over and be the main caregiver for her to go back to work. so as the former minister treated, it is a modern image of equality and something they are very proud of. how proud are new zealanders of the fa ct how proud ar

she and her partner clarke gayford had a daughter, theirfirst child, in hospital in auckland earlier today. msiffith sent this report. beaming parents and their new arrival. they chose social media over a state announcement to show news of their daughter's birth. throughout her very public pregnancy, jacinda ardern made a point of continuing with business as usual. after six weeks of maternity leave she plans to be back at work as her partner becomes the main caregiver. in a bbc interview in april, she suggested the baby could alsojoin her on the international stage. there are certain places hosting meetings in the future, places in the pacific, we will bring the baby. we are great with children, bring the child and we will take care of it. so it will ta ke will take care of it. so it will take on international community to raise our child. the baby's arrival has been celebrated as a national trying. former prime minister helen clark, was the first to tweet, lauding their parenting arrangements as gender equality. theresa may also sent her congratulations to the birth of the little girl. the m

zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, and her partner, clark gayford, have presented their new born baby girl — called neve — to the cameras. ms has been swamped with congratulatory messages from around the globe, including a private emailfrom queen elizabeth. she'll spend a second night in auckland public hospital with her daughter, who twitter wags have dubbed the baby "prime miniature". i think probably, like everyone, we went through that struggle for a matter of months. we kept a short list of names. we wanted to wait until the baby arrived to really see which one felt like it worked, but we chose neve because we just liked it. and when we met her we thought she looked like she suited the name. and it means — in various homes — it means bright and radiant and snow which seemed like a good combination for matariki and for solstice. te aroha though is...that was something we settled on quite early. te aroha was our way of reflecting the amount of love that this baby has been shown before she even arrived. and all of the names that we were gifted along the way, i thought, how do i reflect the generosity, particularly from al

zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern and her partner, clark gayford, have presented their new born baby girl — called niamh — to the cameras. msssages from around the globe, including a private emailfrom queen elizabeth. she'll spend a second night in auckland public hospital with her daughter, who twitter wags have dubbed the baby "prime miniature". we chose niamh, because we just liked it. when we met her, we thought she looked like she suited the name. also it means in various forms it means bright and radiant and snow, which seemed like a good combination. time for a look at the weather. it is already 2a in some southern areas. it is a lovely afternoon for pretty much all of us. the only area with some cloud is the far north of scotland. you can see we have got much more sunshine for scotland and northern ireland than we have had in recent day and less high cloud in england and wales and no surprise we have temperatures into the low 20s. tonight there will be a dip in the temperatures. not as low as they have been. but still into single figures even in towns and cities in scotland. by the end of the night, the progression

she and her partner clarke gayford had a daughter, theirfirst child, in hospital in auckland earlier today. ms hywel griffith sent this report. beaming parents and their new arrival. jacinda ardern chose social media over a state announcement to share news of her daughter's birth. the message reads, "welcome to our village, wee one." throughout her very public pregnancy, jacinda ardern made a point of continuing with business as usual. after six weeks of maternity leave, she plans to be back at work as her partner, clarke gayford, becomes the main caregiver. in a bbc interview in april, she suggested the baby could also join her on the international stage. there are certain places that are hosting meetings in the future, and places, particularly in the pacific, we'd obviously bring the baby. we're great with children — just bring the child, we'll take care of it. so i think it will take an international community to raise our child. the baby's arrival has been celebrated here as a national triumph. former prime minister helen clark was one of the first to tweet, lauding the family's parenting

zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, and her partner, clarke gayford, have presented their new—born baby girl called neve to the cameras. mse globe, including a private emailfrom queen elizabeth. she'll spend a second night in auckland public hospital with her daughter, who twitter wags have dubbed the baby "prime miniature". we chose neve because we just liked it and when we met her we thought she looked like she suited the name. also it means in various forms bright and radiant and snow, which seemed like a good combination for matariki and for solstice. coming up shortly, we will be crossing to turkey to find out the latest as the polls closed at five o'clock. local time. the current president is mr erdogan. he is facing his biggest challenge, he wa nts a facing his biggest challenge, he wants a second five—year term, but the opposition, muharrem ince, say police protect the ballot boxes and he fears electoral fraud. the kent has begun, as you can see on the screens. has begun, as you can see on the screens. live pictures coming in from istanbul. we will get the latest in a moment. let's get the weather. temperatures ha

clark gayford, have presented their new—born baby girl to the world. facing the cameras for the first time since the delivery of her daughter, neeve, on thursday, ms ardern by the messages of congratulations from around the world, including an email from queen elizabeth. russell trott reports. mother, father and daughter, all doing well and presented to the world's media as the world's newest first family. new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, and her partner clark, with three—day—old neve, appearing in public for the first time, apparently unflustered by all the attention, sleeping in fact, well, like a baby. we had a shortlist of names. we wanted to wait until the baby arrived to really see which one felt like it worked. but we chose neve because we just liked it. when we met her we thought she looked like she suited the name. also it means in various forms bright and radiant and snow, which seemed like a good combination for matariki and for solstice. for new dad clark gayford, it's also the chance to take a break from being in front of the cameras — his dayjob is a television presenter — to be a househusband. actually i won't forget the look

new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, and her partner, clark gayford, have proudly shown—off their new born baby girl, neve. msspend a second night in auckland public hospital with her daughter, who has been dubbed the "prime miniature". we chose neve because we just liked it and when we knew her we thought she looked like she suited the name. also it means in various forms bright and radiant and snow, which seemed like a good combination for materiki and for solstice. i like her macaroni cheese strategy! you wouldn't find that in russia for the world cup! are they having it in russia? i haven't seen anybody tweeting about that. i've seen some unusual dishes but not macaroni. we we re unusual dishes but not macaroni. we were talking to down yesterday, he is food obsessed, like us, he has discovered a chocolate pie, basically a wagon wheels, he has been enjoying those and lots of bits of food. honey cake is the other thing. how are you doing, did you watch the german game last night against sweden? i was heartbroken for sweden. as an england fan we don't want germany to get through. it's interesting because if

new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, and her partner, clarke gayford, have been proudly showing off their new born baby girl, neve. msroni cheese and has been swamped with messages of good wishes including a private e—mail from the queen. she'll spend a second night in auckland public hospital with her daughter, who has been dubbed the prime miniature. we chose neve because we just liked it and when we knew her we thought she looked like she suited the name. also it means in various forms bright and radiant and snow, which seemed like a good combination for matariki and for solstice. great pictures! are you getting the fever? i wasn't but now everyone is an today is the day. we can actually qualify for the last 16 —— and today. we can get out of the group stage this time with a game to spare. we need to win against panama. a case of old against young, england with their youngest world cup squad, third youngest in the tournament, panama with the third oldest. but pressure is on because expectations are high! it always is. when there's such an expectation it isa when there's such an expectation it is a done deal, we sh

new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, and her partner, clark gayford, have been proudly showing off their new born baby girl, neve. mshe is only the second world leader to give birth in office. she is regaining her strength thanks to macaroni cheese and has been swamped with messages of good wishes including a private emailfrom the queen. she'll spend a second night in auckland public hospital with her daughter, who has been dubbed the "prime miniature". we chose neve because we just liked it and when we met her we thought she looked like she suited the name. also it means in various forms bright and radiant and snow, which seemed like a good combination for matariki and for solstice. this story is right up my street. let's take you back to 1977. star wars. a new hope. han solo turns to a lightsaber—wielding luke skywalker and says: "hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." do know what i am talking about? yes, i'm a big starwars fan. well someone took his advice and yesterday paid $415,000 for a blaster used by the actor, harrison ford in return of thejedi. the weapon w

ms ardern broke the news that she‘d had a baby girl on social media, posting this picture of herself with the new baby and her partner clarked, we will take care of it!" i think it will take an international community to raise this child. have you and clarke started having these difficult negotiations or will you see how it is? we will see how we roll. we have not got any expectations. i think there is no point in me planning this to the nth degree. what will be will be. but prime minister, i wonder about this pressure, and whether once you have this baby you will have to be all things to all people. to some people you will have to be this earth mother, to others you will have to be the strong prime minister who is in charge, the career woman. do you feel that? i think every woman feels that. i am not alone. i think any woman i talk to, whether they work or they are a stay—at—home mum, feels an expectation that they are meant to be the other thing. that is not you and i think if anything, it is slightly different for me. people know that i have to be the prime minister. there is less guilt in that because i have this existi

she and her partner clarke gayford had a daughter, theirfirst child, in hospital in auckland earlier today. msare news of her daughter's birth. the message reads, "welcome to our village, wee one." throughout her very public pregnancy, jacinda ardern made a point of continuing with business as usual. after six weeks of maternity leave, she plans to be back at work as her partner, clarke gayford, becomes the main caregiver. in a bbc interview in april, she suggested the baby could also join her on the international stage. there are certain places that are hosting meetings in the future, and places, particularly in the pacific, we'd obviously bring the baby. we're great with children — just bring the child, we'll take care of it. so i think it will take an international community to raise our child. the baby's arrival has been celebrated here as a national triumph. former prime minister helen clark was one of the first to tweet, lauding the family's parenting arrangements as gender equality in action. theresa may also sent her congratulations to the new parents on the birth of their little girl.