i have really just had the pleasure of meeting ms. davis in the last few years. i can remember when i first saw her on tv and thought, here is a woman filled with dignity and compassion, so articulate, and she really helped us to understand what was happening in the world. you know, most of you know that ms. davis was the first black female journalist in the west. and she really did change the face and focus of news. she has recently written a book that is very important, both for her but for us, because it really tells the story of her life and all that has gone on in the world she has lived in. my angelo was quoted as saying "no people can say they understand the times in which they have lived unless they have read this book." the name of that book is "never in my wildest dreams." belva davis. [applause] [applause] >> listen, thank you very much for that generous round of applause. i am going to start out by boring you, telling you what my mourning has been like. because i am is now admitting that i have to do something about my life, number one. without my cel

ms. davis. >> thank you for being with us this morning. it is important and we are here discussing these issues. talking about security and the abuse of human rights in the drc. i appreciate the effort. as we -- as you stated, the violence in this part of the world is a threat to human rights across the globe. such injustice is always are. we have to recognize the reality there. can you speak to successes or setbacks in the efforts to professionalize the military forces in the drc with regard to the effectiveness of those forces and combating sexual violence against women and children? to an extent that our efforts have been successful in this endeavor, how can we support those efforts and to the extent that we have seen marked improvement, you mentioned earlier the discipline and impunity persist. what should we be doing to address it? >> thank you. as i said in my statement, the sexual violence and preventing that is a huge priority for all of our programming in this part of the world. iran the world, but particularly in this part -- a r

davis: i yield another minute. ms. tsongas: the bipartisan language in the motion before us would require that the department of defense produce a plan to promote the security of afghan women and girls as it withdraws from the country. it would encourage a recruitment of women as members of the security forces. in fact several years ago we met with young women who were being trained to be helicopter pilots and require the department of defense to report back on its progress toward meeting these goals. i strongly urge a yes vote on the motion and am so pleased to see our chairman's support for it. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california. mrs. davis: i yield three minutes to ms. jackson lee of texas. i know she's been very involved in developing democracies and working with member. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank all my colleagues, particularly thank cong

ms. mikulski: so we have concluded the paul amendment 3410. mr. president, what is the parliament situation and time left on paul amendment 3376, davis-bacon? the presiding officer: all time has expired on that amendment. ms. mikulski: so, mr. president, with all time having expired, we -- i believe the order requires that these amendments then be set aside to be part of a set of stacked votes at 4:00, is that correct? the presiding officer: the senator is correct. ms. mikulski: and now don't we proceed to the mccain amendment under the consent agreement for debate? it was to be mccain or lee. the presiding officer: either senator mccain or senator lee can be recognized. ms. mikulski: mr. president, i note the prompt appearance of senator lee, and i yield the floor. mr. lee: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah is recognized. mr. lee: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that we pull up amendment 3373. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. mr. lee: i ask unanimous consent to waive further reading. yes, call it up as modified. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from utah, mr.

davis' parents and their attorney as well john phillips. it has been a horrific three weeks for you. i cannot imagine how awful it has been, if you can, ms. that jordan had been killed. what happened? >> a phone call from his father, my husband and i were in chicago for thanksgiving and i happened to come up to the bedroom and i saw ron's name pop up, and i knew the moment i saw his name, that late at night, i knew it had to do with jordan. >> did you know it had to be bad? >> i knew in my spirit it was not good. i knew that it could not be good that late at night for him to be calling. >> when did you, mr. davis, learn the details of what had happened in the parking lot? because the shooting was horrific, but the details around the shooting awful as well. >> yes. its first call i got was from the best friend of my son, and he had phoned his mother while in the car and his mother called me and i rushed to the hospital to see about my son and when i found out that he had been shot and killed and the way that we been shot and killed, i got home and told my wife what happened, and it was the most excruciating thing. i mean, it just tears at

davis: mr. speaker, members of the house, i rise first of all to commend a matriarch in my community who passed away a few days ago, ms. mavis donahue, who came to the united states of america from jamaica and, of course, much of her family came with her and they kind of stayed together as a group. it was her daughter, claudette, that i first met, and we worked together for about 40 years, but then her son-in-law, billy, claudette's husband, took the first photograph that i ever used in a campaign brochure. their daughter, aircrafta, who is my -- erica, who is my goddaughter, is the first person to ever appear on a campaign brochure when i first ran for public office. i want to commend them as they prepare to take their mother, their grandmother, their aunt, their friend, their neighbor back to her home in jamaica to be buried alongside her mother. but i also join my colleagues in coming to pay tribute to our leader, the reverend congressman emanuel cleaver. and we've all talked about his leadership, and i've been told two things about leadership that i always try and remember. one is that leadership is the ability to