offered by miss jackson lee of texas. -- ms. jackson lee of texas. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 212, the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizings the gentlelady from tfpblgts ms. jackson lee: this is a comprehensive approach, mr. chairman to the issue of cybersecurity and national cybersecurity protection. the amendment that i'm offering now states that the secretary of homeland security may consult with sector specific agencies, businesses, and stakeholders to produce and submit to the committee on homeland security of the house of representatives and the committee on homeland security and government affairs of the senate a report on how best to align federally funded cybersecurity research and development activities with private sector efforts to protect privacy and civil liberties while assuring security and resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure. again i can recount the incidences that have brought this issue to the attention of the american people.

ms. jackson lee, for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: thank you, mr. speaker. as i address the house and ask unanimous consent to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: to discuss a number of concerns that i believe we have need to confront as quickly as possible. yesterday and today commemorates sadly, the snatching of over 200 girls from northern nigeria. the area where the girls lost their incense and their right to a quality -- good quality of life was in the dark of night when heinous thugs armed with horrific weapons burst into dorm rooms of sleeping girls preparing to take exams to improve their lives. their parents had worked hard. they were like any other parent here in the united states or around the world loving their children. and these evenous thugs with their vial -- heinous thugs with their vial leader, boko haram, stole them, stole their incense in a certain sent their virginity and now we are struggling to find them. over a year many of us pressed the nigerian government to find and bring back the girls.

ms. jackson lee, for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the chair very much. let me also thank my colleague, congresswoman barbara lee for her courtesy. i join today in standing with my chair, congressman butterfield congressional black caucus and as well i am overwhelmed with the pain that we have seen. not only in baltimore, which we have seen most recently, but in cities like ferguson, north charleston, in new york where we have seen the convergence of poverty and the need for criminal justice reform converge. i, too, want to offer my sympathy to the family of freddie gray. we watched them over the past couple of days. in the midst of their mourning to be able to stand up and call for peace, nonviolence, nonhaven't protests, they should be honored. and to those in baltimore, particularly my colleague i'll call him congressman cummings with the bullhorn politics, the bullhorn leadership, he should be commended for the outstanding engagement that he touched the hearts and minds of his constituents. walked those streets to be able to acknowledge the pain, the p

joel jackson lee amendment -- ms. jackson lee: i have an amendment that specifies. the clerk: amendment offered by ms. jackson lee at the end of the bill before the short title insert the following, section, the amounts otherwise provided by this act are revised by reducing the amount made available by department of veterans affairs information, technology services in the amount specified under such heading for -- ms. jackson lee: i ask that the amendment be considered as read. the chair: without objection. the amendment is considered as read. pursuant to house resolution 223, the the gentlewoman from texas and a member opposed will each control five minutes. ms. jackson lee: my first task is to thank the ranking member, mr. bishop, and chairman of the subcommittee mr. dent, both of whom i work with and consider them as champions and champions of the legislation that we have before us in terms of the needs that are there. however, there are needs that are addressed and i hold in my hand a list of veterans who have fallen upon hard times, one in particular who has thr

ms. jackson lee of texas. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 212, the the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the manager, the chairman and ranking member of the house intelligence committee for their service and leadership. and i offer this amendment as i believe will answer a question that has been raised by many members but really has bipartisan support. this amendment is offered as a jackson lee/polis amendment and the specifics says not later than threel years after the enactment of this act, the comptroller general will report on actions to remove cyberthreat indicators. again, this relates to the concern that many of us will hear over and over again from our constituents, in the world of hacking and misdirection and unfairness and terrorism, it is important to secure this nation, to be able to have the right information, as i member of the homeland security committee, we have to have information to protect the homeland. there is a public benefit to my amen

ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: i want to thank the gentleman from colorado for his very lucid explanation of where we are today. and let me say that i hope my colleagues will join me me in eliminating sequester. we can put that on the floor today that in actuality would provide more funding for education, for military pay, for the infrastructure. we need to be doing serious work here, but let me join my colleague, congresswoman delauro, and opposing the rule and the previous question in order to be able to assure that we pass pay equity. in today 2015 whether we have the death tax or sales tax, we have women who are making 75% on the dollar and cannot make ends meet. we're having women who are not in the body of this august house and senate working every day and getting 75 cents on the dollar. it is time for pay equity now. let's hear the voices raise up to be able to support the working women of america who over almost a century ago -- not yet -- were fighting for the right to vote. we have gained

ms. jackson lee, for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the speaker for his yielding. and acknowledge that 1965 is a very unique and special year. it is a commemoration of the march across the edmund pettus bridge in selma alabama, which symbolized to the world the cry and passion to have your voices heard through the vote. i stand here today asking this body and its leadership to put on the floor of the house the re-authorization of the voting rights act of 1965. a bill that was re-authorized in 2006, 2007 under the leadership of president george w. bush, and the members of the united states congress in a bipartisan manner the vote in the senate was 98-0, and we had an equally impressive vote here in the united states house of representatives. the question would be why a simpletask of updating this legislation to ensure that thousands, maybe millions are not denied the right to vote. i start with that because the walk across the edmund pettus bridge was particularly brutal, and i want to give credit to all those who marched, many names that i know, our own colleague j

ms. jackson lee: i have an amendment at the desk. the clerk: amendment offered by ms. jackson lee of texas. page 27, line 13, after the dollar amount insert, reduced by $1 million, increase by $1 million. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 223 the gentlewoman from texas and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas. ms. jackson lee: i thank the chairwoman. let me begin by thanking the chairman, mr. simpson, and the ranking member, ms. kaptur, for the work that they have done. very challenging and popular appropriations when it comes to energy and water and also the issues of the environment. i have a very simple amendment that reinforces our commitment to communities from rural america to urban america, from ham lets and villages to -- hamlets and villages to large urban centers. it emphasizes that the quality of life for all americans to have a good, clean environment, to reduce asthma in children, to help senior citizens and to have a good quality of life in their sunset years, in their older homes in older c

ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i thank you very much mr. speaker. just as the president does, the united states congress has the bully pulpit. in doing so, i believe that america cries out for a response over the past six months to a year, we've seen a number of tragic incidences occurring between civilians and police. in particular, we cite the tragedy of the shooting of walter scott in south carolina. all lives matter. and to those who have been petitioning and protesting, young people indicating that black lives matter is a reflection of the high number of african-americans that find themselves at the wrong end of a gun of someone engaged in law enforcement. we know that there are good people who serve this nation and we are a law-abiding nation. mr. speaker, i think it is extremely important that we begin an open discussion in the congress, dealing with the issues of lethal force excessive force police trai

ms. jackson lee: i ask to address the house for one minute. unanimous consent. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i thank you very much. madam speaker, we all watched with great concern and horror -- and horror as we watched the tragic funeral of freddie gray in baltimore and then the enormous outpouring of violence and young people taking to the streets. we commend our colleague congressman cummings, and the many other citizens, pastors bhorks went to the streets and called -- pastor, who went to the streets and called for peace. but it's important for this congress to stand up and call for criminal justice reform. because as we move into the summer i express great concern as to the reactions of young people who are unemployed, who feel oppressed, and feel that no one cares. i'll be introducing and have introduced the bill trust bill cat debt bill that collects data on lethal force between civilians and police. prison reform, giving good time , one day -- serve one day per incarceration, one

ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: i want to thank the gentleman from colorado for his very lucid explanation of where we are today. and let me say that i hope my colleagues will join me me in eliminating sequester. we can put that on the floor today that in actuality would provide more funding for education, for military pay, for the infrastructure. we need to be doing serious work here, but let me join my colleague, congresswoman delauro, and opposing the rule and the previous question in order to be able to assure that we pass pay equity. in today 2015 whether we have the death tax or sales tax, we have women who are making 75% on the dollar and cannot make ends meet. we're having women who are not in the body of this august house and senate working every day and getting 75 cents on the dollar. it is time for pay equity now. let's hear the voices raise up to be able to support the working women of america who over almost a century ago -- not yet -- were fighting for the right to vote. we have gained

ms. jackson lee of texas for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6 2015 the gentleman from california, mr. honda is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. honda: mr. speaker i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to rhett rith their racks and -- to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on my special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. honda: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to address the ongoing horror and nightmare that is violence against women. whether in times of conflict or disaster, too often we see the worst battles fought on women and girls' bodies. tonight mr. speaker, i am honored to recognize one woman who has survived unspeakable violence. she's a survivor, at 7 years old, she traveled all the way from south korea. her name is li yung su. known to everyone as grandmother li. in 1944 she was lured by a friend of hers to meet with an older japanese man. he took the two o