ms. lee: i have an amendment at the desk. this is lee 34 printed in the congressional record. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 34 printed in the congressional record offered by ms. lee of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 628, the gentlewoman from california and a member opposed each will control five minutes. ms. lee: my amendment is co-sponsored by congressman broun of georgia, it will prohibit any funding in this ill pursuant to the use of military force. this date is the official end of operations in afghanistan. it gives the president and congress sufficient time to determine what if any funds that would be needed to replace the 2001 aumf. the fact of the matter is, the world has changed dramatically in the aftermath of the horrific tragedy of september 11, 2011. i could not vote for an authorization, because i knew then that that would provide a blank check to wage war any time, anywhere for any purpose. and for any length.

clirk clerk amendment number 34, offered by ms. lee of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. raise.n favor, will is 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.]

ms. lee of california. >> madam chairman. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. frelinghuysen: i reserve a point of order on the gentlewoman's amendment. the chair: a point of order is eserved. the point of order is pursuant to house resolution 628. the gentlewoman from california -- oh the gentleman from -- the gentlewoman from california and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california for five minutes. ms. lee: thank you, madam chair. i rise today remembering 12 years ago, when i stood on this floor and offered an amendment with the same purpose as the amendment that i offer this evening, to prevent a war with iraq, to keep our young men and women, our troops, out of harm's way and to be prudent with taxpayers' hard-earned dollars as well as ensuring our national security. madam chair, we are all familiar with the reports coming out of iraq about the horrific sectarian violence taking pl

ms. lee and this is your time there's 3 minutes so if you need to shire it; however, you wish. >> thank you very much. ms. lee wants to appointee hearing, in fact, that was no explanation just a flat blanket statement of that site will not work regarding the caesar chavez area. there was no discussion no technical issues mentioned nothing whatever. consequentially when they in the hearing her and a neighbor subsequentially proposed something nearby the area near the city owned property it was the clear understanding of those present that was the area that was going to be surveyed along with the corner of grer restraining order for the surface mount box. no one it's suggested going up grer restraining order through if there's a place that's wonderful but not suggested at all and the hearing officer took it upon himself apparently, it was not stated that was the order that we give gave at that at&t to investigate all the way up to the corner in fact, there's a at&t surface mounted facility and

ms. jackson lee of texas. page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount insert, reduce by $500,000. ms. jackson lee: mr. chairman, i ask unanimous consent that the amendment be considered as read. mr. frelinghuysen: mr. chairman. the chair: is there objection? mr. frelinghuysen: i reserve a point of order on the gentlewoman's amendment. the chair: point of order is reserved. without objection, the reading is dispensed with. pursuant to house resolution 628, the gentlewoman from texas and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from texas. ms. jackson lee: i thank you very much, mr. chairman. this is a daunting time to be on the floor of the house with the defense appropriations and i add my appreciation to the chairman and to the ranking member for the bipartisan approach that they have treated our men and women. as we speak, there are solders who have left our soil and they are in iraq protecting our men and women at our embassy. there's never a time when we do not call upon our soldiers to stand and to defend our nation or our citizens.

take a second here that i would be remiss if i didn't acknowledge the first lady of our great city ms. lee thank you so much as well (clapping) >> we talk about this great powerhouse and we talk about how many designations we serve out of san francisco i want to remind everybody that the reason we did that is because of you in the room and our customers the great package ridge and the great business community in san francisco we can't thank you enough the hometown cowering in san francisco united airlines and nobody else. folks with that, i want to turn my sights open the ambassador and all the work he and, of course, the mayor's office did this wouldn't be possible not only from the people if china but the mayor's office and frankly we wouldn't be here ambassador you want to come up and join us i'd appreciate it, sir (clapping.) i'm mr. lee and mrs. lee. mr. pacific and distinguished guests it's my great pleasure to be celebrating your airlines a celebration of san francisco. on behalf of the council gentle i'd like to express my congratulations to airlines and thanks to all the guests he

the clerk: ms. lee of california, page 2, line 14, after the first dollar amount insert reduced by $5 million -- ms. lee: i ask for unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. the chair: without objection, the reading is dispensed with. ms. lee: thank you, mr. chairman. let me thank our chair and ranking member for working with me on this amendment. i appreciate the bipartisan cooperation. i also want to thank our staff for helping us with this. this would provide a badly needed increase to school breakfast grant program of approximately $8.1 million. the offsets for this amendment -- the offset for this amendment is the secretary's administrative account and the administrative and expenses account. these competitive grants allow states, schools, and local educational agencies to purchase important equipment for their school breakfast programs the school breakfast program is a critical tool in a fight to keep our students fed with nutritious meals at the start of the day. oftentimes, this is really

ms. lee: i join in opposition with my colleagues to the drastic cuts that this bill sets forth for the tiger program, as well as language that would prohibit important environmentally sustainable projects from competing for these grants. we know that smart and targeted investments in infrastructure projects grow local economies and they create jobs. they create good paying jobs. i know firsthand the effectiveness of this program in my own district. at the port of oakland, for example, and the east bay greenway where local agencies have leveraged federal tiger grant funds to bring projects toward completion. these cuts will reduce private sector investment which is are esen torble public-private partnerships. these urban projects around the country need to be able to compete for this important source of funding and the funding levels and policy provisions simply won't allow that to happen. we spend billions, mind you, billions on infrastructure projects in iraq and afghanistan. why not in our

ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent that the amendment be considered as read. the chair: is there objection? hearing none, -- so ordered. the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank you. let me thank mr. latham and pastor for their leadership on this important legislation overall. indicate that my amendment is important, but it restates current law and in particular what i think is important is that it emphasizes the nature of projects that create economic development, particularly in the transportation area. it cites 5309, title 49, the secretary may make grants under this section to state and local governments' authorities to assist in financing. new fixed highway, capital projects, small-start project, including acquisition of real property, it goes on to talk about core capacity improvements including double tracking and it specifically goes into the line of work that deals with projects on approved transportation plans. that is key. the language, it says grants to state and local governments. which means that when loc

ms. jackson lee and a member opposed each will control five minutes. ms. jackson lee: i add my appreciation to the chairman and ranking member of the defense appropriation subcommittee and add my appreciation for their concern for the health and welfare of the men and women of the united states military. their appropriations bill evidenceens hes that and thank them working with me on this amendment dealing with increasing the funding for breast cancer research for $5 million offset like reduction in procurement. equally this amendment has been supported by this committee. and i would say that my fellow survivors and those in the united states military would appreciate the emphasis that we are making on addressing this phenomenon of breast cancer. my amendment increases the opportunity for research. the american cancer society calls several strains of breast cancer as a particularly aggressive subtype associated with a lower survival rate. in this instance it is called the triple negative. i raise an article that says fighting a different battle, breast canc

ms. jackson lee of texas. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 641, the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee will control five as well as a member opposed. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from texas. ms. jackson lee: i thank the chairman and i rise today to set a standard for answering the call of 500,000 to 800,000 jobs being created by 2020 that addresses the work in our ongoing and growing energy industry. i'd like to thank the natural resources committee chairman, mr. hastings, and ranking member defazio for their leadership on diversifying our employment base. and i also wish the chairman well as he moves on to other endeavors. he'll be missed on his insight. mr. speaker, i rise to support -- in support to the jackson lee amendment, number 9, to h.r. 4899. congress has the need for participation of veterans, women and minority for employment, ownership opportunities. the jackson lee amendment number 9 to h.r. 4899 directs the secretary of office to establish an office of energy employment and training to support the agency's hiring and training of veterans, women and unde

ms. lee: thank you very much. let me thank my ranking member for yielding, for your very hard work on this department of defense appropriations bill. as a daughter of a veteran, i know how important it is to fully fund and support our troops. i strongly support these provisions of this legislation. with that said, though, there are many provisions in this bill that -- which i cannot support. these include nearly $500 billion in discretionary funding with an increase of $4 billion above the fiscal year 2014 enacted level which we have not seen for any other appropriations bill this year. this inflated level of spending fails to account, mind you, for the waste, fraud and abuse that continues at the pentagon. we must audit the pentagon and reduce unnecessary pentagon spending. this bill also includes nearly $80 billion for the overseas contingency operations slush fund, which is what it is, at a time when the president has not made a specific request what is needed, this is outrageous and this slush fund should be e

ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, i rise today as a mother, as a senior member of the homeland security committee which was created in the backdrop of the horrific tragedy of 9/11. today the president and america confronts a heinous group in iraq, the isis, that are beheading persons and proclaiming one religion over another. and again an op-ed appears in the "wall street journal" from the former vice president who wants to blame everything on president obama. whose administration has just brought into justice one of those who perpetrated the violence and killed our americans at ben gazzy. this is not an american issue in iraq. we gave them an opportunity. we gave 4,000 in treasure. this is really an international issue that calls upon the united nations and the nations surrounding iraq even maliki to have a coalition government. it's the same in nigeria with boko haram that the beheading persons, kidnapping girls, we need a coalition that faces down these terrible horrific tragic terrorists. these are thugs.

amendment number 32 by ms. lee of california. an amendment by mr. rohrabacher of california. first amendment by mr. gosar of arizona. second amendment by mr. gosar of arizona. an amendment by mr. franks of arizona. the clerk will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 32 printed in the congressional record offered by the gentlewoman from california, ms. lee, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. cloim amendment number 32, printed in the congressional record offered by ms. lee of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a vorded -- a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation wit

ms. jackson lee: mr. chairman, again to the chairman and ranking member, i thank them and certainly the ranking member of the financial services committee for her leadership. my amendment is simple. it would preserve existing law with a legal challenge is reviewed by the district court and following an opinion by a district court judge and a appeal. let me refer my colleagues to the joint report by the agricultural committee where specifically it says that the general review provisions of the a.t.a. requiring parties to file a claim before u.s. district court and goes on to give those particular details so existing law. and then it goes on to indicate that follow the the review , the ions of the a.t.a. general counsel indicated that he would not object to a change. i would make the argument that it is not -- the general counsel but the individual consumer who should have the opportunity in a district court either in their district or in the district of columbia to be able to make a record and ensure that

ms. jackson-lee. >> let me thank both the chairman and the ranking member for the spirit of this hearing. and the combined recognition that this is a humanitarian crisis way beyond our imagination, we might use hindsight, mr. secretary, and look at this and say why did we not see it. i think the variables of the world would argue that the world remains in crisis in many areas, and it makes it very difficult, even when individuals are your neighbors, to be able to spot crises maybe before they begin to show themselves. so i am grateful for the response of the border patrol and the agencies and the president who is recognized that we have come. let me first of all acknowledge that this should not be political grandstanding. and i would commend some of my colleagues to read -- i'll hold up this article that says "why 90,000 children flooding our border is not an immigration story." in a survey of 404 by the united nations, they found that 58% of these children were forcibly displaced. and to a degree it warranted international protection. meaning that if the united states breached its respon

ms. jackson-lee. >> let me thank both the chairman and the ranking member for the spirit of this hearing. and the combined recognition that this is a humanitarian crisis way beyond our imagination, we might use hindsight, mr. secretary, and look at this and say why did we not see it. i think the variables of the world would argue that the world remains in crisis in many areas, and it makes it very difficult, even when individuals are your neighbors, to be able to spot crises maybe before they begin to show themselves. so i am grateful for the response of the border patrol and the agencies and the president who is recognized that we have come. let me first of all acknowledge that this should not be political grandstanding. and i would commend some of my colleagues to read -- i'll hold up this article that says "why 90,000 children flooding our border is not an immigration story." in a survey of 404 by the united nations, they found that 58% of these children were forcibly displaced. and to a degree it warranted international protection. meaning that if the united states breached its respon

ms. jackson lee of texas. amendment number four by ms. water of california, amendment number six by ms. jackson lee of texas. amendment number 8 by mr. garrett of new jersey. the chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for any electronic votes in this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote printed in 113-476 by the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, on which further proceedings were postponed, on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2 113-476,n house report offered by ms. jackson lee of texas. the chair: those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen 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 prohibi

ms. jackson lee: i ask us to stand together. i yield back. pursuant to clause 12-a >> also this afternoon the house will gavel out that's because it's election day for house republicans as they pick a new majority leader and also a new majority whip. the current republican whip, kevin mccarthy, running for majority leader against idaho's paul labrador for that post. several members vying for the whip's job. republican study committee chairman steve scalise, chief deputy whip peter roskam, and marlin stutzman of indiana vying for that post. we'll have complete coverage this afternoon as we follow reporters and have camera crews on capitol hill. we expect that meeting of the republican conference at about 2:00 p.m. eastern. some reporting ahead of that from politico, john bresnahan saying, representative roskam eight -- ate good stuffburgers with his team. k e scalise dined with a street haunt and attended his baseball practice this morning. jeff sherman tweets the whip race has mored of -- morphed into a tense audition for the next phase of ho

. >> were you the only republican to vote for ms. lee's amendment? >> no, it was interesting last night. i have not been able to check the scorecard, if i can say it that way, today, but i think we begin to see more and more republicans that are voting like i'm trying to say that we cannot continue to police the world. we have got to come back to fixing the problems of america. and when you are an indebted nation, like i said just a moment ago, you have no business borrowing more money to spend in afghanistan. we have had in a bipartisan way morning before he creakfasts wi general of reconstruction. what he tells the public and what he tells us in congress is that the abuse in afghanistan is worse today than it's ever been. we build their roads, we build their in america. >> finally, congressman jones, before we go to calls, who would you like to see as president of the united states? i like rand paul. i like ted cruz and i'm sure there are others that would offer themselves. i want a person that will understand that we have to have a strong military

ms. jackson lee for the purpose of entering statements into the record. >> i ask unanimous consent to submit the american immigration lawyers association statement dated june 24, 2014. statement of the women's refugee commission dated june 24, 2014, and finally, a "the washington post" story, younging my rants stuck in limbo mexican border, children stuck alone in shelter basis june 22, 2014. unanimous consent. >> without objection, so ordered. >> thank you. i would also ask unanimous consent to submit statement from the first focus campaign for children facinging my rant children and families. >> without objection, so ordered. >> mr. secretary, thank you for your testimony so far today. everything you've done so far to address the issue we are discussing in today's hearing, and i'd like to commend through you your director in el paso for ice, adrian mesias, your assistant director. there have been not accompanied alien children butting my rant families transported from the rio grande valley to el paso. hundreds so far. more plane loads coming in this week. your team on the ground in el paso

. >> were you the only republican to vote for ms. lee's amendment? >> no. it was interesting last night. i have not been able to check the score card, if i could say it that way, today, but i think we begin to see more and more republicans that are voting like i'm trying to to say that we cannot continue to police the world. we have got to come back to fixing the problems of america. and when you are a detonation, you have no business borrowing more money to spend in afghanistan. we have had in a bipartisan way morning breakfasts with inspector general of afghan reconstruction. what he tells the public and what he tells us in congress is it's worth today in afghanistan than it's ever been. we build their roads. we build their schools. and the taliban blows it up. yet, we can't fix the roads and schools in america. >> finally, congressman jones, before we go to calls, who would you like to see as president of the united states? >> i like rand paul. i like ted cruz. and i'm sure there are others that would offer themselves. i want a person that will understan

ms. jackson-lee. so, mr. cook, colonel, united retired.rine corps you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> omar bradley wanted to talk the m-16. i told him, it's a piece of crap. it's 1967. most of the people weren't even born then. he was 80 ow, something years old. he was taking notes. suddenly after that there were all kinds of changes to the system to change it so that no one else would die because of a weapons failure. that weapon is still being used today in the u.s. military, the had.est weapon we what if general bradley were here now, the last five-star general we had. kind of ironic, next week, of june, nvasion, 6th i just don't feel that there's a a sense of mand or urgency. you know, i'm not going to go over all of the things that have everything like that. but my feeling is who's going to and correct these things and, you know, i know you had a busy weekend, but if it's -- people are dying there, you got to work through the weekend. it's a 24-hour day. it's a seven-day --

ms. jackson lee, for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much, mr. speaker.is past weekend i had the privilege of joining the president of the united states and the official delegation to the 70th commemoration of d-day. it was not a normal experience of an international could he del, the opportunity to -- codel, the opportunity to interact with our colleagues in europe. but it was a testament and a testimony to the continuing strength, determination and value of the united states of america. it was a moving experience. it was an experience based in reality. for as we listened to the recounting of the deliberations of general montgomery, general eisenhower, franklin delano roosevelt, winston churchill, and many others, as we listened to the stories of young men who many of them signed up at the age of 15 or 16, 17, wanting to serve their country, not knowing where they would go. now in their late 80's and early 90's, as some would say, the sweetest men you've ever seen, showing pictures, telling stories and shedding a tear about the comrades that were left on

ms. jackson lee. >> thank you very much. i would never underestimate a hearing that deals with the vulnerability of children. let me associate myself, bishop, and let me thank you for your service and commitment to humanitarian issues. i happen to represent cardinal dinardo in the houston galveston council. i hope you will tell him i said hello to him. i hope you work with him, as well. and you know the compassion he has. i think it is appropriate my chairman and i and ranking member put together to put on the record we are long overdue for putting comprehensive immigration reform on the floor of the house and passing it and moving forward so our good friends at i.c.e. and our border patrol agents will have a road map that they can address. i want to just say on the record, and i'll pose a question, that you said other nations are watching and our moral standing is at stake. i only have a short period of time, bishop. would you quickly say what you mean in that? >> yes. well there are many other nations much less populous an

ms. jackson-lee. >> let me thank both the chairman and the ranking member for the spirit of this hearing. and the combined recognition that this is a humanitarian crisis way beyond our imagination, we might use hindsight, mr. secretary, and look at this and say why did we not see it. i think the variables of the world would argue that the world remains in crisis in many areas, and it makes it very difficult, even when individuals are your neighbors, to be able to spot crises maybe before they begin to show themselves. so i am grateful for the response of the border patrol and the agencies and the president who is recognized that we have come. let me first of all acknowledge that this should not be political grandstanding. and i would commend some of my colleagues to read -- i'll hold up this article that says "why 90,000 children flooding our border is not an immigration story." in a survey of 404 by the united nations, they found that 58% of these children were forcibly displaced. and to a degree it warranted international protection. meaning that if the united states breached its respon

jackson lee -- ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, i rise to commemorate and honor our fathers, fathers of this ountry who have provided the stable, loving atmosphere for children all over the nation. i thank in particular my late father, the first african-american comic cartoonist, ezra jackson. provided me with such stability and love and inspiration. my father-in-law, a tess yingy airman who -- tuss key gee airman. and my own husband who integrated the faculty of the university of houston and its administration. but the real tribute to the many fathers across america who've taken children and treated them with love and dignity and given them, even if they did not have, some semblance of comfort, fathers who've adopted, fathers who've foster care, fathers who are incarcerated but try to maintain the love of their children, poor fathers, working fathers, those who've found their way to claim sunday as a day when we say happy father's day. we honor the fathers of america. we thank you for the foundation that you have given to

ms. winnie earle: there are so many talented kids like mara - and they all deserve to live their dreams. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie leesay? >> it is booze day tuesday, everybody. june 10th. time to clear up out there, isn't it? >> good morning. >> remember this song? ♪ now and then >> here it comes. ♪ give that chicken fat back to the chicken ♪ ♪ and don't be chicken again don't be chicken ♪ >> it turns out that i was wondering how did i hear this song? i came in saying does anyone know the song "chicken fat". >> she was the only one singing it. that was 1962, composed for the president's fitness program. what year were you born? >> 1964. >> how do you know the chicken fat song. >> in west virginia, where i was raised, they thought it was new. >> did not mean to offend anybody in west virginia. >> i love west virginia. >> you're the apology du jour today. >> i love it. hold on, the reason i knew it is because what is old is new again. the new apple commercial has it in it. let's listen. ♪ ♪ touchdown every morning ten times ♪ ♪ not just now and then ♪ ♪ once more on the wild west ♪ ♪ go you chicken fat go away ♪ ♪ go