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: tomorrow there will be a bright and shiny sun, but in this chamber it will be nothing but darkness. nothing but darkness, with no sound, no response from my friends on the other side of the aisle. 300,000 people dead from 2005 to 2015 from senseless gun violence. the people of flint crying out for relief from poisoned lead water. and then the zika virus, impacting the gulf region. july 6, 1,132 travel-associated cases of the zika virus. 2,534 cases in u.s. hertories. and of course the gulf region -- territory. and of course the gulf region breeding ground for mosquitoes. pregnant women with laboratory evidence of zika, now some 320, including the united states and the district of columbia, and the u.s. territories is 279. and, yes, a baby now born with

ms. lee: thank you, mr. chairman. yes, i want to thank our ranking member for your stellar leadership as our ranking member on this subcommittee and for your kind remarks. also i want to thank our chairman, mr. crenshaw, for working with our side of the aisle, despite our differences. mr. chairman, i rise, though, in strong opposition to the fiscal 2017 financial services and general government appropriations bill. this is yet another spending bill filled with ideologically driven riders from house republicans. sadly, the bad provisions in this bill greatly outweigh the few good provisions, like increased funding for community development financial institutions, and the small business administration's women's business centers, those are good provisions. unfortunately, however, once again my colleagues across the aisle have chosen to score political points instead of doing the serious work of governing. just to name a few, this bill includes numerous, numerous dangerous and offensive riders. one, to undermine the rule

ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentleman. i ask unanimous consent to put in the record the statement of administration policy of the president's veto threat and the coalition for sensible safeguards. the chair: without objection. the gentleman from georgia. mr. johnson: with that, i would yield three minutes to the gentleman from michigan. the chair: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for three minutes. mr. conyers: i thank my friend from georgia. members of the house, i'm not .lone in opposing h.r. 4678 in recognition of the many serious concerns presented by it . the coalition for sensible safeguards is an alliance of more than 150. 150 consumer more than 150 consumer, research, faith and other public interest groups who strongly oppose this is legislation. these are, in effect, the good guys. public citizens. the afl-cio. the service employees international union. the united steelworkers. the center for progressive reform of. -- reform. 24 ethe consumers union. the consumer federation of america. the natural resourc

ms. lee, for purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is reck fizzed -- recognized. ms. lee: i ask unanimous consent to bring up h.r. 1217, the bipartisan expanded background checks legislation, to honor the memory of jamie wilson, a victim of gun violence who never received a moment of silence on the house floor. the speaker pro tempore: the chair understands that the gentleman from alabama has not yielded for that purpose. therefore the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: i'd lick to yield to the gentleman from texas, mr. green, for purposes of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. green: i ask unanimous consent to bring up h.r. 1217 the bipartisan expanded background checks legislation, to honor the memory of mr. ralyon maryland, a victim of gun violence who never received a moment of silence on the house floor. the speaker pro tempore: as previousl

ms. jackson lee. >> aye. >> ms. jackson lee votes aye. ms. chu? ms. chu votes aye. mr. cohen? >> yes by proxy. >> mr. cohen votes aye. ms. estie? ms. estie votes eye. many custer votes aye. mr. courtney votes aye. chairman upton? >> votes no. >> chairman upton votes no. >> member wishing to change their vote? seeing none the clerk will report the tally. >> mr. chairman, on that vote there were 11 ayes 15 noes. >> 11 ayes, 15 noes. the amendment is not agreed to mr. scott has an amendment at the desk to be offered with mr. pallone as i understand it and the clerk will -- is it number 056? the clerk will report the title of the amendment? >> amendment to conference report on s-524 offered by mr. scott. >> and the amendment will be considered as read. the staff will distribute the amendment and the gentleman from virginia is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, mr. chairman this simply adds educational and recovery program for offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities to the title six block grant program that would be an allowable use for states. mr

ms. sheila jackson lee. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentlelady and i thank the ranking member and the chairman of the subcommittee for their kindness and their support of the jackson lee amendment. let me indicate that in the sum total of these amendments, amendments number 124, 125, 126, my amendments promote and support, or promote support for national historic areas in our nation, promote partnership strategies and preserving our urban wildlife refuges and promotes outreach programs by the smithsonian institution on the fantastic historical and artistic knowledge our smithsonian houses and facilitates and in appreciation for america and all over the world. in particular, my amendment number 124 is an amendment that expresses support for the national historic areas and for continuation of national policy of observing for public use historic sites, buildings and other on thes of national significance. my amendment number 125 is an amendment that would prohibit the use of funds to eliminate the urban wildlife re

i'm sorry for ms. lee for lapeer appreciate all the folks that spoke. it is hard for me to follow the logic train around framing there's a crisis when by the crisis was created by the people sitting in this room. i do think that when i see what happens i really see the face of ruin lives could i see the face of eviction. i see a city economically culturally and the social fabric of the city being ripped apart. the diversity, multi-generation, i just really have a hard time hearing and have a hard time not voting to take dr and figure out what to do this project will be need to do. commissioner antonini >> thank you. yes, as one who owns a family property, outside of san francisco, i can understand the situation. as a property owner, it doesn't mean you are going to throw every cent you have into the property to keep it going even if you could. you stop living expenses of your own. fortunately, it's not in an area that is rent controlled so as we have to make improvements, we can raise rents. judiciously and fairly. and we can also pass on the expenses t

ms. lee: thank you, mr. speaker. two weeks ago democrats sat on the house floor for more than 26 hours. for a full day and night we demanded justice for victims of gun violence and action to prevent the next tragedy, not just thoughts and prayers, but action. the republicans turned off the mikes. they turned off the cameras. and just left. but they cannot silence our voices because we are speaking for the 80%-plus of americans who support commonsense reforms to stop gun violence like background checks and keeping guns away from terrorists. while the recent tragedy in orlando, a tragedy that claimed 49 innocent lives, sparked a sit in, there have been too many victims of gun violence throughout our country for too many years. in my district in 2012, we suffered a large campus mass shooting. these people were trying to get an education. they were studying to become nurses because they wanted to help people. but their lives were cut too short by gun violence. a man with a semiautomatic , doris, led sharon grace, kathlee

ms. jackson lee. the chair: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: mr. chairman, thank you so very much. and to the manager of the bill the floor, my good friend representing the majority, i cite an one of us can example where a federal employee is not engaged in serving this nation. over the last couple of months, our focus has been on the transportation security officers, and as i travel back to washington, and as i interacted with my constituents, many were concerned about airport travel and the enhancement of security. i saw t.s.a. workers, government workers on the front lines. we see them all the time serving this nation from homeland security to certainly those who are working in the health areas, now as we face the epidemic of zika. many places federal employees stand in the gap by serving us. we look forward to young people, bright young people graduating from college and seeking service in the federal army, if you will, of civilian workers serving their nation. i can only say that this legislation, h.r. 4361, disappoints me beca

ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, as a resident of texas, representing parts of houston, texas, which includes the headquarters of the houston police department, the nation's heart is heavy and saddened. our hearts and prayers go out to the people of dallas, the families who have lost their fallen heroes. we respect all of those who are on front lines, allowing the american people to protest. we understand the young people who were of many colors and backgrounds, who felt compelled to protest the loss of life of two individuals. the law enforcement officers respected that too. they understood the pain of mr. castile and mr. sterling's deaths. always in america we have been able to come as protesters under the constitution, but we recognize that "law and order" -- law and order is the standard of this nation. as i pray for these families, i ask that congresspersons rise to the level of leaders and leadership, to seek out unity. as i just spoke to the head of my police department, i extended my hand, to be able

ms. jackson-lee. ms. jackson lee votes aye. ms. chu, she votes aye. mr. cohen. mr. cohen votes aye. ms. etsy. ms. etsy votes aye. ms. custer. ms. custer votes aye. mr. courtney. mr. courtney votes aye. mr. men. mr. men votes no. mr. told votes no. mr. mcdermott. mr. mcdermott votes aye. chairman upton? >> votes no. >> chairman upton votes no. >> that's the -- we have proxies for i think all of these members. how is mr. sensenbrenner reported. >> he's not recorded. >> i have a proxy. he votes no. >> mr. sensenbrenner votes no. >> how is mr. moreno reported? >> he's not recorded. >> i have a proxy. he votes no. >> mr. moreno votes no. >> how is mr. mccarty. >> not recorded. >> i have a proxy, he votes no. >> mr. mccarthy votes no. >> mr. chairman. >> how is mr. smith recorded? >> mr. smith is not recorded. >> he has a proxy, right? >> i believe the only proxies i have is mr. conyers just returned. >> how is mr. conyers recorded? >> i vote aye. >> mr. conyers votes aye. >> how is mr. lujan recorded. >> he's not recorded. mr. lujan records aye. >> how is mr. green recorded? >> he is not rec

ms. jackson lee: thank you very much. i thank you to the gentleman. i am on the floor. this is the jackson lee amendment. i hope the record reflects it and corrects that i'm here and that the record should be corrected. i want to thank mr. johnson for standing as the amendment was being called up. so this is an amendment dealing with homeland security and it reflects my general debate statement that there are some restraints that this particular legislation has that is not well suited for the needs of the american people. in this instance, this particular amendment deals with homeland security and the agencies rules and regulations issued by the department of homeland security. 4768 rently drafted, h.r. would shift the scope and authority of the judicial review of agency actions by amending section 706 of the a.p.a. to require that court december side all relevant questions of law, including all questions of interpretation of constitutional statutory and regulatory provisions -- provisions on a basis without deference to the agency that promulgated the final rule. i'm c

ms. jackson lee: i ask to revise and extend. address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentlelady seek unanimous consent? ms. jackson lee: i certainly do. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. thank the son lee: i speaker very much. while massive terrorist acts are raging all around the world, while in my district yesterday three people were shot and killed, one a 28-year-old father of three. just last week a mother shot dead her two daughters and was killed because she refused to put down the gun. we have a moment in history in the backdrop of the largest mass murder by guns, by a bad person, in orlando, florida, as we mourn to be able to do something significant, mr. speaker. that is to pass the thompson-king bipartisan gun commonsense responsible legislation. let me tell you what's being offered on the floor. that bill that's being offered on the floor would not have prevented the emanuel nine because it allows individuals go past, if you will, the checking because in the part of it that deals with terr

ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, as a resident of texas, representing parts of houston, texas, which includes the headquarters of the houston police department, the nation's heart is heavy and saddened. our hearts and prayers go out to the people of dallas, the families who have lost their fallen heroes. we respect all of those who are on front lines, allowing the american people to protest. we understand the young people who were of many colors and backgrounds, who felt compelled to protest the loss of life of two individuals. the law enforcement officers respected that too. they understood the pain of mr. castile and mr. sterling's deaths. always in america we have been able to come as protesters under the constitution, but we recognize that "law and order" -- law and order is the standard of this nation. as i pray for these families, i ask that congresspersons rise to the level of leaders and leadership, to seek out unity. as i just spoke to the head of my police department, i extended my hand, to be able

. >> again, two for two there, ms. lee, because another interesting point, is the fed comfortable with the market pricing? do they feel a need to bring back flexibility to act if they need to. great point, melissa, and michelle. >> thank you. >> i thought dom did a great job. >> he did a great job. >> he did. of course. >>> in the next 48 hours the united kingdom will have a new prime minister, actually she already seems to have taken over. didn't she come out and make her speech? theresa may. "power lunch" is back in two minutes. >>> welcome back to "power lunch." i'm bertha coombs at the nasdaq. the nasdaq composite slightly below 5,000 this year, but hitting the highs of the year today. 5,007 is the number to watch. that's where the nasdaq closed out 2015. we have hit a new year high and powered by nearly 200 new highs on the nasdaq including chinese stock, chinese stocks today roaring back with a vengeance among the big leaders here on the nasdaq despite some negative headlines on baidu and some of its advertising. nvi

ms. jackson lee: i rise to request unanimous consent to have my name removed as a co-sponsor of h.r. 4019. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to take from the speaker's table the bill senate 3055 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 3055, an act to amend title 38, united states insurance vide a ofn to veterans and survivor departments of veterans. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the bill? without objection, the bill is read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider is laid n the table. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor the nation's very first public community college, joliet junior college, on its 115th sane remembersry. two -- anniversary. two community leaders founded the colleg

ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is ecognized. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the distinguished gentleman from pennsylvania for yielding. i thank the manager for his leadership, chairman of the oversight committee. and let me thank the ranking member of the education and labor, the original sponsor of this bill, mr. scott of virginia. i cannot think of a more important statement and act on the vast expanse of african-american history. 400 years of african-american history commission act, as has been offered by mr. scott, is giving one of the most authoritative and widely needed review of african-american history. it is extensive, it is detailed, and it is distinct. specifically, i come from the region called texas and the gulf states. in particular, as it relates to the emancipation proclamation, we commemorate something called juneteenth. that means that in 1863 we did not get the word that president lincoln had freed the slaves. it came in 1865. en general granger landed on the shores of galveston. so we have this phenomenon called ju

lee amendment. >> thank you for your courtesy members. >> amendment to the conference report offered by ms. jackson lee. >> she offers by unanimous consent to the changes know we cannot do it in the house to the senate yet this is still the house side it will come to you if a passes. with fats her amendment to she has five minutes to offer for amendment. >> i offer that it is accepted as amended. >> without objection. >> dishy have five minutes and support of her amendment. >> my apologies we have been engaged with legislative compromise is the sense of decades of experience and research have demonstrated the pope uaw's epidemic have demonstrated a fiscally responsible approach to addressing deal pureed abuse epidemic and other substance abuse epidemics require treating such as a public health emergency for treatment in and recovery. thank you for working with me on this as i ask my colleagues to support this as i started off i indicated this is a significant moment in history to move forward to assure as many colleagues have said that we have resources but also want to use this as a model.

ms. jackson lee: let me add, our hearts are broken. we would hear from the conscience of the congress, john lewis. not only are we students of john lewis but of martin luther king. in the birmingham jail he told us to leave our places and to fight against injustice. it should be very clear we should repeat it again, we are praying for the families of those fallen officers, and it was a terrorist act and a mass shooting. we are broken hearted and sad. but it should be very clear that this violent perpetrator using an ar-15 said that he was not affiliated with any group, that he came out out of hate and anger. and what we are saying to you is we are among these young people and i want to call the name of d'andre. he's a big young man, 6'5". he was out last night in the washington protest. as a mother as i watched those children welcoming the fact hat somebody cared about them, when he finally reached the white house this young man broke down on the ground. he was so overwhelmed that he had been able to lead john, like you did as a young

ms. jackson-lee. >> thank you very much for this hearing and outstanding americans who serve this nation. let me thank all of you for your service. i will not predict secretary zwhrans this is your last moment in testify in this committee, but i will say to you, thank you for your service. you may be going on and on and on, we do not know. but we thank you for your service. we live in difficult times and i believe that we should be a partner with you even as we have the stove pipes of the three branches of government take the homeland security department, the dave: of the f.b.i. and because we've used the name homeland security so often, i have my own nightmares that as things proceed the nation will look to the homeland security to and ask the question why. i would like to answer that we did everything that we coal could possibly do. let me start with you, mr. director. and let me ask the chairman to ask unanimous consent to put into the report the strengthening the security workforce. >> without objection so ordered. >> in his speech on the 26th, mr. comey you indicated in terms of thre

ms. jackson lee. >> chairman and ranking member, thank you so very much for this hearing and the combination of outstanding americans who serve this nation. let me thank all of you for your service. i will not predict, secretary johnson, that this is your last moment to testify in this committee, but i will say to you, thank you for your service. you may be going on and on and on. we do not know, but we thank you for your service. we live in difficult times, and i believe that we should be a partner with you, even as we have the stovepipes of the three branches of government. i take the responsibilities of the homeland security department, the department of justice, fbi, mr. rasmussen, your work, very seriously. because we have used the name homeland security so often, i have my own nightmares that as things proceed, the nation will look to the homeland security to the elements of justice, and ask the question why. and i would like to be able to at least answer that we did everything that we could possibly do. let me start with you, mr. director. and let me ask the chairman to ask unanimous

ms. jackson lee: when i left my hometown, four people were 4th d down during the july holiday and we have been working to find common grouped on making sure we have sensible, safe gun legislation. and individuals who have come because of the last 48 hours and the loss of mr. sterling in law iana and shooting by enforcement and then the tragic inch lench.mr. cakt we love our police and call 1 is but there has to be hearings, minnesotaings with the attorney general and address the shootics of african-america can men. and we must find reloaf. t a moment of silence but my phone is ringing constantly. young people want to ask the question, do black black lives matter and do it in a bipartisan way. and do it now. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: are del further one-minute requests? for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina eek recognition? for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? the speaker pro tempore: without objection. payne i rise today with the heavy heart knowing what has hasspired in theless hours been who are ifferic. fathers, brothers, so

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ms. chu: i ask unanimous consent to bring up h.r. 1217, the bipartisan expanded background checks legislation, to honor the memory of brenda lee mccool, a victim of gun violence who never received a moment of silence on the house floor. the speaker pro tempore: as previously announced the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i'd like to inquire of the gentleman from alabama how many more requests we need to make until the republicans stop their obstructionism and allow a simple vote on the bill? mr. byrne: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from colorado, mr. perlmutter, for the purposes of a very important unanimous consent request that would save lives. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. perlmutter: thank you. i thank my friend from colorado. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous , sent to bring up h.r. 1217 the bipartisan expanded background checks legislation to honor the memory of daniel mowser, youngman who was the victim of gun violence

lee lung to the united states, and so forth. the presiding officer: without objection the senate will proceed. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the p preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar number 566, s. con. res. 41. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 566, s. con res. 41 expressing the sense of congress on the peshmerga of the kurdistan region of iraq. the presiding officer: without objection the senate will proceed. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent the committee reported amendments be agreed to, the concurrent resolution as amended be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of calendar n