ms. maloney. >> we thank the chairman and ranking member and it is a pleasure to welcome you. .. a 3 percent down payment which we will allow borrowers with strong credit histories but not stockpiles of extra cash to get a mortgage. he was he was guided by the data which clearly demonstrates the size of the down payment is not the most important factor in predicting default rates. finally, he recently he recently made the decision to start funding the national housing trust fund and the capitol magnet fund which would provide hundreds of millions of dollars for affordable housing programs which was a critically important decision because it was one of the only dedicated sources of funding for affordable housing that we have. thank you very much. we are delighted to have you back your. >> the gentle lady yields back. welcome back. you are now recognized for your opening statements. >> chairman, ranking member, members of the community thank you for inviting me to discuss the work we're doing at the federal housing finance agency and for providing my 1st opportunity to return to th

ms. maloney. >> i thank the gentle lady from the great state of new york for extraordinary leadership on areas for our country and this state. >> i rise in strong opposition to yet another closed rule. despike the lectures from republicans about how creating jobs and growing the economy should be the number one top priority for this congress here we are again instead once again hammering away at a woman's right to make her own choices and control her own body and make choices about her own health care. it is insulting to women and it does not create one single job. it does put government between a physician and its patient. that's what it does. yet the other side says they want freedom and they want the government off their back. yet on the most personal health care decisions for women, they're putting government between a woman and her doctor. this bill will not grow our economy, but will make permanent such discriminatory bans. republicans claim on their website website. you can look it up and see it on their website that they want to and i am quoting from the republican website -- do

ms. maloney. >> gentle woman recognized? >> i thank you for yielding. i rise in opposition.bs. the u.s. state department says this will create only 35 permanent jobs. yes, there will be construction jobs. they are not permanent, they are for a year maybe two years. but let's be clear about what we are getting with keystone: a dirty and dangerous pipeline running through the heart of our country, which will help canadiens, canadian oil companies export -- export their oil to the -- it hams to be the filthiest possible energy form if we put the same energy into a transportation bill as we have to this canadian pet project, we could upgrade our crumbling roads and bridges, expand our mass transit system provide a huge boost to the american economy and create jobs in almost every single congressional district in this country. thousands of jobs in our good country. >> we don't need another pipeline dividing our country, polluting our water, pushing us closer and closer to the climate tipping point. a transportation overhaul will create jobs that american can live off of. keystone

maloney, mr. poe of texas, ms. mccollum and mr. yoho. mr.speaker, there is no higher duty or responsibility of government than to protect children from violence and predatory behavior. we have a duty

maloney, mr. poe of texas, ms. mccollum and mr. yoho. mr. speaker, there is no higher duty or responsibility of government than to protect children from violence and predatory behavior. we have a duty to protect the weakest and the most vulnerable. the international megan's law to prevent demand for child sex trafficking, or h.r. 515, will protect children from sex tourism by notifying countries when convicted pedophiles plan to travel. to protect american children, the bill encourages the president to use bilateral agreements and assistance to establish reciprocal notification so we'll know when convicted child sex offenders are coming here. mr. speaker, i actually got the idea of international megan's law in a conversation with a trafficking in persons delegation from thailand ri a meeting in my office in 2007. i asked the thai officials what would they do if we were to notify them of travel by a convicted pedophile. each of the dozen officials said they would bar entry into their nation of such a predator. today will mark the third time i

ms. slaughter: madam speaker, i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. maloney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. mrs. maloney: i thank the gentlelady from the great state of new york for her extraordinary leadership on the rules committee and in so many areas for this country and our state. i rise today in strong opposition to yet another closed rule. despite all the lectures from republicans about how creating jobs and growing the economy should be the number one top priority for this congress, here we are again instead, here we are once again hammering away at a woman's right to make her own choices and control her own body and make choices about her own health care. it is insulting to women, and it does not create one single job. but what it does do, it puts government between a physician and its patient. that's what it does. yet, the other side says they want freedom and they want the government off their back. yet, on the most personal health care decisions for women, they're putting government between a woman and her

ms. degette: madam speaker, i'm now pleased to yield to the distinguished the gentlelady from new york mrs. maloney, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewon omeworis rogr two minutes. mrs. maloney: i thank my good friend diana for yielding to me. madam speaker despite the rhetoric we have heard from our republican colleagues about their commitment to focusing laser-like on what the american people care about most creating jobs and accelerating economic growth, the only thing that they have accelerated in this new congress is their attacks on a woman's constitutional rights. in just their first seven days in office our republican colleagues have introduced six anti-choice boys and brought two of them to the floor for -- bills and brought them to the floor for debate. we have a bill that's not only an assault on women it is pure political posturing that is guaranteed to be vetoed. even if it makes it through the senate, the president has made that clear. so we need to focus on what the vast majority of the american people have asked us to do -- create greater economic opportunity for all

ms. lofgren: i'd yield for unanimous consent request to the gentlelady from new york. mrs. maloney: i ask unanimous consent to place my statement in opposition to this amendment and others that play politics with the security and safety of america. i ask unanimous consent to place it in the record. the chair: without objection. ms. lofgren: i yield to my colleague and compatriot on the judiciary committee, the gentlelady from texas, 1.5 minutes, a minute and a half. the chair: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank you madam chair. and the ranking member for his leadership. this is a full force assault on immigrants. it is an assault on the integrity of this nation that was built upon the investment and the love of this country by immigrants from all over the world. and as i look to the landscape of what we now confront 2,000 dead in nigeria by boko haram, little girls dressed with suicide bombs and homeland security being held hostage by the assault on immigration. let me say to you that the constitution has given the president the aut

ms. lofgren: i'd yield for unanimous consent request to the gentlelady from new york. mrs. maloney: i ask unanimous consent to place my statement in opposition to this amendment and others that play politics with the security and safety of america. i ask unanimous consent to place it in the record. the chair: without objection. ms. lofgren: i yield to my colleague and compatriot on the judiciary committee, the gentlelady from texas, 1.5 minutes, a minute and a half. the chair: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank you madam chair. and the ranking member for his leadership. this is a full force assault on immigrants. it is an assault on the integrity of this nation that was built upon the investment and the love of this country by immigrants from all over the world. and as i look to the landscape of what we now confront 2,000 dead in nigeria by boko haram, little girls dressed with suicide bombs and homeland security being held hostage by the assault on immigration. let me say to you that the constitution has given the president the aut

maloney, the ranking member ms. waters mr. capuano has been a fighter on this from the start. and again, we came together. and this is a bill which i've said nam of times was absolutely essential after september 11 when terrorism risk insurance could not be obtained. it even became more obvious as time went on how essential it was. how we desperately need it and we have to preserve it. not one federal dollar has been expended on it you yet billions of dollars in revenues, construction projects, jobs and expansion of the economy has resulted because of it. so we are voting today in a way and on a bill which is going -- as mrs. maloney said go on for another six years. that gives permanence, stability, it gives the construction industry, it gives the real estate industry, it gives people on the ground, the people who want those construction jobs to know that they can go forward, it lets hue miss it pallets know construction will be -- municipalities know there will be construction going ahead. it's a plus-plus all the way. the changes that have been made and reforms that have be

ms. lofgren: i'd yield for unanimous consent request to the gentlelady from new york. mrs. maloney: i ask unanimous consent to place my statement in opposition to this amendment and others that play politics with the security and safety of america. i ask unanimous consent to place it in the record. the chair: without objection. ms. lofgren: i yield to my colleague and compatriot on the judiciary committee, the gentlelady from texas, 1.5 minutes, a minute and a half. the chair: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank you madam chair. and the ranking member for his leadership. this is a full force assault on immigrants. it is an assault on the integrity of this nation that was built upon the investment and the love of this country by immigrants from all over the world. and as i look to the landscape of what we now confront 2,000 dead in nigeria by boko haram, little girls dressed with suicide bombs and homeland security being held hostage by the assault on immigration. let me say to you that the constitution has given the president the aut

ms. jackson lee: be delighted to yield another mnt. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one additional minute. mrs. maloney: the bill also makes it clear it's not the victim who is sold and exploited who is the crime cal. the criminal -- criminal. the criminal is the john, child abuser, who solicits a minor or trafficker, who puts a woman or man out on the street to be bought and sold. human trafficking is harmful not only to the victims but to society at large. last may, this house passed this bill in total agreement, an i urge the senate to follow it and pass it also. it's time to help the survivors get the resources they need to rebuild their lives and to punish the evildoers who purchase and sell these innocent children. i thank my colleagues for yielding me time. i yield back. thanks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. does the gentlelady from texas reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. poe: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. pittenger. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for two mnts. mr. pi