ms. pelosi, the minority leader of the house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for one minute. ms. pelosi: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentlewoman from for yielding. the time is late. the cause is great. we must, we must have clarity in how we understand what is before us. today we had an opportunity to work together to address humanitarian emergency at the border. instead it is a day of missed opportunity. the republican leadership has rejected our hand of friendship to compromise on this supplemental. instead of bringing legislation forward that could solve this problem really and truly, it has resisted the appeals of humanitarian and religious leaders across all faiths. van gallonical -- evangelicals calls on us to strengthen our country's position to providing safety and ref few to the vulnerable. this legislation we have before us does not do that. it is wrong. don't take my word for it. the u.s. conference of catholic ishops urges members to oppose 5230, and work together to cra

ms. pelosi served as speaker of the house. the first woman to do so in american history. in 2013, she was inducted in the national woman's hall of fame. for 27 years, leader pelosi has represented san francisco, the 12th district in congress. she has led house democrats for a decade and previously served as the house democratic whip. i learned a lot about that on house of cards. [laughter] >> she's tough. okay. under the leadership of ms. pelosi, the 111th congress was heralded as one of the most productive congresses in history. she spearheaded health reform legislation in the house which provides insurance for tens of millions more americans while lowering healthcare costs over the long term. she also led the congress in passing the student aid and fiscal responsibility act which reforms the financial aid system to save billions of taxpayer dollars. leader pelosi comes from a strong family tradition of public service out of baltimore, maryland. she's married to paul pelosi. she's the mother of five and the grandmother of nine. ladies and gentlemen, the leader of the hous

ms. pelosi told me, charlie, the democrats love you.ut before this election, they love themselves better. if you listen clearly to me and to the so-called chair lady of the committee, i was accused of no crime, in violation of no laws, except the regulation but i should not have taken money from for-profit foundations. because i did it on stationery that said the house of representatives, i did violate the house rule. sloppiness in terms of not doing the proper reporting on one sheet even though it was accurate on the other. there was no evidence or attempting to hide anything. i called for an investigation of my own 20 years. i know that there is no one in the house of representatives that can say that i deserved to be censured. but i also know that i always have a hard time -- if my election depended on defending -- instead of saying what a great congressman i am, nobody that has a safe district in november voted against me. >> how much it all cost you for defense? >> millions of dollars. i have a settlement with the law firm based on

ms. pelosi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for one minute. ms. pelosi: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentlelady for yielding, our ranking member on the appropriations committee who from day one knowing of this challenge that we have with the children at the border as reacted in a very wise, humanitarian, yes, practical way as to what the best way is to address the challenge under the values of our country and save the children. i was interested in the back and forth between the distinguished chairman of the appropriations committee, mr. rogers, and our ranking member on the subject of the change in the law that is in the legislative language that is in this supplemental. because i agree with our distinguished whip, mr. hoyer, and others who have said there are two things happening here. one is we need to address the challenge, the humanitarian challenge. we need resources to do that for particular purposes, and we should do that in the supplemental. another is to change the law which we shouldn't do in a supplemental. it is legislative --

ms. pelosi spearheaded the passage of historic health house,ce reform in the which establishes a patient's bill of rights and will provide insurance for tens of millions of americans while lowering costs. she also led the congress in passing the student aid and fiscal responsibility act, which expands educational opportunities and reforms the financial aid system to save billions of taxpayer dollars. leader pelosi comes from a strong family tradition of public service out of baltimore, maryland. pelosi, married to paul and she is the mother of five and grandmother of nine. ladies and gentlemen, the leader of the house. [applause] >> thank you all very much. good afternoon. i'm very eager to hear your questions. it is an honor to be here with each and every one of you. certainly with my colleague jarret hoffman, thank you all very much for sending him to congress. congratulations on the recognition you have received and the great leadership you are providing. what a thrill to be going to all of those kindergartens and talking to those children. how lovely. dana, good luck to you in everythi

ms. pelosi, the 111th congress was heralded as one of the most productive congresses in history by congressional scholar norman ornstein. of spearheaded passage legislation in the house that establishes a patient bill of rights and will provide insurance for tens of millions americans while lowering health care costs over the long-term. she led the commerce in passing student aid which expands educational opportunities and reforms the financial aid system to save billions of taxpayer dollars. she comes from a strong family tradition of public service out of baltimore, maryland. she is married to paul pelosi and is the mother of five and the grandmother of nine. ladies and gentlemen, the leader of the house. [applause] >> thank you all very much. good afternoon. i'm very eager to hear your questions. that's why i'm moving us along. it's an honor to be here with each and every one of you. thank you all very much for sending jared huffman to congress. with president cowen, congratulations on the recognition you have received in the great leadership you are providing. what a thrill to be going to al

ms. pelosi is suffering from fornicated kind of democrat be a, a progressive disorder. and i just want to say we're sorry about that. we don't believe in god. democrats just, we voted him out. i would like to you what you think about that. thanks. >> guest: people with strong religious persuasions in both parties, and i don't think it really tells you what to do about immigration policy. there are plenty of devout christians who think we should have half a million immigrants year, plenty to think we should have 2 million immigrants a year. we should look at the house bill. i think the bill does not send anyone back automatically. if you do concrete grounds for asylum, you can stay. but again i ask the question if they're being persecuted and under is, why don't they go to guatemala or mexico? presumably the mexican government has some care for people for nation's next event. if you want to come here, they need to make specific explanation of why the want to come here. there are u.s. embassies in those countries and you can say here's my condition, i need to come to the

ms. lee? >> thank you very much. thank you, mr. ellison, leader pelosi. i want to just associate myself with all of the remarks that have been made and say to you that first of all, we appreciate your being here and seeing the united states of america as a refuge from fleeing such terrible conditions. secondly, listening to your testimony, i felt ashamed. i ask my colleagues -- are you talking about america? where you fled and treated as you were. i too want to just say to you that this country is a country that stands for liberty and justice for all. as our statue of liberty says, give me your tired, your poor, your old masses yearning to be free. your pal for words and presence and testimony today really have reminded us of what we stand for and who we are as a country. i look forward to working with all of my colleagues here and to find a way forward so that you and all of the children will feel safe and secure and reunited with your families. just know that we as americans once again appreciate your voices and communicating with us the tragic realitie

ms. nancy pelosi. [applause] much, greg. very i know that we are all eager to hear from the panel, but i am very honored to join the distinguished mr. meeks, congresswoman bass, steny hoyer, and charlie wrangle again, took knowledge his great leadership. i am also proud to join barbara lee, a champion on the global aids issue. joined by theen son of donald payne, our hero when it comes the u.s. relationships with countries in africa. let me just associate myself with all the remarks that have been said by my colleague, absent the compliments of mr. meeks on my behalf. all of the words that have been said about our commitment and the bipartisan way to pass a growth and opportunity act before it expires. of power africa initiative the president, we have to rule electrifyrtant way to the continent, as well as a lecture five the possibilities for people. i just want to -- we talked about that. dayswe have seen in these have been a remarkable manifestation of the new africa. of countries emerging in a strong way with beautiful di