ms. pelosi: let me disagree with you. i don't think it was such a great -- there was a loss in kentucky, there were four -- democrats picked up four seats in pennsylvania, new jersey, neighboring pennsylvania, they swept the election for the supreme court presenting some, shall we say, not so friendly to people initiatives there. he -- we have a long list of them, we could go state by state. the loss in kentucky was a sad one for governor. however we did win the attorney general seat there and secretary of state was re-elected there. that you would describe vicki hennessy's victory in san francisco as an indication of a , i can't for democrats rasp that. we had a e sheriff, race between two people. her statement about this subject, she said she would view the issues about turning over people on a case-by-case basis. she disagreed, as most of us did work what sheriff -- what the current sheriff did. but i wouldn't, in friendship, think it was a bad night for democrats because vicki hennessy won in san francisco. we're all

ms. pelosi, mr. hoyer, mr.lyburn, and becerra, and others for all of the work that we have done together. over these last five years we have done an awful lot of work together. probably more work done across the aisle over the last five years than in the 25 years that i served in this institution. now, as much as i enjoy working with all of you, some of you still could learn to dress etter. ou know who you are. i saw one of the culprits, one of the usual suspects that shows up here once in a while without a tie, but this morning he didn't dress very well but he did have a tie on. i'm grateful to the people who work in this institution every day. whether it's the reading clerks - there are a lot of people, thousands of people that allow us to do our jobs and to help make this institution what it is. and whether it's the people you see here today or the people in the capitol police or leg counsel, there are thousands of people that do allow us to do our job. i'm grateful to my staff. now, you-all know i'm a big b

ms. waters: i yield to the democratic leader nancy pelosi, one minute. ms. pelosi: i thank her for her tremendous leadership, i join mr. heck and representative hoyer and so many others on the republican side of the i'll who have been strong loaders on re-authorization of the ex-im bank. some concerns have been raced here. in terms of this amendment, i rise in opposition to this and ate that the bank's port ollow yeoh has been collat liesed. and it is funded through user fees through fewer cuss mirs and has generated close to $7 billion, money that has been sent to the u.s. treasury. the previous speaker talked about sop incidents of fraud which he said were associated with the bank. i think it is important for our colleagues to know and those listening to this debate that those incidents of fraud exacted upon the bank not by the bank. and so, the charge that this is a fraud within the bank is similarly not true. these are people who tried to defwraud the bank. there was one fraud which they called out one incident. dub ust want everyone to don't be misled in

ms. pelosi: thank you.as it is a proud american tradition, we can both ensure the security of our country and welcome desperate women and children and seniors faces isis' brutality. my colleague that spoke before me said our hearts go out to the refugees, but our hand of iendship does not and it could. we could do this in a bipartisan way. if we betray our values as a country and slam the door in the face of those innocent victims of terror, we do not strengthen our security. we weaken ourselves in the ght against isis' savage ideology. as the refugee council wrote to congress, and this is important, it would send a demoralizing and dangerous message to the world that the united states makes judgments about people based on the country they come from and their religion. this feeds into extreme propaganda and all -- and makes us all less safe. you know, i talked about the french to begin with. it was interesting to me to hear president hollande speaking to thousands of people in the wake of the tragedy. and w

ms. pelosi: thank you. as it is a proud american tradition, we can both ensure the security of our country and welcome desperate women and children and seniors faces isis' brutality. my colleague that spoke before me said our hearts go out to the refugees, but our hand of iendship does not and it could. we could do this in a bipartisan way. if we betray our values as a country and slam the door in the face of those innocent victims of terror, we do not strengthen our security. we weaken ourselves in the ght against isis' savage ideology. as the refugee council wrote to congress, and this is important, it would send a demoralizing and dangerous message to the world that the united states makes judgments about people based on the country they come from and their religion. this feeds into extreme propaganda and all -- and makes us all less safe. you know, i talked about the french to begin with. it was interesting to me to hear president hollande speaking to thousands of people in the wake of the tragedy. and

ms. pelosi: thank you.it is a proud american tradition, we can both ensure the security of our country and welcome desperate women and children and seniors faces isis' brutality. my colleague that spoke before me said our hearts go out to the refugees, but our hand of iendship does not and it could. we could do this in a bipartisan way. if we betray our values as a country and slam the door in the face of those innocent victims of terror, we do not strengthen our security. we weaken ourselves in the ght against isis' savage ideology. as the refugee council wrote to congress, and this is important, it would send a demoralizing and dangerous message to the world that the united states makes judgments about people based on the country they come from and their religion. this feeds into extreme propaganda and all -- and makes us all less safe. you know, i talked about the french to begin with. it was interesting to me to hear president hollande speaking to thousands of people in the wake of the tragedy. and what

ms. pelosi: thank you very much, mr. chairman, for a very productive house democratic caucus this morning. i want to associate myself with your remarks about extending our sympathies to the people of france. i also extend that to the people of lebron for the losses -- lebanon for the losses they suffered last week. france is our oldest friend. our oldest friend. and as i wrote in the book yesterday at the embassy, france, our oldest friend, we extend sympathy and fraternity. when 9/11 hit, the french press said, we are all americans, we are all french. -- we are all french now. as we approach the issues that are the source of concern there, we have to recognize that protecting people is our first response -- is our first responsibility. but we also cannot yield to terrorists whose goal is to instill fear and change who we are and our way of life. so, i again associate myself further with your remarks. today we are gathered in esponse to the first circuit's misguided decision which is important for families and communitie