ms. pelosi: no. right now what we're talking about is strengthening our economy, growing paychecks of america's workers, we're talking about protecting a woman's right to choose, protecting medicare, a lot of big things happening. i don't very any what -- i don't have any idea what they're talking about. i'll look into it. the, shall we say, not a front burner issue in terms of jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs, medicare, medicare, medicare. gun safety, gun safety, gun safety. the list -- voting rights, voting rights, voting rights. hopefully they'll turn their attention to some of the big issues facing america's working families. reporter: congress spent weeks rangeling over a relatively simple stop gap spending bill. how does that bode for doing 11 appropriations bills in the lame duck? is that going to be easy? ms. pelosi: did you ask that question last week? reporter: no. ms. pelosi: one of you did. let me say this. in terms of, as an appropriator, many of us were forged in the appropriations committee, we'

ms. pelosi: definitely. >> how many seats are you going to net? ms. pelosi: as i said yesterday, to one of your competitors -- i mean, maybe you don't compete, i don't know. i think that the gift that keeps on giving, that would be the republican nominee, has helped us mobilize voters at the grass roots level, increasing our registration and urgency for turnout, helps us raise money, so they have organization and money and the third thing, message. makes a clear distinction between us and him. i wish it wouldn't have to be that way, i wish it would be just about all of us. but he's -- he's a gift that keeps on giving, as they say. so as i said on that, i think it comes down to like single digits, they'll be ahead by single digits or we'll be ahead by single digits. >> you mean the house race? ms. pelosi: that's house races. i think hillary will win. it's going to be very exciting. she's so talented, so accomplished and she go into that oval office she will do so with more experience than most of our recent presidents, with all due respect to all of the

ms. pelosi: i think the bill could be better. it could have a little more clarity in the language. >> what would that clarity be? ms. pelosi: the word shall. we spend a good deal of time fighting over the word shall. should to shall, may to shall. shall a word we're always naming that we would like to have seen something happen there. but the senate passed it by unanimous consent. and sent it over. once you have a u.c. from the senate it's hard to change the language. the administration is trying to get taos change the language and send it back to the senate, it's a little late. but yes, the bill could be better. there could be, as there always is, a national security waiver for the president of the united states. having said that, the bill will pass in suspension tomorrow. >> on the continuing resolution is, it's a little early but it seems like we've seen this movie before in which democratic votes are needed to pass, oftentimes that means that you aren't successful in keeping things you don't like off them. are there some tie

ms. pelosi: definitely. >> how many seats are you going to net? ms. pelosi: as i said yesterday, to one of your competitors -- i mean, maybe you don't compete, i don't know. i think that the gift that keeps on giving, that would be the republican nominee, has helped us mobilize voters at the grass roots level, increasing our registration and urgency for turnout, helps us raise money, so they have organization and money and the third thing, message. makes a clear distinction between us and him. i wish it wouldn't have to be that way, i wish it would be just about all of us. but he's -- he's a gift that keeps on giving, as they say. so as i said on that, i think it comes down to like single digits, they'll be ahead by single digits or we'll be ahead by single digits. >> you mean the house race? that's house races. i think hillary will win. it's going to be very exciting. she's so talented, so accomplished and she go into that oval office she will do so with more experience than most of our recent presidents, with all due respect to all of them, including

ms. pelosi: good morning, everyone. sad this morning, this crash in hoboken, new jersey. and thoughts for those

ms. pelosi: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from california. ms. pelosi: i want to thank my leader very much. yesterday, senator inhofe and i were on the floor here and i stated if i felt there was an iron-clad commitment to take care of the flint, michigan problem and lead and water across this nation, i would support the c.r. i interpret the strong language from my leader harry reid and the republican majority leader, senator mcconnell, as an iron-clad commitment. they spoke to the powers that be in the house. i know that senator inhofe and i are bound and determined to fix this, and believe me, i want to make a message, send a message to the people of flint, to their senators here who have worked their hearts out. this will happen. if it doesn't happen, i have some ideas of how i'm going to protest it, but it will happen. i take it as an iron-clad commitment, and i yield the floor back to my colleague, senator reid. the presiding officer: the senator from wisconsin. mr. johnson: mr. president, i rise today to ask my colleagues to honor the life o

ms. pelosi, for five minutes. ms. pelosi: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, there's a public health emergency in our country . you're thinking of zika, you're thinking of opioids. yes, they are public health emergencies. there is another long-term public health emergency and that is gun violence. i thank the chair of our task force, mr. thompson, mr. larson for organizing it, the great icon john lewis for galvanizing all of the concern in the congress around this issue. david cicilline, of course, our distinguished congresswoman we just heard from, ms. clark. judy chu. so many members have taken the elizabeth s issue as esty before she was sworn in in congress addressing the concerns in newtown. 91 people lose their lives to gun violence every day. that is not a statistic. that is an outrage. it is a challenge to the conscience of our nation to end congress' appalling inaction to gun violence prevention -- on gun violence prevention. across america, communities are standing up, speaking out and lighting the way. a preventable public health crisis is

ms. pelosi: aloha.sami, matthew and kyla, to mark's parents, eric and naomi, ronnie, nicky, ross, father-in-law gary, aloha to all of you. mahalo for sharing mark with us. we're gathered here today in the old house chamber where lincoln served beneath the same clock lincoln heard ticking and beneath the gaze of cloe and in the presence of the vice president of the united states. for almost two centuries, cleo and her clock have reminded the men and women in these hallowed halls that our time is short and that history is watching. mark takai's service in the congress, though brief, defines what it means to meet cleo's challenge. facing bravely the judgment of history, earning a worthy place in the honorable heritage of our democracy and using his time well. as his family has said, mark lived his dream. in his service to america and to the people of hawaii, congressman takai embodied our nation's highest ideals. in his fight against cancer, mark showed the courage and strength that defined the wonderful p

ms. pelosi: 15 years ago, we suffered a tragedy we could not have ever imagined and witnessed heroism that we will never forget. every september 11 for the past 15 years, americans have boud their heads to find comfort in faith. even as we are still rocked by disbelief at the tragedy of that day. s we humbly visit the sacred ground of 9/11 this year, we continue to marvel at the heroism of the first responders and the families who turned their grief into action to make america safer. because of them, 9/11 does not belong to fear. it belongs to courage. it belongs to compassion. it belongs to the first responders and those who rushed into the smoke and up the stairs to the passengers who charged up the aisle, to the men and women who stayed behind in the stricken buildings to help strangers to safety. because of them, out of the ashes of the fallen world trade center, the crushed concrete of the pentagon, and a burning field in pennsylvania, americans rose united. as we salute all of those who died on 9/11, we must also salute those who have lost their lives in the years since. we must reme

ms. pelosi: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentlelady, ranking member on appropriations, for yielding. i thank her for her great work, being involved in the appropriations process, which i shared with her for many years. but a place where so many of our values are reflected by how we allocate our resources. i particularly want to thank wasserman swoman schultz, congresswoman delauro, for their relentless persistence -- persistent, -- relenltless, persistent, constant advocacy for this flint -- relentless, persistent, constant advocacy for this flint money. it was february when president obama sent over a request for $1.9 billion to address the ebola crisis. this was an amount of money based on expert evidence that related to science and evidence that related to how we would do research for a vaccine, how we would do vector control, how we would do prevention. as our colleagues have mentioned, how we address the issue that this is a very unusual situation because it is sexually transmitted and we had the obstacle of

ms. pelosi: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, there's a public health emergency in our country . you're thinking of zika, you're thinking of opioids. yes, they are public health emergencies. there is another long-term public health emergency and that is gun violence. i thank the chair of our task force, mr. thompson, mr. larson for organizing it, the great icon john lewis for galvanizing all of the concern in the congress around this issue. david cicilline, of course, our distinguished congresswoman we just heard from, ms. clark. judy chu. so many members have taken the elizabeth s issue as esty before she was sworn in in congress addressing the concerns in newtown. 91 people lose their lives to gun violence every day. that is not a statistic. that is an outrage. it is a challenge to the conscience of our nation to end congress' appalling inaction to gun violence prevention -- on gun violence prevention. across america, communities are standing up, speaking out and lighting the way. a preventable public health crisis is taking the lives of our children, our neighbors and our frie

ms. pelosi: by some accounts, 10 to 15 cancer diagnosis per week 15 years later. we must treat all of them and those who will come after as illnesses in our own familiar lesion. we must continue to meet our commitment to the health and compensation needs of our heroes and their loved ones. we will remember and our prayers come from appreciation must exist for as long as our country shall exist. this is the legacy of 9/11 that we must pass down through the generations. the heroism and the resilience that are the soul of our nation. let the memory of our fallen heroes be a blessing to their beloved and to our nation, let their sacrifice continue to deepen our dedication to justice and to freedom. may god bless the fallen men and women of 9/11 and their families and may god continue to bless the united states of america. chaplain conroy: let us pray. god of heaven and hurt, we give you thanks for giving us another day. today, we remember a day begun in terror and violence and ended in heroic effort and courage. we mourn those whose lives were snatched from them. give

.) >> thank you congresswoman pelosi ladies and gentlemen, the sponsor of usns harvey milk ms. paula. >> (clapping.) >> good afternoon leader pelosi and secretary magnifying us and ambassador and mayor ed lee distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen, it is with deep gratitude provide and humidity that i stand here as a sponsor of this ship it is a great honor to be the sponsor of any ship in our fleet but i'm forever grateful to secretary magnifying us for giving me the singular privilege to sponsor this ship as i under taxi the duties and responsibility of this i say a pray i'm sure has been repeated through navel history dear lord please don't let me screw up for me as a member of lgbtq community and having served as an officer in the united states navy i know that being a sponsor of this ship is not really about me rather i'm the judge the person that's been grant the privilege to represent the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenders patriots that serves our nation through the generations particularly those who have gone to sea sailed in harm's way and richard the navel ser

.) >> thank you congresswoman pelosi ladies and gentlemen, the sponsor of usns harvey milk ms. paula. >> (clapping.) >> good afternoon leader pelosi and secretary magnifying us and ambassador and mayor ed lee distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen, it is with deep gratitude provide and humidity that i stand here as a sponsor of this ship it is a great honor to be the sponsor of any ship in our fleet but i'm forever grateful to secretary magnifying us for giving me the singular privilege to sponsor this ship as i under taxi the duties and responsibility of this i say a pray i'm sure has been repeated through navel history dear lord please don't let me screw up for me as a member of lgbtq community and having served as an officer in the united states navy i know that being a sponsor of this ship is not really about me rather i'm the judge the person that's been grant the privilege to represent the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenders patriots that serves our nation through the generations particularly those who have gone to sea sailed in harm's way and richard the navel ser

ms. gabbard: leader pelosi led a delegation of members to hawaii where we visited with his wife and his children, as well as his parents and siblings, sharing with them the memories we made with mark and the impact that he had on our country during his service here in the u.s. congress. i want to thank mark's family on behalf of all of us for opening your hortes to us and sharing -- your hearts to us and sharing mark with us. he touched the lives of so many people throughout his life of service. as a pearl city high school athlete, and president of the associated students at the university of hawaii, representing hawaii's 23rd house district for 20 years in the state legislature, his 17 years of service as a soldier in the hawaii army national guard and most recently serving hawaii's first congressional district. i have the good fortune of serving with mark over the years in the state legislature, in the national guard, and here in congress and like all of you, when i think of mark, i will always remember his ready smile, his deep laugh, and most of all, his heart of aloha. no matter where he wa