ms. thompson, first, from entering these young folks. i want to thank you all, and congratulate you all. i know you did work for the dpa, i'm sure it was valuable to the dpa. it sounds like you got some pretty fine training as well. i congratulate all of you. i noticed nobody said the highlight was apparent before the police commission. >> even further, i want to highlight, that i met with them and i was not part of the favorite moment slots. [laughter] >> i wasn't a favorite moment either, and i signed the check. >> i want to say thank you all for allowing me to share, not just the successes we've had in life but also the failures on the hurdles that we have to go through in order to be here. and that you all can be here one day. i also want to say, i hope you guys take away some mentorship. one of the things i tell a lot of young people that we work with, when you get an opportunity to be in these internships year round, a lot of individuals, networking goes a long way. that was nothing i was taught growing up. you guys have an opportu

ms. riley thompson for taking action every day and making sure that her generation can survive and thrive in this nation. [applause.] >> hello everyone. i am riley thompson. for the past two years i worked with the department of elections to preregister my peers to vote. it allows 16 and 17-year old to fill out the paperwork with the benefit of time and informed individual to help them making it simpler to vote when of age. many older piers mentioned how difficult it was to figure out how to register when they turned 18 causing them to miss voting in the election. this is important to me because i believe in the power of voting to create change. it is away for every one to have a say in how the government functions on a local and national level. preregistration is the way to break down the barriers that bar many in the country from exercising this right. i became involved with the department of elections at the end of 2017. i was having conversations and was understanding how many obstacles there were. throughout the course of my work with the department of elections, i have been able to

ms. boggs? thompson, vice chair, and all members of the gun violence task force, thank you for the opportunity to speak here today and for the task force leadership since 2012 to push for legislative action to reduce gun violence in our country. i'm here today on behalf of .t.a., the nations largest child advocacy organization, with members in all 50 states, d.c., the u.s. virgin islands, puerto rico and europe. no parent should fear for the safety of their child every time they leave home for school or anywhere else. and no child should live in fear every day, wondering if this is the last day they will see their family. since 2013, there have been 471 incidents on school grounds. thousands of children across this great country have been a victim or witness to gun violence in their homes, schools or communities. at p.t.a., we have issued so many statements on mass shootings at schools. -- schools over the years that we now keep a draft on file at all times. in every statement, we remind the nation that

thompson: the gentleman's time has expired. ms. kelly. mr. kelly: according to the national sipter for injury prevention and control, more than women die from gun control and we know it's 35,000 and communities that i represent see shootings. in 2019, chicago has more than 3 30 homicides from gun violence shot ging towards 1,800 and 24 homicides in the month of september. a recent study found that the loss of quality of life psychological and emotional trauma declined property values and societal consequences and cost $174 billion that the government absorbing $12 billion in costs. this should be investment for providing communities. the cost of gun violence and lack of economic opportunity just doesn't hurt our families but has violent behavior. last congress, i introduced the urban progress act or up, that would help fill this void this economic opportunity and strengthening community relations and one additional area to explore to address gun violence as my colleague talked about is to increase mental health access for those who have been

thompson: thank you. i yield four minutes to the gentlelady from barragan., ms. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for four minutes. ms. barragan: mr. speaker, i today in support of h.r. border patrol medical screening standards act. r. speaker, i have been to the southern border a number of times. have seen the cold concrete holding cell where felipe gomez alonzo, an 8-year-old boy, spent days.st he was apprehended on december 18, 2018, and did not receive medical testing, screenings, and care. christmas eve on while americans were celebrating felipe wouldliday, go on to suffer from 103-degree fever. mrs. start vomit -- would also start vomiting and ecome weak and then die while in custody of the u.s. government. i wish i could say he was the that died in u.s. custody but he wasn't. in the 17 months since the trump implemented the zero tolerance policy at the inhumanely der, jailing migrant children and cruel separating children from parents, six -- let me repeat that -- six migrant have tragically fallen custody.ied in federa

thompson: i yield the gentlelady an additional minute. ms. escobar: it must consider existing state and local body-worn camera policies and principles developed by human rights and civil organizes so d.h.s. can build upon best practices. this plan further ensures that safety needs are met and trust is built. all of these all these will be valuable tools to ensure we address our nation's challenges in a commonsense and humane way. today we have the opportunity to come together and begin to make a powerful and well-funded agency more accountable to the congress and the people they serve. the ombudsman's role will fill much-needed gaps in transparency, oversight, training and trust. i'm very proud of this legislation. it comes right from the communities that are impacted the most and i would urge my colleagues to support it. i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from mississippi reserves. the chair will receive a message. the secretary: mr. speaker, a message from the speaker. the mes

ms. schakowsky p.c. it is now my honor to yield to congressman mike thompson, who really brought this bill to the attention of our committee and subcommittee and garnered the support that is needed to make sure that death and disfigurement and tragedy don't occur because of these products. i yield him as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as tom tomorrow i thank the gentlelady. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of my legislation that addresses the dangerous and deadly public safety issue by directing the consumer product safety commission to establish a standard requiring flame mitigation devices to be used in portable fuel containers and educate our communities about the dangers of flame jetting. this issue is personal to me. i met with local fire officials and margaret lewis, a mother and a constituent. her daughter along with her twin sister and few friends were roasting marshmallows and they used a common fuel that did not have a flame mitigation device. the fuel exploded from the bottle, in the -- in a process called flame jetting. porta

ms. escobar: thank you for being here and madam speaker and leader schumer, thank you for calling us together on this first day back from our in-district work period. representative thompson, thank you for h.r. 8 and the leadership you have shown. i returned to el paso ready for a very productive and important district work period where i intended to spend all of august meeting with my constituents about lowering the cost of prescription drugs, about health care, about immigration, about all the things that my community has been talking about and that we have been discussing at town hall meetings and at various community events and instead of being able to do that, the first saturday back from washington in el paso, texas, as i was at a town hall meeting with my constituents, i learned there was an active shooter at wal-mart. and the three weeks that followed that or -- were three weeks of funerals, sitting by eople's bedsides, praying with families, talking to constituents who are squared and who don't understand why this had to happen. and what i kept hearing over and over and over again from the residents of el paso was, why. why did this happen, why haven't done somet

ms. philpot's testimony and so sad that you lost five friends, maybe more, in terms of injury, but five friends. and this is mr. thompson's focus has been on protecting the children, hence the name of this impact on gun violence on children and the need to pass universal background checks. he is joined in that by congresswoman kelly who has been a champion on saying, while our hearts break and we mourn and we want to act upon the high profile, then taking lives in our country every single day in our cities and across the country, we lose young people to gun violence. thank mr. phillips, a newlywed up here, taking the time, just married this weekend, but this was very important for him to be here, bobby rush has been a victim of gun violence in his own family and the list goes on all of our distinguished members who consider this the highest priority. i also want to acknowledge the work that mr. mcmurray talked about to ensure domestic tranquility. yesterday was the birthday of our constitution, yesterday was the birthday of its ratification and in it, as you know, you quote in the beautiful preamble to assure domestic tra

ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 3710, the cyber security vulnerability remediation act, and i thank chairman bennie thompson for his work in securing the nation against terrorist threats, including cyber security vulnerabilities that target critical infrastructure, civilian agency networks, and private sector cyber resources. i also thank subcommittee chairman richmond and the homeland security staff for working with me and my staff on h.r. 3710. i thank the ranking member of the full committee, mr. rogers, and the ranking member of the subcommittee. mr. speaker, just a few weeks ago we saw technology in the form of drones be utilized to attack with explosives refineries in saudi arabia. i think the basis of my legislation speaks to the point that it is crucial that this congress and this nation prepare itself for the new forms of technology. yes, we have not had that incident here in the united states, but if you recall in /11, no one could fathom using loaded airplanes, fully filled with the material fuel that could be utilized as a weapon to attack the world trade centers to kill the brave at the pentago