ms. velazquez, for five minutes. ms. velazquez: thank you. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. velazquez: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, with three legislative days left before congress leaves for a five-week vacation, democrats are working to advance the priorities of the american people, creating jobs, jump-starting the middle class and working to reform our broken immigration system. the majority, however, seems only interested in advancing a lawsuit against the president of the united states. mr. speaker, this is wrong. very wrong. suing the president, for what, for doing his job? this is the first time in the history of our nation that one branch of government brings a lawsuit against another branch of government. what an incredible way to uphold the separation of power. and branches of government. mr. speaker, the american people sent us here to tackle big problems and do real work on their behalf. this lawsuit is only further proof that house republi

ms. velazquez for five minutes. >> thank you. madam chair, with the prospect of zero percent interest rates coming to an end, some have warned this could unduly hamper economic growth. yet, the low interest rates pose a real threat of creating asset bubbles. what has the fed seen in the markets concerning asset prices and does the threat of a bubble outweigh any slowdown in economic growth? >> so the federal reserve has been increasingly and intensely focused on financial stability and we understand that maintaining interest rates at low levels for a long time can innocent reach for yield or asset bubbles so we are monitoring this very closely, and that's in part why i referenced some of these trends in my opening testimony. my general assessment at this point is that threats to financial stability are at a moderate level and not a very high level. some of the things that i would look at in assessing threats to financial stability to see if they're broadbased, broad measures of asset prices, of equities, of real estate, of debt,

ms. velazquez. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york will state her request. ms. velazquez: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to enter into the record the story of two honduran brothers who were tortured and murdered by gang members in the murder capital of the world. mr. speaker, how we treat our children speak to the character of our nation. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman will be charged. the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from texas, the chair of the hispanic caucus and the ranking member on the education and work force subcommittee on higher education and work force training, mr. hinojosa. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. hinojosa: mr. speaker, as chairman of the congressional hispanic caucus, i rise in opposition to h.r. 5230 and the underlying rule. i represent mcallen texas which has been the epicenter for this humanitarian cry sifments for years my republican colleagues have been ignoring for o