ms. velazquez: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 4 printed in part a of house eport 115-2. ms. velazquez: i ask unanimous consent that the amendment be considered as read. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 33, the gentlewoman from new york, ms. velazquez, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new york. for five minutes. ms. velazquez: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the regulartory -- regulatory flexibility act has reduced regulatory costs by $130 billion since 1998. however, it could do better. the amendment i am offering will improve this process. however, unlike the underlying bill, my amendment is actually aligned with the regional statute, which was created to protect the unique needs of small businesses in the regulatory process. not to stop regulations. my amendment is also much more cost effective to the taxpayers, as the underlying bill creates a

ms. velazquez of new york. ms. velazquez: i ask unanimous consent that the amendment be considered as read. the chair: without objection. house res.lusion 40, the gentlewoman from -- by house resolution 40, the gentlewoman from new york and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new york. ms. velazquez: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the chair: jolt is -- the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. velazquez: mr. chairman, my amendment is simple and straightforward. it will help ensure the s.e.c. will fulfill one of its core mission functions, protecting investors. as members of congress, we must never forget the lessons of the financial crisis and the great recession. americans lost $14 trillion, suffering sharp declines in retirement savings, pension funds and overall wealth. this was due in part to being pushed into abstract and sophisticated financial products and securities that they knew little or nothing about. i was here in 20

ms. velazquez. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. velazquez: i thank the gentlelady for yielding. madam speaker, on saturday, millions of americans around the nation spoke with a collective voice, opposing president trump's plans to trample women's rights, yet, here we are, the first week of the new administration voting on a bill to scale back women's health benefits. let's be clear, this bill is not about preventing federal funds from going to abortions. sadly, current law currently prevents that. in reality, this bill will affect millions of women who purchase coverage with their own money. it will make it nearly impossible for insurance providers to offer plans fully covering women's reproductive health and will harm women, turning back the clock on women's reproductive rights. it is day five of the trump presidency and women are already being attacked at every corner. the american people are watching. they will remember this vote. vote no on this bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentlewoman f

ms. velazquez: i'm congress william nydia velazquez, i represent the seventh congressional district in newk. saturday, i was with my colleague, jerry nadler. we were told by immigrant groups -- we were called by immigrant groups to alert us that there were people about to be deported and i am here to say as a member of congress, mr. president, what you did is shameful. this is not -- it is not how you run the government. to issue such an executive order , that is unconstitutional that undermines the national security of our country. but also that mistreats people ahmad darwish. it breaks my hurt to see how these refugees who are seeking a better life, who are escaping violence from this country that we turn our backs on them. that is not who we are. that is un-american. and we will fight to bring justice to everyone in this country and especially those refugees that are escaping the realities and the horror. agine, imagine these men who work for the u.s. government, to make it to new york legally and to be detained. imagine what it was for him to see his wife and his children allowed to en

ms. velazquez of new york. ms. velazquez: i ask unanimous consent that the amendment is considered as read. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from new york, ms. velazquez, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new york. ms. velazquez: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself such time as i may consume. when we think of a startup business, the early days of apple or google usually comes to mind. their stories are familiar. hardworking entrepreneurs who beat the odds. like these companies, most successful startups have several common ingredients -- a new product or service, a willingness to take risks and leadership that can navigate the complexities of today's economy. and successful firms also have a way of securing capital to both get off the ground and to grow. this last ingredient can present serious obstacles as startups face unique financing challenges. many do not have positive cash flow, putting traditional bank loans out of reach. while

ms. velazquez of new york and amendment number 2 by mr. clay of missouri. the chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 1 printed in part b of house report 115-2 by the gentlewoman from new york, ms. velazquez, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 1 printed in part b of house report 115-2 offered by ms. velazquez of new york. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings

ms. velazquez, for five minutes. ms. velazquez: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, house republicans are playing politics with millions of americans' health care. in fact, if republicans go forward with their plan to chaotically dismantle the affordable care act, 30 million americans will lose health insurance. in new york state alone, 1.6 million of our neighbors who gained coverage through a.c.a. will see their health insurance taken away. and 2.7 new yorkers, million new yorkers who have enrolled in medicaid could lose coverage. but let us remember that this is not just about new yorkers. in fact, the sad irony is that many of americans who will lose and be most devastated by repeal of this law are in red states and counties, the places that voted for president-elect trump. those areas have high numbers of americans on the medicaid rolls. already states like idaho, nebraska, south dakota and georgia are putting medicaid expansion on hold, waiting to see how actions on the a.c.a. plays out. that means half a million americans will have to wait for health

ms. velazquez of new york. ms. velazquez: mr. speaker, bring up h.r. 724 which will end president trump's refugee ban so members like a 69-year-old iraqi national will not be refused boarding on a flight to visit wiz u.s. citizen family in the united states. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. mr. hastings: i yield five seconds to mr. blumenauer of oregon. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. blumenauer: i hope we bring up h.r. 724 which would rescind president trump's ban on iraqi translators for the united states like faroud shah riff who was cleared to settle in the united states but stopped before he could board his flight and sent back to harm's way in iraq. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expire. mr. hastings: i yield five seconds to mr. levin of michigan. mr. levin: the headline in "the washington post," muslim families sought refuge in america's heartland, now trump's visa ban is tearing them apart. one is in my district. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman

ms. nitia velazquez of -- nydia velazquez of new york, the balance of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. ms. velazquez: this will jeopardize the health and safety of the american people, to benefit corporate america and polluters. let's be clear, the protections that will be overwhelmingly targeted by this measure are not so-called midnight regulations. these are rules that went through significant vetting. there are a host of statutes governing how regulations are crafted, from the administrative procedure act to the regulatory flexibility act through the unfunded mandates reform act to the paperwork reduction act. these are -- there are numerous processes to ensure regulations are written in a way that protect the american people while preventing overreach. mr. speaker, the -- of the ranking member of the small business committee, i am well acquainted with the need to ensure their regulatory process is balanced. no one supports overregulation, but at the same time, we cannot eliminate safeguards that have a proven re

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ms. velazquez: let me thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise in strong opposition to this resolution. mr. speaker, if republicans go forward with this plan, to dismantle the affordable care act, 30 million americans will lose health insurance. in new york state alone, 1.6 million of our neighbors, who gained coverage through a.c.a., will lose their health insurance and will see their health insurance taken away. and 2.7 million new yorkers who have enrolled in medicaid could lose coverage. but this is not just about medicaid and it is not just about who obtained coverage through the exchanges. this is about the young person just out of college who can stay on their parents' insurance until they turn 26. giving them time to secure employment and coverage on their own. it is about patients with pre-existing conditions who, until the a.c.a., were blocked from securing quality medical insurance. it is about women who have faced gender discrimination in the insurance markets. these are the people republicans will harm with their irresponsible attack on our health care system. now, let me a

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ms. velazquez: let me thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise in strong opposition to this resolution. mr. speaker, if republicans go forward with this plan, to dismantle the affordable care act, 30 million americans will lose health insurance. in new york state alone, 1.6 million of our neighbors, who gained coverage through a.c.a., will lose their health insurance and will see their health insurance taken away. and 2.7 million new yorkers who have enrolled in medicaid could lose coverage. but this is not just about medicaid and it is not just about who obtained coverage through the exchanges. this is about the young person just out of college who can stay on their parents' insurance until they turn 26. giving them time to secure employment and coverage on their own. it is about patients with pre-existing conditions who, until the a.c.a., were blocked from securing quality medical insurance. it is about women who have faced gender discrimination in the insurance markets. these are the people republicans will harm with their irresponsible attack on our health care system. now, let me a

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