ms. williams,? -- ms. williams? >>, is great leadership. he will be here the entire time. we like to come in and out which makes congress functional, of course. [laughter] i raise my hand first. i appreciate your leadership. >> i appreciate your speed! >> in all seriousness, as somebody who has been on this select committee sent its inception -- since its inception and positive role in house administration. what derek has done over the last two congresses is miraculous. you have been able to really drive bipartisan message of success. we have tremendous success. in the last congress and this congress, recommendations being implemented through this process. you have the leadership derek had in the majority give the vice chair and the vice chair timmons equal status. it is unheard of. it is your students, that is what they think congress is about. as we all know, it is not congress. that is due to your leadership, it would have been driven by a chair. i would have done an exceptionally mediocre job. i do want to say, the recommendations and plummeted throughout the committee

ms. williams. the speaker pro tempore: the the gentlewoman from georgia is recognized for one minute much ms. williams: mr. speaker, as a legislator i know to look at a bill's definitions. as house republicans talk about rejecting socialism in all its forms, it's important to understand just exactly what my republican colleagues are talking about. surely it's not social security and medicare. public schools, public libraries, public safety? roads and bridges. the bill doesn't say. there is not a single definition of socialism or all its forms. my colleague, congressman takano, gave my republican colleagues an opportunity to clarify. he offered an amendment stating that programs like social security and medicare are not socialism. republicans refused that amendment. that makes me wonder if what republicans are really doing here is trying to reject things like bedrock social programs that so many of our seniors and constituents rely on. i support our nation's market-based economy and if my republican

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williams. ms. parker you are recognized for five minutes. [inaudible] >> ms. parker, hit that button. there you go, thank you. >> chairman jordan, ranking member plaskett, and members of the subcommittee i would like to thank you for inviting me to, and respectfully speak to you today. the people of this country deserve the right to have faith in those sworn to protect. faith is the foundation of hope in hell can boost or through honest reflection as who we have become and who we could and should be. on september 11 of 2000 as working for merrill lynch and world financial center in new york city. i witnessed upwh close the horrific deadly terrorist attacks on the adjacent world trade center. my colleagues and i evacuate our building and were led to safety thing to the heroic efforts of nypd officers. 2977 souls were not as fortunate that day. asas i watched the mayhem unfold to include people jumping to the deaths i was shocked, heartbroken. i vowed to god that i i wouldt back in serve this great nation. this valdai me to leave a multiple indoor hedge fund int

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