congre congresswoman stacey plaskett. and i want to give a special shout out to congresswoman joyce beat beatty. when i saw joyce recently, she said, well, you are coming, aren't you? and i said i'm working hard to get it set. and i am so proud that it did work out. i thank joyce for that extra push. i also want to acknowledge someone who had such a profound effect on my life in every way.

plaskett for five minutes. ms. plaskett: thank you, mr. chairman. my colleague from south carolina knows that not everybody on this side of the aisle was a criminal defense attorney. some of us were actually prosecutors and could never see them self as a criminal defense attorney. so i take going within the scope of the law extremely seriously and i'm very concerned about this being an unethical act on the part of this committee. now, my colleagues questioned this is not about politics and this is not partisan. so i'm wondering what it is about and i think it's an abuse of power and a waste of time. and it's a waste of this committee's time and it's destroying this committee. it's destroying the reputation of this committee because it's very clear what mr. pagliano would do if he came here. i guess many of my colleagues believe they can break the man and take away him asserting his fifth right when his attorneys have told us in writing that should he be brought here he will assert his fifth amendment right to every question. so what's the point. wha

plaskett: thank you, mr. speaker. h.r. 5226, the regulatory integrity act of 2016 would impose unnecessary procedural requirements on agencies that would prevent them from efficiently performing their statutory responsibilities and could lead to a less informed public due to the nature of the communication that is requested or not to be requested by this bill. additionally, mr. speaker, these duplicative services will be costly to the american taxpayers and while increased transparency should be considered, this bill actually grinds regulatory processes and has a chilling reporting requirement to it. the bill increases the bureaucratic red tape my republican colleagues report to be the problem with government and create additional oversight by the federal government on agencies. we do have the ability to keep agencies from -- what their rulemaking is through our own appropriation of those agencies and what they do. if that isn't reason enough to support this legislation, it's added cost to the american taxpayers shoul

plaskett for five minutes. ms. plaskett: thank you, mr. chairman. my colleague from south carolina knows that not everybody on this side of the aisle was a criminal defense attorney. some of us were actually prosecutors and could never see them self as a criminal defense attorney. so i take going within the scope of the law extremely seriously and i'm very concerned about this being an unethical act on the part of this committee. now, my colleagues questioned this is not about politics and this is not partisan. so i'm wondering what it is about and i think it's an abuse of power and a waste of time. and it's a waste of this committee's time and it's destroying this committee. it's destroying the reputation of this committee because it's very clear what mr. pagliano would do if he came here. i guess many of my colleagues believe they can break the man and take away him asserting his fifth right when his attorneys have told us in writing that should he be brought here he will assert his fifth amendment right to every question. so what's the point. wha

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plaskett. rep. plaskett: thank you for sharing this somewhat uncomfortable discussion with us here. we all know there is an urgent eed to stem sexual harassment, discrimination, by increasing female representation in the workforce, and particularly at senior leadership positions, an individuals having a say in how these policies are done. ms martin, i'm going to quote, "the roles of the powerful favor men in superintendent, deputy superintendent, fire, law enforcement." mr. reynolds, how many superintendents are women? mr. reynolds: we have for 13 ark. - 413 parks. as you know, there is not a superintendent in every park, but i will believe i find the actual number, around 258. superintendents. about 127 are women. give me a minute, i will give you the right number. rep. plaskett: is it about a 60/40? 60% are men. the deputy superintendent level? mr. reynolds: i have 58% men, 42% female. and i will clarify for you. 62% men, 38% female on superintendent. rep. plaskett: and the parks superintendents, are they the same size and scope, in terms of geographic size, as well as personnel,

plaskett first. >> thank you, mr. chairman my colleague from south carolina knows that not everybody on the side of the aisle is a criminal defense attorney. some of us were prosecutors and could never see themselves as a criminal defense attorney. i think going within the scope of the law extremely seriously and i'm very concerned about this being an unethical act on the part of this committee. my colleagues question that this is not about politics and this is not partisan, so i'm wondering what it is about. i think it's about an abuse of power and a waste of time. it's a waste of this committees time and it's destroying this committee, it's destroying the reputation of this committee because it's very clear what mr. pagliano would do if he came here. i think my colleagues believe they can break the man and take away him asserting his fifth amendment rights when his attorneys have told us in writing, should he be brought here, he will assert his fifth amendment right to every question, so what's the point? what's the

plaskett: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to join my colleagues in again calling for this congress to just simply call a vote on commonsense, life-saving gun safety legislation. it's been almost three months since this house and democrats have taken to the floor to call for a vote, and the statistics indicate that this congress' inaction has opinion complicit in thousands of lost lives. mr. speaker, gun violence continues to claim the lives of too many young people in this country, and sadly it appears that every time i take to this podium to speak out against this congress' inaction there is another life lost to gun violence in my home district. as a nonvoting member of congress, i may not have a vote on the floor but i have a voice, and i want to use that voice in joining the american public and my constituents in the virgin islands in saying enough is enough. as a mother of four young black men, i hold my breath every time my sons go out to go about constructive daily life. statistically, my sons are in the si

plaskett: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise today to echo the pleas of the american people, especially those in my own home district of the united states virgin islands, in calling for this congress to pass a zika funding bill and pass commonsense gun safety legislation. it has been more than six months since the president submitted a plan to this congress and almost three months since house democrats took to the floor to call for a vote on commonsense gun safety legislation. but instead of passing these bills, congress has decided to focus its attention on politically charged investigations into investigations. while this congress was in its longest recess in 60 years, the number of overall confirmed zika cases and the number of americans killed and wounded by gun violence continue to grow. there have been 4,500 lives lost to gun violence in the time we've been out in recess. and this number sadly includes the lives of almost a dozen young men and women in the virgin islands, including two police officers and a firefigh

plaskett, for five minutes. ms. plaskett: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to highlight a matter of critical and immediate importance to our national security. as we combat the growing threat of terrorism, both at home and abroad, it is absolutely critical that we elect a commander in chief who will be strong and smart when it comes to our national security. a commander in chief who will work with our allies, employ diplomacy across the globe, and be thoughtful when it comes to using military force to defend the united states. time and again the republican nominee has shown that he completely lacks the temperament to lead america on the world stage. our commander in chief must support our men and women in the military and our veterans instead our service members and veterans have wethered verbal attack after verbal attack since the republican nominee began his campaign. mr. speaker, our men and women in uniform deserve better. those of us who have children who can be called up deserve better. for those who put themselves in harm's way, they dese

plaskett: i rise today to call disfunction to this republican-led congress. at every turn this house has abandoned americans who are counting on strong actions from congress to protect families, whether it's flint, gun violence prevention or the zika virus, this congress has shown unness to tackle the real issues affecting the american people. mr. speaker, in the united states and its territories, there are more than 23,000 confirmed cases of zika. emergency request for supplemental resources to came to this house more than six months ago. in the three months since house democrats took to this floor to call for commonsense gun safety, there has not been a single vote. dire ongress' action have consequences including the 40 men and women who have lost their lives to gun violence in the virgin islands. are they not important? the water crisis in flint is the very issue that this congress should take up. mr. speaker, i call on this congress to act now to fully fund the president's emergency request to fight zika, support the children and families in flint as wel

congre congresswoman stacey plaskett. and i want to give a special shout out to congresswoman joyce beat beatty. when i saw joyce recently, she said, well, you are coming, aren't you? and i said i'm working hard to get it set. and i am so proud that it did work out. i thank joyce for that extra push. i also want to acknowledge someone who had such a profound effect on my life in every way. someone whom i admire and love, marion wright adelman. this audience is filled with longtime friends and people i went to wellesley college with. that became lifelong friends to me and so many of you who have been on the front lines. everyone associated with the black women's agenda. i'm thrilled to be with you. i'm thrilled to be associated with you. i'm also thrilled to be back on the campaign trail. as the world knows, i was a little under the weather recently. the good news is, my pneumonia finally got some republicans interested in women's health. now, looking back, i know i should have followed my doctor's orders to rest, but my i

plaskett, no. mr. desaulnier, no. mr. boyle, no. welch, no. ms. lujan grisham, no. >> how is the member from the district of london recorded? -- columbia recorded? >> not recorded. >> have all members been recorded? >> miss lummis is not recorded. she votes yes. >> all members opportunity to vote? the member from michigan? he votes yes. we good? -- clark will report the tally. ayes, 15 nay. motion to reconsider is laid on the table. members will have today to submit their views on the report considered. i asking anna's consent that the staff bailout to make necessary technical changes to the report subject to the approval of the minority. here no objections, no further business without objection. the committee stands adjourned. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. morning, northy carolina republican con

plaskett votes no. mr. desaulnier votes no. mr. boyle votes no. mr. welch votes no. ms. lujan grisham votes no. >> how is the member from the district of columbia recorded? >> ms. norton is not recorded. ms. norton votes no. >> have all members been recorded? >> ms. lummis is not recorded. she votes yes. >> have all members had an opportunity to vote? anybody else? how is the member for michigan, mr. wahlberg recorded? >> mr. wahlberg is not recorded. he votes yes. >> anybody else? clerk will report the tally. >> on this vote, there are 19 ayes, 15 nay. >> the ayes have it. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. members will have two days to submit their views on the report considered. i am asking consent that the staff bailout to make necessary technical changes to the report today subject to the approval of the minority. here no objections, no further business without objection. the committee stands adjourned. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsi

plaskett? >> no. >> mr. desonnier? mr. desonnier votes no. mr. boyle? >> no. >> mr. boyle votes no. mr. welch? mr. welch votes no. ms. luhan grishham? >> no. >> how is the member from the district of columbia recorded? >> ms. norton is not recorded. >> ms. norton votes no. >> does any other member -- have all members been recorded? oh. >> ms. lumis is not recorded. ms. lumis votes yes. >> have all members had an opportunity to vote? how is the member from michigan, mr. wahlberg recorded? >> mr. wahlberg is not recorded. he votes yes. >> are we good? anybody else? clerk will report the tally. >> on this vote, there are 19 ayes and 15 nays. >> the ayes have it. the report is ordered favorably reported. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to close 2l, members have two days to submit their views on the report considered today. i ask unanimous consent that the staff be allowed to make necessary technical and conforming changes to the report, ordered report 9 today, subject to the approval of the minority. hearing no objections, so ordered. the commi