the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> last weekend i traveled to the colombia-venezuela border. i met with receive few depees at a hospital in colombia and heard their stories on being on the erming of death. people with h.i.v. can't access addition as the government supplies dwindle and the maduro rejeggets humanitarian aid and now this crisis is spreading. i met with colombian officials are doing everything they can to support 1.5 million refugees crossing the border. we must increase aid to countries like colombia. but madam speaker, our response must include supporting communities that have already contributed to the richness of south florida and the united states. thousands of people claiming political asylum are stuck in limbo because of unnecessary delays. depranting p.p.s. is necessary. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remar

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the president. at this time, the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. collins: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman continues to reserve. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield a minute and a half to the gentleman from california, a member of the judiciary committee, mr. lieu. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california, mr. lieu, is recognized. mr. lieu: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, chairman nadler, for your leadership. i rise in support of this resolution, requesting that special counsel mueller's report be made available to the public. there are three reasons this must happen. first, the taxpayers paid for this report. the american people funded this investigation. they have a right to see the contents of the report of the investigation. second, internal bureaucratic department of justice policies do not apply to congress. especially on matters of nation

the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i am directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20rk the chair will postpone further -- 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered. or votes objected to under clause 6 of rule 20. the house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. waters: thank you, mr. speaker. i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 1122, the housing choice voucher mobility demonstration act of 2019. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1122. a bill to authorize the secretary of housing and urban development to carry out a housing choice voucher mobility demonstration to encourage families receiving such voucher

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. scanlon: on tuesday, the rules committee met and reported a rule providing for consideration of h.r. 1, the for the people act of 2019, under a structured rule. the rule provides two hours of general debate equally divide and controlled by the chair and ranking member of the committee on house administration. the resolution self-executes chairwoman lofgren's manager's amendment and provides for the consideration of 72 amendments debatable for 10 minutes each. the rule also provides authority for en bloc amendments debatable for 20 minutes each. the rule also provides 10 minutes of final general debate after amendment consideration, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on house administration or their designee. lastly, the rule provides suspension authority through friday, march 8, 2019. mr. speaker, as you know this past weekend i had the honor of traveling to selma, alabama, with over 40 of our congressional colleagues on a pilgrima

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cicilline: i have a unanimous consent request. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to remove representative tom rice as a co-sponsor from h.r. -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. he house will come to order. the gentleman is recognized again. mr. cicilline: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to remove representative tom rice as a co-sponsor from h.r. 1004. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on judiciary be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 962, the born alive abortion survivors protection act, and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is advised that a unanimous consent request for the consideration of that measure would have to be -- would have to receive clearance from the majorities and the minority floor and committee leaders. the chair is unaware at t

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. sires: i yield five minutes to the author of this bill, the gentlelady from florida, ms. shalala. ms. shalala: i want to thank the chairman and my colleague from florida, this evening congress will vote on a bill i introduced h.r. 9 20 the venezuelan arms restrix act. this bipartisan bill prohibits the export of defense articles and crime control materials from the united states to security forces of venezuela. the united states should have no business selling these tools for oppression to the maduro regime as it punishes and kills those who are peacefully protesting and demanding a return to democracy. since maduro usurped pow for the january, we have seen headline after headline. maduro's forces kill, injury protesters as standoffs over aid escalate in vens way lafment four dead, hundred december tained after veans way la blackout. venezuela forces kill, punish anti-maduro po testers. a few weeks ago, i traveled to the venezuel

the speaker pro tempore: the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, the department of defense published a report revealing the dire impacts of the president's unlawful emergency declaration. mrs. kirkpatrick: it threatens to steal nearly $150 million of urgently needed arizona military construction funds, critical to the security of our nation, and the well-being of our men and women in uniform. and military families. both military bases within my are on the list that could be directly affected by these cuts. and i'm here today to say, no way. i represent a border district in southern arizona and we don't want the expensive, ineffective wall. we want our military bases funded. 59% of americans reject this emergency declaration. i will continue to take action to block this brutal decision and fight to protect arizonans from the drastic consequences of this dangerous, unlawful declaration. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? >> to address th

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of h.res. 183. which condemns anti-semitism unambiguously, as well as anti-muslim bigotry and all forms of prejudice against minorities as contrary to fundamental american values and principles. this resolution makes clear that we condemn anti-semitism, islamaphobia and racism, no matter where on the political spectrum they may emanate from. right, left or center. this resolution's a statement of our values as a nation. and while it focuses on concerns raised in the last few weeks regarding anti-semitism and islamaphobia, it addresses those not just forms of bigotry in the context of our broader concern with all forms of bigotry and hatred in our country. bigotry against members of minority groups based on their actual or perceived religion, ethnicity, race or origin are among the cardinal sins of our nation. as the resolution notes, tolerance and religious freedom are among our country's fundamental principles. so much so that they are enshrined in t

the speaker pro tempore: the entleman from the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized.r. reed: thank you, mr. speaker. and thank you, mr. shimkus for yielding me the time and your leadership as well as my good friends, paul tonko and brian higgins in regards to the act before us. obviously, i rise in support of this legislation. this legislation deals with a project located in our district in western new york in west valley. west valley, new york is the home of radioactive waste that has been distributed there and deposited there over the years. i will tell you over the last 15 years, this site has led the nation in coming up with techniques and technologies that are deployed across other nuclear waste sites to handle that radioactive wastes from those facilities as well as those in west valley. i think it is only right to bring further clarity and certainty to our area in regards to this bill given seven years of re-authorization legislation to send a signal that not only do we stand and support the appropriations that go to this facility in order to cheen it up in the

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserve? the gentleman from pennsylvania -- the gentlewoman from pennsylvania reserve the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. cole: i yield one minute to my good friend, fellow member of the rules committee and classmate, the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. burgess: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, a little over two years ago, president trump stood on the west front of this capitol and pledged to dedicate his administration to taking care of the forgotten men and women of this country. this bill does not take seriously the plight of those forgotten men and women. it does take seriously the plight of protecting democratic incumbents and candidates. . it does -- it's important to talk about it because it reveals the agenda of the democratic majority here in the house of representatives. this bill, things like the green new deal, things like a massive single payer health care system, and it's pretty clear. democra

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. eternal god we give you thanks for giving us another day. bless the members of this assembly and us all that we would be worthy of the call we have been given as americans to nurture and guarantee democratic freedoms to all who dwell in our great nation. help us all to be truly thankful and appropriately generous in our response. give each member the wisdom, patience, and perseverance to attend to the pressing issues of these days. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. >> i demand a vote on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opp

the speaker pro tempore: madam chair. the chair: mr. speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union, having had under consideration h.r. 1, directs me to report that it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 1, and has come to no resolution thereon. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered. or votes obbletted to under clause 6 of -- objected to under clause 6 of rule 206789 the house will resume -- 20. the house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.res. 183 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 183. resolution co

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: i now yield one and a half minutes to the distinguished whip, the gentleman from south carolina, mr. clyburn. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman, the jerrett whip is recognized. mr. clyburn: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding me the time. mr. speaker, i rise in support of this this resolution condemning anti-semitism, islamaphobia, and big triagainst minorities. -- and bigotry against minorities. this resolution expresses our rejection of all attempts to weaponize words and tsao discord and division. make no mistake. our caucus is unified. ut unity does not mean unaniity. we are the most diverse caucus in the history of congress. we are a true reflection of who and what america is. each of us bring ours own familiar background -- familial backgrounds and personal experiences to this august body. those experiences helped shape our values and our perspectives work do so as we do the of the american people

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from washington is recognized -- from texas is recognized. mr. thornberry: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thornberry: mr. speaker, this resolution is a sense of congress resolution that makes no change whatsoever in law or policy. it's a messaging bill. rather than legislation that actually does something on a substantive issue. so one may ask, well, why bother opposing a bill that doesn't do anything? well, i got a couple of answers. part of the answer to me is that we normally do not bring isolated issues in the jurisdiction of the armed services committee to the floor because pasht of the reason that -- part of the reason that a national defense authorization bill has been signed into law every year for 58 straight years under presidents of both parties and congresses of both parties is that we try to look at national security as a whole when as it relates to the department of defense.

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to house resolution 252 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 7, the chair appoints the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. norton, to preside over the committee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole on the state of the you've -- union the for the consideration of h.r. -- union for the consideration of h.r. 7 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to amend the fair labor sttstds act of 1938, to provide -- standards act of 1938, to provide more remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex and for other purposes. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the ill is considered read first time. the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott, and the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: thank you, madam chair. i yield my

the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on march 14, 2019, at 3:02 p.m. that the senate agreed to senate joint resolution 7. that the senate agreed to without amendment house joint resolution 46. with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, sharon l. johnson. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled joint resolution was signed by the speaker on thursday, march 14, 2019. the speaker pro tempore: house joint resolution 46, relating to a national emergency declared by the president on february 15, 2019. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam. pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of repre

the speaker pro tempore: on 388 -- e the yeas are the speaker pro tempore: on this ote -- the speaker pro tempore: on this are, the yeas 391, the nays 24. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on suspending the rules and passing h.r. 1839 as amended. which the clerk will report by title. caller: h.r. 1839, a bill to amend title 19 to extend protection for medicaid recipients of home and community-based services against spousal impoverishment, establish a state medicaid option to provide coordinated care to children with complex medical conditions, prevent misclassification of druggers in purposes of the emedicaid drug rebate program and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. so many that are in favor of the bill say aye. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the

the speaker pro tempore: -- forthwith with the following endment -- the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will proceed. the clerk: in section 3-c-5-1, strike and, two, redesignate subparagraph b as subparagraph c, and, three, insert after subparagraph a the following. b, by inserting the following. accept that any contingent attorneys' fees shall not exceed 49% of any judgment awarded to the plaintiff or plaintiffs and. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentlewoman -- the gentlewoman s opposed to the bill. ms. foxx: i am. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman qualifies. the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. ms. foxx: madam speaker -- the house is not in order. and i will not begin until the house is in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady has made a point and i ask my colleagues, take any conversation to the cloakroom. the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i am here to offer a motion to recommit that is about honesty. it's about making sure this bill does what my democrat colleagues say it will do and that is help victims o

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. graves: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i rise in support of the president's veto, house joint resolution 46. keeping our nation secure should be this president's very highest priority and it is this president's very highest priority. with president trump there is no question that he has and he will continue to carry out this priority. i support his efforts to build a wall on the southern border to protect our country. he's very clearly laid out the case for a declaration for a national emergency. there is a crisis at the border. crisis that could have been addressed much sooner or even prevented for that matter. the open border policies in the last administration compounded this growing problem. we're seeing the highest rates of illegal immigration since 2007. in february, there were more than double the number of illegal migrants coming into this country as compared to last year. border patrol has apprehended over 268,000 individuals since the beginning of this fiscal year,

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. defazio: madam speaker, today we will vote to override the president's veto of congress' bipartisan action to terminate his so-called national emergency declaration. the bottom line is that this emergency declaration is nothing more than an end run around a majority, bipartisan majority, of both the house and the senate, in complete disregard of our constitutional system of separation of powers. there is no doubt that we have a broken immigration system. and comprehensive reform should be a subject of congressional deliberation. but today in particular we have a new crisis, it's a humanitarian crisis. but the president has said that this wall will solve that problem. and he also says that this is about drugs. let's talk about that, if we could. .ere we have walls are static very old technology have been used for many, many, many centuries. but as we note most recently when the french built the line, the germans went around it in 24 hours. similar to what the president is proposing. he

the speaker pro tempore: the ouse will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. god of the universe, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we ask your blessing upon this assembly and upon all who call upon your name. send your spirit to fill their hearts with those divine gifts you have prepared for them. may your grace find expression in their compassion for the weak and the poor among us and may your mercy encourage goodwill in all they do and accomplish this day. as the members of the people's house face the demands of our time, grant them and us all your peace. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house her pproval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from florida, mr. dunn. mr. dunn: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united stat

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i commend to commend a 13-year-old riceon watkins for his selflessness and quit thinking. on february 1, he saved another young map's life after receiving a message through social media. they initiated a response by law enforcement. in the aftermath of the event, tim deparner honored him with an award on behalf of the 2nd district and appreciate his actions. we should notice him for his integrity. not many 13-year-olds can encounter a crisis. he reacted. his leadership in this situation speaks volumes that the values that his parents instilled on him ap working with law enforcement ap mr. speaker. i thank them for their commitment. i yield back the ball aps of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does new jersey seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman fro

the speaker pro tempore: -- time remains? the speaker pro tempore: the ouse will come to order. mr. lofgren: mr. rose yielded back to me. and i am -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will suspend. the house will come to order. the gentlelady has 2 1/2 minutes remaining. ms. lofgren: at this point, madam speaker -- the speaker pro tempore: will the gentlelady state her parliamentary inquiry. the gentlelady is recognized. ms. lofgren: i will yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from georgia, mr. lewis, the hero of the voting rights movement. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. he house will come to order. the gentleman is recognized. mr. lewis: madam speaker, i'm going to lead in the way of peace, in the way of love. i'm believe in a philosophy and discipline of nonviolence. -- can we come together we come together and support a simple piece of legislation to open up the political process and let all of our people come in? i ask you to remember what i said a few moments ago, with this vote you have an opportunity to be a headlight an

the speaker pro tempore: scrax. pursuant to clause 4 -- pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled bill was signed by the speaker on friday, march 8, 2019. the clerk: senate 49, a bill to of the e the outstation department of veterans affairs n north ogden, utah as the major taylor brent outstation. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until >> a live picture from the white house briefing room. it has been at least six weeks since the last week. she will be joined by the director of the office of management and budget. we got a two-minute warning. live coverage here on c-span. sarah: good afternoon. president trump's 2020 budget, which was released today builds upon credible success and keeps his promises to the american people and continues the president's pro-job policies, keeps taxes low and combats the opioid epidemic,

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: thank you. this resolution is very straightforward. the department of defense, in cooperation with the white house, recently issued a policy which will be implemented in a couple of weeks that would effectively bar transgender people from being able to serve in the military. we have this resolution to reject that policy. it's that simple. that straightforward. we believe that the policy that the pentagon is putting forward is unfair and based on ignorance and bigotry and will actually harm national security and we ask the house in this resolution to express the sense of congress that we oppose this policy from the pentagon. again, what this policy's primarily based on is ignorance and bias against the transgender community. the policy is being implemented will make it virtually impossible to let them serve in the military. it's discrimination. the military last year fa

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. desaulnier: thank you. mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from rhode island, the distinguished chairman of the committee on the judiciary subcommittee on antitrust, commercial, and administrative law, mr. cicilline. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. cicilline: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of this resolution. special counsel mueller's investigation has resulted in 199 criminal charges against 39 people and entities. seven people have pleaded guilty and five people have been sentenced to prison. this investigation has been conducted on behalf of the american people. and they are entitled to know the results of this investigation. this investigation was begun to safeguard our democracy. and the american people deserve to know the results of this investigation. president trump has repeatedly sought to attack and discredit the investigation.

the speaker pro tempore: so ordered. the gentleman is recognized. >> i rise to commemorate triple negative breast cancer awareness today which took place on march 3. my daughter, lauren, battled triple negative breast cancer for two years with incredible strength, courage, humor, and tenacity. she shared her story publicly with tens of thousands of people on a facebook page called lauren versus cancer, underscoring the importance of the serious health issue and encouraging everyone to get tested. sadly, lauren died at the age of 31 from this horrible disease in august, 2018. mr. morrelle: in lauren's memory, i dedicated myself to efforts to eradicate the scourge of breast cancer. i want to extend my support to the thousands of women and men affected by this devastating and at times deadly disease. we must take this opportunity to highlight the need for continued education, research, and action to finally find a cure for breast cancer. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

the speaker pro tempore: thank you. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman s recognized for one minute. mr. langevin: madam speaker, we often hear about the immunotherapy revolution. this next frontier is right now extending or saving lives. dr. gupta and his wife two talented scientists who are on the cutting edge of this research. he's director of brain tumor immunotherapy research and assistant professor at brown university. he's been working as a scientist in the united states since 2002 and he holds numerous patents. despite these achievements, he's been unable to get a green card simply due to the country of his birth, india. for years we have reached the per capita cap on employment-based green cards for india and the current backlog is right now measured in decades. their dream of launching startup but 17 years after moving to this country they still live in uncertainty. madam speaker, that's why i sport the fairness for high-skilled immigration a

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from california, ms. porter, for five minutes. ms. porter: i'm a single mom. when i ran for congress last year, i spent thousands and thousands of dollars on childcare. running for federal office requires 60 to 90-hour workweeks and i worked every single day, including every single weekend. i also worked challenging hours. normally starting my day at 6:45 a.m. and ending with campaign events stretching late into the evenings. i juggled dozens and dozens of childcare providers for nearly two years without whom i would have never made it to congress. i have three children. betsy, who's 7. paul who's 10, and luke who's 13. leaving them alone while i was on the campaign trail was not an option and bringing them along on the campaign trail was often an impossible or inappropriate and sometimes could have been dangerous for them. for the past two centuries, congress has written many, many laws about what women may and may not do. but until this year,

the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i am directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2019, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 1:50 p.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arkansas, mr. ill, for five minutes. i thank the speaker for the time. mr. speaker, in recent weeks it's been sad to read that a judicial nominee, brian bisher from nebraska has been targeted for his membership in the knights of columbus as a part of his senate judiciary committee's review. the assertion of being a catholic and knights of columbus

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from south dakota, mr. johnson, for five minutes. mr. speaker, i grew up in a large working class family in central south dakota. i suppose there were some years when we were more poor than we were working class. but i want to make it clear my parents worked hard every single day. so did i, so did my brother and my sisters. even with that hard work, 24r were times when we needed help -- there were times when we needed help from government to get by. i am who i am today because of the experiences of both welfare and hard work. government assistance can help people meet people's basic needs, we all know that. on its own, welfare alone means surviving just barely on the edges. welfare can meet short-term basic needs, but education and , k, yes, education and work they deliver long-term hope and dignity and purpose and opportunity. so that brings me today to the supplemental nutritional assistance program, snap. many of us call it food stamps. i know

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. olson, for five minutes. mr. olson: thank you, mr. chairman, on march 7 of this year, six days ago, we lost our colleague, ralph hall. ralph during among us here in congress and our world started n may 3, 1923. in the town called fate, texas. never in the american history has a town of birth been more appropriate for a man than fate, texas. lph's life was all about faith, great faith in god. as fate would have it, he moved to rockwell when he was 3 years old. he started working there, a local convenient store. as faith would have it, guess who showed up? bonnie and clyde, the notorious killers on a rampage throughout texas, arkansas, oklahoma, that part of our country. they gave ralph a 25 cent tip, a quarter, big money in those days. he was so excited, he showed his boss a quarter and noticed the newspaper lying there on the floor whose picture was on the front of that paper, bonnie and clyde. he told his boss they just came here. th

in other words, not enough -- the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., march 25, 2019. i hereby appoint the honorable alan lowenthal to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2019, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate ontinue beyond 1:50 p.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from alabama, mr. brooks, for five minutes. mr. speaker, a big lie is a political propaganda technique made famous by germany's national socialist german workers party, but more on that later. for more th

peters to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2019, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from california, ms. roybal-allard, for five minutes. s. roybal-allard: mr. speaker, i have the honor of serving as chairwoman of the house appropriations subcommittee on homeland security. the subcommittee is charged with overseeing the funding of our nation's longest, continuous sea going service, the united states coast guard. since the coast guard's founding in 1790 by alexander hamilton, americans have relied on

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. speier: mr. speaker, i'm outraged but not surprised that the political appointees in the e.p.a.'s washington, d.c.' office have decided that the roadwood city salt ponds in my district do not include waters of the united states under the clean water act. this administration has completely hijacked the jurisdictional process away from the experts on the ground, putting politics ahead of science. no surprise. stunningly, after experts at the e.p.a.'s region nine had drafted a termination in 2016 that came to a complete opposite conclusion, the peaverplettramped on that evidence -- the e.p.a. trampled on that evidence-based determination. the administration was no doubt counting on the fact the draft would not be released to the public. well, i'm not willing to allow that to happen. let the record reflect that after being designated in e.p.a. -- an e.p.a. special case, region nine conducted an extensive review of the property and finally concluded hat 1,270 acres within the redwood city salt pond's

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kansas, mr. marshall, for five minutes. mr. speaker, i rise today to hon oor the men and women who have shaped our country's successes and are inspiring our future. this month we celebrated women's history month and recognize the women who have fought for equality and positively impacted their communities. the courage and resolve of our women must not go unnoticed. in kansas, we're always quick to highlight the great amelia erhardt, or hometown aviation pioneer. but today i want to highlight the millions of women around the world that have and continue to make significant impacts on their families, communities, and workplaces through meaningful, everyday contributions. my own mother, nancy, taught me many family values that continue to give me strength and guide me throughout fatherhood and my brother as an obstetrician. she instilled me the value of proper nutrition at an early age and i was able to explain in common sense terms to all my patie

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alaska is recognized. mr. young: thank you, madam speaker. and thanks for the kind words and republican leaders and kind words. all my colleagues. it was mentioned that i love this institution and i do. this is a great united states of america. and we're representative of our districts. and one thing i learned during my 46 years that each one of you represent your people. and i respect it. i may not agree with some of the things you stand for, but i respect the ability you were elected by your people. hi the privilege of traveling a lot, and still do, into members' districts. not to campaign against them. but to find out why and how they are elected and what they stand for in that community. this democracy, this house is the people's house. and i have to sort of confess to one thing that was alluded to by kevin, the fact that i was a school teacher and prepared me for this job as a fifth grade teacher. there is some truth in that because i have to tell you i have timed it as a teacher the average attention spa

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 232. the nays are 192. the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. ouse will be in order. members. members, please carry your conversations off the floor. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? the speaker: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman from california is recognized. the speaker: mr. speaker, i rise to mark an historic moment in our institution as don young, the dean of the house, becomes the longest serving republican in the house's history. is he -- is that a blushing don young that we see behind the beard there? on behalf of the entire house, mr. speaker, i congratulate congressman young on this honor and on your 46 years of proud service on behalf of the people of alaska. don young has served alongside, from alaska, six senators, and 11 governors of his proud state. eight presidents signing his