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speaker, please join me in recognizing the life and legacy of mr. harry weemp-r weaver. -- weaver. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman from new york is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, this week the house will raise the wages of 40 million americans. mrs. maloney: it's been 10 years, 10 years since the federal minimum wage has been increased. since n stuck at $7.25 july 24, 2009. during that time, the cost of living has raised -- been raised 18%. today a full-time worker earning the minimum wage working year-round without even a week's vacation, they earn only $1,250 per month, or $15,000 a year. it's far below the monthly expenses for the average family of 3,000, which is what the monthly expenses is. a new report from the joint economic committee on which i serve as vice chair shows that today's minimum wage doesn't even cover the cost of housing for the typical american family. the minimum wage is far from a living wage. i urge my colleagues to raise the wage act and support it

gutted it, and outfitted it with all theam enities of a modern classroom: a smartboard, bluetooth speakers, rconditioning, and a bathroom. but, they needed support from the city, and permits to park the bus. they found both with the help of daniel dick, the mayor of neighboring federal heights, colorado. >> it is a city with great difficulties,ited opportunity for employment, many o issues.ve language so we start with the difficult, and have to figure out ways to raise that level. and the best way to do it is to provide for a better future for our children. will make the entire difference in whether they're successful or will fall through the cracks. >> nawaz: data actually showsam that, here in county, many communities live in so-calledar "childdeserts," where the number of preschool age children far exceeds the number of available child care slots. studies are mixed on whether preschool gives a lasting academic edge. but, reliable child care provides benefits that extend beyond tests and report cards. >> a lot of that traces back toe somethinall executive functioning. >> nawaz: katie hamm i

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois reserves. the gentleman from oregon. r. defazio: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois. mr. davis: thank you, madam speaker. again i'm proud to stand here next to my good friend, dr. bucshon, who was born in my hometown of taylorville, illinois, raised in kinkade, illinois. went on to become a heart surgeon. i don't know if i'd trust him operating on me. i know a lot of patients in indiana did. you know what, this is a guy who promised to get things done. this project, can i tell you firsthand, was not moving anywhere until -- i can tell you firsthand was not moving anywhere until mr. bucshon took the lead. i recognize him for four minutes. thank you for your support of this bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from indiana for four minutes. mr. bucshon: thank you for the kind words. madam speaker, it's an honor to rise today in support of h.r. 3245, the restore the harmony way bridge act. the harmony way bridge is a local landmark. and was an engineering marvel when it opened in 1930. throu

should be a process open up to make that determination. >> you heard nancy pelosi, the speaker, say relatively it r-- reiterate her go slow with impeachment proceedings. you disagree with her? >> i have great respect for the speaker and her perspective. ultimately it is her decision whether we start an impeachment inquiry or not. we've seen the number of democrats who support the impeachment inquiry. >> let's dig deeper with our analysts. gloria, you were listening to all seven hours of that testimony earlier today. do you think that testimony will have an impact in changing the speaker's decision? >> well, you heard her. she made it very clear she wants the legal process to continue. she didn't jump at the notion of impeachment any more than she has in the past. she didn't say, you know, we're ruling it out. she just said, as i think adam schiff said, you want to have the strongest case. and she knows where her caucus is, she also knows she's got these 30 or so moderate democrats who won in trump districts that she needs to protect. but she didn't rule anything out. she hasn't ruled anything out i

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the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 99. hrment r. 434. a bill to designate the emancipation national historic trail and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from guam, ms. san nicolas, and the gentleman from -- mr. san nicolas, and the gentleman from utah, mr. curtis, will each control 20 minutes. mr. san nicolas: i ask unanimous consent that almembers have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. san nicolas: mr. speaker, i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. san nicolas: thank you, mr. speaker. h.r. 434, introduced by representative jackson lee of texas, celebrates the freedom of the last american slaves by authorizing the study of an approximately 51-mile route for inclusion in the national historic trails system. the study will examine the suitability of designating the emancipat

r. 2515. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. waters: i yield two mr. greene, the chame of the subcommittee on oversight and investigations and the sponsor of h.r. 2515, as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. green: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i am honored to present this legislation, but i'm more honored to acknowledge something that is exceedingly important they feel chairwoman of the committee, the honorable maxine waters, has under her leadership in this congress produced many pieces of bipartisan of legislation -- bipartisan legislation. this is but a continuation of her legislative record. i want to commend her for her efforts and i'd also like to salute mr. mchenry and the persons across the aisle for their efforts as well in producing bipartisan legislation. mr. barr, i thank you for your assistance and your help. you are the oversight ran

r. 1837. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of the united states-israel cooperation enhancement and regional security act. i want to thank my -- i want to start by i want to start by thanking mr. deutch for crafting this measure. this is another piece of bipartisan legislation that underscores the vitality and bipartisanship of the u.s.-israel relationship. the centerpiece of this bill is a provision that writes into law the 10-year memorandum of understanding president obama signed with israel before he left office. the legislation also enhances u.s.-israel cooperation on a wide range of issues, from helping veterans confront issues with ptsd, to advancing space cooperation, to developing new ways to get clean water. in addition, the bill advances other critical priorities. it helps ensure that the families of american victims of terrorism will get their day in court, so they can finally see some justice after their loved ones were so cruelly taken from them. and it includes a legal fix that will rest

the governor jokes about shooting san juan mayor carmenen yulin cruz and cacaed former r new york c city council speaker melissa mark-viverito, who is s an allyf yulin cruz, a whore.e. rossello also took aim at the federally appointed financial oversisight board chararged with managing the island's debt crisis, writing -- "deaear oversisight board, go f- yourself" and made jokes about victimims of hurricane maria. twtwo top officials resigned as the scandal broke but rossello, who is up for reelection next year, is resesisting calls to sp down. on monday, denis m marquez of te puerto rican independence party introduced formal complaints against the governor and called for his impeachment. thousands of protesters have been taking to the streets in puerto rico. >> it is time for puerto rico to wake up. we want to force the resignation of rose low --rosello. even if the legislature does not care about the people, they are there because of us and we are amy: on monday, lilice isan n ju teargrgsed monstrtrors and made multiple arres.s. puerto ricans also gatrered in new yo a and oer c cits in pport t the isl

r. norman, for five minutes. mr. norman: mr. norman: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to celebrate the life after truly great american, mary phillips white gettis. who will turn 99 on august 6 of this year. she was born in chester california in 1920 which was the same year women gained voting rights. she graduated from chester high school where she was valedictorian of her senior class. she enrolled in erskine college and graduated in 1941 with a degree in music. her first job was teaching high school in anderson, south carolina, and later joined waves, which stands for women accepted for volunteer emergency service in 1943. she began her training at mount holyoke college in massachusetts where she specialized in communications. while studying at smith college in north hampton, massachusetts . she was assigned to the communications office in the norfolk navy yard in portsmouth, virginia. after achieving the rank of lieutenant, she was tasked with the complicated task of coding and decoding communications received and sent by the naval command. her duties i

and it was very much perceived as a pat san vote, because it was brought up by the speaker of the house, it used the r word. and more importantly, the leader of the party the president who this was all about made very clear in a very -- there was nothing subtle about the tweet that they sent out, if you vote with the democrats on this there will be retribution. the only four republicans who didn't care were those who would find greater retribution if they survive a republican primary with democrats and independents in their swing districts who have voted for them in the past. >> i want to talk about the republicans on this issue in a minute. i want to ask about nancy pelosi and democrats and what they do with this impeachment resolution. >> it's up in the air. what we don't think is going to happen unless something dramatic changes in conversations that are going on as we speak, is that al green's resolution is going to come up for a vote on the floor. they don't want that, the house speaker has made that clear that she doesn't want that yet. what they have to decide is how to get rid of it. do they t

r. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to recognize july as park and recreation month. it's a fitting time to celebrate our local parks and recreation systems as so many americans will visit them this summer. an avid outdoorsman and spending my life as a recreational therapist, i enjoy our parks and facilities. it provides educational opportunities for individuals and families to enjoy the outdoors. this month recognizes the roles they play in lives of americans and contributions of employees who work every day to maintain public parks across the nation. our parks create opportunities for people to come together and experience a sense of community. they contribute to local economies by attracting businesses and increasing housing values. in the united states, capital spending generates nearly $140 million in economic activity ackually. our national park system receives an estimated 331 million visits every year. 90% of americans agree that they are important government services. this support spans across all people in the country regardless of race, income or political

solar industry r and on-shore winds so devastated over the last nine years? will he set out a credible plan to reach netzero? mr. speaker i note the climate change denying u.s. president has already labeled him britain's trump and welcomes his commitment to work with nigel farage. could he take this opportunity to rule out once and for all that our nhs is not going to be part of any trade deal, any trade deal with president trump and the u.s.a.? will he make it clear that our national health service is not going to be sold to american health care companies? mr. speaker, people fear that far from wanting to take back control, the new prime minister would effectively make up a battle state of trump's america. will he ask the new prime secretary to prioritize the release of ratcliffe? and is he working with european partners to restore the iran nuclear deal and de-escalate tension in the gulf? mr. speaker, the challenge to end austerity, tackle inequality, resolve brexit, and tackle the climate emergency are what will define the new prime minister. instead, we have a hard right cabinet staking everything on tax cuts for th

r kelly interview was easier. crafty pelosi. in the first female speaker of the house, she should have known better.you cannot negotiate with "the squad." you give them an inch, they will take the party and then the country. it's their way and if they don't get their way they're going to call you a racist and they're going to burn the entire party down. what friedman's warning about. it's a mistake though for the squad to think that their high name i.d. translates into votes or that trump supporters will now somehow take their toxic charges of racism as gospel. on the contrary, aoc plus threee are huge turnoff to millions of americans, not because of their race or ethnicity, no. but because of their views. check out this focus group that just appeared on cnn. >> these eight republican women from dallas don't see anything wrong with president trump telling four democratic congressman women to go back where they came from. >> he was saying if they hate america so much, because what we are seeing out of them and hearing out of them, they hate america. if it's so bad, there's a lot of places they can go

. >>> after weeks of friction, house speaker nancy pelosi and congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez met face to face r this mng. you can see video of them arriving right here on the screen. other members of congress have led d.c. for summer break. here's tracie potts with lo at what got done before the break and what's top priority once they return. >> reporter: 46 days, that's how long lawmakers are on summer break. >> we will own august for the people. we will own august, and make it too hot to h ndle fore senate. >> the senate scking around another week to pass president u tmp's $2.7 trillion budget deals, that prevent the u.s. from defaulting on its debt and bots domestic and military spending. >> this budget deal, i think supports that and helps that. i will vote for it. >> a big thank you from president trump to the house for approving the de on their way out the door. most republicans voted against it. >> this will add substantially to our already 22 illio$22 tril budget. >> reporter: left over from muheler's testimony, said russia is still trying tofl nce our elections, the senate doesn't want

speaker of the house. third in line for the presidency. she is the country's most powerful lawmaker. he supposedly awoke wise and sober person.r rnd there, she was telling you, it's been proved that the president of the united states is working for a hostile foreign power.pr is any speaker in american history ever said something that irresponsible, may be nothing comes mind, but if you think that's shocking, consider this. pelosi is still saying that. alex pfeiffer ran into pelosi just this afternoon on capitol hill and asked her, listen to what she told our show. >> speaker pelosi, in january, he wondered what putin had on trial date of hearsay, are you any closer to figuring that out? >> we are in the courts right now. are you any closer to figuring out what vladimir putin has on trump? >> we need to answer our subpoena to think there might be some sort of blackmail the president? >> i wonder what putin has politically, financially, or personally. [indistinct question] >> tucker: the exchange isn't long but it really tells you everything you need to know. pelosi told our show the president is a traitor who is committing treaso

if you're wondering why tom the r is known as impeachment candidate, it's probably because of moments like this. >> that's why i'm asking speakeri to cancel summer vacation and conduct daily public oversightarings to hold trump accountable for his crimes, corruption and racism. >> but he will tell you he's not running on bimpeachment,ut to restore government to the american people. because of the late entry, he won't be among those who d deba inroit this week, but he's joining me from san francisco. welcome back to "meet the press." >> chuck, nice to be here. >> iis not lost on me that you're actually a constituent of nancy pelosi's. and you have ru these ads directly talking to nancy pelosi. on impeachment. yet, as you know, the democrats are not there yet. why do you believe they're making a mistake? >> well, chuck, i'd like to point ou the basic point which is this is the most corrupt president in american history and for almost two yearssa i ha bring the case to the american people. we have over 8 million people need to impeachment has over 8 million people who signed a petition to have him be impeached. ithave said it's ab

speaker, good morning to you r. tell us what, is your thinking on this?poseful on the part of the president and it's all playing in his hand. i think the president is making two strategic steps here. one s he wants to make sure the democrats embrace the radical wing of their party and speaker fellows setrying very hard to separate them. and it's going to be pretty hard not to believe they're all on the same team. and we're going to end up with kevin mccarthy as speaker of the house. if they get identified with these radicals, they are just going to lose and i think in that sense. the president successfully unified the democrats. and i think a major theme next year, much as there was in 1984 with president regan is going to be patriotism, and every time the president says patriotism, the left wing media, the propaganda wing of the democratic party yells racism. and the number of times, the various left wing media, using the word "racist" or "racism" is interesting and does the average american think, for example, f object to a thousand people attacking a f

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he does nothing for r for his very poor, very dangerous and very badly run district, cummings district, baltimore and is majority black. the house speaker nancy plessy swiftly condemned the tweets ads racist, tweeting we all reject racist attacks against him. he also targeted four minority congresswomen last week telling them to go back to the totally broken and crime infests places from which they came. all four congress 'em with are american citizens, only one was born outside of the united states in somalia. the presidents attacks on omar prompting this chant at a rally in north carolina. >> send her back. >> now cummings tweeting is my constitutional duty to conduct oversight of the executive branch. >> brackwell brought to tears by the president's characterization of his hometown. >> people get up and go to work there. they care for their families there, they love their children, who pledge allegiance to the flag just like people who live in districts of congressmen who support you, sir. they are americans, too. >> reporter: tara palmieri, abc news, washington. >>> new this morning we are getting our first glimpse into how american

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r also answer msnbc political contributor. and democratic specialist and former executive director of the new york stay democratic party. melanie, this is the speaker's parting message before the longest recess of the year for lawmakers. what do you think in reality her priorities have to be as she's heading into this six-week break? >> i think there is a real desire in the party right now to put on the show of unity. as you've seen with the meeting between aoc panned laosand po l has had a lot of tension. and i think the testimony of mueller has united the party around a common goal, and that's defeating trump in 2020. there are a lot of divisions when it comes to policy, strategy, or even the question of impeachment, they're divided on that. but they all want to kick trump out of office and they think -- >> of course they do. the question is how? and how do they get on the same page? david, democrats heading home to face their constituents, you've made that trip before. >> sure. >> is there any possibility or even likelihood that they'll come back and somehow the equation will have changed after they talk to voters? >> no, because central to the eq

speakers here. >> there were offensive remarks that came to light in a leaked group chat. his administration is also embroiled in a corruption scandal. r cnn's rafael romo has the breaking details from san juan. >> reporter: it took 15 days from the moment the governor apologized for participating in a private chat that contained messages that were racist and homophobic in nature that left a lot of people here in puerto rico very indignant. 15 days from that moment to his resignation announcement that came just before midnight. and when that happened, the crowds here thousands and thousands of people erupted into cheers. they were incredibly happy. it was the moment they had been waiting for. let's remember. people had been protesting for 12 consecutive days here in old san juan in front of the fortress, the governor's mansion. and since the governor's secretary of state had already resigned, now presumably next in line is going to be secretary of justice wanda vazquez. but her or whoever takes office as the next governor of puerto rico, let's remind our viewers that this island is still recovering from the effects of two hurricanes ba

speaker in name only, nancy pelosi. and as i keep reminding you, she is now nearly a bystander in this new radical socialist extreme democratic party, r whih is why she cannot even defendy, herself from their attacks. remember, she asked last week, if you have anything to say, say it to my face. what did aoc do? she went to twitter and runs out publicly and attacks her again. take a look. >> are you concerned that the president is goading you? >> yes, and you know what, with all due respect, let's not waste our time on that. we are talking about what we are going to do to help the american wepeople. our caucus is unified on all of that. throughout the whole campaign, i said to the candidates, don't even mention his name. everybody knows who he is. you don't have to describe him to anybody. we are not having him set our agenda. we are setting our own agenda. >> sean: she is not setting the agenda at all. ocasio-cortez, tlaib, and omar and pressley are running the show. they are all sucking up to the new leadership. their beliefs are beyond scary, it would destroy america as we know it. we know about their dreams to turn america into a

r. 2500 is amended. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the clerk be authorized to make technical corrections in the engrossment of h.r. 2500, including corrections in spelling, punctuation, section and title numbering, cross referencing, conforming amendments to the table of contents and short titles, the assertion -- the insertion of appropriate headings and to provide instructions that amendment number 234 printed in part b of house report 116-143 be sirnted at the end of subtitle g of title 28 and that the instruction in amendment number 64 printed in a part, b of house report 116-143 be changed from page 387 after line 7 to page 387 after line 15. and i hope you understood that because i certainly did not. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. smith: thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on judiciary be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 962, the

r sound. it was invented at m.i.t. it is a product of a business at active space. we support each other and our clients, so please let us stay. >> chair peskin: thank you. next speaker. >> hello. my name is laura clemmens, native san franciscans, and business owner at active space. and i just want to thank supervisor ronen's office for your swift support of us in this really bizarre situation that we found ourselves in. i just want to echo all the speakers before me at what a diversion community, what a thriving -- diverse community, thriving community, active space has been and how devastating it would be not only to our building but to all the other businesses around there would be. i just want to state -- to highlight, as chair peskin said, the sticky wicket that we're in, that dealing with authorization and permits can be very complicated and confusing, especially when you're a business of one, and so you don't have a lot of time to devote to going to six different offices and waiting in lines and etc. and etc. i was actually permitted by the department of health in 2017 after 1.5 years of -- other long story -- of weird things happening. but i interacted with e

r. ross junior in contempt of congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas dualy issued by the committee of oversight and reform. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on adoption of the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-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 for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 230, the nays are 19 , the resolution is adopted. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the tail. pursuant to house resolution 491 and rule 18, the chair declares the house is in the committee of the whole house on the staret of the union for further consideration of h.r. 3494, will the gentleman from new york, kindly take the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of the bill h.r. 3494, which the clerk w

r engaging -- for joining as engaged citizens. by taking advantage of opportunity zones, communities like bellefonte can play a more active role in the future and destiny of their town they call home. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona, mr. gallego, for five minutes. mr. speaker, no president in the history of our country has ever been subject to as many credible allegations of illegal conduct as donald trump. given the serious nature of these crimes, and the president's refusal to cooperate with congressional investigations, it's time for the house of representatives to begin an impeachment inquiry. the report documented -- mueller report documented evidence that the president obstructed justice including evidence to shut down the investigation. despite the evidence, d.o.j. policies prohibited the special counsel from bringing charges against a sitting president. so, congress has a responsibility to act where mueller left off. but for the past several months trump, his attorney general, and congressional republicans have outright lied about the content and findings of the mueller report. the trump administ

r congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to theingdom of saudi arabia, the uned kingdom of grt brain and northern ireland, the ingdom of spn, and italian republicf certain defense articles and services. the speaker o tempe: pursua to hoe resolution 91, the joint resolution is consided asead. the gentleman om new yor mr. engel, a the gentleman from texas,r. mccaul, eh wl control 10inutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman om new york, mr. engel. mr. engel: mrspeaker, during coideration of this resolution all time yielded is for the purposofdebate only. i ask unanimous consent that l members may have five legislative days to revise and extd their remarks and inclu in the record extraous materials consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. engel: thank you. mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. engel: mr. speaker, the three measures the house will now consider are extraordinary. extraordinary but necessary because they respond to what i view as an extraordinary abuse of power by the trump administration using a phony emergency to override the authority of congress and push through $8 billion in arm sale

speaker nancy pelosi. >> thehese comments from the whe house are disgraceful and disgusting, and the comments are racist. how shameful to hear and continue to defend those e word, words we have heardrd him r rept nott only y about our members, t about countlesess others. our caucus will continue to forcefully respond to those attacks on our members. amy: congressmembers stopped short of censuring trump, though, a measure pushed by tennessee congressmember steve cohen. the house debate temporarily came to a halt after nancy pelosi delivered her remarks come as republican said her description of trump's words as disgraceful, disgusting, and racist were out of order. the house and had to vote in favor of keeping her remarks on the congressional record. meanwhile, texas congressmember al green introduced articles of impeachment against president trump tuesday, forcing the house to take up the measure later this week. green's resolution does not guarantee a house vote as lawmakers could decide to table, or even kill the resolution. the issue of impeachment has divided democratic lawmakers with a number of outspoken legislators repeatedly calling for the move. house speaker nancy pelosi, howeve

r. 3 of 6 includes the combatting b.d.s. act to divest acts against israel. this bill includes other important provisions for u.s. and israel security assist taps, why won't speaker pelosi bring this bill to the house floor? well, the reason they are avoiding this bill is in favor of a toothless ressluge is because the majority party is divided on what should be a commonsense issue. imagine, house democrats divided about anti-semitism. it serving an important purpose but we need legislative action. this time is for legislative action. we should no longer allow to use earl them. tack the i rise in support of the united agreement. -cappeda i congratulate the agreement for upgrading the the free-trade agreement and enhancing the export sales and growth in jobs. nafta andbalances the property, intellectual rights and cross-data flows. and it supports over 100,000 jobsp and this highlights the need to strengthen our trating relationship. it is a big win across the board. we will have stronger growth, more exports, more jobs and rising wamings. this agreement results in a more level playing field for farmers, ranchers and businesses. candidate ave has approved it. mexi

speakers and reserve. the chair: the gentlewoman from oklahoma recognized. r. thornberry: i recognize mr. spano. mr. spano: thank you for including amendment 341 in the en bloc package. i rise in support for 41, this bipartisan amendment introduced by the boots tore business program which ensures that they receive essential education in the same way that we give our troops the tools they need and prepare our veterans. this program has received broad support for many of our veterans and i encourage my colleagues frg both sides to come together in support of this bipartisan amendment and give the veterans the training they need and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentlewoman from oklahoma is recognized. ms. horn: i have no speakers and i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. thornberry: i yield. the chair: the gentlewoman from oklahoma is recognized. ms. horn: i encourage my colleagues to support the underlying back peage and i yield back. the chair: the question is on the motion of the amendments offered en bloc. those in favor say aye. those

the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 85, h r. 232345, a bill to amend the small business act to clarify the intention of congress that the administrate of -- administrator of the small business administration is subject to certain requirements about small business concerns and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. delgado, and the gentleman from ohio, mr. chabot, each will ntrol five minutes -- each will control 20 minutes. mr. delgado: i ask that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material oen the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. delgado: i rise in support of h.r. 2345, the clarifying the small business runway extension act of 2019. the frft federal government recognizes two categories of businesses, small and other than small. since there's no federal definition of other than small, it can include firms that barely exceed the small business size standardsing up to

r street institute, american oversight, campaign for accountability, common cause and public citizen. i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting good governance by voting yes and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back. the gentleman from california, mr. rouda reserves, the gentleman from pennsylvania is ecognized. mr. keller: i would like to make the gentleman aware that i have no further speakers and i'm prepared to close. i have no further speakers and i yield back the balance of my time. mr. rouda: i urge my colleagues to support this bill and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 47 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. s in opinion of the chair, 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. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. lieu: i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to the bill h.r. 736 as amended sprosm up the -- the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the -- title of the bill. the cl