air force veteran and distillery owner riggleman has never held political office before. they have everything to learn, g including how et from their offices to the house cmber for votes. add to this, they are taking office in the middle of a government shutdown, and immediately faced votes on whether to back democrats' bill to reopen most of government - without funding a border wall. >> we went from the open house to the swearing in, keep running, running, running and straight into votes. yd so it made it really real on the first day wh cast that first vote. >> i think it's like a you know exhilaration wrapped in chaos, right with a lot of spicy mustard. that's pretty much what it's like. >> and of course i was voting to reopen the government wh ih is incredibactful for me as a former federal employee. rs you put your voting card in but the vote, like wait a second, you look up and your name is up on the big board right, it's like the you know the jumbotron for congressmen and congresswomen and you get goosebumps. like i have some 7,030 people who are relying on me righ

. >> reporter: two floors below, it's also day one for reblican denver riggleman. >> thanks dad! >> reporter: he's surroue ed by his thughters, and a new world. understanding the vote schedule... >> so time remaining doesn't mean that it's closed. >> desjardins: testing the phone... >> congressman riggleman here, yes, pepperoni pizza, please. >> desjardins: and trying to open his wdow. his district runs in a long stripe through virginia, next to abby spanberger' together they literallrm the center of a purple state. like spanberger... air force veteran and illery owner riggleman has never held political office befor they have evything to learn, including how to get from their s to the house chamber f votes. add to this, they are taking office in the middle of a government shutdown, and immediately facevotes on whether to back democrats' bill to reopen most of governnt - without funding a border wall. >> we went from the open hou to the swearing in, keep running, running, running and straight into votes. thd so it made it really real on first day when you cast that first vote. >>

riggleman, a new member from virginia, who has a great al of experience in national experience. the speaker pro tempore: the jam is recognized. mr. riggleman: i would like to thank representative budd for sponsoring this bipartisan legislation. while i may be new to congress, i'm familiar with terrorist threats and the danger they pose to the safety. served in the air force as an intelligence officer. i supported file the money analysis in operations related o terrorist financing. financial technology evolves, so do the opportunity for criminals to take advantage of the financial system. this calls for law enforcement and private sector experts to create the task force to combat terrorism. this task force is charged with developing innovative members and use technologies to advance their agenda. this is integral for everyone, which is why it is critical that experts come together to protect our financial system from terrorists and other bad actors. for these reasons and many others, i strongly support this bill and i yield back. the eaker pro tempore: gentleman yields back the b

riggleman, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. . mr. riggleman: i speak in support of h.r. 502, find trafficking act. i thank congressman vargas for co-sponsoring this legislation and i thank ms. wagner. as a father of three daughters and one at james madison university who is working on a project utilizing technology to combat trafficking, they have access to the financial system through use of virtual currencies. they have become the preferred payment of services facilitated by the dark web. they appeal to criminals because f their apilt to provide anone hit during transactions. in 2016, 4.8 million were victims of forced sexual exploitation. in 2014, the global profit from ommercial exploitation was $99 billion. a report estimated $64 billion is generated annually just from the united states in drug trafficking sales. this bill calls for a study on how this is being used to facility sex and drug trafficking. by enacting this legislation, congres

and then riggleman is a former intelligence officer and national security agency contractors. he retired from the intelligence community to open a distillry outside of charlottesville and previously ran for virginia's governor in 2018 but dropped out of the race prior to the republican primary. the other republican joining the congressional del graduation is ben klein who earlier served as chief of staff in the man he succeeds in the 10th congressional district and retiring bob goodlot. he also ran a sales and marketing firm, in addition to being a public prosecutor and attorney in private practice. he served in the virginia house of delegates since 2002. democrat abigail span burger will represent the seventh district. >> new congress, new leaders. watch it all on c-span. up next on surface up next, several sessions from the atlantic festival, beginning with michelin star and chef, discussing his work in puerto rico after hurricane katrina hit the island in 2017. >> you don't know how lucky you are. for so many reasons. do you know how lucky you are? i will tell you how lucky

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riggleman: i called the national park service and ask they help me mitigate the this that would allow a secondary second that would allow an exit through the national park in case of a fire or emergency. this simple step, 450 feet, would safeguard the community against the potential disaster. government when necessary should be here to assist not interfere. guidelines that don't make sense need to be changed so that common sense prevails. i yield my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, good public policy depends on thorough and accurate data. that is why this week's ruling by district judge furman to block the administration from dding a citizenship question to the 2020 census is so important to the crebtral coast and my country. it's more than where people live, it dictates how our many boundaries are drawn. mr. panetta: it is enshri

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riggleman: they need our help. our law enforcement needs our help. our communities need our help. i call on congress to act. i yield my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rom new york seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, we are entering the longest government shutdown in the nation's history and ironically most of the federal employees who are affected by the shutdown are the very federal agents who we depend on to protect our borders. to a national audience two days ago the president repeatedly warned that terrorists are poring into the united states from mexico. this is the president's central argument for a $25 billion to $45 billion border wall. he's now threatening to declare a national emergency, to go around congress, to get that wall. mr. higgins: the president's own counterterrorism officials and experts said there has never been a case of a known terrorist sneaking into the country through open areas of the southern border. his department of homeland security threat assessment rat

riggleman: in october, my district and many on the east coast, were hit by hurricane florence and tropical storm mike a i visited a town in charlotte county to offer support after those storms. the damage was devastating. there was work to be done all over the east coast n my district alone fema applications were filed in charlotte county, danville city, franklin county, halifax county, mecklenburg county, prince edward county, and many others. i commend the hard work done by fema in helping these areas recover because we're recovering and continuing to work to rebuild these areas. i also commend the brave fire and rescue workers in all these areas, especially the drake's branch of the v.f.d. this is not an easy task. for all work so far we have been a success and i thank the brave men and women of fema for their efforts. i yield my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognize