slotkin of michigan. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from michigan. members will record their votes by electronic device. [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: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated ms. strickland, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. strickland will vote yes on the slotkin amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated ms. stefanik of new york, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that ms. stefanik will vote no on slotkin amendment number 15. also, as the member design

house by the gentleman from rhode island, representative langdon y vin, and co-sponsored by matsui, slotkin, gab reno, and clied. the house measure was reported favorably by homeland security committee by voice vote. in july. passing s.1917 today will send this bill to the president for a signature, allowing cisa to begin this important work that will better secure our schools. with that i urge my colleagues to support this legislation. and i reserve thebalance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi, mr. thompson, reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from mississippi, mr. guest, is recognized. mr. guest: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized. mr. guest: i rise today in support of s.1917, the k-12 cybersecurity act of 2021. schools around our country are increasingly the target of malicious cyberattackors and been targeted with a deluge of ransomware attacks. this legislation introduced by chairman peters and passed by the senate mirrors the house version

slotkin: i have an amendment at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 15 offered by ms. slotkin of michigan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan, ms. slt kin, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. ms. slotkin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. madam speaker, i rise in support of my amendment which would take a number of steps to address pfas contamination, a significant issue in my home state of michigan and across the country. these include requiring a national primary drinking water regulation, for pfas. strengthening disclosure requirements for manufacturers who discharge pfas into our environment and mandating the d.o.d. comply with safe incineration standards for pfas. my amendment would also ensure the department of defense medical provide verse the training they need to treat the effects of pfas exposure. this provision literally could not be more straightforward. quote, the secretary of defense shall provide to eac

the national republican campaign committee has two top targets there, congress we'll elissa slotkin ands suggest the $3.5 trillion spending and tax package could eliminate swing democrats. >> any one of them that votes for these tax increases is not going to be coming back after the next election. >> reporter: in new hampshire the president's approval has dipped to 46% in the new granite state poll. there congressman chris pappas is being targeted. in virginia, his approval is down to 46% in in "the washingtn post" poll. the nrcc has two top targets there, abigail spam berger and elaine lure ya. in iowa where the prime minister's approval has -- president's approval has dropped 12 points since june, the nrcc is targeting congresswoman cindy axne. >> these are historic things we're doing in the rescue planning in the build back better plan, in the infrastructure plan. >> reporter: a spokesman says knapp pelosi is more focused on her legacy. >> a speaker of the house that really is pitching 'em overboard as just a fungible good. >> reporter: the argument from progressives is if they don't

congresswoman elissa slotkin and haley stephens.d tax package could eliminate swing democrats. any one of them that votes for these tax increases is not going to be coming back after the next election. >> in new hampshire the president's approval has dipped to 46% in the new granite state poll. there the nrcc is targeting congressman chris pappas. in virginia, which joe biden won by 10 points, his approval is down to 46% in the "the washington post" poll. the nrcc has two top targets there congresswoman abigail spanberger and elaine lure i can't. in iowa where the president's approval has dropped 12 percentage points since june in the des moines register survey the nrcc is targeting congressman woman cindy ax any. the democratic campaign chair insist incumbents will be able to rub on results. >> these are historic things rescue plan, build back better plan the infrastructure plan. >> nancy pelosi is more focused on legacy as what could be her final term as house speaker at the year's end. >> we have a speaker of the house that reall

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have to go back to clean up this mess we are watch thanksgiving horror movie that representative slotkin experienced, we all experienced after iraq. the president continues to say, well, we can do what we do in somalia and syria. mr. secretary just briefed about a strike in syria. we have more capability there. one more question. do we have any evidence, intelligence or otherwise of pakistani troops on the ground? officers, air support assisting taliban or command and control assisting the permissive? >> i will answer that in closed session. >> i take that as a yes. and mr. chairman -- >> your time is expired. >> that will not go to civil war, it will go to regional war. >> for the record, we will not put words in the mouths of our witnesses, you can't take it as yes if it was not a yes. mrs. escobar is recognized. >> thank you for your leadership, patriotism and service to our country. i'm very grateful for it. i am privileged to represent fort bliss, i represent el paso, texas and fort bliss is offering hospitality to 10,000 afghan guests and i want to say to the service members how pr

alyssa slotkin also a top, this ad also very revealing. little bit earlier about afghanistan. that is something that republicans are talking about a lot on the airwaves, but when it comes to their paid messaging they say economy, economy, economy. the headlines in 15 months. this is, the flipside to the massive infrastructure bill that the democrats are doing. it's happening in a very particular way. you remember 10 or 11 years ago, all we could talk about was spending. overspending, the tea party, the deficit, the debt. the messaging is not nearly as salient anymore. a look -- those numbers don't shock voters the same way. what republicans are doing is they are looking at the secondary effect of those that of that spending. they are not saying we are -- looking at the secondary effect of that spending. what that means we are going to get is inflation and your kids, no books and crayons are going to cost more money. that is going to destroy the country. that kind of messaging that we would have heard a decade ago, but it much more focused

alyssa slotkin also a top, this ad also very revealing. a little bit earlier about afghanistan. that is something that republicans are talking about a lot on the airwaves, but when it comes to their paid messaging they say economy, economy, economy. the headlines in 15 months. this is, the flipside to the massive infrastructure bill that the democrats are doing. it's happening in a very particular way. you remember 10 or 11 years ago, all we could talk about was spending. overspending, the tea party, the deficit, the debt. the messaging is not nearly as salient anymore. a look -- those numbers don't shock voters the same way. what republicans are doing is they are looking at the secondary effect of those that of that spending. they are not saying we are -- looking at the secondary effect of that spending. what that means we are going to get is inflation and your kids, no books and crayons are going to cost more money. that is going to destroy the country. that kind of messaging that we would have heard a decade ago, but it much more focuse

we are watching this horror movie that representative slotkin experienced, that woo all experienced after iraq. the president continues to say, well, we can do what we do in somalia, we can do what we do in syria. you just briefed about a strike in syria. we have a lot more capability there. one more question. do we have any evidence, intelligence or otherwise, of pakistani troops on the ground, intelligence officers, air support, or any troops on the ground assisting the taliban or command and control assisting the taliban offensive? >> i would prefer to answer that in a closed session. >> i'll take that as a yes. mr. chairman -- >> mr. waltz, your time has expired. >> that's not going to go to a civil war. it's going to go to a regional war. >> just for the record, we're not going to put words in the mouths of our witnesses. you can't take it as a yes if it was not in fact a yes. ms. escobar is now recognized. >> gentlemen, thank you so much for your incredible leadership, your patriotism, and your service to our country. i am very grateful for it. i want to begin by saying i am incredi