speaker. they have until the house rises today to table the motion of no confidence in the government. >> and we can have that vote tomorrow. or if any of the other parties, if they fancy a go. they can table that motion, and give you the time for the vote. will they have the courage to act or will they refuse to take responsibility and do nothing but give up and delay. why wouldn't they? what are they scared of, mr. speaker? it is now well over the what you are scared of. >> order, order, and i have order. i appeal to the house to have some regard to how our proceedings are viewed by people watching them in the country at large. order. order. let the remainder of the statement be with the prime minister's exhortation, and i am not requiring it, but i want to hear the rest of the statement and the questioning on it. mr. prime minister. >> mr. speaker, thank you. as i commend this statement to the house. i say that it is time to get brexit done. get brexit done so that we can respect the refere

speaker. i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill s. 239, the christa mcauliffe commemorative coin act of 2019. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 239, an act to require the secretary of the treasury to mint coins in recognition of christa mcauliffe. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from california, ms. waters, and the gentleman from north carolina, mr. mchenry, each will criminal 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. ms. waters: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on this legislation and insert extraneous material thereon. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. muzz waters: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the ym is recognized. ms. waters: in 1985, christa mcauliffe was selected out of over 10,000 applicants to be the first participant in nasa's

speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i am directed by united ident of the states to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. payne, will now be recognized for one minute. mr. speaker, i'd like to introduce and praise today's guest chaplain, pastor ali.t pastor ali has been my friend for almost 50 years. the pastor in the hood, as we call him, for 26 new psalmist worship center in newark, new to ey, a center he founded bring the power of the lord to way. who have lost their he's renowned author, community counselor, teacher, and preacher in my district. story is one that should inspire us all. astor ali received his spiritual calling as a homeless an struggling with chemical addiction. he conquered those demons through the power of the lord. started preaching and pursued his calling. has a doctoral degree theology, serves as president of the baptist ministry in newark

speaker. mr. no more speaker. i have no more speakers and prepared to close after the gentleman from tennessee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. correa: at this time i yield five minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. taylor. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. taylor: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of my legislation h.r. 3246, the traveling parents screening consistency act. as a new member of congress i endeavor to listen to my constituents. as a new member i have actually had over 300 individual meetings with my constituents the last eight months. i have had 24 coffees with your congressman. one of my constituents, a mother from fair view, texas, took advantage of this coffee with your congressman opportunity even told me about her problems she was having with t.s.a. as a new mother trying to get her breast milk through to feed her children. in this i realiz

speaker. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, i demand a vote on the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker: the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the journal stands approved. ms. lee: madam speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds a work is not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present. the speaker: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from ohio, mr. wenstrup. mr. wenstrup: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? >> one minute to address the house. revi

speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of my bill, the diesel emission reduction act, otherwise known as dera. i urge my colleagues to support this critically important and bipartisan legislation. the mission of the e.p.a. dera program is simple. reduce air pollution, improve public health, and make our communities better places to live and raise a family. that's why this commonsense program has continually garnered broad bipartisan support since it was first proposed. and the reason for that is equally simple. dera gets results and saves taxpayer dollars in the long run. by replacing or retrofitting older and dirtier diesel engines, the program has made meaningful strides in boosting public health, reducing air pollution, and improving the quality of life in communities across the country. over the last 10 years, the e.p.a. has awarded over $600 million in funds and those dollars are making the difference. over a 67,000 -- over 67,000 engines have been retrofitted or replaced. we've saved

next speaker, please. next speaker, please. [speaking native language] >> i've been in this country for three years, and i've heard enough about rose pak. what i've heard is she is double sided. she had a dark side and reminded me about what is in china. so i don't like her name and i don't like her name on the subway station. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. [speaking native language] >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is yang lee. [speaking native language] >> this naming idea happened three years ago. at that time, as a local resident, i wrote you a letter about that expressing i'm not for the naming of rose pak. [speaking native language] >> there is a law against naming a public place after a person name. i was very thankful for that reply, but what i don't understand is why this issue comes back again? rose pak is very controversial figure. she followed the chinese communist policy in san francisco. >> thank you. thank you. your time is up. >> thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. thank you. ne

speaker. i now yield four minutes to the gentleman from ohio, mr. chabot, a senior member of the foreign affairs committee, and the author of the first responders passport act. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. chabot: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise today in support of h.r. 2229, the first responders passport act, legislation i introduced along with congressman boyle to exempt first responders operating on behalf of the u.s. government from passport fees. this legislation is especially timely as we just witnessed hurricane dorian's destruction in the bahamas. currently, usaid contracts with first responders to deploy them abroad for natural disasters like hurricanes -- like hurricane dorian. for example, every five year, usaid awards contracts to local fireds that have highly trained internationally certified urban search and rescue teams, allowing usaid to have these specialists on call. a team of these first responders deployed to the bahamas as

speaker. mr. speaker, and still i rise. and i rise today with a belief hat the honorable john lewis was imminently correct with his statement. he does not need my commentary. hence i will not give commentary. i just want the record to reflect that on september 24, shortly after the noon hour, i had the pre-eminent privilege of to g here in this very room hear the honorable john lewis. and while i won't comment on his commentary, i will just comment on something that was on my heart as it relates to people who approach and ask questions about the state of affairs, the status of our country. on yesterday a young man, 9 , ars of age, his name is alec alech is a variation of alexander. alexander means helper of humankind. this 9-year-old young man expressed his concerns about our country. 9 years of age. the proof of what i say can be validated because he was at the rally that was held right out front of the rayburn office building. 9 years of age. people of all ages who have been chronicling these events are asking questions.

madam speaker. i rise today to honor terry hunter, who has retired after 14 years of faithful service on staff with the lakeland chamber of commerce and 17 years before that as a business owner. few have done more to advance the cause of a local entrepreneur than terry. since 1921, the lakeland chamber of commerce has served as an advocate for business and is the largest chamber in polk county with over 1,400 investor business. during testifyry's tenure as chamber vice president lakeland has risen to the fourth fastest growing metropolitan area in the nation. his leadership instrumental in training workshops, providing small business development and providing opportunities for visionaries to network. the city of lakeland is a stronger partner and more desirable location for prospective business because of terry's professionalism, team building talents and honest friendship. thank you, terry. thank you for a lifetime of service. you're not done and we look forward to keeping you engaged in our commun

the speaker pro tempore: madam speaker. mr. speaker.: the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i am directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house in epresentatives a message writing. the speaker pro tempore: the ohio is from recognized. r. stivers: thank you, mr. speaker. i am prepared to close, and i reserve the balance of my time. the peaker pro tempore: gentleman reserves. mr. san nicolas: thank you, mr. speaker. too, am prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio. mr. san nicolas: thank you, mr. speaker. again, i rise in support of h.r. 1690, the c.o. alerts act. i want to thank my colleague from illinois, mr. garcia. to recognize senator tim scott from south carolina, senate sponsor of the bill, and we want to help law.this into i rise in support. i urge all my colleagues to this great legislation from mr. garcia and senator scott, and i yield back the time.ce of my the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from guam is recognized. mr. san nicolas: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i consume. i

speaker, i do have another speaker. i like to yield five minutes, if he's willing, to one of our new members, mr. speaker, the mr. speaker, the gentleman from north dakota, mr. armstrong. the speaker pro tempore: the amount of time? five minutes. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. armstrong: i know how c.r.'s work. we have a stand-alone bill from the senate. we could put on the consent calendar. the debbie smith act originally passed in 2004, and in 2008, under democratic control, the house passed the re-authorization under a suspension rule -- by voice vote. the senate, which was under republican control, passed the bill with an amendment by unanimous consent. the house subsequently passed bill and -amended signed by president bush. and the democratic controlled senate passed it under unanimous consent. it was signed by president barack obama. so the question is, why can't we take a stand-alone bill? why does it have to be -- why all of a sudden in this congress did it need to be part of a larger bill th

speaker. i have no further speakers. before i close, i do want to irst of all thank both gentlemen from north carolina, representative walker and representative budd for their and rt of hbcu's congressman walker is correct. he represents the largest public in the nation of which i had the privilege of studying from north ng twice carolina a.m.t., served that 40 years. more than i'm watching congressman walker, and i appreciate he and representative budd and all the they're giving to our hbcu's. i taught 40 years at bennett greensboro, so hbcu's my really warm through veins. but i do want to offer -- to the record an schools, hbcu's who have submitted letters of passage of this bill. e have -- i have some other documents that i also want to from into the record umcf, uncf. williams, from t.m.c. let me -- the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. adams: thank you. et me just say before i close -- and mr. budd mentioned a couple of those statistics schools. our schools, hbcu's confer 40% stem degrees, 60% of all engin

speaker. in the richest country in the world, every american deserves clean drinking water but for millions of our fellow citizens include manage in michigan and across the country this is not their reality. hundreds of communities are ealing with chemical contamination that pollutes their drinking water. congress has to act to address this contamination to help keep american families safe. mr. kildee: earlier this year, the house an senate both passed national defense authorization act bills. both important provisions to pfas chemicals were included in those bills. these provisions would fund cleanup of contaminated sites, stop pfas from polluting our drinking water in the future, and ensure that service members, first responders and family exposed to these chemicals have the health care they need. as co-chair of the congressional pfas caucus, a bipartisan task force from states across the country, we work successfully to include many pfas provisions in both the house and senate passed bills.

next speaker -- is it the next speaker? yes. [speaking native language] >> i'm here to tell you that many of my friends and relatives are living in chinatown, and i come here on their behalf and saying that they all object to naming the station after rose pak. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi. afternoon, everybody. my name is sophia liu. i'm strongly against naming chinatown subway station after rose pak. her name -- she doesn't deserve to be commemorated. no rose pak. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> harry c. kwan, k-w-a-n. chinatown is only for me. no other person. don't put this. this is the community of chinatown. where we're all educated. this is the time for you to choose to be a man or -- supervisor. >> thank you. thank you. >> two more minutes? >> everybody gets the same. next speaker, please. >> hi, everyone. i'm a resident here for 30 years. >> and what's your name, please? >> my name is ming tai. i support new station named chinatown station because it's very clear to everyone not

the speaker pro tempore: the distinguished speaker is recognized for one minute. the speaker: i thank the gentleman for yielding and i commend him for his great patriotism and all that he does with great wisdom and judgment. thank you, mr. chairman for yielding. just over a week ago when on the anniversary of the adoption of our constitution, on that very day, news broke of great allegations which was a threat to our constitution. n that day, the intelligence community inspector general notified the congress that the white house was forbidding him to turn the whistleblower complaint. the administration refusal to turn over the full complaint is a violation of the law which is unequivocal saying that the director of national intelligence shall provide congress with the full complaint. i repeat, the obligation is mandatory. shortly thereafter, the american people learned of a phone call by the white house calling upon a foreign power to intervene of an upcoming election. this undermines the integrity of our election and the dignity of presidency and national securit

speaker. i rise today to congratulate the east bank all-stars from river ridge, louisiana, for winning the 73rd little league world series championship. it's exciting any time that the united states competes against the world and wins and doing so in such a classy fashion that represents the great values of this nation. but it's even more special that these young men from my district were the first in the state of louisiana's history to win the little league world series. it was an exciting series for all of us. it captured the imagination of the people of louisiana. but especially to watch how these young men represented themselves and the rest of us in such a classy way, as they competed against the nation of curacao and delivered an 8-0 victory for the united states. i, along with all of my colleagues from louisiana, introduced h.res. 547, to formally congratulate these young men. they look forward to going to the white house to meet the president, he's extend thed the invitation. again, a

speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. september 18, 2019. i hereby appoint the honorable josh gottheimer to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker: 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 in 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 now recognizes the gentleman from south dakota, mr. johnson, for five minutes. well, mr. speaker, it's time. it's time for congress to pass the u.s.-mexico-canada agreement, usmca. this is not, as many of you know, a new issue. the administration finished its work months ago. 292 days ago to be exac

mister speaker, mister speaker, speaker, during the period of unlawful the government was re- forced to release the no deal analysis and plans no wonder the prime minister is so eager to avoid scrutiny and so eager to hide the dangers of his brexit plan. the release of those documents leads to many questions the government must now answer now that parliament is back in operation. i would like to start by asking the prime minister, why, i would like to start by asking the prime minister why with these documents in august why are they out of date? if they were later produced in september they were the same documents and it is clear the real truth and to try to hide the fact that their policy puts misery on the people of this country. so let's take a look at the analysis. of britain's thoughts with months of dysfunction people going short of fresh food. this is your paper you wrote it. you tried to hide it. i beg your pardon mister speake speaker. [laughter] but of people's medical supplies and energy prices for every household in the whole country. border for the people and most damnin

speaker pelosi: right now we are in the speakers ceremonial office. when the president of the united states or any visiting dignitaries are here, to address a joint session of congress, we would meet them here, and then the escort committee meets them here and then takes them into the chamber to be welcomed. it's a special room and that's why we are happy to have you here today. as our visiting dysentery. -- dignitary. >> you have hosted president trump on a number of cases. sometimes, he is has called you nervous nancy. what do you think of that russian mark speaker pelosi: not much. i do care what he says. mostly he calls me nancy some , people say he should call me madam speaker. i don't care what he says. that is so irrelevant. what is so important is our policy differences. we have big policy differences. we have differences in how we as we makeence decisions about the health, environment, the climate crisis, we have differences in terms of how we respect the constitution of the united states, how we view god's blessings of america. one of our bl

speaker!warning, a simple truth that the Ãgovernment is continuing to follow policy they know will hit the poorest people in our country the hardest. they simply do not care. mr. speaker, the damning document we have already seen is only six pages long. it's only right that this house should expect more transparency from this government. the government says they are doing all they can to get a deal before october 31. but the truth, mr. speaker, the prime minister has hardly put any effort into negotiations on any progress at all. at its most generous best to be memorable. only yesterday the european union chief negotiator michelle bonnie a said that was no reason Ãfor optimism. can i ask the prime minister why he believes mr. bonnie a haslett view? this house has still yet to hear any details of any deal that the government seeks to negotiate. we are told the government has distributed papers to brussels outline proposals for a change to the backstop. will the prime minister publish these pape

speaker. i appreciate it. today is a great today. it is the birthday of the united states air force. for those of us who served. i rise today not only to recognize that birthday but have the great and distinlt honor of actually having chief of chaplains to be here and i had the privilege of calling him myself. i am in the air force as well. he is my cham lynn and top of my chain. he is there for reason. he exemplifies what a chaplain means and how they serve in our air force. throughout our country's history men and women have answered the call of duty. le today we acknowledge the men and women who have taken to the skies to defend our country as members of the unches air force. as a chaplain, in that united states air force reserve, i had the privilege to minister and worked with airmen since 2002. theicouragand integrity both at home and abroad are unmatched. he's a native of wisconsin. he n listed in 1976 serving for four years, he'sence dorsed by the presbyterian church u.s.a. and commissi

speaker. before i begin, i'm sure the whole house will join me in remembering the 80 years today in this country entered the second world war. the horror of that conflict surpasses all modern controversies and it is also true this country still stands then, as now, for democracy, the rule of law -- for the fight against racial and religious hatred, and mr. speaker, i know this whole house is united in defending those values around the world. with your permission, i'll make a statement about the g-7 summit. as i speak, vast tracts of the amazon rainforest are on fire, free trade is in retreat, 130 million girls worldwide are not in education, our oceans are being polluted. it has never been more important for global britain to use our voice as an agent for change and progress. certainly by exerting our influence on a global level and sticking up for our values and our beliefs that we can create the international context for britain to prosper and ensure this is the greatest place on earth. at t

next speaker, please. >> hi, everyone. so i'm here to speak for my mother. >> clerk: what is your name? >> my name is adele. my mother is over 80 years old. chinatown is her memory. she came with my dad. so when my dad was alive, he brought my mom to chinatown every month. even she does everything in cantonese. so one story what happened. one day she went to the restaurant [ indiscernible ] -- and she had a free lunch and she even smoked in the restaurant with family who had kids. my mother is shocked. she's very allergic to cigarettes. she spoke with the owner. this is a true story happening in my family. so people said how nice she is, she's a bully. think about it. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. next speaker, please. hold on one second. >> hi, my name is -- oh, i guess you already heard me. my name is dixon. i am a resident in san francisco and i'm also a community organizer in chinatown for many years and i had an honor to witness ms. pak and her legacy and the work she put in the community she loves

speaker, a message from the speaker. the messenger: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the messenger: i have been directed to inform the house that the senate has passed senate joint resolution 54, relating to the national emergency declared by the president on february 15, 2019, in which con turns of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i find it amazing that the majority -- the democrat majority would like to see us prioritize establishing electronic medical records for illegal immigrants when we still haven't been able to provide that for veterans in our country or our military and we have been working on it for years. with that, i would like to now yield to a member of the committee on homeland security, the gentleman from pennsylvania, dr. joyce, for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. joyce: i rise today in opposition to h.r. 2203. yet another one of the majority's messaging bills that wou

a speaker who lost control of the facts. we talk about a speaker who no longer can honestly stand before the american people and honestly be a voice for party or for reason. what they are supposed to be doing they are not doing. when they actually attack on a hearsay, when they attack with not even seeing, it shows how desperate they have become. when they become that desperate it leads to a dysfunction in our committees. we have seen that. i know leader jordan will speak from his committee. we saw this a week ago the democrats allowed -- democrat donor, a large democrat donor to break the rules of this house and question corey lewandowski for 30 minutes. it was almost in crickets it was ok? it's not ok when you break the rules of the house. when you go against that because you are so desperate to pin everything on the president that's when it becomes a disgrace. the democrats have fallen to a disgraceful status. they need to explain to the american people why they chose to trash the house instead of build up the american pe

speaker. you just heard a man in j.d. greear i have the distinct privilege of calling my friend. he leads the summit church in durham, north carolina. under his leadership the summit church has gone from 300 members to over 10,000. making it one of the fastest growing churches in our conterrorism his vision to plant 1,000 new churches around the year by the year 2050. he believes the deeper we dive into the extravagant love the christ, the more our lives will joy,lled with unquenchable audacious faith. he's the author of several life transformation books and is the current president of the southern baptist convention. one of his most important accomplishments is his dedication to his wife and their four children. it is an honor to have him here in washington, d.c., today. he's also the mentor of my pastor, andrew hopper, i look forward to his continued work as a father, as a pastor, and as a leader. with that i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain 15 furth

thank you. >> next speaker, please. >>. speaking foreign language. >> . >> good evening, directors, i am kelly. i am a san francisco resident in district 11. i am strong leagainst using rose pak because if we use a person's name. this person must be morally lofty and respect the majority of people. rose pak doesn't fit for this. her many chinese community people, in chinatown, many people said we are against her. it was very negative comments on her. chinatown has over 160 years of history. using rose pak to name the chinatown subway system will damage san francisco and hurt those people hurt by rose pak. thank you very much. >> next speaker, please. >>. speaking foreign language. >> hello everyone. me name is sophieia. i support chinatown station only. this will be the name for the long-term interest of chinatown and people living here and where people come from, hong kong, taiwan or china, they share the sense of identity and belonging. naming chinatown station after rose pak will only divide our community. >> next speake

next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. san francisco has been my home for the last 35 years. i am married to a fourth-generation san franciscan and we raised our three children here. my family works, we go to school , we socialize and live in this beautiful, vibrant, inclusive and historic city. i have the honour to meet rose pak. i was impressed with her confidence, commanding, and caring disposition. she is a truthful and integral women who cared for her family, friends, and most importantly, the community of chinatown. many people work hard to make the chinatown welcoming and fun for residents and visitors. she was a leader in this endeavour and taught everyone how to make her community better her accomplishments, including the munimobile station connecting chinatown to the rest of san francisco, are astounding and should not have been forgotten. i'm here out of respect for a woman who gave her life to the city of san francisco. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> your time is going to start runnin

mr speaker, excuse me, mr speaker. thank you, mr speaker. my voices are restored.o deliberately stoke up angen opposition to deliberately stoke up anger, and opposition in the country. i appreciate the good humour of the honourable gentlemen, and i'm sorry that he was struggling with his throat, but it was suggested to me that he could usefully take an herbal remedy. i thought that was coming, mr speaker. and i think my honourable friend, my right honourable friend, my right honourable friend, my right honourable friend, he makes a very good point. and all i will say again, at the risk of further inflaming my friends opposite, i must say, that the bill in question, the capitulation act, the quebec act but ua should act has done damage to this country's ability to negotiate. and i think they should reflect on that. it's an international negotiation, it's very important that the uk is able to deploy every possible arsenal, every possible negotiating tool, and i'm afraid that an attempt has been made to wea ken that an attempt has been made to weaken our hand. there's

speaker. i want to put on record my thanks to you for being a superb speaker of the house. my thanks to you as a colleague in parliament. and my thanks to your family for the way in which they supported you through often very difficult times when the media has been unfair to you. and your two sons are getting good at football. i did some kicks with them in the speaker's court the other day. i was very impressed, actually. they're coming on well. and i know you support the same club as me. but mr. speaker, in your role as speaker, you've totally changed the way in which the job has been done. you've reached out to people across the whole country. you visited schools. you visited factories. you visited offices. you talked to people about the role of parliament and democracy. and i've never forgotten you coming to sit in with my colleagues in my constituency and spending the morning with me talk to a group of students all of which had learning difficulties and we discussed with them the roles of democracy and parliament. and you've taken absolutely on board the words of speake

. >> the speaker of the house of commons, john, announced today he will step down as speaker. the news conference as the u.k. parliament is about to be suspended. he will officially resign on october 31, that's the deadline for britain to leave the europe uniunion. -- european union. mr. bercow: i promised my wife and children that it would be my last. this is a pledge that i intend to keep. for house votes tonight an early general election, my tenure as speaker m.p. will end when this parliament ends. if the house does not so vote, i have concluded that the least disruptive and most democratic will be to tion stand down at the close of business on thursday, october 1. [laughter] least disruptive because that date will fall shortly after the votes on the green speech expected on 21st and 22nd, october. it will be best to have an experienced figure in the chair. most democratic because it will -- balance balanced is held when all members have some knowledge of the andidates. this is far preferable to a contest at the beginning of a parliament when new m.p.'s will not be similar

thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, and still i rise. because i love my country. and i rise today, madam speaker, to thank the speaker of the for this tanding up country, advancing the calls of justice, and taking on the challenge to protect our nation when it is obvious that national security ask of great concern. and i rise because there were persons who made yesterday possible. there are some who say that yesterday was a tipping point, others say that things happened that were the equivalent of a straw that broke the camel's back as it relates to impeachment. but i say that yesterday was a seminal moment in time that has the potential to impact the rest of our time. i say that yesterday was the moment of truth. and i say that there were people who made yesterday possible. and i'd like to read a statement into the record that will address many of the people, not all, not all, but many of the people who made yesterday possible. my statement reads, on behalf of people of good will, i thank the first 58 wh

thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. riggleman, for five minutes. mr. riggleman: thank you, madam speaker. 18 years ago america experienced the worst act of terrorism in its history. nearly ,000 people were killed. many others in emergency services and law enforcement suffering long lasting health complications sometimes resulting in death. september 11, 2001, a day none of us will ever forget, had a deep and lasting impact on the lives of all americans. i was one of the thousands who answered the call to serve and to hunt down those responsible. when i woke on that tragic day i was serving in the united states air force as an intelligence officer at mount home air force base in idaho th the 366th wing, the b-1 bombers. i was and am a proud mounton home gunfighter. our squadron bloid almost immediately as the on-call wing. early in october i and my siblings were in the first bombing to afplgt memories come to my mind as vividly as yesterday. buttoning the uniform when

thank you, madam speaker. yield back the balance of my time. he speaker pro tempore: thank you. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. costa, for five minutes. mr. costa: yeah. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. i riseta: madam speaker, incredible or an individual, a man who was a the san joaquin valley from fresno, california, ray cantal. passed away two weeks a short bout with cancer. years as the many voice of the fresno state baseball team. in 2008 when the bulldogs went from the underdogs to the and made their mprobable run to win the world series college, collegiate ational championship, ray was there with his excitement and his enthusiasm that spread the valley. he's also popular in media hosting a show that showcased food and history of the great san joaquin valley and incredible cornucopia products that we produce. hose who knew ray said he radiated positivity and enthusiasm in

green: thank you, madam speaker. speaker, and still i rise. country in my heart, and i must say i rise today, unfortunately, some 146 report ce the mueller was released, some 48 days since testified, some 48 ays for the president to be above the law since the testimony of mr. mueller. above the law since the report was presented to congress. still i rise with a very however.essage, i want people to know that there is more than hope. today to say that there impeachment. the president will be impeached. repeating. bear the president will be impeached. there will be a vote taken this week, i am told, for the judiciary committee to official sort of announcement. i rise to say that the president will be impeached in spite of because of others. i rise today to say that he will be impeached because the hands history are piling his ship that e and i believe history will not allow us, the to ers of this august body, allow the president to be above the law. if we fail to do so it would make article 2, constitution he meaningless. it would have no applic

reserve, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. mr. mchenry: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mchenry: madam speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 1830, heart hall purple of honor commemorative coin act. thank the gentleman maloney, for mr. his work on this bipartisan legislation. work and for your hard purplencere advocacy for heart, those that have been -- has honored with a purple heart and they have serve this nation. heart hall of honor preserves and collects the of all purple heart from all services. their families and friends -- 1,095 purpleere are heart recipients enrolled from the great state of north world warrepresenting i, world war ii, korea, vietnam, omalia, operation enduring foreign relation and operation iraqi freedom. these courageous men and women re recognized by the national purple heart hall of honor because, surprisingly, there is o comprehensive list of recipients mainta

speaker, in your role as speaker, you have totally changed the way in which the job has been done. you reached out to people. you visited schools and factories and offices and talked to people about the role of parliament and democracy. and that has been forgotten and spending the morning with me talking to a group of students all of whom have learning difficulties and discussed with them the roles of democracy and the role of parliament and you have taken on the word, that you are there to be guided and act on behalf of our parliament. this parliament is stronger for you as speaker and our democracy is stronger for your being the speaker. and whatever you do when you timely step down from parliament, you do so with the thanks from a very large number of people and one that has made the role of speaker in the house, more powerful, not less powerful and i welcome that. as someone who aspires to hold executive office, i like the idea of a powerful parliament holding the executive to account. it's something i have been doing myself. [laughter] >> mr. speaker, enjoy the last short peri

madam speaker. i rise today to thank the york county economic alliance for their work to promote opportunity zones in york county. madam speaker, we know that the tax cuts and jbskt -- and jobs act of 2017 is working for the american people, allowing families to keep more of their hard-earned dollars in their picks. businesses are expanding and creating jobs across york and lancaster county, creating an economy with more opportunity for everyone. one of the strongest tools created by the tcja are opportunity zone a way to spur development and job creation in economically distressed communities. in fact, i look forward to hosting the small business administration for an opportunity zone round table in the near future, to share with our community the potential advantages of investments in their neighborhoods. have done an incredible job through their website opportunityyork.org. sharing how opportunity zones can positively transform our communities. this is a great example of a local chamber helping b

madam speaker. today to bring attention to and celebrate the birthday of force.ted states air today's air force traces its to the u.s. signal corps in 1907. its own branchme as the national security act in 1947. on theo: they have been front lines of racial integration, helped keep the city of berlin fed for 11 months, placed the first orbit.ial satellite into and an airborne command post for decades. the vigilance had their speed, power and sacrifice have restored peace. the 72nd birthday of the air force, the branch has grown into a staple of the defense community with over 600,000 active duty, eserve, civilian personnel, thousands who serve in tampa. it's imperative we give these and presentoes past the respect they deserve. please join me in wishing the happy states air force a birthday and honoring the lives of all who have served. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one

for speaker of the house to do that. unfortunately, we have seen this drumbeat towards impeachment from her conference since the day donald trump got elected. they made it clear first with the resist movement they didn't want to acknowledge he was elected. he was duly elected by the people of this country. there is an election next year where we can hash out who is going to be the next president. and when donald trump's re-elected, who knows if they'll continue to go down that road, but the fact that they are using this majority to try to undo the results of the 2016 election is disgraceful. they can't name a high crime and misdemeanor. if you are going to base it on a press report from a secondhand person that thinks they heard something, that's the most you've got, to claim that crimes were committed, this is a serious responsibility that the congress has. only three times in the history of our country has the house of representatives brought forward articles of impeachment. yet jerry nadler, when he took the chairmans

madam speaker. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> the victims were leilah hernandez, edwin far grino, -- par grino,. we come to you today asking for prayer, asking for peace and the understanding for the families of the suffering. we ask you wrap your loving arms around them at this dark hour in hair lives. thank you, dear heaviland father, question is these things in jesus' name. i'd also like to recognize the first responders who acted quickly and courageously in their response to this tragedy. we owe these brave men and women more gratitude than words can express. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent that my name be removed as a co-sponsor in r. -- from h.r. 2407. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimo

you are now the speaker. has it changed? speaker pelosi: everything changes. sometimes, the more changes, the more it is the same. it is the institution established by our founders in article one to beat the representation of the people. -- to be the representation of the people. what has changed drastically in the last decade or so is communication, social media, and the rest. sharing of information in real-time. even faster than that. that has made a difference. people are more aware. it is an opportunity. but it is also a challenge. because there are those who exploit the system in ways that are not overly useful. >> one thing that has not changed our rooms like this. where are we? >> we are in the speakers ceremonial office. when in a visiting dignitaries are here to address a joint session of congress, we meet them here. then we escort them into the chamber. it's a special room and that is why we are happy to have you here today. you are our visiting dignitaries. >> you have posted president trump on a number of occasions. he has called you nervous nancy.