speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. january 16, 2020. i hereby appoint the honorable henry cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. gracious and merciful god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. the house prepares to recess for a week of constituent visitation and in home districts. as the nation anticipates the martin luther king long weekend . as we remember the heroic struggle of the civil rights movement, the badges and incidents of slavery from continued through policies still operative today, though recently being addressed through efforts at criminal justice reform and sentencing reform. the pains of racism, like a national genetic defect, plague us still. though so many wish it were not so. lord, have mercy on us. bless those who have been elected to secure laws protecti

speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. we have cause for bipartisan celebration. the usmca trade deal was signed into law yesterday. want to congratulate the democratic house negotiating team and thank them for their hard work for the better part of a year to make this a better deal. heading the push to lower drug prices and strip out a massive giveaway to big pharma where representatives earl blour and jan schakowsky, representative jimmy gomez and mike thompson handled the negotiation to strengthen labor rights in the deal and got it to where they earned an afl-cio endorsement. mr. cartwright: representative bonamici and larsen had clean air and water in the deal. representatives terri sewell and rosa delauro strengthened the enforcement

woodall: madam speaker -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia. mr. woodall: madam speaker, i heard that differently. request i ask -- can i request the yeas and nays? the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this uestion will be postponed. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered, or votes are objected to under clause 6 of rule 20. the house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i move has hot -- that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5338, the global hope act, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: a bill to

madam speaker. i come to the well of the house today to call on my colleagues to support the pfas action act. this bill like so many that have come to the floor under democratic leadership is about taking action for the people. in this case, ensuring access to clean and safe water. pfas, so-called forever chemicals that have leeched into water supplies for decades are hazardous to human health. their presence is linked with reduced kidney function, reduced immune system function, and increased risk for diseases by diabetes and cancer. these chemicals are in our water because of corporate negligence and like many other cases our working families trying to make ends meet that are hit the hardest. that's why it's critical that congress step up and take action and that's why this legislation is all so important and what it is about. i urge my colleagues to stand up for the people and vote for the pfas action act. i yield back the balance of my time. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose d

speaker. from maternal mortality rates to inaccurate drug prescriptions to cardiovascular procedures, it is clear that minority groups experience worse health outcomes in our health care system. although structural bias is a factor, the unconscious biases of even the most well-intentioned health care professionals plays a role as well and we can't let this continue. in district as diverse as florida's 26th district, we must do more to ensure that every person, regardless of their background, can get the quality care that they need. ms. mucarsel-powell: that's why i introduced the medical education for a diverse america act, along with representative porter, which would provide cultural competency and language training to medical students and prepare them to better serve minority populations. this legislation would help not only patients in south florida, but all over the country in diverse communities. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from p

beatty: -- the speaker pro tempore: thank you, madam speaker. mrs. beatty thank you, madam speaker. first let me tart by thanking the chair of the committee on financial services, congresswoman maxine waters, for allowing me to bring this bill before the committee and for her support and also to the rest of the members on the financial services committee. thank you for supporting this bill and moving the bill out of committee unanimously with a vote of 57-0. certainly to my colleague, congressman hill, thank you so much for your words and your support on this very important piece of legislation. my bill, the expanding opportunities for minority depository institution act, or 5315, would formally establish and codify the united states department of treasury's financial agent mentoring protege program into law. this mentorship program was established by the treasury department under the office of the minority and women inclusion, otherwise known as om wi. the relationship between minority owned banking institutions and larger banks which is very important and key to this piece of legi

speaker. last week, i traveled across the second congressional district of the carolina visiting my ands, aikan to present 2020 legislative agenda. at each stop i was grateful to priorities and answer questions from the media. in this new legislative year i advance inue to legislation to create jobs for american families and reduce the destroyregulations that jobs. i will promote working with local chambers and agencies. i will sad voe indicate for -- i will advocate for the river site and the savannah laboratory. future must protect the of our children and grandchildren by supporting the most conservative budget options. also focusing on promoting peace through strength, to support our troops, and keep families safe by defeating terrorists overseas and the global war on terrorism. i'll also serve as the ranking member of the commission on security and cooperation in europe, where i my colleagues across the aisle to maintain our partnerships. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will nev

speaker. mr. e start by thanking khanna for his hard work on this measure. o one has worked harder to reassert congress' onstitutional authority over war powers, and i have been glad to partner with him and co-sponsor this bill. passedaker, this measure the house with bipartisan support last year as part of the defense authorization act, but the senate stripped it out efore that legislation made it across the finish line. for all my colleagues who the rted that amendment, events of the past few weeks nly underscore the importance of your vote. for anyone that was not convinced this measure was last summer, the present crisis shows exactly why we must today.t now, there's no question that iran is dangerous, and there's that qassem soleimani was a hardened terrorist with american blood on his hands. better off without him. 'm the first to speak out against the grave threats that the iranian regime poses to our allies and our interests and our life. but we need to address these hreats in a way th

speaker -- mr. castro: thank you, mr. speaker.n the last few days the american people have been unwillingly taken to the brink of war at the direction of this administration. through reckless actions, the white house has unified the iranian public, alienated our partners in iraq and europe, undermined the fight against isis, and left the united states more isolated than before. all in just one week and without the consent of this congress. this is a grave and serious moment in our country. two days ago our brave men and women in uniform came under fire from 22 iranian missiles in harm's way because of their commander in chief. every american owes a debt of gratitude to our military for its courage and sacrifice. for that reason, a decision that risked troops' well-being must only be made thoughtfully and with the informed consent of the public and this congress. as a member of congress, my biggest priority is to protect the safety of the american people at home and abroad. this can only be done by defending congress' constitutiona

speaker -- mr. castro: thank you, mr. speaker.the last few days the american people have been unwillingly taken to the brink of war at the direction of this administration. through reckless actions, the white house has unified the iranian public, alienated our partners in iraq and europe, undermined the fight against isis, and left the united states more isolated than before. all in just one week and without the consent of this congress. this is a grave and serious moment in our country. two days ago our brave men and women in uniform came under fire from 22 iranian missiles in harm's way because of their commander in chief. every american owes a debt of gratitude to our military for its courage and sacrifice. for that reason, a decision that risked troops' well-being must only be made thoughtfully and with the informed consent of the public and this congress. as a member of congress, my biggest priority is to protect the safety of the american people at home and abroad. this can only be done by defending congress' constitutional

speaker. this morning i had meetings with pm johnson: ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i welcome an announcement from the government this week that tougher sentences, an end to early release and a complete review of the management of convicted terrorists are among a range of measures designed to strengthen this country's a response to terrorism, a promise made by this prime minister and a promise delivered. >> would the prime minister that we need to do everything we can, whatever it takes to stop these sickening terrorist attacks from taking place? pm johnson: mr. speaker, my honorable friend is absolutely right about the threat that we face. that is why this government are putting more resources into catching terrorists, and it is why we have announced a major shift in the uk's approach to the sentencing and management of terrorist offenders. this government will do all that w

madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. ms. stefanik: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey. mr. norcross: i yield one minute to the speaker of the house from california, ms. pelosi. the speaker pro tempore: the speaker of the house is recognized for one minute. the speaker: i thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership in bringing this important bipartisan legislation to the floor. i thank congresswoman maloney for her relentless advocacy in this regard. thank you, madam chair. i rise to join my colleagues on this international holocaust remembrance day in support of the never again education act. strong, bipartisan legislation to ensure that never again are simply not words but a solemn, sacred pledge to be fulfilled with action. i salute carolyn maloney and the -- a long-standing leader in this effort to educate the next generation about the holocaust. i thank you, too, chairman scott, for your work in this regard and your cooperation in bringing this to the familiar. and all the membe

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. madam son: thank you, speaker. this week, universally respected senator joe lieberman, a provided an extraordinary op-ed in "the wall quote, journal," president trump's decision to soleimani was morally, constitutionally correct. o one can dispute that he created a network of terrorist organizations that spread havoc the middle east. in syria, more than 500,000 syrians have died. war, soleimani oversaw three camps in iran, killed fighters, having more than 600 american soldiers. he claim that president trump had no authority to order this attack without congressional pproval is constitutionally untenable and practically senseless. leave partisan politics at the water's edge and stand against iran and dangerous leaders like soleimani, end of quote. enator joe lieberman tells the truth. we must resist death to america, death to israel. family of y to the nawres hamid and the iraqi iraqi american muslim from california who was urdered by the soleimani financed terrorist 13 days ago. i yield back. the speaker pro tempo

speaker. i rise today to ask the democratic leadership to answer the question from my quints as to why the articles of impeachment were not yet transmitted to the senate. if it was urgent enough to have the first ever articles passed this institution three weeks ago but not urgent to follow our constitution by walking them from this house out that door through statuary hall and to the senate floor, it will only take a matter of minutes to get them there and will codify the first ever impeachment process in our nation's history. history will not judge this favorably. if you don't like who gets elected, work to elect someone else. democrats will ask themselves years from now, why did we allow hatred of this president to change history when this institution is paralyzed by future partisan impeachments of duly elected presidents of both parties. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from district of columbia seek recognition? ms. norton: yakeyake the speaker

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speaker. i yield two minutes to mr. cuellar. mr. cuellar: thank you, mr. speaker. i also want to thank chairwoman for yielding to me and bringing this measure to the floor. i want to thank chairman engel also. i also want to thank my good friend from texas, ranking member michael mccaul, for his leadership on this particular issue and for making this bill a bipartisan bill which is very important thing to do. this bipartisan legislation will enhance the leadership of the united states at the international standard setting bodies for 5-g mobile telecom systems and infrastructure. as we all know, and as has been mentioned, china is the most active power when it comes to industrial espionage and theft of intellectual property and actions against nations regimes. we certainly see this as a threfment once china's 5-g technology has been installed in a country, china owns that nation's data, including personal information of its people. this results in unacceptable national security risks and endang

as no other speakers. i have one more speaker and you're not ready without a reserve no no no no the gentleman saying correct the gentleman from new york has been remaining 6 speaker who will close gentleman from georgia is recognized for 30 seconds i'll take it by giving the time one more time out of speaker gentlemen i'm going to has 30 seconds remaining the gentleman from new york has one minute remaining thank you mostly going thank you for your welcome to work look the 2 facts you just came out right here and again we're going to hear in just a moment there are facts and ballot box or not working on the other side is that we talk about the facts there is not overwhelming evidence we've discussed this over and over over to a blue in the face but it doesn't matter because this is a political impeachment this has nothing to do with the fact we've shown that there was no nothing done wrong but that does not matter when the train is on the tracks the whistle is blowing impeachment matters and the only thin

speaker, i yield back. madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia -- tennessee seek recognition? >> i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> y'all could hold it down over there, we're trying to conduct business over here. madam speaker, i rise to recognize harley wheeler, an outstanding rugby player from knoxville, tennessee. his granddad, roy, and his grandmother he recently lost, alice, were dear friends of mine. harley has played rugby since he was 14 and is now one of the top players of the united states. harley began his rugby career with the south doyle rugby club while a student at the south doyle high school. mr. burchett: in 2015 he enrolled at life university to compete on its rugby team at the collegiate level. harley's four years on the life university rugby team were incredibly successful. the team advanced to the divisi

the speaker: i thank the gentleman. speaker, thank you. i'm pleased to follow the distinguished ranking member of committee, affairs mr. mccaul. one of the joys of my service in a gress is to work in bipartisan way on issues that relate to respecting human rights and religious freedom the world. thank you, mr. mccaul, for your of mr. ip, and that chairman, eliot engel, for his facilitating this all through the committee. thank you, mr. phillips, for access to the floor today. i rise in support of the tibetan act of 2019. urgentlyipartisan, and needed legislation to help the their right e and to safeguard their distinct identity. chairman jim mcgovern, the chair of the congressional executive commission on china, lantos r of the tom human rights commission. thank you, mr. mcgovern, for voice in the g congress and in the country for human rights. congressman chris smith. chris ani go back decades. ranking member of the congressional executive china.ion on also the co-chr of the lantos commission. worked with him for three decades to hold chi

speaker pelosi named seven managers. adam schiff, jerrold nadler, hakeem jeffries, zoe lofgren, val demings, jason crow, and sylvia garcia. the what purpose is gentleman from new york seeking recognition? t to house resolution 767, i now send to the desk a resolution appointing authorizing managers for the impeachment of donald john trump president of the united states and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report. the clerk: mr. schiff, mr. nadler, mrs. love green, misdemmings and mr. crow are appointed managers to conduct the impeachment manager against donald john trump a message be sent to the senate to inform the senate of these appointments and the managers may in connection with the preparation and the conduct of the trial exhibit the articles of impeachment to the senate and take all other actions necessary which may include the following, one, employing legal, clerical and other necessary assistance and incurring such other is expenses paid be necessary to be from amount

additional speakers. mr. engel: yes, i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. mccaul: madam speaker, i think back to my dad's war, churchill, warned neville chamberlain about the dark clouds of the nazi regime on the horizon. he talked about weakness invites aggression. and then we saw hitler take the stage, the world stage. and reagan talked about peace through strength. these are the ideals i believe in. and these bills do not project that. they project weakness. weakness with isis. weakness with iran. weakness with our enemies. i'd like to close by stating the obvious. i think we all can agree here to some extent that the 2002 aumf is outdated. it's almost 20 years old. i believe it's time to replace it with a new authority. that is tailored to the specific threats that we face today. the one thing that's been mischaracterized, that it only applied to saddam hussein, when in fact the aumf says poses a continuing threat t

collins: our closing is no other speakers. mr. nadler: i have one more speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is incorrect. the gentleman from new york has one remaining. the gentleman from georgia has 30 seconds remaining. the gentleman from new york has one minute remaining. mr. collins: two facts just came out right here and facts are not working on the other side. there is not overwhelming evidence. we discussed this over and over until we are blue in the face. this is a political impeachment and nothing to do with the facts. we have shown there was nothing done wrong, but that does not matter, when the train is on the tracks and whistle is blowing, only thing that matters, only real emergency here is there is a 2020 election which the democrats can't see the fact that the president is going to win again. so what do we do? we impeach him as they said for life. i yield back. mr. nadler: again no defense. i yield one minute to the distinguished speaker of the house, the gentlelady from california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized f

speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., january 28, 2020. hereby appoint the honorable g.k. butterfield to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the 2020, theanuary 7, chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. green, for five minutes. green: and still i rise, mr. speaker. today because i have a question. a question for prosperity. those who estion for within the well senate. i have a question. also have a predicate for the question. the predicate is this. know, knowing u hat the national security advisor was in the room with the that he has owing ndicated that there were concerns wit

the speaker does not have the power to continue to hold. this is something that is passed in the house and has constitutionally has to move to the senate. she told us it was urgent, why we had to move so quickly. and now she thinks she has the power of the senate? again, i wish she would read the constitution and understand what power she has and what she does not have. >> reporter: do you support the republican senators who are pushing to start the trial without the articles? >> you know what, i support the democratic senator dianne feinstein who said the longer it goes on, the less urgent it becomes. so if it is serious and urgent, send them over. if it is not, don't send it over. so the answer to senator feinstein, the speaker is saying, i guess it's not too important. why did you waste an entire majority on trying to impeach a president and then hold the papers? what about her own committee chairmen, adam smith, who said it is time, the only person who does not believe it's time is the speaker. and i do not know why. maybe the case is t

speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. january 10, 2020. i hereby appoint the honorable david n. cicilline to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, rabbi barry h. block, from church, from little rock, arkansas. -- from congregation b'nai israel, from little rock arkansas. the chaplain: source of blessing we come before you today asking your blessings upon the united states house of representatives. at this time of grave division, inspire these members of the people's house to reach across every kind of aisle, to build new friendships that may grow into opportunities for greater understanding, speaking shared solutions to america's greatest problems. as the winds of war threaten all humanity, inspire the members of the people's house to work toward peace, for the ability to wage peace is a greater measure of the nation's strength than the

speaker. the amazing capabilities of our men and women in uniform combined with decisive action by president trump inspired thousands of civilians throughout iran to take to the streets over the weekend to protest their government. these individuals brave the threat of life, fire, tear gas, and further damage to show the ayatollah and his thullings that enough is enough. mr. dunn: it's a shame that in sharp contrast house democrats last week buckled to the iranian regime and passed a concurrent war powers resolution, attempting to tie the president's hands and obstruct his already successful iranian strategy. furthermore, the speaker yesterday sadly attempted to down play these nationwide protests as just students upset about the downed airliner. to the proevidenters in tehran, shiraz, and elsewhere i say the speaker of this house does not speak for all of us. we do not down play your courage and stand with you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the the gentlewoman f

speaker. congratulations to general john sworn " raymond who was in as the first chief of space perations to the newly established space force yesterday and as a member of the senior armed services committee, grateful for donald trump for general raymond's confirmation and for being able defense the national authorization act signing, which officially established the u.s. space force. general raymond is a clemson university alumnist and has over experience.military this establishment is absolutely our national security, he said during his remarks after being sworn in. that the u.s. space force is in strong, capable hands. in conclusion, god bless our never forget will september 11, defeating errorist overseas, the global war on terrorism, with the courageous leadership of trump.nt donald the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas rise? ms. jackson lee: to address the house and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlel

speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. january 14, 2020. i hereby appoint the honorable henry cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2020rk 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 with the time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, for five minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, recently hi the pleasure of kicking off the new year by teaningd the 104th pennsylvania farm show in harrisburg, pennsylvania. the largest indoor agriculture expo zigs in

madam speaker. i rise today to recognize the 250th anniversary of bottatot county, virginia. it extended far and wide, all the way to the banks of the mississippi river and encompassed portions of seven present-day states. named for royal governor birkly, the scenic county serves as a gateway from the shenandoah valley into southwest virginia. as you walk through the quaint towns within the county's borders, you're filled with answers sense of awe, not only because of its beauty but because of the history that surrounds you. thomas jefferson designed an earlier version of the county courthouse and lewis and clark started their exhibition from the county. even after exploring the country, lewis -- clark returned to the county. our citizens will continue to carve out their path toward prosperity with excitement and hope in the centuries to come. madam speaker, may god continue to bless the county. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recogniti

speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. january 8, 2020. i hereby appoint the honorable henry cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2020, 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. time equally allocated between the parties. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kansas, mr. marshall, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. in response to successful precise united states air strike against iranian terrorists, general soleimani, a strike that was carefully thought out, that was vetted, there was carefully planned by our president, the secret

speaker. i rise today also to what is an anniversary we shouldn't ever commemorate ever again. the liberation of auschwitz and berk gnaw -- berk now. mr. speaker, i've been to the concentration camps. i've seen the train tracks where they brought in loads of rail cars and they herded eople like they were cattle. i've seen the ovens. 've seen the gas chambers. rb -- mr. speaker, i saw where doctor mengele performed experiments on people as if specimens.ab any of them women. it's something we sthud never have experienced and should never experience again, mr. speaker. today we do remember what the gentleman from new york said, the six million jews who tragically lost their lives in the holocaust. mr. webster: to keep that -- mr. weber: to keep that mind-numbing number in perspective, mr. speaker, if we were to take a moment of silence for every holocaust victim, i would stand up here or 11 1/2 years. it is so imperative that we remember all of those who fought tirelessly to defeat the nazi regim

speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, minutes. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to recognize and honor sergeant harry amy, a of evansburg, ennsylvania, and a korean war veteran. he enlisted in the army in 1948 serve in the n to battle of one of korean's war -- korean war's most famous battle. ended his military career far too soon, sergeant harry amy incredible legacy behind. i will honor his legacy friday family with he seven military awards and medals honor. he's a recipient of the purple heart, national defense service korean service medal with one bronze star, combat infantry troo -- badge. and the republic of korean war republic of and kor orea presidential unit citation. those who commit to serving the united states are one of the courageous citizens. valiantly y fought for his country. for that we are indebted to sergeant amy and the many men like him who made the ultimate sacrifice. i rise today i

speaker. undeniably the worst foreign policy mistake in the history of the united states of america was the nvasion of iraq based on phonied up against intelligence trumetted by dick cheney, scooter libby, and others in the bush administration. but just this last week president trump took us to the verge of an even worse foreign policy mistake in the middle east. he recklessly, impishently took us to the brink of war that would have been even worse. yesterday i went to the so-called intelligence briefing. they offered no intelligence regarding immediate imminent threats to the united states, our troops, or allies in the region. they did certainly make a case that soleimani was a rotten guy and he was responsible for many, many deaths of americans and others in the region. but that was all recited past history. that didn't talk about any immediate threats or any intelligence that would lead to it. they further went on to say that the legal justification was the authorization for use of military

speaker -- madame speaker, this was always a political impeachment. trial, i hopeate this ends the political impeachment in this body never sees it again. i reserve. >> gentlemen from new york. >> i yield one minute to the chairman of the intelligence committee. >> chairman is recognized. >> a rise in strong support of the resolution. the task before us is a great one but when demanded by the oath. they found president donald j. trump abused his power and is thought to cover it up with an unprecedented campaign of obstruction. he withheld hundreds of millions of u.s. dollars in vital military aid to ukraine, a close ally. and withheld a white house meeting critical to the ukrainian leaders international legitimacy until ukraine would commit to help president trump cheat in the next election. president trump at his own interests above the national interest, above our national security and if not stopped, he will do it again. for that reason he was impeached. for that reason the house managers will take the case to the senate and the american people. th

speaker. and that's all we were asking, because this is the trial, not the time when you have essentially a grand jury deciding whether or not there is probable cause that the president of the united states abused his power, that's our role is an analogy to a criminal case. but there was no expression from processte that a normal to determine the truth of an allegation was going to be pursued in the united states senate. so, the speaker simply wanted to have that assurance. we have not gotten it. the american people have not gotten it. but what has happened since we passed that resolution? a number of people have come forward, mr. bolton in particular, and said, i'll testify. and other people have been identified as having relevant, pertinent firsthand knowledge. not hearsay, firsthand knowledge of the allegations that are included in articles of impeachment one and two. so, i'm hopeful that in fact the senate, both republicans and democrats, come to an agreement -- all of the facts witnesses

speaker. mr. speaker, today long last the united states-mexico-canada agreement will officially become law. usmca is a major win not only for american farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, and business owners, but for each and every american who depends on these industries. thanks to the leadership of the trump administration, we are delivering real results for the men and women who are the backbone of the american economy. freer markets, fair trade, and increased opportunity are on the horizon as usmca is signed today and implemented. the numbers are staggering. more than $68 billion in new economic activity, approximately 176,000 new jobs, an increase of more than $2 billion a year in agriculture exports. it's no wonder the usmca passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in both the house and the senate. usmca brings particularly good news for the commonwealth of pennsylvania. in 2018 alone pennsylvania exported approximately $15 billion in goods to canada and mexico. and usmca continues to open d

speaker. . . i would hope this debate, and i said this yesterday during the course of the debate, would not descend into demagoguery. i was very disappointed with the remark made by one of the republican members of this house when he said, they are in love with terrorists. referring to the democrats, presumably, who were proponents of assuring that the war powers act would be honored by the president and the constitutional requirement that we are the ones and only ones who declare a war. not one of us loves terrorists. he went on to say we see that they mourn soleimani more than think mourn or gold star families. now that's interesting from, frankly, a member of a party whose president criticized very, very sharply and directly a gold star family. it is ironic coming from a party whose president, our president, but of the republican party, said he didn't respect john mccain, one of america's great war heroes. who showed such courage. so my point to the gentleman is hat i would hope contrary, p

you see the speaker and what i've heard today even from folks giving one minute, madame speaker, that this is all they wanted. it was a political impeachment. they said, he is impeached for life. this shows the true motivation, i believe on the other side. it is their dislike for this president and the good work he is doing. so, madame speaker, before i reserve for a moment, this has always been a political impeachment, even today on the floor, the talk of the president being forever impeached and always a stain, forget the senate trial, i hope this ends the political impeachment and the body never sees it again. i reserve. >> gentleman reserves, gentleman from new york. >> i yield one minute to the distinguished chairman of the intelligence committee, the gentleman from california mr. schiff. to speak of the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise in strong support of the solution. the live task force is a great one, but one demanded by our oath. impeachment inquiry undertaken by the house of representatives found that president donald j. trump abused his power and sought t

well, now the speaker and the democrats aren't so sure. in fact, now they don't seem to want a trial. now when it's time to put up or shut up, actually put the evidence forward to be judged, now speaker pelosi is saying she may withhold the articles indelved and prevent this body indefinitely from carrying out its constitutional responsibilities. after, of course, a bipartisan coalition in the house of representatives voted begins impeachment. i think we can probably see the longer we wait, why the speaker is so reluctant to have a trial. it was purely partisan process in the house. she had democrats abandon her, vote with republicans in a bipartisan coalition against impeachment. and the articles -- the articles don't even allege a crime. first time in american history impeachment of a president where no crime is even alleged in the articles, no evidence of a crime even presented. no wonder she doesn't want to have a trial. no wonder she is now signature on the articles and won't -- no wonder she is now sitting on the articles and a laetr

speaker. prime minister. [inaudible] we will start cygnus condemn the posting coalition forces bird i iran should not repeat these reckless and dangerous attacks, but must instead pursue urgent de-escalation. mr. speaker i know the thoughts of the house are also with our friends in australia as they tackled the bushfires. as they are with the families of those killed in the ukrainian air crash. mr. speaker this morning i had meetings with ministers and callings i and others i will have further meetings later today. >> mr. speaker the disease is a terminal illness where the third of the people dying within a year in more than half within two years of diagnosis. the last thing terminally ill people should work be worrying about our their finances. the scrap six months campaign with this association which is based in my constituency of northampton south. i went to bring this important issue of payments to those terminally illnesses to the floor. and i welcome to work with the pensions review for

the chair: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives -- the clerk: the honorable speaker, house of representatives, madam. pursuant to the permission grapted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on january 13, 2020, at 12: 28 p.m. that the senate passed senate 1982. that the senate passed senate 2629. that the senate agreed to senate joint resolution 65. that the senate agreed to senate joint resolution 66. that the senate agreed to senate joint resolution 67. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 263. that the senate passed with amendments h.r. 925. with best wishes, i am, signed sincerely, cheryl l johnson. the the speaker pro tempore: the chair now lays before the house the following enrolled bill. the clerk: h.r. 583, an act to amend the communications act of 1934 to provide for enhanced penalties for pirate radio and for other purposes. e speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until >> our campaign 2020 coverage t

there's no other speakers. our closing is know other speakers. >> i have one more speaker -- >> i reserve. >> no, no. >> no. the gentleman is incorrect. the gentleman from new york has one remaining speaker who will close. the gentleman from georgia is recognized for 30 seconds. >> i will take it back. give me the time one more time, madam speaker. >> the gentleman from georgia has 30 seconds remaining and the gentleman from new york has one minute remaining. >> two facts came out. undoubtedly the mikes are not working on the other side. we talked about the facts. there's no overwhelming evidence. we discussed it until we are blue in the face. it doesn't matter because this is a political impeachment. we have shown there is nothing done wrong. that does not matter. when the train is on the tracks, impeachment matters, the only real emergency here is there is a 2020 election in which the democrats can't stand to see the fact this president is going to run again. they can't stand the fact who they have running. w

there is nothing that will stop the speaker from sitting on these articles indefinitely. they could persist into the president's second term if and when he is re-elected. that's the situation that we are now facing. americans are sick of this impeachment saga, this partisan circus now. just wait until we are still sitting here in october or january of next year or january of the year following or who knows when, without a trial. without adjudication. without any resolution. that's why, madam president, it's time for this body to act. it is time for the senate to act to preserve the constitution separation of powers, to preserve the constitution's guarantees, the right to due process, the right for the president to be heard, the right for the american people to have these impeachment articles adjudicated, resolved, as the constitution commits and provides for. and that is why today, madam president, i am introducing a resolution to update the senate's rules to account for this unprecedented attempt by the speaker of the house to delay, to deny, to obstruct a trial in the u

speaker. mr. speaker, next week mr. speaker, next week, tens of thousands of women and men from around the country will march for life. making clear to the country and to the world that women and unborn babies deserve the utmost respect, love and protection from the violence of abortion. sadly, mr. speaker, since 1973, over 61 million unborn babies have been killed by either dismemberment, a procedure where the child is decapitated and torn apart, arms, legs and torso, or by chemical poisoning . the loss of children's lives in america is staggering, a death toll that equates with the entire population of italy. it is my very distinct honor to yield to congressman jim banks who has been a leader in defending the innocent and most vulnerable. mr. banks: i thank the gentleman for yielding. and for his tireless efforts on behalf of the unborn. mr. speaker, although the ruling in roe v. wade significantly alters the fabric of our nation, hoosiers will never stop marching in defense of the fundamental right to life. in my cor