h.r. 1941 would block millions of dollars going to virginia and other coastal states. the federal government should not be in the business of halting virginia or america's economic growth. failing to give states the ability to explore resources would be a grave disservice to our commone wealth and our nation. i urge my colleagues to oppose this misguided legislation. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized. lowenthal: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from rhode island, mr. cicilline. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. cicilline: i rise in strong support of coastal and marine economies protection. mr. speaker -- protections act. mr. speaker, the expandable oil leasing would pose significant damages to our areas. coulding to ocean ana, it have untold effects on fish and fish fe, from decreasing stranded mammals. ocean industry such as fishing, recreation account for nearly $2 billion in annual economic activity and support 41,000 jobs. throughout new england, it accounts for more than $17 billion annually. cannot

i want to thank the gentleman from virginia for that very powerful statement. and also for the very hard and diligent work that you have been engaged in around the commission. and what you're doing each and every day to educate not only your district, but the entire country with regard to not only the past, but also where we must go from here. so thank you again. i'd like to now yield to congresswoman alma adams from the great state of north carolina, congresswoman adams serves on financial services committee and the education committee, but also i always have to say that i know her as an artist, as a professor, but also as a great public servant. so thank you again for being with us tonight. ms. adams: thank you very much, madam speaker. it is my privilege to be here tonight and i want to thank the gentlelady from california for not only her wisdom and guidance and for leading this session tonight, but for all of the distinguished work that she has done for so many years. i also congratulate the chair of the c.b.c., karen bass, for the leadership that she's pr

scott of virginia, mrs. trahan and ms. foxx of north carolina. from the committee on energy and commerce, for consideration 703, ions 214, 315, 31, 03, 3113, 3201 through 6701, 001, 6006, 6021, 6721-24, 6741, 6742, 751-54, 8101, 8202, 10421, 10422 and 10742 of the senate ll, and sections 315, 330-f, 737, 31111, 606, 3112, 3127, 3128, 3201 and 3202 of the house amendment and modifications committed to conference. messrs. pallone, tonko and upton. from the committee on financial services for consideration of ctions 6017, 6018, 6804, 6811, 6813-16, 6834, 6835 and title 69 of the senate bill, 560-g, ons 550-k, subtitle i of title 10, ctions 1240-b, 1292, 1704, 1711, 1713-16, 1733, and 2843 of the house amendment and modifications committed to conference, ms. waters, messrs. sherman and barr. from the committee on foreign affairs for consideration of ections 834, 1011, 1043, 1202, 203, 1205, 1206, 1211, 1212, 1238, 221-24, 1231-36, 1252, 1281-84, title 13, 2822, 1671, 1681, 03-06, 6210, 6213, 6215, 6231, 6236, title 68, sections 6931, 6941, 922, 43, 6

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? minnesota seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize dr. bruce fender for his exceptional contributions to the state of minnesota as an educator, businessman, and community leader. from 1975 to 1981, bruce worked as the first lay president of scholatica in st. minnesota. he was the youngest president of any catholic college in the united states. following his tenure there he joined labawitz enterprise, serve 25g years as president and c.e.o. he earned the title of businessperson of the year in 2005 from the university of minnesota-duluth school of business and economics. mr. stauber: committed to the betterment of his community, he has also served on a number of health care, business, and statewide boards. mr. speaker, this next month, he college of st. so lastica will honor him through the names of the stender school of business. the naming o

facility in virginia that houses unaccompanied minors. i saw that both facilities were clean and the occupants were treated well. i even eight -- ate with detainees, and the food was good. prioritizing where d.h.s. should allocate its limited resources, my firsthand experience leads me to believe that hurricane response and thwarting terrorists are greater concern than prioritizing illegal immigrants. finally, the resolution, h.res. 576, is an inappropriate rush to judgment without gathering all the facts. first of all, the president released the call transcript with the president of ukraine text today. i read it. to me it's a big nothing burger. in fact, it demonstrates -- i'm glad the president released it because it demonstrates how the media and some of my democratic colleagues were totally false in their allegations. one of the accusations was that eight times the president talked about this biden with the ukrainian president. totally untrue. second, the department of national intelligence isn't testifying before the house intelligen

i want to yield three minutes to the gentleman from virginia, ms. scott, who is the chair of the education and labor committee which i'm privileged to serve under. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to add a thank you to congresswoman adams and congressman walker for their continued leadership for this bill, specifically and with the hbcu caucus generally. i rise in support of this legislation to preserve funding for historically black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions. these institutions play a critical role in expanding access to higher education for low-income students and students of color. collectively, they educate more than one quarter of all graduates, nearly six million students, include manage in our nation's most underserved communities. typically these underresourced schools educate first-time college attendee, many of whom hail from impoverished communs. the funding that supports minority-serving institutions is the only program au

the chair: the gentleman from you rhode island virginia tech. mr. cicilline: i want to respond briefly to the notion that somehow forced arbitration is good for consumers and workers and they are going to be forced into these proceedings. according to a 2017 study by the economic policy institute, consumers won only 9% of the claims brought in arbitration, while companies won 93% of the claims. in terms of who wins, who has the benefit of this rigged system, it's clear it's the corporations. the economic policy institute -- economist heidi schuerholz, notes, not only do companies win in the overwhelming majority of claims when consumers are forced into arbitration, they win big. and the consumer protection, financial protection bureau concluded in 2015 there is no evidence of arbitration clauses leading to lower prices for consumers. this notion of somehow even though 83% of the american people are against forced arbitration, even though the evidence shows overwhelmingly they lose in them, somehow they really like them. just not true. with that i re

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 my wife yelled up the stairs a plane hit new york. and a phone call in no uncertain te

with that i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from west virginia, mrs. miller. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from west virginia is recognized for two minutes. mrs. miller: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to speak in opposition to the resolution on the floor. yesterday we had one of the most important hearings in this congress where we learned about innovations in energy efficiency and carbon capture. these real solutions will allow us to provide affordable clean and reliable energy to continue to give america and the world the security and prosperity that we enjoy. it took us nine months to have that hearing. unfortunately, not every hearing we have provides solutions. for the past nine months instead of prioritizing our nation's infrastructure, solving the opioid epidemic or ending the crisis, yes, crisis on our southern border. my colleagues across the aisle have spent countless hours exploiting important committee meetings searching for something, anything that would impugn our duly elected president. we need to stop wasting time on these poli

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman virginia tech. mr. lucas: thank you, mr. speaker. h.r. 335 provides critical research on the harmful al ga blooms and high approximatea in southern florida. and will develop an action plan to mitigate and delole environmental threat. i want to thank representative mast and my science committee colleague representative waltz for their leadership on this bill. i strongly encourage all of my colleagues to support this bipartisan legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. many the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i simply urge the passage of h.r. 3035 and thank all the staff as well as the bipartisan support of this bill. thank you. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentlelady yields back. the gentlelady yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 335, as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspend

congressman lowenthal from california, congressman long from missouri, and congressman wittman from virginia, for co-leading this bill with me and for helping usher it to the floor. my duty to my constituents is to fight for cleaner air and cleaner communities. in fact, we all owe that to those we serve. so as we prepared a vote on the diesel emission reduction act, i ask my colleagues to support my bill and this critically important e.p.a. program. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from illinois reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. upton: thank you, mr. speaker. i would yield myself as much time as i might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. upton: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this bill, h.r. 1768, the diesel emissions reduction act of 2019, is a bipartisan bill. it was introduced by my energy and commerce colleagues, ms. matsui, who just spoke, and mr. long, along with mr. lowenthal and

i once again commend the the gentlewoman from virginia for bringing this legislation to the house and i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this important piece of legislation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from north carolina. mr. mchenry: this legislation puts to rest the need for the financial services to work around a government shutdown and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2290 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. gentleladyrpose does california seek recognition? ms. waters: madam speaker, i move the house suspend the rules nd pass the bill h.r. 550, the merchant mariners of world war ii congressional gold medal act of 2019. as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the b

the chair: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. beyer: i thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to thank my colleague, mr. levin, for his leadership on this amendment. i have been invested in this issue throughout my time in congress. earlier this year my republican colleague, chris smith, and i introduced the atlantic seismic air gun protection act, a stand alone bill that would amend the outer contint nental shelf seismic activities. in the north atlantic, mid-atlantic, south atlantic, and straits of florida. this amendment would do just that. our coastalline counts on healthy ecosystems that generate $95 billion in gross domestic product every year and support nearly 1.4 million jobs every year. seismic blasting poses a major threat to marine life, including the critically endangered north atlantic right whale, on the verge of extinction. because they are extremely loud, these die night-like blasts will have widespread impacts on the behavioral fish and wildlife. if these are impacted it's serious danger to our coastal economies this. will protect our marine life and

for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> request in a en consent to address the house -- con sent -- unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize the work of god's pit crew, a crisis response team who have done incredible work providing aid and support in response to over 130 natural disasters across the country and around the globe. their work began in 1999 when randy and terry john roberts drove through truck loads of supplies to oklahoma city after a devastating tornado. 20 years later their coalition of friends and neighbors has grown to over 400 members who have volume teered their time and skills to help those -- volunteered their time and skills to help those in need. mr. riggleman: most recently they provided aid to the bahamas after hurricane dorian this summer and the wildfires in paradise, california, late last year. i ask that my colleagues join me in recognizing these virgini

terrorist attacks on our homeland. 18 years ago today, vile acts of terror were committed in new york, virginia and pennsylvania. in the moments following these tragedies, as thousands of people streamed out of the towers for safety, thousands of first responders ran into harm's way to save lives. these first responders came from all across the state of new york, including my district, 19th congressional district. today is a solemn day of quiet remembrance. we bow our heads as a nation, in because we silence, cannot carry the weight of these memories of loves ones alone. the pain is too hard for one family to bear alone. for one city to bear alone. for one state to bear alone. . today i join my colleagues on both sides of the aisle and from every corner of the country to never forget. to never forget the lives we last. never forget the sacrifices made of our men and women in uniform. to know that we will stand with you and your families in the years ahead. may we also never forget the national unity we all felt in the days, weeks, and months following 9/11. where all that mattered was putting c

medical facilities serving veterans in virginia won't get it until 2024. pennsylvania, new york, new jersey and new england won't fully be operational until 2026. and it won't be until 2027 that v.a. medical facilities in iowa, minnesota and illinois are fully operational. veterans in my home state of tennessee won't benefit from an interoperable electronic health record until 2023. yet with my amendment, without this amendment, without my amendment we're going to give it to illegal aliens within 90 days. >> the house is not in order. mr. green: the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: members -- the member is correct. members, please carry your conversations off the floor. mr. green: mr. speaker, these are the same men and women who when they raised their right hand and they took that oath, wrote a blank check for america. for every person in this room. that was cashable, redeemable all the way up until their life, their very life. i think our constituents across this great country would find it appalling that we're about to give this health re