mr. bunch: on mr. rubenstein: the so-called final solution, has there been a documentr showed -- a document that showed hitler signed something? mr. glickman: his associates went line by line to identify the to which population in each of these european countries. that essentially led to the final solution. i don't know that you have hitler's signature on a particular document. mr. rubenstein: when the war ended, how many jews where in the concentration camps? -- were left in the concentration camps? mr. glickman: you have eradicated three quarters of europe's jews. between concentration camp survivors and labor camps hidden in other areas. mr. rubenstein: there are people in the world that still tonight the -- that still deny the holocaust ever existed. how do people get away with saying that? mr. glickman: people can get away with saying anything. the facts are present. you go in our archives, you look at the documentation, you look at the individual stories and material, and in the records of resear

mr. walden: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, last week the house advanced tozzes of bills to help save the lives and stem the tide of the opioid crisis that has struck at the health of our people. wherever they live. we're back here again this week to consider additional legislation that can help our communities fight back against this epidemic. we have allred the headlines about this tragedy. we have heard the stories first hand across our respective districts. addiction nting an that mercilessly seizes control and then destroys. this killer does not discriminate, not by age, not by race, not by where you live, or by what you believe. opioid addiction continues to take the lives of more than 100 americans every single day. add but it's what's behind the numbers that really matters. these are real people. their stories are real. they tragically have lost their bright futures and left loved ones sadly behind. so we have come together to advance legislation that will help put a stop to this unprecedented crisis that has l

mr. ronald reagan, president of the united states of america, esteemed mrs. nancy reagan. >> [speaking russian] >> on behalf of the people and government of the soviet union, i extend to you my sincere greetings on the occasion of your visit. welcome. >> [speaking russian] >> it is now almost six months since our meeting in washington, which went down in history as a major milestone in soviet-american, and in international, relations. >> [speaking russian] >> now on this return trip, you mr. president have traversed the great distance that lies between our two capitals to continue our political dialogue. this is a fact we duly appreciate. [background chatter] [applause] >> maybe you want to say something, mr. president, to them. mr. reagan: well, yes i would. i was just saying to the general secretary that i have great admiration for the women of russia. >> [speaking russian] mr. reagan: i think you are courageous. i think you contribute a great stability to the whole society, but also to

mr. brooks: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 5345, the american leadership in space technology and advanced rocketry act, otherwise known as the alstar act. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman move to pass the bill as amended? mr. brooks: yes. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: a bill to designate the marshall space flight center of the national aeronautics and space administration to provide leadership for the u.s. rocket propulsion industrial base, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from alabama, mr. brooks, and the gentleman from texas, mr. veasey, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from alabama. mr. brooks: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and xtend their remarks and to include extraneous material on h.r. 5345, the bill now under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: with

mr. donovan: mr. speaker, i have no other speakers. if the gentleman from rhode island has into other speakers, i am prepared to close once the gentleman does. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island. mr. langevin: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers, and i am prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. langevin: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, now more than ever, we need to take action to curb the flow of synthetic opioids into america. the need plays out in tragedies across the country every day. rhode island's brandon goaler was just 23-year-old when after receiving -- revised seven times in a two-month period, he tragically lost his life to an opioid overdose. losing brandon and so many others to opioids demands we as lawmakers act quickly to reduce the stigma associated with drug use and ensure that there are adequate treatment options available. i'm proud to come from a state that's developed a comprehensive strategy to

mr. walden: mr. chairman, mr. pallone: i want to thank the staff that worked so hard on h.r. 6 and the opiate bills in general. democrats worked to make h.r. 6 a better bill even though we have concerns about the overall impact of the opiate package. i ask my colleagues to support the legislation. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from oregon is recognized for the remainder of his time. mr. walden: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i want to thank my colleagues on o both sides of the aisle. we have had individual members come to the floor today from both parties. together we have broken through what others might see as dysfunction in washington to achieve a comprehensive legislative package that will provide treatment, save lives, stop illegal fentanyl from coming into this country, and in no small measure move america rward in a much better direction. i want to share direction. i want to share with you, mr. speaker, a letter

mr. moreno votes yes. mr. gowdy votes yes. mr. labrador? mr. collins? mr. desantas votes yes. mr. buck? mr. ratcliffe votes yes. miss robbie? mr. gates? mr. johnson of louisiana? mr. biggs votes aye. mr. fof fort votes aye. miss handle votes yes. mr. rothfus votes aye. mr. ladler? miss laugh green? miss jackson lee votes no. mr. cohen votes yes. mr. johnson of georgia? >> don't understand russian yes. mr. cohen votes no. mr. johnson of georgia? mr. johnson votes no. mr. duties votes no. mr. gutierrez votes no. miss bass? mr. ri mr. rich man? mr. jeffries? mr. cyst lynn ee votes no. mr. swalwell? mr. lieu? mr. lieu votes no. mr. raskin? miss ghia poll votes no. mr. schneider votes no. miss demings votes no. >> has every member voted who wishes to vote? >> mr. chairman. >> gentle woman is recorded wom no. >> we are going to wait another minute or two for the ranking member. so are you recorded? the gentleman is recorded. mr. chairman, how am i recorded? >> the gentleman from luis is not recorded. >> yes. >> mr. johnson votes yes. >> mr. chairman. >> gentleman from california. >> no.

mr. ryan: mr. speaker, i think about my wife and i when we go to take a couple days away from the kids and we leave our 4-year-old with his grandparents how heartbreaking it is. to even leave that kid when you are leaving them with grandparents. i think about -- i think about my great grandparents who came immigrants.aly as i think about the 13 years of catholic school that i attended. i think about the conversations in washington, d.c., about family values, and then i think about how in the most powerful country in the world our governmental policy is to strip kids, immigrants. i think about the 13 years of b from their parents. the most powerful country in the world has resorted to this nonsense. this is a joke. and it's by choice, mr. speaker. this is a choice that the most powerful men in the most powerful country are choosing to take poor kids away from their parents. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. ryan: it is time for this most powerful president to act immedia

mr. poe: mr. speaker, in the cold, damp, dark rain of morning, thousands of young american soldiers sailed across the treacherous english channel. the day was june 6, 1944. normandy, ation -- france. the mission, not conquest, but liberation of europe. operation overlord or d-day called for a massive ally invasion of the continent during world war ii. securing the brutal omaha and utah beach heads inch by norman france. the bloody inch our boys finally declared victory. forcing hitler to begin his long retreat into oblivion. that victory did not come without cost, however. day, 9,387 crosses and stars of david overlook the silent beaches of normandy. marking the final resting place of america's war dead. the soldiers buried there were part of the greatest generation. young men from every state and territory in the united states. we remember them, our warriors, those that were killed. those that returned. and those that returned with the wounds of war. because, mr. speaker, the worst war is to be f

mr. green? mr. green: i would like to thank all of my colleagues who have been associated with this amendment. i want to let the public know that this has been a bipartisan effort. mr. culberson and i have worked together not only on this effort but to serve people. we have people who are still living in temporary shelters in houston and people awaiting fema assistance with 4.7 million people having been impacted, it is important that this amendment be adopted. and i'm appreciative that the chairman has indicated his support of it. and i thank mr. culberson and mr. mccaul and other colleagues for bringing this amendment to the floor. and i yield back. mr. culberson: i look forward to working with you, chairman shuster, and my colleagues in the house representing the great state of texas ensuring this money gets out the door to our constituents to help them recover and army corps of engineers is completing these studies and build the flood control structures we have to have. the chair: the gentleman

mr. burgess: mr. speaker, just remind people in this body 10 years ago the democrats were in the majority. inedin the 2008 election that occurred 10 years ago, they strengthened that majority. house members, house republican members were so far in the minority as to be irrelevant in all exchanges. there was a 60-vote majority over in the senate. you may recall that's where the affordable care act and dodd-frank and other pieces of legislation that i would have thought would never pass actually did pass in that environment. a question that i hear a lot is, why didn't democrats do something about the dreamer problem when they controlled all the levers of power? it's a valid question. senator durbin had a bill, as you'll recall, in that next session of congress that began in january, 2009, senator durbin had a bill to deal with the dreamer situation. and he worked on it all year. it never came up until december of 2010. now, you'll remember in november of 2010, actually the majority changed in the house

mr. newhouse: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. newhouse: on wednesday, the house rules committee met and reported a rule, house resolution 953, providing for consideration of h.r. 6136, the border security and immigration reform act. this legislation demonstrates a pivotal moment in our nation's history, one in which we can choose to, for the first time in decades, make significant improvements to our nation's broken immigration system. mr. speaker, i've been in this body for just about 3 1/2 years and throughout that period of time and even before, as i was working to become a congressman, i have always been clear with the people of the fourth congressional district of the state of washington that fixing our broken immigration system is a top priority. one that i believe my district, our constituent, and the entire nation desperately need. mr. speaker, i can barely hear m

mrs. davis: mr. speaker, yesterday, i led my colleagues in a letter to secretary nielsen asking about plans to reyou nye file the thousands of chirns separated. neither the president's executive order nor the bills before us address the crises facing these children. the american people deserve to know how and when the detained children will be returned to their parents. what is the plan to reunite children with their loved ones? what are the agencies doing to ensure this reunification? are they guaranteeing that family members that come forward will not be at risk of deportation themselves? shouldn't these questions be at the heart of any legislation we consider? otherwise, it becomes a priority to build a wall instead of solving these overriding humanitarian crises. this administration continues to create problems and then crambles to shift blame after public outcries. we saw it with the muslim ban. we saw it with daca. and now these children are the latest victims. this congress should have zero to

mr. green: mr. speaker, members, i rise in support of h.r. 5752, the stop illicit drug importation act. 42,000 americans died from opioid related overdoses alone, including over 2,le00 victims of opioid addiction in my home state of texas. one of the contributing factors to the opioid epidemic is the illicit importation of opioid drugs. according to commissioner got leeb, f.d.a. investigators are the last line of defense at the international mail facilities when it comes to preventing illicit drugs from entering our country. despite the fact over two million packages are received each day in our international mail facilities, f.d.a. only has the capacity and resources to inspect 40,000 of these. more must be done to equip the f.d.a. with the law enforcement perspective. this is why i also support the screen act which is passed yesterday would authorize additional resources for f.d.a. to take on this fight and grant the f.d.a. greater authority to destroy and recall drugs that pose harm to public hea

>> honorable mr. foreign affairs. >> mr. speaker, for our government the protection of human rights are core priorities in our engagement with china very much including hong kong which has such close human connections with our country. we raise the human rights situation in china with every opportunity and continue to encourage china to live up to its international commitments. thank you. >> member for juliet. >> translator: mr. speaker, quebec economy is under attack from all angles by donald trump who is firing on everything that moves. he tried to kill our aeronautics industry and aultura and tariffs on on our steel and aluminum, the cleanest in the world. in short, it's all of quebec that's taking the hit. try as the prime minister might to stand up to trump, and we will stand behind him when he does, the fact remains our workers are fending for themselves. what is making it hard for steel and aluminum? >> translator: mr. speaker, i'd like to point out that our government is determined to modernize nafta in a way that's

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, it's outrageous that we are beginning this appropriations season by debating president trump's recisions bill which fails the american people, hurts children and families, injects needless partisanship into congress' important appropriations work. first and foremost, this bill fails the american people by eliminating funding for the children's health insurance program. just months after exploding nual deficits to the tune of $1.5 trillion and lavishing massive tax breaks to big corporations with their tax scam, republicans are now proposing to make children and families pay with a $7 billion cut from chip. . targeting chip for a rescission, prevents congress from re-investing in other priorities like child and maternal health, early childhood education, biomedical research, and our community health centers. additionally, the nearly $15 billion in rescissions cut numerous efforts to create jobs, grow our economy, and strengthen our communities. it cuts funding for the economic

mr. speaker, republicans are committed to national security and rebuilding our military. this bill fully funds a well-deserved 2.6% pay raise for our brave men and women in uniform. it prepares for the future by investing over $90 billion in resevere and development of new defense systems and technology, above all ensures american armed --ces have the equipment and necessary to carry out their missions. this bill passed 48-4 out of subcommittee. i hope my friends across the aisle will vote for this important bill when it reaches the floor. the house will make a motion to go to conference on the national defense authorization act which the house passed last month. mr. speaker, additional legislative items are possible in the house including two bills from natural resources, the strengthening fishing communities and increasing flexibility in fisheries act. the bill would re-authorize replace one size fits all regulations with an approach for vibrant species. the endangered fisheries prevent

mr. messenger. mr. messenger: mr. chief justice, and may it please the court, abood should be overruled because it failed to apply heightened first amendment scrutiny to a compulsory fee for speech to influence governmental policies. abood's failure places it at odds with harris, with knox, and a slew of other speech and association precedents. now respondents attempt to justify abood's results with rationales found nowhere in that decision, which undercuts any stare decisis value in retaining abood. justice ginsburg: may i ask, mr. messenger, if you are right about agency fees, what about three things: one is student activities fees. are they different and, if so, why? another is mandatory bar association payments. and the third is you have a public sector case. what about the private sector, agency fees compelled by state law in the private sector? mr. messenger: yes, your honor. with respect to the first two instances, the student association or student fees and the bar association fees, those cases are distinguish

mr. smith: i reserve. mr. simpson: i claim time in opposition. i thank the chairman for the authorizing and strong support. i recognized the house -- i recognize the house-passed authorizations for d.o.e. upgrades and lowe h low-dose radiation. i appreciate the chairman highlighting these priorities and i look forward to ensure these projects receive sufficient funding and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. mr. smith: i appreciate his commitment and support and for the reasons that i mentioned and because of his commitment, i'll withdraw the amendment. the chair: the amendment is withdrawn. it is now in order to consider amendment number 20 printed in part b of house report 115-711. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. keating: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 20 offered by mr. keating of massachusetts. the chair: pursuant to house

mr. goo ear. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and incle treous material s on h.r. 3249. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: gangs are a poison in america. they bring violence, drugs, and death. they paralyze our communities with flagrant acts of violence and flood our neighborhoods with drugs. gang tear apartamilies by prema turrill taking the lives -- prematurely taking the lives of parents and children. some of our neighborhoods have been overrun by gang violence. homicide rates skyrocket in gobalt16. compared to the previous five years, 2016 represented a 15.8% increase in homicides in st. louis. 12.7% increase in baltimore. 11.4% increase in chicago. we must stand up to violent gangs and provide an antidote to their poison. h.r. 3249 is a vi

mr. carter: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize savannah, georgia, police department patrol officer anthony christy who lost his life in the line of duty on may 25 at the age of 37. he's remembered as a passionate person who was deeply devoted to his fellow officers and community while simply loving his job. before joining the police force, officer christy served in the united states navy where he earned a number of accolades, including the navy good conduct medal and the global war on terror service medal. he carried this excellent work with him from the navy over to the police force. in one mission he rescued a child who was abducted and abandoned in the woods. his fellow officers always wanted to work with officer christy because of his calming presence and their respect for his work. officer christy's passing is a reminder to us all of the danger officers must endure when they go to work to keep us and our families safe. i encourage everyone to thank our first responders on a daily basis. not

mr. higgins: mr. speaker, the administration's reckless use of terrorists are inflicting harm in all of our communities, including mine in western new york. the harm is real in the media. canadian company with a factory in my district reports the cost of moving goods between the united states and southern ontario has increased from zero dollars last week to $214,000 this week. the company is reporting and may be forced to close without tariff relief. from niagara transformer and auto manufacturers like ford and g.m., the harm is real and widespread. the united states and canada are the world's largest trading partners. canada has been a reliable ally in fighting terror and has been a good friend to the united states. we need to stand with our allies and friends, not abandon them. china's trade actions threaten our national security. canada does not. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i'm seek

mr. nadler: mr. speaker, this bill is a harsh anti-immigrant package that fails to provide a pathway to citizenship for dreamers while slashing legal immigration, crippling our agriculture industry, undocumented immigrants, undermining public safety, and removing critical protection force families and children. all in one undocumented -- prot families and children. all in one monstrous bill. there is no justification for anyone voting for this bill. i urge my colleagues to oppose the legislation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. the gentleman from virginia has four minutes. mr. goodlatte: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself the balance of my time. first of all, this bill has been mischaracterized and was just, again. this bill makes provisions for when the immigration service prosecutors somebody at the border. it doesn't tell them when to do that. so it is entirely incorrect

mr. horowitz for being here today to speak on these very important topics. i also want to thank director wray for moving his schedule around so that he could be with us today. the committee has yet to receive the two nonpublic sections of the report, one is classified, the others described as "law enforcement sensitive." i would appreciate, if both of the witnesses here today, would work with the committee -- appreciate if both of the witnesses here today would work with the committee as soon as possible. ander fbi director comey former deputy director mckay did -- mccabe. hismccabe's lawyer wrote client would rely on his fifth amendment right on self-incrimination to avoid answering any questions here today. mr. comey's attorney tells us he is out of the country. although i saw he was in iowa over the weekend. feed,ing to his twitter he seems to be having a wonderful time. , since the second time he was fired, that mr. comey refused and invert take -- refused an invitation to testify her

mr. shimkus: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, on the week of the congressional baseball game, one which i will wear the uniform of the st. louis cardinals, i rise today and honor the life and career of major league player albert fred cheney who passed away on wednesday, june 6, at 95 years old. he was born in my congressional district in germantown, illinois, on february 2, 1923. red grew up as one of seven children. his dad was a coal miner. he lived in his early days without running water or electricity. he married mary o'riley in 1947 and celebrated 52 years of marriage before she passe away in 1999. together they had four children, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. as 16 years old while working on a fence under the cilian conservation rps, h suffered an injuryh left eye. that injury made it hard for him to read a breaking ball from the right side so he learned to be a switch hitter. red tried out for the cardinals in 1942 and at his induction ceremony at the baseball hall of fame he said he and his frie

mr. holder. me, you know, jim, i knew eric was a democrat. i said, how is that? he said, he always dribbled to the left. [laughter] mr. eric holder. [applause] mr. holder: good morning. it is good to be in new hampshire. they give for that introduction. will was my classmate at columbia and he has been using that line for the last 40 years. he is a good man. thank you for those kind introductions. he said, a great leader. i thought concerning was about to jot -- walk in. it is a pleasure to be here. i want to thank you for having me here. it is a pleasure to see some many wonderful people from new hampshire. whatld like to talk about we're doing with the national democratic redistricting committee. i will start off by saying something that might strike you as hyperbolic but i think is true. i think our democracy is under attack. you know? we can look at the way in which rule of law is under attack with regard to the russian investigation, where the president isn't directing with the justi

mr. holder says he is still considering a potential run. after the discussion, he signed wooden eggs and answered questions from attendees. this is an hour and 25 minutes. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] >> we are two years from the presidential election. this is already our fourth politics and eggs event this year. it is already shaping up to be interesting and an exciting cycle. the new england council has been very busy, i will tell you a few calendar events. on monday we will be holding an event looking at the impact of the tax reform that has recently. we will have remarks from the ranking member of the ways and means committee. on tuesday, we will hold the next event in our new england innovates series. we are taking a look at the challenges, opportunities, associated with the taunus vehicles. -- autonomous vehicles. in june, we have several congressional roundtable events, including a luncheon in connecticut. we have a breakfast with congressman bill keating on the 25th. today, we

mr. holder. me, you know, jim, i knew eric was a democrat. i said, how is that? he said, he always dribbled to the left. [laughter] holder. [applause] mr. holder: good morning. it is good to be in new hampshire. they give for that introduction. will was my classmate at columbia and he has been using that line for the last 40 years. he is a good man. thank you for those kind introductions. he said, a great leader. i thought concerning was about to jot -- walk in. it is a pleasure to be here. i want to thank you for having me here. it is a pleasure to see some many wonderful people from new hampshire. whatld like to talk about we're doing with the national democratic redistricting committee. i will start off by saying methat mig sikyou as hyperbolic but i think is true. i think our democracy is under attack. you know? we can look at the way in which rule of law is under attack with regard to the russian investigation, where the president isn't directing with the justice department and the f

mr. nolan: mr. chairman, to speak to my amendment at the desk. the clerk: amendment number 14 printed in part a of house report 115-711 offered by mr. nolan of minnesota. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 918, the gentleman from minnesota, mr. nolan, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from minnesota. mr. nolan: mr. chairman, members of the house, i'd be remiss if i didn't thank chairman shuster for your leadership on this important legislation. subcommittee chairwoman napolitano, and the other members of the committee and the staff as well. my amendment is pretty straightforward. it simply expresses the sense of the congress that the construction of a new sioux lock at sioux st. marie, michigan, is vital to our national economy, to our national security, and to our vital infrastructure. why? well, real briefly. that lock is a gateway for the port of duluth and all of the commerce out of lake superior. that's the iron ore, that's the corn, th

mr. scalise: best combination in all of sports, purple and gold, geaux, tigers. >> mr. scalise was zipping around the capitol in a louisiana themed scooter which i imagine was custom made for you and not something i can go sit at a store. mr. scalise: and it would play ye of the tiger" we'll put that in the annals of the archives. jake: that could go to a museum somewhere, luckily. let's obviously talk about -- first, i want to mention it came out that mr. scalise is writing a book "back in the game" which comes out november 13, a week after election day, and it's 304 pages. we have the same book agent so we have not written 304 pages. anna: no. so impressive. jake: come on, anna. work on it. let's talk about breaking news which is north korea, the president emerged from meetings with kim jong un early this morning in d.c. and republicans for years since i have been covg u ys al decade have said the president shouldn't be coddling dictators and cutting unverifiable nuclear deals. what mak

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, it's more -- been more than a year since the house of representatives unanimously approved the strengthening career and technical education for the 21st century act. i'm proud to see this week the senate health, education, and labor and pensions committee will consider career and technical education legislation. it's welcomed news that this important topic will be examined by our congressional colleagues in the united states senate. career and technical education or c.t.e. has helped countless men and women aguirre the 23407b8g and -- aq -- acquire the knowledge and skills to compete in the work force. improving alignment with in demand jobs, increasing transparency, accountability, ensuring the federal role, we can modernize and strengthen career and technical education and help more individuals build successful, filling careers. career and technical creation can help restore rungs on the ladder of opportunity. all americans dough serve a good fage family sustaining job. the

mr. gorbachev: [speaking russian] translator: esteemed mr. ronald reagan, president of the united states of america, esteemed mrs. nancy reagan. mr. gorbachev: [speaking russian] translator: on behalf of the people and government of the soviet union, i extend to you my sincere greetings on the occasion of your visit. welcome. mr. gorbachev: [speaking russian] translator: it is now almost six months since our meeting in washington, which went down in history as a major milestone in soviet-american, and in international, relations. mr. gorbachev: [speaking russian] translator: now on this return you mr. president have traversed the great distance that lies between our two capitals to continue our political dialogue. this is a fact we duly appreciate. [background chatter] [applause] translator: maybe you want to say something, mr. president, to them. mr. reagan: well, yes i would. i was just saying, i was just saying to the general secretary that i have great admiration for the women of russ

mr. rosenstein, mr. wray, i appreciate your work but i'd also appreciate the house of representatives could get the information. mr. gowdy talked about how long there's been a special counsel. we started asking for information in july of last year and some of that is still not given -- still hasn't been give to the congress. still has not been give on the the committee charged with defending the judiciary committee. so, i > appreciate what you do. i want the information and we're so frustrated there's a resolution on the floor of the house that will be voted on. resolutionsave any on what you have to vote on. >> i know you don't. >> the gentleman will suspend. the time is now the attorney general's. >> if you're interested in the truth, mr. jordan, the truth is we have a team of folks that are trump appointees and career folks and they're doing their best to produce these documents. director wray explained the process. he's got hundreds of people working around the clock trying to satisfy these requests

mr. yockelson: there is general pershing. >> next on "reel america," we continue our look at silent world war i u.s. army films with mitchell yockelson and guillaume moizan. officially titled activities of the graves registration service, the film was shot in northeastern france after the war in 1919 and 1920. this 10 minute film documents the sometimes grisly works of removing u.s. service members from temporary graves and preparing them for transport to the united states or for burial in american cemeteries in france. minute film from 1955, documenting the dedication of the u.s. marine monument in belleau wood, france. mr. yockelson: after the fighting ended, the graves registration service team, teams, usually led by a chaplain, would go to the burial sites, which were near where the soldiers fell. the bodies were exhumed. they would look if the dog tag was there. to dog tags were issued american troops. the bodies would be placed in a permanent cemetery or in coffins and brought to th

mr. yockelson: it started as a young kid. basically reading books on learning about general pershing. for a number of years, i served as the national archives world war i record specialist. it developed from there. >> we are going to watch some films. >> that is a small town. 15,000 inhabitants, 70 miles east of paris. late may of 1918, the germans launched a big offensive. american troops are supplying the french, trying to stop the german troops, and counterattacking. we see american shoulders heading to cheateau-thierry. to supply the french troops that were needing more troops to be able to stop the huge german offensive. mr. yockelson: this looks like a salvation army worker. female. there were not females in the army directly. they are giving coffee and hot chocolate, which is always popular with the troops. it was not impacted until the second somme? mr. moizan: september 1914, but only for a few days. then, we have action going on. mr. yockelson: the town was not destroyed until l

mr. poe: mr. speaker, lieutenant general austin miller, yesterday the nominee to lead our forces in afghanistan, testified before the senate that the biggest obstacle to success in afghanistan is pakistan. he echoes the same frustrations the president expressed earlier this year and what others in this chamber, including myself, has said for years, that pakistan is providing safe havens for terrorists and playing both sides. terrorist leaders even arrogantly make public appearances in pakistan with the knowledge of the government. when we take action against terrorists in pakistan, pakistan officials typically condemn us rather than take steps to improve counterterrorism efforts. president trump and the incoming commander for u.s. forces in afghanistan hold a realistic view of pakistan. pakistan is the problem with success in afghanistan. there should be no american money sent to pakistan until they stop their treacherous ways. otherwise, the 17-year-old war in afghanistan may never end, and that'

mr. hickey? gooddelury --mr. hickey: morning chairman grassley and distinguished members of the committee. the department appreciates the committee's interest in making sure law enforcement has the tools we need. the committee has my written testimony. i will not repeat it. i will cover key points. the attorney general identified this issue is a priority when he created a cyber digital task force this year. he specifically direct to be a force to direct our report is due to him by the end of this month. i anticipate the department will then issue a public report in mid-july. i expect that report will provide additional insight into how the department intends to apply long-standing principles and policies and the sensitive context of foreign influence operations. when i say forms influence operations i am referring to , covert actions by foreign governments intended to affect u.s. political sentiment and public discourse. so divisions in our society, or -- sow divisions in our society or undermine confidence in ou

mr. speaker. messagfrom the senate. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has agreed to, h.con.res. 113, authorizing the use of the capitol grounds for the greater washington soapbox derby. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 8, 2018, i chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority leader and nority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties . alti shall bequ allocated between the parties and in no event shall th debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and majority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, for ive minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the important efforts of the 126th air refueling wing at scott air force base in st. cl

mr. ryan: good morning. take a look at this. this opioid crisis, this is an epidemic in the true sense of the word. i want to paint a picture of just the urgency we're facing in this country. this chart shows you that the national death rate, national death rate, 13.3 opioid overdoses for every 100,000 americans. as you can see there's been a huge spike. this goes from 1999 to 2016. we had a 28% spike in the opioid death rate from 2015 to 2016. 28% increase in death rate of opioids in one year in this country. this is an alarming scale. this spike represents so many families who are grappling with the loss of a loved one. so much potential squashed and squandered in this life. people at the peak of their lives losing their lives. all told an estimated 2.7 million people across the country are struggling with opioid dependence or addiction. you heard those heart wrenching stories yesterday. this is very serious. this is costing us lives. this is why we're so focused on ending this opioid e

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize six high school honor students from pennsylvania's fifth congressional district chosen to represent the commonwealth of pennsylvania as delegates at the congress of fure medical leaders. were llowing students selected to attend the event take place june 25 tts.see 27 in lowell, it'sa of arendon. taylor of mount union. daniel of corey. serena of warren. selena foster of sheffield. and monica of du bois. these outstanding stts wer take to june 27 in lowell, massachusetts. it'sa of required to achieve a 3.5 g.p.a. to be nominated for these honors. only programmed by their teachers or the national academy of future physicians and medical scientists. the event aims to encourage and guide the top students in our country who hope to become physicians or medical scientists. chosen delegates at the congress represent all 50 states and puerto rico. mr. speaker, i congratulate these students on this tremendous accomplishment and i wish them the best of luck as

mr. hayes: i have known michael anton for about 20 years. we have shared more chinese meals and stakes and anyone else i know. we have been friends for a long time. he is a former deputy national security adviser under president trump and the author of the flight read essay, "the 93 election." it was a clarion call for a vote for donald trump and an attack on the conservative movement, what he described as the ossified conservative movement and conservative intellectuals. i bristled when i read the essay when he suggested that conservative media types were skeptical arguments because it would get them more airtime. mr. anton: i did not write that. mr. hayes: are you accusing me of fake news? he insists that he did not mean me though i am still trying to understand who else he could mean with his references to the court below, bearded, graying weekly standard set. mr. anton: those words do not appear. mr. hayes: that is fake news. he's not say that. mr. anton: here's the dirty secret. we t

mr. kennedy: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i'm joined in this amendment with senators cruz and lee. i want to thank senator roberts and senator stabenow for their hard work on this bill. the farm bill is a must-pass bill. it's important. i realize that. america was born on a farm. 70% of the cost of this bill, mr. president, has to do with food stamps and i am pleased to have the opportunity for us to discuss a way to improve our food stamp program. as i said yesterday, i don't want to take away food stamps from people in need. i do want fewer people to need food stamps. i'm very proud of the fact that in our country, if you're hungry, we feed you, if you're homeless, we house you, if you're too poor to be sick, we pay for your doctor. but the best way to continue the food stamps and our other social programs is to make sure that they are efficient and that we save as much money as we can from those who will abuse the program to really help those in need. this amendment will make responsible changes to the snap prog

mr. chairman, mr. horowitz, if there's a bottom line to to your report it appears to be that while there were mistakes made, mistakes that have been discussed, that the -- that the clinton e-mail -- that the investigation itself was not politically motivated. is that a fair rendition? >> i think what i would say about the final decision about the prosecutors is that we found their decision was not based on political bias but on their assessment of the facts, the law, and the precedent. >> now -- and that of course, in spite of what has been made at this hearing by some of my colleagues about mr. strzok's testimony, you know, one hears that testimony it could sound like a textbook example of bias. so could you explain why notwithstanding the renditions we've heard of his virtual on the record because it's been quoted bias, nevertheless, the investigation itself was not bias given the leading role he played in the investigation? >> what we found was with regard to the specific decisions . >> what we foun

mr. barr: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 5655, the camp nelson heritage national monument act, whih would establish the mp nelson heritage national monument in kentucky as a unit of the national park system. i'd like to especially thank the gentleman from utah, mr. bishop, the chairman of the natural resources committee, for his support of this legislation and for guiding us through this process and bringing it to the house floor. throughout my time in congress, mr. speaker, i fought to bring national attention and recognition to camp nelson, a site that has the ability to unite our nation and inspire a greater understanding and appreciation for civil war history, african-american history and this compelling story of the struggle for freedom. camp nelson was founded in 1863 and a union supply depot, training center and hospital for theeral armie in ktuck tennessee. the camp, located in southern kentucky, covered 4,000 acres ve 300 buildings and fortifications. it housed 2,000 to 8,000

mr. kudlow: why not? short sellers might have looked at that and said he is gaming us. he did not give any numbers. thise way, i want to take port, i have been at this game a while, just like years ago. these numbers come out the night before. these days they come to nec. and i make a call whether to let him know or not come and it just so happens last evening i let him know. >> is this against the 198501 b 1985 omb directive -- mr. kudlow: no one reveal the numbers to the public. >> why would the president tell anybody to look at the jobs report if it would be negative? mr. kudlow: it is a therapeutic. i do not know. i take a lot of people were waiting for the jobs numbers. >> larry, can i ask you about the jobs report itself -- mr. kudlow: i want to inject a radical notion, the jobs report was really good. the economy is doing really well. and kudlow and hassett are doing their jobs. and what folks -- friends of mine, lord knows, on the other side of the aisle, good friends of mine, tol

mr. young: mr. chairman, mr. speaker, i rise today in support of my bill h.r. 221, hydrographic services improvement amendments act. i was the original co-sponsor with the chairman of the house natural resources committee when representative jim sexton of new jersey introduced the hydrographic service improvement acts of 1998. my legislation will re-authorize he acts through 2022 and allow ola -- noaa to conduct studies around the u.s. including around the arctic. alaska is what makes the united states an arctic nation my state has more coastline than any state in the country and don't know what's under the surface. we're seeing a significant increase in vessel traffic, resource development in arctic waters. hydrographic surveys are a critical part of the maritime safety and environmental efforts nationwide, they're especially important in the arctic. mr. speaker, there's 550,000 square nautical miles in the u.s. arctic exclusive economic zone, otherwise a 200 mile limit. it would take decades to survey even half

mr. speaker. is great to see some any youth in the audience today and look forward to sharing what i think is the biggest problem that is facing americans are and how. that is the cost of health care. not the cost of health care inch -- insurance, but truly the cost of health care itself. problemsok at the facing this country, most of us are concerned about our national debt. budget goesederal toward health care right now. driving the start true cost of health care down, we will never be able to fix this huge federal debt. businesses,to small ber one concern is cost of health care. a sixth of their budget is going towards health care. certainly i believe that transparency, innovation, and consumerism are the basic principles to drive down the cost of health care. but i want to stop today and applaud what the president and secretary of labor did yesterday by opening up association plans. this is one small piece that will help drive down the cost of health care for folks who purchase health

mr. rosenstein, mr. wray, i appreciate your work but i'd also appreciate the house of representatives could get the information. mr. gowdy talked about how long there's been a special counsel. we started asking for information in july of last year and some of that is still not given -- still hasn't been give to the congress. still has not been give on the the committee charged with defending the judiciary committee. so, i > appreciate what you do. i want the information and we're so frustrated there's a resolution on the floor of the house that will be voted on. resolutionsave any on what you have to vote on. >> i know you don't. >> the gentleman will suspend. the time is now the attorney general's. >> if you're interested in the truth, mr. jordan, the truth is we have a team of folks that are trump appointees and career folks and they're doing their best to produce these documents. director wray explained the process. he's got hundreds of people working around the clock trying to satisfy these requests

mr. deutsche for five minutes. >> thank you. mr. chairman. mr. chairman, earlier in his questioning, in his statement, mr. gowdy had some interesting things to say. he said that he acknowledged that russia attacked this country and they should be the target. then he went on to say, but russia isn't being hurt by this investigation, we are. the country is being hurt by this investigation into russia's meddling in our election. i would ask attorney general rosenstein, director wray, what is the purpose of this investigation? >> congressman, think there are two different issues. the first is this investigation, which is an historical investigation of interference with the 2016 election. the second question which i think is of tremendous importance, is what's happening now and what's going to happen in the future. and i think it's important for the american people to understand, this is not a one-shot deal. there are foreign countries that on a regular basis are attempting to infiltrate the american computer systems and interfere in our democracy. an