mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i want to thank the gentleman from washington, mr. newhouse, for the customary 30 minutes. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, we are here today considering our first rule following a long district work period. during that time, we had a big national debate about the direction of our country. according to exit polling, the top issue for voters was health care. and in particular, protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions. but that's not what the bill before us addresses. nor does it involve immigration, another tough issue for voters. other strengthening the economy, or combating gun violence. all of these are what our constituents just said was important to them. but instead of doing anything on any of that, we're here today considering a bill to undermine endangered species protections. are you kidding me

mr. engel: thank you, mr. speaker. as co-dean of the new york delegation, along with my colleague, congresswoman lowey, the new york delegation is pleased to welcome our newest colleague, joe morelle, representing new york's 2525 -- 25th district in upstate new york. joe has been elected to the seat of our beloved and departed colleague, louise slaughter. joe hails from -- i know i butchered. that and like myself served in the new york state assembly. he was lectsed -- elected to that body in 1990 and became majority leader in 2013. he graduated from -- with a bachelor's degree in political science and began his political career at age 28 as a monroe county legislator. congressman morelle and his wife, mary beth, are well known, well loved and we're so happy to have joe morelle as one of our colleagues. congratulations, joe. the speaker: does the gentleman yield to the gentleman from new york? does the gentleman yield to the gentleman from new york? mr. engel: yes. i yield to the gentleman from new york. the speaker: t

mr. engel: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of this measure, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. engel: let me first of all, as i have so many times before, thank chairman royce for his leadership in advancing this lifesaving legislation, as well as representative smith, the bill's author, and i also want o acknowledge my friend from california, congresswoman barbara lee, not for this sponsor but the 2003 legislation, that originally authorized pepfar. she is the chair of the congressional hiv-aids caucus and a tireless champion in the fight to end hiv-aids, and i salute her tremendous leadership. she was talking about this when very few people were, and look at what we have accomplished. 15 years ago, the idea that we would one day talk about an aids-free generation would have seem like fantasy. at the time, this disease had killed more than 20 million people, another 42 million were infected, a mere 50,000 people in africa had access

speaker. mr. speaker, i know that the whole house would like to join me in sending our deepest condolences to the families of those who were killed in the horrific attack at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh on saturday. the uk stands shoulder to shoulder with our jewish friends across the world. mr. speaker, this is the last prime minister's questions before armistice day. this year is particularly poignant as it marks 100 years since the end of the first world war. it is right that we remember all those who have served and continue to serve, those have been injured and those with given their lives in the service of this country. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> allen brown. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i concur with condolences but horrific massacre. mr. speaker, my constituent has resided here since 1984, attended school there some has had two child

thank you, mr. speaker. with permission i'd like to update the house on negotiations to leave the european union. first -- first, i want to pay tribute to my right honorable friend, the members. delivering brexit difficult choices. i respect their views and i'd like to thank them sincerely for all that they have done. mr. speaker, yesterday we agreed the provisional terms of our exit from the european union set out in the draft withdrawal agreement. we had an outlined political declaration. the president has written to the president of the european council to recommend decisive progress has been made in the negotiations. a special european council will be called for sunday, the 25th of november. this puts us close to a brexit deal. mr. speaker, what we agreed yesterday was not the final deal. it is a draft treaty that means we will leave the e.u. in smooth and orderly way on march, 2019. [laughter] prime minister may: and sts the framework for a future re-- and sets the framework for a future relationship in

mr. engel: thank you, mr. speaker. as co-dean of the new york delegation, along with my colleague, congresswoman lowey, the new york delegation is pleased to welcome our newest colleague, joe morelle, representing new york's 2525 -- 25th district in upstate new york. joe has been elected to the seat of our beloved and departed colleague, louise slaughter. joe hails from -- i know i butchered. that and like myself served in the new york state assembly. he was lectsed -- elected to that body in 1990 and became majority leader in 2013. he graduated from -- with a bachelor's degree in political science and began his political career at age 28 as a monroe county legislator. congressman morelle and his wife, mary beth, are well known, well loved and we're so happy to have joe morelle as one of our colleagues. congratulations, joe. the speaker: does the gentleman yield to the gentleman from new york? does the gentleman yield to the gentleman from new york? mr. engel: yes. i yield to the gentleman from new york. the speaker: t

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the grace learning senter in franklin, pennsylvania, for 20 years of service to the community. grace learning center is an afterschool program dedicated to providing children with a safe, fun, and educational environment each school day. in the late 1990's, grace evangelical lutheran church began exploring the possibility of offering a free after school program for families in need. they were licensed by the pennsylvania department of public welfare and opened their doors in 1999. they had the opportunity to exspained their createdive abilities while gaining and appreciation for their families and communities. they maintain close ties with the local schools in order to encourage scholastic achievement in all areas. grace welcomes children of all socioeconomic levels and gives special regard to children in need. grace provides a loving, caring, and secure environment where children are taught to make wise and response choices. mr. speaker, i commend g

. >> rosie: question number one mr. speaker. thank you mr. speaker, i'm sure the whole house would like to join me in paying tribute to baroness trumpington who sadly passed way yesterday. from her time as a codebreaker during the second world war. her government and public service she led an extraordinary life and she will be sorely missed. mr. speaker this morning i am meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to duties in this house i shall discuss such meetings today. >> rosie: mr. speaker i'm sure the whole house would like to hear the prime minister's remarks. long waits for already full trains don't arrive on time, and whole day cancellations and even the cancellation of less trains leaving people stranded. there can be no more excuses. this northern rail fiasco began in may with communications issues and -- sorry timetables and communications issues. prime minister, isn't it time to get the communications right, and timetable end of the northern franchise? >> theresa: , we are clear that the government the porms in

mr. speaker, mr. poe, i want to thank you all for this work in the committee and representative mccaul for signing on as a bipartisan measure. and the next few days on friday, representative mccaul and myself will be going over to mexico for the swearing in and i think this is an important time to have this bill to send a positive message. this bill is important. it is bipartisan legislation that promotes mutual national security interests and economic partnership and cooperation between the united states and mexico with the focus in the energy, the health, entrepreneurshipship and education sectors. mexico is one of the united states' top trading partners with an estimate of $615 billion in a two-way trade between these two countries. which means every day there is more than $1.3 billion of trade between the u.s. and mexico. every single minute, you are talking about more than a million dollars of trade between the u.s. and mexico every single minute. and it is important to have this type of relation

mr. andrew. >> question one, mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. today is the centenary of the qualification of the women's act, where women were first allowed to stand public office. i am delighted that the first woman to take her seat in the house of commons was a conservative. women are coming from all over the u.k., with every party extending invitations to their constituents. this will be an inspirational day and we hope it will encourage many other women to stand for office, both locally and nationally. it is appropriate that we are reminded of the significant contribution made to this house by female m.p.'s. i have had meetings with ministerial colleagues, and in addition to my duty, i will have further such meetings later today. >> the prime minister will know that what drives politics has always been a love of country. and a passionate belief in our united kingdom. so i have to tell the prime minister that i agree with the people who are deeply unhappy by the proposed e.u. deal, which they believe does not represent the brexit they voted f

thank you, mr. speaker. with permission i'd like to update the house on negotiations to leave the european union. first, i want to pay tribute to my right honorable friend, the members. delivering brexit difficult choices. i respect their views and i'd like to thank them sincerely for all that they have done. mr. speaker, yesterday we agreed the provisional terms of our exit from the european union set out in the draft withdrawal agreement. we agreed to the broad terms of our future relationship in an outlined political declaration. the president has written to the president of the european council to recommend decisive progress has been made in the negotiations. a special european council will be called for sunday, the 25th of november. this puts us close to a brexit deal. mr. speaker, what we agreed yesterday was not the final deal. it is a draft treaty that means we will leave the e.u. in smooth and orderly way on march, 2019. [laughter] prime minister may: and sets the framework for a future relationship

mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this week is rural health week in the commonwealth of pennsylvania. today is national rural health day. it is a time to promote awareness of the full range of issues that impact approximately 60 million rural americans. pennsylvania ranks as one of the states with the highest number of rural residents with 23% of pennsylvania's residing in rural areas. rural communities face unique health care concerns such as a lack of providers. accessibility issues, particularly in terms of transportation and technology. affordability issues as a result of larger percentages of uninsured and under insured citizens and greater out-of-pocket health costs. mr. speaker, before i was elected in the house of representatives, i spent nearly 30 years in the nonprofit health care field assisting those facing life changing disease and disabilities. i'm acutely aware of the challenges many face when it comes to obtaining reasonably priced health care. it is especially critical for rural america like

ken ken mr. speaker, on monday -- mr. kennedy: mr. speaker, on monday general motors went to bed with a record $3.2 billion in profit last quarter alone. its shareholders went to bed with a 5% surge in stock prices. plus, $10.6 billion the company has spent on buybacks since 2015. meanwhile, 14,000 g.m. workers spent a sleepless night wondering if their jobs and livelihoods would still be there for them the next morning. there is no better snapshot of our country's current toxic brand of capitalism. where we are operating in a system that demands that workers labor harder and harder to meet basic human needs, but refuses to share even a slice of the success that they helped create. for those of us in this chamber this morning, it's about more than one company and one balance sheet. it is about 50 years of giving the private sector explicit permission to cast workers aside. it's about an economy that has become the an thigget sis of what our country -- antithesis of what our country stands for. equity, decency, justice. and hard work.

edwin encarnacion mr. speaker, i ask unanimous con -- mr. engel: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that mr. joseph morelle take office today. there is no contest and no question has been raised with regard to his election. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from oklahoma, the honorable kevin hern, be permitted to take the oath of office today. his certificate of election has not arrived but there is no contest and no question has been raised with regard to his election. the speaker: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the gentlewoman from pennsylvania, the honorable mary gay scanlon, be permitted to take the oath of office today. her certificate of election has not arrived, but there is no contest and no question has been raised with regard to her election.

mr. andrew. question one, mr. speaker. >> thank you. mr. speaker, today is the qualification of women act, where women were first allowed to stand for public office. i am delighted that the first woman to take her seat in the house of commons was a onservative. mr. are coming -- speaker, women are coming from all over the u.k. to the hashtag stand day, extending invitations to their constituents. this will be an inspirational day that the government is delighted to support. we hope it will encourage many more women to stand for office locally and nationally. it is appropriate that we are epeated of the significant contribution made to this house by female m.p.s. he had meetings with ministerial colleagues, and in addition to my duty, i will have further meetings soda. >> the prime minister will know that what drives me in politics has always been a love of country. and a passionate belief in our united kingdom. so i have to tell the prime minister that i agree with the people who are deeply unhappy by the proposed e.u. deal, which they beli

mr. speaker: jeremy corbyn. mr. corbyn: mr. speaker. this is just another example of the contempt in which the government holds police officers. who said that? not me, the police federation. no wonder the police federation and police chiefs are taking the government to court over their pay. mr. speaker, with school funding 8% per pupil, does the prime minister and her chancellor think that "little extras" are enough to end austerity in our schools? pm may: can i say to the right honorable gentleman what we actually see happening as i said earlier is more money for -- more money in the budget for schools. that is on top of the £1.4 billion extra that has already been announced for schools this year, and there will be a further £1.2 billion will go into schools next year. and actually he is wrong because overall per-pupil funding is being protected in real terms by this by this government. , what do we see in the budget? we are ending austerity, we are bringing debt down, and we are putting more money into our public services. we are ta

. >> thank you, mr. speaker. and with permission of like to update the house on our negotiation to leave the european union. first, i want to pay tribute to my right honorable friend the members. delivering brexit is difficult choices for all of us. we do not agree on all of those choices, but i respect their views and i'd like to thank them sincerely for all that they have done. mr. speaker, yesterday we agreed terms of our exit from the european union set out and the draft withdrawal agreement. we also agree the broad terms of her future relationship and outline political declaration. the president has written to the president of european council to recommend the decisive progress is been made in the negotiation. and a special european council will be called for sunday, 25 december. mr. speaker, what we agreed yesterday was not the final deal. it is a draft treaty -- [shouting] it is a draft treaty that means we will leave the eu in a smooth and orderly way -- [laughing] and which sets the framework for future

mr. budd: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. chairman. after those kind words, maybe we all should just yield back. but i'm going to hang on for a few minutes and talk about some of the great things that we have one, mr. chairman, on your committee, that i've been and look forward to continuing on. so one of the things mentioned in the 115th congress is the highlight to bring jobs 3.0 across the finish line. i have to say, mr. speaker, i don't think there has been a harder working committee over the past two years from our leadership all the way down to the staff level and it shows in our accomplish machines and i'm proud to have played a small role. you cannot start a speech without talking about the financial choice act and senate bill 2155. as we all know dodd-frank was enacted in 2010 to end the too big to fail. dodd-frank and congress created too small to succeed financial institutions which punished our community banks and credit unions. in the end, the financial nstitutions were shut down while consumers were staved from the access

thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does. the gentlewoman from -- the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. poe: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. ty remarkable age of 97, the oldest active law man in the state of texas and probably the united states is retiring. om retiring. tom patrols the rivers, bibeyues and lakes of the -- baoyous and lakes of the harris county sheriff's office. he served in world war ii. he was in combat and landed on the brutal bloody beaches of okinawa, saipan in the south pacific. after getting malaria and four years of war, tom was reactivated for combat in the korean war. after those wars, tom became a pipeline engineer in houston for 30 years. then, at the age of 72, he was hired by the s

mr. speaker, mr. speaker, i am going to ask at this moment for unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourn to meet on tuesday, december 4, 2018, when it shall convene at noon for morning hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. does the gentleman yield back? mr. holden: no, sir -- mr. holding: no, sir. mr. speaker, i rise again and i rise to honor and recognize the gen of richard hampton erette. he was one of the most impactful businessmen of the 20th century. he was a tie tal on wall street -- titan on wall street. he was born in raleigh, north carolina, on april 5, 1929, to emma and joseph. from a young age, richard's intelligence, work ethic and ambition set him apart from his peers. while a student in raleigh, richard took a job on the side as a sports writer for the raleigh times. where he worked under the future united states senator, jesse helms. after high school, richard excelled in his studies at the unive

areas thank you mr speaker and can i thank the prime minister for advance site of a statement mr speaker the prime minister comes before us today trying to sell us a deal that is already dead in the water. not even her own breakfast secretary could stand over. mr speaker to lose one brit secretary is one thing to lose two in a matter of months illuminates the chaotic nature of this tory government the number ten front door has become a revolving wallet you know the prime minister tops a vote taking back control she can't even control her own cabinet. as i said yesterday the prime minister is desperate and is increasingly looking defeated. what is absolutely shocking. as that scotland is no one sees mentions in the documents no one's buying but no one was scoping unique out of this that the school has devolved settlement in worthy of mention. the leader of the scottish national party must be heard. and heard with courtesy and indeed he's. very grateful for your sedentary observations that mr graham but i do think they greatly add to the quality of other liberation everybody will be heard

the speaker: mr. peter bone. mr. brown: thank you, mr. speaker. the government is preparing to give 39 billion pounds to the e.u., and there is no legal obligation to do so. we are going to get nothing in return. that is 60 million pounds for each and every constituency in this country. sir if i had 60 million pounds i , would have our roads mended properly, i would have an urgent care center at the eyes brooke hospital, and i would have millions of pounds over. please prime minister, use that money in this country, not give it to the e.u. the speaker: prime minister. pm may: my honorable friend the , premise of his question was there was no legal obligation for us to pay anything to the european union. i have to say i believe that is not the case. i believe there are legal obligations for this country in relation to the financial sector -- settlement with the european union. as i said earlier i believe that , as a country, we are a country that abides by our legal obligations. the speaker: tom brake. >> this deal is not any national interest, and

mr. ross: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. chairman, i thank you and the subcommittee chairman duffy's efforts, too, in trying to provide significant reforms. i support your efforts in opposing this another re-authorization of the national flood insurance program. we have done this eight times. what have we gotten in return? some would say nothing. no, i say it's worse than nothing. we gave $16 billion in debt and got no reforms and response to that. now this nfip is $25 billion in debt again, but we look at it's $20 billion and 13 years the interest is $5 billion. when are we going to stop this insanity? more disturbing, however, mr. speaker, is this house's failure to stand up to even the most modest technical reforms that would benefit the program. during my time in this body i have been proud to champion one such bill, the private flood insurance market development act t defies logic this co-equal chamber would pass a bill and then unanimously through the whole house in the last congress and yet abandon its opportunities e

mr. lamborn: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, before i begin, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the topic of my special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. lamborn: mr. speaker, it's a great honor for me to come before the house and be on the floor tonight to commemorate national bible week. this is an opportunity to celebrate the tremendous influence of the bible on the freedoms we enjoy today in america. we are truly blessed to live in a nation where we are free to worship and read the holy scriptures without fear of persecution. there are many places throughout the world where such freedoms do not exist. americans have the right under our wonderful system of government to respect and study the bible or any other system of belief if they so choose, or even none at all. that is the beauty of the american way and i believe it all does go back to the bible. in 1941, as it says on the pos

speaker, mr. speaker, nobody, but nobody can doubt the prime minister's absolute commitment and dedication to doing her duty and trying to deliver on the referendum, but the harsh cruel truth of it is that this is not the promised deal. the reason why the people of this country are so fed up is because they've been made so many promises, none of which have been delivered upon because they can't be delivered upon. i agree with the prime minister. we face three choices. we either accept this agreement and i respectfully suggest there is now no majority for it and we have no deal which would be profoundly irresponsible and catastrophic for our country. or we have no brexit. we remain in the european union, the best deal that we have with the european union. and on that basis, would she add least today undertake not to rule out taking this back to the british people and having-- >> prime minister. >> i'm afraid on that particular issue i will disappoint by right honorable friend. i'm not going to chan

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i move we adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the house stands adjou

mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair lays before the house the following enrolled bill. senate 3389, an act to redesignate a facility of the national aeronautics and pace administration. the speaker pro tempore: mursuent to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until approximately 3:30

very much mr speaker mr speaker and nobody but nobody can doubt the prime minister's absolute commitment and dedication to doing her duty and trying to do that yeah. referendum but the harsh cruel truth of the tapes is that this is not the promised deal the reason why the people of this country are so fed up he's because they've been made. so many promises none of which have been delivered upon because they culms be delivered to me i have karim with the prime minister we face three choices we either accept this agreement and i respectfully suggest there is now no maturity for it or we have no deal which would be profoundly irresponsible and catastrophic for our. all we have no brakes if we remain in the european union the best deal that we have with the european union and on that basis which at least today i undertake not to rule out taking this back to the british. prime minister. i'm afraid on that particular issue i will disappoint my right honorable friend i'm not going to change position i've taken in this house and indeed taken more widely i believe that it is the duty of members o

you, mr. speaker. can i welcome the act that gives women the right to be represented in parliament. it is the nationalists that first elected. we can only have success when women are properly represent inside this parliament. yesterday, the prime minister he -- met with the first minister. the first minister made it clear that there are alternatives to her brexit plan. was the prime minister listening? >> i have to say to my honorable gentleman, of course i heard what the first minister said. the alternative is for the united kingdom to stay in single market. that is what we will not do. >> mr. speaker, this is exasperating. at least staying in the single market as the customs union has some support. when we look at the report from the u.n. this week -- speaker: order, order. the leader of the scottish national party will be heard. i don't think members will want to hear the question again and again and again. but let's be absolutely clear that -- order! if they-shot their heads off, they will have to

mr. speaker, it may not end there. the president of france has made clear what his priorities will forn negotiating britain future deal. he said, we will concentrate our efforts to obtain access to the waters before the end of the transition period. all of our fishermen will be protected. is it the case that under the prime minister's botched deal, we will have to agree to those demands on waters if we want to finalize a feature trade deal or extend the transition? breaking every promise the prime minister, the environment secretary made to the fishing industry and our coastal communities. case thattar, is it a spain now has a role over gibraltar benefiting from any future relationships? that is still to be negotiated, not something the prime minister submitted last week. mr. speaker, this house will begin voting on a legally binding withdrawal agreement and a wish list contained in the declaration. the prime minister would be negotiating that future agreement from a position of profound weakness, paying more to extend

thank you mr speaker i'd like to thank the prime minister for the advance copy of her statement lays twenty six pages are a testament to the failure of the tories bungle to go. nineteen extra pages but nothing has changed. the only certainty contained within these pages is that the transition period will have to be extended or we will end up with a backstop and no exit it present it represents the worst of all worlds no say over the rules that will continue to apply and no certainty of the future there is no change to the withdrawal agreement no unilateral pull out mechanism no concessions on the backstop which would create a new regulator a border down the irish sea mr speaker did the e.u. not receive the in man much improvements promised by the leader of the house a little over a year ago we were constantly told by the government that by the end of the article fifty period we would have a trade deal the international second trade secretary said it would be the easiest in human history instead we have twenty six pages of waffle. this. they seem to document. this empty document could

shimkus: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, representing a rural district in which many small towns rely on one pharmacy to access drugs, has made me the believer in the value of community pharmacists and i also believe in free market and competition. it requires transparency and level playing field. based upon my recent visit to community pharmacists in towns, pharmacy benefit managers, p.b.m.'s, are threatening the sol van hollency of these community institutions by using complicated formularies that result in local pharmacies being reimbursed less for prescription than hire volume big-bobbing pearce. indirect remuneration fees which can create uncertainty and impose a cash flow squeeze that too many times forces independent pharmacists to close their doors or sell their businesses. drug prices are a big issue. we can can help bring down costs by reducing barriers to drug development and delivery while increasing competition through transparency that allows everyone to compete on a level playing field. thank you, mr.

thank you, mr. speaker. with permission i'd like to update the house on negotiations to leave the european union. first -- first, i want to pay tribute to my right honorable friend, the members. delivering brexit difficult choices. i respect their views and i'd like to thank them sincerely for all that they have done. mr. speaker, yesterday we agreed the provisional terms of our exit from the european union set out in the draft withdrawal agreement. we had an outlined political declaration. the president has written to the president of the european council to recommend decisive progress has been made in the negotiations. a special european council will be called for sunday, the 25th of november. this puts us close to a brexit deal. mr. speaker, what we agreed esterday was not the final deal. it is a draft treaty that means we will leave the e.u. in smooth and orderly way on march, 2019. [laughter] prime minister may: and sets the framework for a future relationship in our national interests. it takes backs c

foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to honor this year's national christmas tree contest winner who hails from my home county of avery in north carolina's fifth district. mr. larry smith. this year mr. smith won the national tree contest hosted by the national christmas tree association whose members have presented the official white house christmas tree for display in the blue room since 1966. growers must first win their local competitions in order to qualify for the association's national contest. at the national competition, growers, industry experts, and consumers vote to choose the real christmas tree grower who will provide the official white house christmas tree. i am proud to represent this year's winner and was delighted to join mr. smith, his family and friends, in presenting the first family with its frazier fir christmas tree last week. as a former christmas tree grower myself, i i can attest to the importance of recognizing this often overlooked yet highly significant farming industry. christmas tre

thank you, mr speaker. i echo the prime minister‘s words about baroness trumptington, we thank her for services to this country throughout her life, we remember her as a great code breaker and demonstrative member of the house of lords with physical symbols! also, who whipped on have i got news for you. i also want to page a bid to my friend, harry leslie smith who passed away this morning. he served in the war and was an irrepressible campaigner for the rights of refugees, the welfare state, and the national health service. he was passionate about the principle of health care for all, as a human right. we thank harry for his work. on sunday, the foreign secretary said of their brexit deal, it mitigates most of the negative impacts. can the pilot tell us which of the negative impact it does not mitigate? cani mitigate? can i first of all, i‘m sure that the whole house will wish to pass on condolences to the family and friends of harry leslie smith. what we see behind the analysis that we have published

mr speaker... women are coming from all over the uk to the ask her to stand day with mps uk to the ask her to stand day with mp5 from every party extending invitations to their constituents. it will be an inspirational day and we hope it will encourage many more women to consider standing for political office both locally and nationally. mr speaker, it is appropriate we are reminded of the significant contribution made to this house by female mps, including the fine example set by the late jo cox. mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others and i shall have further such meetings later today. the prime minister will know that what drives me in politics has a lwa ys what drives me in politics has always been a love of country. and a passionate belief in our united kingdom. and so i have to tell the prime minister that i agree with the people of romford, who are deeply unhappy by the proposed eu deal, which they believe does not represent the brexit they voted for. w

thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. foxx: mr. speaker, i rise in support of national adoption day this coming saturday. national adoption day began in 2000 when seven cities opened courtrooms on the saturday before thanksgiving to alleviate the backlog of pending adoptions. since then more than 65,000 children have had their adoption finalized during the national adoption day celebration. the number of north carolina children in foster care has been increasing with last year totalling nearly 11,000. there are more than 25,000 children in foster care nationwide with over 110,000 awaiting adoption by permanent families. national adoption day aims to raise awareness of these children and educate the estimated 47 m

thank you mr speaker. by refusing to make choices now, about our future economic relationship with the european union, what the prime minister has done is to put off the moment when we will have to make those choices to a time when the eu will have much greater leverage over this country, because any future trade agreement will require the unanimous an professional of every european member state. how can the prime minister expect the house to vote to put the country in such a wea k vote to put the country in such a weak position, is this not the biggest failure of this negotiation? the right honourable gentleman, i am sure, is very well aware of the position, that the european union cannot sign a trade agreement with, we are looking for that free trade area being at the heart of our economic partnership for future, the european union is not able to sign that and to develop the legal text for that until we are a third country, until we have withdrawn from the european union, but far from, farfrom not settin

thank you mr. speaker. they know the mathematics. never get through and even if it did, they review the confidence and the house of commons has never surrendered to anybody and they won't start n now. the kingdom has not surrendered they talked about the position as they've always had position on the border. one thing is they did want to do in the political declaration is to link that aspect to the market assimilation trade. we continue resisting that in thee document itself and we will continue to stand by the people. the fact of the matter is she used the term in her remarks it to happen. she isn't going to get a majority in the house fo house s deal because it would leave the british people worse off in the growing concern with many constituents which i mentioned in the speech. of course it was this parliament that decided overwhelmingly they gave that deal and it is our duty to deliver on it. >> i would like to thank my honorable friend for his achievements [inaudible] we had no money at all therefore what are we dying in the tax

. >> rosie: question number one mr. speaker. thank you mr. speaker, i'm sure the whole house would like to join me in paying tribute to baroness trumpington who sadly passed way yesterday. from her time as a codebreaker during the second world war. her government and public service she led an extraordinary life and she will be sorely missed. mr. speaker this morning i am meetings with

. —— mr speaker. they wa nt to be settled. —— mr speaker. they want a good deal that sets us on a course for a brighter future, want a good deal that sets us on a course for a brighterfuture, and they want us to come together as a country and to move on, to focus on the big issues at home, like our nhs. the deal that will enable us to do this is now within our grasp. in these crucial 72 hours ahead, i will do everything possible to deliver it for the british people, and i commend this statement to the house. the labour leader said the government had promised a trade deal by now. instead we have 26 pages of waffle. cheering this empty document... this empty document could have been written two years ago. it's peppered with phrases such as," the parties and will look at, the parties will explore. " what on earth has the government been doing for the past two yea rs 7 government been doing for the past two years? they've managed less than one page a month since the referendum. the prime minister said

void of order, , mr. neil gray. >> mr. speaker, on a point of order it was suggested this morning on rigorous column by the honorable member from carden and later confirmed by the member that the concert members of this house from scotland were given advance is to withdrawal agreement before other party leaders in this house and before the democratic elected devolved administration. i know my constituents would see that as been disorderly and disrespectful to wonder, mr. speaker, whether you could confirm in terms of the rules of this house whether that was disorderly and disrespectful? >> this has nothing to do with the rules of the house. i'm sorry to disappoint the honorable gentleman if he thinks that it is that it's nothing to do with the rules of the house. there are judgments to be made in this matter and opinions will differ as to the wisdom of particular courses of action, but there's no breach of order i absolutely recognize the irritation or dissatisfaction of the honorable gentleman but that is distinct from an

thank you, mr speaker. after two yea rs of thank you, mr speaker. after two years of bungled negotiations, from what we know of the government's deal it is a failure in its own terms. it doesn't deliver a brexit for the whole country, it breaches... if necessary i will say it again and again to members on both sides of the house. voices must be heard. i happen to know that thereof visitors from overseas in thereof visitors from overseas in the gallery. let's to impress them. not merely with our liveliness, but with our courtesy. mr jeremy not merely with our liveliness, but with our courtesy. mrjeremy corbyn. it breaches the prime minister's own red lines. it doesn't deliver a strong economic deal that supports jobs and industry. and we know that they haven't prepared seriously for no deal. so does the prime minister still intend to put a false choice to parliament between her botched deal or no deal? can i say to the right honourable gentleman that he is wrong in the description he set out, but can i also say that, time and time again, he has stood

mr ian blackford. thank you, mr speaker. not once has scotland's unique characteristics and the devout settlement been worthy of mention and yet, 100 mentions of northern ireland, mentions of gibraltar, cyprus, the isle of man, but no reference to scotland. utter co nte m pt but no reference to scotland. utter contempt has once again been shown to the scottish government, parliament and people. mr speaker, differentiated deals for northern ireland means that scotland can have its own differentiated deal. if northern ireland can stay in the single market, why not scotland, prime minister? the scottish government have published an improvised document is calling for just this. the scottish parliament has affirmed that position. why does the prime minister it nor the democratically expressed position of the scottish government? what has happened to the claim of a partnership of equals? why are the desires of scotland being ignored, when we know that differentiated settle m e nt when we know that differentiated settlement can be

laughter mr speaker, the government economic service forecast published today mr speaker, the government economic service forecasts published today are actually meaningless, because there's no actual deal to model — just a 26—page wishlist. the chancellor, however, said that her deal will make people worse off. does the prime minister agree? he doesn't appear to be here this morning to be consulted. what the analysis shows, it does show that this deal that we have negotiated is the best deal for ourjobs and our economy, mr speaker, after eight years of making our economy weaker through austerity... ..their botched brexit threatens more of the same. he turned to the document on the future relationship between the uk and the eu. at 26 pages, it's much shorter than the 500—page plus divorce agreement. the prime minister insists that her government will be able to negotiate every aspect of the uk's future trade relationship with europe within the space of two years. we've had 2.5 years since the referendum. so far, 20 of her own ministers have resigned. this is the most shambolic gover

thank you, mr speaker. and i'll highlight that the honourable minister has no crown post offices in his constituency. but the franchise is a part of those supporting the long—term sustainability of the 11 and a half thousand network of post offices that we have throughout this country to maintain that. but also as i have highlighted, there is reduction under the last labour government and we are committed to delivering on a post office and keeping the stores open. they are preventing constituent from providing various services. why is the government giving big business a sweetheart deal and preferential terms by offering, allowing them terms of preventing other post offices from having the same? mr speaker, i respect the honourable gentleman that he has issues in his own constituency with particular post offices but to set off a long—term sustainability programme for the post office against potential postmasters, is quite frankly wrong. and this is part of a sustainable programme so we, this government,

mr speaker, i believe our national interest is clear. the british people want us to get on with the deal that honours the referendum and allows us to come again together... interjections allows us to come together again as a country which ever way we voted. this is that deal, a deal that delivers for the british people, and i commend this statement to the house. jeremy corbyn! there can be no doubt that this deal would leave us with the worst of all worlds. no say over future rules and no certainty for the future. is it not in the national interest for the prime minister to plough on when it's clear this deal does not have the support of either side of this house or the country as a whole? mr speaker, ploughing on is not stoic, it's an act of national self harm. instead of threatening this house with a no deal scenario, or a no brexit scenario, the prime minister now needs to prepare a plan b — something her predecessors failed to do. many people from areas that voted leave feel this deal has betrayed the brexit they voted for. it does