mr. engel: thank you, mr. speaker. it's now my pleasure to yield one minute to our majority leader, the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. i i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the chair: without objection. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i want to thank chairman engel, chairman smith, representative cana, and others for ensuring that the house express -- --khanna, ive cana and others for ensuring that the house express its views on the military catastrophe in yemen. after the republican leader decided to allow this resolution to come to the floor in december, i promised to bring it to the floor. here we're. and now the house will have an opportunity to express its views to the president and to the country that he ought to end his administration's support for the saudi coalition's military campaign in yemen. has a campaign that is led to tremendous human suffering. with minimal military gains. after four years, it is time for change in polamalucy. let me be clear, t

mr. engel: thank you, mr. speaker. it's now my pleasure to yield one minute to our majority leader, the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. i i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the chair: without objection. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i want to thank chairman engel, chairman smith, representative cana, and others for ensuring that the house express -- --khanna, ive cana and others for ensuring that the house express its views on the military catastrophe in yemen. after the republican leader decided to allow this resolution to come to the floor in december, i promised to bring it to the floor. here we're. and now the house will have an opportunity to express its views to the president and to the country that he ought to end his administration's support for the saudi coalition's military campaign in yemen. has a campaign that is led to tremendous human suffering. with minimal military gains. after four years, it is time for change in polamalucy. let me be clear, t

mr. engel: mr. speaker, i move to swent rules and pass h.r. -- to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 501. the clerk: a bill to amend the public health service act to re-authorize and enhance the poison center national toll free number, national media campaign, and grant program and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. engel, and the gentleman from ohio, mr. latta, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. engel: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 501. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. engel: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. engel: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of h.r. 501, the poison center network enhancement act. this bill, which i've co-auth

mr. engel: no, i don't. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman does not seek time in opposition to the motion. does any member seek time in opposition? mr. engel: i seek time in opposition although i do not oppose. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. engel: first of all, i accept this resolution and i agree everything that mr. kustoff just said. anti-semitism is a scurge, it is a scurge on humanity and in this country and has to be fought just like prejudice of any kind has to be fought. i think this entire house should support this and say once and for all, we will not tolerate anti-semitism in any shape or form. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the previous question is ordered, the question is on the motion to recommit. those in favor say aye. in favor of the motion say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. >> i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote has been requested. those favoring a

mr. engel: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five eth -- legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on h.r. 8, the bipartisan background check act of 2019. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to house resolution 145 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 8, the chair appoints the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer, to preside over the ommittee of the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole on the state of the union for consideration of h.r. 8, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill to require a background check for every firearm sale. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the first time. the gentleman from new york, mr. nadler, and the gentleman from georgia, mr. collins, will each control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york.

mr. nadler: mr. chairman, i am pleased that today we are considering h.r. 8. the bipartisan background checks act of 2019. we have promised the american people that congress would take steps to reduce gun violence and this bill is a critical first step toward doing so. during the past four weeks, as the judiciary committee and now the full house have discussed the issue of gun violence, i have cited grim statistics. nearly 40,000 americans lost their lives because of guns in 2017. in fact, every day in america on average 34 people are murdered with a firearm and more than 183 people are injured in an attack. gun violence of this magnitude is a distinctly american problem. a country to country comparison is shocking. for example, in 2011 the united kingdom had 146 deaths due to gun violence. denmark, 71. portugal, 142. and japan, just 30. the united states that year, about 35,000. a recent study the -- in the american journal of medicine found that compared to 22 other high-income countrie

mr. chairman, i am pleased that today we are considering hr-8, the bipartisan background checks act of 2019. we have promised the american people that congress would take steps to reduce gun violence, and this bill is a critical first step toward doing so. during the past four weeks, as the judiciary committee and now the full house have discussed the issue of gun violence, i have cited grim statistics. ited nearly 40,000 americans lost their lives because of guns in 2017. in fact, every day in america on average 34 people are murdered with a firearm and more than 183 people are injured in an attack. gun violence of this magnitude is a distinctly american problem. a country to country comparison is shocking. for example, in 2011 the united kingdom had 146 deaths due to gun violence. denmark, 71. portugal, 142. and japan, just 30. the united states that year, about 35,000. a recent study the -- in the american journal of medicine found that compared to 22 other high-income countries, gun-r

engel: thank you. mr. olive. mr. olive: chairman, ranking member, members of the committee , thank you for the invitation to testify today on this critical and timely subject. i'm grateful for the committee's long-standing bipartisan support for latin america and the caribbean, especially venezuela. i'm proud of the work we have done to help venezuelans and the neighboring communities. administrator green and i met some of these venezuelans who fled their homeland last july. we know that humanitarian assistance alone won't address the root causes driving people away from venezuela. lasting political and economic reforms are the only sustainable solutions. this is a pivotal moment in the history of venezuela. the people are standing up against the dictator. they are not alone. as mark green said, we proudly stand with the people of venezuela who are yearning for freedom and a true democracy. have endured steady erosion of human rights and fundamental freedoms under the corrupt regime. we have seen shortages of essenti

engel: thank you. mr. olive. mr. olive: chairman, ranking member, members of the committee , thank you for the invitation to testify today on this critical and timely subject. i'm grateful for the committee's long-standing bipartisan support for latin america and the caribbean, especially venezuela. i'm proud of the work we have done to help venezuelans and the neighboring communities. administrator green and i met some of these venezuelans who fled their homeland last july. we know that humanitarian assistance alone won't address the root causes driving people away from venezuela. lasting political and economic reforms are the only sustainable solutions. this is a pivotal moment in the history of venezuela. the people are standing up against the dictator. they are not alone. as mark green said, we proudly stand with the people of venezuela who are yearning for freedom and a true democracy. venezuelans have endured steady erosion of human rights and fundamental freedoms under the corrupt regime. we have seen shortage

. >> thank you, miss odekirk, mr. olive? >> chairman engel, ranking member mccall and members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to testify today on this critical and timely subject. i am grateful for the committee's longstanding, bipartisan support for latin america and the caribbean especially venezuela. i am proud of the work that we have done to help venezuelans and the neighboring communities that are hosting them. administrator green and i met some of these venezuelans who had fled their homeland when we visited colombia last july. however, we know that humanitarian assistance alone won't address the root causes driving people away from venezuela. lasting political and economic reforms are the only sustainable solutions to this crisis. this is a pivotal moment in the history of venezuela. the people are standing up against the dictator. they are not alone. as usa administrator mark green said, and i quote, we proudly stand with the people of venezuela who are yearning for freedom and a true democracy, end q

abrams was later questioned by congressmember ilhan omar of minnesota. >> mr. adams, in 19 91 that you pleaded guilty to two counts of withholding information from congress regarding your involvement in the iran-contra affair, for which you are later pardoned by president george h.w. bush. i fail to understand why members of this committee or the american people should find any testimony that you give today to be truthful. folks if i can respond to that. folks it wasn't a question. it was not a question. to my time.e right >> it is not right. >> it is not a question. to reply.mitted >> that was not a q question. thank you for your participation. on february 8, 1982, you testified before the senate foreign relations committee about u.s. policy in all salvador. in that hearing, you dismissed as common as per began of report about the massacre of -- in which more than 800 civilians, including children as shown as two years old, or brutally murdered by u.s. trained troops. during that massacre, some of those troops bragged about raping a 12-year-old girl before the

let's turn our attention to mr. roker who's here with a first check of the weather. >> good morning. thank you for getting your weather from us. boy, what a mess out west, especially southern california. you look at the flooding that's been going on, mudslides, debris flows, real problems. some homes have been destroyed. the good news is they're going to start to get a break today. let's show you. you can still see we've got this storm system coming in off the pacific northwest coast. more rain still coming into california, but much less, and in fact, as that system pushes in, a lower flood risk for california. rain and snow into the weekend. las vegas with over an inch of rain. they actually saw the first time they've had an inch of rain, this is the 14th time since the early 1930s. so they don't normally see that. what we are looking at, winter weather advisories for 18 million people from the plains to the midwest as this system from the california area makes its way east. snow from wichita, kansas, on into lower

mr. engel: no, i don't. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman does not seek time in opposition to the motion. does any member seek time in opposition? mr. engel: i seek time in opposition although i do not oppose. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. engel: first of all, i accept this resolution and i agree everything that mr. kustoff just said. anti-semitism is a scurge, it is a scurge on humanity and in this country and has to be fought just like prejudice of any kind has to be fought. i think this entire house should support this and say once and for all, we will not tolerate anti-semitism in any shape or form. and i yield back the balance of my time. announcer: thursday on c-span, the house gavels in at 10:00 a.m. to debate the government funding bill. then speeches from former president bill clinton and congressman john lewis on the funeral of former representative john dingell. on c-span2, democratic caucus chair hakeem jeffries and congresswoman debbie stub are n

mr. engel: no, i don't. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman does not seek time in opposition to the motion. does any member seek time in opposition? mr. engel: i seek time in opposition although i do not oppose. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. engel: first of all, i accept this resolution and i agree everything that mr. kustoff just said. anti-semitism is a scurge, it is a scurge on humanity and in this country and has to be fought just like prejudice of any kind has to be fought. i think this entire house should support this and say once and for all, we will not tolerate anti-semitism in any shape or form. and i yield back the balance of my time. >> c-span's newest book, "the senate." senate historian emeritus, "magnificent." richard baker says, "mesmerizing photographs, establish this book is the ultimate insiders to her." -- tour." order your copy for $18.95 -- visit c-span.org/senatebook. >> montana governor steve bullock gave his final state of the state add