i encourage you to come see mr. mcgovern, mr. morelle in action, you might be surprised by what you find. with that, i yield two minutes to a good friend and leader from the great state of iowa, mr. king. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. king: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentleman from georgia for yielding to me. i rise to address an issue that's within the underlying bill and express my gratitude and support for the efforts on the part of the subcommittee chair, congresswoman betty mccollum in particular. have a situation in sioux city, iowa, in that area, much of the native american population there at winnebago. of course they've had their problem -- there are winnebago. they've had their problems. one of those problems is drug and alcohol abuse. and addiction. some of the resources that have traditionally been delivered through the indian health services have been suspended over the last years and without the note, i'm going to say seven or eight years, something like that, given the meeting

mr. mcgovern: i yield 30 seconds. mr. cardenas: the united states of america has always been the gold standard and that's the argument we're making here today. his is not a game. we are fighting to be allowed the freedom to be who they choose to be, who god made them to be by being in the greatest place on the planet. and that's why we're fighting today. yield back. mr. cole: thank you. i yield to my good friend from ohio, mr. stivers. the speaker pro tempore: how much time? mr. cole: two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. stivers: thank you, madam speaker. i'd like to thank the gentleman for yielding. we have a crisis on our southern border and h.r. 3401 with the senate amendments gets resources to give the humanitarian assistance to those seeking asylum. mr. stivers: i would like to thank the gentleman for yielding. we have a crisis in our southern border and h.r. 3 01 gets resources to give humanitarian assistance to those seeking asylum but adds judges and judge teams to

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, this is a dark time. this congress is being tested, in this case, not by a foreign adversary, but by our own president, a president who is undertaking a relentless campaign to obstruction and stonewalling. we have never seen anything like this, never before, mr. speaker, has a president of either party so flagrantly ignored congress' constitutional oversight authority and our nation's separation of powers. you don't have to take my own word for it. donald trump has declared, quote, we are fighting all subpoenas, and i don't want people testifying, end quote. these words make richard nixon look like an eagle scout. his attorney general, william barr, is apparently more than willing to follow the president's command. he's refused to release the full unredacted mueller report and the underlying evidence until a compromise was finally reached yesterday. that's after the judiciary committee had already voted to hold him in contempt of congress. apparently, the attorney general wen

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i'm happy to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from california, the distinguished chairwoman of the financial services committee, ms. waters. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. waters: thank you, chairman mcgovern. i strongly support h.res. 430, which authorizes litigation to compel attorney general barr to provide key evidence underlying the mueller report and the unredacted report itself, authorizes a civil suit to compel don mcgahn to provide the judiciary committee with documents and testimony and perspectively allows committee chairs to bring civil actions on behalf of their committees to enforce their subpoenas without a subsequent full house vote when authorized by the bipartisan legal advisory group. h.res. 430 is key to ensuring that congress is able to efficiently exercise its constitutional responsibilities in light of the unprecedented stonewalling by the trump administration and a president who has openly said such things as, as i quote

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, for the purpose debate only i yield the customary 0 minutes to the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. cole, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. during consideration of this resolution all time yielded is for the purposes of debate only. i ask unanimous consent that all members be given five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, we had a robust debate here today surrounding the tragedy that is unfolding on our southern border where children are being ripped from their families, forced to sleep on cold concrete floors, denied soap, medicine, diapers, i could go on and on and on, all because of the president's failed policies. that's what we believe and what national and international organizations believe. quite frankly, this should shake all of us to our core. i, for one, am disappointed and i cannot forget the images and stories and will continue t

i absolute chairman mcgovern, chairman engel, chris smith, mr. mccaul and so many others for bringing this resolution forward which ensures that we do not merely remember that dark chapter of history but we record it in the official proceedings of the united states congress. 30 years ago, one million students, workers, citizens, men and women full of passion and idealism peacefully marched for a better future. they raised their own statue of liberty. they dared to dream of the democracy we cherish here in the united states, not necessarily the same kind of democracy, but for a democratic freedom. they stood up for freedom and they only to be cut down by a hail of bullets and a line of tanks. earlier this year, the tiananmen mothers who lost loved ones wrote to chinese leaders, those mothers said 30 years later while the criminal evidence has been covered up, the hard facts of the massacre are etched into history. no one can erase it. no power however mighty can alter it and no words or tongues, however clever, can deny it. today and on all days,

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i'm delighted to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee, is recognized. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentleman. i think it is appropriate to correct a number of statements that have been made on the floor. first of all, this is not the end. director mueller made in the beginning. when he concluded the report, he left a very large direction to the united states congress. he recognized that he could not follow up because of policies at the d.o.j. regarding indictment in the process of the administration. and so the congress, in its due diligence, took the responsibility. not to target anyone, but to simply uphold the rule of law. in upholding the rule of law, we had an empty seat by attorney general barr, an empty seat by mr. mcgahn, an empty seat by ms. hicks, ms. donaldson, and we hope not an empty seat of the author of the report. so all this resolution does is authorizes the commi

mr. mcgovern: i yield the gentleman an additional minute. mr. welch: not withdraw hundreds of millions of dollars in aid, as the president decrees. mr. president, the response to this crisis must not be cruelty. enforce our laws, yes. work with central american governments, yes. but treat all who seek america's help with respect and dignity. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded to direct their remarks to the chair. the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. cole: thank you very much, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i want to remind my friends that it took them weeks, if not longer, to even acknowledge there was a crisis at the border. as a matter of fact, they were accusing the president of manufacturing the crisis a few weeks ago. now, fortunately, they've come around to the idea that hundreds of thousands of people arriving over a three-month period of time is a crisis. secondly, i want to remind them, they have yet to act in the nifes crisis they'v

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 431, i call up house resolution 430 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 27, house resolution 430, resolution authorizing the committee on the judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 431, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on rules, printed in the resolution, is adopted, and the resolution, as amended, is considered as read. the resolution, as amended, shall be debatable, shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and the ranking minority member of the committee on rules. the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, and the gentlewoman from arizona, mrs. lesko, each will control 20 -- each will control 30 minutes. the chair now recognizes

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, for the purposes of debate only, i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from oklahoma, the ranking minority member of the rules committee, mr. cole, pending which i yield myself uch time as i may consume. during consideration of this resolution all time is yielded for purposes of debate only. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. , mcgovern: mr. speaker today the rules committee met and reported a rule, house resolution 466, providing for consideration of the senate amendment to h.r. 3401. one hour of general debate has been provided, controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations. mr. speaker, i think by now we all have seen the horrific images showing the bodies of martinez ramirez -- the speaker pro tempore: members, members, please carry your conversations off the floor. members. the gentleman is recognized. m

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, today, the rules committee met and reported a rule, house resolution 462 providing for consideration h.r. 431. one hour of general debate controlled by the chair and ranking minority member on the committee of appropriations. i have fought for human rights my entire career. as co-chair of the tom lantos human rights commission, i never thought i would see such inhumane conditions, all because of the president's cruel and failed immigration policies. we have children today at border facilities forced to sleep on concrete floors. with the lights kept on 24 hours a day. they are not being given soap, diapers or a tooth brush. combs are being shared and kids are being supervised by other kids. this is happening in america today because of the choices made by president trump. it is horrific. this is child abuse, plain and simple. in a document obtained by abc news, one physician described the conditions there by saying, and i quote, the conditions within which they are held could

mr. mcgovern: i yield myself the balance of the time. mr. chairman, as the gentlewoman from maine stated, i co-chaired the food is medicine working group, along with ms. pingree, who is on it, and my colleague from kansas, roger marshall, and i want to thank them for their work on these issues. i also want to thank katie porter, who is also a co-sponsor of this amendment. but the bottom line is this is commonsense. and i want to also acknowledge the great work being done on this issue at the center for health, law and policy innovation at harvard law school. the friedman school of nutrition at tuffs. i want to acknowledge groups like community servings in my district which administers medically tailored meals as well as food and friends here in washington, d.c., and the food is medicine coalition. the bottom line is this not only is good for our -- for patients and can help improve health care outcomes for individuals, and in some cases literally save lives, but it also will save a boat load of money. as i mentioned earlier, when you are rea

mr. mcgovern: an additional 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for 30 seconds. ms. scanlon: it's important to allow transparency and oversight on how the funds are used. to our republican colleagues in the senate, especially majority leader mcconnell, if you fail to work with us to diminish this crisis not only will your legacy be the legislative graveyard in the senate but the deaths of these children and families. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from oklahoma is ecognized. mr. cole: i yield to the gentlelady from texas, ms. granger, for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for unanimous consent. ms. granger: i ask unanimous consent to take from the speaker's table h.r. 3401 with the senate amendment thereto and concur in the senate amendment. this bipartisan bill passed the senate with 84 votes and could be sent to the president's desk for his signature today. the speaker pro tempor

mcgovern. mr. mcgovern: the resolution we passed today should be a sign to the administration that congress is a co-equal branchened we intend to act like it. you can either work with us and comply with the subpoenas, or we'll see you in court. the way this administration is behaving and not turning over ocument, ignoring subpoenas, covering up is not normal. we can't dismiss it as another temper tantrum from donald trump. we have to confront it for what it is, the president of the united states ignoring the rule of law, behaving more like a king than a president. this resolution that we passed today gives the judiciary the authority to go to court to enforce the subpoenas against the attorney general and don mcgahn. but there's another part of this resolution that empowers the other committee chairs, some who are not overseeing the mueller investigation, but nonetheless are being stonewalled by the administration to be able to go to court as well. to be able to get the documents that they need to

mcgovern. mr. mcgovern: the resolution we passed today should be a sign to the administration that congress is a co-equal branch and we intend to act like it. you can either work with us and comply with the subpoenas, or we'll see you in court. the way this administration is behaving and not turning over documents, ignoring subpoenas, covering up misdeeds, is not normal. we can't dismiss it as another temper tantrum from donald trump. we have to confront it for what it is, the president of the united states ignoring the rule of law, behaving more like a king than a president. this resolution that we passed today gives the judiciary the authority to go to court to enforce the subpoenas against the attorney general and don mcgahn. but there's another part of this resolution that restates house rules that empowers the other committee chairs, some who are not overseeing the mueller investigation, but nonetheless are being stonewalled by the administration to be able to go to court as well. to be able t

mcgovern: i thank my colleague for yielding and i thank mr. mccaul for his support of this resolution as well. i rise in support of this resolution, remembering the victims of the violence, oppression in tiananmen square on june 3 and 4, 198. this resolution calls on the chinese government to respect the universally recognized human rights of all people living in china and around the world. and it is my hope that the u.s. house of representatives will overwhelmingly support this resolution and send a strong message that the american people stand on the side of those seeking to exercise their fundamental human rights in china. it was 30 years ago this week that an estimated one million students, workers, citizens joined in the peaceful protest in tiananmen square and in over 400 cities throughout cheafpblet we remember with sadness the crackdown that followed while the people's liberation of army was unleashed on its own people. one of the most inspiring images in history is the lone man standing in the street before the line of tanks on tianan

mr. mcgovern: by direction of the committee on rules i call up house res. like 462 and ask for its immediate consideration. the clerk: house resolution 462 that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be considered in the house making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year september 30, 2019 and for other purposes. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. the amendment printed in the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as

amendment number 2 by mr. mcgovern of massachusetts. amendment number 14 by ms. shall lala of florida. -- ms. shalala of florida. amendment number 7 by mr. desauliner of california. amendment number 8 by mr. desauliner of california. amendment number 11 by mr. smith of new jersey. amendment number 12 by mr. scott of virginia. amendment number 13 by mr. defazio of oregon. amendment number 14 by ms. jackson lee of texas. amendment number 15 by ms. jackson lee of texas. amendment number 16 by mr. pascrell of new jersey. amendment number 17 by mr. davis of illinois. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first the unfinished ies. business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in part b of ouse report 116-109 offered by the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2 printed in part b of house report 116-109 offered by mr. mcgovern of massac

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, this is a dark time. this congress is being tested, in this case, not by a foreign adversary, but by our own president, a president who is undertaking a relentless campaign to obstruction and stonewalling. we have never seen anything like this, never before, mr. speaker, has a president of either party so flagrantly ignored congre

it now gives me great honor to introduce the distinguished chairman of are our rules committee, mr. mcgovern. >> so the resolution that we passed today should be a sign to the administration that congress is a co-equal branch, and we intend to act like it. you can either work with us and comply with the subpoenas or we'll see you in court. the way in administration is behaving and not turning over documents ignoring subpoenas and covering up misdeeds is not normal. we simply can't dpis it as another temper tantrum from donald trump. we have to confront it for what it is, the president of the united states ignoring the rule of law. behaving more like a king nan a president. the resolution we passed today gives the judiciary the authority to go to court to enforce the subpoenas against the attorney general and don mcgahn but there is another part of the rfrls that restates house rules that empowers the other committee chairs, some who are not overseeing the mueller investigation but nonetheless stonewalled by the administration to be able to go to court as well to be able to get the d

mcgovern, for five minutes. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, 50 years have passed since the historic stone wall riots in new york city which brought us one step closer to full equality for all americans. as we wrap up pride month and celebrate all we have accomplished over the last five decades, i want to take this time to race the issue of hunger in the lgbtq community. a study by the williams institute at ucla found more than one in four lgbtq adults do not have enough money to buy food for themselves or their family in the past year. that's an alarming number, more than the national food insecurity rate. the snap benefit provides only $1.40 per person, per meal. that only covers a fraction. while many households go to food pantries, some of these food banks and pantries are affiliated with groups that may not accept people from who they are. that's because discrimination due to sexual orientation and genderer identity is everywhere. over half of the country there were no expolicity statewide laws that protect people from discriminat

amendment number 2 by mr. mcgovern of massachusetts. amendment number 14 by ms. shall lala of florida. -- ms. shalala of florida. amendment number 7

will the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, kindly take the chair. the chair: the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 3055 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill making appropriations for the departments of commerce and justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2020, and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose on monday, june 24, 2019, amendment number 244 printed in house report 160-119 offered by the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. grothman, had been disposed of. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in part b of house report 116-119, on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order. amendment number 251 by mr. banks of indiana. amendment number 268 by ms. jayapal of washington. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote in the series. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 251 printed

thank you mr. chairman forgot and all of you that participated. last year we passed a bipartisan reciprocity act also led by chairman mcgovern to hold china accountable for the tibetan people. as we work on trade agreements today we continue that any policy be tied to human rights america must demonstrate the courage used to not only guarantee fair trade for our products in chinese markets but also to advance human rights in china. let me repeat we cannot allow economic interest with china to point us to the mortal injustices committed and on the house floor 20 years ago during the debate what does it profit a country that gains a whol the we world and suffers the loss of soul just over ten years ago, the world's great champion of human rights is death was an affront to the very identity of human dignity, the very idea of human dignity. in that text he asked where is china had in the 21st century to continue its modernization under authoritarian rule or will it increase universal human rights china mainstream civilized nations and built a democrat

engel, joined two other leaders on this issue, representatives mcgovern and bilirakis, in supporting this legislation as original co-sponsors. and i ask my colleagues to all join as co-sponsors in this important resolution, a resolution that affirms that it's congress' position that the transitional military council must immediately stop all violence against peaceful protesters and begin to immediately transition governance to a democratic and civilian-led body. the sudanese people have the right to freedom from oppression and violence and live in a country where they can choose their own leaders without fear of prosecution, without fear of violence, without fear of being killed for simply asserting their right to self-determination, as all human beings ought to be allowed. simply, the ability to peacefully assemble and have one's voice heard is a basic human right that should be afforded to all people, including all citizens of sudan. this resolution also makes it clear that sudan must improve dramatically if it wants a productive engagement with the united states of america, includ

mr. woodall. rep. woodall: mr. chairman, this amendment may look at , but for those of us here, it is known as the mcgovern amendment, which you offered when we were last thought of litigation here in the house. that we said 10 days before initiating any action, that the committee make available to the house of the contract of the terms of the legal engagement. you may remember the case you made at that time, that is still valid today. i would ask that you make this a part of house resolution 430. >> did we abduct the mcgovern amendment? >> my recollection is that it failed. >> ok, it may have been for good reason. [laughter] rep. woodall: but the wisdom of the chairman on the gets better with age. i have no doubt that if we vote on it today, we will have a better result. >> in a comments on the woodall amendment? say those in favor say aye? >> ", say no. rollcall please. court reports total? ayes, 8 nays. rep. nadler: guess we cannot break the losing streak. >> this is an amendment that would retire the disclosure

it is my expectation as a result of this authorization mr. mcgahn will testify before -- here before long. between now and then we still have an obligation to investigate the deeply troubling evidence outlined by the special counsel. not nearly the portion that is implicate russian nationals as some suggested, but the entire report, including the volume that lays out of the president's troubling behavior. the committee's work is serious. we should delay it no further. we should conduct ourselves in a manner consistent with the rules of the house and worthy of this chamber. even if we can cannot agree to draw the same conclusions from the evidence, we should at least proceed with a common understanding. we were attacked. we were attacked by a foreign adversary. president trump's campaign took full advantage of the attack when it came. the descriptions of obstruction of justice in volume two go to the heart of our legal system. if we can agree on this common set of facts as our stating place, and agree to follow the facts and law where they tak

mr. cunningham: i thank the gentleman from texas, mr. ratcliffe, for joining me. and i thank chairman mcgovern and my colleagues on the rules committee for allowing this important amendment to come to the floor for debate. i ask my colleagues vote in favor of this amendment and ensure that our military's limited resources are not wasted on another round of brac. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from south carolina. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to considered amendment number 220, printed in part b of house report 116-119. for what purpose does the gentleman from maine seek recognition? mr. golden: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 220, printed in part b of house report number 116-119, offered by mr. golden of maine. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 445, the gentleman

it is my expectation that as a result of this authorization, mr. mcgahn will testify before -- here before long. between now and then, we still have an obligation to investigate the deeply troubling evidence outlined by the special counsel. t merely the portions that implicate russian nationals but the entire report, including the volume that lays out some of the president's troubling behavior. the committee's work is serious. we should delay it no further. we should conduct ourselves in a manner that's consistent with the rules of the house and worthy of this chamber. and even if we cannot agree to draw the same conclusions from the evidence, we should at least proceed with the common understanding. we were attacked. we were attacked by a foreign adversary. president trump's campaign took full advantage of the attack when it came. the descriptions of obstruction of justice in volume 2 go to the heart of our legal system. if we can agree on this common set of factors as our starting place and agree to follow the facts and the law where they take us

that as a result of this exhortation, mr. trump again will testify. will testify. merely a portion but intricate russian nationals, as some have suggested, but the entire report, including the volume that lays out some of the president's troubling behavior. host: for more on what happens next. we turn to the legal affairs staffer with cq roll call. todd, can you talk about how the deal came together and the scope of the document the judiciary committee will start seeing in the days and weeks to come? guest: good morning. thank you for having me on. it looks like the deal came together last week. as late as thursday, the leadership in the house with paying they were going to have a contempt -- in the house was saying they were going to have a contempt vote on white house counsel don mcgann to enforce the subpoenas we have, then on thursday, they filed a resolution. it was a bit of a turnaround, it does not mention contempt at all. what it does is authorize them to go to court. so you can see there is a push and pull of negotiations that have been going on over how m

it is my expectation that as a result of this authorization, mr. mcgahn will testify before, here before long. and between now and then, we still have an obligation to investigate the deeply-troubling evidence outlined by the special counsel. not merely the portions that implicate russian nationals as some have suggested but the entire report, including the volume that lays out some of the president's troubling behavior. the committee's work is serious. we should delay it no further. we should conduct ourselves in a manner that is consistent with the rules of the house. and worthy of this chamber. and even if we cannot agree to draw the same conclusions from the evidence, we should at least proceed with a common understanding. we were attacked. we were attacked by a foreign adversary. president trump's campaign took full advantage of the attack when it came. the descriptions of obstruction of justice in volume two go to the heart of our legal system. if we can agree on this common set of facts as our starting place, and agree to follow the facts an

mr. mcgovern: on monday night, the rules committee met and reported a rule, house resolution 460. it provides for consideration of h.r. 3351 under a structured rule that makes 46 amendments in order. with one hour of general debate controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations. it also provides for consideration of h.r. 2722 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate provided, controlled by the chair and ranking member of the committee on house admgs. it also provides same-day authority through the legislative day of thursday, june 27, 2019, relating to appropriation measures. madam speaker this underlying package of bills is proof that this democratic majority is committed to getting its work done. both for routine matters like appropriations and for emergency priorities facing our nation. take the first measure, h.r. 3351, the financial services >> we'll take you back live to the house floor for debate. votes coming up on previous debate. -- remaining electronic votes will be five-minute votes. pursuant to clause of rule 20, the

mcgovern, our rules committee chair, for making this amendment in order. my amendment deals with one particular piece of the administration's escalation of our nuclear war fighting capability, and that is the long range standoff weapon, or lrso. this new nuclear armed cruise missile does not add to our country's already strong, strategic deterrent. instead, it performs a redundant purpose that can already be accomplished with the standoff capability of other weapons systems. the c.b.o. estimates that over 10 years, canceling the production of this weapon would save us about $13 billion. that's $13 billion that can go into education or infrastructure or health care or housing or even investments in foreign assistance and diplomacy that would actually keep us safer. i am deeply concerned, madam chair, that continuing to pour more and more money into building up our nuclear arsenal puts us down a dangerous course. just this past weekend, we found ourselves in yet another escalation of tensions with iran. with the secretary of state saying the administration i