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

the team collects data on and reviews the death of all virginia residents who were pregnant within a year of their death, regardless of the cause of death, or the outcome of the pregnancy. we refer to these deaths as pregnancy-associated deaths. we use decisionmaking to determine the community, patient, facility, and provider factors that were contributed to the mortality in each case. the team also assists in determining whether or not the death was related specifically to the pregnancy and whether or not it was preventable. for death that we determined to be prevented, we suggest ways it could have been made and ended up in a better outcome instead of a death.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia yields back. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: i now yield three minutes to the gentleman from virginia, a very respected member of the house foreign affairs committee, mr. connolly. mr. connolly: i thank my dear friend the distinguished chairman of the house foreign affairs committee and i thafpk the distinguished ranking member for helping mr. panetta to bring this resolution to the floor. i rise in support of h.r. 676, the nato support act reiterating support for the north atlantic treaty organization and prohibitting withdrawal from that organization. as we mark 70 years of the nato alliance, it's critical we recognize the role it has played in protecting u.s. national interests and global stability. nato remains the foundation of u.s. foreign policy to promote a europe that is mole whole, free and peace. nato has only invoked article 5, the commitment to collective defense once in 70 years. and that invocation was on behalf of the united states after we were attacked on 9/

the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. connolly: i thank my friend from west virginia. i think this is an important honor and important technical correction. i urge my colleagues to support the bill. and i yield back the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass senate 725. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. proceedings will resume on questions previously postponed. votes will be taken in the following order. the motion to suspend the rules d pass h.r. 540 and agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes. pursuant clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from virginia

virginia foxx talk about that. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is promised to each us in our constitution, in our declaration of independence, not given to us by the constitution or by the declaration, but given to us by almighty god. so long as those babies have a chance to live, they can experience those rights, the right to life, the right to liberty, the right to the pursuit of happiness. everyone hearing my voice has that right and was given that right. shouldn't they be given those same rights? without the right to life, we are a nation without the pursuit of happiness, without liberty. the supreme court erred mightily in this decision on january 22, 1973. we should be a nation of laws, a nation of life, and yet we seem to struggle with that proposition. lord, help us. i appreciate you, mr. chairman, for your indulgence in this and i yield back. mr. smith: i want to thank you for those comments. i want to yield to mr. jack bergman, my friend and colleague. mr. bergman: mr. chairman, truly, thank y

the gentleman from virginia is recognized. wittss witness i remind -- witt this is not another appropriations bill so this is spefpk to the use of these dollars for these dollars specifically. and i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from virginia. the chair: the gentlewoman from irginia is recognized. >> focusing on limited resources that will make our forces more reliable. i oppose this amendment and allocate the money to develop low enriched. drawing on my 20-year navy experience, it makes little sense to divert these resources. high enriched uranium design delivering a critical leg of our nuclear deterrent and our aircraft carriers. there is no need for this amendment. top navy leadership and the secretary of energy clearly state that low enriched uranium for naval propulsion would react in a design that is less capable and more expensive and unlikely to support submarine reactors. the director says that investing in l.e.u. would negatively reactor size and ship costs. and the success is not assured. i have no doubt we co

beyer of virginia. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 172, the gentleman from virginia, mr. beyer and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. beyer: i yield myself such time as i may consume. and i'm pleased to offer this amendment with mr. butterfield. madam speaker, i'm the father of four and for the last 40 years years i have tried to take one of my children into the voting booth until they got too old to come in because i wanted them to see by example how important it was to vote. i tried to show them that this is a really big deal. our dinner conversations have always been about the world, the country and about politics and about government. because nothing is more important than our representative government than this idea of self-determination that every one of us has the obligation to be part of our political process. but sadly as we all know, way too many young people do not participate in our process. e get to 10%, 11%, under the age of 29 we are thrilled they show up. their voice is lost far too often

connolly of virginia. let me also thank our ranking member, mr. mccaul of texas, for working with us on this bipartisan legislation. madam speaker, vladimir putin has left no doubt about his intentions to expand russian influence, undermine democracy, and splinter the alliances and agreements that have long kept russia in check. we've seen this through russia's direct attacks on democratic institutions, including our own. remember the presidential election of 2016. through a pernicious and widespread misinformation campaign designed to distort reality and in no clearer way through its illegal occupation of parts of ukraine and parts of georgia. it's shocking in the 21st century to see a country trample on a neighbor's sovereignty and seize territory by force. it goes against everything we've worked for since world war ii for a europe that's whole and at peace. it's been five years since russian forces moved into crimea and staged a sham election in an attempt to give their occupation a gloss of legitimacy. but there's nothing legitimate about it.

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

the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. mceachen, for five minutes. the need for federal election reform, mr. speaker, in the 2016 and 2018 election cycles, we witnessed overt discrimination, disinformation, and intimidationantics aimed at disenfranchising our most vulnerable friends and neighbors. individuals and organizations intentionally aimed to spread the material regarding the time and place of elections, endorsements, and voter eligibility. moreover, the they tried to intimidate people at the polls n my hometown, the commonwealth of virginia, there were reports of a man holding a a trump sign on with a parking german shepherd in the group of his truck. that man broke no laws such efforts can kint fear with one of our basics rights as americans, the right to vote. as such i'm pleased h.r. 1 includes language from a bill introduced in the last congress with then ranking member nadler the deceptive practices and voter intimidation prevention act. this language will prohibit the dissemination of false information regard

gri hall virginia i also rise in very strong support of h.r. 2030, the colorado river drought contingency plan and implementation act and i thank mr. grijalva for his leadership on this issue that is so vital to the seven colorado river basin states including arizona, california, colorado, nevada, new mexico, utah and wyoming. mrs. napolitano: the colorado river drought contingency plan, known as d.c.p. is a great achievement of collaboration, compromise and foresight, agreed to by the seven basin states after two years negotiations. as stated by my colleague on the other side is quite an important matter to the states. it reflects a realistic operation by water managers in the colorado river system of increasing water scarcity with the watershed in its 19th year of drought. that's a long time and i think this will help prevent it. collectively the basin states develop a practical, workable approach that provides for enhanced conservation and new tools to address shortages on the river system. this will allow california and other water users to store water in lake immediate for the goofed

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. scott: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentlelady from florida for her distinguished service as a secretary of health and human services and i thank her for yielding. i rise in strong support of this resolution. legal scholars from across the ideological spectrum agree this latest challenge to the affordable care act is legally frivolous. however because of the devastating impact it will have on americans it is critical that we use our authority to intervene on their behalf. if republicans successfully dismant they will affordable care act the consequence will be felt by all americans inclauding the millions of people with employer-sponsored coverage. they will lose protections for patients with pre-existing conditions. they'll lose prohibitions on annual and lifetime coverage limits. they'll lose access to low or no-cost preventive care and they'll lose the popular provision which allows young people to stay on their parent's insurance policies up to the age of 26. these protec

the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. cline: mr. speaker, we have no further speakers and i'm prepared to close. mr. cohen: then i'd like to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for five minutes to close. mr. cline: thank you, mr. speaker. again, i commend those who have pursued the introduction and passage of this important legislation and, along with the comments of my colleague from new hampshire we will never -- they will never be forgotten and we will continue to fly the pow-mia flag alongside the american flag. and with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. as mr. cline said, this is a straightforward bill that would rightly require that the flag be flown effectively every day at certain locations of great significance to our country. it's an appropriate to honor all those who served -- served and those who remain missing because of

my colleague from virginia, on the other side of the aisle, just gave my speech. the usmca is a very important document, a very important measure that we need to pass without delay. our trade with mexico and canada, our two most important trade partners in the world, needs ton secured so that we can start doing more business with them. it'll be very great for much in agriculture, dairy, forestry, autoparts, california wine, to have the stability of this. and it will show the rest of the world we're ready to do business and negotiate better deals with japan, china and others. let's get this done. let's not have the usmca vote held up any longer or have it become leverage for other things. i ask speaker pelosi, please bring this to the floor, because i think we can get many votes on both sides of the aisle and pass this right away. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous condition sent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my prarks -- my remarks. the speaker pro temp

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

connolly of virginia. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 172, the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. connolly: i thank the chair. h.r. 1, the for the people act of 2019, which i'm a proud co-sponsor of, delivers on the promise to reform american democracy by protecting voting ights and our elections. improving the transparency of campaign finance and promoting ethics and accountability. key to safeguarding voting rights censuring that our voting system is secure and free from interference by foreign actors. my amendment to h.r. 1 would help states implement voting systems' security improvements in order to enhance the integrity of our federal election infrastructure. adapted from the fast voting act, h.r. 1512, which i recently reintroduced with my colleague, representive jim langevin of rhode island, this amendment to h.r. 1 would award supplementary grants to state applicants based on evidence of previous election security reforms and plans for implementing additiona

scott of virginia, pelosi. sensenbrenner, mccarthy. serrano, pelosi. sewell of alabama, pelosi. shalala, pelosi. sherman, pelosi. herrill, bustos. shimkus, mccarthy. simpson, mccarthy. sires, pelosi. lotkin, present. smith of missouri, mccarthy. smith of nebraska, mccarthy. smith of new jersey, mccarthy. smith of washington, pelosi. .mucker, mccarthy oto, pelosi. panberger, bustos. spano, mccarthy. pelosi. stanton, pelosi. stauber, mccarthy. tefanik, mccarthy. steil, mccarthy. steube, mccarthy. stevens, pelosi. stewart, mccarthy. stivers, mccarthy. suozzi, pelosi. walwell of california, pelosi. pelosi. aylor, mccarthy. pelosi. of california, thompson of mississippi, pelosi. thompson of pennsylvania, mccarthy. hornberry, mccarthy. timmons, mccarthy. ipton, mccarthy. pelosi. pelosi. tlaib, tonko, pelosi. orres of california, pelosi. torres small of new mexico, pelosi. rahan, pelosi. trone, pelosi. urner, mccarthy. underwood, pelosi. upton, mccarthy. mr. van drew votes no. vargas, pelosi. easey, pelosi. ella -- veterans daya, pelosi. -- vela, pelosi. velazquez, pelosi. visclosky, p

beyer virginia. mr. heck of washington. mr. trone of maryland. mrs. beatty of ohio. and ms. frankel of florida. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment pursuant to 26 united states code 2302 and the order of the house of january -- 23302 and the order o of the house of january 3, 2019, of the following members on the part of the house to the united states holocaust memorial council. e clerk: mr. deutch of florida. mr. schneider of illinois. mr. lewis of georgia. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair tea clares the house in recess -- declares the house in recess subject to >> live coverage of the u.s. senate over on c-span 2. we'll take you next to hear from jourmists talking with "newsmakers" about issues they .re taking about in and we begin with steve scalise on his new book on the day he s nearly killed during baseball practice. >> good morning,

in the fifth district of virginia the damage is real and lasting. it is necessary for the safe i have to my constituents to have the region designated as a high intensity drug area to give law enforcement the resources they need to continue this fight against drugs. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment pursuant to 22 u.s.c. 6913 and the order of the house of january 3, 2019, of the following members on the part of the house to the congressional executive commission on the people's republic of china. the clerk: ms. kaptur of ohio, mr. swosee of new york, mr. smith of new jersey and mr. mast of florida. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to prules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or votes objected to under clause 6 of rule 20. the house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. eshoo: i move t

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia, mr. cline, yields back the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee is recognized. ms. jackson lee: i thank the speaker, i thank the gentleman from virginia for his kind remarks in support and as well, i thank dr. burgess as well for his involvement and commitment to this legislation. i'd also like to thank the chairman and ranking member of the full committee, judiciary committee, for helping us move this bill very quickly and i thank the staffs of both the majority and minority who worked so very hard on moving this bill forward and i acknowledge in particular the staff on the subcommittee on crime for their particular help in leadership on this. i am glad we're talking about ealthy sport and the recognition and acceptance of those who work so long and so hard, many from their early years to be olympians, to play baseball, basketball, football,

on friday, another 12 people lost their lives this time in virginia beach. 12 more families were ripped apart, another community forever changed. i know firsthand the devastation a gun can cause. the accidental shooting that ft me a quad drapliegeic and this is unimaginable. i see too many times to address the gun violence. we owe it to the family members and family and thousands more who will die this year. we know the policies that work. now who has the courage to enact it. i yield back sm the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> it is with great respect that i rise today to recognize the .r. o tmp c cadets from pine grove high school in pennsylvania and their commanding officer, lieutenant colonel. these cadets are traveling overseas to france to mark the 75th anniversary of d-day and honor the beginning of the march to victory. in addition to participating in the d-day parade, they are

abring tourism in virginia. he leaves an enormous industry in his community. he's survived by his loving wife, his six months and daughters-in-law, as well as his eight grandchildren. one of his favorite phrases was this, a rising tide lifts all boats. david lived by that. lifting up those around him in success. we will miss him dearly. i yield my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. . . for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker, i se today to honor my nephew, ian jake could be trone. this saturday he would have been 28 years old. born on december 31, but on december 31, 2016, ian died alone in a hotel room with a fentanyl overdose. he was a nice young man. he like many of us was destined to grow up, find a partner and start a family.

leading an investigation into the assassination of saudi citizen virginia, "washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi. the report came out today. it's damning but not surprising but it mirrors the c.i.a.'s conclusions. i quote, it is the conclusion of the special repertoire that mr. khashoggi has been the victim of a deliberate, premeditated execution and extra judicial killing for which the state of saudi arabia is responsible under international human rights law. i'd like to introduce the u.n. report in the record if i may. >> you may. senator kaine: it finds six violations of international law. the prohibition against arbitrary deprivation of life -- >> all of this confirmation hearing will air later in our program schedule on the c-span networks. here on c-span, we're breaking away and going back live to the capitol hill to the u.s. house. they'll come back in and consider spending legislation for fiscal year 2020. they'll take a final passage vote on a bill started last year -- last week, i should say, on what almost $1 trillion in spending and they'll begin consideration of anot

virginia does. mr. speaker, if we defeat the previous question, i will offer an amendment to the rule to consider house resolution 750, which expresses the sense of the house that it is the duty of the federal government to protect and promote individual choice and health ensures for the american people -- health insurance for the american people and prevent any medicare for all proposal that would outlaw private health insurance plans such as employer-based coverage and medicare advantage plans. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment in the record along with extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. lesko: mr. speaker, i hear from my constituents regularly, and i have a lot of senior citizens, that they are afraid of a medicare for all approach. they understand that a one-size-fits-all government-run health care system will not work. that is because whether it is called the single payer s

offered by the guest chaplain reverend meg peery mclaughlin from burke presbyterian church, burke, virginia. the chaplain: let us pray. o god our health and ages past, our hope for years to come and you we live and move and have our being. amid these public servants gathered to govern, we invoke your presence, o god, greater than we can ever grasp and as near as the intake of our own breath. expose our stubborn bias that deprives our life. reconstruct relationships to enliven joy in the work ahead. ignite our integrity and right size us in our britches. refuse our apathy with an outpouring of your hope. untangle our pride and pain, allowing room for your truth to reep in and guide our way. we make this prayer resting in the promise that we belong to .ou and thus to one another amen the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from texas, mr. williams. mr. williams: i pledge allegiance

what purpose does the gentleman from west virginia seek recognition? >> pursuant to clause 1 rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker: the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the journal stands approved. >> i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and make appoint of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question is postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from south carolina, mr.wilson. mr. wilson: everyone in the gallery including our guests, please join in. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from west virginia, mr. mooney, is recognized for one minute. mr. mooney: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to welcome

griffith of virginia for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the request is granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2019, the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. at this time, i would yield such time as he may consume to my riend from iowa, mr. king. mr. king: thank you, mr. speaker and i thank the gentleman from texas for yielding to me here this afternoon and i come to the floor of the united states house of representatives for the specific purpose today and that's to address an issue that has become a controversy. i regret that. i made a freshman mistake a week ago today when i took a call from a reporter from the "new york times" and that was a 56-minute interview without a tape and resulted in a long article in that article were snippets of the 56-minute interview. part of it was about the history of immigration policy in this country for over the last 18 or so years which i have been a significant part especially in iowa as we have a voice

warner from virginia. madam e gentleman, speaker, my friend, the whip is frustrated, i suggest he call up his friends in the united states senate and say look, you ought to do this, you ought to to that, you ought to do the other. i think it's the right -- if they think it's the right thing to do, maybe they'll do it. but we intend to do our responsibility here. again, as i would hope that we could join together, we could join together in a defense of the congress' responsibility and not have any administration, republican, democrat, obama, trump, any president say no, i'm not going to give you any information. some other body is disposed of that question. well, some other body is not us. an we need to move ahead. on doing our responsibility. an hopefully again, i would hope you would cooperate. but we're going to continue to do the business of the people of this country as well. we have differences, i think this is a pretty historic week. we passed a disaster bill. we extended flood insurance. we ex-tande

from way down in virginia. and i feel like i'm walk, i'm continuing in his footsteps, as i strive to help my city become the 51st state. or to it no longer be a city where there is taxation without representation. imagine the outrage -- this is not a congress which likes taxes, particularly my republican friends. well, a lot of us have owned up to the fact that we became a great country because all of us pitched in, including paying federal taxes. but imagine paying federal taxes and you didn't have anything to say about the amount of those taxes. or anything else about those taxes. imagine being number one per capita in federal taxes to support your country. nd yet having no final vote on this house floor when those taxes are raised, when, for been a been a massive tax cut that went to the great benefit as it turned out of corporations and the very well off. for the district of columbia, i could speak on that bill but i could not vote on that bill even though i represent those who in pay the greatest amount ta

mckinley of west virginia. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 431, the gentleman from west virginia, mr. mckinley, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from west virginia. mr. mckinley: thank you. madam chair, i rise in support of this bipartisan amendment to h.r. 2740. last fall, president trump signed into law comprehensive opioid package. included in that package was a power act which provides competitive grants to hospitals in high overdose or rural areas. sadly, congress has not yet funded that program. the grants included in the power act -- the grants in the power act will help provide emergency rooms the resources they need to offer overdose patients, not only for short-term care, but long-term treatment that is proven to help prevent repeat overdoses. this bipartisan amendment intro deuced by my colleague mr. doyle, of pennsylvania, would fund the grant program with the $10 million congress has already previously authorized. madam chair, if you -

waters: i yield the gentlewoman from virginia three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is -- is recognized for three minutes. ms. wexton: i thank the madam chairwoman for the yielding of the time. mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 1414, the fincen improvement act. bipartisan legislation i introduced with my financial services colleague and fellow virginian, congressman riggleman. this is a practical bill that will help modernize the duties of the financial crime enforcement network, otherwise known as fincen. the mission of fincen is to safeguard the financial system from crimes or illicit use, such as terrorist financing. combat money laund -- financing, combat money laundering and promote national security through the dissemination of financial information and intelligence. h.r. 1414 would do three things to further their important mission. first, is in the area of investigation into terror financing. fincen is currently authorized to combat international terrorism but fails to mention domestic terror activities. with inte

from virginia's crop and live -- for virginia's crop and livestock producers this means expanding relationships with critical buyers in canada and mexico. and for central virginia's workers, today's vote carries with it a commitment from our trading partners to live up to their labor commitments. i know that central virginia's economy and the hardworking men and women who spur it forward have waited patiently for this day to arrive. i thank everyone for their work on this. mr. chairman, mr. ranking member, ambassador lighthizer and my colleagues on the working group. i urge my colleagues to support usmca and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. brady: madam speaker, i'm proud to yield a minute and a half to the gentlelady from missouri, mrs. hartzler. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from missouri is recognized. mrs. hartzler: thank you, madam speaker. this week represented the best of times and the wort of -- worst of times. yesterday displayed the worst of times by impeaching the president for

the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. cline: thank you, madam speaker. it's my pleasure to yield four minutes to the gentleman from florida, mr. diaz-balart. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. diaz-balart: thank you very much. let me first commend my colleague from central florida, mr. soto, for his leadership

the gentlewoman from virginia -- i'm sorry, north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 135, the federal employee anti-discrimination act. h.r. 135 amends the notification and federal employee anti-discrimination and retaliation act of 2002, commonly referred to as the no fear act, to better identify and correct instances of discrimination throughout the federal government. specifically, h.r. 135 requires federal agencies to establish a system to track equal employment opportunity complaints from beginning to end. this system must also track any disciplinary action that resulted in from a finding of a discriminatory act. if a disciplinary action is taken by an agency against an employee, boston the disciplinary action and the reason for the action must be included in the employee's personnel record. h.r. 135 implements notification and reporting requirements for instances of

once isis controlled the area roughly the size of virginia. and they imposed their twisted ideology on millions. they beheaded people, burned people alive, and traded women as sex slaves. we should never forget their brutality. and thanks to american leadership and our collected effort, we have stopped this brutality and millions of people have been liberated. but our work is not done. that is why nato is stepping up our training of iraqi forces so they can better defend their country and make sure isis can never return. this is also why nato supports our partners in the middle east and north africa. helping them to build up their intelligence services, border security, cybersecurity, and special operation forces. training local forces and building local capacity are among the best weapons we have in the fight against terrorism. prevention is better than ntervention. madam speaker, mr. vice president, some of you here today will -- have been affected by terrorism. you may have lost friends and loved ones. you know the reality of terrorism. i k

thornberry: i yield two minutes to the distinguished the gentleman from virginia, mr. whitman. mr. wittman: this is not a good conference report. this is a great bipartisan conference report. we made significant strides in a wide range of areas that improve our national security posture from installing a respect tabble includingine and even related efforts on the widow' tax and housing reform, this has become an impressive bill. i was concerned about our ability to complete the work in this conference report. when we initially debated this i voted in opposition because of various riders included. n conference we debated vigorously and we moved bipartisan support for our service members and their families. chairman smith and ranking member thornberry should be proud of this effort and our sea power projection exathes are more lethal. sea power projections subcommittee we authorized he three destroyers, two oilers and one frigate. we accelerate unmanned vessels. we continue to fully support the rapid development of the raider bomber and the columbia class submarine programs both esse

lauria from virginia. -- mrs. luria of virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. rs. luria: as a veteran myself this issue hits close to home, especially in coastal virginia, the district i have the honor of representing. as my first town hall after taking office, the wife of a virginia beach vietnam veteran posed a deeply personal question. she said to me, where is the blue water navy sailor bill? i have a dying vet at home from agent orange that wants this country to respond to his service during vietnam. after the town hall, i talked with her more in depth on the issue, and with tears in her eyes she asked me again for help and to make sure congress did not forget her husband's service and what he sacrificed for our country. . i speak on behalf of the blue water vietnam veterans' act so my swiments and so many others across the nation will know that we have not foresaken their service. i'm thankful to the house of representatives for stepping up to the plate and fulfilling our responsibility to our veteran

we've had the gentlelady, i see here, from virginia in the chamber. she talked about national security being placed at risk. the fact that we've done this to ourselves is really difficult, and i would just say to the president, madam speaker, that it's time to reopen this government. we've offered 11 versions of how to reopen the government, but i want to talk about some stories because the psychological effect that the gentlelady from maine talked about really has an impact on these employees. and i want to talk about a the man who works for national park service. he's in the natural resource technical division so what he does is he goes to the national parks and deals with faults and different kinds of geological problems that may exist, and they work throughout the year but particularly at the time when it is -- the parks are not very crowded. and this is something that is very important. he's worked for the park service for 19 years, and then all of a sudden he believes that nobody saw this coming and he's furloughed with young children and he des

i'll go to virginia and look at what's happening in virginia. virginia was named one of the top places to do business in 2019. it's because the state legislature has enabled businesses to prosper. they created the right mix of leveling the playing field through regulation for businesses. s no being -- not being overregular willer to but being sure to create fair and level playing field. that's role of government. that will not happen under a system of socialism where a government is in complete control. that's counter to what has made our nation great. we know that the proposals being made by the other side, that espouses these elements and underminnings doff -- underpinnings of socialism include things like medicare for all, a taxpayer-funded government-run health care system that would cost tens of trillions of dollars and force 15 million americans off their private or employer-based health care plans. as i as i talk to folks they say, hey, give me that choice. they want that liberty and freedom which comes to them under the constitution. the

in virginia, the governor tried to soften the blow of his infanticide endorsement by saying, quote, the infant would be kept comfortable, unquote, while a decision was made on whether to abort the infant. these disturbing and extreme trends seeping into the mainstream of the democratic platform underscore the need for its leaders in congress to stand up, to fight for life in the face of these abhorrent actions. now more than ever leaders in washington need to stand up for life. i stand committed with the millions of pro-life advocates around the country to make sure infanticide is condemned. and the voiceless are given a voice. yield back. mrs. walorski: thank you. i'd like to yield to my friend from north carolina, epresentative mark walker. mr. walker: thank you. the born-alive survivors protection act protects the lives of babies who survive abortions by requiring the health care practitioner to safe the life of the baby. sounds pretty much commonsense, doesn't it? i'm a proud co-sponsor of mrs. wagner's bill fighting for the sanctity of life. as a former pastor, i value each and eve

wexton of virginia. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 713, the gentlewoman from virginia, ms. wexton, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from virginia. ms. wexton: thank you, madam chair. thank you also to mr. courtney for introducing this important bipartisan legislation. my amendment to h.r. 1309 is a clarifying amendment to ensure that nothing in this act shall be construed to limit or diminish any existing protections and relevant federal, state, or local law related to domestic violence, stalking, dating violence, or sexual assault. according toal 2016 osha report, approximately 75% of the nearly 25,000 workplace assaults reported each year occur in health care and social service settings. and workers in health care settings are four times more likely to be assaulted at work than workers in other sectors. these cases have led to psychological trauma, not only for the victim but also for those who witness the these attacks, as well as serious injury and even death. with workplace violence on the rise, it is vital that

at this time i am pleased to yield two minutes to the gentlelady from west virginia, the gentlelady. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. miller: i rise to speak out against white supremacy. as a christian, i live my life by the guidance and teaching of jesus christ, and by the many great lessons in the bible. matthew 7:12 tells us, so whatever you wish that others would do to you do also to them. this is the golden rule that we treat every person as we wish to be treated. this is why i stand here today to say that there is no place for white supremacy, anti-semitism, racism, or bigotry of any kind in congress. thank you and i yield back my time to the gentleman from georgia. mr. collins: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: thank you, madam speaker. i now yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from tennessee, a member of the judiciary committee, mr. cohen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cohen: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, mr. n

the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. beyer, for five minutes. mr. beyer: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, my northern virginia district includes more federal workers, almost 87,000, than any other. and my people are suffering. this week we entered the second month of a shutdown which president trump began by rejecting a republican bill which passed overwhelmingly in the senate after promising he would in fact shut down the government. the undeniable fact that the president told senate republicans today to vote for the exact same bill they passed, exact same bill he promised to sign, this shutdown would end. he refuses to do so because his demands are unmet. his complaints of a crisis, madam speaker, are correct in one respect. they are a crisis for the people i respect, for people in every district across this country. president said many things since he promised to shut down the government but a few is directed to the federal workforce. i've gotten hundreds of calls, emails and letters and they are opposed to the shutdown. they talk about t

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

i came in with virginia together in 1998, i served on the armed ervices committee with walter. i was introduced to him by a man from mississippi named gene taylor. who said, there's more integrity in this man than any member of the united states congress. how right he was. walter would frequently come over to the corner as we referred to it. and confer with jack murtha. my mentor and arguably one of the most knowledgeable people in this chamber and in this body on matters of defense, on matters of military as he had served, as a colonel with distinction in vietnam. and walter would often probe mr. in iraq and the war he was by that vote. jack would counsel him and walter would walk away, jack murtha would add to the chorus of people who would say, what honor. what integrity. what thoughtfulness. at a genuine human being walter jones is who cares so deeply about the people he epresents and the feeling that he had not done the right thing. ith his vote for iraq. there are a number of reasons why jack murtha came out to ultimately oppose the war in iraq. but i'll always believe th

for what purpose does the gentleman from west virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, inadvertently, representative brian fitzpatrick's name was added as a co-sponsor of h.r. 205 and i ask unanimous consent that his name be removed from that. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from -- gentleman seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent that the committee on judiciary be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 962, the born alive abortion survivors protection act, and is ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: under guidelines consistently issued by successive speakers, as recorded in section 956 of the house rules and manual, the chair is constrained not to entertain the request unless it has been clear by the bipartisan floor and committee leaderships. the gentleman has not been recognized for debate. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourn today it adjourn to mee

i yield two minutes to a distinguished gentleman from west virginia, mr. mckinley, a member of the energy and commerce committee. the chair: the gentleman from west virginia is recognized for two minutes. mr. mckinley: thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. let's be clear, we must have a global approach. this subverts that process. so, because of their -- they look at the record since 2001. 290% increase in emissions. india, 235%. we got a negative 16%. we're reducing that. so because of their miserable record of curse tailing eenhouse gases, we are going -- curtailing greenhouse gases, we're going to see sea levels rises. because of india and china, experts are saying, florida, miami, baltimore are still going to flood. so let's be honest. the paris accord is really nothing more than political theater than actually addressing climate change. instead, what we should have an agreement is when it's enforceable with legal, bind targets, specific financial support, provides for liability or compensation for damages that could be caused, and an ununsing that the g

i yield one minute to the gentlelady from west virginia, mrs. miller. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from west virginia is recognized. mrs. miller: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to speak in opposition to senate joint resolution 36. this legislation is bad policy and it sets a bad precedent. today congress is attempting to block legal u.s. arms sales to strategic partners who face increased threats from iran and terrorist proxies. the administration is ensuring that our allies in the middle east have the capabilities to defend themselves and protect the hundreds of thousands of americans who live and work in the gulf states. these allies depend on military equipment from the u.s. to hold the line against iran, al qaeda, isis and other threats. if we don't supply it, they will buy it elsewhere. russian arms dealers are already seeking to exploit the reluctance. at this point in history, we need to do what we can to decrease iran's influence in the region. i urge my colleagues to vote against the resolution and i yield back the balance of

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