White house were with the senate or with thehe hous [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] the u. S. S who has gaveled back into session. Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to take from the speakers table the bill h. R. 6395 with the Senate Amendment thereto, disagree to the Senate Amendment and request a conference with the senate. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 6395, an act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities for the department of defense for military construction and for Defense Activities of the department of energy to describe military personnel strength for such fiscal year and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore is there objection to the request of the gentleman from washington . Without objection, the request is agreed to. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition . Pursuant to clause 12 of rule 22, i move the meeting of the conference may be closed to the public at such times as classified security information may be discussed providing that any sitting member of this Congress Shall be entitled to attend any meeting of the conference. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 12a of rule 22, the motion is not debatable. The motion members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina seek recognition . Mr. Butterfield as the member designated by mr. Price of North Carolina, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Price will vote yes, he will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from delaware seek recognition . Ms. Blunt rochester as the member designated by ms. Degette of colorado, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Degette will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition . As the member designated by mr. Costa, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Costa will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mrs. Beatty of ohio, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. Beatty will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Mceachin, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Mceachin will vote yes on the pending motion. As the member designated by ms. Porter, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Porter will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from tennessee seek recognition . As the member designated by pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. West will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . As the member designated by Congress Member napolitano, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that Congress Member napolitano will vote yes on the pending motion. And mr. Speaker, as the member designated by Congress Member vargas, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Vargas that Congress Member vargas will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition . As the member designated by mr. Rush, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Rush will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition . As the member designated by representative clay, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Clay will ote yes on the motion to close of the conversation on h. R. 6395. As the member designated by representative andre carson, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Carson will vote yea on the motion to close portions of the conference on h. R. 6395. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman seek recognition . As the member designated by pursuant of texas, to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Escobar will vote yes on the pending motion. As the member designated by mr. Castro of texas, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Castro will vote yes on the pending resolution. Pending motion. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman seek recognition . As the member designated by mr. Desaulnier, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Desaulnier will vote yes on the pending otion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition . As the member designated by ms. Brownley, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Brownley will vote yes on the pending motion. As the member designated by ms. Pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Frankel will vote yes on the pending motion. As the member designated by ms. Bonamici, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Bonamici will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from minnesota seek recognition . As the member designated by mr. Peterson of minnesota, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Peterson will vote aye on the pending resolution. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Perlmutter, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Perlmutter will vote aye on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition . Mr. Mcgovern as the member esignated by mr. Welch of vermont, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Welch will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition . As the member designated by mr. Lawson, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the lawson will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Ryan of 965, i rsuant to h. Res. Inform the house that mr. Ryan will vote yes on the pending motion. By mrs. Ember designated lawrence of michigan, pursuant i inform the house that mrs. Lawrence will vote yes on the pending motion. For peaker pro tempore what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Jeffries as the member designated by chairwoman Eddie Bernice johnson, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform chairwoman at johnson will vote yea on the pending motion. S the member designated by chairwoman zoe lofgren, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that chairwoman lofgren will vote yeah on the pending motion. S the member designated by chairman jerry nadler, pursuant i House Resolution 965, inform the house that chairman nadler will vote yea on the pending motion. By he member designated congressman jose serrano, pursuant to House Resolution i inform the house that congressman serrano will vote yea on the pending motion. By he member designated congressman brendan boyle, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that boyle will vote yea on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Meb 34eb mr. Gar as the member designated by mr. Garamendi, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Garamendi will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition . Mr. Beyer mr. Speaker, as the mr. R designated by blumenauer, pursuant to h. Res. Mr. I inform the house that blumenauer will vote no on the present motion. S the member designated by mr. Lieu, pursuant to h. Res. 965, i inform the house that mr. Lieu will vote yes on the pending motion. S the member designated by mr. Lowenthal, pursuant to h. Res. 965, i inform the house that mr. Lowenthal will vote yes on the motion. As the member designated by ms. Barragan, pursuant to h. Res. Ms. I inform the house that barragan will vote yes on the pending motion. S the member designated by ms. Moore, pursuant to h. Res. 965, i inform the house that ms. Moore will vote yes on the pending motion. As the member designated by mr. Cohen, pursuant to h. Res. 965, i cohen the house that mr. Will vote yes on the pending motion. As the member designated by mr. 965, pursuant to h. Res. I inform the house that mr. Rooney will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition . Ms. Sanchez mr. Speaker, as the brian designated by mr. Higgins, pursuant to h. Res. 965, i inform the house that mr. Voting aye on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Tonko mr. Speaker, as the ember designated by representative lowey, pursuant to h. Res. 965, i inform the lowey hat representative will vote aye on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition . As the member designated by mr. Pocan of wisconsin, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Pocan will vote aye on the motion. As the member designated by ms. Jayapal, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Jayapal will vote aye on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition . As the member designated by representative roybalallard, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that representative roybalallard will vote aye on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition . Thank you, mr. Speaker. As the member designated by ms. Titus of nevada, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Titus will permits on the motion to the closing of portions of the conference on h. R. 6395. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Grijalva, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Grijalva will vote yea on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the member from arizona seek recognition . As the member designated by mr. Mrs. Kirkpatrick, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. Kirkpatrick will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from New Hampshire seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mrs. Bustos, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that on thestos will vote yea pending motion. Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by ms. Pingree, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Pingree will vote yea on the pending motion. As the member designated by mr. Keating, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Keating will vote yea on the pending motion. As the member designated by ms. Meng, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Meng will vote yea on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition . Hello, mr. Speaker. As the member designated by mr. James langevin of rhode island, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Langevin will vote yes on the motion to permit the closing of portions of the conference on h. R. 6395. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from maine seek recognition . As the member designated by mr. Rose, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Rose will vote yea on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition . As the member designated by ms. Speier, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Speier will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition . Thank you, mr. Speaker. As the member designated by by dr. Schrier, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that dr. Schrier will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . As the member designated by mr. Vicente gonzalez, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Gonzalez will vote aye on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition . As the member designated by mrs. Wilson, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. Wilson will vote yes on the pending motion. S the member designated by mr. Courtney, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Courtney will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . As the member designated by ms. Won nee watson coleman, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. Watson coleman will vote yes on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition . Ms. Wasserman schultz as the member designated by mr. Hastings of florida, pursuant to i inform the house that mr. Hastings will vote yea motion. Ending as the member designated by mr. Payne of new jersey, pursuant to h. Res. 965, i inform the house payne will also vote yea on the pending motion. The speaker pro tempore on this 396, and the are nays are eight. Adopted. N is and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Without objection, the chair appoints the following conferees on h. R. 6395. From the committee on Armed Services for consideration of the house bill and senate modifications committed to conference, mr. Smith of washington, mrs. Davis california, messrs. Laj langevin, courtney, garamendi, ms. Speier, messrs. Gallego, moulton, vela,al, khanna, keating, ms. Horn of oklahoma, wilson of outh carolina, turner, rogers of alabama, lamborn, wittman. Georgia. Ms. Stefanik. Messrs. Kelly of mississippi, bacon, and banks. From the Permanent Select Committee on intelligence for onsideration of matters within the jurisdiction of that committee under clause 11 of sewell mr. Schiff, ms. Of alabama, mr. Nunes. From the committee on oficulture for consideration sections 3601 and 3602 of the section 1053 of the Senate Amendment and modifications committed to peterson, ms. Conway. Er, and mr. From the committee on the budget for consideration of sections 8003 of the house bill and sections 4126 and 1086 of Senate Amendment and modifications committed to conference, messrs. Morrelle, stewart. And from the committee on education and labor for consideration of 212, 279, 569, 570, 1791, 1797, 1833 and 1834 of the house bill and sections 561 through 63, 565, 566, 5211, 6091 and 6615 of the and e amendment modifications committed to conference, mr. Scott of virginia. Mrs. Trahan and mr. Guthrie. From the committee on energy and 223, 335, r sections 548, 6017, 736, 1299 and 1761, 1772, 1793, 1821, 1823, 01, 501 , 32, 0306 and 11206 of the house bill and sections 311, 319, 703, 1098, 091, 1964, 19 3232, 5239, i of le subtitle ivision e sections 620, 99f, 6704, 6706 of the Senate Amendment and modifications to conference mr. Pallone, ms. Degette, and mr. Walden. Rom 1776, 249, 1299, 1768, 1808, 1812, 798, subtitles hai of division aa division g, a and k and section 1706 through 10 and 6231 of the Senate Amendment and modifications committed to conference, ms. Waters. From the committee on Foreign Affairs for consideration of sections 213, 843 subtitled c of 1203, 1 of division a, 1207, 123133. 1260, 1260 b. 1, 1280, 1286, 6, 294, 12 9, 12 9b. 299g, 1299k. And sections 1299 que through one, and 1299 through 2. Title 12. Pch lieu 5. 1644f. 1757, 1759, 1823 and division inche of the house bill and 1201 thrive 120 p. 1210, subilet c of title c. Sections 1231 through 33. 1240. 125 56. Division a 1887, of subtitle of 15. And title 17 of division a, section 1631. 96. D 6293 6299a. 9 299 b and f of the Senate Amendment and modifications committed to. Messers. From the committee on Homeland Security for consideration of 1630, 1631,. 37, 1640 aa 508 and 93, 1804 and 9 6098 and 6613 and 6614 of the Senate Amendment and modifications committed to conference. Mrs. Torres small of new mexico and mr. Green of tennessee for consideration of sections 536, 1101 of the house bill and modifications committed to conference. Mrs. Lofgren, fudge and rodney davis on the committee of george bush area for sections 281, 540 06. 1215, 1299 1640a. 1733. 1762 of the house bill and sections 1296 and 6088 of the Senate Amendment and modifications committed to conference, mr. Nadler and mr. Steube. From the committee on Natural Resources for consideration of 1795, 283436, subtitle e of division b and ivisions o and p of sections 315228. 2. 1. D 787 and mr. Grijalva, mr. Bishop of utah. The speaker pro tempore from the committee on oversight of reform and 813, 825, 830b, 833, 80. 881, 1108. 1111. Subtitle c and title 11 of vision a section 1635, 1639, 1640, subtitle b of division a, sections 1744, 1769. And 114 of the8, house bill in section 631 5244, 6047 and 93 46 and modifications committed to conference, mrs. Maloney of new york. Rom the committee on science based technology. Vision a, sections 327, 333, 1806, 1807, 1, 1821, 1824, 1825, division e, sections 502 of the house bill 1099, ons 318, 1098, title c of division e, sections 5231 through 38 and 6087 of the Senate Amendment and modifications committed to conference. Mrs. Johnson of texas and mr. Garcia of california. From the committee on Small Business for consideration of sections 831 that you have33. 840 a, 844 and 1633 of the house ill and sections 871, 872, 1642, 5871 and 5877 and modifications committed to conference, ms. Velazquez, mrs. Golden and chabot. For consideration of sections g and 912, 2, 560 1101. 3501, 3505, 809, 33 and ough 09, 3351, 1635,nd sections 1781087, 6809 and 246, subtitle i of title 60 and modifications committed to conference. From the committee on Veterans Affairs for consideration of 5, 540 b,25, 534, 53 553. , 546, 551 through 718, 724, 731 and 752 1411, 54, 831, 1101, 1790, 1802 and 5502 of the house bill and section 741, 753, 762 1090a and 089, 6085 of the Senate Amendment and modifications committed. Messers. Takano. 7104 of ommittee and the house bill and section 6003 of the Senate Amendment and modifications committed to conference. Messers. Neal, opinion etta and wenstrup. I ask unanimous consent that i may be considered the primary sponsor of h. R. 3025, you are not forgotten act, a bill introduced by representative meadows of North Carolina for the purpose of adding cosponsors under clause 7 of rule 12. The speaker pro tempore without objection. So ordered. The chair will entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition . Ms. Kaptur i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Kaptur i rise in recognition of a beloved of parks and trails in my district toledo metro parks. On october 27, it was awarded the most prestigious honor in the industry, the 2020 National Gold medal award for excellence in parks and recreation and management and the number one park system in the United States of america by the America Academy for in partnership about the National Recreation and park association. Im immensely thankful who created a world class park system of parks and trails. In fact, toledo metro parks is ne of 20 agencies and military considered as a. Nd if you are relaxing, toledo rks has you waist to get you outside. Congratulations on this National Recognition and 23 million grant from the department of transportation to construct a project in the heart of toledo. Our metro parks will get better. Our office will fly a flag over the u. S. Capitol over the honor of this gold medal park. Congratulations to all. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition . I request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized for one minute. I rise today to congratulate cincinnati st. Xaviers Football Team on becoming the division one champions. Led by the head coacher, they won the state championship by a store of 443, setting a record for the largest margin of victory in a Division One State final. This showing showed Fourth Quarter victories in the quarterfinals and the semifinals. M always proud to be a st. Xavier alum news as they earned their fourth state championship. It is an understatement to say that the last several months have been difficult for our exupets in ohio and across the country. Last friday night, families, friends and students were able to return to a little bit of normalcy, exactly why sports and team work are so important to the nation. Congratulations to the st. Xavier players. Go bombers. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Thank you. I wear a mask so my granddaughter aubrey can return to third grace inperson schooling as soon as possible. I wear a mask so that one day i can go to church and be surrounded again by a community in prayer. I wear a mask to look forward to the day when my entire family can get together. I wear a mask so more people do not have to experience the feeling of loss my family felt when my motherinlaw passed away from the covid virus. Ms. Dean wearing a mask is not a political statement. It is a simple way of saying, i value the lives around me. Nearly 250,000 americans are dead because of this brutal virus. And it is up to each of us to do our part. Today i put on my mask as an act of Public Health, of compassion, of care, and of respect. As a way of asking not what hers can do for me, but what im always saying behind my mask, what i can do for you. Thank you, madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Madam speaker, i 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. Mr. Van drew thank you. I want to thank oak Crest High School in south jersey for engaging all of us to be involved in what this nation is built upon. Representative government. Voting is a right that we must all engage in to see the country that we want to live in. I am proud of them, i am proud of all of you, and your belief in america. America is an exceptional nation and we can never forget that. Our predecessors built this nation with mechanisms in place to ensure that even though there are problems at times, that we can selfcorrect and we can heal the wrongs. I ran for reelection because i believe in strong america, which makes a strong south jersey. I believe that what made America Great keeps America Great. I believe in a strong economy, strong borders and a Strong Military anchored by strong energy, americanmade and americansupplied goods and services. And while protecting our environment, our families and core american values. To me this isnt about politics. A strong nation is built upon a strong economy. Built on americanmade goods. We must bring American Manufacturing jobs back home where they belong. A strong nation does not let foreign governments take advantage of us and i will do everything in my power to ensure that doesnt happen. I want to thank all the professionals at oak Crest High School and i thank them for their work through this pandemic and all of the students for the work that they have done. May god bless them all. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the floor for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. Mr. Espaillat madam speaker, it is with a heavy heart that i rise today in remembrance and onor of cecil corbin mark, whosing on the evening of october 15 sent shock waves of grief through new yorks communities. A harlem native, a trail blazer for the fight for justice, cecil was a giant in his community and across the nation and his loss is immeasurable. Cecil led a life dedicated to building sustainable communities and healthy communities. He worked tirelessly to ensure that people of color and lowincome residents always had a seat at the table. Successful impact on Sustainable Future of harlem, our surrounding communities and our nation cannot be overstated. Our prayers remain with cecils family and the wiac community. May he rest in power. I yield back, madam speaker. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Lamalfa madam speaker, i rise to ask consent for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. Mr. Lamalfa thank you. I rise today to recognize the life and legacy of former Redding Police department chief of police, bob blankenship, after his passing late last month at the age of 73. Chief blankenship started his career at the Redding Police department in 1972. After being pro note minnesotaed through the redding p. D. Ranks, he became chief of police in 1968. No, 1988. He retired after 30 years of service in 2002. He served on the state of california peace officers standard and Training Commission and was president of the California Police chiefs association. He was instrumental in developing statewide policies for Police Response to Domestic Violence incidents and he brought the first neighborhood policing unit to the area. Bob was a genuine Public Servant who cared about the wellbeing and safety of all of his redding residents. I send my sincerest condolences to he and his family and all his colleagues he served with so many years. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Tonko madam speaker, i 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 from new york is recognized. Mr. Tonko thank you, madam speaker. I rise today in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the National Institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism. For 50 years niaaa has been the leader in generating and disseminating fundamental information about the effects of alcohol on our health and wellbeing and applying that knowledge to improve the lives of those struggling with alcoholrelated problems. The United States alone, nearly 15 Million People have an alcohol use disorder. An estimated 88,000 people die from alcoholrelated causes annually. And alcohol misuse has immeasurable impacts on families and communities across our nation. While niaaa has made significant achievements toward improving Public Health over the past 50 years, such as illuminating the negative effects of prenatal alcohol exposure and supporting the development of effective behavioral therapies and medications to treat alcohol use disorder, more work is needed. With technological advances and an expanding knowledge base, niaaa is poised to advance Alcohol Research to the next frontier toward the goal of helping more americans live healthier, more productive lives. And with that, madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition . Thank you for finally recognizing me, madam speaker. I seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman from tennessee is finally recognized for one minute. Thank you again, madam speaker. Our country is still battling the Opioid Epidemic and every day we hear heartbreaking stories of those lost to overdoses during this crisis. Congress must remain vigilant in the fight against opioids, especially synthetic fentanyl from china. China is the heart of the global fentanyl supply chain and the most fentanyltraffic fentanyl trafficked into the United States is produced in china. Sometimes its shipped directly into our country and other times it is brought across our borders by smugglers working with chinese drug dealers, madam speaker. Mr. Burchett it only takes a small amount of fentanyl to overdose and unsuspecting drug users often purchase drugs cut with fentanyl. More and more americans are dying from synthetic opioid overdoses. There were an estimated 31,000 deaths in 2018. 31,000. The Chinese Government needs to go after the massive fentanyl operation in their country and should execute the dirt bag fentanyl drug dealers, smugglers and producers. I was a cosponsor of the phenomenal in fentanyl sanctions act which included in the 2020 National Defense authorization act that gives the president the authority to impose sanctions against countries failing to do their part to stop illegal opioid traffic. If the Chinese Government wants to avoid sanctions, they must bring these low lives running this massive fentanyl operation to justice. Thank you, madam speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore thank you. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . I ask for unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman from florida is recognized for one minute. Madam speaker, coronavirus cases are rising again in florida. Today florida reported over 7,925 new cases. Coronavirus cases are rising nationally. Yesterday there were over 155,000 americans who contracted the coronavirus and another 1,707 americans dead. Hats the highest death toll since may 14. American families need our help. Testing, tracing, treatment and a vaccine. Mr. Soto keeping our First Responders on the job, Small Business relief. Jobless benefits. Food and housing assistance. And what is congress doing about it . The House Majority has voted twice for the heroes act, included a compromise including a compromise. President elect joe biden has said right now congress should come together and pass covid relief packages like the heroes act. Wheres President Trump . Wheres the Senate Republican majority . Millions of americans would like to know. America is in crisis. We must come together as a congress and the time for action is now. Thank you, and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore thank you. Are there any further requests or time . Under the speakers announced the of january 3, 2019, gentleman from new york, mr. Espaillat, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. Mr. Espaillat madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Espaillat madam speaker, day we reconvene our monthly pecial order hour of the hispanic caucus. Really since the covid19 pandemic reached americas shore. And as we speak here today, americas staring down the barrel of a third wave of the covid19 pandemic. The worst one perhaps that weve so far faced. We are adding a million cases a million cases every week. We are approaching a total of 11. 5 million cases, more than any other nation in the world by far. Despite many more populous ountries with outbreaks. Even more grim, we lead the world in the number of onfirmed covidrelated deaths. And quickly approaching 1,000 deaths per day, more than any other nation facing this new wave of the covid19 pandemic. Are tates and cities careening toward lockdowns. Just today, madam speaker, new down ty ordered to shut its schools. It had attempted to open, partially, the schools, but today the mayor of the city of new york ordered another , tdown of the School System over one million children will stay home with their family members. And so states and cities are locking down as we speak right now. As we near the thanksgiving holiday. Many states across the country, governors and mayors have spoken to their constituencies and asked them not to congregate in their homes with more than 10 people, family members, during thanksgiving. And it is a wise recommendation by mayors and governors. Show your love to loved ones. Dont expose them to the covid19 virus. And as we speak right here, as i said, new york city has announced that it has indefinitely closed its schools. Madam speaker, we all know why america is facing such a terrible outbreak of this virus. And jenth failure by this administration to act and numerous Republican Leaders to take this pandemic seriously. It was minimized, underestimated, yet, it was deadly to over 250,000 americans. The failure of leadership, the failure of leadership to encourage something as simple as wearing your mask. Covid19 outbreak is a serious one. Where there is more serious fen no, maama taking place and the impact of communities of color. So this pandemic, zero in on communities of color, with high rates of diabetes and high Blood Pressure and asthma and other respiratory diseases and cardiovascular problems, deadly conditions for those that are infected by the covid19 virus. My home state and city of new york became the nations first epicenter of the pandemic, the Racial Disparities were very clear. The hardest hit zip codes were those with the highest number of minority populations. My district that has harlem and east harlem and Hamilton Heights and the northwest bronx was devastated by the pandemic. Some of the zip codes had the highest numbers of deaths in the country as the pap began to subside in new york, but took hold in other parts of the country, the disparities continued to go unabated. Studies conducted in june bore statistically what i have seen with my very own eyes and on the ground. Ow as the u. S. Surpasses 250,000 covid19 deaths and quickly aplompse 12 million confirmed cases, racial data is more complete and the trend of his pandemic is crystal clear. It discriminates. It discriminates poor people, people with preexisting conditions, with diabetes and high Blood Pressure and discriminates against people of color and discriminates every single day. The system is broken in so many ays that the pap has laid bare and exacerbated both in latinos and blacks are at higher risks both in our environmental and inherited to have detrimental effects on quality of life. N. P. R. Used information from the covid tracking project and shows how the disparities are consistent statebystate. One key finding is that hispanics are dying from covid19 at higher rates than their share of state populations no matter where they are. In maine, this was true in only seven states but has spread much more. Latinos have a disproportional rate of infection, in 45 states and the district of columbia. It is unfortunately to see why this trend is happening. These communities are often more likely to face economic hurdles that have kept them from receiving the Quality Health care that they deserve. The kinds of prevent tiffer treatment that many of us take or granted are a luxury to those who cannot afford Health Insurance. We made improvements with the Affordable Care act lowering health care costs, but the Trump Administration has done everything in its power to hamper that law. As the pandemic raged across this country, they went into court to take away, steal the health care for those that need it and we have become to see a decline in the rate of those with insurance rather than the other way around. Preventive care is important ecause it ensures that other morbidities are detected early and well managed. In the absence of that care, Something Like an Infectious Disease can make the difference between life or death. Mrm low income families are without healthy food options and driving up the rates of diabetes. And urban centers, which many communities see higher rates of asthma and other chronic respiratory illnesses. Hen a virus comes along, it is more likely to take its toll on those who already vr respiratory illnesses. And need i mention the latinos putting anamericans them at much higher risk. As all of it piles up, it plays out. More black and brown bodies in the morgue than should be. Ut madam speaker, it doesnt have to be this way. We can turn the disparities around. With a National Strategy to combat the virus, we can reduce its spread. Where a targeted campaign to communities of colors, we can keep our fellow americans safe and with aid to communities who need it the most, we can keep families stable until we are out of the woods. Since enacting the cares act, democrats have passed the heroes act to get critical aid to our communities. Billions of dollars for testing, tracing and treatment. The three ts, testing, tracing and treatment. Billions of dollars for hospitals and personal protective equipment, billions of dollars and food and entertainment which is taking a hit. Billions of Public Transportation and frontline workers who have kept Service Going despite months of pummeling ridership because they ed to get doctors, nurses to and from work back home. Billions of dollars to city governments who are facing shortfalls through no fault of their own. The president has blamed states, divided our country, pointed fingers. This is a time of leadership in crisis. There are no blue or red states. There are the United States of america. And many of those state governments are hurting. They are at the precipice of a fiscal crisis of unprecedented proportions. And finally, madam speaker, billions of dollars directly into the pockets of fellow americans throughout the second timulus payment and the 600 unEmployment Benefits. I have seen with my very own eyes, the food lines getting longer and longer around the block. People need the 600 nun Employment Benefits and people need the 1200. America needs to help, but the white house is silent and Mitch Mcconnell is dr. No. The republicans in the senate have refused to even consider the heroes act and the Trump Administration has dragged us along as we have tried to negotiate to get robust help for the American People as they should have it. It is long past time for them to come to the table and get to the heroes act signed into law. The people need help. Finally, while we have seen terrible news about the rise in cases in deaths these past couple of weeks, we have seen a seen a light at the end of the tunnel, before i speak about that, i want to highlight that many families across the country are backed up in their rent payment, two months, three months, four months, maybe six months and dont know where they are going to get the money to pay their rent at the end of the road. We must provide the rental assistance, the 100 billion in the heroes act for renters across america that cant sleep at night because they dont know where they are going to get the money to pay the rent. They are backed up three to six months of rent. This is a crisis. In just the past few days, we have received the good news that the covid19 vaccine may be more than 90 effective at an incredible rate that is within our reach and while it may take time to produce the doses that we need to treat everybody and stand up the infrastructure to get the vaccine that those who need it, we must make sure that the distribution is fair and equitable. The ethics of the Vaccine Distribution must be fair and equitable. We cannot make the same mistake with the vaccine. We can cant leave communities on their own to fight in the free market to wing it on their own on a public resource that is of life and death. And cannot allow like a vaccine that will be in limited supply to those who are able to pay the highest prices. We cant allow rich folks to muscle in and get the vaccine while poor people who suffer from preexisting conditions are exposed to the virus. We need a comprehensive plan to ensure that the vaccine gets to the most vull indiscernible. The quicker and the better. And communities that were the hardest hit by the pandemic are attended first. Communities of color, the africanamerican community, the hispanic community, native americans were left out of testing and they were short changed and must not do it again. And left out of the i. C. U. Beds. They must not be left out of the Vaccine Distribution. Equitable. E fair and the distribution must be fair and equitable. Given the disparity way this virus has hit our communities, they should be amongst the first to receive the vaccine and get treated. Thank you, madam speaker, for allowing me to address the house on this issue. Of crisis, of imperative action that must be taken immediately to address the millions and millions of families that are scared in their home with this pandemic raging across the country. Now, i would like to yield to my colleague from the state of garcia. Commoon mr. Garcia thank you, congressman espaillat, for organizing this special order hour. Were more than eight months into the covid pandemic and each one of us have been impacted. For months we sounded the alarm on the pandemics disproportionate impact on latinos, minority communities and especially front line workers. Its no coincidence that the top five most impacted zip codes in illinois are in my district. And as many as one in 15 chicagoans has covid19, with the vast majority being either latino or black. But this is a different moment. We are heading into a dark winter and working families cannot wait for congress to act. Unless we take immediate action , more will die. The sick are splitting pills to pay rent. Diabetics are rationing insulin to save money. People are going hungry or doubling up in their homes to keep off the street. This falls on us, congress, the white house. How can i continue to go back home and explain to my constituents again why congress . Nt pass relief for families we expect everyone to do their part. Stay home. Or continue working the front lines. Its way past time that we do ours. 1,200 is all people were given to get through the lockdown. And many of my immigrant constituents didnt even get hat. U. S. Born u. S. Citizen children could not get their checks. U. S. Citizen spouses could not get their 1,200 checks because they may be married to someone whodunit have a Social Security number yet. We call them essential workers, but really theyre expendable as far as donald trump and the Republican Senate are concerned. We call them essential, but they are expendable in the eyes of those who hold the keys to relief. What do i tell the exhausted doctors and nurses working days at a time at hospitals, quickly reaching capacity . How do i explain our inaction to the mother who had to wait for hours just to get tested . Or patients trying to figure out how theyre paying next months rent . Or children who wont have parents sitting at the table this thanksgiving . Most of my constituents dont have the luxury of working from home. They are essential workers. Theyre on the front lines, making sure we keep this country running. Workers are having to make tough choices these days. Go to work with fears of contracting or spreading covid19, or stay home and risk losing a job, Health Insurance or their home. All theyre asking for is help to get by. People are afraid, frustrated and worried and im pissed off and you should be too. What are we doing here . What the heck is the senate doing sitting around, confirming judges, while 246,000 families grieve . Yes, were all exhausted. But months of willful neglect and recklessness in the from the white house, most republican governors, and the senate is devastating the Latino Community and our entire country and economy. We have got to get a handle on this virus and our inaction, rather than the failure for the senate or the white house to act will only lead to more death and suffering. We must pass the heroes act now. Working people cannot wait until january. Lives are literally depending on it. I plead with all Decision Makers to come to our senses, to save peoples lives and to help restore our economy by doing the right thing. Passing covid relief legislation that families, Small Businesses and communities are dying, literally dying to receive. Now is the time for that action before it gets colder and darker in america. We have the solution and the power to act and bring relief to all of those grieving and hungry and sick families, if we act today. It is time for action and no more words. Its time to rise to the occasion and restore our people and our economy. Thank you, i yield back. Espaillat thank you to my colleague, jesus garcia, from the state of illinois. Clearly said, this pandemic is not just about Health Issues and the catastrophe that is set on america, with the number of folks that are covid19positive or dead. But also has an economic dimension and Small Businesses must also get another round of , for giveable p. Loans, to ensure that they continue to forgiveable loans, to ensure that they continue to function, to ensure that they continue to provide jobs and opportunities for our communities. So, madam speaker, i thank you for this opportunity to allow the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to talk about the importance of combating the disparities laid bare by the covid19 pandemic. And how we can make up for the harm that it has brought us. I want to thank all of my c. H. C. Colleagues, including congressman garcia, and those that were not here today, that i know are on the streets every day attending their districts and their communities, to ensure that we get through this together. For all the hard work that they have been doing on a day to day basis, since march, to help their constituents, and keep all our communities safe. Thank you, and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. Under the speakers announced the of january 3, 2019, gentleman from texas, mr. Conway, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. Mr. Conaway thank you, mike . I ask unanimous con thank you, madam speaker. I ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Conaway thank you, madam speaker. Before i get to the heart of what i came here to talk about, i would encourage the two gentlemen who just spoke to sign the discharge petition on the bill that would do much of what he just talked about, and that is reopen the p. P. P. Program to those Small Businesses that are would be eligible to participate in that. So if they would take that small step, then that may be able to alleviate some of the issues they were dealing with. Madam speaker, thank you for recognizing me. The first remarks that i gave in this chamber were during the debate on a concurrent resolution to count Electoral College votes for president bush and Vice President cheney after the 2004 election. Ive been in the House Chamber before that january day in 2005, stepping up to the podium was an entirely different and nerveracking experience. The capitol is quite a bit more familiar to me now because its been 16 years since ive been able to serve. The tunnels are no longer a mysterious labyrinth. Im grown accustomed to long days packed full of hearings, briefs and meetings. My walking speed is quicker than it used to be. But it is with the same awe and wonderment that i felt on january 6, 2005, that i stand to is chamber today deliver my final floor speech as a member of the house of representatives, as a member of the u. S. House of representatives. When suzanne and i began this journey back in 2002, we had no idea that this is where it would wind up or how long it would last. All i knew was i had an opportunity at a window of opportunity to serve my community and i thought i could do a decent job. Theres a verse in the bible that says, to whom much is given, much is required. That verse has guided much of my decision making. God has blessed me with a little bit of talent and an awful lot of Life Experiences that i thought qualified me to do this job. Theres often an easy path in life, but rarely is it the right path to walk. Ive done my very best to use my judeochristian principles to guide my life and my time in congress. The work that ive been able to do has been extremely gratifying. This institution is important, madam speaker. Its a shrine its enshrined in our constitution. The job we do is important. You and i, however, are not particularly important outside that job. We use the words thank you across a wide spectrum of emotions. We say thank you for opening the door, thank you for picking up something i dropped, the comments im about to make are at the other end of that pectrum. I could not have done what ive been able to do and certainly would not have succeeded as well as i have without the steadfast loving support from my wife, suzanne conway. She has stood by my side by more more events than i can imagine. Shes listened to more town Hall Meetings and stump speeches than anyone should ever have to listen to. Shes handwritten some 8,500 thank you notes over the last 18 years. And shes of course put up with a hectic schedule we get to live under. Her faithful support means more than i can put into words. Thank you, suzanne. The people of the 11th district of texas are good and decent and kind, hardworking, honest texans who have trusted me to do right by them for the past 16 years. Madam speaker, when we ask for someone to vote for us, or when anybody asks a vote to represent someone, were asking them to trust us. Trust us to go do something on their behalf day in and day out. We will make hundreds and thousands of decisions that will never get any input from the folks back home. They simply trust you and i to do it right. That trust is earned over a long period of time and it will evaporate in a nanosecond if youre not if you and i zrue up something in that regard. Trust is held in high regard in west texas and ive been honored to have that trust from the folks in district 11 for 16 years. No member of Congress Gets to do what ive been able to do by themselves. It simply doesnt happen. There are hundreds and hundreds of people across district 11 that have played a direct role in the successes ive had in congress. Thank you to the folks of district 11. Ive also been blessed with the best staff any member could ever ask for. My staff in the district is responsible for helping countless constituents navigate the federal government through their superb case work. Madam speaker, i cant tell you the number of times ive been confronted by a happy constituent who has been able whose life is just a little less difficult based on something one of my constituent Service Folks has done on their behalf. The great news is, they think i did it. I didnt do it. My great team on the ground did it and so they do all the hard work and i get the credit. Its great being a member of ongress. My professional staff in d. C. Crblets mightily across the entire spectrum, providing counsel on every topic imaginable. All of my Committee Staff over the years, including the house ethics committee, which is a thankless job, the terrific job that the house intelligence Committee Staffers do, who have helped me navigate the russia investigation, and most notably, the outstanding folks at the house ag committee, who have done incredible work for me and production agriculture and Rural America over the last six years. Including, madam speaker, passing a farm bill in the same calendar year that it was introduced. Thank you to the best staff and any member al staff ever had. To my fellow members of congress, and the new representativeelect, who all will take that new oath of office next january, remember that your word is your bond, its irreplaceable, wisdom is not only knowing when youre not the smartest person in the room, but bringing that person on to your team. That technique has worked extremely well for me. Be hoonest broker, no matter who youre talking to, and, members, protect this institution. It is worth fighting for, its enshrined in our constitution, and never, ever do anything to our nation faces incrediblee. Challenges and what is happening across our country. We face a looming debt crisis that will swamp this nation if we dont address those crisis. Trade negotiations with china and russia. But i dont believe those are the most immediate threats. Our nation faces a moral decline and inability to selfgovern. John adams, a moral and religious people can selfgovern and and whats going on in this nation. Since 1973, we have killed over 62 million young babies in this country. God cant bless a nation that continues on that path. God cannot bless and at some point in time he will say enough is enough and put this u. S. A. That he put the state of israel through on the path we are walking and i fear that is coming upon us. There is a solution to that issue. In the promise that god has made us, a people who carve in my name will seek my face and pray and i will hear it from heaven and forgive their since and heal their lapped. Our nation hasnt needed more healing more than the civil war. Thats the promise that god has made and the solution that god promises if he claim it. Lets be those people that will humble our see gods face and pray and he will forgive our our. And he will heal my time in congress. I will miss wandering these halls late at night. And seeing the dome. And most of all, i will miss the colleagues who turned into friends and my staff who have become family. Madam speaker, god bless each ne of you, god bless texas and god bless the United States of america and i yield. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. Pursuant to pecks 4b the house stands adjourned until 10 00 a. M. Tomorrow for