Thats not their mission and thats not what we are paying for and we should stop paying for it. And i yield back to mr. Buck. The chair the chair would remind members that remarks during the debate may not engage in personalities towards the president including the repeating of remarks that were said elsewhere. That would be improper if spoken here by the members here in their own words. The gentleman from georgia is recognized. Mr. Lewis i yield one minute to thegentleman from kentucky, chairman of the state foreign operations committee. Mr. Rogers i rise in respectful disagreement with my colleagues who offer this amendment. The United States institute of peace works to help prevent, reduce and resolve violent conflicts abroad. The institute along side our military, our diplomats in the most conflict affected including iraq, afghanistan, tunisia, south sudan and ukraine. Eliminating the u. S. Institute of peace would hamper our efforts to stabilize these areas and to prevent further outbreaks of conflict. The Institute Works with local leaders and other partners to find solutions to religious freedom and mitigate the rise of extremism and persecution. Let me point out, too, that the staffer the gentleman just mentioned in his remarks is no longer with the institute. Shes gone. And so, mr. Chairman, i urge a no vote on this amendment. The chair the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from georgia is recognized. Mr. Lewis mr. Chairman, i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from texas, ms. Granger, a member of the Appropriations Committee. The chair the gentlelady is recognized. Ms. Granger i rise in strong opposition to this amendment. As a former chairwoman of the state and foreign operations subcommittee, i worked closely with the u. S. Institute of peace. From firsthand of experience i can tell you how important their mission is. They send staff to some of the most volatile areas of the world. For instance, the afghanistan, they had Peaceful Elections in 2014 despite taliban calls for violence. Also in 2015, the institute facilitated a local sunni and shia agreement in iraq that let 380,000 people internationally displaced people return home. Lets not forget it was under president reagan that the institute for peace was created. Funding the institute for peace is an important investment and i strongly urge my colleagues to vote against this amendment. The chair the gentleman from georgia is recognized. Mr. Lewis can you give us the amount of time left . The chair the gentleman has one minute left. Mr. Lewis mr. Chairman, i ask mr. Ous consent chairman, i yield one minute to mr. Boyer of pennsylvania, a member of the Foreign Affairs committee. The chair the gentleman is recognized. Boyer boyer thank you. Mr. Speaker, the u. S. Institute of peace gives people in conflict abroad the skills and techniques to solve their conflicts without resorting to violence. The institute owes to the men and women who worked hard in its creation during the reagan administration. One of the early founders was father ted helpsburg, who is the president of the university of notre dame. He passed away in 2015, but back in 2011 when the institute was threatened, he wrote this, quote, that congress would seek to eliminate to the u. S. Institute of peace is and hornt and unthinkable. As a man of faith and reason, we need to balance our budget but you cannot balance the budget on the backs of our men and women in uniform nor can we make the risk of making our country less safe. We need the tools of diplomacy and peace building to stop International Conflict before it starts and manage its aftermath. I ask for an additional 30 seconds. The chair the gentlemans time has expired. Boyer mr. Boyle i ask to submit this op ed. The chair it will be covered under general leave. For what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . Mr. Lewis i ask unanimous consent to submit a letter from many of our colleagues supporting usip, to the congressional record. I urge all members in this body to protect peace by voting for peace, to oppose this amendment. The chair covered under general leave. For what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition . Mrs. Lowey i rise to strike the last word. The chair the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. Mrs. Lowey the comments of a single individual should not be an excuse to eliminate funding for an entire institution. My understanding is that individual has already offered her resignation. The United States institute of peace is one of the best tools that the United States has to bring people together. Government officials, Civil Society practitioners and defense experts to creatively solve problems that are some of the worlds thorniest issues. Congress created usip for this purpose in 1983. Usip applies Practical Solutions directly in conflict zones and provides analysis, education and resources to those working for peace. Usip has specialized teams of mediators, trainers and others in some of the worlds most dangerous places, including iraq, afghanistan, equipping others with the skills necessary to prevent or resolve their own violent conflicts before they threaten the United States. N 2015, usip facilitated a ocal sunnishea accord and let 380,000 internally displaced persons return home. In burma, they train civic leaders, government officials and police to help achieve a peaceful 2015 election for more democratic from autocratic rule to democracy. Usip works on the grouped with local partners on the root causes of conflict that all too frequently results in americas military gains and Development Investments going to peace. Mr. Chairman, i am pleased to yield to the gentleman from new york, mr. Engel, the Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs committee. The chair the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Engel i thank my friend for yielding to me and i rise in strong opposition to this amendment to completely eliminate funding for the United States institute for peace would be a serious mistake. Let me thank mrs. Lowey for the work she is doing here, john lewis, american hero. And for anyone who doesnt know what the usip does, it saves lives, lives of u. S. Service members, military personnel and civilians. The United States institute of peace stops conflicts and works to diffuse crises. It provides conflict resolution teams and skills vital to our military forces. They are quiet successes rarely grabbing headlines. And military leaders agree on september 1 that a distinguished group of retired three and fourstar flag officers who served our country value antly wrote to speaker ryan and leader pelosi expressing about deep concerns. I ask unanimous consent that this letter be entered into the congressional record. Usip is neither a republican nor democratic institution. The institution was created in 1984 by Bipartisan Legislation signed into law by president reagan and since then usip has saved the United States billions of dollars by investing in peace. Let me share one short example of the incredible work that usip has done. After 52 years of war and more than a quarter million lives off there was a Peace Agreement signed. It was reached in no small part thanks to the incredible work and the chief operations in colombia. Usip trained religious organizations and many others in methods to support peaceful resolution of the conflict. Jenny recently passed away at age 58, but i would like to believe her legacy of peace building in colombia can move on and continue support for usip. Reject this harmful amendment. And i yield back to mrs. Lowey. The chair the gentlemans request will be covered under general leave. Mrs. Lowey i yield back. The chair the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from colorado. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. He amendment is not agreed to. It is now in order to consider amendment number 95 printed in art b of house report 115295. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Engel i have an amendment at the desk. The clerk number 95 printed in part b of house report 115295 offered by mr. Engel of new york. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 500, the gentleman from new york, mr. Engel, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. Mr. Engel let me thank my colleagues and fellow cochairs caucus. Use t. B. Mr. Young of alaska and mr. Gene green of texas and i appreciate their help. This bipartisan amendment would help move that work forward. Mr. Chairman, americas investments in Global Health are not handouts. Combatting disease around the world isnt a pet project to make us feel good. When we invest in Global Health, we are investing in our own security and leadership on the depobal stage. Infectious diseases dont respect borders. When we respond to a pandemic overseas we risk having to respond once it reaches our shores. At the same time, healthier communities are more productive and more stable communities. Healthier countries are stronger partners on the world stage. When the United States helps to advance those conditions, we are showing the world what kind of country we are when American Values demand of us. The reality is we should be investing in these efforts and one area where we need support is in the fight of t. B. T. B. Kills more people than any other people worldwide. This is especially heart broken because we know how to prevent t. B. And know how to cure it and we know how to cure it and people are still dying and it is unfathomable. 20 15, 1. 8 people died, million became infected. Some can bepositive. And countries with a high prevalence can see g. D. P. Shrink by 4 to 7 . The World Health Organization tells us we need 2 billion every year to control t. B. My amendment would help make up part of that shortfall. Ramping up Health Programs by 209 million. That would bring our investment to 450 million. These efforts have a proven track record, mr. Chairman in the countries where were working on the problem. Incidence of t. B. Has dropped by a fifth since 2000. And thats tens of thousands of precious lives saved and we played a major role in that. My amendment wont wipe out this disease, mr. Chairman, but it will save lives. It will build on past successes and move us in the direction of putting a stop to this killer once and for all. I ask all members to support this bipartisan amendment. And i reserve the balance of my time. The chair for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition . Mr. Rolingtsubs mr. Rogers i rise in opposition to this amendment. This amendment is a 16 reduction in the fight against narcotics. Theres already money in the bill for t. B. 240 million which is the same as current levels. And that exceeds the last obama request and the first trump request for t. B. It also includes another 1. 35 billion for the global fund to fight a combination of h. I. V. , aids, malaria, t. B. Which includes money for t. B. Programs so theres already money in the bill for t. B. This would cut the International Narcotics control and Law Enforcement account by 209 million, 16 cut, when its not really needed. Funding for this account supports counterdrug and Law Enforcement activities, strengthens the rule of law and increases border security. Mr. Chairman, i just came back with my subcommittee to a trip to the ukraine and georgia, and i understand by seeing it firsthand the importance of our assistance that helps governments combat corruption and improve the rule of law. A portion of this funding also helps partners in our own hemisphere fight Drug Trafficking and Violent Crime before it reaches the border of the United States. Undoubtedly, every agency can do more with more, but the allocation for this bill was cut by 17 from last year, and rather than cut every account by 17 , we deliberately and carefully considered each program and directed the funding recommendations to reflect our priorities. Among those priorities is funding for t. B. , which is held at last years level. This means, of course, that other accounts and programs took a disproportionately higher cut to make that possible. I know the gentleman wants more funds for t. B. , and i sympathize with him in that desire, and i can assure him preserving last years level of a ing puts t. B. In different part of the bill because its treated well. So i urge a no vote on the gentlemans amendment and i reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Engel thank you. Et me just say i hear what the chairman is saying, and i certainly am a strong supporter of International Narcotics funding, but the question is, where do you put it . Where do you put the money . The International Narcotics funding account is well funded and even has money in the pipeline from previous years. Meanwhile, t. B. Control is hugely underfunded and continues to kill people more worldwide than any other disease and thats why the funding is necessary. So passing my amendment we can save thousands of lives to this preventable and curable disease. I now yield to Ranking Member lowey. Mrs. Lowey i rise to support my colleague from new yorks amendment. T. B. Is the biggest killer of people worldwide. Yet, strategies to combat the disease is not keeping pace with the burden and complexity. In an increasingly connected world, t. B. Will increase its threat to u. S. Citizens directly without investments in new technologies and building the system to diagnosis and treat active infections, we risk failing even further. Already scientists estimate two Million People have been infected with multidrug resistant t. B. We can and should be more to fight this disease. I urge my colleagues to support his amendment. The chair the gentleman from new york reserves. The gentleman from kentucky is recognized. Mr. Rogers mr. Chairman, i have no further speakers. If the gentlelady is prepared as ose, this gentleman is well. The chair has the gentleman from new york yielded . Mr. Engel yes. The chair the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. Mr. Rogers i urge a no vote and yield back. The chair the gentleman yields back. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new york. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. The amendment is not agreed to. The chair its now in order to consider amendment number 96 printed in part b of house report 115295. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition . S. Frankel thank you, mr. Chair. I rise in support of my amendment the chair does the gentlewoman have an amendment at the desk . Ms. Frankel yes, i do. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 96 printed in part b of house report 115295 offered by ms. Frankel of florida. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 500, the gentlewoman from florida, ms. Frankel, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida. Ms. Frankel thank you, mr. Chair. This bill inexplicably defunds the u. N. Women. Whats u. N. Women . U. N. Women was created by the United Nations in 2010 to direct activities on gender equality issues. The Organization Helps meet the most urgent needs of women and girls by supporting womens full participation in a countrys political, economic and social life. So as i said, this bill inexplicably takes away funding, 8. 5 million that were trying to get back, from this very important program. I think this defunding of this is wrong. Its unwise. Its immoral. Let me tell you what happens , en we abandon the u. N. Women because this is what were walking away from. Providing services for survivors of human trafficking. Were walking away from registering women to vote and participate in their political system, including women in the peace making process. Were walking away from combating child bride kidnapping and fighting child marriage. Thats what we are walking away from today. You know, i now we have a lot of issues here in this country. Weve been battling the hurricanes. You know, our hearts go out to all those impacted. Theres Something Else thats been going on in this world for years now, which is the greatest humanitarian crisis that we have seen since world war ii, and thats whats happening in syria. And you have millions of people fleeing into neighboring countries, running away from rape, from murder, from chemical attacks. And whats the United States doing . Well, were banning we have gr jordan, for example, who have now taken in over a million syrian refugees, including, including this very young girl who is at a program that i had an opportunity to visit when i was in jordan at a facility run by the u. N. Women where they are working with women to give them skills, to teach them. This young girl fled her home in syria under rocket fire leaving her family, her brother killed and fleeing to syria to jordan where shes now learning to be a journalist. Were defunding programs like that in this bill. So were putting so many womens lives at risk like ziad, the girl i talked about. Leaving girls vulnerable to sex trafficking, poverty, homelessness and hunger, and were saying we want to bring stabilization to these regions across the country across the world. And let me tell you what research shows. Research shows that when women are empowered, economies grow and societies are more stable with less violence and our