Transcripts For CSPAN U.S. House Of Representatives 10022017

CSPAN U.S. House Of Representatives August 17, 1003

Captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org and a look right now on a beautiful fall evening in washington, d. C. , a sad day as the president said there. You see the flag at half staff that the president ordered. Waiting in just a moment from now, the house coming back here. Here they are. Live coverage on cspan. Er the. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title. The clerk report to accompany House Resolution 548, providing for cofferings the bill to amend title 18 United States code to protect paincapable unborn children and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceedings will resume on motions to suspend the rules previously postponed. Votes listen taken in the following order. H. R. 1547 by the yeas and nays. And h. R. 965 by the yeas and nays. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote. Remaining electronic votes will be conducted as a phiminute vote. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Thompson, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 1547 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk Union Calendar number 200, h. R. 1547, a bill to provide for the unencumbering of title for land owned by the city of tucson, arizona, for purposes of Economic Development by value reversionary interest to the city. The speaker pro tempore the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [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 on this vote, the yeas are 401, the nays are zero. 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. The speaker the house will be in order. Members, staff, please take your conversations off the floor. Members, please take your seats. The chair would ask all present to rise for the purpose of a moment of silence. The chair asks that the house now observe a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the attack in las vegas. Without objection, the Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion on the the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Thompson, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 965 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 965, a bill to redesignate the saintgaudens National Historic site as the historical site. The speaker will the house suspend the bills and pass the bill as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [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 on this vote, the yeas are 401, the nays are zero. The rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. He house will be in order. He house will be in order. The chair will now entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Request permission to address the house for one minute and rhett rith my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, today i rise to recognize unilam, a family run lumber Manufacturing Business in oswego county, new york, which will celebrate its 125th anniversary this year on october 24. Its owned by the van cott family which has established a multigenerational record of supporting our upstate business with quality lumber productsened innovation. It began in 1892 when they began selling lumber. Since then each generation has left its mark on the family business. Mr. Faso its become known for its production of laminated timber rafters. Today its headed by the great, great grandson of the original founder and his children. I thank and congratulate the family as well as the past and present employees of unilam as they celebrate this incredible milestone. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island ise . Without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, last night we witnessed another unspeakable act of gun violence that took too many innocent lives. Mr. Langevin today, my heart breaks once again for those victims of the Las Vegas Shooting and for the families whose lives have been irrev rev ly changed by this ir irrevocabley changed. Theyre in my prayers today but prayers alone are not enough. We cannot in good conscience sit idly by as innocent people continue to die. There are reasonable steps we can take to make our community safer. Things like limiting high capacity magazines and banning asalt weapons, weapons by the way, that are weapons of war and have no business being on the streets in the first place. Mr. Speaker, we have a solemn responsibility as members of congress to ensure that our communities are safe. Let us honor the victims of the Las Vegas Shooting by doing something to prevent such tragedies from happening in the future. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore thank you. The gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . From texas seek recognition . The gentleman from texas requests unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Poe mr. Speaker, as the band played the latest country western song, gunfire erupted from the 32nd floor window across the street. 20 minutes later, when the shots stop and the smoke cleared, 59 people were murdered and over 520 were wounded. The swat team quickly found the hiding place of the evil villain and as they approached, the outlaw shot himself. Thus he avoided a date with the hangman. Justice occurred. E casualties would have been much worse but for quick action by members of the crowd. People, including former military and off Duty Police Officers helped hide and cover others while endanger theirs own lives. The First Responders, police, doctors, Emergency Medical Technicians quickly tended to the wounded. These unnamed quick responders, both civilian and Law Enforcement and medical, without regard to their own life, saved others. The band stopped playing music but the cry of the wounded and tearing of the mourning continue, mr. Speaker. We must have prayers for lfer and god bless them one and all. Thats just the way it is. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore thank you. For what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition . Without objection the gentleman s recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, my thoughts and prayers also go to the victims of the Las Vegas Shooting but i rise to address another subject that unfortunately came up last week. Mr. Speaker, as one of 10 naturalized United States citizens in congress, i rise today to express strong objections to the department of homeland securitys new policy to collect the social media account information of naturalized citizens. In accordance with this new rule, d. H. S. Will include social media alongside basic information such as biometic are biometrics, Social Security nurbles and Contact Information in match ralization records. Mr. Krishnamoorthi this is unprecedented. Theres no evidence that tracking social media accounts of naturalized citizens will in any way make the United States more secure. Rather than target naturalized citizens, the president should work with congress to reform the immigration system and ensure that all americans, natural born or naturalized, are able to work, study, and pursue the american dream. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and rith revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. I rise today to recognize the life of mr. Shaw carter who passed away on august 9, 2017, at the age of 24. He was a rare individual who touched the hearts of many people in his life. Mr. Carter he was a recent graduate of Young Harris College in north georgia and was a graduate assistant at the university of georgia where he was working on his masters degree in public administration. Born with a heart defect, he underwent three open heart surgeries before his third birthday and had a heart transplant before his 21st birthday. Through the obstacles with his illnesses he preserved and selflessly volunteered his time to help other kids who had other severe medical issues. For example , he volunteered over 200 hours for mended hearts at northeast georgia medical center. When he was awarded the spirit award, he was described as the indefatigable shaw carter. Theres no better way to describe him. He will truly be missed. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition . Without objection the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Jackson lee with the humblest of hearts, i cannot magine the fear and the horror of those who heard those violent sounds late last night in las vegas. Nor the horror of family members who had to wonder where their loved ones were or are now calling numbers to discern what happened. One of my closest relatives was in las vegas and i can only imagine what they went through as i had the great fear myself, not knowing where and what. I think the American People expect us to mourn and to honor them and to have a moment of silence. But i believe that the American People demand and should, and those families who are now mourning, that we should be sensible. Mr. Speaker, we should not ever put on the floor of the house the deregulation of silencers. Can you imagine how many more would have died if the man, the perpetrator, that had 10 guns had a silencer . We have to confront domestic terrorism. We cant run away from it. We have to confront automatic weapons. No matter what, where, and how. My prayers are with the families but i think they demand, mr. Speaker, action from this congress. Yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute mr. Thompson october is National Disability employment Awareness Month, its a time when we celebrate the contributions and skills of American Workers with disabouts. Many americans with disabilities struggle to find Employment Opportunities despite the wealth of skill they was to offer. In 2016, only 27. 7 of working age americans with disabilities were employed. More employers should recognize the fresh perspectives, the skills that these men and women can add to an organization. Workers with Developmental Disabilities tend to be reliable, dead skated and loyal employees with a positive attitude and strong work ethic. Right here on capitol hill my office participated in the Congressional Internship Program for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Its designed to give students with varying intellectual disabilities an opportunity to gain Work Experience and has been rewarding forern involved. Mr. Speaker, hiring an individual who has a disability can have a profound impact on their lifele they experience the indemens, economic selfsufficiency, pride and community that come with the job. These individual pross mote Work Force Diversity and can truly enhance the workplace for the better. Thank you, mr. Speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentlelady from washington seek reck snigs recognition . Without objection the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, my heart goes out to the victims and the families impacted by the horrific shooting in las vegas. Gun violence a Public Health crisis thats claimed thousands of innocent lives and we must do everything we can to address it. Ms. Jayapal the American People are tired of being outraged, of sending thoughts and prayers, of seeing men, women, and children die because the gun lobby puts profit over people. Thats not what our founders intended by the right to bear arms. With rights come responsibilities. The responsibility to stop gun sales loopholes, tone act protections to make sure our kids and those with severe Mental Illnesses dont have access to guns, to address funding for Mental Health and to oppose any efforts to make it easier to purchase silencers. 87 of gun owners and 74 of n. R. A. Members support those Common Sense Solutions like criminal background checks. I have a plea for gun owners across the country. Urge the n. R. A. To represent your views. Show them that you mean business by speaking out or even terminating our n. R. A. Membership. Show that you care about your fellow americans, act now, enough is enough. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition . Without objection the ms. Roslehtinen mr. Speaker, i rise to celebrate the 30th anniversary of cancer link. An amazing volunteer organization dedicated to finding a cure for Breast Cancer and assisting those in south florida whose lives have been impacted by this disease. Cancer link was started and founded in 1987 by a small group of 10 miami women who wanted to spread awareness about Breast Cancer after suffering the devastating loss of a friend. In the years since this wonderful organization has grown into an impactful volunteer group that has supported essential Breast Cancer research at the Sylvester Cancer Center in miami, florida. The volunteers at cancer link have also helped provide essential Community Health care programs that ensure that health care for Breast Cancer treatment is accessible to every woman in our community. Congratulations again to all who have been a part of cancer link throughout the years and thank you for 30 years of service to our community. I yield back, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. For what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today with great sorrow and anger. Last night more than 58 people were tragically murdered and over 500 wounded in a senseless act of violence in las vegas, nevada. Ms. Sanchez the murderer was found to have 20 guns, including at least one automatic rifle. No person should be allowed to possess a weapon that makes indiscriminately killing human beings easier. It just baffles me that some of my colleagues dont agree with that basic premise. Not only do they not agree with sensible gun control measures, like background checks and no fly, no buy, they wont even allow Public Research dollars to be used to research gun control and gun violence. Until Congress Acts to make it harder for dangerous people to acquire these types of weapons, tragedies like this will continue to happen. How many more people have to die . How many more blood must be shed before congress decides to act . Moments of silence and sympathies and prayers from members of this body is not enough anymore. The time has come to act. We must act now. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition . Without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month and all who have been affected by this terrible disease. Each october we take time to raise awareness about the threat that Breast Cancer poses to women and men throughout this country and the world. Studies show that one in eight women across the nation will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer in their lifetime. And that more than 249,000 people in the United States are diagnosed each year. Ms. Tenney roughly 1 of those are men. This month it is not only imperative that we reflect upon all who are

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