Transcripts For CSPAN U.S. House Of Representatives 10102017

Through october 20, 2017 and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. The speaker pro tempore referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceedings will resume on mowings to suspend the rules on proceedings previously postponed. H. R. 1558 by the yeas and nays. H. R. 2464 by the yeas and nays. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote, the remaining vote will be conducted as a fivemibt vote. The business is on the vote of the the gentleman from month to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 1858 on which the the yeas and nays are ordered the clerk will report the bill. The clerk h. R. 1858 a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at williamson trail in liberty, pennsylvania as the Staff Sergeant Ryan Scott Ostrom post office. The speaker pro tempore 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 zero recorded as present. The bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from montana, mr. Gianforte, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 2464, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 2464, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 new chardon street lobby in boston, massachusetts, as the John Fitzgerald kennedy post office. 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 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 the yeas are 395, 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 on the table. The speaker pro tempore the house will come to order. Will members please take their conversations off the floor. The chair will entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does gentlelady from florida seek recognition . Permission to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore the house will come to order. Please take all conversations off the floor. Members, please take all conversations off the floor. The gentlelady is recognized. Ms. Roslehtinen mr. Speaker, i rise to congratulate the miami lighthouse for the blind on its new height House Learning Center and prek program. It serves south florida since 1931, offering lifechanging programs and resources for those who have visual impairments and president and her staff are making history once again with the lightHouse Learning Center. The miami height louis is partnering with miamidade Public Schools to provide a learning program for prek udents using an Evidence Program for students to achieve their potential. Children will receive the training they need to perform at the same level by the time they enroll in school. Mr. Speaker, it fills me with great pride to recognize virginia and the entire staff for the miami lighthouse for the blind for their work in launching this in Little Havana located in my Congressional District. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition . Permission to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Speaker, since 19997, the Childrens Health Insurance Program has provided Health Insurance for millions of children across the United States of america. Unform in another sabotage to our system, congress failed to reauthorize chip funding before it expired om september 0. Without action, states will have to curtail care for our neediest children. My home state, over 295,000 children rely on chip for everything from routine checkups to immunizations. Congress failure is jeopardizing the wellbeing of americas children. Congress will be going into recess next week without taking any action to reauthorize this essential program for children. Millions of kids could go without care. We must do better. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition . Permission to address the house for one minute ap revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. I rise today to celebrate 40 years of community of revitalizeation. When an air force base closed, the renewal of the community began as a transition from military to civilian use. These 40 years stand as a test ta metropolitan to the hard work and resilience to the folks of my county who have overcome the job loss associated with the base closing. The transition from military to civilian is not an easy one. On focused on investing invsing. Contributions of our past. The air force base shaped our National Defense and making our community in what it is today. We are forever grateful for preserving that history throughout these 40 years. The speaker pro tempore for seek urpose does the jo recognition . The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. I join with my colleague from illinois and demand that the chins Health Insurance program be reauthorized none ap done before we leave. Ms. Jackson lee the headline of he how chronicle that says trump ramps up demands. We dont think these impact. The young lady on this front page, her name is karen and trying to ensure the children can be contributing americans. We stood together yesterday with 122,000 in the state of texas. We thought we had a reasonable deal to be able to Work Together to help these young people. With the ridiculous demands that have been made, 15 billion rder wall, cutting legal immigration. Does anyone care about human life. And we stood with the chief of police, the cheer sheriff and fought against the ridiculous nonregulation of guns that can kill people, military guns. We need gun safety legislation and we need it now. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Thompson permission to address the house for one minute and revise and stepped. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Thompson thank you, mr. Speaker. Over the weekend i had the opportunity to participate in the opening and closing eremonies of the vietnam war wall. It was in State College and it was a moving experience for all those who visited. The theme for our county was welcome home. Our veterans did not receive a warm welcome home. This is a scar on our history and one we are working to heal. The traveling wall serves as a reminder to promote liberty and freedom. And recognizes the struggles and thanks them for their service. Mr. Speaker, the wall tells the story of so Many Americans and sons and daughters and friends and our neighbors and our american heroes. Its never too late to honor our veterans to ensure they receive the recognition they deserve. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition . Permission to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Kaptur what it is a privilege to help Community Leaders who have been engaged in the puerto rican relief effort. Lorraine counselman along with our constituents have been organizing. And bethany frankel, helped range aid. Human stories from relatives across that vast region focused on the lack of aide especially in the interior parts of that island. Our district has the largest of Puerto Ricans and families. Fema is not doing its job and the Trump Administration should get f. Nd the lorraine base noticed his brother and sister live in a sister and still had no power and i insert into the record detailing his dire situation, no water, no electricity, no radio contact with familiess and their crops. We need to address the humanitarian crisis in prosecute what is happening there is unamerican and the Trump Administration better wake up. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time has expired. Wish to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Tan tan i recognize an outstanding constituent from the 22nd district, neal sutter land. He has been a member of the Fire Department since 1965 and fire chief since 1998. Through his years of dedicated fire years, he has led to become one of the most well respected and one of the busiest, handling over 220 calls a month. The chief has responded to 90 of those calls. He chief is an active on the Softball Team for the past three years. Recently the chief was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. On saturday, i had the honor of joining our community at a beautiful ceremony dedicating the chief. Tragically, medical Research Shows that firefighters have a greater risk due to increased risk. And his spirit and commitment to community is an inspiration. I send our thoughts and trares to chief sutherland and his family during his courageous battle toll beat cancer and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . The gentleman is recognized for ne minute. Mr. Speaker, 15 billion for a wall. Mr. Payne i thought mexico was going to pay for it. Mr. President , mr. Speaker, President Trump is playing a dangerous game. With north korea. He is playing a dangerous game with american lives. The president probably thinks hes being clever when he taunts Kim Jong Unand calls him little rocket man. The president probably thinks hes a tough guy when the threatens to rain down fire and fury on north korea. But the president is not clever and he is not tough. A clever president would know that peace is preferable to war. A tough president would understand that threatening war with a highly armed petty dictator makes the United States look weak and risks american lives. President trump cease President Trumps saber rattling could draw the country into nuclear war no one wants. If the United States is drawn into a war for the president s ego, people will die. Americans will die. And thousands, not millions, of north koreans will die. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the president. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . The gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to honor the life of bud adams who passed away at his home on adams ranch in fort pearce, florida, he was 91 years old. He was a larger than life cowboy a fixture in floridas agricultural community, and patriarch of adams ranch, a urgeneration operation that has been around 50 years and began 000 acres he running the ranch with his famous for came his innovations, including developing a breed of cattle that could stand up to floridas hot and humid summers. Mr. Rooney he was an avid outdoor photographer and conservationalist. Hes shown many of us that its possible to work the land while preserving gods beauty. Bud is survived by his loving wife dot of 67 years, his three nine 14 grandchildren and great grandchildren. Florida has lost one of its greatest sons and it was an honor for me to serve him here in the house. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition . I ask 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. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, i rise in support of the 21st century air act. This critical f. A. A. Reauthorization offers the best possible plan to finally mornedize our antiquated air Traffic Control system. I recently traveled to ottawa, canada, with Congressional Colleagues to learn firsthand how canadas National Air Service provider has been using move 12g million aircraft each year since 1996. Mr. Faso this model improves air Traffic Control tech nond technology and isnt subject to onerous Government Procurement rules. Its clear the system works far better than its u. S. Counterpart. These reforms would also benefit the environment as the updated Technology Allows for more direct routes. For instance, in can dark over the last 20 year, has resulted gallons of on fewer fuel used in the last 10 year, twice that amount in the last 20 years this needed change has widespread bipartisan support and it would guarantee consistent funding for modernizing our air Traffic Safety system. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore frur does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address though house house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Phi years ago today, kaitlin was taken hostage by the hakani network, an offshoot of the taliban while hiking near the pakistanafghanistan border. Shes given birth to two boys while in captivity, boys whose only Life Experience is being a hs taj and surrounded by violence and fear. I speak with kaitlyns mom and dad regularly. While my heart breaks for them, as fellow americans, as a father with children of my own, im horrified for them. Mr. Perry kaitlyn and her family are americans. We cannot rest until theyre released and returned safely to the arms of the United States. I urge my colleagues to join me in praying for the safe return of kaitlyn, her husband and her two children but also for her family and loved ones for whom time has stopped five years ago. I implore the u. S. State department to use every resource at our disposal to bring our american citizens home. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore are there any further oneminute requests . The chair lays before the house the following personal requests. Sloip leave of absence requested for mr. Hastings of florida for today. The speaker pro tempore without objection the request is granted. Under the speakers announced policy of january 3, 2017, the gentleman from california, mr. Garamendi, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. Mr. Garamendi thank you, mr. Speaker. Theres so many things we need to talk about. Important events are spilling upon americans, cascading upon us. We could spend hours and indeed should spend hours talking about north korea. We should and will spend hours talking about tax reform or tax reductions or serious benefits for the super wealthy in america. And we will talk about that. We will debate that but whats on my mind right now are the disasters that have befallen our american people. Think about whats happened over the last 11 months. Floods on the east coast. People forced out of their homes as the rivers rose. In the carolinas. We think about california and the massive floods and the 200,000 people evacuated from their homes in my district. We think about the recent urricanes as they slammed into houston. Florida. The keys. And Hurricane Maria as that hurricane devastated puerto rico and the virgin islands. Are traumatic disasters now in our memory, but theyre also a reality. In california today, in my district and in my colleague, mike thompsons, district, thousands of home have been burned to the ground. And people have died. These disasters are not new to america. And over the years weve set up a mechanism to deal with them. That mechanism is that firefighters across this nation that respond, the emergency plans that have been put in place. I know during my period as insurance commissioner in california, i would often arrive at the at these disasters, some of which go back more than 3, 40 years. Console people that have lost their home and attempt to deal with their insurance issues. And i would also remind those who were in the path of these flames or hurricanes or tornadoes, to be prepared. That boy scout motto. Be prepared. And now in california, same message goes out by the First Responders and indeed by myself here on the floor of the house of representatives. Be prepared. Be prepared to evacuate. Think about what it is you need to take ahead of time. Those important papers. Those scrapbooks, those photo album the dog, the cat. And when the time to go arrives, when that message arrives on your cell phone, or on the loudspe