Bill that would allow Small Businesses to raise capital. Theyll finish up work today on a bill dealing with hydroelectric power. To the house floor now. Live coverage here on cspan. The speaker the house will be in orer. The prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, pastor Jeff Williams, Faith Community church, janesville, welcome wisconsin. The chaplain let us pray. Our father in heaven, your word declares you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations and from everlasting to everlasting, you are god. Your sovereignty when juxtaposed with our humanity humbles us and causes us to seek your face. When beginning his rule king solomon prayed for you to grant him a discerning heart to govern your people and distinguish between right and wrong. Grant that same discernment in this chamber today. I pray for these who have been entrusted with the response to believe the govern this great people that they may adhere to the principles and quicks this country was founded upon. Bless them, i pray. Your prophet moses prayed say, may the fiver of the lord our god rest on us, and establish the work of our hands on us. May that same favor rest on this, the peoples house today. In jesus name i pray, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces his approval thereof. The journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Cyrus. Mr. Cyrus i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with iberty and justice for all. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. Ryan, is recognized for one minute. The speaker i thank the chair for yielding. My colleagues, it is my absolute privilege and honor to welcome pastor Jeff Williams who just led us in the opening prayer. He is the head pastor at Faith Community church in janesville, wisconsin. Hes the son of a swedish immigrant. Pastor jeff began in a ministry at his home church in rockford, illinois, where he was born and raised. In 19 he andis hiff moved 30 minutes north to begin Faith Community church in janesville. Quote, we had nothing but a vision, he said. No people, no equipment, and no place to meet. And a vision in the lord that was enough. Over the years pastor jeff has turned that vision into a Beautiful House of worship and fellowship and at the heart of our community. I have been there many times. It is really an impressive place. Pastor jeff has been a very good friend to myself and our family for many, many years. And i will note, however, that he is a bears fan and we can forgive him for that one. But it is an absolute honor and privilege at the heart of our o welcome mastor jeff here pastor jeff here. I want to thank him for offering todays prayer. The speaker pro tempore the chair will entertain up to 15 further requests for oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to recognize a remarkable student in my district. With a heart for helping veterans, our military, and their families. Morgan is a 14yearold from eaton rapids who created a nonprofit called morgans hugs. Mr. Walberg since the age of 5 morgan has been giving back to veterans. If there is a veteran in need Morgan Springs into action. She organizations donation drives and collects food, clothing, and more. When she competes in beauty pageants, she encourages her fellow contestants to donate as well. Morgan helps in so many other ways, too, including visiting veterans in Nursing Homes and putting her own christmas on hold to give presents to military families. Morgans dad is a disabled veteran and she has seen firsthand the sacrifices made by the men and women who serve our country. We owe them an immeasurable debt. As veterans day approaches, may we volume morgans example and do everything we can to take care of our nations heroes. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one inute. Mr. Sires mr. Speaker, i rise today in strong opposition to the republican tax plan. As i have said many times before, this plan gives tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations over the needs of American Families while adding a predicted 2. 1 trillion to the National Debt over the decade. Particularly devastating for new jersey is the partial elimination of the state and deduction. More than 25 of new jerseyans will face a tax hike over the next decade due to this change. New jersey taxpayers pay 3,478 more in federal taxes in 2015 than they receive from the government. More than any other state. Not only would the bill aggravate this disparity, it would also eliminate vital deductions that give relief to those burdened with high medical cost, superintendent debt, and unexpected losses due to natural disasters. Mr. Speaker, i will not support a onesided plan that harms new jersey and those who are most in need of a tax relief. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, this coming saturday marks veterans day, a day on which we honor and cherish heroes like lewis villa of hope well township, pennsylvania. Nearly seven decades ago, mr. Villa, followed in the footsteps of his two older brothers by enlisting in the army. Mr. Rothfus he joined the 456 airborne field battalion and became an army ranger assigned to first company, first platoon, first squad of the airborne rangers. He employed in he deployed in 1950 to japan and then to korea where he was captured and spent 28 months in a prisoner of war camp. When he returned home he met his beloved wife and had two children. He is a treasure of the community and he rarely fails to land a joke and always lights up a room with laughter. I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to him as well as all our veterans. Happy veterans day. May god bless them and their families. I thank the speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlelady from New Hampshire seek recognition . Unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to discuss the need for tax policy that benefits hardworking families in New Hampshire and all across this country. Were long overdue for real tax reform, but unfortunately the plan unveiled by my republican colleagues is more of a giveaway to millionaires, billionaires, and corporate special interests. Ms. Kuster consider this. 80 of the tax breaks in their bill go to the wealthiest 1 of americans. This is while cutting 500 billion from medicare and 1 trillion from medicaid. That trade is frankly unconscionable. This bill is a bad deal for granite staters and bad deal for the American People. The republican tax plan eliminates important deductions for hardworking middle class families. It caps property Tax Deductions, eliminates student Loan Interest deductions, and the medical deduction tax credit. The plan even ends the work opportunity tax credit that encourages employers to hire veterans. House democrats are offering a better deal. I urge my republican colleagues to work with us to support working families. Thank you. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlelady from indiana seek recognition . Unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. E speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. Mrs. Brooks thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. Honor our nations veterans. Id like to take a moment to thank our nations heroes for their Selfless Service to our country. It was a privilege to welcome home veterans on the indy honor flight last month after they traveled to d. C. To visit memorials honoring their service and sacrifice of our Nations Armed forces. It was both a humbling and inspiring opportunity to meet so many veterans who are patriots in every sense of the word. We owe it to them and their families to ensure they have access to quality care and the services they deserve. Im proud to see many important veterans bills passthrough the house this week and look forward to continuing our work in congress to support our american heroes. To all of our veterans, we thank you for your service and enjoy veterans day. We salute you. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from nevada seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one inute. Mr. Speaker, i ask today i rise to remember the life of kerry barnett, a woman who was known for her love of pickles, tum hmming birds, and willingness to help others. She loved Country Music and grew up listening to it with her grandparents house. She frequently went to Country Music concerts and had traveled to the route 91 Music Festival with her childhood friend. She was a lifelong californian who celebrated her 10th anniversary as a Culinary Team member in anaheim. Mr. Kihuen she loved harrell tiffs and friends like her said she would have made a great mother. She also had the nickname of aunt terry because all the children loved her. I would also like to extend my condolences to her family and friends. Please know that the city of las vegas, state of nevada, and the whole country grieve with you. Mr. Speaker, i yield the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Smith mr. Speaker, a front page story in roll call about chief of staff general kelly is as misleading as you can get. It clearly is an intentional hit job. The headline read, kellys antics rankle capital. The article claims, quote, g. O. P. And democratic members are united, end quote, in not wanting general kelly speak out. But only one republican known for his criticism of this administration is quoted compared to four democrats. The four democrats, three are current members of congress and one is a former Clinton Administration official. So much for balance and so much for the articles unfounded claim. This is what passes for journalism these days. When you see stories like this one, you twin to understand you begin to understand why the president is right to use the term fake news. I doubt general kelly will be intimidated and i hope he will continue to speak out. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlelady from minnesota seek recognition . Unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Speaker, i rise today in strong opposition to the republicans tax scam. The middle class receives virtually no ben forfeit this bill. This bill hits middle class minnesotans especially hard by dismantling the state and local tax deduction. Ms. Mccollum it increases costs for College Students and their families. It abandons adoptive parents, and it punishes people with high medical bills. So why does this bill hurt hardworking families . So President Trump and the republicans can pay for giveaways to the wealthiest americans . Big corporations and billionaires will see their axes slashed while the heirs and heiresses will be allowed to dodge taxes entirely. Americans op 1 of receive nearly half the tax cuts. 99 of us will be stuck with a federal debt that will explode by trillions of dollars. Mr. Speaker, this republican am receive nearly half the tax cuts. 99 bill is not tax reform. It is not a good deal for the middle class. It is a scam plain and simple. I oppose it and we must defeat it. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman rom arkansas seek recognition . Without objection. Mr. Speaker, i rise today during National Stem day to recognize the importance of encouraging our youth to pursue their interest in science, technology, engineering, and math fields. As technology continues to advance, stem occupations continue to grow and become more valuable to the development of our society. Mr. Hill over the past decade, employment in stem occupations has outgrown nonstem occupations by nearly 20 . I commnd the houses work in implementing the annual congressional stem app challenge for students across our nation. This competition allows students to compete by creating an idea for an app on a of their choice and is designed to engage student creativity and encourage their participation in stem fields. As a member of the congressional Stem Education caucus and the father of a stem student in college, i will continue to of their choice sup of Stem Education throughout arkansas and our country. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition . Mr. Kildee i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Kildee thank you, mr. Speaker. Democrats agree that we need to simplify our tax code and provide tax relief to middle income families, but unfortunately this republican tax plan gives big tax cuts to the rich, huge tax cuts to corporations, and raises taxes, yes, the details matter, raises taxes on tens of millions of American Families, middle income families making 100,000 or less. Takes away the ability for some to deduct interest on home mortgage, takes away the ability to deduck interest on student loan, for goodness sake. Takes away the ability to deduct interest on medical expenses. But for the loopholes that apply to the people at the very top, for the loopholes that apply to corporation they leave them alone. They bring down their rates and let them keep their loopholes an force us to borrow money from our children and grandchildren to give great big tax breaks to people at the very top. This is wrong. This is not what the American People elected us to do. We need to shut this down now. We need tax relief for middle income americans, not tax giveaways to the people at the top. We ought to reject this plan and do it now. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does think for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition . Without objection. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Earlier this year, Army Sergeant josh rogers was killed in action during a raid targeting an isis prison in afghanistan, making the ultimate sacrifice while working to free those imprisoned by eel. A native of bloomington, illinois, in my Congressional District hurricanes heroism and bravery havent been forgotten. A graduate of Normal Community High School in 2013 where he come peet o competed on the track and football team, his teachers and coaches remember him fondly. Mr. Lahood they say he was a natural leader and a hard worker who believed it was his duty to serb his country in the military. Thats why im standing here to announce the introduction of a bill that would rename the post office in bloomington, illinois, the Sergeant Josh rogers u. S. Post office. Theres no way to truly thank Sergeant Rogers or his family but it is my hope that this building will serve to honor him and remind all of us of the price of our freedom. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlelady rom illinois seek recognition . Without objection. Heres the republican tax scam, first you cut taxes for the wealthiest corporations and the super rich. Number two, cut Americans Health care. Dont take my word for it, look at the republican budget. After clearing the way for a 1. 5 trillion tax cut, it proposes cutting medicare and medicaid. Coincidently, i dont think so, by 1. 5 trillion. It gets worse. Under the republican tax bill, American Families would no longer get to deduct medical Major Medical expenses from their taxes. Ms. Schakowsky seven in 10 households using the medical expense deduction make under 75,000 and over half the americans who depend on that medical deduction are over 65 years old. Families struggling to afford Cancer Treatment or longterm care should not have to pay for pay a health tax so that billionaires can get a huge tax cut. I urge my colleagues to reject this scam. Americans deserve a better deal. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition . Without objection. Ms. Roslehtinen mr. Speaker, november 9 marks the 79th kristallnacth. Referred to as the night of broken glass,ierman troops were ordered to target jews because of their faith. They destroyed hundreds of synagogues, looted and vandalized thousands of businesses, arrested tens of thousands of innocent civilians and killed nearly 100. This atrocity was a harbinger of one of historys darkest periods, the holocaust. The anniversary of this grave tragedy serves as a constant reminder of what happens when hatred and big trifloods our and bigotry foods our world. Unfortunately, the world has not learned the lessons of the past. Antisemitism has seen a troubling rise across the globe and we must continue our fight toward ending this brutal chapter of intolerance. November 9 se