House resolution 631, providing for consideration of the bill h. R. 3017 to amend the comprehensive Environmental ResponseLiability Act of 1980 to reauthorize around improve the Brownfields Program and for other purposes and providing for consideration of the bill h. R. 3905, require congressional approval of any mineral withdrawal or monument designation involving the National Forest systems land and the state of minnesota to provide for renewal of certain mineral leases in such lands 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 priestly postponed. Votes will be taken in the following order. H. R. 2768 by the yeas and nays. H. R. 3115 by the yeas and nays. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote. Remaining electronic votes will be cubblingted as fiveminute votes. Conducted as fiveminute votes. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion from the gentleman from colorado, mr. Tipton, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 2768 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 2768 a bill to designate certain monument peaks in the state of colorado as owler peak and boskoff peak. The speaker pro tempore 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 the yeas are 409, the zeros. The rules are suspended and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the the gentleman from colorado, mr. Tipton, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 3115. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 3115, a bill to provide for Land Exchange involving federal land in the superior National Forest acquired by the secretary of agriculture and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore will the house 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 on this vote, the yeas are 310 the nays are 97. 3 being in the affirmative the speaker pro tempore on this vet, the yeas are 309. The nays are 99. 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The house will come to order. He house will come to order. The chair will now entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota 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, i rise tonight the speaker pro tempore the gentleman will suspend. Ouse will come to order. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Paulsen i rise to congratulate the eden prairie Boys Football Team for winning their 11th Minnesota State championship this week. The eagles prevailed 3817 in the championship matchup they finished their 2017 season with an undefeated 130 record. They were led by senior running back solo faliniko who rushed carries, as n 22 well as antonio montero. It takes commitment, perseverance and hard work to become state championships. Its even more impressive when u consider that these School AthletesBalance School and Extracurricular Activities with their athletics. I congratulate the players, coaches, and fans on your state title. Our gire community is proud of your accomplishment. Go eagles. The speaker pro tempore members are asked to please take their conversations off the floor. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Without objection the gentleman s recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i met with a group of engineering and nursing students at rutgers. Mr. Payne they have worked hard to get an education to help communities in need. But they came to the nations capitol helping for asking for help only congress can provide. See, these bright young minds are not u. S. Citizens, they are what we call dreamers. And each day that passes without Congress Voting on the dream act darkens their futures. Like the 20,000 other dreamers in my district. Who fear young people theyll be detained and deported to places theyve never seen or known before. Mr. Speaker, the Holiday Season is supposed to be a time of joy and celebration, not fear and uncertainty. I implore my colleagues to honor the wishes of the American People and do the right thing by history. Let us finally pass the dream act. Yield back. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will come to order. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman s recognized for one minute. Mr. Poe mr. Speaker, as most of us were sitting down for our thanksgiving meal with our turkey and dressing, there was an empty chair at the martinez home because just a few days before thanksgiving, 36yearold texas Border Patrol agent Rogelio Martinez was killed manning texas often violent southern border. Initial reports indicate martinez and his partner were ambushed by a group of Illegal Immigrants attempting to cross into the United States. The illegals began throwing rocks, hitting the two officers over and over again. Both agents suffered broken bones and major head trauma. Martinezs partner is still in the hospital in critical condition. Agent martinez was killed by those speak seeking to enter the United States illegally by whatever means possible, ultimately by killing him. The f. B. I. Is still investigating the homicide and seeks to bring those responsible to justice. Rock throwers are not that uncommon on the texasmexico border. Since 2003, 39 Border Patrol agents have been killed while on patrol. Our agents are outmanned, outgunned and sometimes outfinanced by the drug cartels trying to enter the United States. Our border protectors deserve our total admiration and support so we mourn the loss of border agent martinez. May god bless his family. And thats just the way it is. Yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition . Without objection the gentleman s recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, two weeks ago this chamber passed a tax plan that would raise taxes on millions of americans and explode the deficit. Now the senate is having its turn. Their proposal would devastate working families through its tax hikes and undermining Americans Health care through a stealth repeal of the Affordable Care act. Mr. Krishna moor thee mr. Krishnamoorthi 82,000 middle income households would see a tax increase but the damage of the senate plan goes beyond that it could cut medicaid by 1. 5 trillion next year alone, add 1. 4 billion to the deficit and leave millions more without health coverage. Those keeping their health care would see their premiums jump by 10 per year for the next decade. Republican senators have spoken out against this bill and the truth is we all should. Yield back. The speaker pro tempore members are yet again reminded to please remove your conversations from the floor. He house will come to order. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Without objection the gentleman s recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, it first 1977, d in 1975 in 1976, 1992. Mr. Olson the fifth time was november 18, 2017, two weeks ago. The beeville blue jays won the texas state championship. One word describe ours blue jays, domination. Sets. Wept one of 22 all of texas 22 is proud of our coaches, the stars who took us jansen, ve for five, sydney, haden, mckenzie. Samantha, annie. Maison. Evan. Mr. Speaker, get ready number six is coming in 2018. Go blue jays. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman rom new york seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Tonko thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise to congratulate the flying horses of troy, high Troy High School football for an extraordinary achievement, winning a second consecutive new York State Public High SchoolAthletic Association class a. A. State championship. Troys flying horses are the first team, first team in section ii history to accomplish backtoback undefeated seasons and state championship wins. They are 4126 championship wins this past sunday over an impressive lancaster legends team showed the dedication and the heart of each and every one of the players, their families and their coach, their supercoach, bobby burns. On behalf of countless proud fans and supporters throughout new york States Capital region, i wish the players Great Success in all of their future endeavors. I again congratulate them and absolute their passion, their dead salute their passion, their dedication and their sportsmanship. They are indeed an inspiration to all of us. With that, mr. Speaker, i yield back and thank you. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to recognize mr. Larry hansons 42 years of Public Service, including 22 years as the longest serving city manager of a city in georgia. Members of the city council say that appointing mr. Hanson for city manager was one of the most important events in recent history of the community. Mr. Carter one of mr. Hansons first initiatives after becoming city manager was to hire a new police chief, a fire chief, a City Engineer and reorganize the entire city marshall office. A testament to his efforts, he received countless awards, including outstanding public official and georgia trend magazine excellence in Public Service. On december 8, mr. Hanson will officially retire from his position as the city manager. The next city manager will certainly have large shoes to fill. In mr. Hansons next move, he will become the executive director for the georgia municipal association, overseeing 500 georgia cities, which i am sure will benefit from his assistance. Larry, congratulations on your years of Public Service and best wishes for your future endeavors. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Thompson mr. Speaker, request 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. Thompson mr. Speaker, today is giving tuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. Last week we celebrated thanksgiving and families across the country gathered to celebrate and give thanks for all their blessings. Today on the national day of giving, many come together for a common purpose, to celebrate generosity and to give. Giving tuesday kicks off the charitable season when many focus on their holiday and end of year giving to worthy causes. Charitable giving is a force for good. Which is why the tax reform package approved by the house maintains this important deduction. Charities, families, businesses, Community Centers and people around the world will lend their time or their personal resources of philanthropic efforts across the nation. Giving tuesday also brings together the collective power of a unique blend of partners, nonprofits, civic organizations, businesses and corporations, as well as families and individuals to encourage and amplify small acts of kindness. As a global movement, giving tuesday unites countries around the world by sharing our capacity to care for and empower one another. Thats something we can all celebrate. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance of my ime. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition . 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. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to ecognize a hardworking and outstanding constituent of the 22nd Congressional District who has just qualified for her fourth consecutive winter olympic games. Ms. Tenney erin hails from a beautiful hamlet in owe insidea county known as owe nighta county owe insidea county known as Oneida County known as remson. Erin earned a remarkable gold medal. At the 2014 sochi Winter Olympics, she became the First American ever, ever, both male and female, to medal in a singles competition where she brought home the bronze for team u. S. A. Next year erin will represent team u. S. A. In the 2018 Winter Olympics in south korea by again competing in singles luge. Please join me in wishing the best of luck to our hometown rock star, erin hamlin and all of team u. S. A. Next year conscious in next years Winter Olympics in south korea. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. The clerk leave of absence requested for mr. Lucas of okafor today and tomorrow, and oak la homea for today and tom and mr. Stivers from today through thursday, november 30. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Under p under the speakers announced policy of january 3, 2017, the gentleman from maryland, mr. Hoyer, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority eader. Mr. Hoyer thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise to talk about a bill that poses a great danger to our country. And a great danger to our people. Particularly our people who are struggling, who are living from paycheck to paycheck. Because this bill, contrary to the assertion of our republican colleagues, will not help them. And were going to talk about that. I now want to yield to the Senior Member of the ways and Means Committee, my friend, congressman levin. Mr. Levin thank you very much. Our whip, trying to whip some common sense into this debate. I wanted to focus on the claims of the republicans that this is a middle class tax cut. You know, halloween is over. But the masks of the republicans, those masks are still on. And i think the largest one and the most dangerous is the claim that this is a middle class tax cut. I just want to quote, mr. Whip, the president. Its a tax bill for middle class. Again, the president. We will cut taxes tremendously for the middle class, not just a little bit, but tremendously. The speaker, the focus is on middle class tax relief, all of these are in quotes. The chairman of the committee, the truth is, this whole tax reform is designed for middle class families that are working so hard and that main street business thats working so hard. The majority leader in the senate, to keep growing again, to get need this to do, jobs and opportunity, significant tax relief for the middle class. Mr. Mnuchin, on the personal tax side, middle income people are getting cuts and rich people are getting very little cuts, or in certain cases increases, under the republican bill. Mr. Mnuchin again, any reductions we have in upper income taxes will be offset by less deductions so there will be no absolute tax cut for the upper class. Senator hatch, tax reform will provide relief and bigger paychecks. Again, all of this is in quotes. To low and middle income families. Make america a better place to start and grow a business. And allow american businesses to compete in the global marketplace. The joint Tax Committee and other entities have shown that this is not at all a middle class tax cut. The main beneficiaries are the very, very wealthy. And also in terms of the passthrough, theres so much talk that this will help the Small Business person. The truth of the matter is that most, the vast majority of the benefits for passthroughs is going to go to the very wealthy. So, mr. Hoyer, you have been taking the lead on this and i salute you. And i just want to close by saying one thing about the deficit. You know, i dont think they called you a deficit hawk. Because you always wanted a balance. And you always said, look, deficits by themselves arent the only issue. But theyre deeply relevant. And you and i have stood together with others when bills came up which seemed so attractive, but were unpaid for. Hundreds of billions of dollars. We said to the republicans, and anyone who voted with them, youre increasing the deficit and its very risky. Well, as true as that may have been, and you and i thought it was some years ago, or last year included, its now even more relevant and more dangerous. Because here we have a proposal