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 yeas are 191 and the nays are 236. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In thepinion of the chair the ays have it. I request the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Hensarling i request the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. Those in favor of the vote will rise. Members will record their votes by electronic device. Members, 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 this 24 3rks the nays are 183. The bill 243, the nays are 183. The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 243, the nays are 184. The bill is passed. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. The Unfinished Business is the question on agreeing to the motion to concur on the Senate Amendment of h. R. 195 with the gentleman from an amendment offered by the gentleman from new jersey. The clerk will redesignate the motion. The clerk motion offered by mr. Frelinghuysen of new jersey. The speaker pro tempore the question on agreeing to the motion to concur. Members will record their votes by electronic device. Members, 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 expr the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 230, the nays are 197. The motion is adopted. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on the motion of the gentleman from california to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 1660 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 1660, a bill to address the administrator of the United States agency for International Development to submit to congress a report on the development and use of Global Health innovations in the programs projects and activities of the agency. The speaker pro tempore the questions 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 on this ote the yeas are 422 the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 423, the nays are three. 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the ton finished business ithe question on agreeing to the speakers approval of the url whicthe chair will put de novo. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have, it the journal stands approved have it, the journal ands approved. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. Members will take their conversations off the floor. He house will be in order. Members, take your conversations off the floor. The chair will entertain requests for oneminute peeches. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Thompson mr. Speaker, the house is not in order. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is correct. The house is not in order. Members shall take their conversations off the floor. The house shall be in order. Gentleman may proceed. Mr. Thompson mr. Speaker, earlier today i had the hosh of being in pittsburgh with President Trump to how we are putting america back to work at a rate of 50 higher than last year. They credit the tax cuts and jobs act with providing them with the ability to expense 100 of the investments they make in new investments. That is tax reform right at work. This is in addition to State College ack cue weather and increasing the minimum widge justes, 15 to bone allen towns giving them bonuses d giving 1,000 to 4,000 500 of its nationwide employees while increasing contributions and its charitable giffings. These are a few stories. Tax reform is working. Fair and simple. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition . Permission to address the ouse for one minute. Without objection. The gentlewoman from ohio is recognized. Ms. Kaptur i pay tribute to the precious life of american oy al of edward l. Ro nmp he passed away at the age of 100. Attained a century of life in the polish tradition. He served our nation under five president s of both parties and served under the command of general mcarthur and was a brave guardian of liberty through his expertise and wisdom. 1917 andrn on april 3, west point graduate and led a batallion with the Army Infantry division. To mained an ally and and poland in the 1992 after the fall of the berlin wall. Scholarshipnded the fund to study american democracy and continued to raise funds for it. He lifted his solidarity to bring freedom to poland. Neral ronny was an adviser from Richard Knicks orn to president bush. After being a chief negotiator with the former soviet union he was awarded the sit sense medal. His life was embued with ighting for fighting and helping free to his land. His accomplishments will not be forgotten. You have been one of a kind and your utter dedication and speaking foreign language] the speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition . Permission to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Poe peace corps volunteers represent what is best about america. They are our angels and help other people that help build goodwill. But many volunteers dont receive the care that they need in country and when they get home. They struggle to access quality medical treatment when they are in remote areas of the world and when they return to america, they face a bureaucratic nightmare. Congressn kennedy have sponsored a bill. This will act will improve the health and returning of peace corps volunteers and they have access to a qualified peace corps medical officer overseas and extends their medical coverage when they return home. America must protect our ambassadors. They are some of americas best. And thats just the way it is. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition . Without objection. The gentlewoman from is recognized for one minute. Ms. Jackson lee thank you, mr. Speaker. Let me tell you what we did not do today for the america peoples enhancement. What we did not do today is provide for enlisted men and women and increst compensation who did nothing for them. We did nothing for roses cow bar d her husband who has been deported, her husband was sent out, two children here in houston, texas, we have been pleading for his case to be resued. He is a dreama her and managing a paint store. He was buying a house. We did nothing for him today. What else did we not do anything for, the million of people whose funding will expire, central care, that is a facility for 25 ears that has served american americans. We dl absolutely nothing for them. We should not be afraid of stopping this government if we have to do it because we need to do something for the dreamers. We need to do something for people who have no health care and use Health Centers and for the men and women whose families are on food stamps and whose salaries are not commensurate. Im standing with each and every one of them. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from gay seek recognition . Mr. Carter permsion to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Carter i rise today to recognize the immediate benefits that the tax cuts and jobs act is already delivering for american families. On january 11, the Treasury Department released its withholding tables for 2018 and they work to implement the jobs act and signed into law by President Trump. With the implementations of these withholding tables, 90 of wage earners will experience an increase. A married couple making 75,000 would seen a wage increase. Im thrilled to see what closing unfair loopholes, simplifying the tax code boosts the Financial Stability of american families. Thank you, and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. Members will take their conversations off the floor, please. Members to the back of the room, take your conversations off the floor. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Permission to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today in the midst of yet another looming Government Shutdown and impending nightmare for dreamers created by those who run washington. Republicans control the house, control the senate and elected the great negotiator in the white house. It is time they come to the table in good faith to provide our nations fiscal certainty. Those who were brought here as hildren and live as upstanding members. Our priority should be strengthening american families, not ripping them apart. But just this week, as we have deported e news, ayes a 39yearold man from michigan. E made an honest living. Hardly a parking ticket on his record. I call on the president and my republican colleagues to work across the aisle in good faith and lead rather than their political base. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Permission to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Rothfus last summer, the house passed all 12 appropriation bills before october 1. We appropriated 650 billion to provide for our Service Members with the resources they need to defend this country against threats of north korea and iran. The house funded other programs. For the past 3 1 2 mons our military members have been operating up under continuing resolution, which means they are stuck at the funding levels of last year. Senate democrats are holding back the funding so they can add more. In defense of this country is not a barring imagining chip, especially after we have seen deaths due to lack of train inning is unconscionable. They impact the readiness of our forces and the longer the c. R. , the greater the consequences. It is way past time that th they start to hlp our Service Members in harms way. I tharning the speaker, and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from nevada seek recognition . Permission to address the house. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Speaker, i remember the as, of denise bo rmp di dmp she was looking forward to the birth of her firget grandchild. She left her job after 30 years of working at a bank to spend more time with her grandchildren. And ent to the route 1 husband of 32 years. Denise is remembered by her friends and family for being full of life for being positive and for her devotion to her family. I like to stepped my condolences to her family and friends and the city of las vegas and the tate of nevada grief with you. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recogni . I ask animous conse to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Speaker, it is with Great Respect that i recognize and celebrate the career of mrs. Kathleen gimmino. She has retired after 16 years of dedicated service. Throughout her tenure as county executive, she was a driving force for Economic Growth and actively responding to the needs of her constituency. In addition to the time as county executive, im grateful for the years she served the people of new york state and the city of troy. Kathy has been anes teamed leader of the community and i thank her. I wish kathy and her husband vince as they embark on their new chapter in their limbs. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, my grandfather spent four years in jail during gandhis Independence Movement standing for human rights. One of his crimes was expressing unpopular views in a political newspaper. Similar human rights abuses are occurring today in vietnam. I seek out i speak out today for those who have been silenced. In many cases the victims are the brothers, the sisters, the friends, or acquaintances of someone living in my district. Over 100 activists and religious leaders in im are imprisoned in vietnam for expressing their opinions and beliefs. One social blogger was snrnsed to 10 years in prison for highlighting social injustices on her blog. In the 17th district im proud of organizations like the goodwill brothers and Sisters Group who stand in solidarity for their oppressed family and friends of vietnam. The vietnamese government must release every political prisoner, stop harassing real jus groups and have the confidence in allowing a free press. Until they do that we must do no business deals with vietnam and make it clear that we expect them to honor human rights. I yield back my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to honor the life of a legend who represented the people of the reat state of georgia for 15 years in the United States house of representatives. Last week, congressman doug bernard jr. Pass aid what in his beloved hometown. Though he served in a very different time in our nations history, many of the issues discussed then are the same that we are talking about today, like tax reform, immigration reform, and financial regulatory reform. A world war ii veteran, lawyer, and banker , he made his mark as a wellrespected leader othey have house banking committee. He was willing to work across the aisle to do what was best for the people of augusta and all americans. I was pleased that doug introduced and offered his support to me when i made my announcement to run for congress. Other the years, i have sought his advice and have always cherished his mentorship. Doug bernard was a great man of faith a friend, and a statesman. He will always be remembered and will be sorely missed not only by me, but the entire augusta community. Yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina seek recognition . Without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. As many of you know, we have had a russian narrative thats been going on because of an infamous dossier. And while theres been much reported on it, i can tell you that the Intel Committee has been fast at work and chairman nunes has been doing outstanding work to get to the truth for the American People. Today, i had the opportunity to go into a confidential setting to to to make sure that what we can do is understand better what actually took place. And im here to tell all of america tonight that i am shocked to read exactly what has taken place. I would think it would never happen. In a country that loves freedom. And democracy. Like this country. This is time it is time we become transparent in all of this and i am calling on our leadership to make this available so that all americans can judge for themselves. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore are there further requests for oneminute speeches . Under the speakers announced policy of january 3, 2017, the gentleman from florida, mr. Yoho is recognized for 57 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. Mr. Yoho thank you, mr. Speaker. Before i begin i ask unanimous condition sent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the topic of my special order. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Yoho thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i chair the asia pacific subcommittee on Foreign Affairs, ive been in congress for five years. What i have noticed over the last probably 30 years is a growing china. China is a culture thats been around for thousands of years. And what weve seen is a growing china, but more recently in the last 25 years, a more aggressive china policy the Different Things they do around the world. Deng chao peng announced chinas growing power would be to bide ones strength and bide ones time. Its clear that china is done biding its time. I remember seing a documentary several years ago from 1986 where that leader talked about he could not compete with the u. S. Or the japanese in the intellectual property or computer manufacturing or i. T. , so what he said at the time was we will compete by taking over the rare earth metals that are required in all of that. So from that point forward, they led that charge to strategically , set out a 100year plan. T chinas 19th communist party congress, they announced a new era in which china has started to overcome the humiliations of colonialism and has stood up, grown rich and become strong. We talk about this. It came out in a meeting. Somebody brought up that through their whole adult