And all of todays program at cspan. Org. Well leave here. The u. S. House gaveling in shortly to continue debate on 47 billion next year for the treasury department, the judiciary and executive branch, as well as the district of columbia. About 6 more than this year than last. Live coverage of the house is herere on cspan. The speaker pro tempore t he house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. Guide the members of this peoples house with the spirit of understanding which might lead them to their best judgment. We live in a world of human failure and broken promises. May they be tolerant of the faults of others because they are aarof their own shortcomings. Bless all with a quiet respect for the diversity of opinions to be found here. Through honest dialogue and contemplative listening may your servants search all the avenues open to them to meet todays challenges with integrity and justice. May all that is done be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge o of allegiance wille led by the gentleman from indiana, mr. Pence. Mr. Pence 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 the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Quiglily thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise to recognize loria for receiving the 2019 city pack Scoop Jackson aa ward. Her service for over 20 years as advocate and leader in chicagos proisrael community make her an identify a deal resip wrent. Since the 2000s shes served as a lock time city pack organizer and a set the standard that they continue to emulate. She has served as the cochair of the Young Leadership Council and a packs councilmember. She leads americans united in support of democracy which has organized morer than 1,000 events to cultivate, support the u. S. Israel relationship. As a grand daughter of granddaughter of holocaust survivors, a friend and a supporter to the entire community and ter activism is an inspiration and model for us all. Thank you. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition . Mr. Pence i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Pens i rise today to congratulate the New PalestineHigh School Softball team who capped their record setting season with a 100 victory in the state to thele game. This is the dragons a third state title in as many years. Over the last three years, this dynasty has been unsoppable unstoppable. Their record is a staggering 906. This season the dragons won each game of the state tournament by at least 10 runs, a a fete which has never been feats which has never been accomplished in indianas a state history. They are the first Softball Team in indiana history to win backtobacktoback. Through everything they personafide hard work and team spirit and i recognize coach ed mark yum and the New Palestine dragons for this historic accomplishment. Thank you, madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition . I request unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarksment the speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Today im happy to announce health passage of a commonsense amendment to prohibit federal spending for offshore drilling throughout the entire atlantic ocean. Mrs. Luria protecting our cocoastal virginia district fro the threat of offor drilling is among my top priorities. One of my first actions in congress was cosponsoring the defend our coast act. This bipartisan bill would forbid any drilling, exploration, development, or production of fossil fuels off the Continental Shelf in the midatlantic region. As a 20year navy veteran who trained off the virginia coast, i know that having to dodge Oil Platforms would impact military readiness and undermine our National Security. I also know what offshore drilling could do to virgiginia beautiful shorelines and thriving economy. This is why i proudly cosponsored and continue to support congressman frank pallones a amendment to protect and preserve the Atlantic Coast from offshore drilling. I urge the senate to follow the house lead. Thank you. I yield the remainder of my time. 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 thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to speak about the School Food Modernization act which would help Americas School calf teareras modernize its equipment and infrastructure. Earlier this week i was proud to introduce this act with congress canman mark desaw nay mark deal nay. We know nutrition play as a Critical Role in a a childs development and far too many children sometimes the only meal of the day is the one they receive at school. Thats why its essential to help schools Access Funding to purchase modern kch equipment and infrastructure. Some schools may be using the same equipment so long it not only serves the student but served that student parent as well. School Service Staff food Service Staff needs modern facilities to serve high quality, nutritious meals that meet the School Nutritional a standards. Our bill allows schools to participate in a Loan Assistance Program from usda to help them acquire new kitchen equipment. Schools would be eligible for federal guarantees up to 80 of the loan. It also strengthens training for Food Service Personnel who want more education on how to prepare healthier meals. I urge my colleagues to cosponsor this legislation to help students form a lifetime of healthier eating habits. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition . 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 to honor the life of petty officerer raul guerra, the bring home raul committee. Mrs. Napolitano he was borned in 1942, and known for his love of journalism. He enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1965, deployed to vietnam as a navy journalist. On the evening of october 8, 1967, he volunteered on a a combat mission to support an air strike over north vietnam. His plane was tragically shot down, crashed, due to heavy terrain and hostile territory, he was pronounced killed in action. His remains were not recovered. The local paper in 2007 reported that a local navy semans a remains will been found which seamans a row mains had been found which was part of returning him home. His former classmates formed the bring home raul committee. Worked over 12 years to diligently spread his story, search for living Family Members, and held many members with the fieield m. I. A. Accoting agency. The d. P. A. A. In february of 2019 notified the committee of the closure of his case that he would finally return home whereby he received full honors at a l. A. X. , escorted by numerous caring can people. He was finally laid to rest after 52 years, april 25, 2019. My deepest sympathy to the family and friends of raul guerra and recognize the dedication of the committee. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from tennesessee seek recogniti . Ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Roe thank you, mr. Speaker. Today our bipartitisan group led by dr. Ruiz is introducing the protecting people from surprise medical billings act. This commonsense piece of legislation will give patients peace of mind that and expected medical bill will not leave them in financial ruin while setting up a fair, neutral process to resolve billing disputes between insurers, providers, and hospitals. For far too long costly medical bills have caused stress negatively impacting their patients, families across the nation. Thats why our bill bans the practice of billing patients for unanticipated outofnetwork care. Its not fair the patients may be incapacitated in an a emergencyr may have selected a facility they believe is in network to be met with a costly dical bill because one provider was out of network. Similarly providers are between a rock and hard place because a federal law requires them to provide care regardless of the ability to pay. Our bill resolves this by setting up a baseball style arbitration between the medical provider, insurer to compensate providers for care. A similar new york state law has proven possible. Its timeout that all a states had these protections. I urge support forer this. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . 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. Thank you, mr. Chair. I rise to give you some facts about health care. Right now the Trump Administration is suing to eliminate the law that guarantees preexisting conditions can Health Care Coverage for americans. You might wonder what consequence touts a a preexisting condition . Im going to give you some examples. Cancer, which affects over 22 Million People is a preexisting condition. Depression which affects over 16 Million People has been deemed a a preexisting condition can. Alzheimers, which aa effects over five Million People has been deemed a preexisting condition. Epilepsy, which affects over 3. 4 Million People has been deemed a preexisting condition. Mr. Lieu if you or a Family Member or friend have a preexisting condition, you are in deep trouble if the Trump Administration succeeds in their lawsuit. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from delaware seek recognition . Ms. Blunt rochester r i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized for ne minute. Ms. Blunt rochester mr. Speaker, since january the house of representatives have passed bills lowering Prescription Drug price, strengthening protections for preexisting conditions, and making sure americans can find aa forwardable Quality Health insurance coverage. I know thousands of delawareans, Small Businesses, and millennials across the board are struggling to afford the health care that they need. In 2019 thats unacceptable. Many of us saw hope and help when the Affordable Care act was passed, and my commitment to the American People is protecting the ground that we gained while strengtgthening this landmark legislation. As part of that commitment, six bills stabilizing the a. C. A. And lowering the cost of Prescription Drugs were incorporated into my bill, the more Health Education act. And the entire package passed the house a few weeks ago. This bill will help lower the cost of Prescription Drugs by bringing generics to the market faster, helping americans understand Health Insurance options available to them, and protect those with preexisting conditions can. Im proud this legislation passed the house of representatives and i look forward to working wiith the senate to ensure that these bills become law. Every american deserves Quality Health care that is accessible and affordable. And we will keep fighting for our states and for the country. The speaker pempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, the House Appropriations committee has the distinction of being the only congressional a committee enumerated in art aicle 1 of the constitution. Its our job to allocate funding across the federal government to best serve the American People. To put more simply, its our job to solve problems. Thats why i wanted to take an opportunity to call attention to some of the problems that the committee has worked to solve over the past few weeks. The gun violence epidemic has devastated communities across our country, including my own. Thats why im proud that the labor, health, and Human Services and education appropriations bill for the upcoming fiscal year has setaside funding for the first time for 25 million for the c. D. C. To study and develop solutions for this epidemic. Mr. Aguilar the bill also makes meaningful investments in combating the Opioid Crisis that has torn far too many families apart, inccreasing funding for Substance Abuse and Mental Health services administration. It also ramps up funding to protect title x family planning, helping lowincome families access the health care that they need. These are only a few of the ways that the House Appropriations committee has worked to provide real tangible results to lead to Better Health outcomes for the American People. Im proud of the work the committee has done and i look forward to our continued work. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from the great state of connecticut seek recognition . I rise to complement the gentleman from connecticut and to seek 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. Himes mr. Speaker, one of the proudest moments of my career in this chamber was the passage of the Affordable Care act. Not because it was perfect, it wasnt. But because it changed the lives for the better of tens of millions of americans. And now we are threatened with repeal. Folks, heres what repeal would look like by the numbers. Overturning the a. C. A. Would raise the number of uninsured people in the United States by 20 million to 21 Million People. Due to preexisting conditions, more than 100 million americans could face higher Health Insurance premiums or the possibility that theyey might n get insured at all. Now, remember, as you consider the claim from my republican friends that they will preserve preexisting condition coverage, remember that they promised forer 10 years to repeal the Affordable Care act. And they didnt do it. Then they pmid to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act, and they didnt do it. So when they promise preserve preexisting conditions can, take that with a grain of salt. But this isnt just about numbers. Its about people, like bob who was able to start his own business once his insurance wasnt tied to his job. I do not exaggerate when i say repealing or striking down the Affordable Care act would be a tragedy of enormous proportions. I ask all my colleagues to join the fight to protect Americans Health care. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition . Mr. Cicilline i thank the gentleman for his service. I would like to address the house for one minute. The department refused to answer whether or not the childrens ability to go to sleep was a requirement of providing safe and sanitary conditions. This is another despicable example of this administrations harmful policies that are meant to do nothing more than strike fear in the hearts of those who come to our border. They continue to troy to hide thifrm the American People. They told congress that there was no family separation policy. That was a lie. Now theyre trying to explain away the Inhumane Treatment of ththe very chil