May we perceive the love you have for us and may that translate into love for one another, especially the most vulnerable. Finally, may we recognize that all this comes as a gift from you from jesus christ so that we can find new life in him. It is in his name i pray. 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 of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from South Carolina, mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson everyone, including guests in the fwalry, please join in. 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 liberty and justice for all. The speaker pro tempore without objection the gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Walker is recognized for one minute. Mr. Walker thank you, mr. Speaker. You just heard a man in j. D. Greear i have the distinct privilege of calling my friend. He leads the Summit Church in durham, North Carolina. Under his leadership the Summit Church has gone from 300 members to over 10,000. Making it one of the Fastest Growing churches in our conterrorism his vision to plant 1,000 new churches around the year by the year 2050. He believes the deeper we dive into the extravagant love the christ, the more our lives will joy,lled with unquenchable audacious faith. Hes the author of several life transformation books and is the current president of the Southern Baptist convention. One of his most important accomplishments is his dedication to his wife and their four children. It is an honor to have him here in washington, d. C. , today. Hes also the mentor of my pastor, andrew hopper, i look forward to his continued work as a father, as a pastor, and as a leader. With that i yield back, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the chair will entertain 15 further requests for oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Higgins i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, sir. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the honorable gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. Mr. Higgins mr. Speaker, with each passing day we see an erosion of this countrys ideals by a president who freely side steps congress, profits off his position, obstructs, justice, and places personal petty politics before National Security. The validity of these violations are not in question. They are happening before us. The intelligence Inspector General, who was appointed by President Trump, said that the whistleblower complaint is of both urgent concern and credible. And its public release is the National Intelligence directors obligation to the American People. Impeachment inquiry is necessary to protect the values included in our constitution and to deliver the truth americans deserve. 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 South Carolina seek recognition . Mr. Wilson mr. Speaker, i ask 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. Wilson mr. Speaker, each august i participate in a bus tour of South Carolinas second Congressional District with my wife and dedicated staff from the washington and district offices. This year the tour took us to the Clemson UniversitySanto Research and Education Center in columbia. The center play as vital role in the growth of state agribusiness. We will welcome by long time friend ectr, director kathy coleman. During the visit we heard updates from faculty members corey, adam, and nathan on the research and agribusiness programming which promotes president Donald Trumps policies of farm exports. We learned from farm manager cody of the Incubator Program which provides small plots for startup farmers to begin growing their business. The visit was jointly hosted with the South Carolina farm bureau. We were welcome by david wilson, garey spires, and charles. In conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 antiglobal war on terrorism. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition . I ask 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, i rise today to call for an investigation into former Vice President joe biden and his son, hunter biden, for their unethical and potentially criminal actions in ukraine. In 2014, after being discharged from the navy for cocaine use, hunter biden was named a board member of barezima holdings, it was a Natural Gas Company being is recognized by the Ukrainian Government for corruption. This strange hire for 1 million year was around the same period that Vice President joe biden was the primary liaison to ukraine, supposedly assisting the new government in combating corruption. Just last year joe biden dragged to the council on Foreign Relations that he threatened the Ukrainian Government while Vice President with the loss of a billion dollars unless they fired the prosecutor general leading the ethics probe into hunter biden, or america would cut off that foreign aid. Talk about quid pro quo. Its clear democrats would rather smear President Trump than investigate bidens corrupt bullying of the ukraineon government. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. Some tross the speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina seek recognition . I ask 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. Thank you, mr. Speaker. When Congress Passed the Affordable Care act in 2010, president obama made a famous promise, that American People would be able to keep the plans they liked while paying less for health insurance. Mr. Speaker, that famous promise was false and obamacares consequences are still being felt to this day. Over the proceeding decade premiums have more than doubled. Patient choice has declined. And state exchanges have collapsed. This upheaval is a direct result of the laws rigid and costly regulation that is predated the Trump Administration. In order to bring down costs and increase choice, today i introduce the flexibility through lower Expenses Health care act. For the flex act. Mr. Budd it codifies into the Trump Administrations rules on shortterm limited duration and Association Health care plans. This will allow Small Businesses to band together to purchase affordable plans and give consumers the freedom to purchase low cost, shortterm plans if they need to. Madam speaker, its time for congress to follow the Trump Administrations lead and make these rules permanent. All citizens of our great country deserve Affordable Health insurance option that is are free from obamacares crippling regulatory regime. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman from michigan is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to celebrate the launch of the 50th upward academy at the tyson foods plant in my hometown of zeland, michigan. This unique implant Educational Programs offers empowering resources and courses to all workers at no cost. By partnering with local community organizations, upward academy provides team members the opportunity to access important classes such as eng learn as a second language, general education development, and citizenship courses. Mr. Huizenga the academy also includes multiple exobents focused on workplace skills and professional training to develop talent especially in rural and marnellalized areas. Through programs such as drivers education, computer technology, and financial literacy, up jarred Academy Brings knowledgeable experts directly to workers so they can move beyond entry level jobs and receive valuable qualifications so that they can perform at even higher levels. The 50th launch of the upward academy will open the door for all team members to strive beyond their current situations. Tyson foods and upward academys commitment to cultivating a modern work force, that is prepared for the 21st century, helps our Community Grow stronger and make west michigan a better place to live, work, and raise a family w that i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the chair lays before the house a communication. The clerk the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. Madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2h of rule 2 of the rules of the u. S. House of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on september 25, 2019, at 9 28 a. M. That the Senate Passed with an amendment, h. R. 1158. That the Senate Passed without amendment h. R. 1590. Signed, sincerely, cheryl l. Johnson. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, by direction of the committee on rules, i call up House Resolution 577 and ask for its immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 43, House Resolution 3577. Resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill h. R. 2203, to increase transparency, accountability, and Community Engagement within the department of Homeland Security, provide independent oversight of Border Security activities, improve training for agents and officers of u. S. Customs and Border Protection and u. S. Immigration and customs enforcement, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on Homeland Security now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules Committee Print 11627, modified by the amendment printed in the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except, one, one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on Homeland Security, and two, one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Section 2, upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill h. R. 3525, to amend the Homeland Security act of 2002 to direct the commissioner of u. S. Customs and Border Protection to establish uniform processes for medical screening of individuals interdicted between ports of entry, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on Homeland Security now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules Committee Print 11633 shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except one, one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on Homeland Security, and two, one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Section 3, upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider in the house the resolution h. Res. 576, expressing the sense of the house of representatives with respect to the whistleblower complaint of august 12, 2019, made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. The resolution shall be considered as read. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution and preamble to adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question except one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on intelligence. Section 4, it shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of september 26, 2019, for the speaker to entertain motions that the house suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule 15. The speaker or her designee shall consult with the minority leader or his designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. Section 5, on any legislative day during the period from september 30, 2019, through october 14, 2019, a, the journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved, and b, the chair may at any time declare the house adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article 1 of the constitution, to be announced by the chair in declaring the adjournment. Section 6, the speaker may appoint members to perform the duties of the chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 5 of this resolution as though under clause 8a of rule 1. Section 7, each day during the period addressed by section 5 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 7 of the war powers resolution, 50 u. S. C. 1546. Section 8, each day during the period addressed by section 5 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule 8. Of rule 13. Section 9, each day during the period addressed by section 5 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar or legislative day for purposes of clause 7c1 of rule 22. Section 10, each day during the period addressed by section 5 of this resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule 5. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized for one hour. For the purposes of debate only i yield the customary 0 minutes to the gentlewoman from arizona pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. During consideration of this resolution all time yielded is for the purposes of debate only. I ask unanimous consent that all members be given five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Speaker, on tuesday the rule committees met and reported a rule providing for consideration of h. R. 2203, the Homeland Security improvement act, h. R. 3525, the u. S. Border patrol medical screening standards act and House Resolution 576, the expressing the sense of the house of representatives with respect to the whistleblower complaint of august 12, 2019, made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community under closed rule. Ms. Scanlon for h. R. 2203 and h. R. 3525, the rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on Homeland Security for each bill. The rule provides House Resolution 576 one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on intelligence. The rule also p